The Notre Dame defensive coordinator who helped develop linebacker Manti Te’o into a force in college football will be the next head coach at the University of Connecticut. After multiple reports Wednesday night that Bob Diaco had agreed to become head coach of the Huskies, UConn announced via e-mail at 1:30 a.m. that Diaco would […]
Notre Dame DC will be next UConn head coach
December 12, 2013 by Leave a Comment
After weeks of research and waiting for the right moment to begin interviews, Connecticut athletic director Warde Manuel gave every impression he wanted to move fast in his search for a new football coach for the Huskies. Manuel did just that, finding his man on Wednesday – just four days into the actual interview process. […]
UConn candidate a finalist for top award
December 10, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Michigan State defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi, one of potential candidates to become the next head football coach at Connecticut, will be in Little Rock, Ark., Tuesday for the presentation of the 2013 Broyles Award, given annually to the top assistant coach in college football. Narduzzi is one of five finalists for the award, established in […]
“Air UConn” has record-breaking day in season finale
December 8, 2013 by Leave a Comment
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – The only person who can say for sure whether interim head coach T.J. Weist is a legitimate candidate for the UConn head coaching job is athletic director Warde Manuel. And Manuel isn’t talking about the names on his wish list. One thing for sure is that Weist and the Huskies […]
Manuel ready to “ramp up” UConn coaching search
December 7, 2013 by Leave a Comment
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – Don’t be surprised if there’s a new head football coach at the University of Connecticut by the end of next week. UConn athletic director Warde Manuel met with reporters before Saturday’s 45-10 victory over Memphis at Rentschler Field and said the search for Paul Pasqualoni’s successor would “ramp up” on Sunday. […]
UConn faces first road test Saturday at Vanderbilt
September 4, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The UConn football team doesn’t have any appearances scheduled for Michigan’s Big House or in South Bend, Ind., but the Huskies are now focusing on preparations for their first road game of the season. After opening the season with a 35-3 victory over Fordham Saturday at Rentschler Field, coach Paul Pasqualoni said Sunday he has […]
Huskies find surprise star in McCombs
September 3, 2011 by 2 Comments
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – The quarterback situation at UConn may not be any clearer than it was before the Huskies defeated Fordham 35-3 Saturday, but a surprising star did step into the spotlight on this sunny day at Rentschler Field. Lyle McCombs, the redshirt freshman tailback from Staten Island, N.Y., got a chance to start […]
Pendergast should be UConn’s top dog
August 23, 2011 by Leave a Comment
I would never presume to be important enough to offer a suggestion to the president of a major state university. And Susan Herbst, the new president at the University of Connecticut, has no reason to ask for my input. Herbst seems to be an extremely capable and intelligent person. She casts the image of an […]
QB job still wide open at UConn
August 12, 2011 by Leave a Comment
One week into camp, four UConn players remain in the running for the starting quarterback job. That’s what coach Paul Pasqualoni said Friday at media day in Storrs. No reason to panic. It’s only been a week. But the Huskies open the season Sept. 1 against Fordham. That’s less than three weeks away now. “My […]
Huskies searching for QB
August 4, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Summer is over. Not according to the calendar, of course. The meteorological change of seasons is still weeks away, but college football teams are starting up practice all over the country – even in the brutal heat of Texas – and that means the fall sports season is very much upon us. The Big East […]