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The UConn football program landed its first commitment in the Jason Candle era.

Bo Polston , a three-star quarterback in the 2026 class who was previously committed to Toledo, announced his pledge to follow Candle to Storrs on Wednesday night.

Polston, 6-foot-2, 200 pounds, is a two-time state champion who’s thrown for more than 5,500 career passing yards at Decatur Central in Indianapolis. Ranked the 81st-best quarterback recruit in his class by 247Sports , Polston previously held offers from power conference schools like Indiana, Georgia, Michigan and West Virginia.

Toledo was the first school to offer him and he originally pledged to join Candle with the Rockets after his sophomore season in May, 2024.

The flip to UConn came just tw

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