Dirk Koetter retires after 1 season as offensive coordinator at Boise State

Advertisement

Advertise with us

Dirk Koetter announced his retirement Friday after just one season as Boise State’s offensive coordinator.

Read this article for free:

or

Already have an account? Log in here »

To continue reading, please subscribe:

Monthly Digital Subscription

$1 per week for 24 weeks*

  • Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
  • Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
  • Access News Break, our award-winning app
  • Play interactive puzzles

*Billed as $4.00 plus GST every four weeks. After 24 weeks, price increases to the regular rate of $19.95 plus GST every four weeks. Offer available to new and qualified returning subscribers only. Cancel any time.

Monthly Digital Subscription

$4.99/week*

  • Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
  • Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
  • Access News Break, our award-winning app
  • Play interactive puzzles

*Billed as $19.95 plus GST every four weeks. Cancel any time.

To continue reading, please subscribe:

Add Free Press access to your Brandon Sun subscription for only an additional

$1 for the first 4 weeks*

  • Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
  • Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
  • Access News Break, our award-winning app
  • Play interactive puzzles
Start now

No thanks

*Your next subscription payment will increase by $1.00 and you will be charged $16.99 plus GST for four weeks. After four weeks, your payment will increase to $23.99 plus GST every four weeks.

Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 03/01/2025 (448 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

Dirk Koetter announced his retirement Friday after just one season as Boise State’s offensive coordinator.

Koetter, a former head coach at Boise State and 42-year veteran of the profession, questioned the direction college football is taking. He cited the transfer portal and the advent of name, image and likeness payments to athletes.

In a post on Facebook, he said, “College football is changing rapidly, and maybe not for the better.”

FILE - Boise State offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter calls out to the offense against Fresno State in the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, in Boise, Idaho (AP Photo/Steve Conner)
FILE - Boise State offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter calls out to the offense against Fresno State in the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, in Boise, Idaho (AP Photo/Steve Conner)

“Conference realignment, roster limitations, transfer portal, NIL, lack of a governing body with any power are all issues that have to be dealt with.”

The Broncos won the Mountain West championship and earned the No. 3 seed and a bye in the College Football Playoff this season. They lost 31-14 to Penn State in the quarterfinals on Tuesday night.

“Our best players are getting offered between 2 and 10 times what we can offer,” Koetter wrote. “We are losing recruits in the portal to schools that are just flat outbidding us. I know it’s not all about the money, and Coach D and staff will undoubtedly continue to find the ‘right kind of guys,’ but money is an issue.”

Broncos running back Ashton Jeanty, who finished second in the Heisman Trophy voting after coming up just 28 yards shy of Barry Sanders’ single-season rushing record, reportedly was offered big name, image and likeness money deals from SEC and Big Ten schools after his sophomore year, according to CBS Sports.

Koetter will remain with the program as a senior analyst.

___

Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football

Report Error Submit a Tip

Uncategorized

LOAD MORE