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In this Dec. 29, 2008, file photo, Alabama offensive coordinator Jim McElwain, left, talks with quarterback Greg McElroy (12) during football practice in New Orleans. Colorado State has scheduled a news conference for Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011, to introduce its new football coach amid reports that it is McElwain.Photo by Associated Press /Chattanooga Times Free Press.
Media outlets in Alabama and Colorado were reporting Monday night that University of Alabama offensive coordinator Jim McElwain will be introduced today as Colorado State's new head coach.
Colorado State has scheduled a lunchtime news conference.
McElwain is in his fourth season at Alabama, helping oversee a 47-6 record compiled by the Crimson Tide. He is expected to remain with Alabama through its BCS championship date with LSU in New Orleans on Jan. 9.
Under McElwain's guidance, Alabama set a single-season school record by amassing 5,642 yards in 2009 and topped it last year with 5,773 yards in one less game. Former Tide quarterback Greg McElroy set school records last season in completion percentage (70.9), touchdown passes (20) and yards (2,987).
McElwain, 49, was raised in Montana and played at Eastern Washington. He would replace Steve Fairchild, who went 7-6 in 2008 but 3-9 each of the past three seasons for a 16-33 mark.
Contact David Paschall at dpaschall@timesfreepress.com or 423-757-6524.
David Paschall is a sports writer for the Times Free Press. He started at the Chattanooga Free Press in 1990 and was part of the Times Free Press when the paper started in 1999. David covers University of Georgia football, as well as SEC football recruiting, SEC basketball, Chattanooga Lookouts baseball and other sports stories. He is a Chattanooga native and graduate of the Baylor School and Auburn University. David has received numerous honors for ...
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