Sean Lewis Flees The Titanic That Is Colorado Football, Lands New Head Coaching Job
Sean Lewis is officially the new head coach at San Diego State following a rough time at Colorado.
Lewis left his head coaching position at Kent State to become Deion Sanders' OC at Colorado, and was demoted in humiliating fashion in early November.
The man left a head coaching job to become a coordinator, and ended up losing that role with the Buffs before his first full season with the team was over.
It turns out, Lewis is now leaving town altogether.
San Diego State expected to hire Sean Lewis. (Photo by Jevone Moore/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
San Diego State hires Sean Lewis.
Despite being demoted by Deion Sanders, Lewis' history as a head coach has led to him being hired by the San Diego State Aztecs.
The team officially announced the news Wednesday morning. Pete Thamel previously reported the interest.
The Aztecs hire Lewis.
This is a home run hire for San Diego State. Lewis took over at Kent State, a traditionally hard place to win, and found success by year two.
He was 24-31 with the Golden Flashes in five seasons, but that stat is very misleading. If you eliminate his first season, Lewis was a very respectable 22-21 with two bowl appearances and one bowl win.
The very first season with Lewis gone, the Golden Flashes went 1-11. In the five years before Lewis took over, Kent State won just 14 games. The program had never won a bowl game in school history before their 2019 Frisco Bowl victory.
Sean Lewis had a successful run at Kent State. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)
Sean Lewis left his head coaching gig at Kent State believing he would be a major part of what Deion was building. Instead, the team finished 4-8 and Lewis was demoted.
Now, he's packing his bags and leaving for another head coaching job at San Diego State. You can't blame him at all. SDSU is a premier G5 team and Lewis has proven he can win at that level.
Will San Diego State hire Sean Lewis? (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)
Given the rollercoaster year he had in 2023 with Colorado, it's hard to blame him for wanting to get out of town as quickly as possible. Let me know your thoughts on Lewis and SDSU's outlook at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.