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The roster changed, too, with most of the alterations on the defensive side to try to improve the pass rush and overhaul the linebacking corps, and with first-round draft pick Sonny Styles now serving as the group’s new quarterback.
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Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 15 May 2026
But UConn’s linebacking corps was gutted with Parham, Tyquan King, Donovan Branch and Aaron Key all graduating, and Oumar Diomande following Mora to Colorado State.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2026
The team also lost two of its most promising linebacking prospects in freshman AJ Tuitele and Matai Tagoa’i, who both transferred to other schools.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026
The Rams defense has been led by the linebacking duo of Verse, named to his second consecutive team in just two professional seasons, and Young, who leads the team with 11 sacks this year.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2025
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Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 15 May 2026
But UConn’s linebacking corps was gutted with Parham, Tyquan King, Donovan Branch and Aaron Key all graduating, and Oumar Diomande following Mora to Colorado State.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2026
The team also lost two of its most promising linebacking prospects in freshman AJ Tuitele and Matai Tagoa’i, who both transferred to other schools.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026
The Rams defense has been led by the linebacking duo of Verse, named to his second consecutive team in just two professional seasons, and Young, who leads the team with 11 sacks this year.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2025
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“Linebacking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/linebacking. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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