University of Colorado offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur is preparing for his first full season coaching at the college level since 1998, when he served as Stanford's offensive line coach. Deion Sanders promoted Shurmur from offensive analyst to play-caller for the final four games last season. This year, he tabbed him as his offensive coordinator.
FILE - Then Colorado quality control analyst Pat Shurmur , right, gestures in the second half of an NCAA college football game against Colorado State, Sept. 16, 2023, in Boulder, Colo. Shurmur is entering his first full season as Colorado ’s offensive coordinator after calling plays for the team’s final four contests in 2023. BOULDER, Colo. — Maybe it’s the mountain air. Maybe it’s being around all Gen Zs. Or being away from the NFL meatgrinder.
Shurmur has a better backfield than his predecessor, Sean Lewis, led by Ohio State transfer Dallan Hayden, and a beefed-up offensive line featuring the kind of behemoths the Buffs trust will keep Shedeur Sanders upright and lead them to a breakout season and a bowl game in 2024. “I felt a couple of those games we had a chance to win,” Shurmur said. “But last year was just kind of finishing up something. I think Coach make the point sometimes it’s hard to cook in somebody else’s kitchen because you can’t really change anything, at that point your team is pretty set.”“We were able to kind of reset it the way we wanted to,” Shurmur said. “And the guys went out and got us some new players.
“My message today was, ‘Hey guys, it’s never going to get any better than this.’ You’ve got a car to drive, a few bucks in your pocket, nice place to stay. You’re doing exactly what you want in life. In a beautiful setting. With a lot of very talented people.” “We had made great strides at the Broncos. We were close,” he said. “Teddy was 7-4 as a starter, he ended up getting hurt. We had a chance at some point. We had a team that was on offense very young, right? With a young quarterback coming in at the end, Drew . ... Unfortunately, we fell a little bit short. But it’s kind of the way it is in that league.
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