UConn football coach Jim Mora apparently sees dead people.
In his first season with the Huskies after taking over last November, the 60-year-old told ESPN that he believes the house that he lives in, which is a short walk from the school’s campus, is haunted. He also said he hears doors opening every night, along with other “unexplained noises” and sees shadows around the house.
“I’m convinced it’s haunted,” he said, laughing.
“I just warn everyone who stays that it’s haunted. But they’re good ghosts.”
UConn football coach Jim Mora speaks to reporters during training camp in July. APThe old house, which is located atop a hill and sits on about three acres, is a six-minute walk to the Storrs campus. Though Mora didn’t cite any specific cases of him seeing ghosts, he maintained that the place is occupied by an otherworldly presence.
As for the Huskies, they’ve been mired in a nightmare of their own doing in recent years.
UConn is a ghastly 4-32 over its last three seasons (excluding 2020 when the season was canceled because of COVID-19), which led to Randy Edsall’s dismissal and Mora’s hiring.
Mora had been out of coaching since 2017 after being fired by UCLA, where the Bruins went 46-30 over five seasons under the veteran coach, including just 17-19 his last three years. He then joined ESPN as a college football analyst in 2018. Mora also had several stints in the NFL, mostly as an assistant, and was the Atlanta Falcons’ head coach for two seasons.
He takes over a UConn program that is now independent at the FBS level. The Huskies’ last bowl appearance was in 2015.
UConn opens its season on Saturday at Utah State.
