Pat Shurmur opens up on decision to join Deion Sanders in Boulder
The Colorado Buffaloes football program has a ton of big names entering the 2023 season. The coaching staff is loaded and one name that joined head coach Deion Sanders’ team over the summer is Pat Shurmur.
The longtime NFL coach was most recently the Denver Broncos offensive coordinator, so he’s a familiar name for Buffs fans.
Recently, Shurmur opened up on his role as an offensive analyst for Coach Prime and what it means to work for an emerging Buffs team. He also mentioned how he jumped at the opportunity to join CU’s staff (h/t Brian Howell of BuffZone):
“I believe in Coach Prime, and I believe in him as a man,” Shurmur told the media on Thursday. “I believe in his competitive spirit. When I was given an opportunity to come work (at CU), I jumped at it.”
Shurmur did not coach in 2022, but when the opportunity presented itself to become an offensive analyst in Boulder, he couldn’t help it.
Now, here he is, and having an experienced guy such as Shurmur is a huge bonus for Sanders and offensive coordinator Sean Lewis.
“Being an analyst, I work primarily behind the scenes,” Shurmur added (h/t BuffZone). “I’m in the meeting room with the coaches. I’m really not allowed to have one-on-one with players. It’s really hard to be out there and bite your tongue when you see something. But if there is something I see that might help a player, I gotta just kind of track it through one of the coaches.”
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