University of Connecticut Athletics
Football
- Title:
- General Manager
UConn head football coach Jim Mora announced the addition of Eddie Hernon as the program's new general manager. Hernon will join the Huskies for the 2024 spring semester.
Hernon comes to Storrs after spending last season at Princeton University where he served as a defensive / special teams analyst. In 2022, he was a part of the Army West Point Football staff as the Director of Player Personnel.
Prior to his time at Army, Hernon spent the previous five seasons with the three-time Ivy League Champion Princeton Tigers, where he was the Director of Player Personnel & Defensive/Special Teams Quality Control. Princeton finished with a 27-3 record his last 3 seasons and a 40-10 record overall. Hernon's tenure was highlighted by helping the Tigers recruit the top-ranked class in all of FCS Football in two different seasons (2018, 2020) and top 3 in the country the other three years.
In his defense and special teams role the Tigers' defense finished in the nation's top-10 during three separate campaigns and the kickoff team was tops in 2019, allowing only 190 return yards all year. He also served as the program's NFL liaison.
His other experience includes working as a Scouting Project Consultant for the Cleveland Browns from 2015-2017 and as a Video Assistant at Rutgers from 2010-2013. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Journalism & Media Studies from Rutgers University in winter of 2012 and his Master's in Sports Industry Management from Georgetown in 2014.
