CSU AD: No schools in need of coach calling for Bobo

With speculation running rampant about the possibility of Mike Bobo becoming Georgia’s next football coach, CSU athletic director Joe Parker said Monday that the Bulldogs have not contacted him for permission to talk to the Rams’ first-year coach.

Mark Richt, Bobo’s mentor at Georgia, was let go Sunday after 15 seasons. Bobo’s name has been mentioned as a possible replacement by numerous media outlets, including the Atlanta Constitution-Journal, Atlanta television stadiums and CBS Sports.

“No, we have not heard from any schools that have an interest in talking to Mike about any coaching vacancies they may have,” Parker told the Coloradoan through a school spokesman. “I am excited about Mike’s leadership and optimistic about the future of the Colorado State football program.”

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Bobo, a former Georgia quarterback and assistant at the school for 14 years under Richt, guided Colorado State University to a 7-5 record overall and 5-3 mark in the Mountain West this season. The Rams completed the regular season with four straight wins and will learn Sunday which bowl game they’ll play in.

Bobo was recruiting on the road Monday and not available for comment, a school spokesman said.

Bobo signed a five-year contract with CSU when he was hired in December 2014 that includes a $5 million buyout should the coach choose to leave before Dec. 31, 2016. The buyout is reduced to $3 million in 2017 and to $1.5 million in 2018. His base salary this year is $1.35 million, with annual increases of $100,000 a year through 2019.

Georgia owes Richt $4.1 million under the terms in his contract.

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