Husky Talk- Justin Perkins

Husky Talk with one of the greatest cornerbacks inUConn Football history,Justin Perkins. He shares a spectacular journey from playing football in the streets, to little league, high school, not even starting until his senior year.He has the smartest mom in Florida, other kids being recruited who had no interest in the schools when coaches visited, Justin would bring home the questionnaires. Then she asked for his game film, made copies, sent them to the addresses with a Justin's name and info filled out.

It paid off, now college coaches were coming to watch him play,Lyndon Johnson being the first from UConn. Justin had a phenomenal game and was soon on the phone talking to CoachRandy Edsall. Justin didn't even realize he met Coach Edsall in the past when he was at Boston College because they recruited his cousin. Coach had Justin and his cousin over at his house for dinner.After, his cousin committed to BC where Randy was the Secondary Coach. This led to Justin's cousin having a 7-year NFL career which was crucial to his decision to commit to UConn. First, he was memorized by the snow, always wanted to try skiing and wasn't fazed by the cold. Second, he knew and believed Coach Edsall could get him to the NFL.

Justin credits Taurine Gray joined the staff as DB's coach and said the game slowed down for him like the Matrix. After an unfortunate season ending injury in 2002, Justin dominated in 2003 and 2004 with a combined 11 Interceptions with a number of pass breakups. He was preseason All-Big East 1st team going into his senior year, which ended triumphantly with theUConn Huskies winning their first Bowl game against Toledo. A dominating defense featuringAlfred Fincher,Moe Lloyd,.css-j9qmi7{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-flex-direction:row;-ms-flex-direction:row;flex-direction:row;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:1rem;margin-top:2.8rem;width:100%;-webkit-box-pack:start;-ms-flex-pack:start;-webkit-justify-content:start;justify-content:start;padding-left:5rem;}@media only screen and (max-width: 599px){.css-j9qmi7{padding-left:0;-webkit-box-pack:center;-ms-flex-pack:center;-webkit-justify-content:center;justify-content:center;}}.css-j9qmi7 svg{fill:#27292D;}.css-j9qmi7 .eagfbvw0{-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;color:#27292D;}