Jim Mora, who resurrected a floundering football program at UConn, has accepted the head coach job at Colorado State.

UConn athletic director David Benedict confirmed Mora’s departure in a statement issued Wednesday morning.

“We are grateful for Coach Mora’s contributions to UConn over the past four seasons,” Benedict said. “He took on the challenge of rebuilding our football program and delivered results that exceeded expectations. … Coach Mora brought energy and a winning culture back to UConn football and put our program back on the national stage.”

Mora’s teams posted a 27-23 record over four seasons, including a 9-3 mark in 2025 that gives the Huskies back-to-back nine-win campaigns for the first time in program history. The Huskies qualified for bowl games three times, including t

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