UConn linebacker Brandon Bouyer-Randle's seven-year college football journey ending at Myrtle Beach Bowl

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-> Tech coach Matt Wells had been fired during the season, and Bouyer-Randle entered the transfer portal. Preston Pehrson, the director of player personnel at Texas Tech last season, had landed at job under Jim Mora as UConn football’s general manager.

“He was one of the first guys to hit me up,” Bouyer-Randle said. “I was like, shoot, I’ll come check out UConn and then I heard about Coach Mora. From there, it seemed like an opportunity. They were looking for some older guys to come in and help revamp the program. So I hopped on it.”

First, Bouyer-Randle said, he did some research — on UConn, on Mora.

“Their record and their history the past few years didn’t look that great,” he said. “But realizing what they had, and what the vision was, got me excited. They were building something here and I feel like I’ve gotten to be part of something special here, making the first step toward rebuilding the program.” <-

 

[jrg23]

When we rushed the field after the Liberty W, I shook Brandon's hand and thanked him for coming here.

 

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[ZooCougar]

Just a shade under a decade.

 

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[DoctorWho85]

Gotta love this guy. Came to a place that looked hopeless and was part of the defense that really turned around this year. He's going to have some big shoes to fill too.