The Mike MacIntyre era, which lasted nearly six seasons until he was fired in 2018, was an interesting one for Colorado. Upon the Buffs’ 10-4 season in 2016, MacIntyre signed a 3-year, $16.25 million contract extension that was soon nullified (or bought out) when the Buffs lost six consecutive Pac-12 games in 2018.
Following his 30-44 tenure at Colorado, MacIntyre signed with Ole Miss to be its defensive coordinator. However, that lasted just one season when Lane Kiffin declined to retain him. The now 56-year-old coach just wrapped his second season as the defensive coordinator at Memphis.
On Wednesday, ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg reported that MacIntyre is a candidate for the vacant head coaching job at Florida International.
Former #cubuffs coach has reportedly interviewed at FIU. Would be nice to see him in a head coaching role again. https://t.co/SqHOeC6XkN
— Brian Howell (@BrianHowell33) December 8, 2021
The Panthers finished winless in the Conference USA East this season and chose not to renew former head coach Butch Davis’ contract.
The gig, previously occupied by Mario Cristobal from 2007-12, could be a good landing spot for MacIntyre to resume his head coaching career.