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EspañolDeion Sanders is heading into the 2026 season with two new coordinators.
According tomultiple reports, the Denver Broncos are hiring Colorado defensive coordinator Robert Livingston. The former Bengals assistant spent two seasons in charge of the Buffaloes’ defense.
Livingston will serve as the Broncos’ defensive passing game coordinator under Denver defensive coordinator Vance Joseph. The two worked together with the Bengals, as Livingston was the team’s defensive backs coach from 2016 through 2023.
Colorado went 3-9 in 2025 as the defense allowed 6.1 yards per play and 30.5 points per game. Colorado ranked 112th out of 136 teams in scoring defense.
The Buffaloes’ defense was much better in 2024. As Colorado went 9-4 and had star defensive back and wide receiver Travis Hunter, the Buffs gave up 23.1 points per game and 5.1 yards per play. Both sides of the ball took a major step back in 2025 as Colorado had its worst season of Sanders’ three in charge.
Colorado previously hired offensive coordinator Brennan Marion after the 2025 season. Marion came to Colorado after one season as the head coach at Sacramento State — a team moving to the top level of college football and the MAC in 2026.
Before he was at Sacramento State, Marion was the offensive coordinator at UNLV. Former NFL head coach Pat Shurmur was the team’s offensive coordinator to start the 2025 season but tight ends coach and passing game coordinator Brett Bartolone was calling plays in November.
The Buffaloes had an eye toward the future late in the season, too. Freshman QB JuJu Lewis sat out at the end of the year to preserve his redshirt. Colorado started three different quarterbacks in 2025 as Kaidon Salter, Ryan Staub and Lewis all got starts. Staub transferred to Tennessee while Salter is out of eligibility.