In trying to build its football program for the future, UConn is reaching into its past.
Randy Edsall is returning as the Huskies' coach, according to sources, and the university athletic department is expected to make an official announcement later today. A press conference is expected Friday to reintroduce Edsall, UConn's coach from 1999-2010.
He replaces Bob Diaco, who was fired Monday. Diaco, 11-26 in three seasons at UConn, is officially out of a job on Monday and owed a $3.4 million buyout.
Edsall, 58, left UConn in early 2011 to become coach at Maryland, where he was fired midway through his fifth season.