Overview
- Multiple outlets report Colorado is targeting Fernando Lovo to succeed Rick George, while New Mexico’s President’s Office says no final decisions have been made.
- The University of Colorado Board of Regents set a special meeting with the lone action item listed as approval of an athletic director contract at CU Boulder.
- Lovo, 37, built a resume at Florida, Ohio State, Houston, Texas and the Jacksonville Jaguars before taking over UNM’s department in December 2024.
- In his first year at UNM, Lovo hired football coach Jason Eck and men’s basketball coach Eric Olen, oversaw a 9–4 football season and reported record revenue growth including a 17.6% operating budget increase.
- Reporting notes Lovo has four years left on his UNM deal with a 50% remaining-salary repayment clause estimated near $800,000, and KOAT reports Eck’s buyout would be reduced if Lovo departs unless Eck follows him to the same school.