UConn Huskies head football coach Jim Mora called out other schools Monday for allegedly trying to manipulate his players after the team won the Fenway Bowl.
Mora sent out the message on social media with a photo of himself near the trophy for winning the bowling game. The Huskies topped the North Carolina Tar Heels, 27-14, and finished the season with a 9-4 record.
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Connecticut head coach Jim Mora watches before an NCAA college football game against Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on Sept. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
“A simple note to the schools and coaches who have blatantly violated @NCAAFootball rules by manipulating our players in the last 24 hours,” Mora wrote on X. “We know who you are, we will pursue every avenue to hold you accountable.” We are excited to have created a program where coaches have to cheat to beat us and we will protect that program.
“Think carefully before manipulating our players.”
The transfer portal has been a bone of contention among coaches for the past few years.
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December 28, 2024; Boston, MA: Connecticut Huskies head coach Jim Mora holds the Champions trophy after defeating the North Carolina Tar Heels in the Fenway Bowl at Fenway Park. (Eric Canha-Image Images)
Antonio Pierce received an eight-year order for violations as an assistant coach at Arizona State, including tampering with a player who was at another school. Former Alabama head coach Nick Saban and Colorado head coach Deion Sanders were accused of tampering.
On the flip side, former Washington State coach Jake Dickert said there was “more manipulation than you can imagine” in 2022. UAB head coach Trent Dilfer warned other schools in 2023 against tampering with players in the transfer portal.
The NCAA logo is displayed at center court as work continues on the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
The NCAA has been asked to do more when it comes to rules and regulations regarding the transfer portal and name, image and likeness.
