Former Maryland and Connecticut coach Randy Edsall has emerged as a "very strong candidate" to return to UConn as the Huskies' coach, sources said on Tuesday.
Edsall coached UConn for 12 seasons, from 1999-2010. He was Maryland's coach from 2011-15, where he was fired after six games in 2015. This season, Edsall has been the director of football research -- special projects for the Detroit Lions.
UConn is expected to "move very quickly" to replace Bob Diaco, a source said. Diaco was fired Monday after three seasons with the Huskies.
Edsall is "open to returning to UConn" because he "wants to be a head coach at the right place," a source said.