The Sean Lewis era at Colorado was a short-lived one.
Per Brett McMurphy of the Action Network, San Diego State is expected to hire Lewis as its next head football coach. Lewis was previously Kent State’s head coach for five seasons (2018-22) before joining Deion Sanders’ staff at Colorado as an offensive coordinator last December.
However, midway through Lewis’s lone season in Boulder, his play-calling duties were handed over to Pat Shurmur. Since then, it has largely been expected that Lewis would leave the Buffs this offseason.
Led by a combination of Lewis and Shurmur, Colorado averaged 28.17 points per game in 2023 but was held back by poor offensive line play and a near-absent rushing attack.
Coach Prime’s search for Colorado’s next OC now begins. Byron Leftwich, who was Tom Brady’s OC with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, is widely being considered as the top early candidate.
Lewis’s reported departure also comes two days after former CU tight ends coach Tim Brewster resigned from his role.
Sean Lewis will be San Diego State's coach, sources told @ActionNetworkHQ. Lewis was Kent State's coach from 2018-22 before joining Colorado as OC this season. Lewis was stripped of his play-calling duties after 8 games by Deion Sanders
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) November 28, 2023
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