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July 10th
… CU in a few minutes …
Chad Brown, Stan Brock and Mark Haynes to join Colorado Athletic Hall of Fame – Class of 2017
From CUBuffs.com … The 13th class that will be inducted into the University of Colorado Athletic Hall of Fame this November 10 will feature 10 Golden Buffalo legends who are representative of eight sports in the school’s history, all of whom left indelible marks in their CU athletic careers.
The 10, two of whom will be honored posthumously, represent those eight different sports over a period that spans from the early 1940s to early last decade, covering seven different decades in all. Included in the group are a pair of football teammates from the ’70s; two of CU’s standout female performers basketball and volleyball in the early 1990s; the school’s first star skier; one of CU’s first high-profile national recruits in men’s basketball; a national cross country individual champion; a longtime coach and state golfing legend; a member of three conference champion football teams who had an outstanding and lengthy career in the pros; and a man who rose from manager of the football team to several full-time positions in the athletic department before really making his mark nationally as one of the top administrators in college sports.
The 2017 class will be the 13th inducted into the Hall since it was conceived in 1998, and the 10 will join 91 individuals (and the 1959 ski team as a unit) who have been enshrined to date (12 have been honored previously after their deaths).
Athletic director Rick George personally notified all eight living members of the upcoming class of their impending induction, as well as the next of kin for two deceased inductees, CU’s first three-time All-American in any sport, skier Frank Brown, and longtime golf coach after lettering in the sport himself in Les Fowler.
The group will officially be inducted in the Hall of Fame on Friday, Nov. 10, in a luncheon ceremony at the CU Champions Center; will be featured in the Pearl Street Stampede parade that night; and then will be introduced at halftime of the CU-Southern California football game on Saturday, Nov. 11, to complete the weekend.
Those to be inducted are (click on each name for their full biography):
All three football players were high selections in the National Football League Draft, as Haynes and Brock were first round picks in 1980 (eighth and 12th overall, respectively), while Brown was a second-rounder and 44th overall in the ’93 draft.
Humphries, along with Inglewood (Calif.) High School teammate Vince Kelley, were perhaps the first two high profile national recruits in men’s basketball, while Lang herself was a big-time signee out of Washington High in Kansas City, Kan.
Downey was one of the early stars on CU’s fledgling volleyball team, joining the squad in its sixth year of existence and played a major role in the program taking a major step forward. Torres, on the other hand, was a key in helping the Buffs go from perennial conference champion to winning CU’s first men’s national cross country championship in 2001.
Hatchell started as a football team manager doing what they do – laundry, sizing equipment, fixing helmets, to being an assistant to the athletic director, the late Eddie Crowder and being the right-hand man to ski coach Bill Marolt at the front end of CU’s eight straight NCAA ski titles. After a short stint as co-sports information director, he moved on to several high profile collegiate positions with the Big 8, Metro and Southwest conferences, with a run as the Orange Bowl’s executive director sprinkled in-between, to where he is now, the top man with the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame.
Frank Brown was an All-American in both alpine and Nordic events three straight years, while Fowler starred as a golfer in the late 1940s and took over coaching the team in 1948 through his retirement midway during the 1976-77 athletic year.
All inductees were nominated by their peers in the Alumni C-Club or by members of the selection committee; 27 semifinalists emerged from over 60 names originally submitted over the last three years. There are now 101 members (plus the ’59 ski team, CU’s first national champions) in the CU Athletic HOF since its inception in 1998. An athlete must be at least 10 years removed from their CU career and retired from professional sports (teams) to be considered for induction. With an induction every year instead of on a biennial basis as was the case for the first 16 years of the Hall, CU has been able to get more of those who are deserving of the recognition honored in a shorter time span with larger induction classes over the last four years.
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July 9th
… CU in a few minutes …
Phillip Lindsay and Derek McCartney will accompany Mike MacIntyre to Pac-12 media days
From NCAA.com … The 2017-18 college football season is drawing closer, which means it’s time for coaches to take the podium for their annual media days.
The Pac-12’s media days will take place from July 26-27 in Hollywood, California.
Here is the official schedule for the Pac-12 media days.
