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->“Obviously last season didn’t go as planned at all. Very pumped up for this one, this is a big year,” Rosa told The Courant Saturday. “My main focus is just taking full control of my body maintenance, on and off the field. Going into my fourth year here, I’ve definitely learned that even when you feel good, you’ve got to take the right steps and go through that maintenance on your body. Because when you don’t feel good, it’s already too late.” <-
-> “UConn is home to me,” he said Saturday, admitting that, like seemingly every other college athlete, the transfer portal had crossed his mind at some point. “I love it here, I’m close to home. I came here in 2022 for a reason, to turn this thing around, and between 2022 and last season, you really see that developing. I just really want to leave my legacy here.”
Largely missing out on the type of season he’d long dreamed of, Rosa has two years left to help raise the bar. “I haven’t done what I want to do yet. Have that breakout season, really implant my name into this program. UConn football, I want to be on the walls here. I haven’t yet done that,” he said. “When I leave, I want UConn football to have its respect. <-