On Friday afternoon, Brian Howell of Buffzone and the Boulder Daily Camera posted on X (formerly Twitter) an update on Brennan Marion's contract status.
Colorado board of regents unanimously approve the contract for new OC Brennan Marion. It’s a 2-year, $3 million deal ($1.5 million per year). Makes him the 2nd-highest paid assistant in CU history, behind current DC Robert Livingston, who will make $1.7 million in 2026. #cubuffs
— Brian Howell (@BrianHowell33) December 12, 2025
The deal is reported to be $1.5 million per year, an upgrade over what Pat Shurmur was making at $850,000 this past year. He’s now also the second-highest paid assistant in the programs history.
Marion was named head football coach at Sacramento State this past year, leading them to a 7-5 record with his patented “Go-Go” style offense. In the season prior to Marion, Sacramento State finished the season with a 3-9 record – eerily similar to Colorado’s current campaign.
Brennan Marion will be charged with resurrecting Colorado's offense
As a result of Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter's departures to the NFL Draft, Colorado tried to rely more on the run game, which saw an uptick to 125.6 rushing yards per contest from 65.2 the year before.
It was extremely difficult for Colorado to run the ball as is in 2024, so they relied heavily on Shedeur to make plays with the vast amount of talent he had at the receiver position.
The 2025 season was not good for Colorado as they finished second to last in the Big 12 only ahead of Oklahoma State with 118.3 rushing yards per game.
A lot of inconsistencies were shown throughout the season regarding the quarterback play and play calling overall, which is exactly why Colorado made the move to get Marion.
There were a number of issues with Colorado's offense, but the inability to get the ball to your weapons and not let them utilize their speed and talent was one of the biggest issues.
The ball needs to be in their hands and let them make a play when you have players like Omarion Miller, Joseph Williams, Quentin Gibson, Drelon Miller and many others.
The change of coordinator was exactly what Colorado needed, and we can’t wait to see what quarterback Julian Lewis can do in this type of scheme.