Wednesday July, 26 (all times pacific)
9 a.m. – Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott
9:40 a.m. – ARIZONA – Head Coach Rich Rodriguez, Jacob Alsadek (OL), DeAndre’ Miller (LB)
10:05 a.m. – CALIFORNIA – Head Coach Justin Wilcox, Tre Watson (RB), James Looney (DT)
10:30 a.m. – UCLA – Head Coach Jim Mora, Scott Quessenberry (OT), Kenny Young (LB)
10:55 a.m. – OREGON STATE – Head Coach Gary Andersen, Ryan Nall (RB), Manase Hungalu (LB)
11:20 a.m. – COLORADO – Head Coach Mike MacIntyre, Phillip Lindsay (RB), Derek McCartney (LB)
11:45 a.m. – WASHINGTON – Head Coach Chris Petersen, Jake Browning (QB), Keishawn Bierria (LB)
Thursday, July 27
9:40 a.m. – OREGON – Head Coach Willie Taggart, Justin Herbert (QB), Troy Dye (LB)
10:05 a.m. – ARIZONA STATE – Head Coach Todd Graham, Kalen Ballage (RB), JoJo Wicker (DL)
10:30 a.m. – STANFORD – Head Coach David Shaw, Bryce Love (RB), Harrison Phillips (DT)
10:55 a.m. – WASHINGTON STATE – Head Coach Mike Leach, Jamal Morrow (RB), Peyton Pelluer (LB)
11:20 a.m. – USC – Head Coach Clay Helton, Sam Darnold (QB), Cam Smith (LB)
11:45 a.m. – UTAH – Head Coach Kyle Whittingham, Salesi Uhatafe (RG), Filipo Mokofisi (DT)
There will also be a live television show following all the action from media days on Pac-12 Networks from 9:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. PT on July 26 and 27.
The Pac-12 football schedule can be found here. The 2017 Pac-12 Championship game is set for Friday, Dec. 1 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
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July 7th
… CU in a few minutes …
Neill Woelk – Storylines for Fall Camp
… Fall Camp opens July 28th … Season opener against CSU eight weeks away (September 1st) …
From Neill Woelk at CUBuffs.com … Cleaning out the notebook with some notes, observations and questions as Mike MacIntyre‘s Colorado Buffaloes approach the three-week countdown to the opening of fall camp (July 28):
1. Biggest question of camp?
2. Most difficult hole to fill this year?
3. Unheralded player ready to make name for himself
4. Is quarterback Steven Montez ready to take the next step?
5. Most intense position battle
6. Is O-line ready to take another step forward?
7. Does RB Phillip Lindsay have another gear?
8. Impact player on defense many folks have forgotten about
9. So what about that defensive line?
10. Who has the edge in CU’s opener?
… Read Neill Woelk’s answers to these questions here …
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July 6th
… CU in a few minutes …
Rocky Mountain Showdown tickets go on sale Wednesday
From the Daily Camera … Tickets for the Rocky Mountain Showdown will go on sale Wednesday.
The annual football game pitting in-state rivals Colorado and Colorado State will be held Sept. 1 at 6 p.m. at Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Denver.
CU fans can purchase tickets at CUBuffs.com or by calling 303-49-BUFFS.
This year’s matchup, to be broadcast on the Pac-12 Networks, will be the 17th to be played in Denver. Colorado leads the all-time series with the Rams, 64-22-2, including 10-6 in Denver.
CU is seeking a third consecutive win in the series, something neither team has done since CU won three in a row from 2003-05.
… Continue reading story here …
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2018 verbal commit Jarek Broussard excited to be a Buff
From the Daily Camera … As a high school sophomore, Jarek Broussard had an opportunity to visit Colorado for a church camp.
When the opportunity came up about a year later to visit for a football camp, he couldn’t pass that up.
Now, Broussard is looking forward to making the Centennial State his home after high school. A senior-to-be at Bishop Lynch High School in Dallas, the 2018 recruit gave his verbal commitment to Colorado last month.
“I had been to Colorado for a church camp once and I really liked the atmosphere,” he said. “Going back from a football standpoint I thought would be even cooler. I ended up camping there and had the time of my life. I met the staff and it just felt like a place I would want to be for the next four years after high school.”
… Continue reading story here …
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July 5th
… CU in a few minutes …
Sports Illustrated – Top 40 Workout Warriors in College Football includes CU’s Drew Lewis
From Bruce Feldmen of Sports Illustrated … I’ve been compiling my annual Freaks list of college football’s top workout warriors in the sport for almost 15 years now. I set out to showcase the guys who create some of the biggest buzz inside their programs by displaying the rare physical abilities that wow folks who are typically used to observing gifted athletes. This list is compiled with the help of many coaches, players and sports information directors around the nation.
