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UConn Director of Athletics David Benedict sits down with College.town’s Daniel Gillman from the 2026 NCAA Convention. Benedict weighs in on how the calendar could impact programs whose coaches could be courted away by the NBA, the James Nnaji situation and its trickle effect, as well as the financial impacts of the Huskies being an independent in football.

00:00 - Introduction
00:28 - You were named AD of the Year. What did that mean to you in terms of growth over the last ten years?
01:49 - What advice would you give to yourself in 2016 in terms of leading a school?
03:45 - What in your day to day changed when payments went from third party to in-house?
06:02 - Are there still pockets that feel out of your control with NIL and eligibility?
07:55 - What’s your reaction to some of the changes to the calendar?
12:05 - What’s your take on an athlete being able to get drafted, not get a contract, play in the G-league and come back to play NCAA basketball?
16:11 - Could this impact other sports?
18:21 - Is there a conversation around the Huskies leaving the independent side of football?