Former Alabama football player and Hoover High School football coach Josh Niblett is no stranger to the bright lights of coaching football.
With success and championships at Hoover, and most recently Gainesville high school in Georgia, it’s clear that Niblett knows how to connect with players and be successful. That was on full display was on hand during the Colorado Buffaloes first team meeting of 2026.
After a state title game appearance with Gainesville this past season, Niblett stepped down. Between stops at Hoover and Gainesville, Niblett collected 281 victories in his head coaching career.
After being hired by Colorado in early January as the tight ends coach for the buffaloes, Niblett was center stage, firing up the team which can be seen here.
“I know why I’m here. God sent me here. I know that,” Niblett said.
“But I want you to understand something. When your life’s all said and done, your career’s all said and done, you’re going to be known for one of three things when it’s all said and done. You’re either going to be known for success, survivor or significance.”
“Success is all about wins, championships and all that. All that’s great, but it’s all about you,” Niblett said. “In survival, it talks about all the things you overcame in life, all the things whether it was an injury, whether you lost this person in your life and you know what? That’s still about you.
“But significance is can I wake up every day, get out of myself and get into everybody else? You got me? Because better is the key. That needs to be our word in here. Better. We’re not worried about just being the best. You got to get better every day. A better you makes a better CU.”