Karl Dorrell was hired as the new University of Colorado Boulder head football coach on Saturday. The Miami Dolphins’ assistant and wide receivers coach will be replacing Mel Tucker, who left the position on Feb. 11, as announced by CU on Sunday afternoon.
Dorrell served as the wide receivers coach at CU from 1992-1993 and the offensive coordinator from 1995-1998.
“I’m excited to be back, it’s like coming home,” Dorrell said. “The thing that excited me about this job is that my experience in the past here, for the most part, has been very successful.