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Randy Edsall

Randy Douglas Ehtsel (born August 27, 1958 in Glen Rock, Pennsylvania) is head football coach at the University of Connecticut.

Coaching Career

Randy Edsall is a protege of current New York Giants Head Coach, Tom Coughlin. Edsall played for Coughlin at Syracuse University and later coached under him at Syracuse, Boston College and the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Connecticut

Ehtsel was named the 27th head football coach at the University of Connecticut on December 21, 1998 & led the Huskies from Division I-AA into Division I-A. UConn was the first school to ever make this move and also become a member of the Bowl Championship Series, as a member of the Big East. In 2004, he led the Huskies to the first bowl game in school history, the Motor City Bowl, which UConn won by defeating Toledo 39-10.

In 2007, the Huskies were picked in the pre-season Big East Coaches Poll to finish 7th, however they ended up tying for the conference championship with West Virginia, and earned a trip to the Meineke Car Care Bowl.

Coaching record

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Personal

Randy resides in Glastonbury, CT, with his wife, Eileen, and two children, Alexi & Corey. He is a graduate of Syracuse University, where he was a backup quarterback and later offensive coordinator.

Edsall's older brother is also the well known NCAA Basketball referee, Duke Edsall.

References

1. courant.com: UConn football: Contract details for Randy Edsall

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