Colorado State hired the first Black head football coach in program history Monday, bringing in Nevada's Jay Norvell to take over for Steve Addazio.
Norvell is coming off a season in which he guided the Wolf Pack to an 8-4 record and a spot in the Quick Lane Bowl against Western Michigan on Dec. 27.
"From the outset, the interest in our coaching position was significant, but one name and resume stood above the rest from the very beginning - Jay Norvell," Colorado State director of athletics Joe Parker said in a statement.
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