At this point, we have no clear indication of the direction the Colorado Buffaloes are headed with their next head coach.
Plenty of different names are circulating, and the questions are plenty. Do they hire a first-time head coach? Do they go with a seasoned veteran? Or do they take a page from the past with a former Buff?
Brian Howell of BuffZone included one interesting veteran on his list of candidates: Texas assistant Gary Patterson.
His incredibly successful run at TCU came to an end after he and the school parted ways midway through the 2021 season, after the Horned Frogs started 3-5. From 2001-20, though, he went 178-73 with 17 bowls and seven top-10 finishes. The defensive-minded coach is in his first season with Texas. Hiring Patterson would make for an intriguing 2023 opener, as the Buffs visit TCU.
Patterson had a stellar run with TCU and is now with the Longhorns as a special assistant, so his return to being a head coach is most likely something he desires.
As Howell points out, the Buffs begin the 2023 season with a game at TCU, so that would be quite the storyline in that regard. With all of the question marks in Boulder, there are a lot of reasons to consider going with a veteran coach and somebody who has done the job before.
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