26. Drew Lewis, Linebacker – Colorado
The Buffaloes’ cornerback Isaiah Oliver is a pretty good candidate for this list too as he excels for the Colorado track team, but I’m going with their 6’2”, 220-pound inside linebacker. This spring Lewis broad jumped 10’10”, which is better than any linebacker did at this year’s NFL combine. He also power cleaned 345, second-most on the entire team, and squatted 435 for six reps. Lewis has quite the pedigree. His dad, Will, played CB in the NFL and CFL and is now the director of scouting for the Kansas City Chiefs. His uncle, Tim, was a standout DB at Pitt who was a first-round pick by the Green Bay Packers. Drew’s older brother Ryan is a cornerback at Pitt now. He also has three cousins who played football at Pitt, including former NFL DB-turned-front office man-turned-ESPN analyst Louis Riddick.
… Full story can be found here …
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CU Launches Ralphie’s 50th anniversary campaign
From CUBuffs.com … For five decades, University of Colorado live buffalo mascot Ralphie has roamed the sidelines in Folsom field.
Since 1967, CU’s beloved mascot has led the team out on to the field before games. After well over 300 games and many more appearances, the University of Colorado will celebrate Ralphie’s 50th Anniversary this 2017 season and the year-long celebration was launched Tuesday night at the Fourth of July firework show at Folsom Field.
Ralphie, with a team of varsity student-athletes called Ralphie Handlers, is a symbol of Buff pride and is best known for leading the football team onto the field on game day. As one of the most exclusive sights in college or professional sports, even opposing teams are excited to watch her round the end zone and fly by their sideline.
Each year, about 15 Ralphie Handlers train for many hours to run with Ralphie in the most thrilling mascot display in all of college sports. They have to be strong and fast to run with Ralphie V who weighs to 1,200 pounds and can run up to 25 mph.
Being a Ralphie Handler takes up to 30 hours a week during football season and up to 15 hours a week the rest of the year. While the Ralphie Handlers are volunteers, the Ralphie Live Mascot Program uses donations to pay for everything else—including premium hay, care for Ralphie, custom harnesses, ropes, gloves, travel, and Nike workout and game gear for the handlers.
As part of the 50th Anniversary, CU is looking to continue the legacy of its live mascot Ralphie and her handlers. It has set a goal to raise $50,000 by the end of the 2017 football season to keep the Ralphie program alive and well.
Fans of Colorado and Ralphie lovers can make a direct donation to the Ralphie Handler program online through the crowdfunding page CU has set up.
Click here to go to that crowdfunding page.
CU is also offering rewards for those who donate this fall to the Ralphie program and fans are encouraged to share widely on social media their fond memories of Ralphie.
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July 4th – Happy Independence Day!!
… CU in a few minutes …
Mike MacIntyre: “The team is real confident in Steven Montez”
From the Daily Camera … To this point, Mike MacIntyre’s tenure as the head football coach at Colorado has been synonymous with the career of quarterback Sefo Liufau.
Both arrived in Boulder for the 2013 season. Both endured three excruciating losing seasons. And, together they were the faces of CU’s resurgent 2016 season, in which the Buffs went 10-4 and won the Pac-12 South division with an 8-1 conference record.
Even as Liufau battled injuries last season, MacIntyre stuck with his veteran quarterback, who is CU’s all-time leading passer and yet became more of a running threat during the second half of last season.
MacIntyre and the Buffs now enter a new era, so to speak, as Liufau has exhausted his eligibility and sophomore Steven Montez is set to take the reins of the offense.
The young gunslinger appears ready to handle the job.
“I’m excited, to say the least,” Montez said.
… It would not be a surprise to see Montez challenge Liufau’s single-season CU record for touchdown passes (28, in 2014) or passing yards (3,200, also in 2014). It also wouldn’t be a surprise if he challenged the CU record for most interceptions thrown in a season (16, by John Hessler in 1997), because of his gunslinger mentality.
… Continue reading Daily Camera quarterback preview here …
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July 3rd
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Buffs’ defensive line talented, but inexperienced
From the Daily Camera … Every week throughout the 2016 season, the Colorado football team knew what it would get from its defense line.
Jordan Carrell, Samson Kafovalu and Josh Tupou were not only stout up front, but reliable. Week in and week out, that trio — all seniors — showed up to play.
