Overview
- Lovo, 37, received a five-year deal worth $1.2 million annually and will begin Jan. 1, 2026.
- Colorado’s Board of Regents approved the hire unanimously, paving the way for a transition alongside outgoing AD Rick George, who moves to an emeritus advisory role.
- Per his CU contract, the university will pay or reimburse the buyout owed to New Mexico from Lovo’s early departure.
- At New Mexico, Lovo oversaw a 17.6% operating budget increase, hired football coach Jason Eck and men’s basketball coach Eric Olen, and presided over strong competitive and academic results.
- Lovo now assumes oversight of high-profile programs including Deion Sanders’ football team, with explicit expectations to accelerate fundraising under newly defined incentive targets.