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Spring Outlook: Offense

//posted 2.26.2010

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2010 Spring Practice – First Look: Offense

Quarterbacks

Returning players: Cody Hawkins (Sr.), Tyler Hansen (Jr.), and Clark Evans (R-Fr.). Walk-ons: Seth Labato (R-Fr.), Blake Stanley (R-Fr.) (Walk-on quarterback Jerry Slota left the team, transferring to DeAnza Community College in California).

New in 2010: Josh Moten (Fr. – 2009 recruit; enrolled in January); Nick Hirschman (Fr. – 2010 recruit; enrolled in January)

If Dan Hawkins wants to have a parade of angry, torch-wielding Buff fans at his doorstep, all he has to do is to name his son Cody as the presumptive starter for the 2010 season.

Okay, that’s not going to happen – at least not during spring practice.

So don’t go nuclear if you read about the quarterback race this spring being an “open competition”. Every job is supposed to be open for back-ups to do their best to oust the incumbents. There was a minor uproar on the internet when Rivals.com published a story entitled, “Quarterback battle brewing in Boulder?”, but the story contained no insights as to any such controversy. In fact, the story contained the following … “Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Eric Kiesau will likely not name their starter for 2010 anytime soon. But one has…

Spring Practice

//posted 2.4.2010

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Stories about position battles, and what to watch for during the spring of 2010, will begin in late February …

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//posted 3.15.2009

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“I think it was the best spring we’ve had” – Dan Hawkins

Reminder – Full coverage of the Buffs’ spring practice – week-by-week updates, position-by-position, are posted, below, along wih coverage of the 2009 NFL draft (these articles will be relegated to the archives after this week).

The Week that Was Update (Last week’s news)…

2009 Spring practice – What we were looking for / What we saw – offense

“I think it was the best spring we’ve had” – Dan Hawkins

Colorado was last in the Big 12 in scoring in 2008. The Buffs were 10th in rushing offense, 11th in passing offense, and last in total offense. So it should come as no surprise that improving the offense will be the focal point of spring practice, 2009. Below is a unit by unit review of the offensive roster, along with a week-by-week review of spring practice, including a detailed look at the Spring game and the post-spring depth chart …..

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2009 Spring practice – What we were looking for / What we saw – defense / special teams

Three defensive line starters graduated, making the main question of the spring: Who…

Spring Practice – What we were looking for; What we saw / 2008 NFL Draft

//posted 3.12.2008

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2008 Spring practice – What we were looking for; what we saw – offense

Will Cody Hawkins be challenged at quarterback? Will difference makers emerge at wide receiver and running back? What is Kai Maiava doing in the backfield? Storylines to keep an eye on during spring practice …. (Includes Spring game update)

2008 Spring practice – What we were looking for; what we saw – defense

Two quality starters return at defensive tackle, and CU’s run defense has been fairly solid, but what can be done to improve the pass rush for this fall? Who will step up to replace Jordon Dizon? How can the secondary, statistically one of the worst in the nation in 2007, improve when both cornerbacks need to be…

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