UConn officially introduced Jason Candle as its new head football coach on Monday.

The University held a news conference to welcome candle at Pratt & Whitney Staduim at Rentschler Field in East Hartford on Monday.

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"So with both high expectations, and a belief that this football program can continue to be a great source of pride for our state, we were very fortunate that Coach Candle agreed to be our next head football coach," UConn director of athletics David Benedict said.

Candle has joined the Huskies after 10 years at Toledo.

Candle led Toledo to an 8-4 record in 2025. He has never finished with a losing record as head coach of the Rockets.

He said he looks forward to joining a university where winning is pa

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