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UConn defensive coordinator Lou Spanos is taking a leave of absence for personal reasons, the school said Thursday.
The announcement comes just nine days before the Huskies' season opener in Utah on August 27.
The school has not provided any further details and it is not clear when Spanos will return. This season. A successor has not been named.
Spanos, 51, has held the position since 2019. He served as interim head coach for most of last season after Randy Edsal stepped down in his early September. The Huskies finished 1-11.
UConn hired Jim Mora as his head coach in December. Spanos previously served at UCLA as Mora's defensive coordinator for his second season (2012-13).
Spanos also coached in the NFL with the Tennessee Titans (2014-17), then-Washington Redskins (2010-11), and Pittsburgh Steelers (1995-2009).
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