Tag: Karl Dorrell

Karl Dorrell still believes the Buffs can play better on offense

Karl Dorrell: “We have a lot of confidence in our offense, our players have a lot of confidence in it”

The Colorado Buffaloes have not played well to begin the season. Simply put, there is no argument there.

They are 0-3 and have scored a grand total of 30 points through the first three weeks. Neither JT Shrout nor Brendon Lewis has done well at the quarterback position, and things got so bad against Minnesota that Dorrell is now bringing in true freshman Owen McCown.

Even odder is that McCown ended the Minnesota game as the Buffs’ leading passer, which isn’t a good sign for Lewis or Shrout.

The Buffs’ overall passing rating is 125th in the nation at just 87.8. Here are some other offense rankings thus far, all of which also rank near the bottom in the nation:

  • Points scored per game: 10
  • Total yards per game: 245.3
  • Passing yards per game: 125.3

It has been bad all around. Yet, Dorrell is expressing confidence going into a tough Week 4 matchup against the UCLA Bruins (h/t Brian Howell of BuffZone).

“We have a lot of confidence in our offense, our players have a lot of confidence in it. In a lot of ways, they know they can play better, so I think that’s really the challenge moving forward is the urgency of getting that performed on Saturdays.”

With rumors swirling about Dorrell’s future — and athletic director Rick George issuing some interesting comments — Dorrell needs to find a way to score some points and at least make things competitive. He knows that more than anybody, hopefully.

If the Buffs fall flat against UCLA on Saturday at Folsom Field, Dorrell’s run as head coach might be over. Who knows.

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A deeper look at Karl Dorrell’s contract and buyout details

Karl Dorrell’s contract has been a popular topic of discussion amongst Buffs fans

In December of 2019, nobody in Boulder could’ve imagined that somebody other than Mel Tucker would be head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes. But Michigan State had the bigger bank and forced Rick George to open up a new search.

Karl Dorrell was then hired on Feb. 23, 2020, becoming the 27th full-time head coach in program history.

We’re now three games into his third year and Dorrell’s approval ratings have dipped again following an 0-3 start to the season. After Nebraska’s firing of Scott Frost and Arizona State’s release of Herm Edwards, Dorrell’s seat is the hottest in all of college football currently.

Fans are now increasingly curious about Dorrell’s contract and what his buyout looks like, so here you go:

College Football News writes that Karl Dorrell’s seat is dangerously hot

College Football News released its weekly list of head coaches on the hot seat

The Colorado Buffaloes just might be searching for a new head coach pretty soon. After a disappointing 0-3 start to the season, Karl Dorrell’s name has come up quite a bit on the hot seat watch.

To make matters worse, Arizona State moved on from Herm Edwards, so Colorado might be feeling more pressure to make a change if things don’t improve.

Pete Fiutak of College Football News gave his 10 hot seat coaches, and Dorrell was at the top of the list on the “Win Now or Else” side. Here’s what Fiutak wrote about Dorrell:

It was a tad bit of a surprise that Herm Edwards was the only coach from the Pac-12 South to be fired on Sunday after a 49-7 loss to Minnesota that could’ve been much, much worse.

This has turned into a shocking disaster at Colorado.

TCU, Air Force, and Minnesota are all good teams, but the football program at Colorado should be strong enough to take at least win two of those.

Instead, the Buffs are 0-3 by a combined score of 128-30 – and, again, it could’ve been a whole lot worse in all three.

Getting rid of Dorrell would be around a $9 million hit, but considering how good Arizona looks now and how bad the Buffs have been, 0-12 isn’t off the board without a massive upset.

Things are not going well in Boulder, and freshman quarterback Owen McCown got some playing time against Minnesota as both JT Shrout and Brendon Lewis played poorly.

The upcoming schedule doesn’t do any favors for Colorado: UCLA, at Arizona, and then Cal and Oregon State. The Wildcats are improved, and that was the game Colorado was most likely to win, so a winless season is looking like a very real possibility.

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Rick George releases statement on Colorado football’s struggles

Rick George shared his disappointment in Colorado football’s 0-3 start and asked fans to continue supporting the program

As the CU Buffs sank even lower on Saturday during a 42-point loss to Minnesota, many fans have reached a breaking point. Pleads to fire head coach Karl Dorrell and even boycott the program were plentiful on Twitter over the weekend.

