Colorado has hired Alabama associate defensive coordinator and safeties coach Charles Kelly as its new defensive coordinator, according to a Wednesday evening reports from ESPN and the Boulder Daily Camera.
The Buffaloes’ move comes four days after Colorado hired Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders away from Jackson State to be its next head coach.
In addition to Kelly, Sanders has hired Kent State coach Sean Lewis, former Minnesota coach Tim Brewster, and former Florida Atlantic, Florida State and Oregon coach Willie Taggart to various roles as he seeks to turn around one of the Power 5’s worst teams in 2022.
