BOULDER — Mike Sanford, a veteran of 17 seasons as a college coach in assorted positions including six as an offensive coordinator, has been named the latter at the University of Colorado, head coach Karl Dorrell announced Friday.
As with all hires of this nature, it is subject to the approval of CU's Board of Regents.
Sanford, 39, comes to Colorado from the University of Minnesota, where he was the Gophers' offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the last two seasons. His vast resume includes personally coaching almost every position at one time or another on offense, in addition to experience as a recruiting coordinator and two years as a head coach (at Western Kentucky).