With all three now gone, the Buffaloes face the task of finding not only a new set of starters, but some quality depth behind them.
“We still have a ways to go,” defensive coordinator D.J. Eliot said after spring football. “(Senior Leo Jackson III) is the only one with any game experience, so when the lights come on, some of those guys are going to have to get used to playing in that environment, but I think we have a group of guys to work with.”
Technically, Jackson isn’t the only defensive lineman with game experience, but he’s got a lot more than anyone else on the roster and will be counted on as a leader up front.
“I expect a lot out of him,” defensive line coach Jim Jeffcoat said.
… Continue reading Daily Camera defensive line preview here …
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July 2nd
… CU in a few minutes …
Hagan v. Johnson in basketball benefit dedicated to Rashaan Salaam for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
From Eventbrite.com … Join us at the DeVaughn Levy-Hagan Memorial Basketball Game!
Watch Buff Legends Darian Hagan vs. Charles Johnson compete with their teams of CU Alumni Athletes and Friends.
This benefit is dedicated to Rashaan Salaam for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention.
Proceeds will benefit nationally touring critically acclaimed play ‘A Day for Grace’ serving communities to address these issues.
Tickets include admission to the basketball game and Pasta Jay’s dinner with the players following the game
Event Sponsored by Pasta Jay’s and Bovine Metropolis Theater
When:
Saturday, July 22, 2017, 3–7pm
Where:
Boulder Country Day School Gymnasium
4820 Nautilus Court North
Boulder, Colorado 80302
Ticket prices include basketball game and dinner:
$25 for Adults
$10 for Kids
Sponsor Packages: (Click on Tickets for details and to purchase a package)
$1000 Slam Dunk Sponsor
$500 Full Court Sponsor
$250 Three Point Sponsor
$100 Free Throw Sponsor
This year’s basketball game will be held at Boulder Country Day School Gymnasium and will be followed by dinner with the players. All attendees receive a ticket for the game 3-5pm and will join the players for dinner from 5-7pm. Bidding for the silent auction items will available online starting at 11am.
Funds raised will support the Fall 2017 Boulder StoryHealers production of A Day for Grace
Boulder StoryHealers mission is to humanize and improve mental health through the power of storytelling
Boulder StoryHealers is a project of the Colorado Mental Wellness Network, a 501(c)3.
For more information on this event, please contact Jessica Vincent at 720-220-3549 or e-mail at jessica@boulderstoryhealers.org
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Phillip Lindsay: “For me, I’m never satisfied with what I’ve done”
From the Daily Camera … Throughout the history of Colorado football, there have been some great running backs to come through Boulder.
All the way back to Kayo Lam and Byron “Whizzer” White in the 1930s, CU has had a tradition of stellar backs, including Charlie Davis, James Mayberry, Eric Bieniemy, J.J. Flannigan, Chris Brown, Rodney Stewart and, of course, the late Rashaan Salaam, who won CU’s only Heisman Trophy in 1994.
Coming into this season, senior Phillip Lindsay has a chance to do something none of the greats ever did.
Lindsay rushed for 1,189 yards last season and could become the first player in CU history to post back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons. Bieniemy, CU’s all-time leading rusher and one of the men who recruited Lindsay to Boulder, is the only player in program history with two 1,000-yard seasons (1988 and 1990).
A Denver native, Lindsay could put himself among the top three rushers in CU history with a great season, and he could wind up among the top 15 in receptions, as well.
… Continue reading the Daily Camera running back preview here …
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July 1st
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Buffs’ weakest link? Perhaps it’s the linebacker corps
From the Daily Camera … Colorado football fans have yet to get much of a look at the players that will man the middle of the Buffaloes’ defense.
Head coach Mike MacIntyre has seen enough, however, to feel confident that CU will once again get quality play from its inside linebackers.
Led by junior Rick Gamboa, who has racked up 175 tackles over the past two years, CU’s inside linebackers are talented, but mostly unproven.
“I feel good about all those guys,” MacIntyre said. “If our linebackers stay healthy, Rick Gamboa can make plays and Drew Lewis and Akil (Jones) can run like the wind. We just have to find some other guys to help us on special teams and fill in for injuries and be ready to go.”
… Continue reading the Daily Camera linebacker preview here …
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July 10th
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Chad Brown, Stan Brock and Mark Haynes to join Colorado Athletic Hall of Fame – Class of 2017
From CUBuffs.com … The 13th class that will be inducted into the University of Colorado Athletic Hall of Fame this November 10 will feature 10 Golden Buffalo legends who are representative of eight sports in the school’s history, all of whom left indelible marks in their CU athletic careers.
