ATHENS, Ga. – Mike Bobo has returned to the Georgia Bulldogs.
The reigning national champions announced Friday that Bobo, a former quarterback and offensive coordinator at Georgia, has joined coach Kirby Smart’s staff as an offensive analyst. The two were teammates at Georgia in the late 1990s.
The 47-year-old Bobo spent last season as Auburn’s offensive coordinator, but he wasn’t retained after a late skid left the Tigers with a 6-7 record. He was South Carolina’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2020, finishing out his lone season with the Gamecocks as interim head coach after Will Muschamp was fired.
Bobo was head coach at Colorado State for five years, compiling a 28-35 record before he was forced out after the 2019 season.
Later, the school investigated allegations of abuse and racial insensitivity within Bobo’s program – charges that were vehemently denied by the former coach.
He played at Georgia under both Ray Goff and Jim Donnan, setting several school passing records. Bobo threw for 2,751 yards and 19 touchdowns as a senior in 1997.
In 2001, he joined newly hired Mark Richt’s staff as quarterbacks coach. Bobo coached 14 seasons at his alma mater, helping the Bulldogs win two Southeastern Conference championships and taking over as offensive coordinator in 2008.
Bobo left Georgia after the 2014 season for his first head coaching job at Colorado State. Richt was fired by Georgia the following year and replaced by Smart, who this past season guided the team to its first national championship since 1980.
Vanderbilt staff updates
NASHVILLE – Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea has promoted Joey Lynch to offensive coordinator and hired Alex Bailey as wide receivers coach.
Lea announced the changes Friday.
Lynch spent this past season as the program’s quarterbacks coach in Lea’s first year as head coach. Lynch helped the offense deal with an injury to starter Ken Seals and turn in a game against No. 10 Ole Miss in which the Commodores had some of their best offensive production in years.
He was offensive coordinator at Colorado State in 2020 after spending 11 seasons on the staff at Ball State, his alma mater. He first coached wide receivers, then tight ends before being promoted to offensive coordinator in 2014.
Bailey was at Ball State from 2015 to 2020 and worked at Colorado State last year.