Randy Edsall, who coached UConn for 12 seasons before leaving in 2010, has agreed to return as head coach of the Huskies, a source told ESPN's Brett McMurphy on Wednesday.
Edsall coached UConn from 1999 to 2010 before leaving to become coach at Maryland, where he eventually was fired six games into the 2015 season. This season, Edsall has been the director of football research -- special projects for the Detroit Lions.
Edsall will replace Bob Diaco, who was fired Monday after three seasons with the Huskies. TMGcollegesports.com first reported that Edsall agreed to return as UConn coach.
At Maryland, Edsall led the Terps to consecutive bowl bids in 2013-14, the school's first back-to-back winning seasons in 11 years. At UConn, he built the program from the FCS ranks to an FBS independent and eventually competed as a member of the Big East Conference.
Edsall was 74-70 at UConn, tying for a pair of Big East titles and earning the first bowl bids in school history. UConn went to five bowls under Edsall, including the 2011 Fiesta Bowl, the school's only BCS bowl berth in program history.
Edsall is 96-104 overall in 17 years at UConn and Maryland.
