The CSU Rams will enter their Pac-12 Era with a new football coach.

CBSports.com and ESPN.com both reported Sunday morning that CSU has fired Jay Norvell, its fourth-year football coach and third coach since 2019. The move comes a day after the Rams lost 31-19 to Hawaii at Canvas Stadium.

Norvell posted an 18-26 record with the Rams, including a 2-5 mark this season after Saturday night’s defeat to the Rainbow Warriors. It was Norvell’s sixth defeat in his last eight games dating back to the 2024 season.

The university owes Norvell, 62, a $1.5 million buyout of his five-year contract, an agreement due to expire on Dec. 31, 2026.

Norvell is the Rams’ third football coach since the university opened Canvas in August 2017 at a reported cost of $220 million.

While all three coaches differ

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