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Ethics office rules UConn coach Randy Edsall violated nepotism laws by hiring son

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The Connecticut state ethics office has found that UConn coach Randy Edsall violated state nepotism laws when he hired his son, Corey Edsall, to an assistant position on the coaching staff. A draft ruling has determined that Edsall helping negotiate his son's contract, which is for $95,000, is at the heart of the matter.

Per the Hartford Courant, however, the ethics office is recommending that the ethics board take no action against Randy Edsall or UConn because of the proximity to the upcoming football season, calling any sort of move a "potential disruption.