UConn football announced the hiring of its new head coach on Thursday. Nobody predicted it would be Jim Mora when the job became open, but the former UCLA and Atlanta Falcons coach will be the program’s 32nd head coach.
Mora had success at the beginning of his tenure with the Bruins, with two 10-win seasons and a Pac-12 Championship game appearance, but was dismissed in his sixth year as his team was headed for a second consecutive losing season. His announcement did not draw rave reviews from the broader college football community.
Mora, whose father is a legendary coach in his own right, spent the past four years as a TV analyst.