John Neider was a problem on UConn’s scout team offense.

The former star quarterback at Jonathan Law High in Milford came to Storrs as a preferred walk-on after being named the Gatorade CT Player of the Year in 2022 . He was barely recruited at the Division I level and considered some Div. III schools before deciding to “roll the dice,” as he put it, and follow in the footsteps of other homegrown talents like Bristol’s Victor Rosa , who preceded him as the state’s top player and made an immediate impact for the Huskies.

Like Rosa and many other Connecticut high school football stars, Neider played all over the field. He moved back to receiver once he got to Storrs and quickly put himself on the radar of head coach Jim Mora .

“He just gave the defense fits when he was on the sco

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