Regents approve contract for CU Boulder head football coach

The University of Colorado Board of Regents today approved the contract for Mel Tucker to be the next head football coach of the Colorado Buffaloes.

The board’s vote was 6-2, with one abstention. 

Tucker’s contract is a five-year agreement. It provides for an annual base salary of $500,000 and supplemental salary of $1.9 million. The contract provides Coach Tucker an opportunity to earn incentives for the student-athletes’ academic and on-field performance. 

For more information contact: Ken McConnellogue 303.815.8481 or ken.mcconnellogue@cu.edu.