Things didn’t exactly get better when athletic director Rick George released a statement on Sunday evening in which he reiterated his support for the program’s direction and essentially begged fans to keep their faith.

Colorado fans didn’t exactly find the statement encouraging, to put it kindly. A full-blown rebuild seems to be the preferred direction and George’s statement said quite the opposite:

Like all of you, I have been disappointed to watch our football team struggle this fall, most recently yesterday at Minnesota.  I know that our coaches and our student-athletes are capable of so much more and that all of you deserve better results.

I want you to know that I hear you.  I recognize and understand your disappointment and frustration and perhaps, even anger.  We have not come close to meeting our expectations this season and we own that.  I know that Coach Dorrell, our coaching and support staff, and our student-athletes are working hard to get us on track, and with conference play starting this Saturday, we hope we all will enjoy a home victory over UCLA.

Regardless of your feelings right now on Colorado Football, I encourage you to continue to support our tremendous football student-athletes, who need your cheers, encouragement and support now, more than ever.

Here’s how Dorrell responded to George’s statement (h/t CUSportsReport’s Nikki Edwards).

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Karl Dorrell’s buyout number is a huge concern for CU Buffs

All eyes are now on Rick George

The Colorado Buffaloes are off to an 0-3 start. Now, they weren’t expected to win many games and we’ve talked in depth about the difficulty of their September schedule.

On the other hand, the Buffs have scored 30 points combined through three games and have lost each game by at least 25 points. That isn’t good, and head coach Karl Dorrell hasn’t found success from any quarterback or really anybody on offense, for that matter.

So, naturally, after a 49-7 loss to Minnesota, questions began to swirl about Dorrell’s job security. As athletic director Rick George decides his next move, Brian Howell of BuffZone and Pac-12 columnist John Canzano brought up Dorrell’s buyout, which drops off in January.

So, if the Buffs do move on soon, they are on the hook for nearly $9 million. If it happens in January, after the season ends, it drops to $7.4 million.

Those numbers are massive and would be a ton of money for Colorado to eat. It may decrease if he got another job, but with the way he has performed in Boulder, he might be headed for an assistant role next.

Still, questions are arising about the next step for George, and nearly $9 million to move on from Dorrell right now is a tough pill to swallow.

Then again, if they keep him around and lose more games, players won’t want to come to Colorado. Fans won’t want to attend games at Folsom Field, and, well, the program will lose out on even more money.

It is time for Colorado to look in the mirror and see what makes sense at this point.

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Could Karl Dorrell get fired at Colorado after Herm Edwards was dismissed by ASU?

Herm is gone at ASU. Is Karl Dorrell going to be fired next? @BuffaloesWire is following the hot-seat drama in the #Pac12.

Could Colorado Buffaloes head coach Karl Dorrell be next on the Pac-12 hot seat after Herm Edwards was fired Sunday?

That’s the question being asked at Buffaloes Wire and other places which cover Pac-12 football.

After an embarrassing loss at home Saturday night to Eastern Michigan, Herm Edwards has announced that he is “relinquishing his role” as Arizona State University’s head football coach.

Running backs coach Shaun Aguano will take over as interim coach. He previously spent 10 years as the head coach at Chandler High School, building the program into a national powerhouse.

Dorrell and Colorado lost to Minnesota 49-7 Saturday. The Buffs hit a new low. The Buffs failed to play any better than they did in the opener against TCU, or last week at Air Force.

Arizona State fires Herm Edwards; Is Karl Dorrell next?

From Buffaloes Wire:

Nebraska already decided to fire Scott Frost, and with the Sun Devils getting rid of Edwards, maybe CU athletic director Rick George decides to make a move. The buyout number is nearly $9 million, but a winless campaign might end up doing more damage in the long run.

This could be the first domino to fall. Or, the Herm Edwards firing could be the only domino to fall.

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Arizona State fires Herm Edwards; Is Karl Dorrell next?

Herm Edwards is the first Pac-12 head coach to be fired this season

The Arizona State Sun Devils decided to shake things up and let Herm Edwards go as their head football coach after an ugly loss to Easter Michigan at home on Saturday night.

Losing a buy game at home is never good, and this was the final straw in a long overdue decision regarding Edwards. Technically, he wasn’t fired, but the report said he was “stepping down.”

Still, this isn’t a surprise, and now is the time to wonder if Karl Dorrell is next.

