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Mel Tucker expected to be hired as Colorado football coach, per report

BOULDER — Georgia defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach Mel Tucker is expected to be named the new football coach at Colorado, according to an ESPN.com report early Saturday.

The Buffs, however, say they’re keeping their options open.

Citing unnamed sources, ESPN reported Saturday morning that Tucker was likely to be formally introduced as the Buffaloes’ replacement for Mike MacIntyre after the Bulldogs play Alabama in the SEC championship game on Saturday evening in Atlanta. Yahoo Sports’ Pete Thamel had tweeted late Friday night that Tucker was Colorado’s “top candidate.”

But just before 11 a.