The 10, two of whom will be honored posthumously, represent those eight different sports over a period that spans from the early 1940s to early last decade, covering seven different decades in all. Included in the group are a pair of football teammates from the ’70s; two of CU’s standout female performers basketball and volleyball in the early 1990s; the school’s first star skier; one of CU’s first high-profile national recruits in men’s basketball; a national cross country individual champion; a longtime coach and state golfing legend; a member of three conference champion football teams who had an outstanding and lengthy career in the pros; and a man who rose from manager of the football team to several full-time positions in the athletic department before really making his mark nationally as one of the top administrators in college sports.
The 2017 class will be the 13th inducted into the Hall since it was conceived in 1998, and the 10 will join 91 individuals (and the 1959 ski team as a unit) who have been enshrined to date (12 have been honored previously after their deaths).
Athletic director Rick George personally notified all eight living members of the upcoming class of their impending induction, as well as the next of kin for two deceased inductees, CU’s first three-time All-American in any sport, skier Frank Brown, and longtime golf coach after lettering in the sport himself in Les Fowler.
The group will officially be inducted in the Hall of Fame on Friday, Nov. 10, in a luncheon ceremony at the CU Champions Center; will be featured in the Pearl Street Stampede parade that night; and then will be introduced at halftime of the CU-Southern California football game on Saturday, Nov. 11, to complete the weekend.
Those to be inducted are (click on each name for their full biography):
- Stan Brock, Football (1976-79)
- Chad Brown, Football (1989-92)
- Frank Brown, Skiing (1957-59)
- Karrie Downey, Volleyball (1991-94)
- Les Fowler, Golf & Golf Coach (1946-76)
- Steve Hatchell, Football/Administration (1966-75)
- Mark Haynes, Football (1976-79)
- Jay Humphries, Basketball (1980-84)
- Jamillah Lang, Women’s Basketball (1990-94)
- Jorge Torres, Cross Country & Track (1999-2003)
All three football players were high selections in the National Football League Draft, as Haynes and Brock were first round picks in 1980 (eighth and 12th overall, respectively), while Brown was a second-rounder and 44th overall in the ’93 draft.
Humphries, along with Inglewood (Calif.) High School teammate Vince Kelley, were perhaps the first two high profile national recruits in men’s basketball, while Lang herself was a big-time signee out of Washington High in Kansas City, Kan.
Downey was one of the early stars on CU’s fledgling volleyball team, joining the squad in its sixth year of existence and played a major role in the program taking a major step forward. Torres, on the other hand, was a key in helping the Buffs go from perennial conference champion to winning CU’s first men’s national cross country championship in 2001.
Hatchell started as a football team manager doing what they do – laundry, sizing equipment, fixing helmets, to being an assistant to the athletic director, the late Eddie Crowder and being the right-hand man to ski coach Bill Marolt at the front end of CU’s eight straight NCAA ski titles. After a short stint as co-sports information director, he moved on to several high profile collegiate positions with the Big 8, Metro and Southwest conferences, with a run as the Orange Bowl’s executive director sprinkled in-between, to where he is now, the top man with the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame.
Frank Brown was an All-American in both alpine and Nordic events three straight years, while Fowler starred as a golfer in the late 1940s and took over coaching the team in 1948 through his retirement midway during the 1976-77 athletic year.
All inductees were nominated by their peers in the Alumni C-Club or by members of the selection committee; 27 semifinalists emerged from over 60 names originally submitted over the last three years. There are now 101 members (plus the ’59 ski team, CU’s first national champions) in the CU Athletic HOF since its inception in 1998. An athlete must be at least 10 years removed from their CU career and retired from professional sports (teams) to be considered for induction. With an induction every year instead of on a biennial basis as was the case for the first 16 years of the Hall, CU has been able to get more of those who are deserving of the recognition honored in a shorter time span with larger induction classes over the last four years.
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July 9th
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Phillip Lindsay and Derek McCartney will accompany Mike MacIntyre to Pac-12 media days
From NCAA.com … The 2017-18 college football season is drawing closer, which means it’s time for coaches to take the podium for their annual media days.
The Pac-12’s media days will take place from July 26-27 in Hollywood, California.
Here is the official schedule for the Pac-12 media days.
Wednesday July, 26 (all times pacific)
9 a.m. – Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott
9:40 a.m. – ARIZONA – Head Coach Rich Rodriguez, Jacob Alsadek (OL), DeAndre’ Miller (LB)
10:05 a.m. – CALIFORNIA – Head Coach Justin Wilcox, Tre Watson (RB), James Looney (DT)
10:30 a.m. – UCLA – Head Coach Jim Mora, Scott Quessenberry (OT), Kenny Young (LB)
10:55 a.m. – OREGON STATE – Head Coach Gary Andersen, Ryan Nall (RB), Manase Hungalu (LB)
11:20 a.m. – COLORADO – Head Coach Mike MacIntyre, Phillip Lindsay (RB), Derek McCartney (LB)
11:45 a.m. – WASHINGTON – Head Coach Chris Petersen, Jake Browning (QB), Keishawn Bierria (LB)
Thursday, July 27
9:40 a.m. – OREGON – Head Coach Willie Taggart, Justin Herbert (QB), Troy Dye (LB)
10:05 a.m. – ARIZONA STATE – Head Coach Todd Graham, Kalen Ballage (RB), JoJo Wicker (DL)
10:30 a.m. – STANFORD – Head Coach David Shaw, Bryce Love (RB), Harrison Phillips (DT)
10:55 a.m. – WASHINGTON STATE – Head Coach Mike Leach, Jamal Morrow (RB), Peyton Pelluer (LB)
11:20 a.m. – USC – Head Coach Clay Helton, Sam Darnold (QB), Cam Smith (LB)
11:45 a.m. – UTAH – Head Coach Kyle Whittingham, Salesi Uhatafe (RG), Filipo Mokofisi (DT)
There will also be a live television show following all the action from media days on Pac-12 Networks from 9:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. PT on July 26 and 27.
The Pac-12 football schedule can be found here. The 2017 Pac-12 Championship game is set for Friday, Dec. 1 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
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July 7th
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Neill Woelk – Storylines for Fall Camp
… Fall Camp opens July 28th … Season opener against CSU eight weeks away (September 1st) …
From Neill Woelk at CUBuffs.com … Cleaning out the notebook with some notes, observations and questions as Mike MacIntyre‘s Colorado Buffaloes approach the three-week countdown to the opening of fall camp (July 28):
1. Biggest question of camp?
2. Most difficult hole to fill this year?
3. Unheralded player ready to make name for himself
4. Is quarterback Steven Montez ready to take the next step?
5. Most intense position battle
6. Is O-line ready to take another step forward?
7. Does RB Phillip Lindsay have another gear?
8. Impact player on defense many folks have forgotten about
9. So what about that defensive line?
10. Who has the edge in CU’s opener?
… Read Neill Woelk’s answers to these questions here …
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July 6th
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Rocky Mountain Showdown tickets go on sale Wednesday
From the Daily Camera … Tickets for the Rocky Mountain Showdown will go on sale Wednesday.
The annual football game pitting in-state rivals Colorado and Colorado State will be held Sept. 1 at 6 p.m. at Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Denver.
CU fans can purchase tickets at CUBuffs.com or by calling 303-49-BUFFS.
This year’s matchup, to be broadcast on the Pac-12 Networks, will be the 17th to be played in Denver. Colorado leads the all-time series with the Rams, 64-22-2, including 10-6 in Denver.
CU is seeking a third consecutive win in the series, something neither team has done since CU won three in a row from 2003-05.
… Continue reading story here …
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2018 verbal commit Jarek Broussard excited to be a Buff
From the Daily Camera … As a high school sophomore, Jarek Broussard had an opportunity to visit Colorado for a church camp.
When the opportunity came up about a year later to visit for a football camp, he couldn’t pass that up.
Now, Broussard is looking forward to making the Centennial State his home after high school. A senior-to-be at Bishop Lynch High School in Dallas, the 2018 recruit gave his verbal commitment to Colorado last month.
“I had been to Colorado for a church camp once and I really liked the atmosphere,” he said. “Going back from a football standpoint I thought would be even cooler. I ended up camping there and had the time of my life. I met the staff and it just felt like a place I would want to be for the next four years after high school.”
