Archive for: CU Football

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  A good season is determined by its spring

  Mar 5, 2010comments

  Sophomore quarterback Tyler Hansen dashes through an opening in Texas A&M's defense during their game on Nov. 7, 2009. (CU Independent file/Lee Pruitt) Tyler Hansen said he has big plans for this spring. If all goes according to plan... read more »

   
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  Staying fit in the off-season

  Mar 2, 2010comments

  (CU Independent graphic/Adam Milner) Whether a wide receiver or a linebacker, working out stands as a top priority for the Colorado Buffaloes football team during the off-season. Freshman wide receiver Jarrod Darden said the off-season lifting... read more »

   

• Pac-10 move?

  Mar 1, 2010comments

  The Colorado Buffaloes may be making the switch from the plains of the Big 12 conference to the sandy beaches of the Pac-10. The Pac-10 conference is considering expanding the number of member schools with Utah of the Mountain West conference... read more »

   
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  Great expectations

  Feb 23, 2010comments

  (CU Independent file/ Lauren Walter) A few months from now in June when most students will leave campus for home, a group of about 22 select students will just be arriving. But they’re not just coming to enroll in summer courses; they’re... read more »

   

• Hawkins adds another recruit

  Feb 21, 2010comments

  A herd is always replenishing. After the Buffaloes lost sophomore wide receiver Markques Simas due to an indefinite team suspension, Hawkins announced on Saturday the addition of safety Terrel Smith. The high school senior signed a letter of... read more »

   

• Watch: CU Sports Mag 2/5/10

  Feb 6, 2010comments

  This week on CU Sports Mag, anchors David Starcer and Dave LaRose go through highlights of the men’s and women’s basketball teams’ games from the past week, and Kylie Bearse breaks down the recruits that the football team signed on... read more »

   
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  Hawkins recaps the 2010 football recruiting class

  Feb 4, 2010comments

  Head Coach Dan Hawkins walks to the sideline after speaking with his players in huddle. (CU Independent file/Molly Maher) Head coach Dan Hawkins and the Buffaloes are getting ready for a new season with an official 21 new players added to the... read more »

   

• Former Buff loses battle to cancer

  Jan 31, 2010comments

  Tom Brookshier, a former Colorado Buffalo who later became known as a broadcaster, died Friday in Philadelphia because of complications from a seven month battle with gallbladder cancer, according to a news release. Brookshier was 78. “We... read more »

   
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  To be or not to be a Buff

  Jan 26, 2010comments

  CU football helmets. (CU Independent file/ Lauren Walter) Hundreds of DVDs align two large bookshelves in the corner of Robert Tucker’s office. Each tape contains highlights of top high school prospects from across the country. Tucker, the... read more »

   

• Recruiting high school football players

  Jan 19, 2010comments

  The Rocky Mountains can be alluring. Just ask high school running back prospect Tony Jones. “When I was on the highway, I was going to Boulder and I just saw the mountains and the mountains look great,” said Jones, who arrived from Don Bosco... read more »