Colorado Videos

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Colorado Videos

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May 23rd

Coach Prime: “We’re going to exceed your expectations – What’s comin’ is far greater than what’s going”

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May 18th

Coach Prime: “Practice is what you do when no one can see you”

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May 13th

Kordell Stewart on Folsom Field: “This ground is holy ground for me” 

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May 6th

Alabama cornerback transfer Jahquez Robinson talks about hit commitment to CU

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April 27th

... CU on Video … 

Old school defensive line coach Sal Sunseri

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April 24th

… CU on Video … 

Coach Prime before Spring Game 

… “This is not the team that we’re going to play with in September, but I’m proud of this team, right here. I’m proud of each and every one of you all”

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April 23rd

… CU on Video … 

CU Spring Game Highlights

… Colorado All Access … Mark Johnson and Gary Barnett on the KOA call of the Spring Game … Link

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April 21st 

… CU on Video … 

Coach Prime’s Post Spring Game Press Conference

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Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter Post Spring Game Press Conference

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April 21st 

… CU on Video … 

OC Sean Lewis previews Spring Game 

From YouTube, courtesy BuffStampede.com …

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DC Charles Kelly previews Spring game 

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Coach Prime reception for former NFL Buffs

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April 20th 

… CU on Video … 

Coach Prime and Kordell Stewart check out new CU uniforms

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April 19th

… CU on Video …

Defensive line coach Sal Sunseri addresses Transfer Portal losses along the defensive line

From BuffStampede.com …

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April 18th

… CU on Video … 

Mark Johnson’s Pre-Spring Game Interview of Coach Prime

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April 17th

… CU on Video … 

Coach Prime Monday Press Conference

Colorado’s Deion Sanders on WR/CB Travis Hunter: “Travis is better than I was at this age and stage. He’s a better version at this age and stage. He really is. By far.” Hunter is a sophomore. Sanders was a third-team All-American at Florida State as a sophomore.

From BuffsTV …

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Quarterback Shedeur Sanders

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Cornerback/Wide Receiver Travis Hunter 

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April 15th

… CU on Video … 

Backup quarterbacks Drew Carter and Ryan Staub meet the media

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Travis Hunter First Time Playing Cornerback

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April 14th

… CU on Video … 

Travis Hunter Mic’d Up at Practice

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Mark Johnson interviews transfer linebacker Jordan Domineck 

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April 13th 

… CU on Video … 

Linebacker coach Andre Hart

Linebackers LaVonta Bentley and Jordan Domineck discuss getting their numbers … 

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Coach Prime challenges team to “Go All Out”

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April 11th

… CU on Video … 

Offensive line coach Bill O’Boyle: “We’re still a work in progress – I wish we had 70 days of spring ball”

From CUSportsReport …

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April 10th

… CU on Video … 

Coach Prime finally meets Ralphie

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April 8th

… CU on Video … 

Watch: Offense shines in Saturday scrimmage

From Well Off Media …

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April 8th

… CU on Video … 

Coach Prime’s Press Conference after Saturday’s Practice

… Defensive lineman Shane Cokes and wide receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter have earned their numbers … “We need speed and physicality … I want guys who love the game … Do you understand how beautiful it is here? … And you don’t want to give 100%? I’ve got a problem with that … Whoever is getting their butts kicked, they get tired. Whoever is winning. They’re not tired … We’re not going to waiver on what we want … Your effort is free … The team we’re playing with now is not the team we’re going to be playing with in Texas the first game. There will be new faces and new attitudes … There has to be a sense of urgency … You can’t have swagger when you’re not in shape … You can only have swagger when you are the dominant person … Swagger is another word for confidence, and we’re going to get there … I can’t wait for the Spring game … They are hungry here … If we’re going to change the game, the fans have to change to … We already know who’s who, but we’re still giving players opportunities …”

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Shedeur Sanders meets the press 

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April 7th

… CU on Video … 

“Don’t Blame a Coach, Don’t Blame a Teammate, Don’t Blame Anyone.. BLAME YOURSELF”

Linebacker coach Andre Hart with a great story, explaining how the coaches will ultimately decide who will stay and who will go after spring practices …

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April 6th

… CU on Video … 

CB/WR Travis Hunter meets the press

From CUSportsReport.com …

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Video analysis: Media allowed to watch practice

From the Daily Camera …

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April 5th

… CU on Video … 

Freshman running back Dylan Edwards meets the press

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April 4th

… CU on Video … 

Tight Ends Coach Tim Brewster

From CU Sports Report …

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Transfer tight end Seydou Traore talks about adjusting to Power Five football

From BuffStampede.com …

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April 3rd

… CU on Video … 

Inside the Mind of Linebackers Coach Andre Hart

From Thee Pregame Show …

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First Practice After Spring Break: “If we don’t be nothin’ today, we’re going to be consistent” 

“From the first play to the fifth play, the same level of quality over and over again,” Coach Prime told the team. “Consistency is what transforms the average into excellence. You can go from average into great with consistency. Motivation is what gets you started, consistency is what keeps you going.

