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Edsall’s emotions on display after a tough day
>>Hours before UConn arrived at Rentschler Field to play Illinois, Edsall learned that his mother, who had been ill, passed away. And so Randy Edsall coached a game of emotion with emotions he hadn’t felt in a while, perhaps the reason he referred to Jasper Howard frequently in his postgame oratory.
Howard, 21, died Oct. 18, 2009, hours after UConn defeated Louisville in a football game. After the game, he told the media his mantra: “play each play like it's the last play you'll ever play.”
This is how Edsall opened his remarks:
“I’m really proud of our guys,” he said. “They played hard. They played every play like the last play they’re ever going to play. And by doing that …”
Edsall had to stop and gather himself, lest he get overcome. Life, death and a football game, all whizzing around his mind indiscriminately.
“By doing that,” he said, “it gave them an opportunity to win. That’s all you can ask as a coach.”<<
>>Hours before UConn arrived at Rentschler Field to play Illinois, Edsall learned that his mother, who had been ill, passed away. And so Randy Edsall coached a game of emotion with emotions he hadn’t felt in a while, perhaps the reason he referred to Jasper Howard frequently in his postgame oratory.
Howard, 21, died Oct. 18, 2009, hours after UConn defeated Louisville in a football game. After the game, he told the media his mantra: “play each play like it's the last play you'll ever play.”
This is how Edsall opened his remarks:
“I’m really proud of our guys,” he said. “They played hard. They played every play like the last play they’re ever going to play. And by doing that …”
Edsall had to stop and gather himself, lest he get overcome. Life, death and a football game, all whizzing around his mind indiscriminately.
“By doing that,” he said, “it gave them an opportunity to win. That’s all you can ask as a coach.”<<