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When you have success as a program, these types of things are bound to happen. You’re going to lose coaches, especially those behind the scenes.
Kyle DeVan was the Arizona offensive line coach before former Michigan assistant Jedd Fisch took over the program there, and he came to Ann Arbor to be an offensive analyst, working specifically with the offensive line. The line just won the Joe Moore Award, given to the nation’s best O-line unit as a whole. The same day, Tuesday, DeVan was announced as the new offensive line coach at Colorado.
From the Buffaloes official press release:
Kyle DeVan, who has offensive line coaching and playing experience both in college and the National Football League, has been named offensive line coach at the University of Colorado, head coach Karl Dorrell announced Tuesday.
As with all hires of this nature, it is subject to the approval of CU’s Board of Regents.
DeVan, 36, comes to Colorado from the University of Michigan, where he was an offensive analyst this fall, working particularly with the offensive line. He helped create weekly game plans for the run game, protection plans in the passing game, and worked with the coaches on game day field adjustments. He will join CU in January following the No. 3 Wolverines run in the College Football Playoff, with UM set to play Georgia in a semifinal on New Year’s Eve.
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As noted, it’s important to see that DeVan will remain with the team until the Wolverines’ postseason run has concluded.
DeVan had a long NFL playing career with Washington, the New York Jets, the Indianapolis Colts, Philadelphia Eagles and Tennessee Titans before hanging up his cleats in 2012. He started coaching in 2013, first as a grad assistant at Oregon State and USC before becoming an assistant offensive line coach with the New Orleans Saints. He spent three seasons as the offensive line coach at Ball State (where he also was the assistant head coach) before spending two years with the Wildcats.
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