Connecticut head coach Geno Auriemma shouts from the sideline during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Providence at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021, in Storrs, Conn. (David Butler II/Pool Photo via AP)
Geno Auriemma is used to having marquee non-conference matchups to test his UConn Huskies during the regular season.
That hasn’t happened this year as the Huskies haven’t played a team outside the Big East who is ranked because of the coronavirus pandemic. UConn had games scheduled early on against No. 2 Louisville and then-No. 6 Mississippi State, but those were wiped out when the Huskies were on pause because of the virus.
A game against Baylor was canned earlier this month when…
