UConn has hired former UCLA coach Jim Mora to lead the Huskies.

Greg Seitz has been at Jacksonville State for nearly three decades, through a Division II national championship, conference titles and FCS playoff runs.

The safety challenges created by COVID-19 place our football student-athletes at an unacceptable level of risk." The Huskies had already been taken off the schedules of Illinois, Indiana, Maine and Mississippi by those schools, and games against North Carolina and Virginia remained uncertain, UConn officials said. The team returned to campus on July 1 and no one has tested positive for the coronavirus, UConn officials said. Ned Lamont had expressed reluctance to allow the football team to travel to any state with a high virus infection rate. UConn officials said they will be reaching out to season ticket holders in the coming days to explain refunds and other options.