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UConn names Jim Mora head coach

UConn names Jim Mora head coach

Field Level Media

November 11 Former Atlanta Falcons and Seattle Seahawks head coach Jim Mora is taking over the downtrodden program at Connecticut. FULL STORY

AAC approves 8-game league slate; to start Sept. 19

AAC approves 8-game league slate; to start Sept. 19

Field Level Media

August 05 The American Athletic Conference announced Wednesday that it will play an eight-game conference schedule for football that is slated to begin Sept. 19. FULL STORY

No. 21 South Florida returns home to face UConn

No. 21 South Florida returns home to face UConn

The Sports Xchange

October 16 After being on the road for three of the last four games, South Florida coach Charlie Strong is looking forward to getting back to Tampa's Raymond James Stadium for Saturday's American Athletic Conference East Division matchup with Connecticut. FULL STORY

No. 21 UCF aims to continue win streak vs. UConn

No. 21 UCF aims to continue win streak vs. UConn

The Sports Xchange

August 29 With the loss of key people like linebacker Shaquem Griffin, end Jamiyus Pittman, and cornerback Mike Hughes, UCF faces some issues on defense this fall that could put an end to their national-leading 13-game winning streak. FULL STORY

FBS Notebook: NCAA rule places limits on headsets

FBS Notebook: NCAA rule places limits on headsets

Lindyssports.com Staff

May 12 The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel passed a new rule Friday limiting the number of headsets a team can use during a game to 20. FULL STORY

UConn brings back Edsall as head coach

UConn brings back Edsall as head coach

The Sports Xchange

December 28 Edsall coached UConn from 1999 to 2010 before becoming head coach at Maryland. He was fired six games into the 2015 season, and was 22-34 in his four-plus seasons at Maryland. FULL STORY

UConn fires coach Diaco after three seasons

UConn fires coach Diaco after three seasons

The Sports Xchange

December 26 The Connecticut Huskies fired football coach Bob Diaco on Monday after a 11-26 record in his three seasons. FULL STORY

Big 12 votes to begin looking into expansion

Big 12 votes to begin looking into expansion

The Sports Xchange

July 19 Possibilities for Big 12 expansion potentially could include Houston, Cincinnati, BYU, Memphis, Central Florida, South Florida, Connecticut, Boise State, Colorado State and Tulane. FULL STORY

NCAA reverses ban on satellite camps

NCAA reverses ban on satellite camps

Lindyssports.com Staff

April 28 The NCAA board of directors on Thursday reversed a decision on football satellite camps and waived the ban that was put in place earlier this month after some schools complained about FULL STORY

AAC Notebook: Houston, Temple to play for title

AAC Notebook: Houston, Temple to play for title

The Sports Xchange

November 29 The Cougars (11-1) knocked off Navy 52-31 in a winner-take-all regular season finale, winning the AAC West. Houston's defense did a nice job of shutting down the triple option FULL STORY