Zach Frazer could mean to UConn Football what Ray Allen meant to UConn hoops. The transfer quarterback from Notre Dame has that much potential. But first, let's start at the beginning.


Jim Calhoun always says that Chris Smith was the guy who got it going at UConn in terms of recruiting. He was a big time in-state recruit from Bridgeport who laid the foundation for future recruits. By that standard, Dan Orlovsky was the football program's Chris Smith. The pride of Shelton was Randy Edsall's first big name in-state recruit. And like Smith, Orlovsky put up huge numbers and put together the football program's early equivalent of a dream season with a win at the Motor City Bowl.

Chris Smith helped set the stage to get a player like Ray Allen. And now Dan Orlovsky's success has helped convince Zach Frazer that UConn is the perfect fit. Clearly, Randy Edsall's recruiting ties to central Pennsylvania and Coach Edsall's persistence were the biggest reasons Frazer chose UConn. But the 6'4 220 pound passer from Mechanicsburg, PA has a chance to really put UConn on the map even more than his predecessors. I think he will.