… Continue reading story here …
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July 5th
… CU in a few minutes …
Sports Illustrated – Top 40 Workout Warriors in College Football includes CU’s Drew Lewis
From Bruce Feldmen of Sports Illustrated … I’ve been compiling my annual Freaks list of college football’s top workout warriors in the sport for almost 15 years now. I set out to showcase the guys who create some of the biggest buzz inside their programs by displaying the rare physical abilities that wow folks who are typically used to observing gifted athletes. This list is compiled with the help of many coaches, players and sports information directors around the nation.
26. Drew Lewis, Linebacker – Colorado
The Buffaloes’ cornerback Isaiah Oliver is a pretty good candidate for this list too as he excels for the Colorado track team, but I’m going with their 6’2”, 220-pound inside linebacker. This spring Lewis broad jumped 10’10”, which is better than any linebacker did at this year’s NFL combine. He also power cleaned 345, second-most on the entire team, and squatted 435 for six reps. Lewis has quite the pedigree. His dad, Will, played CB in the NFL and CFL and is now the director of scouting for the Kansas City Chiefs. His uncle, Tim, was a standout DB at Pitt who was a first-round pick by the Green Bay Packers. Drew’s older brother Ryan is a cornerback at Pitt now. He also has three cousins who played football at Pitt, including former NFL DB-turned-front office man-turned-ESPN analyst Louis Riddick.
… Full story can be found here …
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CU Launches Ralphie’s 50th anniversary campaign
From CUBuffs.com … For five decades, University of Colorado live buffalo mascot Ralphie has roamed the sidelines in Folsom field.
Since 1967, CU’s beloved mascot has led the team out on to the field before games. After well over 300 games and many more appearances, the University of Colorado will celebrate Ralphie’s 50th Anniversary this 2017 season and the year-long celebration was launched Tuesday night at the Fourth of July firework show at Folsom Field.
Ralphie, with a team of varsity student-athletes called Ralphie Handlers, is a symbol of Buff pride and is best known for leading the football team onto the field on game day. As one of the most exclusive sights in college or professional sports, even opposing teams are excited to watch her round the end zone and fly by their sideline.
Each year, about 15 Ralphie Handlers train for many hours to run with Ralphie in the most thrilling mascot display in all of college sports. They have to be strong and fast to run with Ralphie V who weighs to 1,200 pounds and can run up to 25 mph.
Being a Ralphie Handler takes up to 30 hours a week during football season and up to 15 hours a week the rest of the year. While the Ralphie Handlers are volunteers, the Ralphie Live Mascot Program uses donations to pay for everything else—including premium hay, care for Ralphie, custom harnesses, ropes, gloves, travel, and Nike workout and game gear for the handlers.
As part of the 50th Anniversary, CU is looking to continue the legacy of its live mascot Ralphie and her handlers. It has set a goal to raise $50,000 by the end of the 2017 football season to keep the Ralphie program alive and well.
Fans of Colorado and Ralphie lovers can make a direct donation to the Ralphie Handler program online through the crowdfunding page CU has set up.
Click here to go to that crowdfunding page.
CU is also offering rewards for those who donate this fall to the Ralphie program and fans are encouraged to share widely on social media their fond memories of Ralphie.
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July 4th – Happy Independence Day!!
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Mike MacIntyre: “The team is real confident in Steven Montez”
From the Daily Camera … To this point, Mike MacIntyre’s tenure as the head football coach at Colorado has been synonymous with the career of quarterback Sefo Liufau.
Both arrived in Boulder for the 2013 season. Both endured three excruciating losing seasons. And, together they were the faces of CU’s resurgent 2016 season, in which the Buffs went 10-4 and won the Pac-12 South division with an 8-1 conference record.
Even as Liufau battled injuries last season, MacIntyre stuck with his veteran quarterback, who is CU’s all-time leading passer and yet became more of a running threat during the second half of last season.
MacIntyre and the Buffs now enter a new era, so to speak, as Liufau has exhausted his eligibility and sophomore Steven Montez is set to take the reins of the offense.
The young gunslinger appears ready to handle the job.
“I’m excited, to say the least,” Montez said.
… It would not be a surprise to see Montez challenge Liufau’s single-season CU record for touchdown passes (28, in 2014) or passing yards (3,200, also in 2014). It also wouldn’t be a surprise if he challenged the CU record for most interceptions thrown in a season (16, by John Hessler in 1997), because of his gunslinger mentality.
… Continue reading Daily Camera quarterback preview here …
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July 3rd
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Buffs’ defensive line talented, but inexperienced
From the Daily Camera … Every week throughout the 2016 season, the Colorado football team knew what it would get from its defense line.
