Herbst's quote from the Courant article:
Herbst also said the much anticipated new husky dog logo will be released on April 18. Of the current UConn husky dog, Herbst said, "He's very cute, but the bad news is he's not a husky. He's actually a Samoyed. I'm not sure how that happened."
She said the new iteration of the mascot will look more like a real husky.
"I can assure you that contrary to speculation, he will not appear to be mean, snarling or capable of frightening small children.,'' Herbst said. "He will be rendered as the sleek, beautiful animal a real husky truly is."
This is a Samoyed, and it definitely resembles the current Husky logo. I gather from Herbst's comments that there's a good chance the new logo could look more like a Siberian Husky, or maybe a white husky like we've had, but not as furry.
Hard to say. We just have to wait & see it to judge.