The frontrunner for Colorado football’s vacant offensive coordinator position is now Pat Shurmur, according to head coach Deion Sanders.
In an interview with Brent Schrotenboer of USA TODAY Sports, Sanders was asked if Shurmur will become his OC next season. Coach Prime replied, “Yeah, most likely.”
Shurmur began the 2023 season as an offensive analyst for Coach Prime but took over play-calling duties from Sean Lewis about midway through the year. Under Shurmur’s direction, Colorado averaged 20.25 points in its final four games.
When Lewis left Colorado’s staff last week for the head job at San Diego State, many pinned former Tampa Bay Buccaneers OC Byron Leftwich as the top candidate for the job, but Shurmur now appears to be the favorite.
Before joining the Buffs’ staff in July, Shurmur had a rocky two-year stint as the Denver Broncos offensive coordinator from 2020-21.
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