When UConn Football great Dan Orlovsky \u201917 (BGS) pictured returning to the Storrs campus, he never imagined it would be to talk about social media rather than football.<\/p>\n
Orlovsky, who led the Huskies to a win at their first bowl game, the 2004 Motor City Bowl, left UConn to play professionally for the NFL in 2005. He finished his degree in 2017, as his 12-year career in the NFL came to an end.<\/p>\n
After retiring from the NFL, Orlovsky was watching a football game on TV in November 2017 when he broke down a play for his wife. She encouraged him to film his explanation and post it to social media. After initially resisting \u2013 Orlovsky says he used to think social media was a waste of time \u2013 he did it. When he woke up the next morning, the video had been watched and shared thousands of times.<\/p>\n
Orlovsky found his niche. He continued to provide game analysis on Twitter, appeared on the NFL Network, and then was hired by ESPN as a football analyst in July 2018.<\/p>\n
The record-setting quarterback returned to campus on March 13, to speak on fan engagement at UConn\u2019s first Social Media Day<\/a>, a social media professional development event for the UConn community.<\/p>\n Before his talk, Orlovsky reflected on his time at UConn, and discussed his approach to social media with Julie Bartucca of the UConn 360 podcast.<\/p>\n Listen to the podcast:<\/em><\/p>\n