UConn athletic director David Benedict sat down with the Courant's Dom Amore on the latest episode of the UConn Insider podcast. Benedict shared his approach to building relationships with student-athletes (4:00); revealed the aspects of the job that have most surprised him since he took over in 2015 (6:45); broke down the men’s basketball coaching search and the traits he saw in Hurley that made him an ideal fit (9:00); identified some scheduling targets for the UConn men (12:00); weighed in on the “good for the game” argument with regards to the UConn women (18:30); gave his impressions of Geno Auriemma’s coaching prowess (20:00); assessed the progress Randy Edsall has made in the ongoing quest to revive the football program (25:00); discussed the school’s decision to switch radio partners (28:00); evaluated his relationship with the fan base in the age of social media (30:00); and expressed why obtaining entry into a Power 5 conference isn’t an end-all, be-all (35:00). The show wraps up with Benedict discussing how he finds home-work balance (38:00).