SAN DIEGO — Sean Lewis, who was stripped of his play-calling duties as Colorado's offensive coordinator late in the season, is being hired as head coach at San Diego State.
Lewis, who was head coach at Kent State from 2018-2022, is expected to be introduced at a news conference Wednesday.
Lewis replaces Brady Hoke, who was allowed to finish the season after the school announced his retirement with two games to go. The Aztecs (4-8) finished tied for last in the Mountain West and played in front of thousands of empty seats in their new 35,000-seat stadium. Hoke had three seasons left on his contract when the school announced his retirement.
The defensive-minded Hoke failed to develop potent offenses, even when the Aztecs won a school-record 12 games in 2021.
Lewis was demoted into a co-offensive coordinator role when first-year coach Deion Sanders promoted former NFL coach Pat Shurmur in early November. The switch came after a loss at UCLA in which Sanders' quarterback son was under constant pressure. Shurmur called plays from the booth down to the field, where Lewis relayed them.
After a promising 3-0 start, Colorado finished 4-8 overall and last in the Pac-12 at 1-8.
Lewis went 24-31 at Kent State and led the Golden Flashes to two bowl games. Prior to that job, he was co-offensive coordinator at Syracuse and Bowling Green.
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