Everybody obsessing over Nebraska dropping $600 million on a stadium renovation and missing the real story. UConn has been quietly building a special teams unit that will win them 2-3 games this season that nobody expects. The Huskies ranked 127th in punt return average last year and 112th in kickoff coverage efficiency. Those numbers are completely unacceptable for a program trying to take the next step. Spring practice footage shows a completely revamped approach to the kicking game. New scheme, new kickoff alignments, actual emphasis on blocking in the return game instead of just fair catching everything. The field goal unit was money on 85% of attempts inside 40 yards last season but fell off a cliff beyond that. If UConn can extend that range by even 5 yards it changes the entire red zone math. People want to talk about the portal and recruiting rankings but special teams is where games get flipped in the margins. The gap between the top 25 and everybody else in special teams SP+ is smaller than people think. UConn closes that gap this spring and it shows up on the scoreboard in October.