In a program built on tradition, grit and championship pedigree, two more legends of Colorado football are now on the cusp of college football immortality.
Two Buffs are taking a major step toward entering the hallowed halls in Atlanta. Two legendary Colorado Buffaloes have taken one step closer to cementing their legacy as some of the best to ever do it, as running back Eric Bieniemy and cornerback Chris Hudson were named to the College Football Hall of Fame’s 2026 induction ballot.
If one flipped through the pages of Colorado Buffaloes history, Eric Bieniemy wouldn't leave any page unscathed. The running back who plunged Colorado into its golden age is on the 2026 College Football Hall of Fame ballot.
How many of the active NFL players who have rushed for 1,000 or more yards in a season can you name in five minutes?
If this happened three months ago, nobody would have said anything, but on June 2nd it is an unnecessary story because of what Colorado head coach Deion Sanders decided to do on April 14th.
As Ben Johnson filled out his coaching staff with the Chicago Bears, he made sure to include a number of veteran coaches to help aid his transition. One of those names is new running backs coach Eric Bieniemy.
Every rep has value at this time of year, especially for rookies who are trying to make a great first impression during OTA workouts. Unfortunately for Chicago Bears rookie running back Kyle Monangai, he had a rep he'd soon like to forget during Wednesday's practice.
It isn’t often a seventh-round pick has an opportunity to make a difference as a rookie. However, running back Kyle Monangai has an opportunity to be an outlier for the Chicago Bears in 2025.
If there were any questions about Eric Bieniemy’s coaching style, we have had them answered.
Chicago Bears seventh-round pick Kyle Monangai has an opportunity that few seventh-rounders have. With the team's unsettled depth chart at running back, the former Rutgers Scarlet Knight could carve out a sizable role on offense if he has a successful training camp and preseason.
As the Chicago Bears open rookie minicamp, all eyes will be on the debut of first-year head coach Ben Johnson. However, he isn’t the only big name on the Bears’ new look coaching staff.
When reports surfaced about Eric Bieniemy becoming Bears running backs coach, the concern became an obvious one. They had Ben Johnson, hottest head coaching candidate and offensive play-calling savant.
The Chicago Bears have been connected to running backs heavily leading up to the 2025 NFL Draft due in part to head coach Ben Johnson’s influence on the offense.
New Chicago Bears running backs coach Eric Bieniemy has a reputation of being tough on his players to get the most out of them. Now, before he's even had a chance to work with the Bears' backfield, he's already sending a message to the team's incumbent starter.
When he was plotting out his Chicago Bears coaching staff, head coach Ben Johnson made sure to go out of his comfort zone to find the right candidate. He wanted a blend of experience and vibrant ideas.
Eric Bieniemy is set to return to the NFL. The Bears are hiring him as their running backs coach, as first reported by CBS Sports’ Jonathan Jones. Bieniemy was out of the NFL in 2024, working as UCLA’s offensive coordinator.
Jonathan Jones reports that the Bears are hiring Eric Bieniemy as their RB coach after he was a finalist for the Patriots OC job. Bieniemy, 55, played 10 seasons in the NFL for the Chargers, Bengals, and Eagles before retiring in 1999.
Eric Bieniemy is back in the NFL.
Eric Bieniemy will be back on an NFL sideline for the 2025 season.
Once a regular interviewee for head coaching jobs, Eric Bieniemy has seen his stock drop since leaving Kansas City. As the Chiefs have continued their dynasty, Bieniemy ended up a one-and-done with the Commanders and UCLA.
Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin deserves a lot more criticism than he has received for the original promotion of Matt Canada. The team's quarterbacks coach had the role for just one season before being promoted, and was eventually fired in the middle of the 2023 campaign after a two and a half year stint.
Eric Bieniemy was fired after just one season as the offensive coordinator at UCLA, but apparently the former Kansas City Chiefs assistant recently received consideration for at least one notable NFL job.
Jordan Schultz reports Eric Bieniemy interviewed for the Patriots OC job and talks with other teams are ongoing. Schultz adds that Bieniemy was a finalist for the job on new HC Mike Vrabel’s staff before they went with former OC Josh McDaniels.
Bieniemy took a job with the UCLA Bruins in February, but he will not remain in place.
According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, former Chiefs and Commanders OC Eric Bieniemy is looking to return to the NFL in 2025 after parting ways with UCLA.
NFL insider Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated explained how former Kansas City Chiefs and Washington Commanders offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy becoming associate head coach and offensive coordinator with the UCLA Bruins shows "how the league sees" Bieniemy at this stage of his career.
Shockingly, news broke on Saturday that former Washington Commanders offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy was leaving the NFL to return to college. He agreed to be the associate head coach and OC at UCLA.
Former Washington Commanders offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy has a new job, and it is taking him back to the college game.
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