UConn's Jim Mora warns schools to 'think twice before interfering with our players'

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UConn Huskies Head football coach Jim Mora called out other schools Monday for allegedly trying to interfere with his players after the team won the Fenway Bowl.

Mora posted a message on social media with a photo of himself next to the trophy after winning the trophy. 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 the NCAA college football game against Michigan on September 17, 2022 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

“A simple note to the schools and coaches who have blatantly violated @NCAAFootball rules by interfering with our players over the last 24 hours,” Mora wrote on X. “We know who you are, we’re going to look for every way to hold you accountable. We’re excited that we’ve built a program where coaches have to cheat to beat us, and we’re going to protect that program.

“Think before you interfere with our players.”

The transfer portal has been a source of controversy with coaches in the past few years.

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December 28, 2024; Boston, MA: Connecticut Huskies head coach Jim Mora holds up the Champions Trophy after defeating the North Carolina Tar Heels in the Fenway Bowl at Fenway Park. (Eric Canha-Imagn Photos)

Antonio Pierce was suspended for eight years as an assistant coach at Arizona State for violations, including interfering with a player at another school. Former Alabama head coach Nick Saban and Colorado State head coach Deion Sanders were accused of fraud.

On the flip side, former Washington State coach Jake Dickert said that in 2022, “there was more cheating than you can imagine. UAB head coach Trent Dilfer In 2023, he warned other schools against interfering with players on the transfer portal.

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