With a reputation as a top-notch builder, leader and recruiter, Randy Edsall is entering his second season as Maryland’s head football coach.
Edsall, who is originally from nearby Glen Rock, Pa., spent the previous 12 seasons as head coach at the University of Connecticut where he took the program from FCS (formerly Division I-AA) status to five bowl games, including a BCS contest.
Edsall, who was hired in January as the 34th head coach in Maryland history, guided the Huskies to a pair of Big East Conference titles (2007, 2010) and postseason appearances in each of his final four years, including the 2011 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl.
The 2010 Big East Coach of the Year, who also had a successful run as an NFL assistant, led UConn to eight or more wins in each of the last four seasons as the Huskies successfully made the ascent to the FBS (formerly Division I-A). In fact, Connecticut was 33-19 over the last four seasons, including a pair of bowl wins.
UConn is also the first program to go from FBS newcomer to BCS bowl participant in only seven years.
Edsall is a three-time recipient (2007, 09, 10) of the Bowl Championship Division Head Coach of the Year in New England by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston.
Randy Edsall makes football players better. He brings his experience and an instinctive ability to teach young men, improve their skills, and foster their love for football to the Maryland Football Camp.
