BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4)- University of Cincinnati football coach Butch Jones said he will not accept a coaching job with CU.
Jones told the CBS television affiliate in Cincinnati that he has withdrawn his name from consideration.
On Wednesday night, Jones called a report that he had accepted the position “absolutely false.”
Jones had been weighing his options since meeting with athletic director Mike Bohn and other Colorado officials this week.
Jones was Colorado’s top choice to replace Jon Embree, who was fired last week after going 4-21 in two seasons.
The next coach to take the reins for the Buffaloes will be inheriting a squad that went 1-11 this season, the worst mark in the 123-year history of the program. The Buffs also were 1-8 in the Pac-12.
Embree had three years remaining on the five-year contract he signed on Dec. 6, 2010, when he replaced Dan Hawkins, whose poor recruiting classes and string of losing seasons led to his dismissal.
Jones is 50-27 as a head coach, including 23-14 in three seasons at Cincinnati.
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