Fran Brown got slightly testy Monday when grilled by the media on a number of topics following the only open weekend of the 2026 season, sitting with a 1-2 / 0-2 mark.
From the importance of his decision on whom the starting quarterback will be for this week’s non-league road game Saturday at Connecticut (12:00 p.m. ET / CBS Sports Network), the fast timing of the return of five-star freshman WR Calvin Russell III from a torn Achilles injury suffered March 30, confirming freshman Shay Barker is the new kicker, and the overall malaise surrounding the fan base, a group that is just as anxious as those inside the Lally complex to start winning games.
Angeli is the starter but reading between the lines, expect to see Odom on the field Saturday as well
Of course it was the first query thrown Brown’s way Monday, who will first face the UConn (1-2) defense? But Brown’s responses on the subject of QB No. 1 clearly revealed that he had not spent nearly as much time pondering the question as the media and fan base.
Through three games, Angeli sits 47th nationally in passing (57-of-104 for 727 yards and four TDs along with five INTs), appears to not run quite as nimbly as in 2025, and also had plenty of mental adjustments to make for himself and as the games and live contact unfurled in real time…