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Syracuse and UConn are reportedly finalizing the details on a contract that will match the teams in 2016 and 2018.

(Stephen D. Cannerelli | syracuse.com)

Syracuse, N.Y. — Call it The Pasqualoni Bowl.

According to ESPN reporter Brett McMurphy, Syracuse and Connecticut are in the process of finalizing a contract that will match their football teams in 2016 and 2018, bringing the former Big East rivals back together for the first time since the Orange left for the ACC.

McMurphy, who uses an anonymous source, said the current deal has Syracuse playing at UConn in 2016 and in the Carrier Dome in 2018.

Syracuse, UConn finalizing home/home football series (2016 at UC, 2018 at SU), source told @ESPN — Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) April 24, 2015

According to the website fbschedules.com, Syracuse's 2016 non-conference schedule is also scheduled to include home games against Colgate, South Florida and Notre Dame (Met Life). Syracuse is scheduled to play at Notre Dame in 2018.

Connecticut football has struggled in recent years going 2-10 last year and 3-9 the previous year under new coach Bob Diaco. It's been four years since the Huskies have had a .500 record.

The two programs are, however, connected by a pair of former coaches.

Former Syracuse coach Paul Pasqualoni coached three years with the Huskies, while former SU assistant Randy Edsall coached 12 years before that, leading the Huskies to their most successful seasons.

Now, about that men's basketball series?

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