EAST HARTFORD — Jim Mora walked off the turf at Rentschler Field Saturday, leaving satisfied fans behind him and secure in the knowledge, whether he’d voice it or not, that he has done what he was hired to do.

Roughly 70,000 fans acquired tickets, and most of them showed up for these last two home games, a thrilling win over Duke and the more matter-of-fact, 26-16 victory over Air Force . Does it cross Mora’s mind how far he has taken UConn football from the barren place he found it?

“No, not until the job is completed,” Mora said. “This is not completed. We play FAU a week from today, so any distractions that get in the way of our focus on that game are just unacceptable. If I’m going to preach that to the players, then I have be able to do it myself.”

How about stepping back, eve

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