Report: Colorado State close to hiring Georgia's Mike Bobo
Colorado State is reportedly hiring another SEC offensive coordinator to be its head coach.
According to Terry Frei of the Denver Post, the Rams are “closing in on a deal” to name Georgia offensive coordinator Mike Bobo their next head coach. Bobo would replace Jim McElwain, the former Alabama offensive coordinator who was hired by Florida last month after three seasons at CSU.
The 40-year-old Bobo was a quarterback at Georgia from 1993-1997 and coached at his alma mater for all but one year since. His one year away from UGA was spent as the quarterbacks coach at Jacksonville State in 2000. After that season, Bobo returned to Georgia in 2001 where he served as quarterbacks coach before being promoted to offensive coordinator in 2006.
According to Frei, Bobo went through final interviews on Sunday and could be formally introduced on Tuesday if he and CSU come to an agreement on Monday.
Oregon offensive coordinator Scott Frost has been rumored to be a candidate for the position, but according to Frei, Frost was “unlikely to be sold on coming to CSU.”
After going 10-2 during the regular season under McElwain, the Rams lost 45-10 to Utah in the Las Vegas Bowl on Saturday. After the game, offensive coordinator Dave Baldwin, who was serving as interim coach, told the media that he and the rest of CSU’s staff had been given termination papers.
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