“What we’re looking for, from coaches, from everyone in this room, is consistency. I need you all to be consistent. I am going to be consistent. I need you to be consistent.”

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April 1st

… CU on Video … 

Inside the Mind of Defensive Ends Coach Nick Williams

From Thee Pregame Show …

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Shedeur Sanders: Spring Practice Footage

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March 31st

… CU on Video … 

Inside the Mind of Tight Ends Coach Tim Brewster

From Thee Pregame Show …

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March 30th 

… CU on Video … 

Shedeur Sanders: “Altitude is the only thing in my way this season”

From I am Athlete …

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March 29th

… CU on Video … 

Mark Johnson interviews Dartmouth defensive line transfer Shane Cokes

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Getting to Know Transfer safety Cam’Ron Silmon Craig

From Thee Pregame Show …

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March 27th

… CU on Video … 

Coach Prime 1-on-1 Interview with Thee Pregame Show

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March 26th

… CU on Video … 

First Day in Pads; No. 1 offense v. No. 1 defense

From BurdsEyeView …

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March 25th

… CU on Video … 

A Look Inside Coach Prime’s Offensive Line

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March 24th

… CU on Video … 

CU Running Backs Coach Gary “Flea” Harrell

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CU walk-on running back Charlie Offerdahl

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March 22nd

… CU on Video … 

**Media given access to Practice No. 3 – Video Analysis**

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*Video: Offensive coordinator Sean Lewis meets with the media*

From YouTube, courtesy of CUSportsReport …

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Dartmouth DL Transfer Shane Cokes talks about adjusting to Power Five football

From YouTube, courtesy of BuffStampede.com …

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March 20th

… CU on Video … 

*Video: Inside CU’s Practice*

From Well Off Media

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*Video: Defensive coordinator Charles Kelly meets with the press after Practice No. 2*

From CUSportsReport.com …

South Florida wide receiver transfer Jimmy Horn, Jr. … 

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Coach Prime: “Change has to be provoked and that’s why we’re here. If it was great, I wouldn’t be here”

From the Daily Camera … With Sanders and his entire coaching staff being new to the program and 29 of the 80 scholarship players in their first few months as Buffs, it’s going to take some time to get in a rhythm. Sanders and the staff are establishing the pace and expectation right away, however.

“That was a fast-paced practice,” Sanders said. “We got a lot of work done. Got a lot of reps. I’m excited. I really am excited about what I saw today and they competed tremendously.”

Asked what boxes he would like to check during the 15 practices this spring, Sanders said, “Every box.”

“It’s a lot of empty boxes,” said Sanders, who is taking over a team that went 1-11 last year. “I want to see every box checked. Coaching boxes, everything. I gotta see how the coaches communicate with the players; I gotta see how the players communicate with the coaches; strength and conditioning; the training staff; the equipment staff.

“We’re checking everything because this is a total commitment and effort of unification to win. It’s not just us on the field. Everybody in this building has got to understand that we are winners. Change has to be provoked and that’s why we’re here. But we’re trying to check every darn box. If it was great, I wouldn’t be here.”

Part of the process is making players earn their numbers. Practice jerseys on Sunday had the players’ last names on the back, but no numbers.

“I’m old school,” Sanders said. “I come from the place you’ve got to earn it.”

Sanders went through the full, detailed script of the practice, placing the emphasis on the tempo of how CU will operate.

… Continue reading story here …

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March 19th

… CU on Video … 

From CUSportsReport …

Quarterback Shedeur Sanders … 

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Coach Prime: Players to Wear Blank Jerseys until they earn a number

… Running between drills … Always running … If a quarterback throws an incomplete pass in a route v. air, they have to go and get the ball back … If you want a number, you have to earn it … A lineman is not going to wear a single digit … No one is wearing zero, because that means your nothing, but you can earn a single digit number … Everything you do around here will be earned. We ain’t giving you nothing … 95% of this room is not going pro, so getting a degree is important … It’s not a game to me … Academics are real … You’re going to be somebody … If problems outweigh performance, you’ve got to go … 

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March 14th

… CU on Video … 

Coach Prime: “We’re winners. You’ve got to start thinking that. I see about a quarter y’all thinking that”

From Football Scoop.com … Testimonials are fine and welcome, but most of all, Deion Sanders wants an authentic response as he peppers coaches and players alike inside Colorado’s team room with one simply question:

“What would make today lovely?” Sanders asks.

