Report: UConn OC Nick Charlton leaving for NFL job
UConn will have new coordinators on both sides of the ball this season.
ESPN’s Pete Thamel has reported that UConn offensive coordinator Nick Charlton is leaving to join the NFL’s Cleveland Browns.
Charlton joined UConn when head coach Jim Mora took over in 2022 and also held the associate head coach title. He was previously head coach for two seasons at Maine, where he spent four years in his first staff job after a stint as a GA at Boston College, his alma mater.
UConn went 6-7 in a promising first year under Mora, even though it was marred by injuries. While the offense was no juggernaut under true freshman Zion Turner, the overall competence on display was enough to make Husky fans excited about the future.
But after Nate Carter, Keelan Marion, and Aaron Turner transferred the following offseason, UConn didn’t recruit well enough in the portal or have the roster depth to replace or improve on its skill-position talent.
Despite the return of QB Ta’Quan Roberson along with most starters on the line and a loaded running back room, the Husky offense sputtered in 2023 as the team struggled to win games.
Mora’s brought in a new defensive coordinator, strength coach, and two new personnel hires this offseason. He’s also now in the market for a new leader of the offense, as well as a quarterbacks coach and possibly someone to bestow the associate head coach title upon.
With a transfer window opening in April, Mora and his staff will be looking to bolster the roster. They have a new defensive scheme to find players for and are still on the hunt for more playmaking talent on the other side of the ball.
