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Updated Head Coach Candidates for UConn (12/5)

While Jim Mora suddenly only departed for Colorado State in late November, there has already been plenty of movement during UConn’s job search. Here are five names to watch: The skinny: Sammis was an offensive lineman at Virginia before beginning his collegiate coaching career with the Cavaliers in 2010 as a grad assistant.

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UConn Finds Perfect HC Candidate After Jim Mora’s Exit

UConn football searches for a new leader after Jim Mora left for Colorado State. Penn State interim coach Terry Smith emerges as a top choice with strong player backing, offering hope to rebuild the Huskies' promising program.

College Football News / UConn Huskies on SI / December 4

Three UConn Commits Flip After Jim Mora Departure

UConn Huskies football thought it had finally reached steady ground after back-to-back nine-win seasons, three bowl trips in four years, and the program’s first real momentum since 2007.

College Football News / UConn Huskies on SI / December 4

UConn Lands Top 2026 Syracuse Decommit Amid Turmoil

UConn Huskies football has spent the past few weeks trying to stand upright in the midst of a storm. Jim Mora’s abrupt jump to Colorado State has brought uncertainty to Storrs.

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College Football News / UConn Huskies on SI / December 3

Jim Mora’s Exit Sparks Another UConn Transfer

After resurrecting a program that hadn’t seen consecutive nine-win seasons since 2007 and guiding the UConn Huskies to three bowl appearances in four years, head coach Jim Mora decided to pack his bags and move west.

Jim Mora News / UConn Huskies on SI / December 2

Tracking Every UConn Change Since Jim Mora’s Departure

The UConn Huskies’ roster and recruiting efforts have been hit hard since Jim Mora left for Colorado State. The move has triggered a wave of UConn talent decommitting and heading to the transfer portal. UConn has lost nine key players to the transfer portal in the week following Mora's departure.

College Football News / UConn Huskies on SI / December 2

2026 Three-Star Recruit Announces Decommitment From UConn

The fallout from Jim Mora's departure continues to reshape the UConn Huskies' roster as the Huskies have lost another key piece of their 2026 recruiting class. Three-star linebacker Westen Ard has announced his decision to decommit from the program.

College Football News / UConn Huskies on SI / December 2

Top 2026 Prospect Decommits From UConn

The UConn Huskies’ roster and recruiting board continue to thin following Jim Mora’s departure for Colorado State. The latest hit comes on the 2026 recruiting class. Three-star Florida defensive back Cason Dash has decommitted from the Huskies’ 2026 class, dropping the Huskies to nine commits.

College Football News / Yardbarker / December 2

10 college football hiring superlatives: Worst and sneaky-best hires, fireworks at LSU

The 2025-26 college football hiring cycle is off to a dizzying start. Below are 10 superlatives from the initial wave of signings.

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College Football News / UConn Huskies on SI / December 1

UConn Loses Key OT As Jim Mora Fallout Continues

The aftershocks of Jim Mora’s departure to Colorado State are still rolling through Storrs. After back-to-back nine-win seasons, Mora decided to pack his bags for a team entering Pac-12.

College Football News / UConn Huskies on SI / December 1

QB Becomes Sixth UConn Decommit Since Jim Mora's Exit

UConn’s recruiting class has taken another blow, and perhaps the biggest one yet. Three-star quarterback Carter Emanuel has backed away from his pledge and reopened his recruitment.

College Football News / UConn Huskies on SI / November 30

Jim Mora Trying to Poach UConn 2026 QB Commit

UConn’s week of upheaval just found its next twist. Earlier this week, Jim Mora decided to leave UConn behind for Colorado State. After guiding the Huskies

College Football News / Gridiron Heroics / November 28

UConn Huskies Star Rerportedly Entering 2026 NCAA Transfer Portal

The UConn Huskies are going to be looking a lot different in 2026 as they have already seen their coach, Jim Mora, agree to go become the next Colorado State Rams coach.

College Football News / UConn Huskies on SI / November 28

Jim Mora’s Exit Throws UConn Into Portal Free Fall

The UConn Huskies thought they had finally built momentum steady enough to withstand the turbulence of modern college football. That is, until Jim Mora decided to pack his bags for Colorado State.

Dan Hurley Leads UConn’s Response to Jim Mora Departure

UConn men’s basketball enters its heavyweight matchup against Illinois at Madison Square Garden with a 5-1 record and all the momentum of a program still chasing history.

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College Football News / UConn Huskies on SI / November 27

Nick Saban Shocked by Jim Mora’s Sudden UConn Exit

The last episode of the Pat McAfee show turned into a spectacle of sorts. McAfee was the one to break the news of UConn head coach Jim Mora leaving to join Colorado State to Nick Saban.

College Football News / CFB-HQ on SI / November 26

Nick Saban questions $10 million coach who took new college football job

The 2025 college football season has featured massive changes across the coaching order of the sport. A quarter of the SEC's jobs opened up as part of a frenzy of changes so far and yet to come.

College Football News / UConn Huskies on SI / November 26

Jim Mora Takes UConn Executive to New Team

The UConn Huskies football team is dealing with a monumental shakeup at the end of their second-straight nine win season. Head coach Jim Mora, who has been at the helm of UConn football's resurgence in his four years, is departing the school to join Colorado State University.

College Football News / UConn Huskies on SI / November 26

UConn's Top Three Head Coaching Candidates to Replace Jim Mora

UConn Huskies head coach Jim Mora is heading to Colorado State after informing his staff of his decision to accept the Rams' head coaching position. This marks the end of Mora's transformative four-year tenure that saw the Huskies achieve back-to-back nine-win seasons for the first time in program history.

College Football News / Field Level Media / November 26

Colorado State hires coach Jim Mora away from UConn

Jim Mora, who resurrected a floundering football program at UConn, has accepted the head coach job at Colorado State. UConn athletic director David Benedict confirmed Mora's departure in a statement issued Wednesday morning.

Jim Mora News / Yardbarker / November 26

Colorado State makes big hire ahead of Pac-12 move

Fortunes can change fast in this era of college football, and the Rams just took a massive step in altering theirs.

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College Football News / Gridiron Heroics / November 26

Colorado State Rams Expected to Name Jim Mora as 2026 Coach

The Colorado State Rams are in a spot where they are looking for a new approach as the program heads into a Power Five situation. With the team having gone through a few coaches over the last handful of years, it appears they have locked in one of the more experienced coaches to lead the charge.

College Football News / Larry Brown Sports / November 26

Report: Jim Mora leaving UConn for new job

Jim Mora is leaving UConn for a new job. Mora is set to become the new head coach at Colorado State, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Thamel says a deal between the sides is coming together.

College Football News / CFB-HQ on SI / November 26

$10 million college football coach named prime candidate for ACC job

With the Golden Bears beginning a national search for a new head coach, one name already circulating in industry coverage is Jim Mora, the veteran coach who has guided UConn to back-to-back nine-win seasons.

College Football News / Oregon State Beavers on SI / November 24

The Latest on Oregon State’s Coaching Search

While many in Beaver Nation prepare for Thanksgiving, movers & shakers inside the Valley Football Center are looking much further ahead. Over the weekend, several outlets published reports that inched closer to answering the biggest question surrounding Oregon State football.