Responses range from “Knowing I got better” to “Getting another opportunity” to “Praising the Lord.”

Then, from Sanders, “Do you have the propensity to make the day better?

“You’re waiting on today, and today is waiting on you. You’re waiting on us, and we’re waiting on you.”

Sanders then continues his offseason rebuild of his first-ever Power 5 program, the Buffaloes, with more motivational tenets for his program and a glimpse inside the all-out competitions pitting the Colorado offensive players versus their defensive counterparts in pre-spring drills.

“I don’t have bad days,” Sanders says. “I can have a bad moment, I can have a bad minute or a bad hour, but I would never allow it to get to a point where I’m having a bad day. You do not have the remote control to my life to turn me off and on, high and low.

“We’re winners. You’ve got to start thinking that. I see about a quarter y’all thinking that.

“We’re winners, and we start winning by when we wake up. Thank the Lord for this day. Let’s win today. Let’s not walk on the field, period. We’re running and hustling, encouraging one another, pushing one another.”

“Quit saving it,” Sanders demands of his players. “What are you saving it for? Give every dern thing you got. How long is a play? Five seconds. Give every dern thing you got for that 5!”

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March 11th 

… CU on Video … 

R.I.P. – All-Time Great Wide Receiver Otis Taylor dies at the age of 80

… A point of personal privilege … Every boy has his heroes, and mine was Otis Taylor. I know many of you are Denver Bronco fans, and I know this is a college football site, but on the passing of one of the great wide receivers in the history of the NFL, allow me a digression … 

Some of you are aware that I have been a lifelong fan of the Kansas City Chiefs. When I was very young, Montana State’s own Jan Stenerud was drafted by the Chiefs, and my loyalty was won. Star wide receiver Otis Taylor quickly became my favorite player, and 89 my favorite number.

My connection to Otis Taylor and his number has been lifelong. I remember the day before Christmas break when I was in fifth grade, our teacher, Mrs. Bowles, decided to give away all of the candy canes she had used to decorate a bulletin board. She asked the class to pick a number between 1-100, with the student getting closest to her chosen winning the candy canes. I chose 89 – and won (yes, I shared the candy canes with my classmates). When I played football, and was given the choice of number for my uniform, I chose 89. When we were asked in law school to pick a three-digit number to use on our blue books (to ensure the finals were graded anonymously), I chose 389, a tribute to Stenerud and Taylor.

The Chiefs have been on a great run of late (again, my apologies to Bronco fans who haven’t watched their team beat mine since the Obama administration), but there were also the 50 years of unrewarded loyalty between Super Bowl wins. In many of those lame years, I only had my memories of better years to fall back on, years when the graceful Otis Taylor dominated opponents with his rare mix of size and speed. 

R.I.P., Mr. Taylor … and thank you.

From ESPN …  Otis Taylor, the longtime Chiefs wide receiver who along with quarterback Len Dawson formed one of the NFL’s dynamic duos, died Thursday after more than a decade of health problems. He was 80.

Taylor’s family, who had been caring for him as he dealt with Parkinson’s disease and dementia, confirmed that he had died a mere seven months after Dawson, his close friend and teammate.

Taylor spent all 10-plus years of his career in Kansas City, where he was a fourth-round pick out of Prairie View A&M in the 1965 AFL draft. He went on to have two 1,000-yard seasons during an era in which the passing game was still evolving, and he finished his career with 7,306 receiving yards and 57 touchdown catches.

“Otis made my job easy,” Dawson once said. “If you got the pass to Otis, you knew he’d catch it.”

Taylor is perhaps best remembered for his 46-yard touchdown catch in Super Bowl IV that clinched the Chiefs’ victory over the Minnesota Vikings. He was part of two AFL championship teams, was voted to the Pro Bowl after the AFL-NFL merger in 1971 and 1972 and was inducted into the Chiefs’ ring of honor in 1982.

… Taylor’s most famous catch, a 46-yard touchdown against the Vikings in Super Bowl IV …

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March 6th

… CU on Video … 

*Video: Coach Prime’s Offense Put to the Test: Can You Focus When Tired?*

From Thee Pregame Show …

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March 5th

… CU on Video … 

Defensive ends coach Nick Williams: “I’m extremely passionate about coaching the edge rushing guys”

From CUSportsReport … Long before Deion Sanders placed a fateful call to him, Nick Williams held on to a dream that he might one day be able to work for a man he, like many his age, grew up idolizing.

While on the Georgia staff several years ago, he recruited two of Sanders’ sons, Shilo and Shedeur, and got to speak several times with the man now commonly known as Coach Prime. Those interactions left an impression on Williams.

“I can’t lie to you – it was on my mind for years,” Williams said last week. “I hoped that I would have the opportunity to come here. God answered those prayers.”

