UConn is finalizing a six-year deal with Toledo's Jason Candle to replace Jim Mora who left to coach Colorado State, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel.
Candle went 81-44 in 11 years at Toledo with two MAC titles. Toledo was 8-4 this season and is awaiting a bowl assignment.
Candle has been the top target of the UConn search since the beginning, sources told Thamel. He visited campus on Thursday and the sides are expected to formalize the deal soon.
Mora is coming off back-to-back nine-win seasons at UConn, a school that hadn't had one since 2007.