After the Colorado Buffaloes got blitzed by Minnesota 49-7, Dorrell’s status has become a talking point. However, his huge buyout is a problem for Colorado.

When you look at Edwards and Dorrell’s numbers side by side, there are some startling similarities. Here’s one example:

Nebraska already decided to fire Scott Frost, and with the Sun Devils getting rid of Edwards, maybe CU athletic director Rick George decides to make a move. The buyout number is nearly $9 million, but a winless campaign might end up doing more damage in the long run.

This could be the first domino to fall. Or, the Herm Edwards firing could be the only domino to fall.

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Social media went nuts in Week 3 — CFB hot seats exploded, included Herm Edwards

While #USC fans watched the Trojans win, #ASU and Herm lost to Eastern Michigan. Karl Dorrell is in huge trouble, as @BuffaloesWire noted. Uh-oh.

Saturday was a big day for the college football coaching hot seat industry and rumor mill. Coaches who entered 2022 on the hot seat sealed their fates, while other coaches who figured to get one more season regardless of outcome might have coached their way onto the hot seat this year.

The Pac-12 has great examples of both situations, following a Saturday when very hot seats got even hotter.

In Tempe, Arizona State suffered a humiliating loss to Eastern Michigan. The Eagles didn’t blow out the Sun Devils, but this wasn’t a squeaker, either. EMU delivered a two-score win over the Sun Devils, 30-21. Herman Edwards, who was improbably retained for this season — all while the NCAA has not yet punished his program for COVID-19 recruiting violations — would seem to be done and dusted in the desert. ASU’s season is already a mess, and with USC and Utah still remaining on the schedule, not to mention a rising Arizona Wildcat team which looks miles better, you can pretty much stick a Fork in the Devils. Herm and athletic director Ray Anderson should be fired by the end of 2022. If not, something is very dysfunctional in Tempe.

In Boulder, Karl Dorrell — who figured to get a 2023 season regardless of how 2022 unfolded — is putting himself squarely on the hot seat. As Buffaloes Wire notes, CU fans are already studying buyout numbers and wondering if something can be done now. CU lost to Minnesota 49-7. At one point in Saturday’s game, the Buffs had 91 yards and Minnesota had 49 points. Colorado truly might be the worst Power Five conference team in the country, with Georgia Tech offering competition.

There’s a lot more hot seat talk to deal with. Here’s how Twitter reacted to various hot seat situations:

CU Buffs’ worst start in 132 years has people wondering about Karl Dorrell’s buyout

People are beginning to wonder about what Karl Dorrell’s buyout looks like

Going into this season, we knew that Colorado’s nonconference slate was tough with TCU, Air Force and Minnesota. An 0-3 start was likely, but the Buffs not even being competitive was less probable. The Buffs are indeed 0-3 and have been outscored 128-30, numbers not seen to start a season in 132 years.

The optimism around Karl Dorrell’s third season has quickly wavered and many fans are calling for his dismissal. But how much would that cost the Buffs? Pac-12 columnist John Canzano sped up the conversation with the tweet below, which was revised by BuffZone’s Brian Howell.

It looks like if the Buffs were to buy out Dorrell tomorrow, he would be owed about $8.7 million.

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Which Pac-12 head coach has the hottest seat?

Is the Pac-12 a hot seat hotbed?

The Pac-12 Conference looks like it belongs to the USC Trojans — and that shouldn’t be a surprise.

On the other hand, there are some teams that are already in trouble just two weeks into the 2022 campaign. The Colorado Buffaloes are one of them, especially after two frustrating performances.

In Week 1, TCU handled the Buffs with ease as JT Shrout and Brendon Lewis split time at quarterback. In Week 2, Air Force ran wild in a Colorado battle, and now there are questions regarding the status of Karl Dorrell’s tenure as head coach.

Dorrell’s name popped up on a hot seat watch.

However, there are some who believe the Pac-12 isn’t a hot seat hotbed.

To be honest, who knows, but David Shaw and Chip Kelly should be safe at their respective jobs for this season. But, you can now take Scott Frost off that list…

Dorrell, on the other hand, wasn’t expected to win very many games this year, so he has zero expectations. But, if Colorado doesn’t at least compete in some of these games, AD Rick George could decide to make another head coaching change.

The clock ticks, and we will see soon enough what happens with Dorrell.

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