The Vic So’oto era in Boulder came to a somewhat abrupt close on Monday when the now-former Buffs D-line coach informed Karl Dorrell that he’ll be departing the program and taking a new job in his home state of California.
So’oto, who spent the previous two seasons at USC, was been hired by Colorado on Dec. 30.
It was initially unclear where his new job would be until Bruce Feldman of Fox Sports reported on Tuesday morning that So’oto is expected to take the OLB coaching position at Cal.
But here’s where things got interesting. In Monday’s press release announcing the coaching loss, Dorrell was quoted saying So’oto’s decision to leave Colorado was “purely family related.” However, that didn’t exactly align with what So’oto later wrote on Twitter. First, here’s what Dorrell said:
“It is disappointing we’re losing Vic after just two months, but this is purely family related. He has five young children and with most of both sides of his family living in California, they can use the additional support. So we understand why he wants to take advantage of an opportunity to move back and be closer to them.”
Then on Tuesday, So’oto told a different story in a response to a tweet made by Adam Munsterteiger.
I’ll address this once since I now have family and close friends reaching out to check on us. Proximity to “support” was not on the list of my reasons to leave CU. This next opportunity was purely one I couldn’t pass up. I’ll go anywhere to coach if the opportunity is right.
— Vic So'oto (@Coach_Sooto) March 1, 2022
Make of that what you will…
So’oto did thank Dorrell and the Buffs later in a tweet, but this is certainly an odd situation.
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