Rob Chudzinski, who became the Indianapolis Colts' offensive coordinator at midseason, received the job on a full-time basis Thursday.
The announcement came days after the Colts gave head coach Chuck Pagano a contract extension.
After a 29-26 overtime road loss to the Carolina Panthers, the Colts fired offensive coordinator Pep Hamilton and replaced him with Chudzinski, who had been the team's associate head coach.
With Chudzinski in charge of the offense, the Colts finished 5-3 despite having veteran backup Matt Hasselbeck filling in at quarterback for injured starter Andrew Luck.
Chudzinski and Pagano have a history that goes back to the University of Miami. They also worked together with the Cleveland Browns. Chudzinski was the head coach in Cleveland in 2013 before he was fired after posting a 4-12 record in his lone season in charge.
He was the offensive coordinator for the Hurricanes in the college ranks in addition to serving in that capacity with the Browns and Panthers.
