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Message: [QUOTE="JavaMan, post: 3026946, member: 5562"] [I]The University of Connecticut's incoming president says he's committed to a major college football program and doesn't plan to move the school out of the American Athletic Conference.[/I] [I][B]Thomas Katsouleas[/B], the provost and executive vice president of the University of Virginia, was appointed Tuesday as the next president of UConn. He will take over the job in August.[/I] [I]"It's important to both (athletic director) [B]David (Benedict)[/B] and me that we build a culture of winning at UConn and leverage that culture of success to benefit every aspect of the university, including academics," Katsouleas said.[/I] [I]"Yes, I'm committed to football," Katsouleas said Tuesday. "I think it's part of the identity of who we are as a major, broad-context university and I don't think the savings from cutting it are as great as people think. In fact, it has ancillary value for the other sports and for fundraising overall."[/I] Full article [URL='https://www.courant.com/sports/uconn-huskies/hc-sp-new-uconn-president-football-athletics-20190206-20190206-t5eld6bzxzhh3cocztri3y3vne-story.html'][B]HERE [/B][/URL] [CENTER] __________________________________________[/CENTER] [CENTER][MEDIA=twitter]1092912210240815105[/MEDIA][/CENTER] [/QUOTE]