Colorado may be hiring a former Pac-12 head coach to replace Mel Tucker.
Sources have told Yahoo Sports’ Pete Thamel that former UCLA coach Karl Dorrell has emerged as the favorite in the Buffaloes’ coaching search. Colorado has been without a coach since Tucker left to replace Mark Dantonio at Michigan State. Dantonio resigned a day before National Signing Day.
Sources: Karl Dorrell has emerged as the favorite in the Colorado search. Numerous coaches involved in the job have been told they aren’t getting it. No deal done yet. But the Dolphins assistant and former UCLA head coach is trending as the top name.