Whipple Interviewing for UCONN job

[Oviedo]

Saw something on the ESPN ticker that Whipple was going to interview for the UCONN job. Hope he gets it.

[Oviedo]

Report: Huskies pursuing Mark Whipple

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Associated Press

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Former Miami offensive coordinator Mark Whipple is in the final stages of negotiations to become Connecticut's next head coach, according to a UConn athletic department official.

The official said an announcement would not come before Thursday.

The person spoke to The Associated Press on Tuesday on the condition of anonymity because the person is not authorized to release the information.

Whipple, 53, was let go by Miami after Shannon was fired at the end of the season. He also coached Massachusetts to the 1998 Division I-AA championship.

Whipple would replace Randy Edsall, who took the head coaching job at Maryland after leading UConn to an 8-5 season and a berth in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, where the Huskies lost to Oklahoma 48-20.

UConn spokesman Mike Enright would not confirm the negotiations.

"We do not comment on the searches at UConn or any other school until the process is complete," he said.

Whipple's resume also includes head coaching jobs at New Haven and Brown. He served as an assistant coach with the Philadelphia Eagles before being hired by Randy Shannon in 2009. From 2004-06, he was the quarterbacks coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, where he helped develop Ben Roethlisberger.

Since becoming a full Division I-A team in 2002, Connecticut is 65-46.

[RuthlessBurgher]

When I read the title, I thought, "Didn't he come to us from UCONN?" Looked it up...he came to us from UMASS. Same difference. All of New England sucks. :twisted:

[ikestops85]

When I read the title, I thought, "Didn't he come to us from UCONN?" Looked it up...he came to us from UMASS. Same difference. All of New England sucks. :twisted:

Funny, I saw the title and wondered why UCONN would want the guy who squeezes Charmin as their coach.

http://www.whipple.org/images/charmin.gif

[fordfixer]

When I read the title, I thought, "Didn't he come to us from UCONN?" Looked it up...he came to us from UMASS. Same difference. All of New England sucks. :twisted:

Funny, I saw the title and wondered why UCONN would want the guy who squeezes Charmin as their coach.

http://www.whipple.org/images/charmin.gif


Wow just how old are you? :lol: :lol:

[papillon]

When I read the title, I thought, "Didn't he come to us from UCONN?" Looked it up...he came to us from UMASS. Same difference. All of New England sucks. :twisted:

Funny, I saw the title and wondered why UCONN would want the guy who squeezes Charmin as their coach.

http://www.whipple.org/images/charmin.gif


Wow just how old are you? :lol: :lol:

That commercial seems just like yesterday. Does that give you an idea of how old I am? :P :tt2

Pappy

[ColumbusSteelerFan]

Not getting it, apparently.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=6019525


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Joe Schad is a college football reporter for ESPN.