Christian Haynes is representing the Huskies on the biggest stage.
A big 'good luck' is in order for University of Connecticut alum Christian Haynes, who is attempting to win the Super Bowl on Sunday night as a member of the Seattle Seahawks.
The offensive lineman actually spent six years around the Huskies program, appearing in games in five of those seasons.
He made two appearances in 2018 and then 12 more in 2019. The Huskies missed the COVID 2020 season, and then Haynes played in 12 games each year from 2021-2023.
Haynes played for each of Randy Edsal, Lou Spanos and Jim Mora while in Storrs, winning a career-high six games in the 2022 campaign.
He was a third-round pick of the Seahawks in the 2024 NFL Draft. He played in 16 games as a rookie and eight in this season, helping the Seahawks in the NFC West and solidify the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs.
The UConn football program put out a video of players picking who they thought would win the Super Bowl, and several players picked Seattle in support of Haynes.
About these Seahawks
Seattle won 10 games in 2024 but missed the playoffs. After that, the team re-tooled its roster, trading away quarterback Geno Smith and signing Sam Darnold. They also dealt star wide receiver DK Metcalf and let Tyler Lockett go in free agency, building instead around Jaxon Smith-Njigba and a competent run game. Offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb was let go in favor of Klint Kubiak, who is now expected to become head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders.
How to watch
The game will kick off at 6:30 p.m. ET and will air on NBC and Peacock. Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth will have the call.
Christian Haynes in Dec. 2024 (Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Image)Also on campus
--After suffering its first loss of the conference season on Friday against St. John's, the UConn men's basketball team will be back in action on Wednesday at Butler. Tip-off time is 7:30 p.m. ET. UConn has already beaten Butler once this season.
The new AP polls come out on Monday and the Huskies are expected to drop from their No. 3 ranking. They have been as high as No. 2 this season.
--The Olympic Games have begun in Milano-Cortina, Italy and UConn men's hockey alum Tage Thompson is representing Team USA. The Americans are one of the gold medal favorites and they'll begin play on Thursday, Feb. 12 against Latvia. Here's a full schedule of Team USA's games and how to watch.
--The UConn women's basketball team throttled Butler on Saturday afternoon, making history not seen this century.
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