Former Syracuse coach Paul Pasqualoni is heading back to the Big East as football coach at Connecticut. UConn athletic director Jeff Hathaway announced the hiring Thursday and said a news conference introducing Pasqualoni, who grew up in Cheshire, would be held a 12:30 p.m. Friday. "We are very proud to welcome Paul Pasqualoni to the UConn family and also bring him back home to his native Connecticut," Hathaway said in a statement. "Paul brings an outstanding coaching background to UConn on the collegiate, professional and high school level. He also is a man of strong character and integrity and we look forward to him developing our football student-athletes in the classroom, on the field and as part of the community." Pasqualoni had been the Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator, taking the position in November after the firing of coach Wade Phillips, who also handled the defensive duties. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and coach Jason Garrett both released statements Thursday praising Pasqualoni. Read more:http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=6019525
