12/13/2022 football Edit

REPORT: UConn Football to hire Furman asst. Antonio Wilcox as RBs coach

Richard O'Leary • UConnReport

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UConn Football's search for their next running backs coach has come to an end recently as ESPN's College Football Analyst Pete Thamel is reporting that the Huskies will be adding Furman assistant coach Antonio Wilcox to the staff as the team's new running backs coach.

Wilcox is a Fitzgerald, Georgia native, who comes to Storrs after spending two seasons at Furman, where he was the running backs coach / recruiting coordinator.

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Wilcox is credited with helping to develop running back Dominic Roberto who had slightly over 100 rushing yards in 2020, the year before Wilcox arrived to 700+ in 2021 and 1100+ yards in 2022 as he emerged into one of the Southern Conference's top running backs.

Along with that Wilcox was also the team's recruiting coordinator and played a big role in getting the team to double digit victories this past Fall.

Now Wilcox might be slightly new to the coaching ranks, but he understands the position of running back as he is well known as one of the top rushers in Furman program's history. He accounted for 1,777 yards and 21 touchdowns throughout his sophomore, junior and senior years with the from program, including the 2017 season in which he rushed for 814 yards and 14 touchdowns.

To learn a little more about WIlcox background, you can check out his full bio on FurmanPaladins.com here.