The University of Colorado hired former Brigham Young offensive line coach Jeff Grimes for the same position, reuniting him with CU coach Dan Hawkins. Grimes, 38, replaces Chris Strausser, who resigned Feb. 8 to return to Boise State.
Grimes was an offensive line coach at Boise State in 2000, when Hawkins was an assistant. The next three years, Grimes held the same position at Arizona State while also serving as the running game coordinator. There, he worked closely with current CU offensive coordinator Mark Helfrich, who joined Hawkins’ staff in Boulder last season.
“He’s a great teacher, and I think he has a great way of developing guys, not only technically but with a mentality you need in the offensive line,” Hawkins said.
RMAC Hall of Fame class announced
The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference announced its 2007 Hall of Fame class, which includes six individuals and the 1972, 1973, 1975 and 1976 Adams State wrestling teams that won NAIA national championships. The inductees: DeMarcos Anzures, a Metro State basketball player from 1997-2001; basketball player Jon Baskin, the all-time leading scorer at Mesa State; J.W. Campbell, an administrator at Western State from 1962-87; Pam DeCosta, an All-America basketball player at Mesa State; Bill Noxon, Western State’s football coach from 1971-85; and Byron “Whizzer” White, an All-America football player at CU from 1935-38, when the Buffs were in the RMAC.
Four more Mammoth players are all-stars
Four Colorado Mammoth players were added to the the National Lacrosse League West Division all-star team. Defenseman John Gallan, goaltender Gee Nash, forward Gavin Prout and transition player Josh Sims were selected to the team by West coach Gary Gait of the Mammoth. Colorado’s Dan Carey was named a starter to the team Wednesday. The game will be played March 10 in Portland, Ore.
