FORT COLLINS — Really, in this day and age, is anything more official than a Twitter announcement?

By late Saturday, the social media bios of John Jancek, Dave Johnson and George Helow have all been updated to say they are football coaches at Colorado State. It makes sense with coaches now back on the road recruiting and potential student-athletes following them on social media and head coach Mike Bobo visiting with players on campus making official visits this weekend.

Sources within the program earlier said Johnson had been hired as the offensive line coach and run-game coordinator and that Helow was moving from a defensive quality control coach to a full-time position. On Twitter, Helow’s bio says he will be coaching safeties for the Rams this year, which makes sense because Jancek, whose bio says he’s Bobo’s choice to be the new defensive coordinator, has specialized with linebackers throughout his coaching career.

As of yet, there has been no official confirmation from the university on any of the hires.

Jancek will replace Marty English, who retired at the end of the season. He comes to the Rams after a one-year stint as a defensive consultant at Kentucky. Prior to that, he has served as the defensive coordinator at Tennessee, Cincinnati and Georgia. He and CSU head coach Mike Bobo spent time together with the Bulldogs from 2005-09, when Bobo was the offensive coordinator and Jancek was first the linebackers coach, then the co-defensive coordinator his final season at the school.

Jancek is a 26-year coaching veteran, a run that started as a graduate assistant at Grand Valley State. His first move into the FCS level came in 2003 as the Central Michigan defensive line coach, earning his first coordinator position at Georgia. He has been a defensive coordinator for seven of his years.

In his three years with the Volunteers, his unit improved each year in scoring defense (going from 79th at 29 points per game in 2013 to 16th at 20.0 in 2015) and total defense (84th at 418.4 yards per game in 2013 to 36th at 362 in 2015).

Helow will be in his third season at CSU, rising to on-field coach after serving as a graduate assistant in 2014 and then last year’s role. He spend three seasons at a defensive quality control coach at Georgia, a year as a grad assistant at Florida State and in 2012 was an intern with the Alabama football team, first with the weight staff, then with the defensive coaches.

Bobo stated earlier he would allow his new defensive coordinator to help shape the defensive staff, the rest of which either left for new jobs or were released after the bowl game. With the NCAA allowing a 10th coach this season, the Rams are still looking for a defensive line coach, a cornerbacks coach, a special teams coordinator, with the role of the 10th coach undetermined.

New Colorado legislation allows universities to offer more long-term contracts now, and athletic director Joe Parker said earlier this month he would allow Bobo to offer multi-year deals to two of his assistant coaches.

Mike Brohard: 970-635-3633, mbrohard@reporter-herald.com and twitter.com/mbrohard