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Spring Roster Review – Offense

//posted 4.18.2020

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We should be a week out from CU’s Spring game, but … that ain’t happening … Still, CU’s roster is in place for 2020, and here is a breakdown of CU’s offensive roster and position battles which will still need to be resolved …

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Top 40 of the Past 40 – No. 26

//posted 4.17.2020

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2016 – Sefo Liufau passes for over 300 yards, and rushes for over 100 more, in leading No. 12 CU to a 38-24 win over No. 20 Washington State … Nick Fisher fourth down stop preserves CU’s first win over a ranked team in seven years … No. 26 Player: Jeremy Bloom (with video highlights of Bloom’s career) …

CU at the Game Podcast – Mailbag Edition; April, 2020

//posted 4.15.2020

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When, and under what circumstances, will football be played in 2020? … What to make of the three new tight ends – and of the three defections from the Recruiting Classes? … What are the first “way-to-early” projections for CU’s record in the upcoming season? …

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Top 40 of the Past 40 – No. 27

//posted 4.13.2020

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1990 … CU traveled to Austin with a 1-1-1 record, and trailed the No. 22 Longhorns, 22-14, in the fourth quarter … Enter Eric Bieniemy and a speech which lifted the Buffs to a come-from-behind win and a run to a national title … Player No. 27: WR/KR Ben Kelly (1997-99) …

Top 40 of the Past 40 – No. 28

//posted 4.10.2020

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In 2004, the Buffs won the Big 12 North and earned a trip to the EV1.Net Houston Bowl to play University of Texas, El-Paso (UTEP) … The hard-fought 33-28 win represents CU’s last (most recent) win in a bowl game … Player No. 28: Linebacker Chad Brown (1989-92) …

CU at the Game Podcast – Interview with Sean Tufts

//posted 4.7.2020

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Welcome to Episode 3 of the Podcast … Sean Tufts is the President of Buffs4Life, and we talk about the good works the organization is involved in, with plenty of time to talk about Sean’s days as a CU linebacker (62-36!), his time in the NFL, and his days as a Ralphie Handler …

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Podcast Companion – Buffs4Life and “62-36”

//posted 4.7.2020

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Email: Buffs4Life golf tournament a go in June (at least for now) … Video highlights from Sean Tufts’ career, including the 2001 Nebraska game (62-36! – was Sean’s first tackle a facemask penalty?), the Big 12 title game v. Texas, and the 2002 win over Kansas State …

No. 29 – 2018: CU 33, Nebraska 28 / Player No. 29: Hugh Charles

//posted 4.5.2020

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September 8, 2018 – A 40-yard touchdown pass from Steven Montez to Laviska Shenault gives CU a 33-28 win over Nebraska … Essay for the game: “We have to beat them. It’s the only thing they understand” … Player No. 29: Running back Hugh Charles (2004-07) …

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No. 30 – 1990: CU 33, Missouri 31 / Player No. 30: CU Offensive Linemen

//posted 4.2.2020

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1990 – The Fifth Down game … One of the most infamous games in CU history, the Buffs score on the final play of the game against Missouri … Video of the game’s final drive (count the number of slips by CU players on the Faurot Field turf) … Player(s) No. 30: CU’s long list of great offensive linemen …

Podcast Companion – Rick George Interview

//posted 4.1.2020

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Nebraska being Nebraska – The Corn Nation already looking to get a recruiting advantage on Name, Image, and Likeness issue … “Dear Mr. George”: How an open letter in 2013 led to my meeting Rick George …

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CUATG Podcast – Interview with Rick George

//posted 4.1.2020

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From last spring … Discussion on Rick George’s appointment to the NCAA working group on Name, Image and Likeness … Also: How will CU be able to keep its coaches from being poached by schools with greater resources (the interview coming a week before Mel Tucker left for Michigan State) …

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No. 31 – 2007: CU 65, Nebraska 51 / Player No. 31: Sal Aunese

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2007- In a game between two teams vying for bowl-eligibility, Buffs rally from a 35-24 halftime deficit to take down Nebraska, 65-51, before 51,403 frigid fans at Folsom (with game video) … Player No. 31: Quarterback Sal Aunese (1987-88) – with multiple videos …