UConn Announces Jason Candle as New Head Football Coach (Updated)

[huskymedic]

 

[huskymedic]

 

[ConnHuskBask]

Not trusting anything until candles tweets @petethamel

 

[jostar1]

Can't we get a tweet saying that he IS UConn's new coach, instead of "expected"?

 

[WrenchFan69]

Can't we get a tweet saying that he IS UConn's new coach, instead of "expected"?

Almost certainly not until the job is posted and closes in the UConn job portal.

 

[nickp91]

Jason Candle is taking a big swing and a hard reset at UCONN

 

[Devland]

Can't we get a tweet saying that he IS UConn's new coach, instead of "expected"?

You can probably find a tweet that says anything you want if you look hard enough.

 

[Exit 4]

Sorry - I am reposting my post from the other thread since that thread was just closed.

What a week. This is a great morning, let's freakin go UConn nation. Mora did amazing things for us, but he didn't quite have his heart in Huskyland. AD David Benedict probably grew tired of the ever increasing Mora maintenance and so he slow played the CSU counter and rolled the dice. But the dice AD David Benedict threw were loaded, he knew this time around we'd have options. Well played AD David Benedict.

 

[jostar1]

Almost certainly not until the job is posted and closes in the UConn job portal.

Apparently the job doesn't have to be posted. The assistant coaches jobs have been posted.

 

[jostar1]

This tweet says "nearing a deal". I'm still worried about Tulane.

 

[WrenchFan69]

This is great to hear as well. I wonder if there's a chance the "robust salary pool" is enough to bring his DC along with him?

 

[ninety-nine]

Will Candle light UConn's candle? Stay tuned for the white smoke signals!

 

[KryHavok]

Not trusting anything until candles tweets @petethamel

Would you take a screenshot?

 

[Purple Stein]

Let's go! Great hire for UConn football!

 

[huskymedic]

Not trusting anything until candles tweets @petethamel

Would you take a screenshot?

You missed the joke…

 

[BRS24]

FWIW

 

[huskymedic]

 

[formerlurker]

 

[KryHavok]

You missed the joke…

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Touché.

 

[UConnDan97]

This is great to hear as well. I wonder if there's a chance the "robust salary pool" is enough to bring his DC along with him?

This tweet might even be more important than the Candle tweets. A guy that covers college football for something called the "NIL Wire" mentioning that UConn is increasing our NIL pool and revenue share yet again, on top of a robust salary pool for staff.

I don't know much about Candle other than what I've read over the last 48 hours, admittedly. But if he's as solid as coach and recruiter as I've heard, and if he has the resources to do it even better now, we're gonna punch some people in the mouth...

 

[huskymedic]

 

[jmsjoejms]

Sources: UConn, Toledo's Candle finalizing deal

UConn is finalizing a six-year deal with Toledo's Jason Candle to replace Jim Mora, who left to coach Colorado State, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel.

www.espn.com

 

[Kolumbo]

I just followed Coach Jason Candle and saw that Victor Rosa is also following him. I'd imagine some of our former recruits might be thinking "wait, I switched to csu but now UConn is getting Candle? hold on a second..."

 

[UConnDan97]

I just followed Coach Jason Candle and saw that Victor Rosa is also following him. I'd imagine some of our former recruits might be thinking "wait, I switched to csu but now UConn is getting Candle? hold on a second..."

I think the "re-recruitment" of our current players is gonna be in good hands now, based on everything I've read. I'm fully expecting most to come back, especially with the uptick in NIL...

 

[Kolumbo]

I think the "re-recruitment" of our current players is gonna be in good hands now, based on everything I've read. I'm fully expecting most to come back, especially with the uptick in NIL...

Plus Coach Candle has a great recruiting class of his own so I expect some recruiting going on there. UConn is going to get a huge bounce out of this hire!!!