CU football coach Mike MacIntyre (John Leyba, Denver Post file)
New Colorado coach Mike MacIntyre said he will bring both of his coordinators from San Jose State ? Kent Baer on defense, Brian Lindgren on offense ? to Boulder after his former employer didn't choose Baer as his replacement Monday.
The Spartans named University of San Diego coach Ron Caragher to replace MacIntyre, who has said he would bring in Baer if he didn't get the job. McIntyre planned to talk to Baer and Lindgren later Monday night and will announce them as his coordinators when he names the entire staff.
"I'm sure they will be," Mac Intyre said. "That's what they had told me earlier."
Baer, 61, has been a defensive coordinator nearly every year since 1983, starting at Utah State and going on to Idaho, California, Arizona State, Stanford, Notre Dame and Washington before coming to San Jose State as a linebackers coach in 2008.
His 2004 Notre Dame team finished third nationally in rush defense, and in 2002 was second in scoring defense when he was a finalist for the Frank Broyles Award given to the nation's top assistant coach.
In Baer's third season as the Spartans' defensive coordinator, San Jose State is second in the Western Athletic Conference and 28th nationally in total defense (351.4 yards per game) and second in the WAC and 19th nationally in rush defense (123.7 ypg).
If the 10-2, 24th-ranked Spartans beat Bowling Green in the Military Bowl on Dec. 27 in Washington, they'll have their best record since 1940.
"He has great experience," MacIntyre said of Baer. "He works really well with people. He really has seen everything and knows how to adjust and fix things. He does a great job preparing for games, but he does a great job at halftime adjusting.
"Basically, we won every second half, offensively and defensively."
Lindgren, 31, is in his fourth year as offensive coordinator after three years running Northern Arizona's offense, which averaged 28 points and 410 yards from 2008-11. This year's Spartans are third in the WAC in total offense (451.7 ypg), and David Fales is third nationally in pass efficiency (170.9 rating).
"All of his quarterbacks have had high, high-percentage passing," MacIntyre said. "He does a great job of play-calling. We broke all kinds of records, tons and tons of offensive records."
MacIntyre will run the same pistol offense they displayed at San Jose State, which averaged the third-most points in school history with 35.3 per game.
MacIntyre has finished interviewing all current Colorado staff members but said he has not determined if he will retain any or which other San Jose State assistants he'll invite.
Baer will still serve as interim coach for San Jose State in the Military Bowl.
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