Countdown to Spring Practices – Wide Receivers


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Familiar names – Rice, Stanley, and Shenault – are gone, but there is still talent in the WR and TE rooms … Will Baylor transfer RJ Sneed make Buff fans forget Brenden Rice? … Will this be the year (stop me if you’ve heard this before) that CU uses the tight end position as a weapon in the offense? …

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Alex Fontenot was CU’s leading rusher in 2019, but an injury in 2020 paved the way for Jarek Broussard to become the Pac-12 Offensive POTY in 2020 … Broussard (and Ashaad Clayton) are gone … Are the three returning backs ready to stake their claims for carries in 2022, or will Ramon Jefferson take over this fall? …

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Spring practices open March 31st … Burning questions at quarterback: Is the job Brendon Lewis’ to lose? … Will J.T. Shrout be a “full go”, ready to challenge? … Will Maddox Kopp be a surprise contender to start? … Will Oakie Salave’a be given a full audition to stay on the offensive side of the ball? …

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Robert Barnes had ten tackles, an INT, and a fumble recovery against Washington, a harbinger of things to come? … Barnes, an Oklahoma transfer, was asked to talk to the team about the Transfer Portal – what did he say? … Why is Barnes so positive about the CU locker room? … Let’s find out …

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Buff fans are disappointed CU won’t be in the NCAA tournament this spring, a testament of just how far Tad Boyle has brought the program … Five (should have been six) NCAA bids in 12 years (after two bids in 40 years) … Nine of CU’s 13 20-win seasons … 26 post-season wins (next on the list: Richardo Patton, with eight) …

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… CU makes it official: Gerald Chatman introduced as CU’s new defensive line coach … Nate Landman NFL Combine stats: “Good instincts and awareness” …

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Battey:”I’ve had a wonderful time here … I wouldn’t trade it for the world” … Neill Woelk: Evan Battey Embodies all that is good in collegiate athletics … Videos; Battey addresses Buff Nation after Arizona game; Arizona highlights … The Battey File …

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Has there been a better Senior Night than CU’s 79-63 win over No. 2 Arizona? … What was it like for Evan to not only miss out on his senior year of high school, but his freshman year at CU? … Why is Evan reluctant to consider himself “The Mayor of Boulder”? … What was Evan’s reaction when Tad Boyle offered him a job? … Let’s find out …

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Coaching Carousel

//posted 3.2.2022

Report: CU has found its new defensive line coach, Gerald Chatman … Added: Chatman’s coaching history … Eric Bieniemy to sign a one-year contract with the Kansas City Chiefs … ASU president inexplicably defends Herm Edwards: “These are not things he was a part of” …

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Buffs open February with a loss at home against Oregon, giving CU a three-game losing streak … But then the Buffs reel off five straight wins, including three road wins in six days … Buffs then close out February with an epic 79-63 win over No. 2 Arizona on Evan Battey’s Senior Night … Video: “The Mayor” addresses the Buff Nation after Arizona win …

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An early enrollee, quarterback Brendon Lewis lost his head coach a month after arriving in Boulder from Melissa, Texas … What was it like adjusting a new coaching staff in a COVID year? … What were his favorite plays of last season? … What are Brendon’s thoughts on his new OC, Mike Sanford? … Let’s find out …

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(Thought I would bump this up after KJ’s 13-point effort against No. 2 Arizona) … A year ago, KJ Simpson was an all-state high school star, averaging almost a triple-double per game … A four-star recruit in one of Tad Boyle’s highest-rated recruiting classes, KJ is seeing more playing time as fellow Buffs are sidelined for the season …

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