Former Syracuse head coach Paul Pasqualoni, who’s since been working with the defenses of the Miami Dolphins and the Dallas Cowboys, has been hired to replace Randy Edsall at UConn.
Paul Pasqualoni Returns To The Big East: Former Syracuse Coach To Replace Randy Edsall At UConn
Paul Pasqualoni Returns To The Big East: Former Syracuse Coach To Replace Randy Edsall At UConn
Connecticut native Paul Pasqualoni, lately of the Dallas Cowboys, previously of the Miami Dolphins, and -- clutch those pearls! -- storied veteran of Syracuse Football, is returning to the Big East to helm the UConn Huskies following the departure of Randy Edsall to Maryland, according to the Boston Globe. Desmond Conner of the Hartford Courant reports there’s a five-year deal in place with a very low seven-figure salary attached.
Quoth Stewart Mandel: “At least he’s not in danger of jumping to a better job.” And what says the peanut gallery? A couple weeks back, when the search opened, our own UConn Blog had this to say about the “uninspired” list of prospective candidates, including Pasqualoni:
[As] expected, the early candidates to replace Edsall are just more of the same: pro-style coaches with “high character” and ties to the state.
There, there. University brass may have had a good reason for this hire ... but if the Huskies’ AD can think of any, he’s keeping them to himself:
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