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Message: [QUOTE="huskymedic, post: 5329534, member: 549"] [MEDIA=twitter]1962973933281390734[/MEDIA] -> “[URL='https://www.printfriendly.com/print?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.courant.com%2F2025%2F09%2F02%2Fwhy-uconn-footballs-trip-to-syracuse-will-reveal-a-lot-about-where-huskies-are%2F']Based on today’s practice, our guys are wired in and they’re ready to accept the challenge,” head coach Jim Mora reported after practice on Tuesday[/URL]. “But it’s going to be difficult. It’s going to reveal a lot and these are the kind of games that you relish. So we’ve got to have a great week of preparation and we’ve got to go out and play as close to perfect as we can to have a chance to stand with these guys.” <- -> There are also a number of coaching connections in this game: Syracuse head coach Fran Brown and UConn’s first-year quarterbacks coach/passing game coordinator Pryce Tracy were both part of Georgia’s coaching staff in 2022, helping the Bulldogs to a national championship … Syracuse co-offensive coordinator/tight ends coach Michael Johnson was on Mora’s staff when he was head coach of the Atlanta Falcons in 2004-05 … UConn linebackers coach Siriki Diabate played at Syracuse and served as a graduate assistant for the Orange from 2013-15 … UConn defensive line coach Kenny McClendon and Syracuse defensive backs coach Joe Shaefer coached together at Iowa State in 2017 and again at Youngstown State in 2020 and 2021 <- [/QUOTE]