jasper howard

Jasper Howard:- Horrible news out of Storrs this morning as it appears UConn cornerback Jasper Howard was stabbed and killed on campus last night. Howard, who was from Miami, was 20 years old.

Jasper Howard, a 5-foot-9, 174-pound starting cornerback on the UConn football team, died today after an on-campus stabbing. According to multiple sources, Howard, 20, was taken to St. Francis Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Coach Randy Edsall spent the night at St. Francis.

Howard is from Miami and attended Miami Edison High School. Howard played in UConn's 38-25 vicory over Louisville Saturday.UConn officials reported a fight and stabbing early Sunday morning at the Storrs campus. The perpetrator of the stabbing is still at large, according to an emergency alert posted on the University's website Sunday morning.

Police are asking anyone with information related to the stabbing to contact the University police at 860-486-4800. Edsall and sports information director Mike Enright did not return calls.