About Last Week Oh man, you almost got away. [Barron] The Road Ahead Hawaii (0-2, 0-0 MWC) Last week: Lost to Vanderbilt, 63-10; Lost to Western Kentucky, 49-17 Recap: The Timmy Chang Era started well, with the Rainbow Warriors scoring a touchdown on their first drive. Since then, things have gone less well. This team is as frightening as: An esquilax. Fear Level = 1.2 Michigan can sleep soundly about: Hawai’i is in the midst of a system transition and a complete culture overhaul, and they’re doing so without a shred of talent. They’re gonna have a bad time. Michigan should worry about: The stock market is getting hammered over the last couple of weeks. It seems to be based on concerns that the Fed is going to raise interest rates, but, I mean, the reason the Fed feels like they can raise rates is because of a string of pretty good economic news over the last few weeks, so we’re in this weird spot where the better the economic indicators, the more the market tanks. Seems perverse to me, but what do I know. Anyway Hawai’i is really bad. When they play Michigan: They’re going to put this on television. Children are going to watch this. HAWAII @ MICHIGAN pic.twitter.com/CUVU6o1RQU — parker (@statsowar) September 6, 2022 Next game: @ Michigan, 8:00 p.m., BTN (Hawai’i +51) UConn (1-1) Last week: Lost at Utah State, 31-20; Beat Central Connecticut, 28-3 Recap: In one of the most surprising appearances of a heartbeat since they thawed Steve Rogers out of that glacier, UConn SHOWED UP against Utah State. Despite being a 24-point underdog, they jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter and looked energized. And when Utah State scored 24 points in the second quarter and it looked like they might pull away and turn this into a regular ol’ UConn game, the Huskies managed to pull it together and stay within shouting distance for the rest of the afternoon. It was a costly moral victory, though. Starting quarterback TaQuan Roberson tore his ACL, and leading returning receiver Keelan Marion broke his collarbone. This is on the heels of losing their anticipated #1 receiver, Cam Ross, to a foot injury in camp. As a result, UConn was unable to do much of anything through the air, but they rushed for 6.3 yards per carry, nearly double their 3.2 yards per carry from last year. Their Week 1 performance didn’t add much in the way of confidence, as they only led Central Connecticut 14-3 into the 4th quarter before pulling away. Still, you can make a very good argument for UConn as NOT being one of the ten worst teams in the country right now. Sad, but obligatory This team is as frightening as: When you’re expecting to fight a toddler, then you find out the toddler is surprisingly big for his age, but also that the toddler has a torn ACL and a broken collarbone. Fear Level = 2 Michigan should worry about: Running back Nathan Carter is legit. He’s a little dude, but he shows great balance and patience. He rushed for 190 yards on 20 carries against Utah State and 123 yards on 23 carries against Central Connecticut. Michigan can sleep soundly about: UConn hasn’t beaten a Top-125 FBS team since 2017. Michigan is probably a Top-125 team. When they play Michigan: Thump. Next week: vs. Syracuse, 7:00 p.m., CBSSN (UConn +22.5) [After THE JUMP: Iowa did something. We’re just not sure what]