Jordan Carrell, Samson Kafovalu and Josh Tupou were not only stout up front, but reliable. Week in and week out, that trio — all seniors — showed up to play.
With all three now gone, the Buffaloes face the task of finding not only a new set of starters, but some quality depth behind them.
“We still have a ways to go,” defensive coordinator D.J. Eliot said after spring football. “(Senior Leo Jackson III) is the only one with any game experience, so when the lights come on, some of those guys are going to have to get used to playing in that environment, but I think we have a group of guys to work with.”
Technically, Jackson isn’t the only defensive lineman with game experience, but he’s got a lot more than anyone else on the roster and will be counted on as a leader up front.
“I expect a lot out of him,” defensive line coach Jim Jeffcoat said.
… Continue reading Daily Camera defensive line preview here …
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July 2nd
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Hagan v. Johnson in basketball benefit dedicated to Rashaan Salaam for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
From Eventbrite.com … Join us at the DeVaughn Levy-Hagan Memorial Basketball Game!
Watch Buff Legends Darian Hagan vs. Charles Johnson compete with their teams of CU Alumni Athletes and Friends.
This benefit is dedicated to Rashaan Salaam for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention.
Proceeds will benefit nationally touring critically acclaimed play ‘A Day for Grace’ serving communities to address these issues.
Tickets include admission to the basketball game and Pasta Jay’s dinner with the players following the game
Event Sponsored by Pasta Jay’s and Bovine Metropolis Theater
When:
Saturday, July 22, 2017, 3–7pm
Where:
Boulder Country Day School Gymnasium
4820 Nautilus Court North
Boulder, Colorado 80302
Ticket prices include basketball game and dinner:
$25 for Adults
$10 for Kids
Sponsor Packages: (Click on Tickets for details and to purchase a package)
$1000 Slam Dunk Sponsor
$500 Full Court Sponsor
$250 Three Point Sponsor
$100 Free Throw Sponsor
This year’s basketball game will be held at Boulder Country Day School Gymnasium and will be followed by dinner with the players. All attendees receive a ticket for the game 3-5pm and will join the players for dinner from 5-7pm. Bidding for the silent auction items will available online starting at 11am.
Funds raised will support the Fall 2017 Boulder StoryHealers production of A Day for Grace
Boulder StoryHealers mission is to humanize and improve mental health through the power of storytelling
Boulder StoryHealers is a project of the Colorado Mental Wellness Network, a 501(c)3.
For more information on this event, please contact Jessica Vincent at 720-220-3549 or e-mail at jessica@boulderstoryhealers.org
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Phillip Lindsay: “For me, I’m never satisfied with what I’ve done”
From the Daily Camera … Throughout the history of Colorado football, there have been some great running backs to come through Boulder.
All the way back to Kayo Lam and Byron “Whizzer” White in the 1930s, CU has had a tradition of stellar backs, including Charlie Davis, James Mayberry, Eric Bieniemy, J.J. Flannigan, Chris Brown, Rodney Stewart and, of course, the late Rashaan Salaam, who won CU’s only Heisman Trophy in 1994.
Coming into this season, senior Phillip Lindsay has a chance to do something none of the greats ever did.
Lindsay rushed for 1,189 yards last season and could become the first player in CU history to post back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons. Bieniemy, CU’s all-time leading rusher and one of the men who recruited Lindsay to Boulder, is the only player in program history with two 1,000-yard seasons (1988 and 1990).
A Denver native, Lindsay could put himself among the top three rushers in CU history with a great season, and he could wind up among the top 15 in receptions, as well.
… Continue reading the Daily Camera running back preview here …
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July 1st
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Buffs’ weakest link? Perhaps it’s the linebacker corps
From the Daily Camera … Colorado football fans have yet to get much of a look at the players that will man the middle of the Buffaloes’ defense.
Head coach Mike MacIntyre has seen enough, however, to feel confident that CU will once again get quality play from its inside linebackers.
Led by junior Rick Gamboa, who has racked up 175 tackles over the past two years, CU’s inside linebackers are talented, but mostly unproven.
“I feel good about all those guys,” MacIntyre said. “If our linebackers stay healthy, Rick Gamboa can make plays and Drew Lewis and Akil (Jones) can run like the wind. We just have to find some other guys to help us on special teams and fill in for injuries and be ready to go.”
… Continue reading the Daily Camera linebacker preview here …
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