Players are upset that University of Connecticut football coach Randy Edsall has left the team - and never told the players face to face.
Edsall will be coaching at the University of Maryland, turning aside a UConn contract that paid him more than $1.5 million per year. He did not fly home with the team after their lost to Oklahoma on New Year's Day in the Fiesta Bowl. Oklahoma had been favored to win by 17 points, and they won by 28.
Edsall had become a familiar face at the state Capitol on the annual "Husky Day,'' which traditionally had been only for the men's and women's basketball teams before being extended to include the football team.
When the smoke cleared after 12 seasons, Edsall's final record at UConn was 74 wins and 70 losses.
Edsall's abrupt departure surprised many at the university in the same way that they were surprised by the resignation of Michael Hogan as university president after three years.