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Message: [QUOTE="huskymedic, post: 4372549, member: 549"] [MEDIA=twitter]1562151680296292353[/MEDIA] [URL='https://www.printfriendly.com/p/g/K2ieFU'][B]Alternate access link here <<[/B][/URL] -> On the defensive side of the ball, Dalton Hilliard (defensive backs), Siriki Diabate (linebackers) and Kenny McClendon (defensive line) will be working with Mora and the analysts to fill the empty spot at defensive coordinator. All three earned Bachelor’s degrees from their respective universities in 2013. Diabate was a linebacker at Syracuse from 2011-13, while McClendon played defensive line at Central Michigan. Hilliard played safety at UCLA and later returned as a defensive graduate assistant – both stints with Mora at the helm. <- -> Not too far removed from their own respective careers as student-athletes, the defensive trio has related well to the UConn players. Being without a veteran coach, all three took turns calling the defense in unscripted situations. Mora will make the defensive decisions in-game for the time being, but it won’t be without consulting each of them first over the headphones: “What do you like? What do you want to hear? What are you guys thinking? How are we feeling?” <- -> The group is still working out how they’ll manage play-calling in game, but Mora said if anyone is to blame for a bad call, it’s him.<- [/QUOTE]