BOULDER – University of Colorado head coach Mike MacIntyre announced Thursday the hiring of D.J. Eliot as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach for the Buffaloes.
Eliot, who will arrive in town Friday in time for Colorado's recruiting weekend, has a proposed three-year contract agreement that will be submitted for review and approval by the CU Board of Regents.
Eliot, 40, joins the Colorado staff from the University of Kentucky, where he was the Wildcats' defensive coordinator and linebackers coach for the last four seasons (2013-16) and helped coach UK to the 2016 TaxSlayer Bowl, the program's first postseason appearance since 2010.