Embree previously coached for three seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs, three with UCLA, one with the Cleveland Browns and ten at Colorado. After his playing career ended, Embree entered television broadcasting, then was asked to volunteer coach in 1991 for the Buffaloes by head coach Bill McCartney. Embree was a member of McCartney's first recruiting class as head coach in 1983. Embree was Colorado's head football coach in 2011 and 2012.[1] He was terminated after compiling a 4–21 record including 1–11 in his final year, the worst year in school history.[2]
Playing career
Embree attended El Camino College Compton Center in Los Angeles. He was a sixth round draft selection of the Los Angeles Rams in the 1987 NFL Draft.[3]