UConn athletic director says Jim Mora is leaving Huskies to take over Colorado State
STORRS Conn AP UConn football coach Jim Mora is leaving the Huskies after four seasons to take over Colorado State s initiative UConn athletic director David Benedict issued a announcement Wednesday morning saying Mora had informed him late Tuesday night of his plans Offensive coordinator Gordon Sammis is taking over as interim head coach while UConn conducts a national search for Mora s permanent successor The -year-old Mora a former NFL head coach with the Atlanta Falcons and Seattle Seahawks owns a - record at UConn and has led the Huskies to nine wins each of the last two seasons UConn is - this season and each of its three losses went to overtime Coach Mora brought resource and a winning heritage back to UConn football and put our operation back on the national stage Benedict stated We thank Jim for his dedication to our student-athletes and wish him his wife Kathy and his family the best at Colorado State Colorado State fired Jay Norvell on Oct Norvell was in his fourth season and owned an - record including an - mark and an Arizona Bowl appearance last year The Rams were - when Norvell got fired and have lost all four games since with defensive coordinator Tyson Summers working as their interim head coach Colorado State - closes its season Friday at Air Force - Mora s stint at UConn represented a career comeback for the former NFL and UCLA coach Mora posted a - record at UCLA from - and then was out of coaching and working as a television analyst until UConn hired him UConn went - and - in Mora s first two seasons before going - over the last two seasons The Huskies went - and won the Fenway Bowl last year for their first bowl preeminence since the season Mora also went - as the Falcons head coach from - and was - with the Seahawks in Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top throughout the season Sign up here and here AP News mobile app AP college football https apnews com hub ap-top- -college-football-poll and https apnews com hub college-football Source
