Colorado didn't expect to be in this position a few weeks away from the start of spring practice, searching for a new head coach after Mel Tucker's abrupt exit after one season. Tucker on Tuesday told a local radio station in Boulder that he was "laser focused" on Colorado's rebuild, but appreciated the pursuit from Michigan State.

He changed his mind a few hours later and will soon be named the new head coach of the Spartans.

"It is always flattering when a place like (Michigan State) has interest," Tucker said. "As we build this (Colorado) program, going forward, there is going to be a lot of interest in all of our coaches, I believe, because people are going to recognize that we are doing things the right way. For example, I just lost our defensive line coach Jimmy Brumbaugh to the University of Tennessee. He thought that was a great opportunity for him and his family. In this business, that is going to happen.

"I am really excited about what we're building here at CU. The first year was about culture shift and now it is about the build. I am laser focused on the task at hand."

With the roles reversed, Colorado will now try and lure a coach away from his current post at a Power 5 program, many whom believe is a sleeping giant in the Pac-12.

For entertainment purposes only, the experts at Sportsline on Wednesday released odds on who the Buffaloes could try and land: