According to reports, Colorado State has found the coach they want to lead their football program into 2015, and they went back into the SEC to get him. After losing Jim McElwain to Florida CSU went back to the SEC and are set to tab Georgia offensive coordinator Mike Bobo as their next head coach.
Colorado State lost one head coach to the SEC, so perhaps it is only fitting it might be finding its next head coach from the SEC. Georgia offensive coordinator Mike Bobo will reportedly be the new head coach once a deal can be finalized between Bobo and Colorado State.
The Denver Post reported Monday that final interviews between Colorado State officials, including university president Tony Frank, and Bobo were held Sunday. If all goes to plan, Bobo could be introduced as the new head coach as early as Tuesday.
Bobo’s offense at Georgia has consistently been in the top half of the SEC in scoring offense since he assumed the role of offensive coordinator in 2006. This season Georgia led the SEC in scoring offense (41.7 points per game). If Bobo is the new man in charge of the Colorado State football program, he will be stepping out of his element. The Georgia native played quarterback at Georgia and had been an assistant coach at Georgia for all but one season since 1998.
I like this hire for Colorado State. I figured they would go with another offensive mind after having great success with McElwain previously. Mike Bobo has produced his fair share of good offenses while at Georgia and is also known to be a good recruiter. Bobo has recruited names like Matt Stafford, AJ Green, and Todd Gurley, so the man isn’t lacking by any means in the recruiting department.