Saturday, 8 p.m., Rentschler Field

The Basics

Site: Rentschler Field, East Hartford

Time: Saturday, 8 p.m.

Line: michigan by 18 1/2

Weather: In the 60s during game, could be some rain late

TV: ABC, Chs. 8, 40 - Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman and Shannon Spake (sidelines). Radio: WTIC-1080 AM - Joe D'Ambrosio, Wayne Norman and Kevin Nathan.

Tickets: Game is sold out

Injuries: UConn - S Andrew Adams (shoulder), WR Kamal Abrams (knee) out; WR Shakim Phillips (hamstring), RT Kevin Friend (ankle), LB Graham Stewart (ankle) questionable; C Tyler Bullock (ankle) will play. Michigan - P Will Hagerup (suspension), LB Jake Ryan (knee), RB Drake Johnson (knee), WR Amara Darboh (foot), QB Russell Bellomy (knee) out; S Courtney Avery (knee), OT Taylor Lewan (leg), TE A.J. Williams (ankle), LB Cam Gordon (undisclosed) probable; DE Mario Ojemudia (shoulder) questionable.

Of Note: The game always comes down to the line play. The Wolverines, featuring Taylor Lewan (6-8, 315), who has started 31 straight games at left tackle, average 6-6, 302 across the offensive line and 6-2, 283 pounds across the defensive front. UConn is 6-6, 312 on its offensive line and 6-3, 286 on its defensive line. So size may or may not matter, but fundamentals and technique absolutely do. ... The game is sold out; about 2,200 seats have been added to Rentschler Field, meaning at 42,000-plus it will be the largest crowd to see a college football game in East Hartford. ... This will be UConn's first televised game of the season. The first two were only available on ESPN3, a website.

Five Things To Know

1. Wondering why Michigan quarterback Devin Gardner wears No. 98? It was awarded to him before the Notre Dame game Sept. 7 in honor of the school's first Heisman trophy winner, Tom Harmon (1940). Gardner will wear the number for the rest of the season.

2. Last season Michigan, one of the most storied programs and the winningest program in college football history, converted 87 of 173 third-down attempts (50.3 percent), first in the Big Ten and sixth in the nation. This season, the Wolverines (19 of 37, 51 percent) are still on point with that success.

3. UConn has a 29 percent efficiency rate on third down; it stops teams on third down only 35 percent of the time.

4. Although UConn athletic director Warde Manuel and assistant AD Doug Gnodtke went to Michigan, there are no current players from Michigan on the UConn roster and none on the Michigan roster from Connecticut.

5. This will be UConn's fourth game against a Big Ten team. It beat Indiana twice (2003 and '06) and lost 30-10 to the Wolverines in newly renovated Michigan Stadium in 2010 before what was to that point the modern-day record crowd to see a college football game on campus (113,090). The Michigan-Notre Dame game this year brought in 115,109.

Michigan Two-Deep OFFENSE

WR: 21 Jeremy Gallon (Sr., 5-8, 184)

85 Joe Reynolds (Sr., 6-1, 196)

LT: 77 Taylor Lewan (Sr., 6-8, 315)

71: Ben Braden (So., 6-6, 318)

LG: 61 Graham Glasgow (Jr., 6-6, 305)

58: Chris Bryant (Jr., 6-4, 316)

C: 60 Jack Miller (Jr., 6-4, 290)

56: Joey Burzynski (Sr., 6-1, 293)

RG: 67 Kyle Kalis (So., 6-5, 297)

56: Joey Burzynski (Sr., 6-1, 293)

62: Blake Bars (Fr., 6-5, 291)

RT: 75 Michael Schofield (Sr., 6-7, 304)

78: Erik Magnuson (So., 6-6, 285)

TE: 87 Devin Funchess (So., 6-4, 235)

84: A.J. Williams (So., 6-6, 265)

WR: 86 Jehu Chesson (So., 6-3, 196)

SLOT: 9 Drew Dileo (Sr., 5-10, 180)

23: Dennis Norfleet (So,. 5-7, 169)

QB: 98 Devin Gardner (Sr., 6-4, 210)

7: Shane Morris (Fr., 6-3, 201)

FB: 36 Joe Kerridge (Jr., 6-0, 238)

39 Sione Houma (So., 6-0, 231)

RB: 28 Fitzgerald Toussaint (Sr., 5-10, 200)

27 Derrick Green (Fr., 5-11, 240)

DEFENSE

DE: 57 Frank Clark (Jr., 6-2, 273)

53: Mario Ojemudia (So, 6-2, 250)

DT: 55 Jibreel Black (Sr., 6-2, 278)

96 Ryan Glasgow (So., 6-4, 300)

NT: 76 Quinton Washington (Sr., 6-4, 301)

56 Ondre Pipkins (So., 6-3, 315)

DE :92 Keith Heitzman (Jr., 6-3, 280)

99 Matt Godin (So., 6-6, 280)

SLB: 4 Cam Gordon (Sr., 6-3, 237)

97 Brennen Beyer (Jr., 6-3, 250)

MLB 48 Desmond Morgan (Jr., 6-1, 228)

35 Joe Bolden (So., 6-3, 225)

WLB: 15 James Ross III (So., 6-1, 220)

52 Royce Jenkins-Stone (So., 6-2, 225)

LCB: 6 Raymon Taylor (Jr., 5-10, 183)

24 Delonte Hollowell (Jr., 5-9, 180)

SS: 30 Thomas Gordon (Sr., 5-11, 210)

14 Josh Furman (Sr., 6-2, 202)

FS: 11 Courtney Avery (Sr., 5-11, 175)

22 Jarrod Wilson (So., 6-2, 200)

RCB: 18 Blake Countess (Jr., 5-10, 182)

8 Channing Stribling (Fr., 6-2, 171)

NICKEL: 18 Blake Countess (Jr., 5-10, 182)

25 Dymonte Thomas (Fr., 6-2, 190)

SPECIAL TEAMS

PK 34 Brendan Gibbons (Sr., 6-1, 243)

45 Matt Wile (Jr., 6-2, 216)

P 45 Matt Wile (Jr., 6-2, 216)

91 Kenny Allen (So., 6-3, 226)

LS 54 Jareth Glanda (Sr., 6-3, 256)

H 9 Drew Dileo (Sr., 5-10, 180)

91 Kenny Allen (So., 6-3, 226)

KO 45 Matt Wile (Jr., 6-2, 216)

PR 23 Dennis Norfleet (So., 5-7, 169)

9 Drew Dileo (Sr., 5-10, 180)

KR 23 Dennis Norfl eet (So., 5-7, 169)

9 Drew Dileo (Sr., 5-10, 180)

86 Jehu Chesson (So., 6-3, 196)

UConn Two-Deep OFFENSE

LT: 72 Jimmy Bennett (Sr., 6-9, 309)

78 Dalton Gifford (So., 6-5, 296)

Source: Courant