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-> Rosa had known for weeks that he’d be playing college football at UConn. He officially committed on June 24, but wanted to wait until July 14 to go public with it. Why? Thank his mom, Deanna, for that. “I wanted it to be special, so I chose [Wednesday] because it’s my mother’s birthday,” Rosa said. “I’ve been keeping it a secret. It’s been hard.” <-
-> “UConn was my first offer,” Rosa said. “They’ve been with me since day one. [Assistant coach] Corey Edsall has been hitting me up since day one, and we’ve built a good relationship. I definitely wanted to stay home, stay local. Where I went, I wanted to play off the bat and make an impact, the biggest impact possible. UConn felt like the right fit for that.” <-