Report: Colorado Will Hire Jon Embree As Head Coach

So it appears that Colorado denying offering its head coaching job to Jon Embree were more or less hokum.

The Associated Press is tweeting that not only is Embree in, he already has an offensive coordinator.

Well, that fell apart quickly: Colorado AD Mike Bohn has released a statement denying that the university extended an offer to former Buff Jon Embree to replace Dan Hawkins:

“The rumors that the University of Colorado has hired our next head football coach are untrue,” Bohn said in a statement released by the school Thursday. “In the interests of the young men in our program, and our fans and supporters, I want to make clear that the search committee has not yet completed its work, and we have not yet offered the job to any candidate. We are hopeful of making a head coach announcement in the coming days and beginning a new and exciting era of CU football.”

But ... but we already laid out all the reasons Embree would be a good fit for his alma mater at a point where they can’t afford to make a splash hire! And that mustache!

Colorado struck out in its bids to secure the services of household coaching names like Les Miles and Mike Bellotti to replace Dan Hawkins, but with the war chest nearly bare and morale in the gutter, the Buffs have hit upon the next best thing: Jon Embree, a hometown guy, a Colorado man. The former standout player and current Washington Redskins tight ends coach doesn’t have experience in the head chair, but in terms of rallying the troops, he may be just what the university needs.

Embree hasn’t yet accepted the position, but a formal offer has been extended, and he’s said to be mulling his decision. He coached for 11 years at his alma mater to launch his career, in various capacities as an assistant and positions coach, before spending a three-year stint as assistant coach at UCLA and moving on to the NFL. He also has a fine mustache, a crucial essential for Real Men in the Rockies.

SB Nation’s Ralphie Report had figured this was how it was all going to shake out, and shares former Colorado coach (and search candidate) Bill McCartney’s hopes that fellow Buff star Eric Bieniemy, now coaching for the Minnesota Vikings, will come on board in a coordinating capacity if Embree accepts.