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Great read from Mike Anthony:
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-> “We had a two-hour conversation during my visit and it was one of the best conversations I’ve ever had,” said Cam Chadwick, a defensive back from Somerville, N.J. “Most of it wasn’t about football. It was just about life. That’s what got me shown that he has an open-door policy and that, whenever I need to, I can just go in and talk to him and just bond.”
Chadwick is a cousin of former Huskies point guard R.J. Cole, who is playing for the Lakers in the NBA Summer League. So he has been fond of university and its athletics program for several years. In recent months, Cole said of UConn “That’s the spot,” to Chadwick, who was ultimately chose the Huskies over Wake Forest and Duke during his on-campus visit.
“It was really talking to all the players here about what they have gone through since the new coaching staff came in,” Chadwick said. “That really showed me a lot. That showed me that they trust the new process. They were telling me stories about the old coaching staff and how they didn’t trust it, or didn’t feel as one team. After I heard about all of that and hearing how spring ball went, it really clicked for me.” <-
-> “He wasn’t talking to us,” Harper said. “He was talking with us. He’s not just trying to act like some Hollywood coach. He’s for the players. He listens to the players.”
What Mora mentions often, recruits say, is what Connecticut doesn’t have — a professional sports team. His point is that there is room for UConn football to again become a focal point in the state. <-
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-> “We had a two-hour conversation during my visit and it was one of the best conversations I’ve ever had,” said Cam Chadwick, a defensive back from Somerville, N.J. “Most of it wasn’t about football. It was just about life. That’s what got me shown that he has an open-door policy and that, whenever I need to, I can just go in and talk to him and just bond.”
Chadwick is a cousin of former Huskies point guard R.J. Cole, who is playing for the Lakers in the NBA Summer League. So he has been fond of university and its athletics program for several years. In recent months, Cole said of UConn “That’s the spot,” to Chadwick, who was ultimately chose the Huskies over Wake Forest and Duke during his on-campus visit.
“It was really talking to all the players here about what they have gone through since the new coaching staff came in,” Chadwick said. “That really showed me a lot. That showed me that they trust the new process. They were telling me stories about the old coaching staff and how they didn’t trust it, or didn’t feel as one team. After I heard about all of that and hearing how spring ball went, it really clicked for me.” <-
-> “He wasn’t talking to us,” Harper said. “He was talking with us. He’s not just trying to act like some Hollywood coach. He’s for the players. He listens to the players.”
What Mora mentions often, recruits say, is what Connecticut doesn’t have — a professional sports team. His point is that there is room for UConn football to again become a focal point in the state. <-