Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-7vs Lafayette | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | — | — | — | — | — |
#26
Soren Rief
Sophomore running back on UConn's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 220 lb · Killingly, CT · Killingly HS
Returning to UConn for 2026
The story
2 running back on UConn's 2026 roster.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearSoren Rief
Two seasons at UConn, two different head coaches: Gordon Sammis and Jason Candle.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
UConn
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Gordon Sammis
UConn
Coaching transition mid-career: Gordon Sammis → Jason Candle. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025UConn9-4HC: Gordon Sammis · Balanced
2026UConn1-1HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Not enough tracked stats yet to summarize this season.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Candle
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 56–7
vs Lafayette
1 TOT · 1 SOLO
Dominant 49-point win at home against Lafayette.
With K. Osborne — 265 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · 90 rush yds (8 car) · 2 TD · T. Warner — 43 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 44 LONG
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
UConn
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · UConn
Returning around him
- 2% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 1 UConn player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +8 net (53 in / 45 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
UConn · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #73 · 2026 recruiting class #110
Background
2025 (Freshman Season): Appeared in one game ... Had two carries for nine yards in a home win over FIU (Oct. 4).
The backfield · UConn
- #3Kenji Christian528 rushing yards · 2025
- #6Trey Cornist469 rushing yards · 2025
- #23Cyncir Bowers249 rushing yards · 2025
- #24Dashun Reeder222 rushing yards · 2025
- #26Soren Rief9 rushing yards · 2025
2 more on the roster · UConn team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology