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Could Les Miles be going from the SEC to the AAC?
UConn announced the firing of coach Bob Diaco Monday. While many are speculating that the Huskies, who play in the American Athletic Conference, will target Power 5 assistant coaches, Aaron Torres of Fox Sports thinks UConn should reach out to Miles, who went 114-34 in 12 seasons at LSU, considering he has expressed a desire to be back on the sidelines in 2017:
It’s the longest of long shots, but we know that Miles wants to get back into coaching, and we know he got very little buzz on the coaching carousel this winter.
Sure, UConn will almost certainly want to go with an offensive guy. And sure, Miles has said he only wants to go to a school that can compete for championships. But if you’re UConn, you at least have to make a call to a guy who won two SEC titles and a national championship, right?
While it’s admittedly difficult to imagine Miles at UConn, Torres has a point that if he’s serious about coaching in 2017, it might be his only option. Miles was mentioned for the Purdue, Baylor and Houston gigs, but those jobs went to other candidates. The Mad Hatter could potentially wait and see if any college coaches make the jump to the pros, with Black Monday only a week away after the NFL regular season comes to a close.
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