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

[Palatine]

Maybe something is brewing or maybe UConn just wants to cut off any narratives in the media about why Mora left.

The narrative why Mora left is well know. Mountains.

 

[Exit 4]

The narrative why Mora left is well know. Mountains.

I'm referring to national perceptions... Nationally the narrative remains we are a basketball school. Nationally few really know about Mora's ski passion.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[TRest]

After checking his bio I’m kind of surprised he wasn’t grabbed by a bigger program before now.

 

[HCCForever]

Very nice work by Dave and all that were involved in Candle’s recruitment. Time to turn the page and re-recruit those that entered the portal that fit Coach Candle’s plan.

 

[ZooCougar]

After checking his bio I’m kind of surprised he wasn’t grabbed by a bigger program before now.

Was a finalist at WVU last year. Apparently he was a close runner up to RichRod.

 

[RitzLuce1]

After checking his bio I’m kind of surprised he wasn’t grabbed by a bigger program before now.

Came close a couple times. Was a finalist for the Syracuse and Indiana jobs. And apparently Tulane this year.

 

[Greg]

Solid choice. Hope UCONN gets to P 4 conference during his tenure. Has a lot of work to do in the portal.

 

[drayenob]

backdoor access

 

[metsfan2323]

After checking his bio I’m kind of surprised he wasn’t grabbed by a bigger program before now.

Especially when he won 11 games two years ago. It happens, Calhoun was at Northeastern 14 years.

 

[Milo65]

 

[HuskyNan]

Number 79 overall; UConn at 111

2025 Industry Football Team Recruiting Rankings

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www.on3.com

 

[Kolumbo]

Bring some players with you. You don’t just recruit a coach, you recruit a team.

That would be a plus even though I am not a big fan of leaving the other team in the lurch. Coach Candle can recruit, we know that. I'm hopeful he can work the portal and I'd rather him find some established players from other programs, especially from the P4.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Number 79 overall; UConn at 111

2025 Industry Football Team Recruiting Rankings

A list of the top 2025 Football teams in order of recruiting rankings solely based off of the Rivals Industry Ranking

www.on3.com

There was a time before the transfer portal, this meant something. Now? Outside 5-star recruits, I pay almost no attention to the recruiting rankings.

 

[RitzLuce1]

Announced on the UConn accounts.

 

[huskymedic]

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

Rest easy @jostar1…

UConn Announces Jason Candle as New Head Football Coach - University of Connecticut Athletics

STORRS, CT – Jason Candle has been named the next head football coach at the University of Connecticut, as announced by director of athletics David Benedict ...

uconnhuskies.com

-> "I am honored to be named the head football coach at the University of Connecticut," stated Candle. "UConn is a prestigious institution and I'm grateful to David Benedict and the leadership team for entrusting me with this opportunity. Nicole, Avery, Cameron, Colton, and I are excited to join the Husky family and become part of the Storrs community. UConn has all the ingredients for success—outstanding facilities, passionate fans, and a commitment to excellence. I look forward to building on the incredible momentum here and developing a program that builds young men of character and makes our fans and alumni proud. I can't wait to get to work with our student-athletes and staff. Let's go Huskies!" <-

 

[drayenob]

UConn Football Hires Jason Candle as Next Head Coach

Candle has been in charge at Toledo since 2016, winning 36 games over the last four seasons.

storrscentral.com

 

[Palatine]

 

[J187Money]

Well done DB!! Let’s GO!

 

[baileyhuski]

Candle is an incredibly consistent head coach, the floor at Connecticut has been raised, Candle should at the absolute worst consistently get us into a bowl game, and we should be on the same trajectory we were on with Mora, we have one of the best ADs in the sport, good job.

 

[Kolumbo]

2026 Recruiting Rankings - should be interesting to follow over the next few weeks

247
#71 Toledo - 22 commits
#138 UConn - 6 commits

Rivals
#77 Toledo - 24 recruits
#140 UConn - 4 recruits

 

[Stinger92860]

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.

My guess is that this more than just a guess from you. Thanks for the info!! I am pumped.

 

[JakeTheDog]

Last time we hired a JC that turned out okay.

 

[HuskyNan]

 

[HuskyNan]