Frank Verducci, who has 31 years of coaching experience between college and the pros, will become the offensive coordinator at
UConn.
He also will coach the Huskies' running backs as part of a shakeup on offense.
Verducci, the tight ends and offensive tackles coach at Northern Iowa last year, has also coached at Iowa,
Florida and
Notre Dame and in the
NFL. He takes over for Mike Cummings, who became the offensive line coach.
Wayne Lineburg, who coached receivers and special teams last year, will coach the quarterbacks. Don Patterson, who coached quarterbacks, will move tight ends; David Corley, who coached running backs, will move to receivers and special teams coordinator.
Like all the coaches on the staff, UConn coach Bob Diaco has known Verducci for years. Verducci was an assistant under Hayden Fry at Iowa in the 1990s when Diaco was a player there.