Colorado has fired head football coach Karl Dorrell, the school announced on Sunday. The Buffs are 0-5 to start the season and were 8-15 in two-plus years under Dorrell.
“I want to thank Karl for his hard work in leading our program since 2020,” AD Rick George said in a statement. “Ultimately, however, the results on the field just did not measure up to our expectations and standards, which made it necessary for us to make this change at this time. Â It was an extremely difficult decision and I wish Karl all of the best in his future endeavors.”
Dorrell started his tenure with 4-straight wins, as the Buffs finished the COVID-shortened 2020 season 4-2 with a lopsided loss to Texas in the Alamo Bowl. Things got worse from there, as they went 4-8 last year and have yet to win in 2022, getting outscored 67-216 in five games.
First-year offensive coordinator Mike Sanford Jr. will serve as interim head coach for the remainder of the season. Sanford previously spent two seasons (2017-18) as the head coach at Western Kentucky, going 9-16 overall, and came to Boulder this offseason after serving as OC at Minnesota for the previous two years.
credit to David Zalubowski/AP for the photo
