BOULDER — Ross Els, a 27-year veteran in the collegiate coaching ranks, has been hired as an assistant coach on the University of Colorado football staff, head coach Mike MacIntyre announced Friday.
Els, 51, will coach the inside linebackers as he fills the remaining vacancy on the CU staff. His paperwork was completed in time for him to join the team on the field in the Buffaloes' second practice of the spring Friday morning.
He joins the Colorado program from Purdue University, where he served as the Boilermakers' defensive coordinator in 2016 under head coach Darrell Hazell.