... football coach at the University of Connecticut, has dealt with the tragic death of Jasper Howard as best he could.  The amount of courage he has had over the last week is why being a head coach has to do with so much more then just the game of football.

Edsall, who lost his father back in February, now has had to deal with the death of a player, Jazz, who he was close with.  There has been widespread media attention on this event, and Edsall has remained calm, cool, and collective throughout.

Win or lose today down in West Virginia, Randy Edsall has shown time and time again why he remains committed to the football program at UConn.  The death of Jasper Howard touched a wide diversity of people across the Connecticut community.

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