Trying hard to lose

Connecticut hasn't been playing college football long, as these things go, and today's game with Notre Dame on national TV was the biggest audience they've ever had. And they played the Irish tough, though they tried hard to give ND the game.

• Twice they had touchdowns called back on penalties
• One drive ended with a short pass intercepted in the end zone
• They missed a short field goal that would have won the game in regulation

Somehow they hung in there and beat the Irish in double overtime. A very big deal in Connecticut.

And Harvard beat Yale!