More than a week after Colorado dismissed Jon Embree, Colorado has hired Cincinnati’s Butch Jones to be its next head football coach, according to the Denver Post -- though Jones has denied the report, as has Cincinnati. Wednesday, Jones attended the Belk Bowl press conference in Charlotte, which his Cincinnati team will play in.
Butch Jones denies report he’s Colorado next head coach
The Buffaloes reportedly landed on Jones to replace the fired Jon Embree, but he’s denying it.
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For what it’s worth:
Source told us that Elway, John Fox and Peyton Manning all reached out to Butch in support. Strong move by Colorado
— FootballScoop Staff (@footballscoop) December 5, 2012
Jones spent most of Monday in Boulder touring campus and meeting with athletic director Mike Bohn and various administrators. According to the Denver Post, a flight was scheduled to leave Rocky Mountain Airport at 7:30 p.m. ET headed for Cincinnati, but Jones remained in Boulder longer than expected.
A sixth-year head coach, Jones is 23-14 in three seasons with the Cincinnati Bearcats. Prior to coaching the Bearcats, Jones guided the Central Michigan Chippewas to a 27-13 record over three seasons.
A different Denver Post report early Monday morning said that Bohn and Colorado were prepared to offer Jones a contract of five years and more than $13.5 million.
BYU head coach Bronco Mendenhall was also reported to be a top contender for the job. Jones would be replacing Jon Embree, who was fired on Nov. 25 after going 4-21 in two seasons as head coach of the Buffaloes.
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