BOULDER – The Colorado Buffaloes will be minus one key part of their team as they face the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the Alamo Bowl, their defensive coordinator. Jim Leavitt’s departure for Oregon after his second season as the defensive coordinator at CU will have a negative impact on the team. His coaching was a key reason why the Buffs were able to turn the program around as quickly as they did. But in the immediate, his loss has had minor impacts on the team.
In terms of his replacement, there is none, yet. Safeties coach Joe Tumpkin has slid over to linebackers and will call plays while Charles Clark now is in control of the secondary and Jim Jeffcoat sticks on the defensive line.