STORRS, Conn. (July 8, 2008) – University of Connecticut head football coach Randy Edsall announced a pair of additions to his staff on Tuesday as Tim Pendergast was named the program’s Director of Football Operations and David Wilczewski was named the team’s Recruiting Assistant. The pair replaces Jon Dahlquist and Carl Kotz, respectively.

“Dave and Tim will be great additions to our staff and we look forward to the outstanding contributions each will make to enhance our football program,” Edsall said.

As the Director of Football Operations, Pendergast will help direct all of UConn’s day-to-day operations including team travel, preseason camp, player housing, budgetary matters and other logistical concerns.

Pendergast worked as a college football coach for 25 years, most notably serving as head coach at Cornell (2001-03) and Hamilton College (2000). Pendergast also worked on the staffs of Ithaca (1980, 2006), Cornell (1981-89), Northwestern (1990-92), Maine (1992), James Madison (1993-96) and Memphis (1997-99). He most recently worked for the SportsLink Management Group as the National Director of its Coaches Division.

Pendergast received his bachelor’s degree in physical education from Cortland in 1980 and a master’s in physical education from Ithaca in 1986.

As the recruiting assistant, Wilczewski will help manage the program’s extensive recruiting database, organize on-campus visits and serve as the program’s link to CyberSports.

Wilczewski returns to Storrs after spending the past spring at Marshall where he worked as a recruiting assistant for the Thundering Herd. Wilczewski was a familiar face behind the scenes of the Husky program from the spring of 2004 through the end of the 2007 season, helping the program’s game and recruiting operations, while also working as a student equipment manager. Wilczewski helped staff the Randy Edsall Football Camp and augmented his UConn-based experiences by working as an operations intern for the New England Patriots during their 2006 training camp and also as a coach at the 2006 and 2007 Notre Dame summer football camps.

Wilczewski earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from UConn in 2007 and a second bachelor’s degree in coaching administration from UConn in 2008. The Seymour, Conn. native has taken classes towards a master’s degree at both UConn and Marshall.