2011 Connecticut Huskies football team

Coaching changes

The day after the Fiesta Bowl Head Coach Randy Edsall left the University to accept the same position at Maryland.^[4] Paul Pasqualoni was hired to replace Edsall. George DeLeone was brought in as the new offensive coordinator, with former offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Joe Moorhead being demoted to quarterbacks coach.^[5][6] Don Brown was brought in to replace Todd Orlando at defensive coordinator.^[7] Orlando left to take the same position at Florida International.^[8]

Roster changes

The Huskies lost six starters from the 2010 team to graduation. In addition to the graduation losses All-American RB Jordan Todman entered the NFL draft a year early.^[9]

Recruiting

On February 2, 2011, Paul Pasqualoni announced that 16 student-athletes had signed a National Letter of Intent to attend Connecticut.^[10] Four; Kenton Adeyemi, Dalton Gifford, Michael Nebrich and Sean McQuillan; entered school in January to participate in spring practice.

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College recruiting (2011)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
Kamal Abrams WR	Dover, DE	Dover HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	–	Jul 11, 2011
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (74)
Andrew Adams FS	Fayetteville, GA	Woodward Academy	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.57	Dec 30, 2010
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (66)
Kenton Adeyemi DT	Wethersfield, CT	Fork Union Military Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	–	Dec 20, 2010
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (74)
Jefferson Ashiru LB	Powder Springs, GA	McEachern HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	4.7	Jan 27, 2011
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (78)
Julian Campenni DT	West Pittson, PA	Wyoming Area HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	–	Jan 30, 2011
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (75)
Tyree Clark CB	Tampa, FL	Alonso HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	–	Sep 23, 2010
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (74)
Max DeLorenzo RB	Berlin, CT	Berlin HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.5	Jun 23, 2010
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (67)
Deshon Foxx RB	Lynchburg, VA	Brookfield HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.4	Nov 29, 2010
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (45)
Dalton Gifford OT	Fairhaven, MA	Bridgton Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	–	Nov 28, 2010
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (72)
Xavier Hemingway OT	Powder Springs, GA	McEachern HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	–	Jan 24, 2011
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (77)
Wilbert Lee SS	Brooklyn, NY	Boys and Girls HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	–	Jul 17, 2010
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (45)
Sean McQuillan TE	Glastonbury, CT	Avon Old Farms	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	252 lb (114 kg)	4.6	Aug 24, 2010
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (74)
Michael Nebrich QB	Fairfax Station, VA	Lake Braddock Secondary School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.5	Jun 6, 2010
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (74)
Paul Nwokeji OT	Randolph, MA	Thayer Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	–	Jun 22, 2010
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (45)
David Stephenson CB	Stone Mountain, GA	Stephenson HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.5	Jun 23, 2010
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (74)
Marquise Vann LB	Cincinnati, OH	Fairfield Senior HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	–	Dec 16, 2010
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (78)
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: 79    Rivals: >50
‡ Refers to 40-yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Connecticut Football Commitment List (16)". Rivals. Retrieved February 5, 2011. "UConn College Football Recruiting Commits". Scout. Retrieved February 5, 2011. "Connecticut Huskies Commits". ESPN. Retrieved February 5, 2011. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved February 5, 2011. "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 5, 2011.

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This game was originally scheduled to be played on September 1 at 7:30 pm. However, due to Rentschler Field being used for relief efforts for Hurricane Irene, the game was moved to Saturday. The team discussed playing the game at the Yale Bowl in New Haven if the field did not become available in time, but on Wednesday, August 31, the team announced the game would be played in East Hartford on Saturday at noon.

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