Complex sentence: Following two losing seasons where they struggled to replace graduated quarterback Dan Orlovsky, Connecticut returned to bowl eligibility in 2007, finishing the regular season with a record of 9--3 and claiming a share of the Big East Conference championship.
Split into simpler sentences: Following two losing seasons where they struggled to replace graduated quarterback Dan Orlovsky, Connecticut returned to bowl eligibility in 2007. UConn finished the regular season with a record of 9--3 and claimed a share of the Big East Conference championship.