Particle.news

Livingston Leaves Colorado for Broncos Pass-Game Coordinator, Buffs Promote Chris Marve

The reshuffle comes just before spring practice to signal Colorado's push for defensive stability in 2026.

Overview

  • Multiple outlets report Colorado defensive coordinator Robert Livingston is set to join the Denver Broncos as defensive passing game coordinator to replace Jim Leonhard.
  • Livingston will reunite in Denver with defensive coordinator Vance Joseph, with whom he previously overlapped on the Cincinnati Bengals’ staff.
  • Colorado announced Chris Marve as its new defensive coordinator after hiring him in December as linebackers coach, following his three-year stint running Virginia Tech’s defense.
  • The Buffaloes finalized staff moves that include Vonn Bell joining to work with safeties and Clancy Pendergast arriving as a senior analyst, alongside additional position coach and analyst appointments.
  • Colorado begins spring practice on March 2 with a largely reconfigured staff after recent defensive swings under Livingston and broader coaching turnover during Deion Sanders’ tenure.