After a seven-year sentence in the American Athletic Conference, UConn is finally back where it belongs. When the clock struck midnight on July 1, 2020, the Huskies officially became members of the Big East Conference. UConn is now in a conference that puts basketball first, has geography that makes sense, and gives fans rivals they care about.
It’s been just over a year since news of the move became public. In that time, the Huskies finished their last season in the AAC, figured out what to do with the football program and started building up excitement for a new era of UConn athletics.