Pass Game Coordinator & QB Coach Pryce Tracy announcement and other staffing changes for 2025

[huskymedic]

-> In addition to Tracy joining the UConn staff, Mora announced that Ted Hefter has joined the UConn and will serve as a senior offensive analyst working with the quarterbacks.

UConn also announced that offensive coordinator Gordon Sammis will hand over offensive line coaching duties to assistant coach Christian Pace, starting his fourth season with Huskies. Pace was elevated to assistant coach n 2023 and has coached the tight ends the last two seasons.

Cole Peterson, who has been an offensive analyst under Coach Mora, will take on assistant coaching duties and work with the UConn tight ends in 2025.

Other additions to the UConn staff are Matt Leifheil as an assistant special team's coach, Nate Atkins as an assistant defensive line coach and Rante Jones as a player personnel assistant/defensive analyst.

Mickey Grace, who has worked as defensive analyst the last three seasons will move to a new role as director of player development / pass rush specialist and Tayler Riddick will take over as the director of football operations. <-

 

[AD DB Burner]

That line about Sammis handing off line duties to Pace raised an eyebrow

 

[History Geek]

That line about Sammis handing off line duties to Pace raised an eyebrow

Overall a good thing. Leaves Gordie more time to focus on OC stuff. Pace seems to have had success before as OL coach at Lafayette.

 

[JMick]

That line about Sammis handing off line duties to Pace raised an eyebrow

It's a good thing. OC should be OC and maybe OC/QB coach.

 

[BlueWolf25]

Love to see Rante Jones sticking around!

 

[DoctorWho85]

Poaching from Georgia is pretty sweet.

 

[DoctorWho85]

Love to see Rante Jones sticking around!

Yeah. I think with a solid season this year he's primed for a chance to play on Sundays

 

[zmart]

It looks like 11 Assistant coaches. Thought you could only have 10.
Has that changed?

 

[CCSUblue]

Yeah. I think with a solid season this year he's primed for a chance to play on Sundays

He's joining the staff...

 

[CCSUblue]

It looks like 11 Assistant coaches. Thought you could only have 10.
Has that changed?

NCAA D-I Council passes unlimited college football coaching staff size for 2024 season

The NCAA D-I Council has voted to expand college football coaching staffs, allowing an unlimited number of assistants to instruct athletes.

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11 including head coach.

 

[ktuck911]

Love to see Rante Jones sticking around!

me too...

 

[ktuck911]

-> In addition to Tracy joining the UConn staff, Mora announced that Ted Hefter has joined the UConn and will serve as a senior offensive analyst working with the quarterbacks.

UConn also announced that offensive coordinator Gordon Sammis will hand over offensive line coaching duties to assistant coach Christian Pace, starting his fourth season with Huskies. Pace was elevated to assistant coach n 2023 and has coached the tight ends the last two seasons.

Cole Peterson, who has been an offensive analyst under Coach Mora, will take on assistant coaching duties and work with the UConn tight ends in 2025.

Other additions to the UConn staff are Matt Leifheil as an assistant special team's coach, Nate Atkins as an assistant defensive line coach and Rante Jones as a player personnel assistant/defensive analyst.

Mickey Grace, who has worked as defensive analyst the last three seasons will move to a new role as director of player development / pass rush specialist and Tayler Riddick will take over as the director of football operations. <-

Me likey the Hefter hire... I'm predicting a sneaky good hire right there... former team captain QB at William & Mary recently ('16 -'21)...

 

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[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

Me likey the Hefter hire... I'm predicting a sneaky good hire right there... former team captain QB at William & Mary recently ('16 -'21)...

So, Hefter played for Bill & Mary while Sammis was the Tribe’s OL coach

 

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[uconnfan68]

That line about Sammis handing off line duties to Pace raised an eyebrow

It's a good thing. Raising up talented people from within, and letting others specialize more.

 

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[huskymedic]

Updated staff list w/ still a few changes to trickle through a future update:

2025 Connecticut Football Staff

2025 Connecticut Football Staff

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