The CU athletic department is a leader in player safety research, but Regent Linda Shoemaker is not impressed: “I don’t think the game can be played safely” … Punter Barry Helton gets much deserved recognition … while new head coach Mel Tucker will have to wait to receive his …

CU women’s soccer team finishes with a 3-0 record in tour of France … CU ski coach Richard Rokos letter to skiing supporters … Jones wins national title in 5,000-meter run … CU women’s volleyball heading to China this summer …

Gary Barnett’s winding road back to the CU Athletic Hall of Fame … Woelk: Student-health initiatives not just about football .. CU Regents approve Rick George’s new contract on a 6-2 vote (Shoemaker & Kroll again) … CU leading the way on student-athlete health and wellness, panel tells regents …

If Kahlil Tate has a third game against Colorado like his first two, the Buffs will be in for a long game against the Wildcats … That being said, Tate has put up Heisman numbers v. CU, but the two games (45-42 and 42-34) were both winnable, so if the CU defense can keep Tate in check …

Leading rusher for Air Force removed from roster …USC announces return of Bru McCoy and Chris Steele … Aaron Rodgers make “seven-figure” donation to Cal … Mel Tucker: Pac-12 should adopt SEC scheduling practices … USC and United Airlines reach settlement on naming rights to Memorial Stadium …

A huge week of announcements this week for the CU men’s basketball program … What are the implications of contracting to meet the CSU Rams four more times in future years? … The rich get richer at USC … Scott Frost at Nebraska turns a blind eye …

In 2018, Herm Edwards had a “better first season than most pundits expected” (despite posting the identical record which got Todd Graham fired) … ASU will be breaking in a new quarterback, and has some defensive line issues, but will represent a true test for how far the Buffs have come in the first season under Mel Tucker …

CU announced the kickoff times for five of its games this week, with all five being televised nationally – That has to be a good sign, doesn’t it? … CU makes two of Lindy’s “Top Five Lists” … Trivia: Against which team does CU possess its longest current winning streak? …

When CU and Air Force last met on the gridiron, the nation was two months removed from Richard Nixon’s resignation … The Falcons were third in the nation in rushing in 2018, and return its quarterback, its 1,000-yard running back, and four offensive line starters – will that be enough to keep up with the Buffs’ bigger, stronger, and faster lineup? …