Randy Edsall Years in Coaching (College): 24 (20) 2004 8-4 Bowl Victory over Toledo 39 to 10 2003 9-3 Did not get bowl invite because they weren’t in conference yet 2002 6-6 Much of the credit for this remarkable record is due to head coach Randy Edsall who has compiled a 23-13 mark in the Huskies’ past three campaigns and his team joined the BIG EAST Conference in 2004, a year ahead of schedule. Edsall guided that team to a 6-6 record in its first year with a full Division I-A compliment of 85 scholarships. UConn ended the 2002 season impressively with four-straight wins to reach the .500 mark, including season-ending road wins at Navy and at bowl-bound Iowa State of the Big 12 Conference. The Huskies were the most improved Division I-A team in the country in 2002, according to preseason and postseason ratings by College Football News. Edsall was named the 27th head football coach at the University of Connecticut on December 21, 1998. Edsall brought 19 years of coaching experience to the Husky program, including 15 seasons at the Division I-A collegiate level and three seasons in the National Football League. Edsall joined the Huskies after completing the 1998 season as the defensive coordinator at Georgia Tech, where he helped the No. 14 nationally-ranked Yellow Jackets complete a 9-2 campaign and earn a New Year’s Day win in the Gator Bowl over Notre Dame. Georgia Tech finished 7-1 in the ACC and earned a share of the league championship with Florida State. Prior to joining the staff at Georgia Tech, Edsall spent three seasons as the secondary coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. In his three seasons on Tom Coughlin’s staff, Edsall was a part of one of the most successful expansion franchises in the history of the NFL. The Jaguars reached the playoffs in 1996 and 1997, including a berth in the AFC Championship Game in 1996. During that 1996 playoff run, Edsall’s secondary allowed an average of only 217 yards passing to three of the top quarterbacks in the NFL, New England’s Drew Bledsoe and NFL Hall of Famers Jim Kelly of Buffalo and John Elway of Denver. Edsall began his coaching career in 1980 at his alma mater, Syracuse University. A former quarterback for the Orangemen, Edsall started as a graduate assistant from 1980-1982. In 1983, coach Dick MacPherson named Edsall running backs coach. He coached the running backs for three seasons at Syracuse (1983-84 and 1986) and coached the tight ends in 1985 before making the switch to the defensive side of the ball. He coached the Syracuse defensive backs from 1987-1990 and during that period the Orangemen were ranked amongst the National Division I-A leaders in pass defense. In 1991, Edsall moved on to Boston College and joined the staff of Coughlin. He coached the Eagle defensive backs for three seasons (1991-1993) and had his secondary ranked among the national top 20 in pass defense in two of those three seasons. He moved with Coughlin to the NFL in 1994.
I was thinking about this guy the other day, but I think he needs to go one more step before he is ready to get out of the kiddy pool.
Sounds like a young Yankee "Steve Spurrier" in the making http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/MFootball/Coaching/fbccoachbio.html
Syracuse also recently hired their AD from Southern Cal, who has connections with Norm Chow.. connect the dots.
And, would Syracuse (even with the new AD's connections) hire a OC from across the country over an alum who has done an excellent job building a program from scratch in the same recruiting area? Doubtful. IF Edsall wants the job, I think he gets it.
chow has been passed over every time and will be once again. once you get that label as a coordinator, it sticks. edsall will more than likely be hired it seems.
True and if given the opportunity, he would take the Syracuse job, I think. But he's have more to work with at LSU. I haven't seen that much of UConn, but I've been really impressed with what I have seen. They've only been D-1 for about 3 years and are already winning bowl games over mid-majors. That speaks volumes for their coach and his recruiting ability.
From everything I've read, I think it's more because he prefers his his role as OC rather than the responsiblities as HC. I agree though, the Syracuse job is Edsall's if he wants it, but he would be an intriguing candidate for us. Not sure Im 100% sold on him yet though.
