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  STORRS, Conn. Cheap Josh Archibald Jersey . -- UConn and Cincinnati both need a win Saturday to avoid an 0-3 start in the American Athletic Conference.Both also are looking for big improvements at key offensive positions.The Huskies (2-3, 0-2 American) come into their game with the Bearcats (3-2, 0-2) averaging just 350 yards a game, which ranks 104th among the 128 Bowl Subdivision teams. That includes just 124 yards per game on the ground.Their leading rusher, Arkeel Newsome, has 224 yards on 58 carries. The Huskies quarterback, Bryant Shirreffs, has run the ball 84 times for 199 yards.I dont really dont have an interest in watching Bryant run and Arkeel not, said coach Bob Diaco. For Arkeel to have six touches, it cant happen.Cincinnati is looking for more production from the quarterback position, where Hayden Moore has missed two games with a high ankle sprain. Redshirt freshman Ross Trial threw three interceptions last week in a 40-25 loss to South Florida and has six interceptions and just one touchdown this season while filling in.The quarterback is the key to your engine, coach Tommy Tuberville said this week. Hes the guy that gets you going, gets you in the right plays, motivates the players, gets all that stuff done.The two are both listed at the top of this weeks depth chart, but Tuberville has given Moore just a 25 percent chance of playing. Former starter Gunner Kiel still listed as third string, but Tuberville said he would choose his starter based on this weeks practices.The Bearcats are averaging just under 415 yards per game.Here are some other things to watch for as UConn hosts Cincinnati on Saturday morning:NEW TARGETSUConns passing attack has so far consisted of a single threat, wide receiving Noel Thomas. The senior has 46 of UConns 97 catches for 523 yards and two touchdowns. The second most productive receiver, sophomore Hergy Mayala, has just 15 catches for 231 yards. But Diaco said hes pleased with the effort from the receiving corps and is not looking for anyone to step up their game.If we put them in situations to be successful, theyve done the work, theyll be successful, he said.SCORING PROBLEMSBoth teams are struggling to score this season. UConn ranks at the bottom of the conference and No. 117 in the nation with 19.8 points per game and has yet to put a point on the board in the first quarter. The Cincinnati offense is just above the Huskies, ranking 10th in the league scoring at 25.8 points per game.SERIES DOMINANCEThe series between the two programs has not been very competitive. Cincinnati has won 10 of the 12 meetings and five straight including all three as members of the American. The Bearcats were 6-2 against UConn when both were members of the Big East.EARLY STARTThe game has an 11:30 a.m. start as is being played on the same day as the Hartford Marathon, which will lead to numerous road closings in the greater Hartford area. Tight end Tyler Davis said the players actually are looking forward to the early start, because it means less waiting around in the morning.BIG 12 PREVIEW?Both programs have been listed among the top contenders for possible expansion in the Big 12 and made pitches to the league last month. Cheap Jaromir Jagr Jersey . -- Adam Snyder returned to the San Francisco 49ers this season because the offensive lineman thought it was his best opportunity to win a championship. Cheap Bryan Rust Jersey . 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SAN DIEGO -- Two of Donnel Pumphreys biggest fans were among the 43,473 fans who attended Saturday nights shootout between Cal and San Diego State.His grandmother and his daughter flew out from Las Vegas to watch a game in which he led SDSU to a wild 45-40 win over Cal and surpass Marshall Faulk as the Aztecs all-time leader in rushing yards.This is definitely a major memory for me, just to be able to do this with my teammates, my family here, coaching staff and athletic department here, its just unreal, Pumphrey said.Pumphrey rushed for three touchdowns, a career-high 281 yards and bolstered his argument for Heisman.Im not really worried about the individual accolades because its my whole offense thats picking me up, Pumphrey said.It still almost wasnt enough.San Diego State (1-1) held the lead for the majority of the game, but the Bears closed the gap to 45-40 with 21-yard touchdown catch by Raymond Hudson and then an onside kick recovery with 55 seconds left. Damontae Kazees interception at the SDSU 17 with 9 seconds left sealed the victory.Even when we got down two scores and it didnt look good I think we all felt like we had an opportunity to win the game, said Cal head coach Sonny Dykes. It kind of played out that way, we just didnt make enough plays down the stretch.SDSU avenged a 35-7 loss to Cal last year and extended its win streak to 12 games, the second-longest active win streak among FBS teams.THE TAKEAWAYSDSU: Pumphrey lived up to the Heisman hype brought on by the 50-foot banner hanging from a residence hall on the San Diego State campus. The FBS active leader in rushing yards, rushing TDs and 100-yard games also surpassed Marshall Faulk as the SDSU all-time leader in rushing yards.The lack of Power 5 opponents will hurt SDSUs argument to join the AP Top 25 for the first timee since 1995. Cheap Riley Sheahan Jersey. It also doesnt help that the Aztecs almost let the game slip in the fourth quarter.CAL: The offense hasnt skipped a beat since the departure of QB Jared Goff and Offensive Coordinator Tony Franklin. Senior QB Davis Webb is averaging 481.5 yards after his first two games with Cal and the Bears have averaged 617 total yards this season.KEY STATS:CAL: Webb provided a majority of the offense as 522 of the 604 the Bears gained in the game came through the air.SDSU: The Aztecs got the opposite production out of their offense with 334 of their 463 yards coming from rushing the ball.HIGHLIGHTS:Junior running back Rashaad Penny returned a kick 100-yards for a touchdown to give the Aztecs a 14-7 lead. The return was is fourth of his career after not even returning kickoffs in high school. This is a one-time thing, Penny said. I started my freshman year, and just went from there.Pumphrey left the Cal secondary in the dust with a nasty cut back on a 33-yard touchdown run in the second quarterCal wide receiver Raymond Hudson made an incredible 21-yard touchdown catch with a defender draped all over him to tie the score at 21 in the second quarter.UP NEXTSDSU: The Aztecs fly to DeKalb, Illinois to face Northern Illinois, a team that fell in its opener to Wyoming and lost its starting quarterback Drew Hare to a leg injury in a 45-17 loss to South Florida on SaturdayCAL: The Bears take on No. 11 Texas. Four of Cals 10 remaining opponents are currently ranked in the AP Top 25.LAST WORDDykes) said thats the hardest any team has ever played under him, said Cal wide receiver Chad Hansen. Its no consolation, but we know we left everything out on that field. ' ' '