Bob Stitt, who put the Orediggers on the college gridiron map two decades ago, is returning to the program as head football coach, the university announced Friday morning.

Bob Stitt's back. Stitt is expected to return as head coach of the Colorado School of Mines football program he once led to NCAA Division II prominence, sources confirmed to The Denver Gazette Thursday. The Athletic first reported the move.

Bob Stitt is set to resume his position as the head coach at Colorado School of Mines, according to a report Thursday.

This time, kismet had Bob’s back. A few days after McGatlin’s departure from Valor went public, Sterbick, Mines’ second-year head coach, left the Orediggers to become the offensive coordinator at FCS power Montana State.