What was once a hope is now a reality.

Shortly after Sanders was hired by Colorado last December, he brought along Williams, at the time a defensive analyst at Texas A&M, to be his defensive ends coach. The 33-year-old Williams, a former linebacker at Georgia who went on to play in the Canadian Football League, arrives in Boulder with an impressive resume at this early stage in his career.

At both Texas A&M and Georgia, he was widely regarded as an elite on-campus recruiter. At Texas A&M, he played an integral role in landing Deyon “Smoke” Bouie, a four-star athlete who was the No. 120 player nationally in the 2022 class, and Marquis Groves-Killebrew, a four-star cornerback who was the No. 138 player nationally in the 2022 class. Both Bouie and Groves-Killebew are from Williams’ home state of Georgia, but his recruiting reach extended to other parts of the southeast, most notably with five-star defensive tackle Walter Nolen, the No. 2 overall player in the 2022 class. With Williams’ contributions, Texas A&M landed the No. 1 recruiting class in 2022.

“You have to build good relationships with people, but I always wanted people to know that I recruit hard because I work with guys that recruit hard and I learned from them,” Williams said.

… Continue reading story here …

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March 2nd

… CU on Video … 

Defensive coordinator Charles Kelly: “I’ve always been fascinated with the tradition of Colorado”

From YouTube, courtesy of CU Sports Report

… Alignment-wise, you have to be multiple … We want to be able to adjust week-to-week … Our identity: We’re going to build our defense off of Coach Prime’s expectations … We want to be big, physical, disciplined, fast … We want to be an aggressive style defense … You can’t copy anybody. You have to have your own personality … This is going to be Colorado’s defense. It’s going to be our defense … There is no “magic dust”. There’s a lot of work that goes into it. We have a teaching progression that we go through … Position-wise, scheme-wise, there’s a progression you’ve got to go through … I think it’s a great staff. I’ve known these guys for many years … One of the blessings of being a coach is the relationships that you make … You try and take what everybody does the best, and you try to incorporate that … You can’t just care about football, because if that is all you care about, you are not going to keep the attention of your team. We have a bunch of guys who are relationship oriented … Heading into spring practices … We’re assuming that nobody knows anything. Our job as coaches is to teach … We’re going to teach our players what to do, how to do it, and why it’s important to do it that way … We’ll start basic, and then we’ll build … It’s about playing situations … There’s a lot to do to teach our players, and that’s what we are going to do this spring … There’s somebody out there that wants my job, so I have to compete … People, by nature, are competitive or they are not … Being competitive is the No. 1 thing, as they will take it with them the rest of their life … “. 

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February 28th

… CU on Video … 

DC Charles Kelly: “Every little thing counts. Every little thing is important”

… “This is our defense. This is not Alabama’s defense. This is the University of Colorado’s defense. The trademark of Colorado defense is aggressive and physical play … we will hustle and we will pursue relentlessly”. 

"Our results as a unit will always be about us." – @CoachKellyBuffs #GoBuffs 🦬 pic.twitter.com/1u9HfhTBwX

— Colorado Buffaloes Football (@CUBuffsFootball) February 15, 2023

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February 21st

… CU on Video … 

Video: A Day in the Life of Travis Hunter

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Video: Team Workouts and Meeting: “1-11 Actions Get You 1-11 Results”

… First ten minutes definitely worth your time … “We ain’t here for a bowl game. We’re here for championships” … 

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February 16th

… CU on Video … 

Getting to Know Cornerbacks Coach Kevin Mathis

From Thee Pregame Show …

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February 15th 

… CU on Video … 

Coach Prime: “We recruit character; we don’t recruit idiots. Our coaches do a great job of discerning character”

From Thee Pregame Show … “I’m a blessed, happy, thankful person” … “Two things in life which don’t have a price tag: Love and Peace” …

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February 14th

… CU on Video … 

Getting to Know Strength and Conditioning Coach Mo Sims

From Colorado Football …

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February 13th

… CU on Video … 

Super Bowl champion OC Eric Bieniemy excited about Coach Prime at CU: “He can motivate young men”

From College Football Weekly … “He’s an intelligent football coach,” Bieniemy said. “On top of that he can motivate young men. He’s a great example for these guys. That’s the thing I love about what he’s going to bring to the program.”

“Obviously, he’s a tremendous player, ” Bieniemy said about Sanders. “He’s a Hall of Famer for a reason. But on top of that, he has developed a brand and that has carried on and he has shown how successful he can be.”

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February 9th

… CU on Video … 

Coach Prime on Rich Eisen: 100% Loving Living in Colorado

From the Rich Eisen show …

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*Video: Coach Prime’s interview with CBS Colorado*

From CBS Colorado …

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