During Bob Diaco’s tenure as head coach of UConn Football, the offense was a liability. It was plodding, intentionally outdated and, at its worst, went over 257 consecutive minutes without scoring a touchdown across four games in 2016.
New head coach Randy Edsall wants to change that.
“The ball is spread out,” wide receiver Hergy Mayala said. “If you can make plays, you’re going to get the ball.”
UConn wouldn’t be able to make this tempo adjustment by simply lining up more quickly at the line and running a more spread-out offense. In practice, everything is fast.