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Football: UConn Picks Up Commit From St. Paul-Bristol Wide Receiver

UConn coach Randy Edsall is quickly showing a knack for keeping the state talent at home when it comes to his 2009 recruiting class.

Edsall picked up his second state player for the class when St. Paul-Bristol's Marcus Aiken called and offered him an oral commitment this afternoon.

"He went to practice on Saturday and it felt pretty comfortable to him," St. Paul coach Jude Kelly said. "He was ready to make the decision. My feeling is that if it's a verbal commitment your word is key and I told him if you're comfortable and ready and not going to have any regrets, go ahead and do it and get it done. He slept on it since Saturday and decided this was the place for him."

Football: Darius Butler Works With The Offense Tuesday

UConn starting cornerback Darius Butler spent much of Tuesday’s football practice at the Shenkman Center in Storrs wearing a blue shirt.

The blue shirts are the offense and it was Butler who was working with the depleted Husky wide receiver corps.

With starters Brad Kanuch (quad) and D.J. Hernandez (ankle) nursing injuries along with projected impact receiver Ellis Gaulden (foot), UConn coach Randy Edsall is looking around the roster for beefing up the receiving corps.

Football: Video Views From Day 2 Of Spring Practice

Some video views from a fairly uneventful second day of spring practice Thursday at the Shenkman Center.

UConn quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator Rob Ambrose works with quarterback Cody Endres (12) while quarterbacks Tyler Lorenzen (4) and Zach Frazer (10) look on Thursday at practice in the Shenkman Center in Storrs.

Football: Throwing Down In The Shenkman To Kickoff The Spring

Some quick hits from the first day of spring practice Tuesday at the Shenkman Center for the UConn football team.

--- A sure sign that spring has arrived?

The first fight.

Though this one came with some surprising sparring partners. In the blue corner, weighing in at 279 pounds, Rob “Bald Bull” Lunn. In the red corner, weighing in at 276 pounds, all the way from Allen Texas, Keith “The Silent Killer” Gray.

Yes, it was a doozy of a scrap, as far as first day scraps go.

Football: UConn - Louisville Game Moved To Friday Night

There will be a Friday night party in the ‘Ville for UConn in September.

The Big East announced Tuesday that UConn’s game at Louisville has been moved from Saturday Sept 27 to Friday Sept. 26. The game, at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium, will now be played at 8 p.m. and be broadcast on ESPN2.

All four times that UConn has met Louisville have broadcast nationally. UConn beat the Cardinals 21-17 at Rentschler Field last year, which was also was played on a Friday night.

Football: Lawrence Green's Career Over At UConn

UConn football coach Randy Edsall announced during a conference call Monday that the career of offensive lineman Lawrence Green is over at UConn because of injuries. Green was heading into his junior season at UConn.

"He's done," Edsall said. "He can't play football."

Green began the 2007 season as the start at left guard but sustained a knee injury in the season opener at Duke. Green missed five games because of the injury but returned to the field against Louisville on Oct. 19 and saw action in 5 of the last seven games of the 2007 season.

Edsall had announced in mid-February that Green was scheduled to have knee surgery Feb. 26 and would miss the 2008 season.

Football: UConn Coach Randy Edsall Named AFCA Board Of Trustees Member

UConn football coach Randy Edsall has been named to the Board of Trustees of the American Football Coaches Association.

The board, founded in 1922 by Amos Alonzo Stagg and John Heisman, is charged with formulating policy and providing direction for a group that boasts more than 10,000 members from all levels of coaching.

“It is both a privilege and an honor to serve the great game of football and the Big East Conference on the AFCA Board of Trustees,” Edsall said in a release. “I really respect what the game of football stands for and I look forward to working with [executive directory] Grant Teaff and our Trustees to make our great game of football even better.”

Football: UConn Coach Randy Edsall Signs New Contract

UConn football coach Randy Edsall has agreed to terms on a new 5-year contract with the University the school announced Tuesday.

The new contract will run through Dec. 31, 2012 and is effective retroactively to Jan. 1, 2008. (Contract details)

Edsall will have an annual average salary of $1,500,000 during the five year span of the contract.

“The University of Connecticut is very pleased to announce this new contract,” UConn athletic director Jeff Hathaway said in a release from the school. “Coach Edsall has done a tremendous job of elevating our football program as a member of a Bowl Championship Series conference. Randy took our program to a new level in 2007 as he led the Huskies to our first BIG EAST Conference championship and second bowl game.

Football: Contract Details For UConn Football Randy Edsall

The University of Connecticut on Tuesday released details of football coach Randy Edsall's new contract with the school.

Below are the details of the new aggreement.

University of Connecticut Contract Summary

Randy Edsall — Football Head Coach

CONTRACT PERIOD: Contract is effective January 1, 2008 and runs through December 31, 2012. This new agreement supercedes the previous contract that was in place. 

SALARY: $275,000 (effective January 1, 2008 for the 2007-2008 academic year) with all fringe benefits available to members of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). The base salary will be annualized for the remainder of the 2007-2008 academic year. The base salary will increase by $25,000 on an annual basis during the term of the contract and will be annualized from the period of July 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012.

Football: Has Edsall Pulled His Offer For Northwest Catholic's Kevin Eagan?

On Wednesday Northwest Catholic’s Kevin Eagan told the Courant that despite the arrival of college football's signing day, he wasn’t prepared yet to make a decision.

Eagan said he is still deciding between offers from UConn and Rutgers, though it’s unclear now if the offer is still on the table at this point from Huskies’ coach Randy Edsall.

“I’m just not ready,” Eagan said. “With two great schools, it’s just tough figuring out which one is the best for me. They’re both good opportunities for me. Football is important. But also academically, I’m trying to figure out where I would be most comfortable. Hopefully it won’t take too much longer. I just want to get this over with.”