Former UConn QB and now undergraduate assistant coach Casey Cochran looks on during the first quarter at Rentschler Field on September 13, 2014.
UConn Huskies QB Chandler Whitmer talks about coach Casey Cochran after the game on Saturday against Boise State.
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UConn Huskies football coach Bob Diaco talks about how the coaching staff reinforces the positives after a game following the loss to Boise State on Saturday.
UConn head coach Bob Diaco talks with #22 Andrew Adams during at timeout against Boise State at Rentschler Field on September 13, 2014.
UConn Huskies football coach Bob Diaco talks about if the team is where he wants them to be after three games following the loss to Boise State on Saturday afternoon.
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UConn head coach Bob Diaco talks with #22 Andrew Adams during at timeout against Boise State at Rentschler Field on September 13, 2014.
UConn Huskies football coach Bob Diaco talks about the younger players on his team after the Boise State game.
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UConn head coach Bob Diaco talks with #22 Andrew Adams during at timeout against Boise State at Rentschler Field on September 13, 2014.
Before getting into the Q & A period after the loss to the Boise State Broncos on Saturday afternoon, UConn Huskies football coach Bob Diaco took a moment to talk about the energy that was felt from the crowd as well as thanking them for coming to the game.
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The focus is now on UConn Huskies QB #14 Tim Boyle with #12 Casey Cochran retiring from football.
When Casey Cochran and Chandler Whitmer were named the starting quarterback and key backup, the plan for UConn Huskies head football coach Bob Dico was to try and do everything possible they could to redshirt Tim Boyle.
But with Cochran having to retire from football due to concussions, the plan has changed. Now Boyle, the “quarterback of the future” according to Diaco on his radio show on Thursday night, will start to see time at the position during the games.
How many snaps Boyle will get remains to be seen. Only the UConn coaching staff and the players know the participation plan for Saturday’s game against Boise State.
If I had to venture a guess, he’ll see snaps when situations develop that he’s comfortable in at first. But as time goes along, he’ll push Whitmer for the starting job.
Watch below as Diaco talks about how much Boyle will play, what he brings to the table and what he needs to work on to get better:
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UConn QBs #12 Casey Cochran and #14 Tim Boyle look on during the second quarter against the Stony Brook Seawolves at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, CT on September 6, 2014.
When the news broke on Monday about the fact that UConn Huskies QB Casey Cochran was done playing football due to concussions, head coach Bob Diaco had the following quote in the press release:
“A silver lining in this matter is that Casey has an interest in pursuing a career in coaching. We can now accelerate his development in that area as he transitions from a player role to a mentor role as he continues to serve the team.”
Besides their reactions to the news of Cochran retiring, everyone wanted to know what his role would actually be and what type of coach he would be.
Watch below as Diaco explains Cochran’s role and Chandler Whitmer, Deshon Foxx, Byron Jones, Graham Stewart and Marquise Vann give their opinions on what type of coach he’ll be.
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Huskies All Access host Erika Wachter works hard before the game against the Stony Brook Seawolves on September 6, 2014 at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, CT.
Huskies All Access host Erika Wachter sits down with UConn Football Head Coach Bob Diaco, RS Junior Linebacker Graham Stewart and Analyst Joe D’Ambrosio to preview Week 3 against Boise State.
UConn QBs #12 Casey Cochran and #14 Tim Boyle look on during the second quarter against the Stony Brook Seawolves at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, CT on September 6, 2014.
Just as we learned on Monday about the news of UConn Huskies quarterback Casey Cochran having to retire from football to concussions, the UConn football team did as well.
Watch below and listen to Chandler Whitmer, Deshon Foxx, Byron Jones, Graham Stewart and Marquise Vann reactions to the news:
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UConn head coach Bob Diaco and #10 Chandler Whitmer celebrate after their 19-16 win on September 6, 2014 at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, CT.
It’s never been about UConn Huskies football coach Bob Diaco. It never has and never will be.
It’s all about the University of Connecticut, the students, the student-athletes, alumni,football alumni and fans to him.
When he was hired as the head football coach in December of 2013, he said what it was going to take to become a winner. He never made it about him.
And over the past 10 months, nothing has changed in that regard.
So it shouldn’t surprise you that he played down the fact of his win after Saturday’s 19-16 win over Stony Brook and made it about the University of Connecticut, the students, the student athletes, alumni, football alumni and fans.
Watch below as Diaco answers the question of how important it was to him to get his first win: