Buffalo Bits

Location: Boulder, Colo. Elevation: 5,334 ft. (Folsom Field) Elevation: 5,345 ft. (Coors Events Center) Population: 97,385 Enrollment: 30,196 Founded: 1876 Nickname: Buffaloes Colors: Silver, Gold & Black Mascot: Ralphie V (live buffalo) President: Bruce Benson (Colorado 64) Chancellor: Dr. Phil DiStefano (Ohio State 68) Provost: Russell L. Moore (UC-Davis 76) Faculty Representative: Dr. David Clough (Case Institute 68) Athletic Director: Mike Bohn (Kansas 83) Games Played (121 seasons): 1,149 All-Time Record: 671-442-36 (.600) 2010 Record: 5-7 Conference: Pac-12 (0 titles) Year Joined: 2011 All-Time Record: 0-0 (first season) 2010 Record (Big 12): 2-6 (5th/North) Head Coach: Jon Embree (Colorado 88) Record at CU: 0-0 (first season) Career Record: 0-0 (first season) Press Luncheon: Tuesdays (11:30) Interview Schedule (arrange through SID) Associate AD/SID: David Plati Office Telephone: 303/492-5626 FAX: 303/492-3811 Home: 303/494-0445 E-mail: david.plati@colorado.edu Associate SID (Football Asst.): Curtis Snyder Home: 720/218-4796 E-mail: curtis.snyder@colorado.edu Official CU Athletics Website: www.CUBuffs.com CU Athletics on Twitter: @cubuffs Jon Embree on Twitter: @jebuffs University Telephone Numbers (303-): Switchboard: 492-1411 Athletic Department: 492-7931 Football Office: 492-5331 Sports Medicine: 492-3801 Ticket Office: 492-8337

table of contents
2011 Information Section ............... 1 Road Headquarters, Future Schedules........................... 2 Pronunciation Guide ......................... 2 University of Colorado ..................... 3 Administration................................... 4 Folsom Field ....................................... 10 Mascot/Nickname.............................. 12 Coaching Staff .................................... 14 Outlook ............................................... 38 2011 Pac 12 Composite Schedule.... 42 Rosters................................................ 44 Depth Chart........................................ 46 Player Biographies ............................ 48 2010-In-Review ................................... 104 History & Records ..........................125 Record-By-Season.............................. 126 All-Time Record ................................. 128 All-Time Series Results ..................... 130 Coaching Records ............................. 137 Conference History & Standings ..... 140 Firsts/Debuts...................................... 149 Select Circles...................................... 154 Longest Plays ..................................... 160 Career Leaders................................... 163 Year-By-Year Leaders ........................ 171 Individual Records ............................ 191 Team Records .................................... 203 Folsom Field Records ....................... 219 Season-By-Season Results & Stats .. 222 All-Time Comebacks ......................... 301 All-Time Lettermen............................ 327 Honor Roll .......................................... 348 Past Buffalo Greats............................ 370 CU & Professional Football .............. 410 Bowl History ...................................... 425 CU Athletic Personnel History ........ 446 Colorado Football History/ Milestones...................................... 448 Logo/Uniform Evolution ................... 484 Index.................................................... 488

2011 Schedule
2010 2011 Date Opponent TV Time (MT) Record Meeting (Last) Series (Last 10) Sept. 3 at Hawaii ESPN2 8:15 p.m. 10-4 3rd (2010) 1- 1-0 (...) SEPT. 10 CALIFORNIA FCS-Atlantic 1:30 p.m. 5-7 6th (2010) 2- 3-0 (...) Sept. 17 Colorado State (Denver) FSN 11:30 a.m. 3-9 83rd (2010) 60-20-2 (7-3) Sept. 24 at Ohio State ABC or ESPN TBA 12-1 5th (1986) 1- 3-0 (......) OCT. 1  WASHINGTON STATE (FW) tba TBA 2-10 7th (2004) 4- 2-0 (......) Oct. 8  at Stanford tba TBA 12-1 7th (1993) 3- 3-0 (......) Oct. 15  at Washington tba TBA 7-6 12th (2000) 5- 5-1 (5-4-1) OCT. 22  OREGON (H) tba TBA 12-1 16th (2001) 8- 7-0 (5-5) Oct. 29  at Arizona State tba TBA 6-6 3rd (2007) 0- 2-0 (......) NOV. 4  SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ESPN2/3D 7:00 p.m. 8-5 6th (2002) 0- 5-0 (......) NOV. 12  ARIZONA tba TBA 7-6 14th (1986) 12- 1-0 (9-1) Nov. 19  at UCLA tba TBA 4-8 7th (2003) 2- 4-0 (......) Nov. 25  at Utah FSN 1:30 p.m. 10-3 58th (1962) 30-24-3 (8-2) Dec. 2 Pac-12 Championship Game FOX 6:00 p.m.at campus site (division champion with best record) OPEN WEEKEND: none. Pac-12 Conference game; (H)Homecoming; (FW)Family Weekend. tbato be announced (games on the selection menu of ESPN-ABC and/or FOX Sports Net; those networks have contracts with the Pac-12 Conference which allow them to announce their plans up to 12 days in advance (and two times a year, six days in advance). Those games not selected could be televised locally outside the exclusive network windows). RADIO: All games broadcast locally on the Colorado Football Network. National radio games to be determined.

2011 ROAD HEADQUARTERS

Game
Hawaii Ohio State Stanford Washington Arizona State UCLA Utah

Dates
Sept. 1- 3 Sept. 23-24 Oct. 7- 8 Oct. 14-15 Oct. 28-29 Nov. 18-19 Nov. 24-25

Hotel
Marriott Ihilani Columbus Marriott NW Sofitel San Francisco Bay Sheraton Seattle Hotel Hilton Phoenix East/Mesa Hilton Los Angeles North Salt Lake City Marriott City Center

Address
92-1001 Olani Street, Honolulu, HI 96707 5605 Blazer Pkwy., Dublin, OH 43017 223 Twin Dolphin Drive, Redwood City, CA 94065 1400 6th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101 1011 W. Holmes Ave., Mesa, AZ 85210 100 West Glenoaks Blvd., Glendale, CA 91202 220 South State St., Salt Lake City, UT 84111

Telephone
808/679-0079 614/791-1000 650/598-9000 206/621-9000 480/833-5555 818/956-5466 801/961-8700

*Min.
25-45 15-20 15-20 5-10 15-20 10-15 10-15

(*minutes from hotel to stadium depending on normal traffic.)

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

FUTURE SCHEDULES
Colorado became a member of the Pac-12 Conference on July 1, 2011; future schedules remain mostly to be determined at this time as conference officials are working with our television partners (ABC/ESPN, FOX/FSN/FX, Versus) on potential dates. Opponents, however, are known:

Coaches/Staff
Eric BIENIEMY (be-enemy) Brian CABRAL (cuh-browl) KANAVIS McGHEE (kuh-nay-viss McGee) Rip SCHERER (share-er)

2012
S 1 S 8 S 15 Colorado State (Denver) HOME TBA at Fresno State

2014
A 30 S 6 S 20 Colorado State (Denver) Road TBA HAWAII

Mike TUIASOSOPO (two-E-ah-suh-so-poe)

PAC-12 HOME: ARIZONA STATE-STANFORD-UCLA-UTAHWASHINGTON PAC-12 ROAD: ARIZONA-OREGON-USC-WASHINGTON STATE

PAC-12 HOME: ARIZONA STATE-OREGON STATE-UCLAUTAH-WASHINGTON PAC-12 ROAD: ARIZONA-CALIFORNIA-OREGON-USC

Players
Tyler AHLES (alice) CORDARY Allen (core-dairy) PAULAY ASIATA (paul-lay ah-see-ah-ta) Matthew BAHR (bar) David BAKHTIARI (bock-T-are-E) Blake BEHRENS (bear-ens) JERED Bell (jair-red) Nate BONSU (bonn-sue)

2013
A 31 S 7 S 14 Colorado State (Denver) HOME TBA FRESNO STATE

2015
S 5 S 12 S 19 at Hawaii HOME TBA Colorado State (Denver)

PAC-12 HOME: ARIZONA-CALIFORNIA-OREGON-USC PAC-12 ROAD: ARIZONA STATE-OREGON STATE-UCLAUTAH-WASHINGTON

PAC-12 HOME: ARIZONA-STANFORD-OREGON-USC PAC-12 ROAD: ARIZONA STATE-OREGON STATE-UCLAUTAH-WASH. ST.

2010 RESULTS (5-7, 2-6 BIG 12)

Date Sept. Sept. SEPT. OCT. Oct. OCT. OCT. Oct. Nov. NOV. NOV. Nov. 4 11 18 2 9 16 23 30 6 13 20 26 CU* NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Opponent Colorado State (Denver) at California HAWAII GEORGIA (N) ' at Missouri (N) ' BAYLOR (N, FW) ' TEXAS TECH (HC) ' at Oklahoma (N) ' at Kansas ' IOWA STATE ' KANSAS STATE ' at Nebraska Opp* TV NR The Mtn. NR FSN NR FCS (C) NR FSN 24 FSN NR FCS (C) NR none 11 ESPN2 NR none NR FCS (C) NR none 16 ABC Result W 24- 3 L 7-52 W 31-13 W 29-27 L 0-26 L 25-31 L 24-27 L 10-43 L 45-52 W 34-14 W 44-36 L 17-45 2010 Record 3-9 5-7 10-4 6-7 10-3 7-6 8-5 12-2 3-9 5-7 7-6 10-4

Mark BRUNDAGE (brun-didge) Kyle CEFALO (seff-el-low) KAIWA Crabb (kuh-E-vee) Brady DAIGH (day) Ryan DANNEWITZ (dan-uh-wits) JARROD Darden (Jared) AERYUS Holloway (air-E-us) Nick KASA (cah-suh; casa) Patrick MAHNKE (main-key) Josh MOTEN (moat-in) STEPHANE NEMBOT (steff-on name-bot) LILOA NOBRIGA (lee-low-ah, no-brigg-uh) Conrad OBI (oh-bee) DEJI OLATOYE (day-ghee O-la-toy-ye) Will PERICAK (pre-check)

KEY: *AP rank at time of game; 'Big 12 Conference game; NNight game; HCHomecoming; FWFamily Weekend.)

CREDITS
Copyright 2011, University of Colorado Athletics. The 2011 Colorado Football Information Guide & Record Book was produced through the combined efforts of the Sports Information Office and Whirlwind Graphics. The guide was written, designed and edited by David Plati, CU associate athletic director; this also contains information developed through the years by past sports information directors Fred Casotti, Mike Moran, Tim Simmons and John Clagett, as well as numerous assistant SIDs and student assistants. Photographers include Tim Benko, Bill Brittain, Mark Brodie, Chip Bromfield, Casey A. Cass, Cliff Grassmick, Brian Lewis, Ryan McKee/Clarkson & Assoc., Dan Madden, Gail Pederson, Hal Stoelze, Zemi Photography and several courtesy of NFL teams. Formatting, scanning and layout provided by Linda Hall of Whirlwind Graphics. The University of Colorado at Boulder is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. MAKIRI Pugh (muh-keer-E) Kyle SLAVIN (slay-vinn) TERREL Smith (terr-L) SIONE TAU (see-own-E towe, as in now) K.T. TUUMALO (two-ooh-ma-low) CHIDERA UZO-DIRIBE (chee-derra u-zoh da-ree-bay) Paul VIGO (vee-go)

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
Founded in 1876 at the foot of the Flatirons, 135 years has transformed the University of Colorado from a lone building on a bleak, windswept hill to one of the nation's leading public research institutions. Established in 1861, the University was formally founded in 1876, the year Colorado became a state. The Boulder campus encompasses 786 acres on the main campus, east campus (which includes a research park), Williams Village and the Mountain Research Station north of nearby Nederland (which supports ecology, chemistry and geology). In 1996 the Board of Regents purchased 308 acres of land in unincorporated Boulder County, now informally known as the south campus, in an effort to insure the growth of the University well into the 21st century. While over 30,000 students are educated on the main campus, another 13,000 study at the University of Colorado at Denver, the University of Colorado Anschutz Campus (Aurora) and the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Nine elected Regents and President Bruce Benson lead the four-campus system, while each campus has a Chancellor who serves as the chief academic and administrative officer. Dr. Phil DiStefano is in his second year as the chancellor of the Boulder campus. Students can enter any of 10 schools and colleges offering more than 2,500 courses in 150 fields, representing a full range of disciplines in the humanities, social sciences, physical and biological sciences, the fine and performing arts, and the professions. CU-Boulder is regularly ranked among the best of the United States public universities by the Fiske Guide to Colleges, and a 2010 USA Today/Princeton Review survey rated the University of Colorado as the fifth-best value among American public colleges. CU-Boulder has played a major role in NASA space programs, designing and building many scientific instruments flown in outer space, and graduated 18 men and women who became astronauts, including the late Jack Swigert, one of the three astronauts in the crippled Apollo 13 mission who made it dock to Earth safely from the moon. When the Hubble Space Telescope was launched in 1990, it was carrying seven major instruments, including a high-resolution spectrograph to study the evolution of stars and designed and built by an international science team led by astronomer Jack Brandt of CUBoulder. Since Hubble has been up, CU-Boulder faculty and students have been among the top users of Hubble of any institution in the world. CU- Boulder is the only university in the country where undergraduate students have operated a NASA satellite. The University has produced 19 Rhodes Scholars, five of which were former football student-athletes at CU, with Jim Hansen the most

recent recipient in 1992. Faculty member Thomas Cech, a distinguished professor of chemistry and biochemistry, won the 1989 Nobel Prize in chemistry. Other notable alumni include former United States Supreme Court Justice Byron Whizzer White, former big band leader Glenn Miller and actors Robert Redford and Chris Meloni, the latter starring for years on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and the creators of South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone. If the aphorism, Somewhere between the Rockies and reality, seems too good to believe, then come for a visit. Start with a walk on the historic Pearl Street Mall, a downtown pedestrian mall that is the ceremonial heart of the city actually that works despite the efforts of its street theatre. Visitors may be so taken in by the scenery, the mall, Tudors and Victorians they may forget the University that put it all together. From Pearl, Broadway leads directly onto campus where the University of Colorado Museum and the CU Heritage Center, in the original Old Main building, which introduces the Universitys past and present. The recently completed ATLAS building is one of the most state-of-the-art structures on any college campus. Take in the fresh mountain air on any part of 100 miles of trails and 30,000 acres of open space. Climb the Flatirons or in Eldorado Canyon State Park. Swim or board sail at the Boulder Reservoir while elite runners sprint around it. Take in a pro sporting event down the road in Denver, just one of 13 cities with teams in all four pro leagues. Rest assured, like the prophesy of an Arapaho Indian Chief, If you leave Boulder, you will return.

administration

Bruce Benson
President

Phil DiStefano
Chancellor

2011-12 University of Colorado Board of Regents

Back Row: Joseph Neguse, Michael Carrigan (vice chair), James E. Geddes, Steve Bosley, Tilman Tillie Bishop. Front Row: Sue Sharkey, Stephen Ludwig, Kyle Hybl (chair), Monisha Merchant.

Russell L. Moore
Provost

David Clough
Faculty Rep

Jeff Lipton
Director of Business Planning

Mike Bohn
Athletic Director

Gail Pederson Chief of Staff

Ceal Barry Associate AD/SWA

Cory Hilliard Associate AD

Julie Manning Associate AD

David Plati Associate AD

Jim Senter Associate AD

John Krueger Assistant AD

Kris Livingston Assistant AD

Scott McMichael Assistant AD

Tom McGann Director of Game Operations

J.T. Galloway Director of Equipment

Jamie Guy Director of Sports

Megan Eisenhard BSP General Manager

Lindsay Lew Director of Strategic Sales

Prema Khanna Director of Marketing SID

Dr. Eric McCarty Director of Sports Medicine

Sheila Ridley Natalie Pigliacampo Director of Student Director of Athlete Wellness Annual Giving

Matt Roeder Director of Marching Band

Miguel Rueda Head Athletic Trainer

Ron Scott C Club Director

Will Simpson Director of Ticket Operations

Deric Swanson Director of BuffVision Manager

Jason DePaepe Athletic Turf Manager

Kristen DePaepe Director of Special Events

Adam Holliday Athletic Trainer/Football

Jeff Hoskin IT Professional

Ryan Kataoka Academic Coordinator

Jo Marchi Compliance/SAAC

Curtis Snyder Associate Sports Info Director

Brent Oja Football Equipment Manager

B.G. Brooks CUBuffs.com

President bruce Benson

Before he became president of the University of Colorado in March 2008, Bruce D. Benson had already made his mark in business, politics, philanthropy, education and civic endeavors. He founded Benson Mineral Group in 1965, a year after earning a degree in geology from CU. Over his career, he has been involved in a variety of business ventures, including real estate, restaurants and banking. Three different Colorado governors have named Benson to various education initiatives and governing boards, including the Colorado Commission on Higher Education and the Metro State College Board of Trustees, both of which he chaired. In addition, he co-chaired the P-20 Education Coordinating Council from 2007 until early 2008 and chaired the Governors Blue Ribbon Panel for Higher Education for the 21st Century from 2001 to 2003. He has been active in support of his alma mater. He was national chairman of CUs four-campus, $1 Billion Comprehensive FundRaising Campaign from 1997-2003. He served as a director on the Coleman Colorado Foundation Institute for Cognitive Disabilities from 2001-08. He was a board member for CU- Boulders Center for the American West from 2006-08. Benson also served on the board of directors of the CU Foundation from 1990-96, and was a member of the CU Foundation Development Cabinet from 1992-95. CU awarded him the University Medal in 1999 and the universitys Ira C. Rothgerber Award in 2003 (one of two ever awarded). The CU Alumni Association honored him with its Recognition Award in 2001. He also has provided significant philanthropic support to CU. Benson was also one of the leaders of the 2005 statewide campaign that successfully passed Referendum C, which provided additional funding for education and the state budget. He was elected chairman of the Colorado Republican Party four times, and was the Republican nominee for governor in 1994. As CU president, Benson leads a system of four campuses: Boulder, Colorado Springs, Denver and the Anschutz Medical Campus. CU serves some 56,000 students and has a $2.7 billion annual budget. Benson has received many honors recognizing his leadership in a variety of activities, but two are particularly notable: CU in 2004 granted him an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, and in February 2009, he was named to the Colorado Business Hall of Fame. A native of Chicago, Benson has called Colorado home for nearly five decades. He is married to Marcy Head Benson. He has three adult children and 10 grandchildren.

Chancellor Phil DiStefano

Dr. Philip P. DiStefano is in his third year as the Chancellor at the University of Colorado Boulder. Prior to his appointment on May 5, 2009, Dr. DiStefano was the top academic officer at CU-Boulder for eight years as the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. He served as interim chancellor twice during pivotal times in the university's history. Dr. DiStefano co-chaired the steering committee for CU-Boulder's visionary strategic plan, Flagship 2030, conceived with campus, community and statewide input, to guide the university for decades to come. Today, Dr. DiStefano is shepherding its implementation as Flagship 2030 moves from vision to reality. Dr. DiStefano has served CU-Boulder for 37 years. He joined the University of Colorado in 1974 as an Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction at the School of Education. His academic career flourished as he assumed a series of academic and administrative positions, including Professor, Associate Dean, Dean and Vice Chancellor. He was appointed Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs in 2001. As Chancellor he works closely with students, faculty, staff, alumni, donors, governing officials, and business and community leaders in extending CU's legacy as a preeminent national comprehensive research university. A first-generation college graduate, Dr. DiStefano earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Ohio State University and a Master of Arts degree in English Education from West Virginia University. He holds a Doctorate in Humanities Education from Ohio State University, where he served as a teaching and research associate. He began his educational career as a high school English teacher in Ohio. He has authored and co-authored numerous books and articles on literacy education. Dr. DiStefano and his wife, Yvonne, have been married for 42 years and are the parents of three grown daughters and a granddaughter.

Provost Russell Moore

Dr. Russell L. Moore has had a long and distinguished career at the University of Colorado Boulder, now serving in the capacity of Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, having assumed the position July 1, 2010. Dr. Moore also previously served as interim vice chancellor for research from May 2009 to July 2010, and prior to that appointment, he was the associate vice chancellor for research since 2006.Dr. Moore served as chair of kinesiology and applied physiology (now integrative physiology) from 1994 to 2001, and was assistant professor (1984-86), associate professor (1993-96) and full professor (1996-present) in that department. He holds an adjunct professorship in medicine (cardiology) at the University of Colorado's Anschutz Medical Campus at the University of Colorado Denver. He was an assistant and associate professor (1986-91) in the departments of medicine, cellular and molecular physiology at the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine in Hershey, Pa. He did postdoctoral work at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Dallas (1981-84). Dr. Moore earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biochemistry from the University of California at Davis in 1976, and a master's degree (1978) and doctorate (1982) in physiology from Washington State University in Pullman, Wash.

FACULTY REP DAVID CLOUGH

Faculty Athletics Representative Dr. David Clough is a national leader in college athletic reforms and represents CU to the Pac-12 Conference and the NCAA. A professor of chemical and biological engineering, Dr. Clough enters his seventh year as the University of Colorado Boulders Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR) in March 2012. Professor Clough reports to Chancellor DiStefano and works closely with the Director of Athletics, Mike Bohn, and the coaches and staff of Athletics to support student-athletes, especially in their academic pursuits. The FARs duties include oversight of the eligibility certification and compliance functions on the Boulder Campus. He strives to be well known to CUs studentathletes, and he and his wife Sydney are present at many home competitions of CUs sports teams. He also travels with many CU teams to away competitions. Dr. Clough replaced Chancellor Phil DiStefano, who served as FAR from June 1, 2000 until just shortly after his appointment as interim chancellor for the Boulder campus in 2005. Clough is only the sixth FAR in CU history, joining a prestigious list: Walter Franklin (19471948), Warren Thompson (1949-1966), William Baughn (1967-1989), James Corbridge (1989-2000) and DiStefano (2000-2005). Dr. Clough has had a significant impact on engineering education at CU-Boulder and beyond through career-long efforts to enhance the learning of engineering students. He has pioneered active- and cooperative-learning techniques in the College of Engineering and Applied Science, and in 1989 he originated the concept of the Integrated Teaching and Learning Laboratory. Cloughs research has focused on the automated control of chemical and related processes. He has been involved with student-athlete success for more than 30 years as his relationship with the CU athletic department dates to more than three decades. Throughout his career, Dr. Clough has taken a special interest in engineering student-athletes, long appreciating the combined academic and athletic challenges they face. He played an integral role in the Rhodes Scholarship candidacy of Buff football star Jim Hansen, an Academic All-American who was awarded the Rhodes in 1993. Dr. Clough received his bachelors degree from the Case Institute of Technology (now Case Western Reserve University) in 1968 and his masters from CU-Boulder in 1969, both in chemical engineering. He worked as an engineer for E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc., from 1969 to 1972 before returning to CU-Boulder to earn his doctorate in 1975. He joined the faculty of the Department of Chemical Engineering at that time. He served as the colleges associate dean for academic affairs from 1986 to 1992, playing a role in a number of important initiatives, including the Gemmill Engineering Library, the Herbst Humanities Program, and the Integrated Teaching and Learning Laboratory. From 1993 through 1999, he was associate chair of the Department of Chemical Engineering and was responsible for significant improvements to the departments undergraduate advising program. Known for his willingness to experiment with new educational concepts and technology, Dr. Clough has worked to reform traditional lecture classes into an interactive workshop format that greatly enhances the learning of students. Through these efforts, he has helped to reshape the way engineering is taught. The student-run Engineering Excellence Fund chose Dr. Clough as the first recipient of the Sullivan-Carlson Inspiration in Teaching Award in 1998. He has received numerous teaching and advising awards from nominations by his students over the years. He also has been given the colleges Hutchinson Teaching Award and Peters Service Award. He received the first Boulder Faculty Assembly Teaching Award in 1980 and the Boulder Campus Outstanding Advisor Award in 1996. His merit as an educator also has been recognized outside CU. In 1995 the American Society for Engineering Education (Rocky Mountain Section) presented him with its first Outstanding Educator Award. In April 2000, he received the colleges Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Award in the Education category. It recognized his significant impact on engineering education through pioneering the active learning concept for the Integrated Teaching and Learning Laboratory, and in leading the college in changing traditional lecture courses to an active learning format. In his role as Faculty Athletics Representative, Clough represents CU to the Pac-12 Conference and the NCAA. He provides a liaison between Athletics and the faculty and works to enhance the educational experience of 350 student-athletes. Clough has been active in the Faculty Athletics Representatives Association (FARA) and will become President of FARA in November. In his time as FAR, Dr. Clough has established a reputation for his expertise in the NCAAs Academic Performance Program and the programs statistics tracking the academic progress of student-athletes, the Academic Progress Rate (APR) and the Graduation Success Rate (GSR). He has developed tracking and predictive tools that have been shared with over 100 NCAA Division I institutions. He and his wife, Sydney, have four grown children, Astrid, William, Rodney and Damon, and four grandchildren. Dr. Cloughs father, John W. Clough, was a chemical engineer, and his two brothers are retired engineers. The Clough family established a scholarship endowment in engineering at CU in honor of John Clough, who died in 1994. The family holds a strong belief in giving back to the educational institutions that have benefited its members.

Athletic Director Mike Bohn

Mike Bohn was introduced as just the fifth full-time athletic director in University of Colorado history on April 13, 2005, returning to the surroundings where he starred as a prep athlete before embarking on a journey that would take him all over the western half of the United States and finally back home. Bohn, 50, came to Colorado from San Diego State University, where he left an indelible imprint in just 18 months as the Aztecs director of athletics. He agreed to a 5-year contract with the Buffaloes and was rewarded quickly for his initial efforts, as in November 2007 he received an extension through the 2011-12 academic year. Then in August 2011, the Board of Regents and the Chancellor saw fit to extend him another five years into 2017. He replaced Jack Lengyel, who served as interim athletic director for five months after Dick Tharp stepped down in November 2004 after holding the position since 1996. Tharp had followed three legendary men in CU athletic history, Harry Carlson (1927-65), Eddie Crowder (1965-84) and Bill Marolt (1984-96). Bohn is the first of the five to be named CU athletic director without having previously worked within the CU system. Carlson and Crowder were coaches upon being named, Marolt returned to CU where he coached for 10 years before leaving for the U.S. Olympic ski team, and Tharp was a university attorney with strong CU-Boulder campus ties. But his ties to Boulder were extensive, growing up here with family and friends always in the area. He accomplished a lot in his first 100 days on the job, from branching out into the community with Chancellor Phil DiStefano at town meetings, to implementing the YOUR TEAM campaign to raise significant funds for immediate scholarship and capital project needs. Several other creative ideas, especially in marketing including Ralphies Kids Roundup and the Pearl Street Stampede the night before home football games, were established to create better ties with CU and area communities. Those first 100 days were just the beginning, and six years into his service to CU, he has made major improvements in fundraising, improving CUs facilities, most notably the addition of a practice facility for the basketball and volleyball teams, establishing the Buff Club Cabinet, making huge inroads in community and campus relations, and has worked to balance a budget by making tough but necessary cuts, guaranteeing the future success of Colorados 16 intercollegiate sports. Perhaps his top one shining moment to date took place in the spring of 2010, when he led the universitys charge for the Buffaloes to join the Pacific-10 Conference. A very tense period in college athletics, rumors swirling about concerning several schools, he had Colorados ship steadied throughout and landed CU in a conference that conforms to a perfect fit with its students, alumni and fans on many levels, including academics as well as athletics. Colorado, along with Utah, joined the league on July 1, 2011, making it the Pac-12 Conference. He has overseen the hiring of eight head coaches, Jon Embree and Dan Hawkins (football), Tad Boyle and Jeff Bzdelik (mens basketball), Linda Lappe and Kathy McConnell-Miller (womens basketball), Roy Edwards (mens golf) and Liz Kritza (volleyball). Mile High Sports Magazine selected Bohn as its Sports Person of the Year for 2006, as the publication recognized his efforts in his first year on the job. The same publication cited him as the top athletic director in the state in its 2011 Best Of edition. In his time at CU, he has quickly grown into one of the top speakers on college athletics in the region, as he is a popular get for service clubs, media groups and others. Bohns brief tenure at San Diego State featured many remarkable accomplishments, including the instilling of energy, enthusiasm, accountability and determination into the Aztec staff. Officially named SDSU athletic director on October 6, 2003, his immediate task was to unify the athletic department, the campus and the community of San Diego. Bohn strategically and steadily restructured the SDSU athletic department with emphasis on fund raising, fiscal responsibility, compliance and academics. Under his watch, San Diego State set a new single-game attendance record in football when more than 57,000 fans watched the Aztecs win over Idaho State in the 2004 season opener. The average football attendance of 35,995 in 2004 was the best at the school since 1993, with the increase of 14,369 fans per game marking the third largest attendance jump in the country. The SDSU baseball team also set attendance records under his watch. He landed the San Diego State position after serving five years as athletic director at the University of Idaho (1999-2003), where he first made his mark as a lead administrator in the area of transformation. At Idaho, he developed projects for new facilities, increased community and corporate support, and produced balanced budgets for the department after inheriting an operation that had accumulated a deficit of over $1 million.

From 1992 to 1995, Bohn served as Director of Marketing for the College Football Association, where he worked for one of the most respected people in the history of college athletics, Chuck Neinas (the one-time Big Eight Conference commissioner). The CFA, the precursor to the current Bowl Championship Series, consisted of six major football conferences encompassing 67 universities. He created and developed the CFA Good Works Team which recognizes significant off-the-field accomplishments in the area of community relations of 11 football student-athletes nationally (a team that is still selected today by the American Football Coaches Association). Bohn was involved in many facets of the organizations operations, including the administration of a $67 million television package involving ABC, ESPN and ESPN2. He also formulated a blueprint for the promotion and development of the image of college football as a whole.
Bohn with CUs 2010 College Football Hall of Fame inductee, Alfred Williams

During his five years in Moscow, he oversaw the transition of the Vandals to the Division I-A ranks from the Big Sky Conference. Under Bohn, Idaho began construction on the Vandal Athletics Center, the first facilities improvement for UI athletics in two decades. He was also the driving force behind a 20-percent increase in the Vandal Scholarship Fund and a $350,000 surge in annual corporate support. Between Idaho and San Diego State, Bohn hired 12 head coaches in all as well as several administrators. Bohn prepared for his career goal of becoming a Division I athletic director entirely in the state of Colorado, his adopted native state despite being born in Illinois; he moved to Colorado with his family when he was 1-year old. His first job in athletic administration came at the Air Force Academy, where he worked for the better part of nine years (198492). During his tenure in Colorado Springs, Bohn advanced from an intern to assistant athletic director. He served as executive director of the Blue and Silver Club, as well as other external operations throughout his stay at the academy. He played a major role in the increase of football season ticket sales from 6,000 to 20,000 and implemented a fundraising campaign that generated $16 million for stadium improvements.

He then moved on to Colorado State University, where he spent the next three years (1996-98) as an associate athletic director for the Rams. At CSU, he was responsible for all external revenueproducing operations, including ticket sales, fundraising through the Greater Ram Club, licensing, corporate sales, signage, capital campaigns and broadcasting rights fees and special events. He also helped escalate student interest in CSU athletics. He earned his bachelors of arts degree from the University of Kansas in 1983, where he was recruited as a quarterback and also played baseball (pitcher-first basemen-outfielder). He then graduated with a masters degree in Sports Administration from Ohio University in 1984. While earning his masters, he worked as a graduate assistant football coach for the Bobcats. Bohn is a former member of the NCAA Championships Cabinet and the Division I-A Athletics Directors Association Executive Council. During his stay at Idaho, he was a member of the Big West Conference executive committee and served on the University of Idaho executive council. Born November 16, 1960 in Hinsdale, Ill., he graduated from Boulder High School where he lettered in football, basketball and baseball. He is married to the former Kim Zeren, and the couple has two grown children, Michaelyn and Brandon.

DID YOU KNOW? ... Mike Bohn is the first athletic administrator to work at three of the states Division I-A colleges (CU, Air Force, Colorado State and Denver). Only one coach is thought to have spent time at three schools: Terry Dunn served as assistant basketball coach at AFA (1991-94), CSU (1994-96) and CU (1996-2004). Several high profile people have logged time in at two of the schools; those who spent time at CU and one other include assistant football coaches Kay Dalton (CU/CSU), Chuck Heater (CU/CSU), Tom McMahon (CU/CSU) and Dan Stavely (CU/DU); track coaches Don Meyers (CU/CSU) and Jerry Quiller (CU/CSU); basketball coaches Jen Warden (CU/CSU) and Linda Lappe (CU/CSU); sports information directors Steve Hatchell (CU/CSU) and Tim Simmons (CU/CSU); gymnastics coach Dan Garcia (CU/DU), golf coaches Eric Hoos and Sammie Chergo (both assistants at CU and then head coaches at DU); assistant womens basketball coach Tanya Haave (CU/DU); trainers Eric Fry (DU/CU), Ed Lochrie (CU/DU) and Nicole Makris (DU/CU); and fundraiser Chris Kiser (CU/CSU).

PAC-12 CONFERENCE
Conference History
The roots of the Pac-12 Conference date back over 95 years to December 2, 1915, when the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) was founded at a meeting at the Oregon Hotel in Portland, Ore. The original membership consisted of four schools - the University of California at Berkeley, the University of Washington, the University of Oregon, and Oregon State College (now Oregon State University). All still are charter members of the Conference. Pacific Coast Conference play began in 1916 and, one year later, Washington State College (now Washington State University) was accepted into the league, with Stanford University following in 1918. In 1922, the PCC expanded to eight teams with the admission of the University of Southern California (USC) and the University of Idaho. In 1924, the University of Montana joined the league roster, and in 1928, the PCC grew to 10 members with the addition of UCLA. The Pacific Coast Conference competed as a 10-member league until 1950, with the exception of 1943-45 when World War II curtailed intercollegiate athletic competition to a minimum. During that time, the leagues first commissioner was named. Edwin N. Atherton was commissioner in 1940 and was succeeded by Victor O. Schmidt in 1944. In 1950, Montana resigned from the Conference and joined the Mountain States Conference, essentially replacing Colorado, which left for the Big 7 two years earlier. The PCC continued as a nine-team conference through 1958. In 1959, the PCC was dissolved and the Athletic Association of Western Universities was formed and Thomas J. Hamilton was appointed commissioner of the new league. The original AAWU membership included California, Stanford, Southern California, UCLA and Washington. Washington State joined the membership in 1962, while Oregon and Oregon State joined in 1964. Under Hamiltons watch, the name Pacific-8 Conference was adopted in 1968. In 1971, Wiles Hallock took over as commissioner of the Pac-8. On July 1, 1978, the University of Arizona and Arizona State University were admitted to the league and the Pacific-10 Conference became a reality. In 1986-87, the league took on a new look, expanding to include 10 womens sports. Thomas C. Hansen was named the commissioner of the Pac-10 in 1983, a role he would hold for 26 years until 2009. Hansen was succeeded by current commissioner Larry Scott, who took on the new role in July 2009. During the 2010-11 academic year, Scott helped deliver monumental changes that transformed the conference into a modern 12-team league by adding the University of Colorado and the University of Utah. The addition of CU and Utah led to an agreement to equal revenue sharing for the first time in conference history, created two divisions (North and South) for football only, established a football championship game for the first time ever, secured a landmark media rights deal that dramatically increased national exposure and revenue for each school and established the Pac-12 Network and Pac-12 Digital Network that guaranteed enhanced exposure across all sports. Colorado accepted its invitation to join the Pac-12 on June 11, 2010, as the Buffaloes were the first domino to fall in a change of the national landscape which, in just one week, saw Nebraska also leave the Big 12 and join the Big 10, Boise State depart the WAC for the Mountain West, TCU jump from the MWC for the Big East, and then on June 17, Utah agreeing to join CU to make it an even dozen in the Pac-12. Bigtime rivals for the first half of the last century, the Buffaloes and Utes officially became the 11th and 12th members of the Conference on July 1, 2011, the first additions to the league since 1978. During the 33 years between expansions, Pac-10 teams claimed 258 NCAA titles (130 womens, 128 mens). At present, the Pac-12 sponsors 11 mens sports and 11 womens sports. Additionally, the conference schools are members of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) in four other mens sports and three womens sports. CU will participate in the MPSF in mens and womens indoor track, and already competes in the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association (RMISA) in skiing, which is a coed sport. The Pac-12 Conference offices are located 25 miles east of San Francisco in Walnut Creek, Calif.

Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott

Conference of Champions
Built on a firm foundation of academic excellence and superior athletic performance, the Conference ushers in a new era with the additions of the University of Colorado and University of Utah, officially becoming the Pac-12 Conference on July 1, 2011. The Pac-12 rises above the rest, upholding its tradition as the Conference of Champions , claiming an incredible 180 NCAA team titles over the past two decades, including nine in 2010-11, averaging nearly nine championships per academic year. Even more impressive has been the breadth of the Pac-12s success, with championships coming in 27 different mens and womens sports. The Pac-12 has led the nation in NCAA Championships in 45 of the last 51 years and finished second five times. Spanning nearly a century of outstanding athletics achievements, the Pac-12 was the first conference to reach 400 championships in 2010-11. With the inclusion of CU and UU, league teams have captured 442 NCAA titles (302 mens, 140 womens), outdistancing the next closest conference by nearly 200. In 2010-11, the then-Pac-10 led the country with nine NCAA titles, with men's and women's programs sharing the wealth as the Conference claimed five NCAA women's titles and four men's crowns. Including titles previously won by Colorado and Utah, Pac-12 members have won 302 NCAA team championships on the mens side, 89 more than the next closest conference. Mens NCAA crowns have come at a phenomenal rate for the Pac-12: 16 basketball titles by six schools (more than any other conference), 52 tennis titles, 44 outdoor track & field crowns, and 26 baseball titles. Pac-12 members have won 25 of 42 NCAA titles in volleyball, 37 of 42 in water polo, and 22 in swimming & diving national championships. Individually, the conference has produced an impressive number of NCAA mens individual champions, as well, boasting 2,019 individual crowns. On the womens side, the story is much the same. Since the NCAA began conducting womens championships 30 years ago, Pac-12 members have claimed at least four national titles in a single season on 22 occasions, including 2010-11. Overall, the Pac-12 has captured 140 NCAA womens titles, easily outdistancing the SEC (second with 77). Pac-10 members have dominated a number of sports, winning 23 softball titles, 19 tennis crowns, 13 of the last 21 volleyball titles, 14 of the last 22 trophies in golf, and 12 in swimming and diving. Pac-12 women student-athletes shine nationally on an individual basis, as well, having captured an unmatched 616 NCAA individual crowns, an average of nearly 21 championships per season. Colorado and Utah have combined to win 15 coed skiing titles, one of three NCAA sports to score championships based on mens and womens results along with fencing and rifle. Combined, the newest Pac-12 entrants have 27 NCAA crowns and 148 individual champions in the sport.

folsom field
Folsom Field, named after legendary University of Colorado Coach Frederick Folsom, opened for the 1924 season and has been the home of Buffs ever since. The Buffaloes have played 87 seasons on the hilltop, where the 400th game in the stadiums history took place in 2002. Colorado owns one of the nations best all-time home records, and in the previous 86 seasons of play at Folsom, the Buffaloes are 296-146-10, a winning percentage of .666. The stadium was dedicated on October 11, 1924, as Colorado defeated Regis College, 39-0. It actually was the second home game of the season, as CU closed out playing at Gamble Field the week before with a 31-0 win over Western State. It originally was called Colorado Stadium, the name being changed to Folsom Field in 1944 following Folsoms death. In addition, old 24th Street was also changed to Folsom Street to honor the man who coached Colorado teams three different times totaling 15 years between 1895 and 1915. His 76.5 winning percentage (77-23-2) is still tops among all coaches ever at CU. CU had played its games at Gamble Field for two decades, where seating was limited to temporary bleachers. In the winter of 1923-24, CU President George Norlin studied the possibility of a new stadium, as the approaching completion of a sparkling new gymnasium (Carlson Gym), the inadequate number of seats at Gamble Field (roughly 9,000) and the growing interest in physical education and intercollegiate athletics demanded that a remedy needed to take place soon. Investigation of a natural ravine just east of the site of the gymnasium as a site for the new stadium, suggested by professor

The beginning of work on the stadium in January, 1924.

Whitney Huntington, was not only a convenient location, but by using it a great expense could be avoided. After a financing plan was worked out, CUs own construction department began moving dirt with a steam shovel on January 14, 1924. The new structure had an original capacity of 26,000, featuring wooden bleacher seating over cement, and quartermile running track. A California red wood, dipped in creosote, was selected as the initial material, as estimates at the time put a lifetime of around 13 years for the wood. There were 22 sections divided by radial aisles installed, the same set-up in the lower bowl that still exists today. Accounts at the time put the cost of the stadium at around $2.60 per seat, instead of $10 had concrete been used; the total cost was $65,000. By comparison, the cost to construct Carlson Gym was $350,000. With expansion in mind when originally built, it was by design rather easy to add an upper deck. In 1956, Folsom Fields capacity was upped to 45,000 when a second deck was erected around two-thirds of the stadium. Some 6,000 more seats were added in 1967 when the running track was removed and the team dressing facilities were constructed at the north end of the field. Improvements continued, as the gigantic six-level press box facility was added on the west side for the start of the 1968 season. It also serves as the home for CUs Flatirons Club, a group of donors who financially support the athletic program. In the summer of 1976, Folsom Field had another face-lift, as the wooden bleacher seats were removed and replaced with silver and gold aluminum bleachers, expanding the stadium to a capacity of 52,005. The renovation of CUs team house in the summer of 1979 took away a few seats, changing the capacity to 51,463. The construction of the magnificent Dal Ward Center in 1991 added new bleacher seating in the north end zone and increased the

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capacity to 51,748. In 1992, the addition of a yellow concourse wall on the southeast side took away a few hundred seats, and corporate boxes (in 1995) lowered the capacity to 51,655. The removal of a set of old rickety bleachers in 2001 and a few other changes placed the stadium capacity at 50,942, but that figure stood for just two seasons. The addition of suites and club seating on the east side (at a cost of $43 million) completed in August 2003 increased the capacity to 53,750, an alltime Folsom Field high. Prior to the 1971 season, the playing surface at Folsom Field was natural grass. Monsanto of St. Louis, Mo., replaced the natural grass with Astroturf for the 1971 campaign, with the first game being played on the artificial surface against the University of Wyoming on September 18 (the Buffs won 56-13); it was a godsend, as that very morning, Boulder received a rare late summer snowstorm that blanketed the field with more than two feet of snow. The original Astroturf surface was replaced with a new rug for the start of the 1978 season, and in the summer of 1989, Astroturf-8 was installed, the third artificial surfacing in the schools history. Folsom was covered with artificial surfaces for 28 seasons (168 games), and it was fairly friendly for the Buffs, which posted a 110-56-2 record in those games. In the spring of 1999, Folsom Field returned to natural grass, as SportGrass was installed on the stadium floor. The project, which included bio-thermal heating, drainage and a sub-air system, cost $1.2 million. Video display boards, known as BuffVision were also added in the summer of 1999 at a cost of $3.6 million. In 2003, completion of a $42 million east side renovation added 1,903 club seats and 41 seats, increasing Folsoms capacity to an all-time high of 53,750. The state-of-the art complex is one of the best in college football, is not nearly as high as many clubs and suites at most stadiums, and offers a great view of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains and when clear, the Continental Divide. The current capacity is 53,613, as the fourth rows from three different levels of the Flatirons Club were removed in 2007, seats that always had some kind of obstructed view.

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mascot/nickname
The University of Colorado has one of the more unique mascots in all of intercollegiate athletics, a real buffalo named Ralphie. The live buffalo mascot leads the football team out on the field both at the start of the game and second half. It is truly one of the special sights that exist anywhere in college or professional sports, especially for opposing teams, who often stop in their tracks watching the massive buffalo round the end zone and head directly at their sideline. The buffalo first appeared in 1934, three weeks after a contest to select an official school nickname by the Silver & Gold newspaper had come to an end and Buffaloes was the winning entry. For the final game of the 34 season, a group of students paid $25 to rent a buffalo calf along with a real cowboy as his keeper. The calf was the son of Killer, a famed bison at Trails End Ranch in Fort Collins. It took the cowboy and four students to keep the calf under control on the sidelines, a 7-0 win at the University of Denver on Thanksgiving Day. Prior to 1934, CU athletic teams usually were referred to as the Silver and Gold, but other nicknames teams were sometimes called included Silver Helmets, Yellow Jackets, Hornets, Arapahoes, Big Horns, Grizzlies and Frontiersmen. The student newspaper decided to sponsor a national contest in the summer of 1934, with a $5 prize to go to the author of the winning selection. Entries, over 1,000 in all, arrived from almost every state in the union. Athletic Director Harry Carlson, graduate manager Walter Franklin and Kenneth Bundy of the Silver and Gold were the judges. Local articles first reported that Claude Bates of New Madrid, Mo., and James Proffitt of Cincinnati, Ohio, were co-winners for the prize as both submitted Buffaloes as their entry. But 10 days later, the newspaper declared Boulder resident Andrew Dickson the winner, after a follow-up revealed his submission of Buffaloes had actually arrived several days before those of the original winners. Through the years, synonyms which quickly came into use included Bisons, Buffs, Thundering Herd, Stampeding Herd, Golden Avalanche, and Golden Buffaloes. Live buffaloes made appearances at CU games on and off

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through the years, usually in a pen on the field or sometimes driven around in a cage; in the 1940s, the school kept a baby buffalo in a special pen at the University Riding Academy. The first named buffalo was Mr. Chips, who appeared for the first time at the 1957 CU Days kickoff rally, as supporter Mahlon White donated him to the school, and it was cared for by a mens honorary. A few years passed between a live mascot on the sideline and the tradition Colorado fans have come to know so well. In 1966, John Lowery, the father of a CU freshman from Lubbock, Texas, donated to the school a six-month old buffalo calf from Sedgewick, Colo. For a while, she was billed as Rraalph, but the origin of the name is in some doubt. Some say it was given by the student body after sounds she allegedly made while running and snorting; others say it was named for Ralph Jay Wallace, the junior class president at the time; and the original handlers will tell a third version. Regardless, an astute fan soon discovered that the buffalo was in fact a female, thus the name alteration to Ralphie. The initial tradition was for CUs five sophomore class officers to run the buffalo around the stadium in a full loop. They would pick her up from caretaker C.D. Buddy Hays, who kept her at the Green Mountain Riding Stables during the season at Hidden Valley Ranch in the off season. The officers would run her for two hours in the morning to tire her a bit to keep her under control by the time the game started. At the conclusion of the run, the fans would break into the Buffalo Stomp, which would literally shake the stadium in deafening fashion as the team took the field. But CU officials soon had the tradition stopped because of the actual physical damage it was causing. Around that same time, head coach Eddie Crowder was approached with the idea the charging buffalo running out on the field before the game with the team behind right her. Crowder thought it was a great idea, and the debut of this great tradition took place on Oct. 28, 1967, CUs homecoming game against Oklahoma State. Though OSU won the game, 10-7, the tradition was here to stay, though those who had some training in such an endeavor as working with a wild animal eventually replaced the sophomores. The five sophomores appointed themselves as the board of directors of a fundraising effort to bring Ralphie to the 67 Bluebonnet Bowl in Houston, raising the necessary money through selling stock.

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Ralphie attended every CU home football game for 13 years (including all bowls), and retired at the end of the 1978 season. CUs first Ralphie achieved nationally celebrity status, and was even kidnapped in 1970 by some Air Force Academy students as well as being named the schools 1971 Homecoming Queen at the height of the anti-establishment era. In 1976, The Bank of Boulder and its president Steve Bosley, proposed to Crowder they would do a fundraiser to send Ralphie I to the Orange Bowl Game with Ohio State. When a reporter asked Bosley how Ralphie would travel to Miami, he explained that the information was top secret since CU was concerned that Ohio State students would try to kidnap (or buffalo-nap) Ralphie. The story of the potential buffalo-napping made newspapers nationwide, featuring a picture of Ralphie in full charge with her handlers. The story stimulated over $25,000 in donations. Ralphies trip to the Orange Bowl cost $2,500, and the balance was put into a fund for Ralphies future care. In 1978, when Ralphie became ill, Bosley organized a search headed by Buddy Hays, who discovered a calf named Moon, short for Moonshine, which was owned by Boulder native Lyn Russell Holt. Holt grew up raising mainly domestic animals, but was an accomplished bull rider in area rodeos who loved buffalo. Bosley, The Bank of Boulder, and bank director Robert Confer bought Moonshine from Holt and donated her to CU. But the name Ralphie had become so popular that former athletic director Eddie Crowder made it permanent. Ralphie II made her first appearance at CUs final home game of the 1978 season. At age 12, after serving the Buffs for 10 years, she passed away on Sept. 19, 1987, following a 31-17 CU win over Stanford. Ralphie III, donated by the C-Club, was pressed into action earlier than anticipated, as she had been in training for the 1988 season. Originally named Tequila, she made her debut on Nov. 7, 1987, when the Buffs beat Missouri, 27-10. After over 10 years of service, she passed away in January 1998, at the age of 13.

Ralphies IV and V together in November 2007

Ralphie IV was donated to the university by media and sports entrepreneur Ted Turner in 1998. Born in April 1997 on the Flying D Ranch in Gallatin Gateway, Montana, which is a part of Turner Ranches, she was named Rowdy by ranch hands. She was separated from her mother when she was about a month old and was literally found in the jaws of a coyote with bite marks around her neck. She survived the attack and was bottle-fed by the hands for four months. She was released back to the herd but wouldnt bond with them, so the ranch hands took her back in and fed her grasses and grain. It was then that she was donated to CU as a yearling early in the spring of 1998. John Parker, who trained and housed both Ralphie II and III and supervised the early training of Ralphie IV, retired after 12 years of service as caretaker in May 2000. His assistant, Ted Davis, assumed the program duties for the next year, while long-time CU supporters Dale and Lynn Johnson housed Ralphie for the following season. In the summer of 2001, two former Ralphie Handlers and CU graduates, Ben Frei and Kevin Priola, took over as volunteer directors of the program. Together they coordinate the selection and managing of up to 14 student handlers along with all aspects of training. The program has been managed since 1994 by Gail Pederson, CU Athletic Department Chief of Staff. Ralphie IV made her debut against Colorado State at Mile High Stadium in Denver on September 5, 1998. She has appeared in six bowl games and four Big 12 Championship games. In November 2007, Ralphies Salute To A New Era was held and Ralphie IV was semi-retired and Ralphie V was officially introduced to the public. Ralphie IV still makes occasional appearances but retired after leading CU on to the field one last time, at the 2008 season opener at Invesco Field in Denver. Ralphie V, also donated from a Ted Turner Ranch, the Vermejo Park Ranch in New Mexico, was given to the university in January 2007 as a 325-pound, four-month old calf. She made her debut on April 19, 2008 at CUs annual spring game (which drew a record 17,800 spectators) and her regular season debut five months later on Sept. 6 at Folsom Field. She now weighs in right around 1,200 pounds, and as with all buffalo, can reach speeds up to 25 miles per hour.

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HEAD COACH JON EMBREE

Jon Embree was named the 24th full-time head football coach (and the 26th overall including two interim) in University of Colorado history on December 6, 2010, returning home to the state where he starred as a player in both high school and college as well as where he got his start in coaching. Though this is his first head coaching position on any level, he brings 18 years of coaching experience to the CU program. That includes 10 seasons (1993-2002) as an assistant on the Colorado staff under three different head coaches, Bill McCartney (1993-94), Rick Neuheisel (1995-98) and Gary Barnett (1999-2002). A stalwart tight end for the Buffaloes in the mid-1980s after an outstanding prep career at Cherry Creek High School, Embree returned to his alma mater from the National Football Leagues Washington Redskins, where he was in the process of completing his first season as tight ends coach under former Denver Bronco coach Mike Shanahan. Embree, 45, is the first African-American ever named to the position at Colorado. He signed a five-year contract through the 2015 season upon being offered the position one month after previous head coach, Dan Hawkins, was relieved of his duties. Embree concluded his tenure as tight ends coach with the Redskins the day before he was introduced by athletic director Mike Bohn as CUs new head coach. This is a dream come true, Embree said. When I stepped on the field for my first spring practice here as a volunteer coach (in 1991), I started to envision what it would be like to come back one day and be the head coach of this great university. Its truly a privilege when you have the opportunity to become head coach at your alma mater. Colorado has a great tradition and with the staff Ive assembled, our aim is to restore the program to national prominence. Embree, in fact, is just Colorados third head football coach and the first in nearly 50 years who also graduated from the school, earning his degree in Communication in 1988. The last was Bud Davis (51), who coached for one season (1962) to steady the waters after the Sonny Grandelius era, with the only other, Harry Heller, also coaching just one year, leading Colorado to an 8-1 record in 1894; Heller was an 1885 CU graduate. There is no question Jon is a great Buffalo, and were all excited hes coming home, Bohn said. Hes a man of great character and vision who loves the University of Colorado. As a high school student-athlete, he could have went anywhere in the country and he chose CU at a time the program had been struggling for a number of years. He was a pivotal contributor in helping to turn the fortunes around some 25 years ago, and we are excited hes agreed to come back and lead us into the Pac-12 Conference. Jon Embree is a great hire for the University of Colorado at a great time in our history, said CU-Boulder Chancellor Phil DiStefano. Jon was a legendary Buff who embodied the best of CUs values on and off the field. I believe his achievements as a studentathlete, a coach and a person will combine to lead our program into a new era of success. We are excited to welcome him home, and are looking forward to next season. Embree became just the fourth African-American head coach in Pac-12 Conference football history when he was named to the CU position (with Stanfords David Shaw the fifth when he was promoted a month later): Dennis Green was the first when he coached Stanford (1989-91), followed by Ty Willingham, also at

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Stanford (1995-2001), and then former Colorado assistant Karl Dorrell at UCLA (2003-07); Willingham also was the head coach at Washington (200408). Nationally, Embree is one of seven African-American head coaches among the 66 BCS schools and among the 17 at the 120 Football Bowl Subdivision programs. After a stellar prep career at Cherry Creek High School in Englewood, he was a key member of the 1983 recruiting class, the first by McCartney, who had taken over as head coach just two months before the start of the 82 season. McCartney made a pitch to the top in-state recruits to pledge their allegiance to CU and to help turn around a program that had won just nine games over the previous four years. Embree and several others listened, and McCartney was on the money with what the group would accomplish. Embree would become a four-year letterman for the Buffaloes, playing immediately as a true freshman in 83 when he earned the schools Lee Willard Award as the schools most outstanding freshman. The following year, he earned first-team All-Big 8 honors in setting school single-season records for receptions (51) and receiving yards (680). When CU moved to the wishbone on offense for his junior year, his receiving numbers naturally went down but he established himself as one of the premier blocking tight ends in the game. He ended his career in the top five in both catches (80) and yards (1,116), numbers which still have him in the schools top 20 today. After 4-7 and 1-10 records his first two years, the move to the wishbone helped the Buffs to 7-5 and 6-6 records Embrees last two seasons, including appearances in the Freedom and Bluebonnet bowls. The 13 wins over the 85 and 86 seasons were one fewer than Colorado had from 1979-84, the 14 being the fewest in college football; McCartneys plan to win with home grown talent had worked, and no one played a bigger role in that than Embree. In 1989, fans selected CUs All-Century Team, with the 53-man team commemorating the schools first 100 years of intercollegiate football; no modern day tight ends made the first team, but Embree joined such Buffalo stalwarts as J.V. Cain, Don Hasselbeck and Jerry Hillebrand on the honorable mention squad, placing him among the best tight ends in school history. A sixth round selection by the Los Angeles Rams in the 1987 NFL Draft, Embree played two seasons with the Rams before suffering a career-ending elbow injury in 1989 while a member of the Seattle Seahawks. He underwent Tommy John surgery, which requires at least a year of rehab, and he opted to turn his attention to a career outside of football. Having interned at two Denver television stations while a student at CU, he worked with his former colleagues at KCNC-TV in Denver to try and place him in a smaller market with the plan that he eventually could return to Denver. In the midst of pursuing a television career, McCartney recruited him again, this time as a volunteer coach for the tight ends for the 1991 season. Embree had never really thought of coaching before that call, but after just one day on the field that spring, he knew it was his calling. He told Mac he loved it, but left out that he wanted his job. From that moment on, it was his goal to become the head coach at his alma mater.

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So he began his coaching career in March 1991 as a volunteer coach under McCartney, and then worked as an assistant coach at Douglas County (Colo.) High School the following year before returning CU for his first full-time position in the profession, coaching the tight ends for the last two years of McCartneys tenure. Under Neuheisel, he swapped sides of the football and tutored the defensive ends for those four seasons, before mentoring the tight ends once again in Barnetts first two years. He then switched to coaching the receivers and placekickers the next two years (2001-02), helping CU win its only Big 12 Conference title in 01, while both those squads claimed North Division titles in going 14-2 in league play over two seasons, one of the best two-year marks in the now-defunct 12-team conferences history. As an assistant at Colorado, the Buffaloes posted an 8139-1 record, 89-42-2 including his volunteer season; including that campaign, he coached in nine bowl games in the 11 seasons, including three New Years Day games (all Fiesta bowls). Embree left Colorado to join Dorrell when he was named head coach at UCLA ahead of the 2003 season. Embree coached the receivers there his first season, and then was promoted to assistant head coach and passing game coordinator in addition to tight ends coach for the 2004 and 2005 seasons. He then made his move into the NFL, where he coached the tight ends for three seasons (2006-08) under Herm Edwards with the Kansas City Chiefs. In his career, Embree coached four of the best tight ends

Embree greets Ed Reinhardt, his teammate who survived a serious brain injury suffered at Oregon in 1984.

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to ever play the game, including John Mackey Award winners Daniel Graham at Colorado and Marcedes Lewis at UCLA as well as CUs Christian Fauria, a 12-year professional, and perennial All-Pro Tony Gonzalez while with the Chiefs. He was born October 15, 1965 in Los Angeles, and graduated in 1983 from Cherry Creek High School in Englewood (Colo.), where he lettered three times in football for legendary Colorado prep coach Fred Tesone. He also lettered three times in basketball (hitting a winning shot over Poudre in a state playoff game as a senior) and four times in track. He selected Colorado as his college of choice in the end over Ohio State, UCLA and Southern Cal. Embree is married to the former Natalyn Grubb, and the couple still has one child at home, daughter Hannah (15). They have raised two football-playing sons, who, in keeping with the CU family theme, selected colleges under the tutelage of two former Buff coaches. The eldest, Taylor, is a senior wide receiver at UCLA, where Neuheisel is head coach (he has 117 career receptions for 1,548 yards and two touchdowns). Connor, also a receiver, redshirted as a freshman at UNLV under head coach Bobby Hauck, who was an assistant at Colorado under Neuheisel; he has since transferred to Kansas. Jon Embree was on coaching staffs with both Neuheisel (five seasons) and Hauck (four). And of course, as many older Coloradoans will remember that his father John played two seasons (1968-69) with the Denver Broncos. He had several big plays at receiver in catching 33 passes for 519 yards and five touchdowns, including a 79-yard score.

Embree posed with his former coach, Bill McCartney, for the cover of Avid Golfer in June 2011.

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RIP SCHERER
Rip Scherer is in his first year as the assistant head coach and quarterbacks coach, joining CU on January 24, 2011 as the final hire by Jon Embree to complete his first staff. Scherer returned to the college ranks after spending six seasons in the National Football League with the Carolina Panthers and Cleveland Browns and in all has 32 years of full-time coaching experience, 26 at the college level. Scherer, 59, worked the past two seasons (2009-10) for the Carolina Panthers, where he was the quarterbacks coach after spending the previous four seasons (200508) with the Cleveland Browns. Prior to that, he had logged time at 11 different schools from coast to coast in just over three decades in the collegiate ranks. At Carolina, Scherer was integral in the development of Matt Moore, who led the Panthers to a 4-1 record starting the last five games of the 2009 season and generating a 104.9 quarterback rating after veteran Jake Delhomme sustained an injury. With injuries taking their toll on the 2010 stable of quarterbacks, Scherer and the Panthers used four different quarterbacks under center throughout the season. In Cleveland, he served as the quarterbacks coach all four seasons from 2005-08, the final two adding assistant head coaching duties to his responsibilities. In his time there, he helped develop Derek Anderson, who was selected to the 2007 Pro Bowl after throwing for 3,787 yards and 29 touchdowns as the Browns boasted the eighth-best offense in the NFL in terms of scoring and passing yards per game. He entered the professional ranks after he had coaching stints in the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-10 and SEC, including two stops as a head coach at James Madison and Memphis. Prior to joining the Browns, he was an assistant coach at Southern Mississippi in 2003-04 where he was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. He held the same title at Kansas for the 2001 season, when he coached a game in Boulder against several of his current colleagues including Embree, Eric Bieniemy, Brian Cabral and Steve Marshall during the Buffs Big 12 Championship run (CU won that game, 27-16, in the first contest for both following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks). He went to Kansas from Memphis, where he served as head coach from 1995-2000, compiling a 22-44 record. He coached the Tigers to the schools first-ever (and still only) win over Tennessee, 21-17, with the Volunteers ranked No. 6 at the time in 1996, a victory that was tabbed the Upset of the Year in college football by several news organizations (Memphis had been 0-15 against the Vols in its history). Prior to coaching at Memphis, he was the head coach at James Madison from 1991-94, during a time when the Dukes set or tied over 140 school records and helped them to a 10-3 record in 1994 and 29-19 record in four years. He was also the offensive coordinator at Arizona, Alabama and Georgia Tech. He was in Tucson from 1988-90, the first season as the director of football operations and then the offensive coordinator the final two years. Prior to that, he was the offensive coordinator at Alabama in 1987 and Georgia Tech in 1986, where he was on staff from 1980-86, first as the quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator in 1980-81 and running backs coach and run game coordinator from

Assistant Head Coach/Quarterbacks

1982-84. He was also an assistant athletic director at Georgia Tech in 1985 before returning to the field the next season. He started his coaching career at Penn State under legendary coach Joe Paterno as a graduate assistant in 1974-75 and then moved to North Carolina State, where he was the quarterbacks coach in 1976 before moving on to Hawaii as the running backs coach in 1977-78. He coached the quarterbacks at Virginia in 1979 before going to Georgia Tech. Scherer earned his bachelors degree in Physical Education from William & Mary in 1974, where he lettered three times at quarterback under coach Lou Holtz from 1971-73. He was born August 3, 1952 in Pittsburgh, Pa., and graduated from Toms River (N.J.) South High School, where he lettered in football. He is married to the former Michele Ragone, and the couple has three children, Scott, Melanie and Ryan (who is a junior wide receiver at Penn State). His father, Rip Sr., was a long time high school football coach in Pittsburgh. TOP PLAYERS COACHED (COLLEGE): Numerous; most notable: All-American TB Bobby Humphrey (1987, while offensive coordinator at Alabama). RECORD: He has coached in 296 college football games as a fulltime coach, 248 on the Division I-A/FBS level and 48 in Division I-AA. At nine previous FBS schools, he coached the most games, 66, at both Georgia Tech and Memphis. He has coached in five bowl games (all in different time zones: Hall of Fame, Copper, Aloha, Liberty, New Orleans), including one New Years Day.

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ERIC BIENIEMY
Eric Bieniemy is in his first year as offensive coordinator and running backs coach at Colorado, returning to the Buffalo program for the third time in his football career as he was the first staff hire by new head coach Jon Embree. His hiring was announced the same day as Embrees, on December 6, 2010. Bieniemy, 42, was an All-American tailback for the Buffs from 1987-90, finishing third in the voting for the 1990 Heisman Trophy, and then returned to begin his collegiate coaching career in 2001, the first of two seasons as running backs coach under then-head coach Gary Barnett. In Bieniemys first six seasons as a player and coach in Boulder, the Buffaloes were the consensus 1990 national champions and won three conference titles (1989 and 1990 Big 8 and 2001 Big 12). He returned to his alma mater after coaching the running backs for five seasons with the Minnesota Vikings (2006-10), overseeing one of the most productive rushing units in the National Football League in that span, helping the team win consecutive NFC North Division titles in 2008 and 2009. In those five seasons, the Vikings produced a 1,000-yard rusher each year while his stable of running backs broke the 100-yard mark 31 times in 80 regular season games. In 2006, he coached Chester Taylor, who rushed for 1,216 yards; the next season, Taylor combined with four-time All-Pro selection Adrian Peterson to form one of the most dynamic duos in the NFL, as the two combined for 2,185 yards (1,341 by Peterson, who was All-Pro as a rookie). That season the Vikings led the NFL in rushing with 2,634 yards and set franchise marks of 5.3 yards per carry and 22 rushing touchdowns. Peterson set a Vikings record with 1,760 yards in 2008, earning the Bert Bell Award as the Pro Football Player of the Year and was a runner-up in the Associated Press Offensive Player of the Year voting. Peterson then led the NFL with 18 rushing touchdowns in 2009, with 1,383 rushing yards and 1,819 yards from scrimmage. In 2010, Peterson galloped for 1,398 yards and 12 touchdowns, bringing his totals to 5,782 yards and 52 touchdowns under Bieniemys tutelage. Bieniemy made the move to the professional ranks after three seasons as the running backs coach at UCLA (2003-05), where he was also the Bruins recruiting coordinator his last year there. Bieniemy and Embree both left CU for UCLA in January 2003 to join former CU assistant and new UCLA head coach Karl Dorrells staff. Their best season came in 2005, when the Bruins posted a 10-2 record and finished No. 16 in the final AP poll. While at UCLA, Bieniemy tutored Maurice Jones-Drew for three seasons, who selected the Bruins over CU after a long and hard recruiting battle. Jones-Drew earned Freshman All-America honors in 2003, rushed for 1,007 yards in 2004 (just the 10th UCLA player to rush for 1,000 yards in a season), and was a consensus All-America selection as a kick returner in 2005, when he averaged 28.5 yards per punt return, a school record and one of the top figures ever recorded nationally. Bieniemy returned to Colorado in 2000 after his nine-year NFL career and got his first taste of coaching as an assistant at Thomas Jefferson High in Denver that fall while he began work to complete his degree at CU in sociology. He was hired by Barnett as CUs running backs coach on January 22, 2001, contingent on his graduating later that spring, which he achieved in May of 2001. Upon his return, he shined in the classroom, compiling a 3.5 grade point average in his remaining 11 courses he needed to graduate. In 2001, his first season, CU ranked eighth in the nation in rushing, averaging 228.5 yards per game while CUs tailbacks and fullbacks rushed for 2,620 yards, the most yards out of all the running back positions in the country. Both Chris Brown (946 yards 16 touchdowns) and Bobby Purify (916, 5) flirted with 1,000-yard seasons while Cortlen Johnson added another 567 yards and four scores. Brown capped the regular season with 198 yards and a CU record six touchdowns in CUs 62-36 win over BCS No. 1 Nebraska, and followed it up with 182 yards and three scores in the 39-

Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs

37 win over Texas in the Big 12 title game. In 2002, the Buffs ranked sixth in the nation in rushing, and were first again with yards out of the running back positions. Brown was in the Heisman chase most of the year, finishing with 1,744 yards and 18 touchdowns before an ankle injury sidelined him for the final two regular season games, but still earned first-team All-America honors. He coached Brian Calhoun to a pair of 100-yard rushing games in Browns place. Purify (3,016) and Brown (2,690) rank third and sixth, respectively, on CUs career rushing chart. Bieniemys footprints are still all over the CU record book, as he remains the schools all-time leader in rushing yards (3,940), all-purpose yards (4,351) and touchdowns (42), and is still second in scoring (254 points). He was the nations second leading rusher in 1990 with 1,628 yards and 17 touchdowns, when he finished third in the Heisman Trophy balloting behind BYUs Ty Detmer (the winner) and Notre Dames Raghib Ismail. One of his most memorable games was at Nebraska his senior year, when he overcame five fumbles in the first three quarters to score four fourth quarter touchdowns in leading the Buffs to a 27-12 victory that put CU in the drivers seat for a second straight Big 8 title as well as on the road to the schools first national championship in football. In 1990, he earned unanimous All-America honors along with guard Joe Garten and linebacker Alfred Williams, the first three players to be named as unanimous selections in CU history. He was a two-time first-team All-Big Eight performer, in 1988 and 1990, and earned the conferences offensive player of the year honor as a senior. As a junior, he was named to CUs prestigious 25-member All-Century Football Team, the only active player at the time to be selected to the group honoring the first 100 years of Buffalo football. He was a second-round draft pick of the San Diego Chargers in the 1991 NFL Draft (the 39th player selected overall). He enjoyed a nine-year pro career with three teams: San Diego (1991-94), Cincinnati (1995-98) and Philadelphia (1999). In 142 career games, he rushed for 1,589 yards and 11 touchdowns while catching 146 passes for 1,223 yards. He also returned kickoffs, including one for a touchdown against the New York Giants (at Giants Stadium) when he was with the Bengals. His final year with the Chargers, he played in Super Bowl XXIX as a member of San Diegos AFC champion team. Bieniemy was born August 15, 1969 in New Orleans. He lettered in football and track at Bishop Amat High School in La Puente, Calif., earning second-team All-America honors in football as a senior when he rushed for 2,002 yards and 30 touchdowns. He is married to the former Mia Maxie and the couple has two sons, Eric III (15) and Elijah (11). TOP PLAYERS COACHEDAll-Americans (3): Chris Brown, Brian Calhoun, Maurice Jones-Drew. All-Big 12/Pac-10 (9): Brown, Calhoun, Brandon Drumm, Cortlen Johnson, Jones-Drew, Chris Markey, Michael Pitre, Bobby Purify, Lawrence Vickers. NFL Players/Draft Picks (5): Brown, Calhoun, Jones-Drew, Drumm, Vickers. NFL All-Pro Performers (3): Jones-Drew, Peterson, Tony Richardson, Vickers (alternate). RECORDHe has coached in 64 Division I-A games as a full-time coach, owning a record of 41-23 (19-8 at Colorado and 22-15 at UCLA); he has coached in five bowl games (one New Years Day) and two conference championship games, both at Colorado. Professionally, he coached in 83 National Football League games, including three playoff games, with the Vikings, owning a 43-40 record. The Vikings made two playoff appearances in 2008 (10-6) and 2009 (12-4) winning the NFC North Division both years.

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GREG BROWN
Greg Brown is in his first year as defensive coordinator, and his third stint at the University of Colorado under as many head coaches, as Jon Embree brought him back as a member of his inaugural coaching staff on December 17, 2010. He had barely been gone from Boulder for a year before the call came for him to return. He spent the 2010 season as the codefensive coordinator at the University of Arizona, helping return the Wildcats to the nations Top 25 for the first time in over a decade. At CU, he had most recently served as secondary coach for four seasons (2006-09), the last three as defensive passing game coordinator, after returning in 2006 to the state of Colorado for the fourth time in his professional career. Brown, 53, resurfaced at CU in January 2006, named to the staff of new Colorado head coach Dan Hawkins following the completion of the 2005 National Football League season. He wrapped up his fourth and final year as a defensive assistant with the NFLs New Orleans Saints under coach Jim Haslett. In that 2005 season, the Saints pass defense ranked third in the entire NFL, allowing a paltry 178 yards per game. A 15-year NFL coaching veteran, developing top notch defensive backs became his specialty as he was often sought after for new coaching staffs around the league, working with six different teams in his professional career. In his four seasons during his second stint at Colorado, he helped tutor Terrence Wheatley, coaching him to first-team All-Big 12 honors and a second round NFL draft pick by the New England Patriots. He also tutored a pair of young cornerbacks in Jimmy Smith and Jalil Brown, the former a two-time All-Big 12 performer, as well as their coach for the 2010 season, Ashley Ambrose, who Brown recommended to Hawkins as a graduate assistant; he would replace Brown as secondary coach after his move to Arizona. He coached the secondary for three years (1991-93) at Colorado under coach Bill McCartney, tutoring a pair of Jim Thorpe Award winners during his first days at CU: cornerbacks Deon Figures (the 1992 winner) and Chris Hudson (the 94 winner). Colorado led the nation in pass completion defense and the Big Eight in pass defense in 1992; he also coached the kickoff coverage unit on special teams for the Buffs. He joined the CU staff days after the Buffs won their first national championship (January 7, 1991), and returned to the NFL in 1994, joining the Atlanta staff as defensive backs coach; the Falcons finished second that season in the league with 23 interceptions. He spent the 1995-96 seasons as the secondary coach for San Diego, with the Chargers finishing in the top five both years in fewest yards allowed per completion. He also coached Rodney Harrison, who eventually would become one of the leagues top safeties. He moved on to the Tennessee Oilers, coaching the secondary in both 1997 and 1998; he again coached three of the top defensive backs in the game, cornerback Samari Rolle and safeties Blaine Bishop and All-Pro Marcus Robertson. In 1999, he served as the defensive backs coach for the San Francisco 49ers; a twist with this was that had he not received an NFL offer, he was set to return to Colorado as a member of Gary Barnetts staff when he replaced Rick Neuheisel in January of that year. He rejoined the Atlanta Falcons as secondary coach for the 2000 and 2001 seasons before moving on to New Orleans, where he was a defensive assistant for quality control in 2002 before being promoted to defensive assistant/cornerbacks coach in 2003, a position he held for three seasons with the Saints. He began his coaching career in 1981 as a graduate assistant at the University of Texas-El Paso, his alma mater, where he worked with the secondary. The following year, 1982, he came back to Colorado, working that fall as a defensive coach at Green Mountain High School in Lakewood.

Defensive Coordinator / Secondary

He made his first move to the professional ranks the following spring, joining the staff of the Denver Gold of the United States Football League (USFL). He coached the secondary for the Gold for two seasons (1983, 1984) before moving on to the National Football League for the first time in the summer of 1984, joining the Tampa Bay Buccaneers staff. For the Bucs, he coached three different positions: defensive quality control (1984), offensive quality control (1985) and the U-backs/tight ends (1986). Brown returned to the college game in 1987, coaching the defensive backs for two seasons at the University of Wyoming before doing the same at Purdue University for the 1989 and 1990 campaigns. He then returned home to Colorado for a second time in joining McCartneys staff in 1991. He graduated from the UTEP in 1980 with a bachelors degree in education (history/physical education). At UTEP, he lettered twice at cornerback under Bill Michael, and received the Coca-Cola Hold Helmet Award for his play against San Diego State in September 1979. He earned his A.A. degree from Glendale (Ariz.) Junior College in 1978. He was born October 10, 1957 in Denver, and graduated from Arvada (Colo.) High School, where he lettered in both football and track. His father, Irv, is a long-time Denver radio personality and the former head baseball coach and one-time assistant football coach at the University of Colorado. He is married to the former Stacie Bible, and the couple has two daughters, Hannah (10) and Grace (8). TOP PLAYERS COACHEDAll-Americans (2): Deon Figures (Thorpe Award winner), Chris Hudson (Thorpe Award winner). All-Big Eight/12 Performers (6): Ronnie Bradford, Figures, Eric Hamilton, Hudson, Jimmy Smith, Terrence Wheatley. NFL Players/Draft Picks (8): Ronnie Bradford, Jalil Brown, Dennis Collier, Figures, Hudson, Steve Rosga, Smith, Wheatley. NFL All-Pro Performers (15): Ashley Ambrose, Blaine Bishop, Fahkir Brown, Ray Buchanan, Dale Carter, Scott Case, Rodney Harrison, Darrell Lewis, Tim McDonald, Mike McKenzie, Marcus Robertson, Samari Rolle, Kevin Ross, Lance Schulters, Fred Thomas. RECORDHe has coached in 156 Division I-A games as a full-time coach, owning a record of 67-63-3 (44-50-3 at Colorado, 21-5 at Wyoming, 75 at Arizona and 5-17 with Purdue); he has coached in six bowl games, including one New Years Day. Professionally, he coached in 241 National Football League games, including one playoff game, with six different teams (Atlanta twice, New Orleans, San Diego, San Francisco, Tampa Bay, Tennessee), as well as in 36 United States Football League games with the Denver Gold.

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J.D. BROOKHART

Passing Game Coordinator / Tight Ends/ Special Teams

Latef Grim (Detroit Lions), Darcey Levy (Pittsburgh Steelers) and R.J. English (Atlanta Falcons) in his time with the Panthers. Prior to getting into coaching, he had spent his first half dozen years after college as a salesman for The International at Castle Pines (PGA tournament) and Xerox in the Denver area before taking a job selling ultrasound equipment in Salt Lake City, eventually realizing he wanted to get into coaching. He spent one year at BYU as a walk-on receiver before transferring to Colorado State, where started for three seasons and finished his career ranked sixth in both career receptions (111) and receiving yards (1,873), numbers that still has him the Rams top 10. He graduated from CSU in 1988, earning his degree in Business (Finance); he was a first-team GTE Academic All-American as a senior in 1987. Brookhart was born October 16, 1964 in Pueblo, Colo., and graduated from Englewoods Cherry Creek High School where he played high school football with Embree (and were coached by his father, Jack Brookhart). After college, he signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Rams, where he was reunited in camp with Embree, who was drafted by the club the year before. Brookhart and his wife Jami have four sons, Joseph (12), Jamison (9), John (6) and Jake (3). TOP PLAYERS COACHED: All-Americans (3): Jabari Arthur, Antonio Bryant (Biletnikoff Award Winner), Larry Fitzgerald (Biletnikoff Award Winner/Heisman Runner-Up). All-Big East/MAC Performers (27): Arthur, Brett Biggs, Deryn Bowser, Jalil Carter, Reggie Corner, Bryant, Fitzgerald, Charlie Frye, Luke Getsy, Kiki Gonzalez, Miguel Graham, Kevin Grant, Latef Grim, David Harvey, Domenik Hixon, Andre Jones, Chris Kemme, Dennis Kennedy, Greg Lee, John Mackey, Dashan Miller, Jay Rohr, Almondo Sewell, Brion Stokes, Bryan Wagner, Bryan Williams, Corey Woods. Big East Offensive Players of the Year (2): Bryant, Fitzgerald. NFL Players/Draft Picks (9): Andy Alleman, Bryant, Corner, Fitzgerald, Frye, Grim, Hixon, Darcey Levy, R.J. English. RECORD: He has coached in 156 Division I-A games as a full-time coach, owning a record of 74-82, including 30-42 as the head coach at Akron and 44-40 as an assistant coach at Pittsburgh. He has coached in six bowl games, one as a head coach and five as an assistant.

J.D. Brookhart is in his first year as the offensive passing game coordinator, tight ends coach and special teams coordinator at Colorado, having joined Jon Embrees original staff in the second wave of hires on December 14, 2010. Overall, he is in his 16th season of coaching, his 14th on the collegiate level which includes six years as a head coach. He and Embree have a relationship that dates back to their high school days, despite attending rival colleges in the state. Brookhart, 46, has an extensive coaching resume which includes six years (2004-09) as head coach at Akron University. The Mid-America Conference Coach of the Year for 2004, he was 30-42 overall in those six seasons, highlighted by the schools first MAC championship in 2005, which also earned the Zips their first-ever postseason bowl invitation. With Akron having only gained Division I-A (FBS) status in 1987, Brookhart led the Zips to many firsts in program history, including the teams first bowl trip in 2005 where they fell to Memphis in the Motor City Bowl. In 2006 and 2008, the Zips posted wins over a pair of BCS teams when they defeated North Carolina State and Syracuse, respectively. In that 08 season, Brookharts squad was tied for the lead in the MAC East Division with Buffalo when the two squads battled into a four overtime before the Bulls pulled out a 43-40 victory. At Akron, he oversaw staffs that assembled the best recruiting classes in the MAC as determined by various publications in the winters 2005, 2006 and 2007. He was known as an offensive innovator with offenses led by Charlie Frye and then Luke Gesty, who rank first and third on the Zips all-time passing lost, with nearly every offensive record the Zips had fall during his tenure there. Domenik Hixon and Jabari Arthur, both of whom he helped make strategic moves from defense to wide receiver, rank first and third on the Zips career receptions chart as well Brookhart had one of his players drafted into the National Football League, all in the first four rounds, in his first four seasons as head coach with Frye, Hixon, Andy Alleman and Reggie Corner all being selected. That feat over four years was only matched by 23 other schools and the Zips were the only non-BCS automatic qualifier to do so. He began his coaching career with the Denver Broncos as an assistant in 1995 under then first-year head coach Mike Shanahan. In that role, he coordinated the defensive scout team and breaking down the opponent offenses while also working with special teams, all the time studying the west coast offense. After two seasons with the Broncos, Brookhart entered the collegiate ranks, joining Walt Harris staff at the University of Pittsburgh as tight ends coach while assisting with special teams, serving in that capacity for the 1998 and 1999 seasons. He then took over the wide receivers in 1999, the position he would coach the next five seasons, including after he was named offensive coordinator the following year (2000). Among the players he coached were Antonio Bryant and Larry Fitzgerald, both Biletnikoff Award winners who went on to stardom in the NFL; Fitzgerald was also the runner-up to the 2003 Heisman Trophy. By the time he left Pitt after the 2003 season for Akron, the Panthers had appeared in the postseason four straight years, and twice produced top 20 passing offenses under his tutelage (18th in 2000 and 14th in 2003) with his wide receiver units mainly responsible for the potent offense. He also coached three other NFL wide receivers in

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BRIAN CABRAL

Defensive Run Game Coordinator / Linebackers

the team being composed largely of non-starters, drawing comparison to his roots when he was special teams captain of the Chicago Bears. He is a 1978 CU graduate, as he earned a B.S. degree in therapeutic recreation. He lettered three seasons for the Buffs at linebacker from 1975 to 1977 under Coach Bill Mallory, as he was a captain and played a big role on CUs Big Eight champion team in 1976. He led CU with 13 tackles (12 solo) in the 1977 Orange Bowl against Ohio State. As a senior, he was honored as the Big Eight Conferences player of the week for a monster 25 tackles in a CU 27-21 win over Stanford and shared the teams Sure Tackler Award with Mark Haynes. That 25-tackle game included 13 solo stops and is still tied for the fourth most in a single game in CU history. Cabral had 297 tackles in his CU career (120 solo, 177 assisted), a number that still has him tied for 16th on Colorados all-time list. A unique fact is that he has coached 10 of the other 19 players in CUs all-time top 20, including eight players on the list ahead of him: Matt Russell, Greg Biekert, Ted Johnson, Chad Brown, Michael Jones, Jashon Sykes, Thaddaeus Washington and Jordon Dizon (seven rank in the top nine). His players through the years have registered over 6,000 tackles wearing the Black & Gold he once wore. He was a nine-year NFL veteran, as Atlanta drafted him in the fourth round in 1978. He played two seasons with Atlanta, one with Green Bay and six with Chicago. As the captain of the Bears special teams, he was a member of Chicagos Super Bowl XX champion team in 1985. He was selected as the Frito-Lay Unsung Hero in the Bears win over New England, as he had two solo and two assisted tackles on special teams. He was born June 23, 1956, in Fort Benning, Ga., but grew up in Kailua, Hawaii. He is married to the former Becky Lucas, and they have three grown children, son Kyle and daughters Maile and Mele. He is an active member in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He has authored a book (Second String Champion), and his hobbies include surfing, skateboarding and snowboarding. TOP PLAYERS COACHEDAll-Americans (3): Jordon Dizon (Butkus Award runner-up), Roman Hollowell (punt returner), Matt Russell (Butkus Award winner). All-Big Eight/12 Performers (7): Greg Biekert, Chad Brown, Dizon, Hollowell, Ted Johnson (Butkus Award runner-up), Michael Jones, Russell. Big 12 Defensive Players of the Year (1): Dizon. Big 12 Defensive Newcomers of the Year (1): Dizon. NFL Players/Draft Picks (10): Biekert, Brown, Dizon, Johnson, Ron Merkerson, Hannibal Navies, Russell, Jashon Sykes, Sean Tufts, Drew Wahlroos. RECORDHe has coached in 279 Division I-A games as a full-time coach, owning a record of 150-103-4 at Colorado (161-104-4 including his graduate assistant year); Purdue was 7-14-1 when he was on the Boilermaker staff. He has coached in 14 bowl games (six New Years Day).

Brian Cabral is in his 23rd season at the University of Colorado, his 22nd as a full time assistant coach, as he joined the Buffalo staff as graduate assistant in 1989. When Jon Embree was hired as the programs head coach on December 6, 2010, one of the first things he did was to keep Cabral on staff, naming him defensive run game coordinator along with maintaining his coaching role with the linebackers. In his tenure, Cabral has also held various other titles, including interim head coach, associate head coach and assistant head coach. His 22 years as a full-time assistant rank as the most in CU history, not only for football but for all sports, as in 2008 he passed two legendary Franks, Potts and Prentup, both of whom assisted Buff head football coaches for 18 seasons. Since he joined the staff, he has always coached the inside linebackers, and occasionally has had the outside backers under his direction as well. From 1999 through 2005, he also coached the punt return unit on special teams, and served as the director of CUs summer football camps from 1995 through 2005 and for a brief time as recruiting coordinator. Cabral, 55, has now worked under five head coaches during his tenure: Bill McCartney, Rick Neuheisel, Gary Barnett, Dan Hawkins and Embree. For all seven seasons under Barnett, Cabral also was the assistant head coach, which included a three-month period in 2004 as interim head coach when Barnett was on paid administrative leave. In that role, he continued to coach his position players but also took care of day-to-day operational details of the program. Hawkins promoted him to associate head coach on February 7, 2008, citing his leadership in noting that no one person has had more influence in the success of Colorado football than Brian Cabral. When Hawkins was relieved of his duties as head coach on November 8, 2010, Cabral was once again named interim head coach, this time having to finish out the season and pilot the Buffs in game situations. He led Colorado to a 2-1 record, with wins over Iowa State (34-14) and Kansas State (44-36) before a 45-17 loss at Nebraska ended CUs hopes for a bowl invitation as the Buffs finished the year with a 5-7 record. You could also call him an ambassador for his native Hawaii, as he has worked youth camps in the state as well as all-Polynesian camps in the states. He is a founding board member of the Polynesian Coaches Association, formed ahead of the 2007 season. In the summer of 2002, he was one of 500 nationwide recipients of the AFLAC National Assistant Coach-of-the-Year Award. Coaches on all levels were honored, from youth to professional, and he was one of 10 selected regionally to receive the award. In 2008, CBSSportsline.com selected him to its All-Coach team at the linebacker position. Cabral tutored the inside linebackers his first year in Boulder as a grad assistant, and assumed full-time duties in the same capacity in 1990 and has coached the position at CU to this day. He returned to Colorado, his alma mater, from Purdue, where he coached the inside linebackers for two seasons (1987-88). Known as one of the top linebacker coaches in the nation, his students have included Matt Russell, the 1996 Butkus Award winner, all-Big Eight performers Greg Biekert, Chad Brown and Ted Johnson, all of whom went on to stardom in the National Football League, and all-Big 12 linebacker Jordon Dizon, a consensus All-American who was also the league defensive player of the year for 2007. He also recruited tailback Rashaan Salaam, the 1994 Heisman trophy winner, and Chris Naeole, a 1996 All-American guard. His 2001 punt return team led the nation with a 17.4 average, and also boasted the nations top individual return man in Roman Hollowell, who averaged 18.0 per return and scored two touchdowns. In 2002, Jeremy Bloom averaged 15.0 yards per return and was 13th in the nation as a freshman (ranking 21st as a sophomore in 03). Cabral prided himself on

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BOBBY KENNEDY
Bobby Kennedy is in his first season as the wide receivers coach at Colorado, joining the staff of new coach Jon Embree on January 5, 2011. Overall, he is in his 21st season of coaching on the collegiate level. Kennedy, 44, was born in Denver but raised in Boulder, thus this is a true homecoming for him. He came to CU from the University of Texas, where he spent seven seasons (2004-10) as wide receivers coach, and the last six as the assistant recruiting coordinator. In his time at Texas, he coached in two BCS National Championship games, in the 2005 Rose Bowl thriller over USC when the Longhorns won the national championship, and in 2009 against Alabama. His first season in Austin was immediately after the Longhorns had lost three wide receivers to the National Football League. He proceeded to build up a receiver corps that included three Biletnikoff Award candidates, including two semifinalists and one finalist. In 2008, Jordan Shipley and Quan Crosby both surpassed 85 receptions and 1,000 yards becoming the 11th duo in NCAA history to both go over 1,000 yards. Then in 2009, Shipley was a consensus All-American setting UT records for catches (116), receiving yards (1,485) and matched the school record for receiving touchdowns with 13. His receivers amassed 142 catches in 2005, helping the Longhorns to the third-best single-season passing mark in school history. With the emergence of Colt McCoy at quarterback in 2006, the receivers upped those marks to 158 receptions for 2,180 yards and 25 touchdowns as McCoy broke the UT record for touchdown passes that season and then in 2007, the receivers caught 187 passes for 2,275 yards and 18 touchdowns before the emergence of Cosby and Shipley. At Texas, Shipley earned All-America honors in two seasons and he also coached five receivers to seven All-Big 12 honors in seven years. Kennedys other coaching stops include six major college programs and a pair of Pac-12 schools. He went to Texas from Washington, where he tutored Huskies wide receiver Reggie Williams to two All-America campaigns before he became the No. 9 overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft. Williams set UWs single season mark for receptions (94) and receiving yards (1,454) in 2002 and then the next year was fourth in the NCAA in receptions (7.4 per game) and 16th in yardage (92.4). He finished his career as the Huskies all-time leading receiver with 238 receptions and 3,536 yards. He joined the UW staff after one season at Arizona (2001), where he coached the running backs and helped Wildcat sophomore Clarence Farmer to a first-team All-Pac 10 honor leading the league in rushing (111.7 yards per game), a mark that was good for 21st nationally. Prior to Arizona, he had a six-year tenure at Wake Forest, coaching the Demon Deacon running backs in 1999-2000 after four years (199598) as receivers coach. He mentored Desmond Clark, the ACCs leading receiver and Jammie Deese, who was second in the ACC in receiving in 1998. After moving to the running backs spot, he coached Morgan Kane, who would wind up the third leading rusher in school history and rushed for 1,161 yards and 10 touchdowns in 1999.

Wide Receivers
His first full time coaching job came at Wyoming, coaching the wide receivers in 1993-94. He coached two extremely talented receivers while in Laramie in Ryan Yarborough, who was second in the NCAA in receptions in 1993, and Marcus Harris, who led the nation in receiving yards in 1994. Both Harris and Yarborough earned All-America honors for the Cowboys. Kennedy got his start in the college ranks in the Big 10 Conference with two graduate assistant positions, first for two years (1990-91) at Illinois and then in 1992 at Penn State under Joe Paterno. While at Illinois, he was on the Illini staff that dealt Colorado its only loss, 23-22, in CUs national championship season. At Penn State, he worked with the tight ends and helped coach two future All-Americans in Troy Drayton and Kyle Brady. He graduated from the University of Northern Colorado with a degree in Political Science in 1989 after lettering at quarterback for four seasons from 1985-88. He began his coaching career at Boulder High School, his alma mater, where he graduated from in 1985 and lettered in football and track. He is married to the former LaShonda Lawrence. TOP PLAYERS COACHED: All-Americans (4): Marcus Harris, Jordan Shipley, Reggie Williams, Ryan Yarborough. All-Big 12/Pac10/ACC/MWC (9): Desmond Clark, Quan Cosby, Clarence Farmer, Marcus Harris, Morgan Kane, Billy Pittman, Shipley, Sweed, Yarborough. RECORD: He has coached in 217 Division I-A games as a full-time coach with a record of 128-89, (75-15 at Texas, 13-12 at Washington, 56 at Arizona, 21-46 at Wake Forest and 14-10 at Wyoming). Including his time as a grad assistant at Illinois and Penn State, he has coached in 12 bowl games, including four BCS bowl games (two BCS title games at the Rose Bowl, one Rose and a Fiesta).

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STEVE MARSHALL
Steve Marshall is in the first season of his second coaching stint at Colorado, having joined new coach Jon Embrees staff as offensive line coach in his second wave of hires on December 14, 2010. Overall, he is in his 32nd year of coaching in the collegiate and professional ranks. He returned to Colorado from California, where he was the offensive line coach for two seasons (2009-10). He coached three Bears to All-Pac 10 recognition, and in his second year, Cal dramatically reduced its number of sacks allowed, improving from ninth to fourth in the conference. Marshall, 55, and Embree worked together on Gary Barnetts CU staff in 2000-01. Marshall coached the offensive line those two seasons when the Buffs had one of the most dominant rushing attacks in college football. CU won the 2001 Big 12 Conference title and earned a trip to the Fiesta Bowl. He also coached the offensive field goal/PAT and kickoff return units on special teams. Over the course of those two seasons, Marshall helped groom five players who were drafted or played in the NFL, including five-time Pro Bowl selection Andre Gurode, a mainstay at center for the Dallas Cowboys. Gurode earned first-team All-America honors in 2001, and another one of his players, Wayne Lucier, did the same a year after he departed in 2002; Victor Rogers was a third-team All-American in 2001. Gurode (twice), Rogers, Lucier and Justin Bates were all first-team AllBig 12 performers, with Lucier and Rogers going on to have four-year careers in the NFL. A fifth player he tutored, Tom Ashworth, signed as a free agent in the NFL with New England and went on to play seven years for the Patriots (earning three Super Bowl rings) and Seattle. Marshall has been a member of coaching staffs at 11 Division I schools and two NFL teams in his 31 years as an offensive line coach. He has coached in every BCS automatic qualifying conference except the Big Ten and CU is now the third Pac-12 school he has coached at along with Cal and UCLA. In-between his first stint at Colorado and resurfacing in the college ranks at Cal, Marshall coached in the NFL for six years, four with the Houston Texans (2002-05) and after one year out of coaching, returned to the pros for two seasons with the Cleveland Browns (2007-08). In Houston, he was on the Texans inaugural coaching staff for the expansion franchises first four years of its existence, first as the assistant offensive line coach for two seasons and then the offensive line coach the next two, the same position he would hold in Cleveland. In 2007, the Browns had the third-fewest sacks allowed in the NFL (only 19 in 16 games), while in 2008, Marshalls work helped pave the way for Jamal Lewis to have a 1,000 yard rushing season. He came to Colorado the first time around from North Carolina, where he was both the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach for two seasons in 1998-99. The 98 Tar Heels made an appearance in the Las Vegas Bowl. Marshall began his coaching career as offensive line coach at Plymouth State (N.H.) in 1979, and then moved on to Tennessee for two years (1980-81) as a part-time assistant coach, also working with the offensive line. He spent the 1982 and 1983 seasons at Marshall University, coaching both the O-line and the kicking game, and accepted his first full time job on the Division I-A level at Louisville, his alma mater, coaching the line as well as the tight ends for the 1984 season. He was the offensive coordinator and line coach for head coach Frank Beamer at Murray State in 1985-86, and then went with Beamer as the line

Offensive Line
coach when he was named head coach at Virginia Tech in 1987. He was promoted to offensive coordinator for the Hokies a year later and remained in Blacksburg through the 1992 season before returning to Tennessee coach the offensive line. His second stint in Knoxville was for three years (1993-95), the last also as the running game coordinator. He then spent the 1996 season as offensive line coach at UCLA and 1997 at Texas A&M, where he was both coordinator and line coach. The Aggies won the Big 12 South Division that season, but lost to Nebraska in the leagues second annual title game. Marshall joined the North Carolina staff under Carl Torbush in 1998 as offensive coordinator and line coach. The Tar Heels were beset by injuries, but still increased their scoring against six common opponents from the year before. He is a 1979 graduate of the University of Louisville, earning a B.S. degree in both history and physical education. He lettered twice at Louisville in football, at both tight end and guard for coach Vince Gibson, and as a junior, played in the Independence Bowl. He was born June 20, 1956, in Hartford, Conn., and graduated from Rockville High School (Vernon, Conn.), where he lettered in football. He is married to the former Karin Ross, and his hobbies include racquetball and traveling. TOP PLAYERS COACHED: All-Americans (4): Kris Farris (won Outland Trophy), Andre Gurode, Jim Pyne, Victor Rogers. All-Big 12/Pac-10/South Independent/SEC (15): Bruce Armstrong, Justin Bates, Farris, Chris Guarnero, Gurode, Jason Layman, Wayne Lucier, Steve McKinney, Bubba Miller, Chad Overhauser, Rogers, Chris Rutman, Mitchell Schwartz, Jeff Smith, Mike Tepper. NFL Players/Draft Picks (17): Armstrong, Tom Ashworth, Bates, Eugene Chung, Farris, Brian Jones, Layman, Lucier, McKinney, Miller, Alan Mogridge, Overhauser, Pyne, Rogers, Smith, Tepper, Rex Tucker. NFL All-Pro/Pro Bowl (1): Gurode. RECORD: He has coached in 372 games in his career, 208 at the Division I level as a full-time assistant coach (24 at Colorado), 231 counting his time at Tennessee as a part time coach, 45 in Division II or the FCS level and 96 in the NFL. He has coached in one collegiate playoff game and eight bowl games at the Division I level, including four traditional New Years Day games.

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KANAVIS McGHEE
Kanavis McGhee is in his first season as defensive line coach and assistant special teams coach at Colorado, as he was hired in the second wave of assistants on December 14, 2010 on new CU head coach Jon Embrees first staff. This is McGhees first major college coaching position. He did not coach in 2010, his first season not on the sidelines in 13 years, but instead taught college courses in business at Houstons Challenge Early College High School. McGhee, 42, brings great recruiting and life-long connections to the talent-rich Houston area. While McGhees college coaching resume is limited to one year at Gannon (Pa.) University, where he coached the linebackers in 2008, he spent two seasons in NFL Europe as a defensive assistant with the Amsterdam Admirals (2006-07), participating in a program that was a collaboration between the NFL Players Association and NFL Player Development. That followed 10 seasons coaching in the Houston-area high school ranks. He began his career at Wheatley High School, his alma mater, where he spent three years (1997-99) coaching the defensive line, including the last two as defensive coordinator. He then moved on to Madison High, where he coached for five seasons (2000-04), the first as defensive line coach and the last four as defensive coordinator. In 2005, he was the head coach at Ross Shaw Sterling High, and after being away for three years in Europe and at Gannon, he returned to the area in 2009 and was an assistant at Bellaire High. He lettered four seasons at outside linebacker for the Buffaloes (1987-90), becoming just the fourth player at the time to earn first-team all-league honors three different years (only seven have now

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accomplished it). He also was an All-American three different seasons, highlighted by first-team recognition as a junior; he garnered secondteam honors as a sophomore in 1988 and honorable mention accolades as a senior in 1990, when he helped lead Colorado to the consensus national championship. The Buffs also won two Big 8 Conference championships in his tenure (1989, 1990). As a senior, he was a candidate for the Butkus and Lombardi awards after being one of four finalists for the Lombardi as a junior in 1989. In 41 career games, he was in on 297 tackles (179 solo) and recorded 15 quarterback sacks, sixth on CUs all-time lists for both at the time, along with 38 tackles for loss, the third-most at that juncture in school history. A broken right ankle kept him out of the better part of the last two games of his sophomore season, when he had a career-best 102 tackles, 11 for losses. He had 94 tackles, 14 for losses, with 17 quarterback pressures as a senior. He played five seasons in the National Football League with three teams, the first three with the New York Giants, who drafted him in the second round of the 1991 NFL Draft (55th player selected overall). After sustaining an injury in his third season with the Giants, he went on to play with Cincinnati (1994) and Houston (1995) before retiring from the league after playing in 50 games over those five seasons. Following his time in pro football, he returned to Boulder, earning his degree in Business Administration from CU in 1995. He was born October 4, 1968 in Houston. He graduated from Houstons Wheatley High School in 1987, where he earned first-team all-district honors his senior year when he had 102 tackles, 16 quarterback sacks and six fumble recoveries. He had 88 tackles and 12 sacks as a junior and also played tight end, catching 23 passes for over 200 yards and eight touchdowns. He also played basketball and participated in track and field. He is single.

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MIKE TUIASOSOPO
Mike Tuiasosopo is in his first year as defensive line coach at Colorado, as he joined Jon Embrees new staff in his second wave of hires on December 14, 2010. He is in his 22nd year of coaching, including his 16th at the Division I level as a fulltime assistant coach. Tuiasosopo, 47, came to Colorado after having spent seven seasons (2004-10) as the defensive line coach at the University of Arizona. An original member of Mike Stoops staff for the Wildcats, he coached the defensive tackles his four seasons in Tucson and the entire line for the last three. At Arizona, the Wildcats ranked among the top schools in total defense the last three seasons (24th in 2008, 25th in 2009, 33rd in 2010), leading the Pac-10 in quarterback sacks all three years, largely due to the Cats defensive front. Ricky Elmore (All-Pac 10 in 2010), Brooks Reed and DeAundre Reed, all defensive ends, were selected in the 2011 NFL Draft (Brooks Reed was a second round pick, the 42nd overall), and he also coached two others that earned all-conference honors who were drafted into the league, Earl Mitchell (third rounder in 2010) and Lionel Dotson (2008). In 2010, he coached Justin Washington to several Freshman AllAmerica honors. He lettered four years as a defensive tackle at Pacific Lutheran University (1985-88), starting his sophomore through senior years. He was a two-time first-team All-Columbia Conference performer, and junior year, Pacific Lutheran won the NAIA Division II National Championship. PLU was 36-7-2 during his career. After he graduated from Pacific Lutheran with a degree in Physical Education and Health in 1989, he soon entered coaching, working as the defensive line and special teams coach at Montclair Academy (Van Nuys, Calif.) in 1990, before joining the University of Pacific staff as a graduate assistant for the 1991 season. While coaching at Pacific as well as at nearby St. Marys High School in Stockton in 1992, he earned his masters degree from Pacific in Education Administration Credentials in 1991. He would serve as head coach the next three seasons (1993-95) at Berkeley High School. In his time there, he coached two future Buffs, Hannibal Navies and Rashidi Barnes, both of whom would also go on to play professional football. Embree was the primary recruiter of both Navies and Barnes to Colorado and thus the relationship between the two was formed. In 1997, he entered the Division I-A coaching ranks for the first time, joining the Utah State staff where he coached the defensive line for the next four seasons (1996-99). With the Aggies, he coached three all-Big West defensive linemen, including the 1997 Big West Defensive Player of the Year Ben Crosland. Utah State played Colorado in Boulder in 1998 and Tuiasosopos defensive line helped keep the Aggies in the game until the fourth quarter, registering eight sacks of CU quarterback Mike Moschetti (for 83 yards in losses) before CU eventually pulled away for a 25-6 win. He then moved on and coached the D-line at the University of Nevada the next three years (2000-02). At Nevada, he coached WAC sack leader Jorge Cordova, who was a third round draft pick of the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2004. From Nevada, he joined Urban Meyers staff at the University of Utah where he coached the defensive tackles for the 2003 season. He was instrumental there in the recruitment and development of Sione Pouha, a third round selection by the New York Jets in the 2005 NFL

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Draft, and Jonathan Fanene, who was drafted that same year (7th round) by the Cincinnati Bengals. After one year in Salt Lake City, he headed south and joined Stoops staff at Arizona. He also served two of the prestigious NFL Minority Intern Fellowships, with the San Francisco 49ers (1997) and the Green Bay Packers (2002). Tuiasosopo comes from a football rich family tradition. His uncle, Bob Apisa, was a two-time All-America fullback at Michigan State and was drafted by Green Bay in 1968. A cousin, Manu Tuiasosopo, was a two-time All-America defensive lineman at UCLA and was the No. 18 overall pick by Seattle in the 1979 NFL Draft and started for the Super Bowl XIX champion (1984 season) San Francisco 49ers. A younger brother, Navy, lettered at Utah State from 1983-86 and played for both the Los Angeles Rams and St. Louis Cardinals, with a younger sibling, Titus, playing for Southern California from 1988-91. His nephew, Marques Tuiasosopo, was a quarterback at Washington and was drafted by the Oakland Raiders and also played for the New York Jets. A nephew, Conan Amituanai, just finished his career as an offensive lineman at Arizona. He was born on September 10, 1963, in American Samoa and grew up in Carson, Calif. He graduated from Phineas Banning High School in Wilmington, Calif., where he lettered in football. He is married to the former Kathy Bowles, and the couple has four children, daughters Lanea (14) and Maya (13), and sons Titus (9) and Luke (2). TOP PLAYERS COACHED: Big West Defensive Player of the Year (1): Ben Crosland. All-WAC/Big West/Mountain West/Pac-10 (9): Jorge Cordova, Crosland, Lionel Dotson, Ricky Elmore, Jonathan Fanene, Walter Fiefia, Lindsay Hassell, Earl Mitchell, Sione Pouha. NFL Players/Draft Picks (8): Cordova, Dotson, Elmore, Mitchell, Hannibal Navies, Brooks Reed, DeAundre Reed, Marcus Williams. RECORD: He has coached in 176 Division I-A games as a full-time coach, owning a record of 80-96, including 41-43 at Arizona in seven years, 10-2 at Utah in one season, 10-25 in three years at Nevada and 19-26 in four years at Utah State. He has coached in four bowl games, two at Arizona and one each at Utah State and Utah.

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MALCOLM BLACKEN
Malcolm Blacken is in his first year CUs director of speed-strength and conditioning at Colorado, having joined the staff in January 2011. He works directly on a dayto-day basis with football, while overseeing the speed, strength and conditioning needs of all 16 CU varsity programs. Blacken, 45, came to Colorado from the National Football Leagues Washington Redskins, where he was the assistant strength and conditioning coach for the 2010 season, his second stint with the club; its where he met Jon Embree, who lured him to Colorado after he was named CUs head football coach. Embree was in his first year as an assistant with the Redskins as well. He worked 15 years as a strength coach in the NFL, serving as the head strength and conditioning coach for the Detroit Lions for nine years (2001-09) which followed his first run as an assistant with the Redskins that covered five seasons (1996-2000). Prior to joining the NFL ranks, he served as an assistant strength coach for the University of Virginia in 1995, which followed three years as the head strength coach at George Mason University from 1992-94. At both Virginia and George Mason, he was responsible for all of each universitys varsity sports. He began his coaching career at the University of South Carolina as an assistant strength and conditioning coach from 1990-91. He graduated from Virginia Tech in 1989 with a degree in Physical Education, while also earning a minor in Fine Arts. He lettered four times in the offensive backfield for the Hokies from 1985-88, the last two seasons as the starting fullback. He was a two-time winner of the Super Iron Hokie Award, given to the programs strongest player at each position. A native of Mathews County, Va., he graduated from Mathews County High School, where he lettered in football, basketball and track. An All-State performer in football and track, he was the 1983 state champion in the 100-meter dash in a 10.71 time. He is married to the former Marcy Buskirk, and the couple has two children, daughter Maya (a nationally accomplished performer in the long jump as just a 12-year old), and son Bo. Blacken is an accomplished artist (painting), and is an avid Harley Davidson rider.

Director of Speed-Strength & Conditioning

Student Assistants

Matt Allen

Chapelle Brown

Maxwell Tuioti-Mariner

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JEFF SMART
Graduate Assistant (Defense)
Jeff Smart is in his first year as the defensive graduate assistant, as he joined the staff of his alma mater just ahead of 2011 spring practice. His primary role is assisting Brian Cabral with the linebackers along with general overall duties with the entire defense. For Smart, 24, this is his first foray into coaching. He graduated from CU in December 2009 with a degree in Sociology. Originally a walk-on at Colorado, he would finish his career ranked 18th all-time in overall tackles with 291, including the 13th most solo stops, 188, in school history. As a senior, he earned honorable mention All-Big 12 honors from both the Associated Press and the league coaches, along with first-team All-Colorado honors from the states NFF chapter. A team captain, he won the Dave Jones Award as his teammates selected him as the most valuable defensive player for the season. As a junior, he was a second-team All-Big 12 performer (Associated Press), and was first-team All-Colorado; in racking up 118 tackles (80 solo), he became just the third former walk-on in school history to lead the team in tackles. He was placed on scholarship during the 2007 season, when he initiated a streak of what would become 33 straight games in the starting lineup. He joined the Buffs as an invited walk-on in August 2005. He was born November 22, 1986 in Boulder, graduating from Boulder High School where he was an honorable mention All-State performer in football.

TRAVIS SMITH
Offensive Technical Intern
Travis Smith is in his first year as the offensive technical intern, joining the Colorado staff just days before the start of fall camp in August 2011. Smith, 25, came to Colorado from Santa Monica Junior College, where he was an assistant football coach, tutoring the tight ends and also assisting with the defensive linemen. He graduated from Cal-Poly San Luis Obispo in 2009, earning his bachelors degree in Kinesiology. His playing career for Cal Poly was limited as he underwent three shoulder surgeries while a player there. He was born December 10, 1985 in Walnut Creek, Calif., and graduated from Foothill High School in Pleasanton, Calif., where he was a four-year letterman playing both linebacker and fullback. His father, Richard, played collegiately at Fresno State and is the linebacker coach for the National Football Leagues Denver Broncos; he spent two years with the Carolina Panthers under coach John Fox and came to Denver with him when the Broncos hired him for the 2011 season.

BERT WATTS
Defensive Technical Intern
Bert Watts is in his second year as the defensive technical intern, joining the Colorado staff in June 2010. Watts, 32, came to Colorado from Bishop Kenny High School in Jacksonville, Fla., where he served as the defensive coordinator for the 2009 season. In 2008, he was the defensive backs coach for Jacksonvilles Bartram Trial High School. He headed to Florida from Vienna, Austria, where he was the defensive coordinator for the Raiffeisen Vikings for the 2007 season. He spent two seasons as the defensive graduate assistant as his alma mater, California, in 2004-05, helping the team to a combined 186 mark in those two seasons, including a 10-2 season in 2004 that ended with a berth in the Holiday Bowl. Watts was on the same staff at Cal as assistant head coach Eric Kiesau, then the wide receivers coach for the Bears; Watts was a senior in Kiesaus first year at Cal in 2002. As a safety, Watts led the Bears with 80 tackles that year, helping lead the team to a 7-6 record, which was the programs first winning season in nine years. He had a career-high 15 tackles against USC as a senior and received the teams Joe Roth Award, which is given for courage, attitude and sportsmanship. He holds both undergraduate and graduate degrees in Education from California. He was a multiple-position threat at Ridge High School (Basking Ridge, N.J.), where he played quarterback, tailback, wide receiver and safety. He scored 25 touchdowns as a senior, helping the team to a league title with an 8-1 record, the best mark in school history. He was born August 31, 1979 in Piedmont, Calif., where he grew up prior to moving to the east coast. His grandfather played football at Oregon State, while his dad (Rich) played football at San Jose State and signed a free agent contract with the Atlanta Falcons. One brother, Rich, Jr., earned All-America honors in baseball at UC-Davis and played for two years in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization while another brother, Tom, played football at UC-Davis. His brother-in-law, Greg Tremble, played football at Georgia. He married Lyndsay Graubard this past July 9.

MATT THURIN
Graduate Assistant (Offense)
Matt Thurin is in his first year in the University of Colorado football program, as he serves as the offensive graduate assistant working with most aspects of the offense. He joined the staff in March 2011, just in time for spring practice. Thurin, 27, came to CU from the University of Akron, where he worked as a defensive graduate assistant, working primarily with the linebackers, for the 2008 through 2010 seasons. The first two of those seasons were under then-head coach J.D. Brookhart, who is now CUs tight ends and special teams coach, with the 10 campaign under coach Rob Ianello. He graduated from Baldwin-Wallace College (Berea, Ohio) in 2007, where he majored in Early Childhood Education and was on the Deans List. At BWC, he played both football (defensive end) and baseball (outfield/first base). He then earned his Masters in Sports Science and Coaching from Akron in 2009. He entered coaching at his alma mater, working as a student coach. He worked with the defensive line and linebackers for the 2004 and 2005 seasons, and then with the defensive backs in 2006. He then moved on to Walsh University (North Canton, Ohio) for the 2007 season, where he was the offensive grad assistant, coaching the tight ends and working with the offensive line. He was born June 27, 1984 in Canton, Ohio, but considers Louisville, Ohio his hometown; he graduated from Louisville High School, where he lettered three times each in football and baseball, serving as a team captain for both teams. He was an All-County and All-Conference performer in football. His hobbies include music and watching most sports.

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JASHON SYKES
Director of Football Operations
Jashon Sykes is in his sixth year as a member of the football staff, his first as the director of football operations, as he was promoted to the position in January 2011. He is continuing his rise in administration, as he spent the previous two years (2009-10) as the assistant operations director and coordinator of football relations after working two years as the assistant director of on-campus recruiting. He returned to his alma mater in August 2006 as an administrative assistant, working in recruiting and operations, after retiring from professional football. Sykes, 31, spent the four years prior to his return in the National Football League, signing on as a free agent with the Denver Broncos after his CU career and was on the teams practice squad for the 2002 season. He was a member of the team the next two years, starting 11 games at linebacker in 2003 (including a playoff game at Indianapolis), as he had 65 tackles, two fumble recoveries and a blocked punt for the NFLs fourthranked defense. He ended his career with the Washington Redskins. He interned with the Broncos during the 2007 and 08 training camps. In 2007, he worked with the linebackers as an intern; a year later, he worked with the operations department, helping out primarily with the defensive line. At Colorado, he finished his career 10th all-time in tackles (330), tied for 16th in quarterback sacks (12), tied for 12th in tackles for loss (33) and tied for fifth in forced fumbles (7). Interestingly, he has had 14 tackles each time out in three games versus Nebraska for 42 of those 330. As a senior in 2001, he started the first four games of the season, but a herniated disc and subsequent operation ended his season. He decided to forego pursuing a medical redshirt and declared for the NFL draft. He had been on the official watch lists for both the Butkus and Lombardi awards. As a junior (2000), he earned honorable mention all-Big12 honors as he had 111 tackles (78 solo), 13 third down stops, three-and-a-half sacks, four hurries, two pass deflections and interception. He had at least seven tackles in all 11 games, and hit double figures eight times. His sophomore season, he blossomed into one of the nations top linebackers at CUs new defensive position, hawk linebacker, one of two inside positions in the CU scheme. He earned defensive MVP honors in the Insight.com Bowl, when he had nine tackled and returned an interception for a touchdown against Boston College. He earned second-team All-America honors from the Football News, with the Associated Press selecting him first-team All-Big 12. He was selected by his teammates as the Zack Jordan Award winner as CUs most valuable player, and he also won the Dave Jones Award for the most outstanding defensive player as presented by the coaching staff. He led the team and was second in the Big 12 in tackles with 134 (including 82 solo), just the fifth sophomore to lead the Buffs since tackles started being tracked in 1965. He forced seven fumbles, which not only set a school record, but led the nation as well. He developed rapidly his true freshman year, as he played in all 12 games and started four of the last five, including the Aloha Bowl. He finished seventh on the team in tackles with 52 (31 solo), with 28 in the last four regular season games including 14 at Nebraska; the 52 tackles were the most ever by a true freshman at the time. He was a co-winner of the Lee Willard Award, presented by the coaching staff to the most outstanding freshmen, and The Sporting News selected him as a firstteam freshman All-American. As a high school senior at Serra (Los Angeles), he earned a host of All-America honors, and received the maximum 10 votes in being names to the prestigious Long Beach Press-Telegrams Best-In-West team. He also lettered three times in tracks (sprints) and once in basketball. Born September 25, 1979 in Los Angeles, Calif., he graduated with a degree in Ethnic Studies from CU in 2002, and is taking graduate courses in Business Administration. He is married to his high school sweetheart, the former Qiana Turner, and the couple has two daughters, Joslyn (6) and Autumn (3), and one son Semien (1). As a player, he played with a small bible on the left side of his football pants. It was given to him from his grandmother on her deathbed before he watched her take her last breath, and he would think about her and that situation before every game.

MARCELL GASH
Director of Football Administration
Marcell Gash is in his first year as the director of football administration, joining the Colorado staff in March 2011. In his primary role, he directs all football administrative operations and serves as the primary point of contact for the CU football program. Gash, 30, came to Colorado from Cherry Creek High School in Englewood (Colo.), his alma mater, where he had served as the assistant varsity wrestling coach, while also working in private business. He has previous experience in football administration, working as a youth sports assistant with the Orange Bowl Committee for the 2005 season, and then as a football operations intern with the New England Patriots in 2006-07. He graduated from Colorado State University in 2004, earning his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics. He was born June 8, 1981 in Denver, and graduated from Cherry Creek, where he lettered in wrestling. He was a member of the state of Colorados national wrestling team in 1999 that earned a ninth place finish in the country. His hobbies include listening to music and art.

DARIAN HAGAN
Director of Player Personnel
Darian Hagan, one of the names synonymous with Colorados rise to glory in the late 1980s, is in his seventh season overall on the CU staff, shifting from coach into the role of director of player personnel in January 2011. Hagan, 41, spent the previous five seasons (2006-10) as running backs coach, as he was one of two assistant coaches retained by new CU head coach Dan Hawkins when he was named to the position in December 2005. He was named an offensive assistant coach on Gary Barnetts staff on February 9, 2005, and worked with the skill position players on offense in the spring and fall in his first year as a full-time collegiate assistant. A popular coach with his players yet with a stern touch, he was coaching true freshman Rodney Stewart on the way to a 1,000-yard season in 2008 until a season-ending injury sidelined him in the ninth game of the 2008 season. Stewarts 622 yards were the third most by a CU freshman in school history. In 2010, Stewart hit the plateau and then some, rushing for 1,318 yards and in position to threaten many of the schools all-time rushing marks. In 2007, Hagan tutored Hugh Charles to a 1,000-yard year including the Independence Bowl; he has since gone on to play successfully in Canada. Hagan made a difference in his first season (2006) mentoring the running backs, as CU had three 500-plus yard rushers for just the 10th time in its history. He also played a role in the development of quarterback Bernard Jackson, as Hagans own skills of blending the run and the pass rubbed off on the Buff junior in his first year as a starter. He had a brief taste of coaching in the spring of 2004 as he subbed as secondary coach when the staff was minus a full-time assistant. Otherwise, he was the defensive technical intern for the 04 season, assuming that role in February of that year. It marked the third time he has made the University of Colorado his destination of choice. He starred at quarterback for the Buffaloes between 1988 and 1991, leading the school to its first national championship, and following his professional playing career, returned in the mid-1990s to work as CUs Alumni C Club Director. Hagan left CU in the spring of 1998 to work as an area sales manager for the Transit Marketing Group. Three months into his new

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position, he was promoted to Southeast Regional Sales Manager. He remained in that position for over five years until deciding to pursue his dream as a coach and return to his alma mater for the third time. By working as a technical intern, he learned the intricacies of the profession in a hands-on role in his desire to coach; when a temporary vacancy opened on the staff, he was activated as a coach to work with the defensive backs and it added to his penchant for the profession. Arguably the best all-around athlete in the history of the CU football program, he was an integral part of CUs run at two national championships in 1989 and 1990. The Buffs were 11-1 in 1989, losing to Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl, but went 11-1-1 in 1990 with a win over the Irish in an Orange Bowl rematch to give CU its first national title in football. CU was 28-5-2 with him as the starting quarterback for three seasons, including a 20-0-1 mark in Big Eight Conference games as he led the Buffs to three straight league titles in 1989, 1990 and 1991. His 28-5-2 record as a starter (82.9 winning percentage) is the 37th best in college football history. In 1989, he became just the sixth player in NCAA history at the time to run and pass for over 1,000 yards in the same season, finishing, as just a sophomore, fifth in the balloting for the Heisman Trophy. He established the school record for total offense with 5,808 yards (broken three years later by Kordell Stewart), and is one of two players ever at CU to amass over 2,000 yards both rushing and passing along with Bobby Anderson. He was a two-time all-Big Eight performer, and the leagues offensive player of the year for 1989 when he also was afforded various All-America honors. He still holds several CU records and was the schools male athlete-of-the-year for the 199192 academic year. In 2002, he was a member of the fourth class to be inducted into CUs Athletic Hall of Fame, and his jersey (No. 3) is one of several to have been honored. Hagan played for Toronto, Las Vegas and Edmonton over the course of five seasons in the Canadian Football League, mostly as a defensive back and special teams performer. He returned to CU to earn his diploma just prior to his last professional season, and graduated with a bachelors degree in sociology in May 1996. He was hired later that year (December 1) as the Alumni C Club Director, a position he held for 16 months until leaving for an incredible opportunity in private business. He was born February 1, 1970 in Lynwood, Calif., and graduated from Los Angeles Locke High School in 1988, where he lettered in football, basketball, baseball and track. He was drafted in two sports, football (by San Francisco in the fourth round in the 1992 NFL Draft) and baseball (selected as a shortstop by both Seattle and Toronto). He is the father two sons, Darian, Jr. (21), a senior defensive back at California, and DeVaughn (18), and a daughter, Danielle (14).

MAX ALLEN
Assistant Director of Player Personnel
Max Allen is in his second year working on the University of Colorado football staff, his first in a full-time position as he serves as the assistant director of player personnel. He assists with on-campus recruiting and coordinates the freshman enrollment process. Allen, 23, joined the department in August 2010 as an operations intern and was promoted to his current position in March 2011. He graduated from CU with a degree in Business (Finance) in May 2010. He was born January 31, 1988, in Durango, Colo., and graduated from Durango High School, where he lettered in football and baseball. In his spare time, he enjoys skiing, hiking and spending as much time outdoors as possible.

SHERYL VOTH
Administrative Assistant to the Head Coach
Sheryl Voth is in her first year with the Colorado football program as the administrative assistant to head coach Jon Embree, joining the staff in March 2011. Voths physical move into her position was a short one, in fact, just down the hall: she worked in the Herbst Academic Center for student athletes. Before that she worked on the CU-Boulder campus as an administrative assistant in the Registrars Office. A long-time fan of CU athletics and basketball in particular, her family has owned CUs mens basketball season tickets since 1988. A native of Boulder, she graduated from Fairview High School. The former Sheryl Bonnes, she is the mother of three, Tyler, Shelby and Shaylynne. When she was in sixth grade, she became one of the first girls in Boulder to play on a boys Little League Baseball team. A professional cake decorator, including wedding cakes (she also used to teach classes), her hobbies include waterskiing, particularly at Lake Powell, snow skiing, hiking and biking. She has also coached youth basketball, as this winter will be her 13th year coaching a YMCA girls team in Boulder.

JEAN ONAGA
Administrative Assistant
Jean Onaga is in her 26th year with the Colorado football program as the administrative assistant to the assistant coaches, handling all secretarial duties for both the offensive and defensive coordinators and each staff as well. She also coordinates all football office volunteers and facilitates program activities and events including: pro scout visits, Pro Timing Day, Junior Team Pro Day, Coaches Clinic, Passing Jamboree and Big Man DL-OL Camp. She also assists with registrations for various football camps and the Friday Night Lights camp. She joined the football staff in January 1986 and is the longest continuous employee in the football department; only four current employees have been associated with the entire athletic department longer than her. She has worked with five CU head coaches: Bill McCartney, Rick Neuheisel, Gary Barnett, Dan Hawkins. For her years of service, Jean was recognized as an honorary member of the Alumni C Club by the Board of Directors during CUMissouri game on November 3, 2007. Originally from Honolulu, Hawaii, Jean and her husband Loren, moved to Boulder in 1985. She graduated from McKinley High School and graduated from Kapiolani Community College with a degree in business.

KIRK JONES
Director of High School Relations
Kirk Jones is in his third year on the University of Colorado football staff in a full-time position, holding down his third position in as many years as he is now the programs director of high school relations. He serves as the point of contact for the program for high schools coaches for all things CU related, including camps and clinics. He joined the staff as a student intern for the operations staff in January 2009 and served as an operations assistant for the 2009 season, and then was promoted to operations specialist in 2010. Jones, 26 graduated from Metro State College in Denver in May 2009 with a degree in sport industry operations. Jones attended the University of Colorado from 2003 to 2006 before transferring to Metro State. Born Dec. 8, 1984 in Grand Junction, Colo., he attended Grand Junction high school where he lettered in cross country and track and field and also played baseball and basketball. He was an AllConference and all-region track and cross country performer from his sophomore through senior seasons.

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J.T. GALLOWAY
Director of Equipment & Licensing
J.T. Galloway is in his seventh year as CUs director of equipment operations, having joined the athletic department on April 4, 2005. In 2011, he also assumed the role of licensing director, as he coordinates and manages all phases of CUs licensing, logos and imaging. Galloway, 43, oversees the equipment needs of CUs 16 intercollegiate sports, but his primary day-to-day obligation is with the Buffalo football program. He is a certified member of the Athletic Equipment Managers Association (AEMA), a status he attained in 1995 upon entering the profession full-time. He graduated with a degree in sport management in 1994 from Washington State University, where he worked all four years of his college career as a student employee in the WSU equipment room. He began his professional career as an equipment intern at the University of Virginia in the fall of 1994 and worked there six months. He then moved on to the National Football Leagues Atlanta Falcons, where he was an assistant equipment manager for the 1995 season. He returned to the college ranks as the football equipment director at Wake Forest from 1996 to 1998 before heading west to Arizona where he would spend the next six seasons as the associate director of equipment. Born May 10, 1968 in Columbus, Ohio, Galloway graduated Gaither High School in Tampa, Fla. A sports fanatic, he enjoys all sports, especially golf. J.T. stands for John Thomas. He is married to the former Kelly Christy, a registered nurse, and the couple has two children, Katie (12) and Collin (9).

KRIS LIVINGSTON
Director of Academic Support Services
Kris Livingston is in her 15th year at the University of Colorado and third year as the Director of Student-Athlete Academic Support Services. She oversees the Herbst Academic Center which provides academic support to all of CUs 350 student-athletes. Dan Hawkins credits her organization and philosophy about academics as one of the strongest factors for the football teams backto-back record years for grade point average for the 2008-09 and 2009-10 school years. She came to CU in May of 1997, hired by then-womens basketball head coach Ceal Barry to be the programs first-ever Director of Basketball Operations. She spent eight seasons in that position until Barrys retirement from coaching in March of 2005. Livingston came to Boulder from Littleton, Colorado, where she was a Senior Consultant at USA Group Noel-Levitz, an educational consulting firm that is hired by colleges to help recruit and retain students. Prior to that, Livingston spent eight years at Iowa State University as Assistant Womens Basketball Coach (1984-89), Admissions Counselor (1989-91) and Telecounseling Coordinator (1991-92). She earned her bachelors degree in sociology from Miami University (Oxford, Ohio) in May of 1983, where she was a four-year letter winner on Miamis womens basketball team and earned first-team allMid American Conference and first-team academic all-MAC honors. In August of 1997 she was inducted into Miamis Hall of Fame, only the second womens basketball player to be so honored. A native of Toledo, Ohio, she graduated from Lake High School in Millbury, Ohio, in 1979. A three-sport athlete, she was an inaugural member of her high school Hall of Fame in 1983. Livingston is working on her masters degree in Sports Administration through the University of Northern Colorado.

JAMIE GUY
Director of Sports Video
Jamie Guy is in his eighth year as CUs director of sports video and his 11th year overall on the Colorado staff, as he joined the department in August 2001. He was promoted to his current position in the fall of 2004 after working just over three years as the assistant director. Guy, 36, came to CU from the Chicago Enforcers of the now-defunct XFL, where he worked the lone season of the leagues existence. He was twice selected as the video coordinator of the year in the Big 12 Conference, first in 2005-06 and again in 2009-10. The awards are coordinated and voted by members of the Collegiate Sports Video Association; members of each conference select the winner for their respective leagues, and the recipients are placed on the national ballot for the overall CSVA award. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 1998 with a bachelors degree in general studies. As a student, he worked in the Bearcats sports video office for four years. Prior to entering the sports video profession, he worked as an electricians apprentice and as a staff manager at Fitworks Fitness. Born March 18, 1975 in Cincinnati, Ohio, he graduated from Lawrence Central High School (Indianapolis, Ind.) in 1994, where he lettered in track and football. His hobbies include collecting football memorabilia and playing the guitar. He is married to the former Kimberly Ernst.

DR. ERIC McCARTY

Director of Sports Medicine
Dr. Eric McCarty is in his ninth year working with the CU athletic program, joining the sports medicine team in July 2003. But hes certainly no stranger to the University or to Boulder. McCarty, 46, accepted the Chief of Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery position in the Department of Orthopedics at CUs Health Sciences Center in Denver, where he also is an associate professor, enabling him to return to his home state where he starred as both a prep and collegian. He returned to CU from Vanderbilt University, where he was an orthopedic surgeon, assistant professor and team physician for the Commodores athletic teams for four years. McCarty is the head team physician for both the University of Colorado and University of Denver athletic programs. As a boardcertified orthopaedic surgeon his specialized practice involves the care of collegiate athletes as well as recreational and highly competitive athletes from the community. A large part of his practice is the sports medicine care of high school athletes in the state of Colorado. He graduated in 1988 from CU with a degree in kinesiology and a 3.75 grade point average. A four-time Academic All-Big Eight team

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member, the first in school history to be honored four times, he was an Academic All-American his senior year, when he reached the finalist stage for the Rhodes Scholarship. On the field, he earned firstteam All-Big Eight honors as a senior, when he led the Buffaloes with 148 tackles, the fourth highest total at the time in team history. He had 237 career tackles in two years on defense, after moving over from offense where he played fullback (503 career rushing yards), and earned four letters. He earned his M.D., with honors, in 1993 from the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Denver, and did his internship residency at Vanderbilt in orthopedic surgery between 1993 and 1998. Shortly thereafter, he spent a year at the internationally renowned Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, where he received a fellowship in sports medicine and shoulder surgery. While residing in New York, he worked with the NFLs New York Giants. During this time is when he obtained his expertise in the arthroscopic and open surgical management of sports injuries to the knees and shoulders as well as a special emphasis in the management of complex shoulder problems including shoulder instability, rotator cuff tears and shoulder replacement surgery for arthritis. In addition to his busy clinical practice, Dr. McCarty is very active in research, teaching, and writing articles in the field of sports medicine and knee and shoulder surgery. He has received grants for his research and has given numerous talks at both the national and international level. One of his many interests is the care of the high school athlete, and his background allows him the ability to understand the issues surrounding the prep athlete. McCarty has been the recipient of over four dozen awards in his professional career, and has had papers published on 15 occasions while contributing to several others. He was born November 16, 1964 in Lundstuhl, West Germany. He graduated from Boulder High School in 1983, where he was the states player of the year as a senior and considered one of the nations top recruits after rushing for 1,301 and 13 touchdowns; he won the prestigious Denver Post Gold Helmet Award that same year. He is married to the former Miriam Liddell, and they have four children, Madeleine (16), Eric Cleveland, Jr. (14), Shannon (11) and Torrance (9).

DAVID PLATI
Associate AD/Sports Information
David Plati is in 28th year as the athletic departments director of sports information, and his 34th year overall in CUs Sports Information Office. He was promoted to assistant athletic director for media relations on July 1, 1988, and attained associate athletic director status in August 2005. Plati, 51, was named the 13th full-time sports information director in CU history on July 24, 1984, after serving for three years as the assistant SID. The youngest SID in the nation at the time of his hiring, he previously worked as a student assistant and statistician after coming to CU as a freshman in 1978. Only six people have served in the role since 1952, with Platis tenure in the position the longest in school annals; he was recognized in 2009 with the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Quarter Century of Service award. His primary responsibilities are with the football, skiing and mens golf programs, though he oversees the sports information efforts for all sports, and at one time or another has personally handled nine sports during his CU career. He has coordinated numerous successful promo-

tional campaigns and public relations programs for coaches. Plati has written two books on CU football, the first about the schools 1990 national championship, and the second published in 2008, Colorado Football Vault, a coffee table style book with an awesome collection of photographs and reproduced keepsakes. In 2005, the Denver Buff Club recognized him as its MVB choice (Most Valuable Buff) Plati is also an adjunct instructor in CUs School of Journalism, teaching a sports media relations class for the last 10 years, and since April 2001 has been CUs representative on the board of directors of the Colorado Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame. In 2006, he became a member of the District 7 Screening Committee for the Hall. In 2009, he was appointed to the board of the Colorado Golf Hall of Fame, and in 2010, he was named to the board of the Colorado Rock & Roll Museum and Hall of Fame. While attending CU, Plati served four years as the information director for the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. He also worked for the Colorado Golf Association and for the Rocky Mountain News. He spent his senior year in college (1982) as the public relations director with the triple-A Denver Bears Baseball Club of the American Association. He has been a member of the Denver Broncos statistics crew since 1980, creating and maintaining miscellaneous stats (he received game balls from the NFL team for their back-to-back Super Bowl wins). He has worked 321 Bronco games through the 2010 season, and among the many innovative numbers he is credited with first charting was scoring percentage inside-the-20, which is now commonly known as the red zone. In the 1980s, he worked as a statistician for TBS for NBA telecasts and continues to work freelance for several networks, both television and radio, in a similar capacity. In 2004, he was appointed by major league baseball to serve as one of two official scorers for the Colorado Rockies baseball team. He has worked as the media relations liaison for the Bolder Boulder 10K since 1987, and also served as a media relations assistant for the Colorado Open Golf Tournament for 12 years (1980-91). He was the media coordinator for the 1985, 1989 and 1996 NCAA West Regionals, and was the local media coordinator and NCAA liaison for the 1990 Final Four. He also was the Hula Bowls director of game week communications for four years (1995-98). He has also worked three BCS National Championship games (2002, 2006, 2009 seasons), one Fiesta Bowl and one Rose Bowl for a grand total of 27 postseason bowl games when including CUs 18. Plati co-founded the Rocky Mountain Athletic Media Relations Directors Association (RMARA) in 1989 with Bronco PR director Jim Saccomano, and basically serves as the groups executive director. He graduated with a bachelors degree in public relations, along with a minor in geography, from CU in 1982. He was a member of the journalism student council and wrote for The Campus Press. Born April 19, 1960 in New Rochelle, N.Y., Plati graduated from Woodlands High School (Hartsdale, N.Y.) in 1978, where he lettered in football and golf (and was also the schools SID his senior year). In 1984, he was awarded an Honorary C for his service to Colorado athletics. An avid golfer, he won the 2005 Rocky Mountain Golf Writers Association fourth annual tournament. One of his proudest moments in his CU career came when late golf coach Mark Simpson asked Plati to present him for induction at Simpsons Golf Coaches Hall of Fame induction ceremony in January, 2005. He is also an avid concert goer, having attended some 330-plus in his lifetime (led by 30 Jimmy Buffett performances). His younger brother (Mark) was nominated for two Grammy Awards with David Bowie in 1998 (he was a guitarist in Bowies band for five years), and also engineered the Songof-the-Year for 1997 (Shawn Colvins Sunny Came Home). He is single.

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MIGUEL RUEDA
Head Athletic Trainer
Miguel Rueda is in his sixth year as the head athletic trainer at Colorado, as he was named to the position on August 1, 2006, just ahead of the start of football camp. Rueda, 39, came to CU from Fresno State University, where he has been the Director of Sports Medicine since February 2001. At FSU, his primary responsibilities were the care and prevention of injuries for the football program and overseeing all areas of the Fresno State Sports Medicine Program. He has similar duties at Colorado, as he coordinates the needs and staffing for CUs 16 intercollegiate varsity programs. With CUs move to the Pac-12 Conference, he was named the Education Director for the Pac-12 annual sports medicine meeting, a role he will serve in for at least the next two years. Ironically, his first football game as Fresno States head trainer was in Boulder, as the Bulldogs played the Buffaloes in the Jim Thorpe Association Classic on August 26, 2001; FSU won the game, 24-22, and went on to climb into the nations top 10, until getting knocked off by Boise State, then coached by CUs eventual new man, Dan Hawkins. Rueda previously had worked two years (1995-97) as a graduate assistant trainer for the Bulldogs while earning his masters degree in exercise physiology. He had rejoined the Fresno State staff from Towson University, where he served as an assistant athletic trainer from 1998 to 2001; he was the head trainer for football. Prior to Towson, Rueda spent time with the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League in 1997-98 and with Holy Cross in 1994-95. He also has extensive teaching experience, instructing classes ranging from sports medicine administration to basic athletic training courses over the past 10 years. He received his undergraduate degree in athletic training from Boston University in 1994, and his masters degree from Fresno State in 1997. Rueda is a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association, the College Athletic Trainers Society and has American Red Cross CPR and First Aid certification. He was born November 17, 1971 in San Francisco, graduating from the citys Jay Eugene McAteer High School where he lettered in cross country and track. He and his wife, Andrea, have two sons, Gabriel and Christopher, and a daughter, Isabella.

JIM SENTER
Associate AD/Football Sport Administrator
Jim Senter is in his sixth year of being associated with University of Colorado athletics, his first as the associate athletic director/sport administrator for football. He officially transitioned into the newly created position on Sept. 1, 2011, moving over from the CU Foundation, where he had been associate athletic director for development for five years, since being named June 2006. Senter, 49, will oversee Buffalo Sports Properties and the football program, with particular emphasis on human resource needs and coaches contracts, in his new position. He will also be the liaison to

CUs development unit for the athletic department. In his previous role, his responsibilities included all fundraising efforts, including the annual fund (student-athlete scholarships), major gifts and coordinating all donation-related activities and staff. He brought to CU an extensive background in college administration, coaching and fund development. He also was very active with the National Association of Athletic Development Directors (NAADD), and is still serving as the organizations second vice president and secretary for the 2011-12 academic year. In 2007, he was first named to the executive committee of NAADD, which is under the umbrella of NACDA (National Association of Collegiate Athletic Directors). Senter came to CU from San Diego State University where he had worked in a similar capacity for 18 months. Working closely with the University foundation on development projects on campus, he was responsible for overseeing the athletic departments development, including major gifts. As the athletic director at Idaho State from 2003-04, Senter helped increase football attendance by 19 percent and saw the schools advertising, marketing and corporate sales revenue jump $600,000 during his stay in Pocatello. Senter was part of the senior staff at the University of Idaho, serving as chief fundraiser and associate athletic director for three years. At Idaho, Senter was responsible for the Universitys Capital Campaign for Athletics, helping raise money for the $13 million athletic facility expansion. He also ran the annual fund for Vandal Athletics, handling the work of 48 national directors and overseeing and planning a fiscal budget of $1.2 million. He first worked with current CU athletic director Mike Bohn at Idaho, when Bohn was the director there, with the two reunited a few years later after Bohn became the AD at San Diego State. Before moving into administration and joining the development staff, Senter was an assistant football coach for the Vandals for nine seasons. He wrapped up his coaching days in 1997, when he was the assistant head coach and recruiting coordinator for a Vandals squad that compiled a 13-9 record over the 96 and 97 seasons. Senter coached the linebackers and defensive line from 1986-92, as Idaho went 52-21 and reached the NCAA I-AA playoffs six times in seven seasons. Senter began his coaching career at Coffeyville Community College in Kansas, where he was a student assistant for the 1981 and 1982 seasons, a role he later held at his alma mater, Tulsa, between 1983 and 1985. He earned his Bachelors degree in Physical Education from Tulsa in 1985. His passion for coaching brought him to Idaho where he served as defensive line and linebackers coach at Idaho for six seasons before being promoted to assistant head coach. While coaching at Idaho, he earned a masters degree in recreation from the school in 1992. He was born November 9, 1961 in of Doylestown, Pa., and graduated from Jay (Okla.) High School, where he lettered in football. His hobbies include hunting, camping and gardening. He is married to the former Susan Beck, and the couple has four children, Shawna, Derick, Matthew and Samantha.

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WILL SIMPSON
Director of Ticket Operations
Will Simpson is now in his fifth year as the director of ticket operations for the University of Colorado athletic department, having been named to the position on May 14, 2007. In his role, he oversees all aspects of ticketing for football, mens and womens basketball and volleyball. Simpson, 35, came to CU from Southern Methodist University, where he spent eight years in the Mustangs ticket office. After starting out as an intern in the SMU ticket office in 1999, he was named assistant ticket manager after just one year in Dallas and then was promoted to ticket manager just a year later in the summer of 2001. In 2005, he was again promoted, this time to assistant athletic director of ticket operations. At SMU, he also served as ticket manager and/or liaison for several national and conference tournaments, including two NCAA Soccer College Cups (womens in 2001, mens in 2002) and the NCAA Womens Dallas Regional in 2007. He graduated from Texas A&M University in 1999 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology/Sports Management. A letterman at fullback for the Aggies, he was a member of A&Ms 1998 Big 12 Conference championship team that posted an 11-3 record and defeated Kansas State 36-33 in double overtime in the leagues title game (after being down 27-12 with 9:27 left in the fourth quarter). During his collegiate career, A&M played in two Big 12 championship games and three bowl games: 1995 Alamo, 1998 Cotton and the 1999 Sugar, as the Aggies were 45-16-1 during his five years there under head coach R.C. Slocum. As a player, he visited CU twice in his career, first in 1995 as the No. 3 team in the nation only to see the Buffs win, 29-21, the second time in 1997, when his 21st-ranked Aggies dealt the No. 16 Buffaloes a 1610 defeat. He was born in Hempstead, Texas, and graduated from Oak Grove High School in San Jose, Calif. in 1994, where he lettered in football and basketball. His hobbies include traveling and playing golf, and as a senior in college, he was the president of A&Ms Sports Management Society. He is married to the former Alissa Brewer and they are the parents of a daughter and a son.

DERIC SWANSON
Director of BuffVision
Deric Swanson is in his 13th year as the Director of BuffVision, coordinating all aspects of production involving the $3.6 million video display board operation for athletics. Swanson, 37, came to CU from the National Hockey Leagues Colorado Avalanche, where he had worked for a brief time as the manager of game entertainment and video production. He had previously worked three-plus seasons with the Colorado Rockies Baseball Club, first as a stadium camera operator, and then as video production coordinator, including the 1998 Major League Baseball AllStar Game at Coors Field. In 2003, BuffVision won the Golden Matrix Award for Best Overall Video Display in the University Division at the Information Display and Entertainment Association (IDEA) conference in Atlanta. The following year, BuffVision was awarded two distinctions, one for the 2004 Aurora Awards, a Platinum Best of Show statue for InGame Entertainment Graphics/Design, and a Telly Award for The Buffalo Stampede, CUs coaches show. In 2006 and 2007, BuffVision won three more Telly Awards for Swansons production, including two for the Ralphie on Campus institutional spot and another for The Buffalo Stampede. He is a 1996 graduate of Colorado State University, earning his bachelors degree in technical journalism and broadcasting. He graduated Magna Cum Laude and was recognized as CSUs outstanding graduate in journalism. He was born May 24, 1974 in Oakland, Calif., and attended two high schools. His father was stationed in the Azores, Portugal, and he spent two years at Lajes High School, where he lettered in football, soccer, volleyball and basketball. After moving to Colorado, he graduated from Liberty High School in Colorado Springs, where he lettered in football. He played volleyball on CSUs club team for three years. Swanson has also competed in four IronMan events, including a personal best of 11 hours and 29 minutes in Phoenix, Ariz., in 2009. He is married the former Heather Cohea and the couple has a son, Gavin (3) and Dane (born this past January).

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Those who have daily interaction with the entire team or program.

JASON DePAEPE
Athletic Turf Manager
Jason DePaepe is in his 11th season as Athletic Turf Manager at the University of Colorado, as he was promoted to the position in February 2001. He previously had worked one season as the assistant turf manager after joining the CU staff in June 2000. DePaepe, 37, is responsible for all maintenance, renovation, upkeep and painting and design of Folsom Fields natural grass surface as well as the athletic practice fields located just north of Boulder Creek and Prentup Field, home to CUs womens soccer team. The Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) honored DePaepe and his staff in January 2003, when the organization recognized Folsom Fields turf with the Football Field of the Year Award for the college/university division. STMA has over 2,400 members, so the award, especially in just the fourth season since Folsom returned to natural grass, was quite an honor. In 2008, he oversaw the complex replacement of SportGrass on the Folsom Field floor with a natural Kentucky blue grass. He came to CU from the Baltimore Ravens, where he was the assistant field manager for a year. Prior to that, he was employed at Iowa State, where he graduated from in 1999 with Bachelors degree in horticulture and turf grass management. He worked two years at ISU as a student turf manager. Born May 4, 1974 in Minot, N.D., he graduated from Waterloo (Iowa) West, where he lettered in baseball and basketball. His hobbies include golf and basketball. He married Kristen Sorensen, CUs director of special events, this past July.

ADAM HOLLIDAY
Assistant Trainer/Football
Adam Holliday is in his first season as an assistant athletic trainer at the University of Colorado, having joined the sports medicine department for a second go-round in August 2010. He works primarily with the football and womens golf programs. He previously spent the 2004-05 academic year in Boulder as the professional intern under former head trainer Steve Willard, working with the football and mens and womens tennis teams. He returned to CU from the University of Texas, where he spent three years as the assistant athletic trainer for the Longhorns football squad. A 2002 graduate of the University of Kansas where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Sports Science, he worked three years as a student athletic trainer for the Jayhawks. His first full-time position in athletic training came at Loris High School in Myrtle Beach, S.C., the year before being named an intern at CU. After his time in Boulder, he moved on to the University of Minnesota where he was a graduate assistant trainer for two years while earning his Masters in Sports Management in 2007. He was born March 28, 1980 in Johnson, Kan., and graduated from Stanton County (Kan.) High School where he lettered in football and basketball.

RYAN KATAOKA
Assistant Director/Academics
Ryan Kataoka enters his sixth year in the Herbst Academic Center after joining the University of Colorado staff in August of 2006. In addition to being assistant director of the entire academic operation, he is the lead academic coordinator for the football and womens basketball teams. For five years, he also coordinated the Success Training and Exit Plan for Seniors (STEPS) program which assists student-athletes in their transition to life after graduating from CU. He continues to serve as the teaching assistant for the freshmen CU Experience course, a role he has performed the last three years. Prior to his arrival at CU, Kataoka was a high school teacher and coach for 10 years in the Tustin and Santa Ana Unified School Districts in Orange County, Calif. He taught 9th through 12th grade English and Language Arts in his first eight years. He spent his last two years as a program specialist, coordinating high school college and career centers. He coached basketball and volleyball each year while in high school education. A native of San Diego, Kataoka attended Grossmont High School where he played basketball, volleyball and football. He graduated from the University of California, Irvine in 1996 with a bachelor of arts in English. He earned a Single Subject Teaching Credential in Language Arts and a Cross-Cultural Language and academic development certification in 1997. Kataoka is also completing his Masters Degree in Educational Foundations, Policy and Practice in the School of Education at CU. He and his wife Suzanne have two daughters, Leah and Marisa.

STEPHEN ENGLEHART
Assistant Strength Coach/Football
Stephen Englehart is in his first year as the assistant speed-strength and conditioning coach for football, joining the department on April 1, 2011. Englehart, 30, came to CU from Southern Methodist University, where he worked one year (2010) as the assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Mustangs. That followed one season (2009) as the head football strength coach at Portland State University, his first full-time year in the profession. He got his start in the business as a graduate assistant at the University of Hawaii, where he spent three years (2006-08). He was on the Warrior staff the year the UH earned a Sugar Bowl invitation against Alabama as a BCS buster following a 12-0 regular season in 2007. While at Hawaii, he earned his Masters in Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Science in the spring of 2009. He received his Bachelors degree in Exercise Science from Southeastern Louisiana University in 2005. He was born June 5, 1981 in New Orleans, and graduated from Fountainbleau High School (Mandeville, La.), where he lettered in basketball. His twin brother, Chad, is an assistant strength coach with the Washington Redskins. He is married to the former Laura Williams (a registered nurse at the Rocky Mountain Cancer Center in Longmont); the couple has one son, Braylon (3).

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PREMA KHANNA
Director of Marketing
Prema Khanna is in her seventh year as CUs director of marketing, as she was promoted to the position July 7, 2004. She is in her 10th year overall the department, having worked two years as promotions manager for the Buffaloes after joining the staff in August 2002. She is responsible for coordinating marketing efforts for football, basketball and volleyball ticket sales, as well as promotions both on and-off the fields and courts, including game day atmosphere. Khanna, 40, came to Colorado from Texas Tech, where she worked two years as the director of marketing and promotions. She got her start at Missouri, her alma mater, as a graduate assistant in 1995, and was hired full-time the following year as marketing and promotions coordinator. In 1997, she was promoted to assistant director of marketing and held that position for the next three years before moving on to Texas Tech in 2000. She graduated from the University of Missouri with a bachelors degree in business administration in 1995, and earned her masters degree in sports administration from MU in 1997. Born July 29, 1971 in Haldwani, India, her family moved to Cleveland, Ohio, when she was a toddler, and then to Toronto, Ontario in second grade. She lived in Canada until she was 13, when her family established residency in Columbia, Mo. She graduated from Rock Bridge High School, where she played tennis.

JO MARCHI
Associate Director/Compliance
Jo Marchi is her seventh year as the associate director of compliance/monitoring for the University of Colorado athletic department, named to the position full-time in October 2005 after working as an intern in CUs compliance office for seven months. In her position she performs multiple duties on behalf of the student-athletes, including serving as the staff liaison with CUs Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), as well as the sport camp coordinator, roles she both assumed in 2007. She serves on the CUSPY (CU Sports Performers of the Year) selection committee with the sports information staff and is a regular member of search committees for department openings. Marchi, 29, came to Colorado from Indiana University, where she worked as a compliance intern her senior year in college. She graduated from Indiana with Bachelors degree in Sport Marketing and Management in 2004. She then moved west to Colorado and accepted an intern position with CU in February 2005. She was born January 29, 1982 in Bloomingdale, Ill., and graduated Glenbard (Ill.) East High School, where she lettered in basketball and track and field. Her hobbies include traveling and baking.

MEDFORD MOORER
Academic Coordinator

JOHN KRUEGER
Assistant Athletic Director/Facilities
John Krueger is now in his 25th year as a member of the athletic department, his 12th as the assistant athletic director for facilities as he was promoted on July 1, 1999. In his position, he also continues to oversee CUs athletic facilities and grounds, the position he first was hired fulltime for on August 1, 1986. Krueger, 47, is responsible for all maintenance and scheduling for all facilities and grounds, as well as set-up procedures for athletic and special events. He also is the liaison for events such as the Bolder Boulder, the Fourth of July Fireworks and numerous concerts and graduations. As a student at CU, he worked four years under the facilities director, first working for the late Mark Simpson as a freshman in 1982. He was born October 11, 1963 in Oak Park, Ill. He graduated from Lyons Township High School (LaGrange, Ill.) in 1981, and graduated from CU in 1986 with a B.S. degree in economics. He is married to Colleen Reilly, CUs former associate sports information director, and the couple has two children, Mandiza (8) amd Enapay (6). A caddy for six years, he attended CU on a prestigious Evans Scholarship. In March 2004, he was named Chapter Advisor for the same Eisenhower-Evans Scholar House that he lived in while attending CU. In that role, he is the chapters liaison to the University and Western Golf Association and provides personal, chapter, University and academic counseling to the chapters four dozen annual scholars.

Medford Moorer is in his first year as an academic coordinator in the Herbst Academic Center, joining the athletic department staff on August 1, 2011, from across campus, where he had been working in administration as the graduate coordinator in the Civil Engineering department for five years. Prior to returning to his alma mater in 2006, he worked one year at Texas A&M as an assistant in academics. That followed two years as a teacher for a charter school in metro Denver, his first full-time position after he completed his college football career for the Buffaloes. He graduated from CU with a degree in Sociology in August 2003. As a junior, he was the recipient of the Clancy A. Herbst StudentAthlete Achievement Award, presented to the Buff who overcame personal, academic and/or emotional difficulties to success academically while participating in athletics. He was a four-year letterman in football at Colorado, leading the team in tackles with 111 his senior year in 2003, when he earned second-team All-Big 12 Conference honors from the league coaches. He won three postseason team awards that year, the Hang Tough Award (overcoming the most adversity); the Dave Jones Award (outstanding defensive player); and the Buffalo Heart Award (selected by the fans behind the bench). In the postseason, he played in the Hula Bowl. As a sophomore, he had a big play in CUs 39-37 win over Texas in the Big 12 Championship game, returning an interception 64 yards for a touchdown that gave CU a 29-10 lead late in the first half. His 256 career tackles are still the 27th most in school history. He was born November 28, 1980 in Los Angeles, and graduated from the citys Locke High School, where was an All-City and AllLeague performer in football and also lettered in basketball and track. He is married to the former Mandy (Ament), and the couple recently had their first child, Marshall (both this past June).

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BRENT OJA
Assistant Equipment Manager/Football
Brent Oja is in his first year as the assistant equipment manager for the football program, joining the athletic department in March 2011. Oja, 28, came to Colorado from the University of Virginia, where he had worked the previous three-plus years as an assistant equipment manager. At UVA, he was responsible for all the equipment needs for the mens and womens basketball teams as well as the mens and womens swimming and diving teams. He got his start in the business at Iowa State, where he served one year as an associate for equipment operations for the 2007-08 academic year. He graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2006 with two degrees, earning a Bachelor of Science in Sports Studies and a Bachelor of Arts in History. He was born April 8, 1983 in St. Cloud, Minn., and graduated from Melrose Area High School (Melrose, Minn.) where he lettered in football and basketball (his father was his head coach in both) as well as in track and field. His hobbies include reading and watching movies.

DR. SOURAV PODDAR

Team Physician
Dr. Sourav Poddar is his 12th year working with the CU athletic program as a team physician, his 11th with the football program. Poddar, 39, is an assistant professor at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, and is on staff at the CU Sports Medicine Clinic as well as the University Medicine-Westminster. He is also the associate director of the Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship at the UCHSC. He is board certified in family practice, with a CAQ certificate in sports medicine. His specific areas of medical interest are sports medicine, heat illnesses and concussions. He graduated from Rice University in 1993 with a degree in biochemistry, and then completed medical school at the University of Texas-Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas in 1997. At Rice, he was a member of the soccer team. Sourav completed his residency in family practice at the UCHSCRose in Denver (he was chief resident during his third year in residency), and subsequently completed a fellowship in sports medicine at the University of Colorado, working with former CU team physician Rob Loeffler. Born April 15, 1972 in Bombay, India, his family moved to the United States when he was a two-year old; he graduated from Clear Lake High School in Houston, where he lettered in soccer. He is married to the former Emily Aldeen. (His name is pronounced Shuh-rav Poe-dar.)

secondary contact for football, as well as with the womens golf and ski programs in addition to managing special projects. Snyder, 35, returned to CU from Duke University, where he served as the director of Internet operations from 2003-08, where he managed the day-to-day operations of GoDuke.com and had various SID duties for the football and mens basketball programs. He accompanied the basketball team during the post season, during which time the Blue Devils captured two ACC Championships and a berth in the 2004 Final Four in San Antonio. He also traveled with the womens basketball team to the 2006 Final Four in Boston. He previously served four years as a student assistant in CUs athletic media relations office (its then name) from 1994-98 and then five years as a full-time assistant SID and as well as the Internet managing editor from 1998-2003. As a student, Snyder worked with the volleyball and mens basketball programs and was presented with the Athletic Directors medal for service to the department. In his first stint at CU, he worked at various times as the primary contact for the mens basketball, volleyball and mens and womens tennis programs while also being named the Internet coordinator and eventually Internet managing editor, overseeing the official website, CUBuffs.com. He also currently serves as a back-up statistician for the NBAs Denver Nuggets and has worked with the AVP (professional beach volleyball tour). He is an active member of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and has served on the technology committee for the past five years. Born Sept. 2, 1975, in Boulder, he graduated from Boulder High School in 1994, where he was a fourth-generation student and lettered three times in basketball. His grandmother graduated from CU in 1929, his grandfather was recruited to CU by Frank Potts to be a decathlete and also to play basketball and football and his father, mother and sister all attended CU. He is married to the former Kami Carmann, a four-time letterwinner and two-time captain of the womens basketball team at CU. The couple resides in Erie and has two children, twins Lucy and Samuel, 1.

MELANIE ZAHARIAS
Academic Coordinator
Melanie Zaharias is in her fourth year as an academic coordinator at the University of Colorado, as the Colorado native joined the athletic staff in January 2008. She works specifically with the football and mens and womens ski teams. Prior to coming to Colorado, she served for a year and a half as an assistant academic coordinator at the University of Missouri, where she also worked with the football program. Zaharias graduated with a bachelors degree in Kinesiology and Business from the University of Kentucky in 2003, where she also was a member of the gymnastics team. Since then, she has worked for Denver Public schools in a variety of settings, including special education. She completed her masters degree in Educational Counseling Psychology, with an emphasis in Mental Health Practices in Schools from the University of Missouri in 2008.

CURTIS SNYDER
Associate SID/Football
Curtis Snyder is in his 13th year as a member of the University of Colorado athletic department, including his fourth as the associate sports information director, returning to the Buffaloes on December 1, 2008 after a five-anda-half year absence. He works primarily as the

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2011 Outlook
There are always challenges when a new head coach takes over most football programs, as more often than not, they are replacing someone else who for whatever reason couldnt get the job done. The last time a new head coach took over the Colorado football program, when Dan Hawkins came on board in 2006, the program was only five years removed from winning the Big 12 Championship, one that had also gone on to win three more North Division titles. But the program had basically been decimated from within due to strict recruiting limitations that had been placed on then-head coach Gary Barnett and his staff. But after five seasons under Hawkins, and while he managed to rebuild several parts of the program, the wins on the field just werent there, and a change needed to be made. The change was historic; when Jon Embree was named CUs 24th full-time head coach (26 counting two interim) last December 6, it marked just the third time in school history that a former player has been called upon to lead the Buffaloes. The previous two coached one season, CUs first coach, Harry Heller, all the way back in 1895, and then a stopgap move for the 1962 season, when Bud Davis took over and coached that year in righting the program after NCAA sanctions hit the school hard. While the cupboard isnt bare and there is some solid talent at several positions, overall depth and team speed arent what Embree was accustomed to by the time his senior year rolled around in 1986, nor when he served as an assistant under three head coaches between 1993 and 2002 and was a part of 81 victories and seven bowl wins. Throw in the fact that the Buffaloes play 13 games this fall, all in a row without an off week, and also while Colorado transitions as one of two new members of the Pac-12 Conference. That would be quite the daunting task for anybody, not to mention a first-time head coach. But Embree is up for the challenge, and he is embracing it. He knows all about returning a program to glory; he committed to CU after the Buffaloes had won just nine games during his four-year prep career at Englewoods Cherry Creek High School. He was part of class that featured several of Colorados top high school performers which decided as a group to come to Boulder in Bill McCartneys first recruiting class with the idea of helping to turn things around. By the time Embree would end his four year Buffalo career, he had played an integral role in helping CU to its first winning season in nine years (7-5 in 1985), two bowl berths, and the first win over rival Nebraska since 1967, a 20-10 triumph on Oct. 25, 1986 that many at the time prophetically called, the turning point. The thing about a turning point is that you can only really identify it years later. Games that had the appearance of being such didnt pan out that way under Hawkins, most notably a 27-24 come-from-behind win over No. 3 Oklahoma in 2007, a 65-51 verdict over Nebraska later that same season that earned the Buffaloes their lone bowl berth in Hawks five years, and then a 17-14 overtime win over West Virginia, on national television on a Thursday night with all eyes on CU giving the team a 3-0 mark and the impetus for the school to extend Hawkins contract. So while Colorado sporadically tasted some success here and there, including a 29-27 win over Georgia last year in Boulder, things never truly came together. Now its up to Embree to put all the pieces back in place. He started by assembling perhaps the most unique football staff ever at CU, if not the country. It includes three iconic Buffalo alumni, a fourth as recruiting coordinator, three others who know the state intimately, five including Embree with NFL experience and all with a flair for recruiting. Offensive coordinator and running backs coach Eric Bieniemy came with Embree as a package deal, one of the key hires. The fiery Bieniemy, the schools all-time leading rusher, was the heart and soul of CUs glory days from 1987-1990 that produced two Big 8 titles and a national championship. Embree also retained one of the most popular assistants to ever walk the Folsom Field sidelines, keeping Brian Cabral on staff after he quieted the storm as interim coach the last three games of the 2010 season after Hawkins was relieved of his duties in early November. Embree also brought back Kanavis McGhee, an AllAmerican in 1988, and shifted Darian Hagan from running backs coach to recruiting coordinator. In addition, his selection for defensive coordinator, Greg Brown, has returned for a third tour of duty at the school, having coached under McCartney from 1991-93 and then again under Hawkins from 2006-09 before leaving for a year to serve as co-defensive boss at Arizona. So what does the new staff have to work with in their first season? An 83man roster at the end of spring practice, with just 60 on scholarship, but with 19 more on the way when the freshmen arrive August 3, thats what. Embree has already said many of the freshmen will get a long, hard look and filling in spots in the two-deep, some likely to compete for starting positions. Only one is solidified, as he named Tyler Hansen the starting quarterback for the 2011 season following the completion of spring drills. A number of injuries at several positions complicated the new staffs spring Tyler Hansen evaluation of returning players, but their absence did offer opportunities for others, which Embree viewed as a positive. We had the chance to look at some guys who we might not have seen otherwise. And like I said, when these freshmen come in, were plugging them in. Guys cant say they didnt get their chance. They had 15 practices, the off-season workouts, all the opportunities to show what they can do. Well plug the freshmen in, evaluate them and see what they can do. The smaller-than-usual returning group includes 49 lettermen (15 starters) from the 2010 squad, along with 18 others that have significant starting or game experience. The team posted a 5-7 record (after a 3-1 start), but most feel should have had at least three more wins after losing significant leads against Baylor, Texas Tech and Kansas, dropping those contests by a combined 16 points. The Buffaloes will have to replace four likely future NFL performers in offensive tackle Nate Solder, cornerbacks Jimmy Smith and Jalil Brown, and wide receiver Scotty McKnight. Solder and Smith were first round draft picks, with Brown (fourth) and McKnight (seventh) also being selected. McKnight along with quarterback Cody Hawkins graduated from CU holding numerous passing and receiving records between them. The offense appears to be in better shape coming out of spring drills, what with the defense decimated by injuries combined with the loss of Smith and Brown, two of the best cornerbacks in the nation last fall. Hansen will be CUs starter on opening day for the second straight year, though his junior season was cut short in the seventh game when he suffered a ruptured spleen against Texas Tech. Hes already 11th in all-time passing yards (2,822) at Colorado, and before he was injured, set a school mark for completion percentage for minimums of 100 and 150 passes in a season (68.3 percent). He picked up where he left off, completing 74 percent of his throws in the three spring scrimmages, but more importantly, came along fast in picking up the nuances of CUs new pro-style offense, including returning to under center with less shotgun formations.

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Hell have a familiar player to hand the ball off to in senior tailback Rodney Stewart, who ran for 1,318 yards last fall with his 2,744 for his career ranking him fifth and in hot pursuit of his new position coachs all-time school mark of 3,940. Top targets will include senior tight end Ryan Deehan, a John Mackey Award candidate last year, senior receiver Toney Clemons and sophomore sensation Paul Richardson, who set numerous school freshman receiving marks in 2010. Senior guard and All-America candidate Ryan Miller will anchor the line, which was unsettled due to injuries after spring drills. Sophomore David Bakhtiari is likely a lock at tackle, and senior Ethan Adkins the same at the guard spot opposite Miller. Jack Harris and Sione Tau will continue battle at the right tackle spot in August drills, and center is up for grabs though freshman redshirt Daniel Munyer had an outstanding spring and is atop the depth at present. Defensively, with Smith and Brown gone at cornerback, thats the position of the most concern, especially headed into the pass-happy Pac-12. Most of the lettermen returning have had the bulk of their playing time on special teams, not from scrimmage, thus incoming freshmen will get a serious look by the coaches. The secondary is bolstered by strength at the safety position, with junior Ray Polk ready for a breakout season and senior Anthony Perkins returning from a knee injury. Sophomore Terrel Smith gained valuable experience filling in for Perkins, foregoing his redshirt for the second half of the year, and senior Travis Sandersfeld, when he returned from a leg injury, was steady at nickel back. The defensive line has the most returning experience, and the group did lead a defense last year that registerd the most quarterback sacks (34) at Colorado since the 1995 season. And that was before senior Conrad Obi had a monster spring at nose tackle; he is now a projected starter after seeing action for just 99 snaps from scrimmage in his first three seasons. Senior Curtis Cunningham and junior Will Pericak, along with a healthy Nate Bonsu (who missed 10 with a knee injury) along with Obi give CU some solid depth at tackle, while senior Josh Hartigan (team-high seven sacks), junior Nick Kasa and sophomore Chidera UzoDiribe are a solid trio at end. Cabral always has CU ready at linebacker, where junior Jon Major moved from inside to the sam position, with Anthony Perkins senior Patrick Mahnke, a converted safety now with a year of practice and some game action at the position, and revitalized junior Douglas Rippy the likely starters on the inside. Special teams play was a bit erratic, as the teams misfortunes have overshadowed what it has done well on those units. The Buffs have struggled with inconsistency in the field goal department the last three seasons, after being spoiled from 2003-07 with Mason Crosby and Kevin Eberhart, the duo making 81-of-111 tries, with most of the misses outside of 50 yards. Sophomore Justin Castor improved dramatically during the spring and has as strong a leg as his predecessors. Punting also hasnt been up to CUs standards, where most recently the school had a Ray Guy winner (Mark Mariscal in 2002) and runner-up (John Torp in 2005). Sophomore Zach Grossnickle has also shown massive improvement, and has exhibited that he, too, has a very strong leg. The Buffs have been a solid kickoff return team, the average only slipping in the second half of the last two seasons after opponents started to kick short to reduce the length of the returns but still allowing CU good starting field position. The punt return average has been

low due to the previous staffs coaching to catch the ball and have little or no return yards in lieu of the ball going unfielded and then rolling back downfield; however, when there was a chance for a decent return, the Buffs seldom seemed to spring anyone (sans a 45-yard return by Travon Patterson in last years season opener, CU had 48 punt returns for 186 yards the last two seasons, less than four yards per). Coverage units generally have been good, but the coaches would like to see more aggression against opponent kicks, as CU has just seven blocks over the last five years (with four of those coming in 2009). CUs new football staff does have a familiarity with the schools new conference, as seven members have had experience coaching in the league. Embree and Bieniemy both served as assistant coaches under another former CU assistant, Karl Dorrell, at UCLA between from 2003-05. Brown was at Arizona last season and was accompanied to Boulder by Mike Tuiasosopo, who spent seven years with the Wildcats, while assistant head coach Rip Scherer also logged three years in Tucson from 1988-90. Receivers coach Bobby Kennedy also spent a year at Arizona (2001) before spending the next two on the staff at Washington, with offensive line boss Steve Marshall coaching the last two seasons at California and was at UCLA for one in 1996. And defensive technical intern Bert Watts is a Cal alum who also worked two years as a grad assistant for the Bears. The players went above and beyond what we asked them to do in the off-season (leading up to spring drills), Embree said. Once we got into practicing, it was evident that some guys just didnt know how, or want, to practice. We have to create an identity for ourselves, and a big part of that is how we train and our mental toughness. We dont have a lot of depth, but we have some playmakers. Well have a better feel for it when we start competing and see what we do against other teams. Being in the NFL for five years, I have to see what these guys can do in games. Once we start playing other people, well have a better feel for where we are, but I know our depth and speed have to improve. Were physical, Embree continued. The way we practiced without pads, the way we started chasing the ball, guys were getting after each other. So it was a very good spring from that standpoint. I know that they understand how to practice. I know it was pretty grueling. We did a lot of hitting. We were on them; they were coached very hard and 95 percent of the guys responded. Im very happy about that. The entire athletic program is excited, to say the least, about the schools impending move to the Pac-12 this summer, and there no doubt will be some growing pains as the Buffs are joining the premier conference in the nation, with member schools dwarfing all others in the number of national championships won across the board. CUs new football staff does have a familiarity with the schools new conference, as seven members have had experience coaching in the league. Embree and Bieniemy both served as assistant coaches under another former CU assistant, Karl Dorrell, at UCLA between from 2003-05. Brown was at Arizona last season and was accompanied to Boulder by Mike Tuiasosopo, who spent seven years with the Wildcats, while assistant head coach Rip Scherer also logged three years in Tucson from 1988-90. Receivers coach Bobby Kennedy also spent a year at Arizona (2001) before spending the next two on the staff at Washington, with offensive line boss Steve Marshall coaching the last two seasons at California and was at UCLA for one in 1996. And defensive technical intern Bert Watts is a Cal alum who also worked two years as a grad assistant for the Bears. Thus, Embree knows all about the league and what lies ahead for the Buffs. Having coached in this conference before really opened up my eyes to the strength of the Pac-12, Embree said. There are especially some creative and high-powered offenses. From top to bottom, there arent going to be any weeks off.

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2011 OPPONENTS
Game 1

HAWAII
September 3 (8:15 p.m. MDT) Aloha Stadium/Honolulu, Hawaii TV: ESPN2
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii (377,357) Enrollment: 20,337 Colors: Green, Black, White & Silver Nickname: Warriors Conference: Western Athletic Stadium: Aloha Stadium (50,000) Surface: FieldTurf Press Box Phone: 808/486-1800 Chancellor: Virginia S. Hinshaw Athletic Director: Jim Donovan Head Coach: Greg McMackin At Hawaii: 23-18 (3 seasons) Career: 23-18 (3 seasons) 2010 Records: 10-4 (7-1 WAC) 2010 Bowl: Sheraton Hawaii vs. Tulsa (L, 35-62) Letterman Returning (O/D/ST): 46 (24/20/2) Starters Returning (O/D/ST): 11 (3/6/2) Football SID: Derek Inouchi Phone: 808/956-4478 E-mail: inouchi@hawaii.edu Website: hawaiiathletics.com Series: Tied 1-1 Last Meeting: CU, 31-13 (9/18/10 in Boulder)

Stadium: Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium (32,500) Surface: FieldTurf Press Box Phone: 970/491-8100 President: Dr. Anthony A. Frank Athletic Director: Paul Kowalczyk Head Coach: Steve Fairchild At Colorado State: 13-24 (3 seasons) Career: 13-24 (3 seasons) 2010 Records: 3-9 (2-6 MWC) 2010 Bowl: None Letterman Returning (O/D/ST): 43 (22/18/3) Starters Returning (O/D/ST): 12 (6/6) Football SID: Zak Gilbert Phone: 970/491-5067 E-mail: zak.gilbert@colostate.edu Website: csurams.com Series: Colorado leads 60-20-2 Last Meeting: CU, 24-3 (9/4/10 in Denver)

Football SID: Bill Stevens Phone: 509/335-4294 E-mail: wsstevens@wsu.edu Website: wsucougars.com Series: Colorado leads 4-2 Last Meeting: CU, 20-12 (9/11/04 at Seattle)

Game 6

STANFORD
October 8 (Time TBA) Stanford Stadium/Stanford, Calif. TV: TBA
Location: Stanford, Calif. (13,809) Enrollment: 15,319 Colors: Cardinal & White Nickname: Cardinal Conference: Pac-12 Stadium: Stanford Stadium (50,000) Surface: Natural Grass Press Box Phone: 650/723-4418 President: John Hennessy Athletic Director: Bob Bowlsby Head Coach: David Shaw At Stanford: 0-0 (1st season) Career: 0-0 (1st season) 2010 Records: 12-1 (8-1 Pac-10) 2010 Bowl: Orange vs. Virginia Tech (W, 40-12) Letterman Returning (O/D/ST): 55 (28/24/3) Starters Returning (O/D/ST): 12 (5/6/1) Football SID: Jim Young Phone: 650/721-1989 E-mail: jfyoung@stanford.edu Website: gostanford.com Series: Tied 3-3 Last Meeting: Stanford, 41-37 (9/18/93 at Palo Alto)

Game 4

OHIO STATE
September 24 (Time TBA) Ohio Stadium/Columbus, Ohio TV: TBA
Location: Columbus, Ohio (787,033) Enrollment: 55,014 Colors: Scarlet & Gray Nickname: Buckeyes Conference: Big Ten Stadium: Ohio Stadium (102,329) Surface: Natural Grass Press Box Phone: 614/292-1812 President: E. Gordon Gee Athletic Director: Eugene Smith Head Coach: Luke Fickell (Interim) At Ohio State: 0-0 (1st season) Career: 0-0 (1st season) 2010 Records: 12-1 (7-1 Big Ten) 2010 Bowl: Sugar vs. Arkansas (W, 31-26) Letterman Returning (O/D/ST): 45 (18/25/2) Starters Returning (O/D/ST): 12 (4/7/1) Football SID: Jerry Emig Phone: 614/688-0343 E-mail: emig.2@osu.edu Website: ohiostatebuckeyes.com Series: Ohio State leads 3-1 Last Meeting: Ohio State, 13-10 (9/20/86 at Columbus)

Game 2

CALIFORNIA
September 10 (1:30 p.m. MDT) Folsom Field / Boulder TV: FCS
Location: Berkeley, Calif. (101,555) Enrollment: 35,838 Colors: Blue & Gold Nickname: Golden Bears Conference: Pac-12 Stadium: AT&T Park (45,000) in San Francisco; (Memorial Stadium, 63,000, is under renovation) Surface: Natural Grass at AT&T Park Press Box Phone: TBA Chancellor: Dr. Robert J. Birgeneau Athletic Director: Sandy Barbour Head Coach: Jeff Tedford At California: 72-42 (9 seasons) Career: 72-42 (9 seasons) 2010 Records: 5-7 (3-6 Pac-10) 2010 Bowl: None Players Returning (O/D/ST): 49 (26/19/4) Starters Returning (O/D/ST): 14 (7/5/2) Football SID: Kyle McRae Phone: 510/219-9340 E-mail: mcrae@berkeley.edu Website: calbears.com Series: California Leads 3-2 Last Meeting: California, 52-7 (9/11/10 at Berkeley)

Game 7

WASHINGTON
October 15 (Time TBA) Husky Stadium/Seattle, Wash. TV: TBA
Location: Seattle, Wash. (608,660) Enrollment: 42,907 Colors: Purple & Gold Nickname: Huskies Conference: Pac-12 Stadium: Husky Stadium (72,500) Surface: Field Turf Press Box Phone: 206/543-2230 President: Michael K. Young Athletic Director: Scott Woodward Head Coach: Steve Sarkisian At Washington: 12-13 (2 seasons) Career: 12-13 (2 seasons) 2010 Records: 7-6 (5-4 Pac-10) 2010 Bowl: Holiday vs. Nebraska (W, 19-7) Letterman Returning (O/D/ST): 45 (19/22/4) Starters Returning (O/D/ST): 16 (6/8/2) Football SID: Jeff Bechthold Phone: 206/685-7910 E-mail: bechtold@u.washington.edu Website: gohuskies.com Series: Tied 5-5-1 Last Meeting: Washington, 17-14 (9/16/00 in Boulder)

Game 5

WASHINGTON STATE
October 1 (Time TBA) Folsom Field / Boulder TV: TBA
Location: Pullman, Wash. (29,799) Enrollment: 18,232 in Pullman; 26,308 in the WSU system Colors: Crimson & Gray Nickname: Cougars Conference: Pac-12 Stadium: Clarence D. Martin Stadium (35,117) Surface: FieldTurf Press Box Phone: 509/335-2684 President: Elson S. Floyd Athletic Director: Bill Moos Head Coach: Paul Wulff At Washington State: 5-32 (3 seasons) Career: 58-72 (11 seasons) 2010 Records: 2-10 (1-8 Pac-10) 2010 Bowl: None Letterman Returning (O/D/ST): 47 (21/25/1) Starters Returning (O/D/ST): 17 (8/8/1)

Game 3

COLORADO STATE
September 17 (11:30 a.m. MDT) Invesco Field at Mile High/Denver TV: FSN
Location: Fort Collins, Colo. (143,986) Enrollment: 25,413 Colors: Green & Gold Nickname: Rams Conference: Mountain West

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Game 8

Game 10

Game 12

OREGON
October 22 (Time TBA) Folsom Field / Boulder TV: TBA
Location: Eugene, Ore. (156,185) Enrollment: 22,900 Colors: Green & Yellow Nickname: Ducks Conference: Pac-12 Stadium: Autzen Stadium (54,000) Surface: FieldTurf Press Box Phone: 541/346-7074 President: Richard Lariviere Athletic Director: Rob Mullens Head Coach: Chip Kelly At Oregon: 22-4 (2 seasons) Career: 22-4 (2 seasons) 2010 Records: 12-1 (9-0 Pac-10) 2010 Bowl: BSC Championship vs. Auburn (L, 19-22) Letterman Returning (O/D/ST): 40 (17/19/4) Starters Returning (O/D/ST): 15 (7/6/2) Football SID: Dave Williford Phone: 541/346-2251 E-mail: diw@uoregon.edu Website: goducks.com Series: Colorado leads 8-7 Last Meeting: Oregon, 38-16 (1/1/02, Fiesta Bowl at Tempe)

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
November 4 (7 p.m. MST) Folsom Field / Boulder TV: ESPN2
Location: Los Angeles, Calif. (3,792,621) Enrollment: 37,000 Colors: Cardinal & Gold Nickname: Trojans Conference: Pac-12 Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (93,607) Surface: Natural Grass Press Box Phone: 213/741-1341 or 747-7111 President: C.L. Max Nikias Athletic Director: Pat Haden Head Coach: Lane Kiffin At USC: 8-5 (1 season) Career: 15-11 (2 seasons) 2010 Records: 8-5 (5-4 Pac-10) 2010 Bowl: None Letterman Returning (O/D/ST): 38 (15/22/1) Starters Returning (O/D/ST): 13 (6/7) Football SID: Tim Tessalone Phone: 213/740-8480 E-mail: tessalon@usc.edu Website: usctrojans.com Series: Southern California leads 5-0 Last Meeting: USC, 40-3 (9/14/02 in Boulder)

UCLA
November 19 (Time TBA) Rose Bowl/Pasadena, Calif. TV: TBA
Location: Los Angeles (3,792,621) Enrollment: 39,593 Colors: Blue & Gold Nickname: Bruins Conference: Pac-12 Stadium: Rose Bowl (91,500) Surface: Natural Grass Press Box Phone: 626/397-4210 Chancellor: Dr. Gene Block Athletic Director: Daniel Guerrero Head Coach: Rick Neuheisel At UCLA: 15-22 (3 seasons) Career Record: 81-52 (11 seasons) 2010 Records: 4-8 (2-7) 2010 Bowl: None Letterman Returning (O/D/ST): 43 (21/23/1) Starters Returning (O/D/ST): 17 (8/8/1) Football SID: Steve Rourke Phone: 310/206-6831 E-mail: srourke@athletics.ucla.edu Website: uclabruins.com Series: UCLA Leads 4-2 Last Meeting: CU 16-14 (9/6/03 in Boulder)

Game 9

Game 11

Game 13

ARIZONA STATE
October 29 (Time TBA) Sun Devil Stadium/Tempe, Ariz. TV: TBA
Location: Tempe, Ariz. (161,719) Enrollment: 67,082 Colors: Maroon & Gold Nickname: Sun Devils Conference: Pac-12 Stadium: Frank Kush Field/Sun Devil Stadium (71,706) Surface: Natural Grass Press Box Phone: 480/965-6207 President: Dr. Michael Crow Athletic Director: Lisa Love Head Coach: Dennis Erickson At Arizona State: 25-23 (4 seasons) Career: 173-89-1 (22 seasons) 2010 Records: 6-6 (4-5 Pac-10) 2010 Bowl: None Letterman Returning (O/D/ST): 53 (26/26/1) Starters Returning (O/D/ST): 20 (11/9) Football SID: Mark Brand Phone: 480/965-6592 E-mail: mark.brand@asu.edu Website: thesundevils.com Series: Arizona State leads 2-0 Last Meeting: Arizona State, 33-14 (9/8/07 at Tempe)

ARIZONA
November 12 (Time TBA) Folsom Field / Boulder TV: TBA
Location: Tucson, Ariz. (520,116) Enrollment: 38,787 Colors: Cardinal & Navy Nickname: Wildcats Conference: Pac-12 Stadium: Arizona Stadium (57,803) Surface: Natural Grass Press Box Phone: 520/621-2801 or 2803 President: Eugene G. Sanders (interim) Athletic Director: Greg Byrne Head Coach: Mike Stoops At Arizona: 40-45 (7 seasons) Career: 40-45 (7 seasons) 2010 Records: 7-6 (4-5 Pac-10) 2010 Bowl: Alamo vs. Oklahoma State (L, 10-36) Letterman Returning (O/D/ST): 42 (21/18/3) Starters Returning (O/D/ST): 12 (5/7) Football SID: Todd Duddleston Jr. Phone: 520/621-4163 E-mail: tduddles@arizona.edu Website: arizonawildcats.com Series: Colorado leads 12-1 Last Meeting: Arizona, 24-21 (9/27/86 in Boulder)

UTAH
November 25 (1:30 p.m. MST) Rice-Eccles Stadium/Salt Lake City, Utah TV: FSN
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah (186,440) Enrollment: 30,819 Colors: Red & White Nickname: Utes Conference: Pac-12 Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium (45,017) Surface: FieldTurf Press Box Phone: 801/581-4783 or 8210 President: Dr. Lorris Betz (interim) Athletic Director: Dr. Chris Hill Head Coach: Kyle Whittingham At Utah: 58-20 (6 seasons) Career: 58-20 (6 seasons) 2010 Records: 10-3 (7-1 MWC) 2010 Bowl: MAACO vs. Boise State (L, 3-26) Letterman Returning (O/D/ST): 51 (19/29/3) Starters Returning (O/D/ST): 13 (7/5/1) Football SID: Liz Abel Phone: 801/581-3511 E-mail: label@huntsman.utah.edu Website: utahutes.com Series: Colorado leads 30-24-3 Last Meeting: Utah, 37-21 (9/22/62 at Salt Lake City)

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2011 Pac-12 Composite Schedule

September 1
September 3

September 8 September 9 September 10

September 17

September 24

October 1

October 6 October 8

Montana State at Utah UC-Davis at Arizona State Colorado at Hawaii (ESPN2) UCLA at Houston (FSN) Minnesota at USC (ABC) Sacramento State at Oregon State Idaho State at Washington State San Jose State at Stanford Fresno State vs. California (at San Francisco) Eastern Washington at Washington (Root) Oregon vs. LSU (ABC; at Arlington) Northern Arizona at Arizona Arizona at Oklahoma State (ESPN) Missouri at Arizona State (ESPN) California at Colorado (FCS) *Utah at USC (Versus) Oregon State at Wisconsin (ESPN/ESPN2) Hawaii at Washington (Root) Nevada at Oregon (FX) Stanford at Duke UNLV at Washington State San Jose State at UCLA Colorado State vs. Colorado (FSN; Denver) *Stanford at Arizona (ESPN) Missouri State at Oregon Texas at UCLA (ABC/ESPN) Washington at Nebraska (ABC/ESPN) Presbyterian at California Washington State at San Diego State (Mtn) Arizona State at Illinois (BTN) Syracuse at USC (FX) Utah at BYU (ESPN2) Colorado at Ohio State *Oregon at Arizona (ESPN/ESPN2) *USC at Arizona State (ESPN/ESPN2) *California at Washington *UCLA at Oregon State *Washington State at Colorado *Arizona at USC *Oregon State at Arizona State *UCLA at Stanford *Washington at Utah *California at Oregon (ESPN) *Colorado at Stanford *Arizona at Oregon State *Arizona State at Utah *Washington State at UCLA

6:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 8:15 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 10:00 a.m. 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 11:30 a.m. 8:45 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:15 p.m. TBA 8:15 p.m. 8:15 p.m. TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA 7:00 p.m. TBA TBA TBA TBA

October 13 October 15

October 20 October 22

October 29

November 4 November 5

November 12

November 19

November 25 November 26

December 2

*USC at California (ESPN) 7:00 p.m. *Colorado at Washington TBA *Arizona State at Oregon TBA *Stanford at Washington State TBA BYU at Oregon State TBA Utah at Pittsburgh TBA *UCLA at Arizona (ESPN) 6:00 p.m. *Oregon at Colorado TBA *Washington at Stanford (ABC/ESPN/ESPN2) 6:00 p.m. *Oregon State vs. Washington State (at Seattle) TBA *Utah at California TBA USC at Notre Dame (NBC) 5:30 p.m. *Colorado at Arizona State TBA *Stanford at USC (ABC) 6:00 p.m. *Arizona at Washington TBA *California at UCLA TBA *Oregon State at Utah TBA *Washington State at Oregon TBA *USC at Colorado (ESPN2) 7:00 p.m. *Arizona State at UCLA TBA *Oregon at Washington TBA *Stanford at Oregon State TBA *Utah at Arizona TBA *Washington State at California TBA *Arizona at Colorado TBA *Washington at USC (ABC/ESPN/ESPN2/FSN) 1:30 p.m. *Arizona State at Washington State TBA *Oregon at Stanford TBA *Oregon State at California TBA *UCLA at Utah TBA *Colorado at UCLA TBA *USC at Oregon (ABC) 6:00 p.m. *Arizona at Arizona State TBA *California at Stanford TBA *Utah at Washington State TBA *Washington at Oregon State TBA *Colorado at Utah (FSN) 1:30 p.m. *California at Arizona State (ESPN) 8:15 p.m. *Oregon State at Oregon TBA *UCLA at USC (FSN) 8:00 p.m. *Washington State at Washington TBA Louisiana-Lafayette at Arizona TBA Notre Dame at Stanford (ABC/ESPN/ESPN2) 6:00 p.m. Pac 12 Championship (at campus TBA; FOX) 6:00 p.m.

All times listed are MDT/MST. *denotes Pacific-12 Conference game (note: the California at Colorado game on Sept. 10 is a non-conference game to complete a previous home-and-home agreement). Television selections Sept. 24 and beyond are made on 12 days notice by the Pac-12 television partners (ESPN/ABC, Fox Sports Network, Versus, FX); ESPN/ABC also has an option of utilizing a 6-day selection process three times annually. In all, ESPN/ABC will televise 20 Pac-12 games during the 2011 season, with Fox Sports Net (which also sublicenses Pac12 games to Versus and FX) rights to 24 Pac-12 games. ABCs standard afternoon regional telecast window is at 1:30 p.m. MT in addition to a number of prime-time windows (6 p.m. MT; those games will be selected from the Pac12, ACC, Big East, Big 10 or Big 12). ESPN/ESPN 2 will utilize both Saturday afternoon (1:30 p.m. MT) and Saturday evening (8:15 p.m. MT) telecast windows; Thursday and Friday games carried by ESPN/ESPN 2 usually have a 7 p.m. MT start. ESPN/ABC has five dates with opponents TBD: Oct. 15 (8:15 p.m.), Nov. 5 (1:30 p.m.), Nov. 12 (assorted), Nov. 19 (1:30 p.m.) and Nov. 26 (1:30 p.m.). FSN provides national coverage via its lineup of 11 regional sports networks (RSNs) in the afternoon (1:30 p.m. MT) and evening (8:30 p.m. MT) windows, and on occasion may move a game into the prime-time window (4:30 p.m. or 5 p.m. MT). National cable networks Versus and FX usually utilize that same prime-time window (4:30 or 5 p.m. MT). Game inventory not used by the Pac-12 is returned to the institutions, which have the option to televise games locally if a window can be secured that doesnt conflict with the time period exclusivity provided to ESPN/ABC and FSN.

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2011 preseason honors

PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA
ILB JON MAJOR (honorable mention: Consensus Draft Services) OG RYAN MILLER (first-team: Blue Ribbon College Football, College Sports Madness, Phil Steeles College Football; third-team: Athlon Sports, The Sporting News; honorable mention: Consensus Draft Services)

PRESEASON TEAM RANKINGS

Publication National Pac 12 South

College Sports Madness Rivals.com/Yahoo! Sports Phil Steeles College Football Compughter Rankings

No. 58 No. 67 No. 71 No. 71 No. 72 No. 75 No. 76 No. 76 OTRC

5th 6th 6th 5th 6th 6th 5th 6th 5th 6th 6th 6th 6th 6th

PRESEASON ALL-PACIFIC 12 CONFERENCE

OG ETHAN ADKINS (third-team: Phil Steeles College Football) OT DAVID BAKHTIARI (fourth-team: Phil Steeles College Football) TE RYAN DEEHAN (third-team: College Sports Madness, Phil Steeles College Football) DE JOSH HARTIGAN (third-team: Phil Steeles College Football) ILB JON MAJOR (second-team: Lindys College Football) OG RYAN MILLER (first-team: Athlon Sports, Blue Ribbon College Football, The Sporting News, Phil Steeles College Football) DT WILL PERICAK (second-team: Phil Steeles College Football; third-team: College Sports Madness,) TB RODNEY STEWART (second-team: Athlon Sports, Lindys College Football, Phil Steeles; third-team: College Football College Sports Madness,)

The Sporting News Lindys Big 12 Football Athlon Sports Rogers Poll Nationalchamps.net Collegefootballnews.com CBSSports.com Sports Illustrated (si.com) Pac-12 Summer Media Poll Blue Ribbon Yearbook Game Plan Magazines

BUFFALOES ON NATIONAL AWARD LISTS

(WATCH LISTS/Nominations) AFCA Good Works Team (top 11/community service): TB Brian Lockridge (one of 132 nationally nominated) Lombardi Award (top interior linemen/backer): OG Ryan Miller (one of 125 on official watch list) Maxwell Award (most outstanding player): TB Rodney Stewart (one of 66 on official watch list) Outland Trophy (top interior linemen): OG Ryan Miller (one of 65 on official watch list) Doak Walker Award (top running back): TB Rodney Stewart (one of 51 on official watch list) Lowes Senior CLASS Award (community/class/character/competition): TB Brian Lockridge (CU nomination)

USA Today Sports Weekly

NATIONAL TOP 100 PLAYER RATINGS

Rivals.com National Top 100: Ryan Miller (No. 63) Defensive Tackle: Will Pericak (No. 37, Phil Steeles College Football) Offensive Guard: Ryan Miller (No. 1, Phil Steeles College Football); Ethan Adkins (No. 59, Phil Steeles College Football) Offensive Lineman: Ryan Miller (No. 9 overall, Sporting News) Outside Linebacker: Jon Major (No. 56, Phil Steeles College Football) Running Back: Rodney Stewart (No. 35, Phil Steeles College Football)

NATIONAL UNIT RATINGS

Offensive Line: No. 36 (Phil Steeles College Football)

SPRING TEAM AWARDS

Joe Romig Award (top senior-to-be): QB Tyler Hansen Fred Casotti Award (top junior-to-be): ILB Doug Rippy Hale Irwin Award (top sophomore-to-be): WR Paul Richardson Dan Stavely Award (top redshirt freshman-to-be): C Daniel Munyer John Wooten Award (most improved player): DT Conrad Obi Iron Buffalo Award (outstanding strength & conditioning): OG Ryan Miller

OG Ryan Miller

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Alphabetical roster
No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Exp Hometown (High School/Previous College) Status

63 47 33 50 43 59 66 94 8 10 4 40 35 60 30 17 64 54 44 50 54 68 53 82 34 12 89 83 15 27 99 42 55 21 14 2 37 15 76 9 28 49 23 75 17 18 20 8 69 22 26 44 65 71 20 12 31 36 87 73 39 52 72 90 58 48 23 90 93 25 91 13 2

ADKINS, Ethan....................................... AHLES, Tyler.......................................... ALLEN, Cordary .................................... ASIATA, Paulay ...................................... BAHR, Matthew..................................... BAKHTIARI, David ................................ BEHRENS, Blake.................................... BONSU, Nate.......................................... BRUNDAGE, Mark ................................. BURNETTE, Brent ................................. CANTY, Keenan ..................................... CASTOR, Justin ..................................... CEFALO, Kyle......................................... CLARK, David ........................................ CLARK, Jermane ................................... CLEMONS, Toney.................................. COTNER, Brad....................................... CRABB, Kaiwi ........................................ CREER, Malcolm ................................... CUNNINGHAM, Curtis .......................... DAIGH, Brady ........................................ DANIELS, Shawn ................................... DANNEWITZ, Ryan ............................... DARDEN, Jarrod.................................... DEEHAN, Ryan ...................................... DORMAN, Stevie Joe ............................ EBNER, Drew ........................................ EBNER, Dustin....................................... ESPINOZA, Jason .................................. EWING, Vince ........................................ FERNANDEZ, Scott ............................... FORD, Josh ............................................ GOLDBERG, David ................................ GOODSON, D.D...................................... GORMAN, Justin ................................... GRAY, Logan .......................................... GREER III, Woodson.............................. GROSSNICKLE, Zach............................. HANDLER, Gus ...................................... HANSEN, Tyler ...................................... HARLOS, Will......................................... HARRINGTON, Evan ............................. HARRINGTON, Sherrard ...................... HARRIS, Jack ......................................... HARTIGAN, Josh ................................... HAWKINS, Jonathan ............................. HENDERSON, Greg................................ HIRSCHMAN, Nick ................................ IVERSON, Ryan...................................... JAFFEE, Arthur...................................... JONES, Tony .......................................... KASA, Nick............................................. LaMAR, Keegan ..................................... LEWIS, Alexander ................................. LOCKRIDGE, Brian................................ MAHNKE, Patrick.................................. MAJOR, Jon ........................................... MARQUEZ, Jordan ................................ McCULLOCH, Tyler .............................. MILLER, Ryan ........................................ MOTEN, Josh......................................... MUNYER, Daniel ................................... MUSTOE, Marc ...................................... NEMBOT, Stephane .............................. NICHOLS, Andre.................................... NOBRIGA, Liloa ..................................... NORTON, Parker................................... ONEILL, Darragh ................................. OBI, Conrad ........................................... OLATOYE, Ayodeji................................ OLIVER, Will .......................................... ORMS, Parker ........................................ PARKER, Juda........................................

OL FB TE OL TE OL OL DT P QB WR PK WR OL DB WR C OL RB DT LB OL OL WR TE QB WR WR WR DB TE TB DL ATH DB WR LB P OL QB DB FB DB OL DE DB DB QB LS DB TB DE SN OL TB ILB OLB DB WR OL DB OL OL DE DE OLB WR P/PK DT DB PK DB DE

6- 4 6- 2 6- 1 6- 5 6- 4 6- 4 6- 3 6- 1 6- 1 6- 3 5- 9 6- 4 5-10 6- 4 6- 2 6- 2 6- 4 6- 3 5-11 6- 1 6- 2 6- 3 6- 6 6- 5 6- 5 6- 3 5-11 6- 1 5- 8 6- 0 6- 3 5- 9 6- 1 5- 7 6- 0 6- 2 6- 3 6- 2 6- 3 6- 1 6- 3 5-11 6- 1 6- 5 6- 1 5-11 5-11 6- 3 6- 0 5-11 5- 7 6- 6 6- 1 6- 6 5- 7 6- 1 6- 2 6- 1 6- 5 6- 8 6- 0 6- 2 6- 7 6- 8 6- 4 6- 2 6- 0 6- 2 6- 3 6- 1 5-10 5-11 6- 3

290 235 235 295 260 295 300 285 180 215 155 200 170 315 195 210 290 300 205 285 235 275 295 215 245 210 200 180 180 205 250 195 245 165 195 190 235 190 290 215 185 230 175 295 215 195 185 230 215 215 175 270 265 270 180 210 230 185 205 295 195 290 275 280 215 240 190 180 290 190 195 190 250

Sr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Sr. So. Sr. So. Sr. Jr. Fr. So. Sr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Jr. So. Sr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Jr. So. So. Sr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. So. So. Sr. Fr. Sr. Fr. So. Sr. Sr. Fr. Fr. So. Sr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Sr. So. Fr. So. Fr.

2L 3L RS HS 3L 1L 2L 1L TR JC RS 1L 1L 2L HS 1L TR RS HS 3L HS 1L 2L VR 3L HS HS 1L 3L 1L 1L TR 2L HS RS TR HS 1L VR 3L HS 1L HS VR 3L 3L HS RS 1L 2L RS 2L HS HS 3L 3L 2L RS HS 4L RS RS HS HS HS 1L HS HS 3L 1L HS 1L HS

Castle Rock, Colo. (Douglas County) San Bernardino, Calif. (Cajon) Phenix City, Ala. (Central) Honolulu, Hawaii (St. Louis) Dove Canyon, Calif. (Mission Viejo) Burlingame, Calif. (Junipero Serra) Phoenix, Ariz. (Brophy Prep) Allen, Texas (Allen) Centennial, Colo. (Cherokee Trail/Rice) Maryville, Tenn. (Maryville/Arizona Western) New Orleans, La. (Edna Karr) Golden, Colo. (Arvada West) Boise, Idaho (Bishop Kelly/Oregon State/Wenatchee CC) Aspen, Colo. (Aspen) Winston-Salem, N.C. (Oak Ridge Military Academy) New Kensington, Pa. (Valley/Michigan) Thousand Oaks, Calif. (Westlake/Ventura CC) Honolulu, Hawaii (Punahou) Los Angeles, Calif. (Palisades) Littleton, Colo. (Columbine) Littleton, Colo. (Mullen) Evergreen, Colo. (Denver Mullen) San Jacinto, Calif. (San Jacinto) Keller, Texas (Central) Poway, Calif. (Poway) Somerset, Texas (Somerset) Arvada, Colo. (Pomona) Arvada, Colo. (Pomona) Alamosa, Colo. (Alamosa) Carlsbad, Calif. (Carlsbad) Broomfield, Colo. (Legacy) Denver, Colo. (Mullen/Barton Community College) Aspen, Colo. (Aspen/Penn State) Rosenberg, Texas (Lamar Consolidated) Manheim, Pa. (Manheim Central) Columbia, Mo. (Rock Bridge/Georgia) Carson, Calif. (Junipero Serra) Denver, Colo. (East) Barrington, Ill. (Barrington) Murrieta, Calif. (Chaparral) Somerset, Texas (Somerset) Washington, D.C. (Bowie, Md./College of the Canyons) Washington, D.C. (Howard D. Woodson) Parker, Colo. (Chaparral) Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Northeast) Perris, Calif. (Rancho Verde) Corona, Calif. (Norco) Los Gatos, Calif. (Los Gatos) Newport Beach, Calif. (Newport Harbor) Boulder, Colo. (Fairview) Paterson, N.J. (Don Bosco Prep) Thornton, Colo. (Legacy) Boulder, Colo. (Fairview) Tempe, Ariz. (Mountain Pointe) Trabuco Canyon, Calif. (Mission Viejo) Parker, Colo. (Mountain Vista) Parker, Colo. (Ponderosa) Arvada, Colo. (Arvada West) Albuquerque, N.M. (Eldorado) Littleton, Colo. (Columbine) Carson, Calif. (Narbonne) Tarzana, Calif. (Notre Dame) Broomfield, Colo. (Arvada West) Van Nuys, Calif. (Montclair Prep) Colorado Springs, Colo. (Rampart) Summerlin, Nev. (Palo Verde) Costa Mesa, Calif. (Newport Beach) Louisville, Colo. (Boulder Fairview) Grayson, Ga. (Grayson) Dublin, Ohio (Dublin Scioto) Los Angeles, Calif. (Harvard-Westlake) Wheat Ridge, Colo. (Wheat Ridge) Aiea, Hawaii (St. Louis)

S S S S S S S S WO S S S S WO S S S S S S S S S S S S WO WO S S WO WO S S WO S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S WO S S S S WO S S S S S S WO S WO WO S S S S S

1/1 1/1 4/4 5/4 1/1 3/3 1/1 3/3 1/1 2/2 4/4 4/3 1/1 1/1 5/4 1/1 4/4 4/4 5/4 2/1 5/4 1/1 2/2 3/3 2/1 5/4 4/4 2/2 1/1 2/2 3/3 3/3 1/1 5/4 4/4 1/1 5/4 3/3 3/3 2/1 5/4 2/1 5/4 3/3 1/1 1/1 5/4 4/4 4/3 1/1 4/4 3/2 5/4 5/4 1/1 2/1 2/2 4/4 5/4 1/1 4/4 4/4 5/4 5/4 4/4 3/3 5/4 4/4 1/1 3/3 5/4 3/3 5/4

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No. Player

Pos.

Ht.

Wt.

Class

Exp

Hometown (High School/Previous College)

Status

83 7 38 26 95 91 16 6 70 3 19 14 88 41 22 5 79 38 85 42 86 9 32 81 92 4 5 45 84 33 46

PERICAK, Will ........................................ PERKINS, Anthony................................ PLIMPTON, Nick ................................... POLK, Ray.............................................. POREMBA, Tony ................................... POSTON, Kirk........................................ PUGH, Makiri ......................................... RICHARDSON, Paul............................... RICHTER, Eric ....................................... RIPPY, Douglas ...................................... SANDERSFELD, Travis.......................... SCHROCK, John .................................... SLAVIN, Kyle .......................................... SMITH, Terrel ........................................ SPRUCE, Nelson .................................... STEWART, Rodney ................................ TAU, Sione ............................................. THOMPSON, River................................ THORNTON, DaVaughn ....................... TUUMALO, K.T. .................................... TURBOW, Alex....................................... UZO-DIRIBE, Chidera............................ VIGO, Paul.............................................. VINCENT, Austin ................................... WALKER, Casey..................................... WASHINGTON, Kyle.............................. WEBB, Derrick....................................... WILLIAMS, Lowell................................. WOOD, Alex .......................................... YATES, Richard...................................... YELLEN, Cody .......................................

DT DB FB DB DE DL DB WR DL ILB DB QB TE DB WR TB OL DB TE LB WR DE DB WR LB DB ILB ILB TE DB TE

6- 4 5-10 5-11 6- 1 6- 1 6- 1 5-11 6- 1 6- 3 6- 3 6- 0 6- 4 6- 4 5- 8 6- 2 5- 6 6- 5 5- 9 6- 4 6- 2 6- 1 6- 3 6- 1 6- 2 6- 4 6- 1 6- 0 6- 1 6- 2 6- 2 6- 3

285 200 220 205 230 255 190 175 315 230 205 215 235 180 200 175 335 160 225 195 200 240 185 185 220 200 220 200 255 180 225

Jr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Jr. So. Jr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Sr. Sr. Fr. So. Fr. So. So. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. So. Fr. Fr.

2L 3L HS 2L 1L RS TR 1L VR 2L 3L HS RS 1L HS 3L VR HS 1L HS VR 1L 1L HS HS HS 1L RS VR HS HS

Boulder, Colo. (Boulder) Northglenn, Colo. (Northglenn) Phoenix, Ariz. (Chaparral) Scottsdale, Ariz. (Brophy Prep) Greenwood Village, Colo. (Cherry Creek) Houston, Texas (St. Pius X) Charlotte, N.C. (Independence/Georgia) Gardena, Calif. (Serra) Mission Viejo, Calif. (Capistrano Valley/Saddleback College) Columbus, Ohio (Trotwood-Madison) Limon, Colo. (Limon) Kansas City, Kan. (Shawnee Mission East) Littleton, Colo. (Chatfield) Paterson, N.J. (Passaic County Tech) Westlake Village, Calif. (Westlake) Westerville, Ohio (Brookhaven) Honolulu, Hawaii (Damien Memorial) Denver, Colo. (East) Denver, Colo. (East) Honolulu, Hawaii (Punahou) San Luis Obispo, Calif. (San Luis Obispo) Corona, Calif. (Corona) New Brunswick, N.J. (New Brunswick) DeSoto, Texas (DeSoto) Grand Junction, Colo. (Grand Junction) Pasadena, Calif. (Florence (Ariz.) HS Memphis, Tenn. (Whitehaven) Missouri City, Texas (Marshall) Steamboat Springs, Colo. (Steamboat Springs) Lakewood, Colo. (Kent Denver) Trabuco Canyon, Calif. (Mater Dei)

S S WO S S S S S S S S WO S S S S S WO S S WO S S S WO S S S WO WO WO

2/2 1/1 5/4 2/2 1/1 4/4 2/2 4/3 2/2 2/2 1/1 5/4 4/4 4/3 5/4 2/1 1/1 5/4 3/3 5/4 3/3 4/3 3/3 5/4 5/4 5/4 3/3 4/4 3/3 5/4 5/4

Heights and weights recorded as of July 7, 2011. EXPERIENCE KEY: #Lindicates number of letters earned through 2010; HShigh school; JCjunior college transfer; RSfreshman redshirt in 2010; TRtransfer; VRvarsity reserve performer. STATUS KEY: Sscholarship, WOwalk-on; #/#clock as of start of 2011 season, i.e., 2/1: two years available to play one in eligibility.

Inactive Roster Players

No. Player

(Injured/Ineligible, Etc.)
Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Exp Hometown (High School/Previous College) Reason Status

21 29
No.

BELL, Jered............................................ DB HUNTER, Harrison ............................... DB

6- 0 5-10
Ht.

190 175
Wt.

So. So.
Class

1L TR
Exp

Ontario, Calif. (Colony) Fountain, Colo. (Fountain-Fort Carson/Fort Lewis)

Hometown (High School/Previous College)

Injured (knee) Transfer

S 4/3 WO 4/3
Status

January Enrollment
Player

(Grayshirt)
Pos.

74

KELLEY, Alex ......................................... C

6- 3

295

Fr.

HS

Oceanside, Calif. (Vista)

5/4

NUMERICAL ROSTER
No. Player Pos. No. Player Pos. No. Player Pos. No. Player Pos.

2 2 3 4 4 5 5 6 7 8 8 9 9 10 12 12 13 14 14 15 15 16 17 17 18 19

GRAY, Logan...........................WR PARKER, Juda .........................DE RIPPY, Douglas ......................ILB CANTY, Keenan .....................WR WASHINGTON, Kyle...............DB STEWART, Rodney .................TB WEBB, Derrick .......................ILB RICHARDSON, Paul...............WR PERKINS, Anthony .................DB HIRSCHMAN, Nick .................QB BRUNDAGE, Mark.....................P HANSEN, Tyler .......................QB UZO-DIRIBE, Chidera .............DE BURNETTE, Brent..................QB MAHNKE, Patrick ..................ILB DORMAN, Stevie Joe .............QB ORMS, Parker .........................DB GORMAN, Justin ....................DB SCHROCK, John .....................QB ESPINOZA, Jason ..................WR GROSSNICKLE, Zach ................P PUGH, Makiri ..........................DB CLEMONS, Toney ..................WR HARTIGAN, Josh ....................DE HAWKINS, Jonathan...............DB SANDERSFELD, Travis...........DB

20 20 21 22 22 23 23 25 26 26 27 28 30 31 32 33 33 34 35 36 37 38 38 39 40 41

LOCKRIDGE, Brian .................TB HENDERSON, Greg.................DB GOODSON, D.D. ...................ATH JAFFEE, Arthur.......................DB SPRUCE, Nelson ....................WR HARRINGTON, Sherrard .......DB NORTON, Parker...................WR OLATOYE, Ayodeji.................DB POLK, Ray ...............................DB JONES, Tony ...........................TB EWING, Vince .........................DB HARLOS, Will ..........................DB CLARK, Jermane ....................DB MAJOR, Jon ..........................OLB VIGO, Paul...............................DB ALLEN, Cordary......................TE YATES, Richard.......................DB DEEHAN, Ryan........................TE CEFALO, Kyle.........................WR MARQUEZ, Jordan .................DB GREER III, Woodson ...............LB PLIMPTON, Nick .....................FB THOMPSON, River.................DB MOTEN, Josh..........................DB CASTOR, Justin ......................PK SMITH, Terrel .........................DB

42 42 43 44 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 50 52 53 54 54 55 58 59 60 63 64 65 66 68 69

FORD, Josh..............................TB TUUMALO, K.T.......................LB BAHR, Matthew ......................TE KASA, Nick ..............................DE CREER, Malcolm.....................RB WILLIAMS, Lowell .................ILB YELLEN, Cody.........................TE AHLES, Tyler ...........................FB NOBRIGA, Liloa....................OLB HARRINGTON, Evan...............FB CUNNINGHAM, Curtis ...........DT ASIATA, Paulay .......................OL MUNYER, Daniel ....................OL DANNEWITZ, Ryan ................OL CRABB, Kaiwi .........................OL DAIGH, Brady..........................LB GOLDBERG, David .................DL NICHOLS, Andre .....................DE BAKHTIARI, David .................OL CLARK, David .........................OL ADKINS, Ethan........................OL COTNER, Brad ..........................C LaMAR, Keegan ......................SN BEHRENS, Blake .....................OL DANIELS, Shawn.....................OL IVERSON, Ryan........................LS

70 71 72 73 75 76 79 81 82 83 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 90 91 91 92 93 94 95 99

RICHTER, Eric.........................DL LEWIS, Alexander...................OL MUSTOE, Marc .......................OL MILLER, Ryan .........................OL HARRIS, Jack...........................OL HANDLER, Gus .......................OL TAU, Sione...............................OL VINCENT, Austin ...................WR DARDEN, Jarrod ....................WR PERICAK, Will .........................DT EBNER, Dustin.......................WR WOOD, Alex ...........................TE THORNTON, DaVaughn .........TE TURBOW, Alex.......................WR McCULLOCH, Tyler...............WR SLAVIN, Kyle ...........................TE EBNER, Drew ........................WR NEMBOT, Stephane................DE ONEILL, Darragh ..............P/PK OLIVER, Will............................PK POSTON, Kirk .........................DL WALKER, Casey ......................LB OBI, Conrad ............................DT BONSU, Nate...........................DT POREMBA, Tony.....................DE FERNANDEZ, Scott .................TE

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depth chart
OFFENSE
(Pro Style) WIDE RECEIVER (X)
17 35 82 83 Toney Clemons, 6-2, 210, Sr.-5* Kyle Cefalo, 5-10, 170, Sr.-5* Jarrod Darden, 6-5, 215, Soph. Dustin Ebner, 6-1, 180, Jr.*

DEFENSE
(4-3 Base) LEFT DEFENSIVE END
17 Josh Hartigan, 6-1, 215, Sr.-5*** 95 Tony Poremba, 6-1, 230, Sr.-5* 44 Nick Kasa, 6-6, 270, Jr.**

SPECIALISTS
PUNTER
15 Zach Grossnickle, 6-2, 190, Soph.* 90 Darragh ONeill, 6-2, 180, Fr.

PLACEKICKER / KICKOFF DEFENSIVE TACKLE

83 Will Pericak, 6-4, 285, Jr.** 50 Curtis Cunningham, 6-1, 285, Sr.*** 91 Kirk Poston, 6-1, 255, Fr.-RS 91 Will Oliver, 5-10, 195, Fr.* 40 Justin Castor, 6-4, 200, Soph.*

WIDE RECEIVER (Z)

6 4 15 86 89 23 Paul Richardson, 6-1, 165, Soph.* Keenan Canty, 5-9, 155, Fr.-RS Jason Espinoza, 5-8, 180, Sr.-5*** Alex Turbow, 6-1, 200, Soph. Drew Ebner, 5-11, 200, Fr. Connor Wilhelm, 5-11, 170, Fr.

PUNT RETURN
6 Paul Richardson, 6-1, 165, Soph.* 5 Rodney Stewart, 5-6, 175, Sr.***

NOSE TACKLE
93 Conrad Obi, 6-3, 290, Sr.-5*** 94 Nate Bonsu, 6-1, 285, Soph.* 70 Eric Richter, 6-3, 315, Jr.

KICKOFF RETURN
TBD in the fall

LEFT TACKLE
59 David Bakhtiari, 6-4, 295, Soph.* 71 Alexander Lewis, 6-6, 270, Fr.

RIGHT DEFENSIVE END

9 Chidera Uzo-Diribe, 6-3, 240, Soph.* 55 David Goldberg, 6-1, 245, Sr.-5** 58 Andre Nichols, 6-4, 215, Fr.

HOLDER
14 Justin Gorman, 6-0, 195, Fr. -RS 35 Kyle Cefalo, 5-10, 170, Sr.-5*

LEFT GUARD
63 Ethan Adkins, 6-4, 290, Sr.-5** 54 Kaiwi Crabb, 6-3, 300, Fr.-RS 66 Blake Behrens, 6-3, 300, Sr.-5**

SHORT SNAPPER
69 Ryan Iverson, 6-0, 215, Soph.* 88 Kyle Slavin, 6-4, 235, Fr.-RS

MIKE (INSIDE) LINEBACKER

3 Douglas Rippy, 6-3, 230, Jr.** 5 Derrick Webb, 6-0, 220, Soph.*

CENTER
52 Daniel Munyer, 6-2, 290, Fr.-RS 76 Gus Handler, 6-3, 290, Soph.

LONG SNAPPER
69 Ryan Iverson, 6-0, 215, Soph.* 88 Kyle Slavin, 6-4, 235, Fr.-RS OUT FOR EXTENDED TIME 21 Jered Bell, 6-0, 190, Soph.* (knee) 68 Shawn Daniels, 6-3, 275, Sr.-5* (calf) denotes out for season.

WILL (INSIDE) LINEBACKER

12 Patrick Mahnke, 6-1, 210, Sr.*** 45 Lowell Williams, 6-1, 200, Fr.-RS

RIGHT GUARD
73 Ryan Miller, 6-8, 295, Sr.-5**** 53 Ryan Dannewitz, 6-6, 295, Jr.** 60 David Clark, 6-4, 315, Sr.-5**

SAM (OUTSIDE) LINEBACKER

31 Jon Major, 6-2, 230, Jr.** 48 Liloa Nobriga, 6-2, 240, Soph.*

RIGHT TACKLE
75 Jack Harris, 6-5, 295, Soph. 79 Sione Tau, 6-5, 335, Sr.-5

(L)throws or kicks left-handed/footed.

LEFT CORNERBACK
13 25 16 39 Parker Orms, 5-11, 190, Soph.* Ayodeji Olatoye, 6-1, 190, Soph.* Makiri Pugh, 5-11, 190, Jr. Josh Moten, 6-0, 195, Fr.-RS

Depth chart as of August 15. Seniors (28): Listing with a (-5) indicates fifthyear senior (22); the others (6) are fourth-year seniors. ANDindicates those listed both play & rotate (basically co-first/second/third team status); ORindicates first- or second-team status at that spot up for grabs. ITALICSPlayers listed in italics ended spring on the injured list and were placed in their probable spot prior to the spring game and post-spring evaluations.

TIGHT END
34 85 88 43 99 33 84 Ryan Deehan, 6-5, 245, Sr.*** DaVaughn Thornton, 6-4, 225, Soph.* Kyle Slavin, 6-4, 235, Fr.-RS Matthew Bahr, 6-4, 260, Sr.-5*** Scott Fernandez, 6-3, 250, Soph.* Cordary Allen, 6-1, 235, Fr.-RS Alex Wood, 6-2, 255, Soph.

FREE SAFETY
26 Ray Polk, 6-1, 205, Jr.** 41 Terrel Smith, 5-8, 180, Soph.* 36 Jordan Marquez, 6-1, 180, Fr.-RS

QUARTERBACK
9 Tyler Hansen, 6-1, 215, Sr.*** 8 Nick Hirschman, 6-3, 230, Fr.-RS 10 Brent Burnette, 6-3, 215, Jr.

STRONG SAFETY
7 19 27 14 Anthony Perkins, 5-10, 200, Sr.-5*** Travis Sandersfeld, 6-0, 205, Sr.-5*** Vince Ewing, 6-0, 205, Jr.* Justin Gorman, 6-0, 195, Fr. -RS

TAILBACK
5 Rodney Stewart, 5-6, 175, Sr.*** 20 Brian Lockridge, 5-7, 180, Sr.-5*** 26 Tony Jones, 5-7, 175, Fr.-RS AND 42 Josh Ford, 5-9, 195, Soph.

RIGHT CORNERBACK
22 Arthur Jaffee, 5-11, 215, Sr.** 18 Jonathan Hawkins, 5-11, 195, Sr.-5*** 32 Paul Vigo, 6-1, 185, Soph.*

FULLBACK
49 Evan Harrington, 5-11, 230, Sr.* 47 Tyler Ahles, 6-2, 235, Sr.-5*** OR

*denotes number of letters earned through 2010; Injured players listed in italics (status questionable or doubtfulnot out for an extended time; probables listed as normal). CAPTAINS: 9 Tyler Hansen, QB; 31 Jon Major, OLB; 73 Ryan Miller, OG; 7 Anthony Perkins, SS

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how the buffs were built

FRESHMAN RECRUITS
2007 Ethan Adkins Tyler Ahles Matthew Bahr Blake Behrens Shawn Daniels +Josh Hartigan Jonathan Hawkins Brian Lockridge Ryan Miller Conrad Obi Anthony Perkins Sione Tau 2008 Curtis Cunningham Ryan Dannewitz Ryan Deehan Vince Ewing Tyler Hansen 2010 Cordary Allen Jered Bell Keenan Canty Justin Castor Kaiwi Crabb +Nick Hirschman Tony Jones 2009 Alex Lewis David Bakhtiari Daniel Munyer Nate Bonsu Kirk Poston Jarrod Darden Zach Grossnickle Paul Richardson Kyle Slavin Gus Handler Terrel Smith Jack Harris Chidera Uzo-Diribe Nick Kasa Lowell Williams Josh Moten Liloa Nobriga Deji Olatoye Parker Orms DaVaughn Thornton Paul Vigo Derrick Webb Patrick Mahnke Jon Major Will Pericak Ray Polk Douglas Rippy Rodney Stewart 2011 Paulay Asiata Jermane Clark Malcolm Creer Brady Daigh Stevie Joe Dorman D.D. Goodson Woodson Greer III Will Harlos Sherrard Harrington Greg Henderson Tyler McCulloch Marc Mustoe Stephane Nembot Will Oliver Juda Parker Nelson Spruce K.T. Tuumalo Austin Vincent Kyle Washington

WALKONS
2007 David Clark *Jason Espinoza *David Goldberg Arthur Jaffee *Tony Poremba *Travis Sandersfeld 2008 Dustin Ebner 2009 Scott Fernandez Alex Wood 2010 Josh Ford Justin Gorman *Ryan Iverson Jordan Marquez #Alex Turbow 2011 #Drew Ebner Keegan LaMar #Andre Nichols Parker Norton #Darragh ONeill Nick Plimpton John Schrock River Thompson Casey Walker Richard Yates Cody Yellen

FOUR YEAR JUNIOR TRANSFERS COLLEGE TRANSFERS 2009

*Kyle Cefalo *Toney Clemons 2010 Makiri Pugh 2011 Mark Brundage Logan Gray #Harrison Hunter 2010 Evan Harrington #Eric Richter 2011 #Brent Burnette Brad Cotner

*has since been placed on scholarship; #joined team in spring of year listed, otherwise joined in the fall (walk-ons, transfers); +enrolled in school in spring, so scholarship counted back to the previous year; grayshirt (signed in that class but delayed enrollment until following spring).

Letterman Picture
Colorado has 49 lettermen returning for 2011 (45 from the 2010 team, with an additional four from 2009); they break down into 19 on offense, 27 on defense and three specialists; the Buffs lose 24 lettermen off the 2010 squad (13 offense/9 defense/2 specialists). CU returns 15 starters from last season (8 offense/7 defense) and loses seven (3 offense/4 defense); several positions had multiple personnel shuttle in and out, so the starter numbers arent truly reflective of the experience returning. The 2010 starters are listed in bold, and (*) denotes letters earned primarily on special teams while (#) denotes moving to offense in 2011. The breakdown:

OFFENSE
Position WR (x) WR (z) WR (h) LT LG C RG RT TE QB TB Returning (19) Toney Clemons Paul Richardson, Jason Espinoza Kyle Cefalo, Dustin Ebner (from 2009) *Ryan Dannewitz Ethan Adkins, Blake Behrens (from 2009), *David Clark Shawn Daniels Ryan Miller David Bakhtiari Ryan Deehan, DaVaughn Thornton, Matthew Bahr, Scott Fernandez Tyler Hansen Rodney Stewart, Brian Lockridge Lost (13) Will Jefferson, Kendrick Celestine (from 2008) Travon Patterson, Andre Simmons (from 2009) Scotty McKnight Nate Solder Mike Iltis, Keenan Stevens Maxwell Tuioti-Mariner (from 2008) #Bryce Givens Luke Walters Cody Hawkins *Corey Nabors

DEFENSE
Position DE DT NT MLB WLB SLB CB SS NB FS CB Returning (27) Josh Hartigan, Chidera Uzo-Diribe, Tony Poremba Curtis Cunningham, Nick Kasa, Nate Bonsu (from 2009) Will Pericak, Conrad Obi *Douglas Rippy, *#Evan Harrington, Patrick Mahnke (also NB) Jon Major, Liloa Nobriga, Derrick Webb #Tyler Ahles, David Goldberg Paul Vigo, *Ayodeji Olatoye (also S) Anthony Perkins/Terrel Smith,*Vince Ewing (from 2009) Travis Sandersfeld, Parker Orms, Jonathan Hawkins (also CB) Ray Polk *Arthur Jaffee, *Jered Bell (also S) Lost (9) Marquez Herrod, Forrest West Eugene Goree (from 2009) Michael Sipili B.J. Beatty Jalil Brown *Cameron Ham *Matt Meyer Jimmy Smith

SPECIALISTS
Position P PK SN Returning (3) Zach Grossnickle Justin Castor Ryan Iverson Lost (2) Aric Goodman Joe Silipo

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the players
ETHAN ADKINS, OL
6-4, 290, Sr., 2L
Castle Rock, Colo. (Douglas County)

TYLER AHLES, FB
6-2, 235, Sr., 3L

63

San Bernardino, Calif. (Cajon)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.)He enters the fall atop the depth chart at the left offensive guard position. Phil Steeles College Football placed him on its preseason thirdteam All-Pac 12 squad, and ranked him as the No. 59 offensive guard in the nation. 2010 (Jr.)He started 11 games at left offensive guard and played in all 12 (special teams only at California), grading out to 89.4 percent for the season, third-best on the team. He played 736 snaps from scrimmage (with 658 plus plays), also posting the third-most finish/knockdown blocks with 66 and tying for third with three touchdown blocks. He was called for just two penalties and allowed only one quarterback sack over the course of the entire season. His high game grade was 94 percent against Kansas State, when he matched his single-game high of 11 finishing/knockdown blocks which he also had two weeks earlier against Kansas (he had five or more eight times). He graded out to 90 percent or better in four games, and 80 percent or greater 11 times. He also played all 50 snaps on the field goal/PAT unit on special teams. During the spring, he also practiced some at left tackles. 2009 (Soph.)He saw action in nine games, starting all nine (the first nine of the year), playing 575 snaps from scrimmage. He had 26 finishing/knockdown blocks, third most on the team, and tied for third with three direct touchdown blocks. His high grade for the season was 80 percent at Kansas State. 2008 (Fr.-RS)He saw action in three games, seeing the most action against Missouri (26 snaps); he was in for 10 plays against Texas and for five snaps versus Iowa State. He had two knockdown blocks, one each against Texas and Missouri. He added 25 pounds to his frame between arriving on campus as a true freshman and the following summer. 2007 (Fr.)Redshirted; practiced the entire fall on the offensive line. HIGH SCHOOLA SuperPrep All-American and All-Midlands team member, as the publication ranked him as the No. 29 player in the region (and the sixth best offensive lineman). Scout.com had him pegged as the No. 30 offensive guard nationally, while Rivals.com ranked his as the No. 64 offensive lineman in the nation. He was an All-Colorado selection by the Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post as a senior, when he was also first-team All-State (5A) and All-Continental League. Playing offensive left tackle and grading out as the Huskies top lineman, he helped pave the way for junior tailback Ryan Misare, who rushed for 1,479 yards and 18 touchdowns, as well as Douglas Countys explosive offense. As a junior, he was an honorable mention all-league selection. He did not allow a quarterback sack in his entire high school career. Under head coach Jeff Ketron, Douglas County went 25-3 over Adkins two seasons as a starter (12-2 as a senior, 13-1 as a junior). His team bested Mullen 35-13 for the state title in his junior season and lost to the Mustangs in a 38-35 overtime thriller in the state semifinals his senior year. He also lettered twice in basketball. ACADEMICSHe is majoring in Sociology at Colorado. He owned a 3.2 grade point average in high school. PERSONALBorn November 28, 1988, in Denver, Colo. His hobbies include playing video games and cooking. In the summer, he has helped out with youth football camps for elementary school kids at his high school. He is interested in going into law enforcement after his football playing days are over.

AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.)He moved from outside linebacker to fullback prior to spring practice, as the new coaching staff is making the position a regular in its offensive formations. Its heavy on blocking, but he did catch two passes for 10 yards in spring scrimmage action. 2010 (Jr.)He played in all 12 games, including starts in the first two games of the year (Colorado State, at California), but rotated in frequently regardless as he was in for 365 plays (the starter for the final 10 games, B.J. Beatty, played 444). He was in on 28 tackles for the year, 20 solo with one for a loss and a tackle for zero, to go with three passes broken up, two hurries and a third down stop. He had four tackles in three games (Hawaii, all solo, Georgia and Baylor) and at least one in all 12 games. In spring conditioning tests, he tied for the second-best hang clean on the team (445 lbs.) and is the second fastest of all the linebackers with 4.62 speed in the 40-yard dash. 2009 (Soph.)He saw action in all 12 games, including two starts (Iowa State, Oklahoma State) at outside linebacker. He racked up 26 tackles (11 solo) in 307 snaps from scrimmage. He had five tackles for losses, including one quarterback sack, with three hurries, two third down stops and a forced fumble. He had a season-career high seven tackles (three solo) at Kansas State, two for losses, with his best overall game at Oklahoma State when he recorded six tackles, three solo with a sack, and a caused fumble. He was a recipient of the Gold Group Commitment Award, selected by the CU coaches, which recognizes excellence with class in a variety of areas. He moved to the outside from inside for spring practice. 2008 (Fr.-RS)He saw action in the final eight games of the season, all on special teams, making three solo tackles on coverage unit duty. He practiced most of the fall at mike inside linebacker, and had eight tackles (three solo, one for a loss) in spring scrimmage action. 2007 (Fr.)Redshirted; practiced the entire fall at inside linebacker. HIGH SCHOOLRanked as the No. 80 linebacker recruit in the nation by Rivals.com, he was named first-team All-San Andreas League at both running back (H-back) and linebacker as a senior. He was also an All-San Bernardino County Utility Player as he racked up 80 tackles and six sacks from the linebacker position. A team captain, he played tight end and fullback on offense in an H-back type role, rushing 18 times for 277 yards and two touchdowns while catching 18 passes for 312 yards and three more scores. As a junior, he was named first-team All-San Andreas League on defense as he tallied 98 tackles, including 10 sacks, six forced fumbles and five recoveries. He was ineligible to play football his sophomore year after transferring from Bishop Union High School. His best games came in his senior campaign: in a 14-6 playoff loss to Colony, he racked up 13 tackles on defense and finished with 68 rushing yards and a touchdown to go along with three catches for 28 yards; in a 55-27 win over San Bernardino, he had 14 tackles and a sack on defense, while rushing for 70 yards and a TD with 20 receiving yards and a TD reception; he also had 16 tackles on defense and 100 all-purpose yards on offense in a 21-13 loss to Colton. Under head coach Kim Battin, Cajon went 6-5 his senior year, losing to the eventual state champion Colony in the first round of the playoffs. CHS went 6-5 and lost in the first round of the playoffs in his junior season. He also lettered four times in track and was named first-team All-San Andreas League in the discus (149-0 career best) and shot put (49-2) as a junior. He lettered twice in wrestling, and was the undisputed San Andreas County heavyweight champion as a junior despite performing at some 50-60 pounds lighter in the heavyweight (275-lb.) division. ACADEMICSHe is majoring in Sociology at Colorado. He owned a 3.4 grade point average in high school. PERSONALBorn December 6, 1988, in Reno, Nev. His hobbies include skiing and playing video games, and he owns a 50cc scooter he customized by himself; the only original part left is the frame. (Last name is pronounced alice.)

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Season G Plays 2009 12 307 2010 12 365 Totals 24 672

TACKLES UT AT-TOT TFL Sacks 3DS Hurr FR 11 15 26 5-12 1- 3 2 3 0 20 8 28 1- 1 0- 0 1 2 0 31 23 54 6-13 1- 3 3 5 0

FF PBU 1 0 0 3 1 3

Int 0 0 0

ADDITIONAL STATISTICSSpecial Team Tackles: 3,03 (2008), 1,01 (2010). Kickoff Returns: 1-12, 12.0 avg., 0 TD (2010).

CORDARY ALLEN, TE
6-1, 235, Fr., RS
Phenix City, Ala. (Central)

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Hawaii and the No. 58 offensive guard nationally. He was named to the prestigious Tacoma News-Tribune Western 100 list as one of 21 offensive linemen and was an honorable mention Long Beach Press-Telegram Best of the West team selection. The Honolulu Advertiser ranked him the No. 3 prospect from Hawaii and first-team All-State as a junior and senior. He was named an ILH All-Star as a senior and first-team All-ILH his sophomore through senior seasons. As a senior, he anchored an offensive line that helped produce 411.4 yards of offense and 40.8 points per game. St. Louis averaged 246.4 yards rushing and 164.7 yards passing per game and scored 30 or more points in 11 of 12 games en route to an 11-1 record and the state championship under coach John Hao. He transferred to St. Louis his senior season after his previous high school, Word of Life Academy, a school with under 300 students, was in the process of closing down mainly due to financial issues. He played two seasons at Word of Life, unable to play until his sophomore year due to weight restrictions on players. ACADEMICSHe is undecided on a major at Colorado, but is interested in a career in either communication or coaching. PERSONALHe was born June 22, 1993 in Auckland, New Zealand. His father moved him to Hawaii with his two brothers when he was six years old after living in-between in American Samoa. His hobbies include playing video games, drawing, hanging out with friends and watching movies. An older brother, Johan, just finished his rookie season as an offensive lineman with the Chicago Bears. A cousin, Matt Asiata, finished his career at Utah as a running back in 2010. He has completed numbers hours of community service through this church and high school working with troubled youth and with the Meals on Wheels program. He also volunteers at the local YMCA as a security guard though his Sunday School. (Last name is pronounced Ah-see-ah-ta).

AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.-RS)He moved to tight end from tailback prior to fall camp; he was listed fifth on the depth chart at tailback after spring ball. He rushed 10 times for 34 yards and a touchdown in the three main spring scrimmages. 2010 (Fr.)Redshirted; practiced in the offensive backfield and was on the scout team. HIGH SCHOOLHe earned All-District honors while gathering a secondteam All-Bi-City nod from the Phenix City Ledger-Examiner as a senior under coach Ron Nelson. A three-year letterman, a senior he helped lead his team to a 10-2 record, a second place finish in the Class 6A Region 3 final standings and an appearance in the second round of the state playoffs. He finished the season with 136 rushes for 817 yards and 14 touchdowns and 14 catches for 192 yards and two touchdowns receiving. In the first round of the playoffs against Stanhope Elmne, he caught a 33 yard touchdown in the first quarter and he also ran nine times for 74 yards on a fourth-quarter drive that put the game out of reach. He had 20 carries for 114 yards against Wetumpka and with Central up 13-12, he scored a touchdown with 48 seconds left to put the game away which gave Central a 20-12 victory. He ran for 135 yards and a touchdown in a 5420 win over Northview and ran 10 times for 105 yards and three scores in a 61-0 shutout over Smiths Station. He also lettered in track (sprints and relays) at Central and was the teams MVP during his sophomore and junior seasons. His 4x100 relay team took first in state as a junior with a time of 42.2 seconds; he had personal bests of 22.0 in the 200 and 50.6 in the 400. ACADEMICSEnrolled in CUs School of Arts & Sciences, he is undecided on his major. PERSONALHe was born December 14, 1991 in Phenix City, Ala. Hobbies include cooking.

MATTHEW BAHR, TE
6-4, 260, Sr., 3L
Dove Canyon, Calif. (Mission Viejo)

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PAULAY ASIATA, OL
6-5, 295, Fr., HS
Honolulu, Hawaii (St. Louis)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.) Projected as an offensive lineman his true freshman year in college. HIGH SCHOOLHe earned All-American honors from PrepStar and SuperPrep, the latter ranking him the No. 24 offensive lineman in the country. On the SuperPrep All-Far West region squad, he was ranked as the No. 15 overall player, the No. 2 offensive lineman and the No. 1 player from Hawaii. He was named the top player from Hawaii by Scout.com, which ranked him the No. 21 offensive tackle in the country, and Rivals.com listed him the No. 6 player from Hawaii while ESPN had him as the No. 2 player in

AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.)He will move officially to tight end on a permanent basis in the fall, though he lined up at the spot plenty of times his junior season when he served in a utility role between tight end, H-back and fullback. He missed all of spring practice after undergoing offseason surgery to mend a chronic shoulder injury; he was expected to be at 100 percent by the start of August practices. 2010 (Jr.)He played in all 12 games, starting three at tight end: at Missouri, versus Baylor (in a two-tight end formation) and at Oklahoma. One week into fall practice, he was shifted from offensive line into a tight end/H-back/fullback role, with the intent to shore up CUs rushing game in short yardage and goal line situations. He never carried the ball, but did catch two passes, including a 4-yard touchdown grab that opened the scoring in CUs 29-27 win over Georgia. His other reception came against California. It was thought he might still see some action on the offensive line, but that only materialized in his playing all 50 snaps on the field goal/point after touchdown unit on special teams. 2009 (Soph.)He saw action in six games, including three starts at right guard (Kansas State, Missouri, Texas A&M). He was in for 244 snaps from scrimmage, recording seven knockdown and three touchdown blocks. He graded out over 80 percent on two occasions, with a season-best grade of 87 percent at Kansas State. He played every down in the K-State and Mizzou games. He was a recipient of the Gold Group Commitment Award, selected by the CU coaches, which recognizes excellence with class in a variety of areas. Opened up the fall second at right tackle, but saw most of his action during the season at guard. 2008 (Fr.-RS)He saw action in 11 games (did not play in the opener against Colorado State), and started the last eight games of the season (conference play), all at right tackle. He was in for 585 snaps from scrimmage, grading out a season-best 93 percent at Nebraska; he also had one other game where he graded over 80 percent (Iowa State). He had 16.5

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knockdown blocks for the year, four each against Florida State and Texas A&M, and one touchdown block. He played another 43 snaps on the field goal/PAT unit on special teams. 2007 (Fr.)Redshirted; practiced the entire fall on the offensive line. He dressed for all but one game, as he possibly could have been activated to play if injuries dictated so. HIGH SCHOOLA three-year starter at two different high schools at offensive tackle, he was named first-team All-CIF Southern Section (Pac-5 Division), All-Orange County and All-South Coast League as a senior. He was also named second-team All-State and was his teams Lineman of the Year and Big Hitter of the Year (presented to the one with the most pancake blocks). He racked up 56 pancakes as a senior and did not allow a sack on the season. As a junior at Santa Margarita High School, he was named second-team All-Serra League and was his teams Lineman of the Year. He tallied 30 pancakes on the season and allowed just one sack. He also started every game as a sophomore. His top game as a senior came against Long beach Jordan when he recorded sic pancake blocks in the victory. Against Orange Lutheran in his junior season, he went up against USC-bound defensive end Michael Reardon and tallied three pancake blocks without allowing a sack. Under coach Bob Johnson, MVHS went 93 his senior year, making it to the second round of the playoffs. Santa Margarita was 5-6 his sophomore and junior seasons. ACADEMICSHe is majoring in Communication and is earning a minor in Business at Colorado. PERSONALBorn March 3, 1989, in Mission Viejo, Calif. His hobbies include playing golf (regularly shoots in the 80s) and video games; he is also very active with his local church, Saddleback Community. His father is vice president of National Beverage, and his stepfather owns a commercial real estate company called Pacific Point Partners; he would like to get into real estate after college.
Season 2010 G 12 RECEIVING No. Yds 2 7 Avg. 3.5 TD 1 Long 4t High Games Rec Yds 1 4

HIGH SCHOOLA two-year letterman in football, he was named honorable-mention All-Western Catholic Athletic League (WCAL), All-Metro (Bay Area) and All-San Mateo County as a senior when the team finished 8-4 under Patrick Walsh and won the WCAL championship while making it to the state semifinals. He was honored by the Bay Area News Group as a member of the 2008 Cream of the Crop team among senior football players, ranking No. 8 out of the 25 players from northern California selected on college potential after a survey of college coaches. His senior season was his first as a starter on the football field at any level. Most memorable games include Sacred Heart when he held highly touted senior Kevin Greene to no sacks and just a pair of tackles in a 42-14 victory, against De La Salle when Junipero Serra lost 29-28 but it was to one of the top teams in the state and against Gilroy when he had at least eight pancake blocks. He has also lettered twice in lacrosse as a sophomore and junior (lacrosse is played in the spring), winning the Lock Down award as the teams top hitter. He captained the team as a sophomore and played since seventh grade but Junipero Serra only added the sport his sophomore year. ACADEMICSHe is majoring in Communications at Colorado. He earned second-team Academic All-Big 12 honors as a redshirt freshman. PERSONALHe was born Sept. 30, 1991 in San Mateo, Calif. He considers himself a gym rat, enjoying lifting, basketball, swimming, waterskiing and snow skiing. His oldest brother, Eric, was a defensive lineman at the University of San Diego and is in the NFL with the Tennessee Titans. Another older brother, Andrew, is a junior defensive end at USD. An uncle, Dan Jackson, played quarterback at California. He wants to return to California after graduation to work with and eventually take over his fathers (Karl) real estate business. One of his two middle names is unique: Afrisiab. (Last name is pronounced Bock-T-are-E.)

BLAKE BEHRENS, OL
6-3, 300, Sr., 2L
Phoenix, Ariz. (Brophy Prep)

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6-4, 295, Soph., 1L
Burlingame, Calif. (Junipero Serra)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.) Enters the fall atop the depth chart at left tackle, as he switched over from the right side where he played as a redshirt freshman; hes being groomed to replace CU consensus All-American and Outland Trophy finalist Nate Solder on the left side. Phil Steeles College Football placed him on its preseason fourth-team All-Pac 12 squad. 2010 (Fr.-RS): He played in all 12 games, starting 11 (he did not start against Texas Tech, but did play 24 snaps). He earned honorable mention Freshman All-America honors from collegefootballnews.com, and was an honorable mention All-Big 12 performer by the Associated Press; the states chapter of the NFF/College Hall of Fame selected him second-team All-Colorado. He played the third most snaps on offense, 796, trailing Nate Solder and Ryan Miller, and with 715 plus plays, he graded out to 89.8 percent for the year, second best among the O-lineman (behind Solders 94.3). He graded out to 80 percent or higher in all 12 games, and 90 percent or greater seven times. He had 59 finishing/knockdown blocks, fourth on the team (eight versus Iowa State was his single-game high), with three touchdown blocks, tied for the third-most. He allowed just one quarterback sack and seven pressures, but was flagged for six penalties, most early in the season when he was getting his feet wet. He had five or more finish/KD blocks on eight occasions, and his best single-game grade of 94.7 percent came in a dominant performance against Kansas State (71 plus plays out of 75 total). At Kansas, he recovered a fumble after a quarterback sack and returned it seven yards, reducing a 13-yard loss to six. 2009 (Fr.)Redshirted; he practiced on the offensive line the entire fall.

AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.) He missed all of spring practice after undergoing offseason surgery to mend a chronic shoulder injury; he was expected to be at 100 percent by the start of August practices. 2010 (Jr.)He did not see any game action; a recurring shoulder injury limited him at times during practice. 2009 (Soph.)He played in five games overall, including four starts which came against Wyoming, Kansas, Iowa State and Oklahoma State; he also appeared in the Texas A&M game. He started at right guard for the Wyoming and KU games and on the left side for the other two. He was in for 204 total snaps, registering four finishing/knockdown and two touchdown blocks. His best game grade was at Kansas State when he recorded an 80 percent figure. He was a preseason fourth-team All-Big 12 selection by Phil Steeles College Football. 2008 (Fr.-RS)Earned the starting spot at right guard out of camp and played there against CSU, but was switched to left guard after that game and started the next 11 at left guard. He earned first-team Freshman AllBig 12 honors from rivals.com. He was in for 769 snaps from scrimmage, third most on the team, grading to over 80 percent on two occasions with a season-best 89 percent against West Virginia. He was also third in knockdown blocks with 39.5 knockdown blocks and was second in touchdown blocks (5). He allowed three quarterback sacks and as flagged for just one penalty all year. 2007 (Fr.)Redshirted; practiced the entire fall on the offensive line. HIGH SCHOOLA SuperPrep All-Far West performer as a senior, as the publication ranked him as the No. 9 overall player in Arizona (and as the fourth offensive lineman in the state); Rivals.com pegged him as the No. 17 offensive guard in the nation (the No. 6 overall player in the state), while Scout.com ranked him at No. 26. He played in the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl in Fort Lauderdale, starting at guard. As a senior, he

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was named first-team All-Arizona and All-State (by both major area newspapers) and was an EA Sports second-team All-American, also becoming the first linemen to be named the Phoenix Player of the Year (as selected by the Arizona Republic). A three-year letterman, he did not allow a sack in his entire prep career. Playing offensive tackle, he had 120 pancake blocks, and playing defensive tackle, he had 60 tackles and five quarterback sacks as a senior. As a junior, he was named first-team All-State and All-Desert Valley Region when he had 112 pancake blocks playing offensive tackle and 55 tackles, including five sacks on defense. He was named first-team All-Desert Region and honorable mention All-State as a sophomore when he tallied 104 pancake blocks. Under coach Andrew Molander, Brophy Prep went 9-3 his senior season, advancing to the state quarterfinals; they were state champions his junior year with a 13-1 mark, and went 10-2 and advanced to the state quarterfinals in his sophomore season. He also lettered once in track and played two years of basketball (freshman and junior varsity). ACADEMICSHe completed all his requirements for a B.S. degree in Finance (doing so in December 2010), and changed his area of emphasis to Accounting and is pursuing completion of those requirements. He also has taken many Economic classes, so when all is sorted out, he might graduate with a Business degree with two areas of emphasis, and maybe an additional degree if he meets the qualifications for Econ. A four-time member of the Big 12 Commissioners Honor Roll, he owned a 3.2 grade point average in high school. PERSONALBorn December 6, 1988 in Scottsdale, Ariz. His hobbies include spending time outdoorssnowboarding, fishing, wakeboarding and waterskiingbasketball and reading. His father (Rick) attended Colorado for a time and attempted to play football, but was injured during the spring and eventually returned to Arizona. A grandfather (Bob Behrens) was an All-American at Colgate who was drafted by the New York Giants, but opted to go to medical school instead. An uncle (Bob Behrens, Jr.) played football at UC-Riverside, and his older brother, Rich, played at Arizona. (Last name is pronounced bear-ens.)

week later in the second round of the playoffs. Despite falling 21-17 to Upland, he recorded six tackles and had one interception even though Upland was not throwing to his side of the field. As a junior, he also played running back and earned second team All-Mt. Baldy League honors. He rushed 59 times for 505 yards and four touchdowns and caught three passes for 14 yards. Defensively, he came up with 31 tackles and three interceptions and also had one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. His most memorable game that season came against Don Lugo, when he rushed nine times for 149 yards and a touchdown and also had two interceptions on defense. He saw spot duty in a back-up role as a freshman and sophomore for the varsity, and as a sophomore he had nine tackles and returned one kick for 12 yards. He also lettered in track & field for four years at Colony and was a CIF finalist as a junior in the 110-meter hurdles. He also participates in the 200- and 300-meter hurdles. He ran the 100meter dash one time and was clocked in 10.6 seconds. ACADEMICSHe is majoring in Sociology at Colorado as he is interested in a post-football career in law enforcement. PERSONALHe was born January 19, 1992 in Pasadena, Calif. His dad, Richard Bell, was a wing back at Nebraska and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1990 NFL draft, where he played for one season as a running back. His mothers cousin is former Major League Baseball star Darryl Strawberry, who won four World Series titles with the New York Mets and New York Yankees and was an eight-time All-Star during his 17-year career.
Season 2010 G Plays 8 54 TACKLES UT AT-TOT TFL Sacks 3DS Hurr FR 7 4 11 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 FF PBU 0 0 Int 0

ADDITIONAL STATISTICSSpecial Team Tackles: 4,15 (2010).

NATE BONSU, DT
6-1, 285, Soph., 1L

JERED BELL, DB
6-0, 190, Soph., 1L
Ontario, Calif. (Colony)

Allen, Texas (Allen)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.)He entered the fall listed third at right cornerback and with most spots and the nickel back up for grabs, he figured into the mix at both safety and cornerback. But in the third practice (Aug. 6), he suffered a knee injury (torn ACL) and will be lost for the entire season. 2010 (Fr.)He saw action in all 12 games, eight on defense including one start (versus Baylor). In 54 plays from scrimmage, he posted 11 tackles, seven solo, with the bulk coming in the Baylor game when he racked up nine, seven of which were unassisted. He also added five tackles, four solo, on special teams coverage duty, and was one of just seven true freshmen to play for the Buffs in the 2010 season. HIGH SCHOOL He was ranked the No. 34 defensive back in the country by Rivals.com and the No. 99 player from the state of California. He was also ranked the No. 95 cornerback by Scout.com and No. 97 cornerback by ESPN. He earned All-California Interscholastic Federation honors and All-Mt. Baldy League honors for Colony High School as a senior under coach Anthony Rice, helping the team to a 10-2 record and the Mt. Baldy League championship. He is a four-year letterman and helped Colony to a 39-12 record in his four years, including three league titles and two CIF championships during his freshman and sophomore seasons. He recorded 47 tackles as a senior and also had five interceptions and 10 pass break-ups. He recovered one fumble and also had two punt returns for 63 yards with a long of 51 yards against Paloma Valley. He lists that game as one of his most memorable games, as he had a key interception return that, along with the punt return, set up touchdowns in a 21-6 win in the first round of the playoffs. Another memorable game came one

AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.)He is back at 100 percent after missing the 2010 season due to a knee injury and subsequent surgery and rehab; he did miss some of spring with a thigh strain but enters the fall listed second at nose tackle. 2010 (Fr.-RS)Redshirted; he missed spring practice after a knee injury he suffered in winter conditioning required surgery and spent the balance of the season rehabilitating. He was a recipient of the Gold Group Commitment Award, selected by the CU coaches, which recognizes excellence with class in a variety of areas. 2009 (Fr.)He played in all 12 games (no starts), seeing action for 184 snaps from scrimmage. He recorded 15 tackles, 11 solo, with one for zero gain, two third stops, a quarterback chasedown (near-sack) and a fumble recovery (which was at Iowa State). He had a tackle here and there over the first 11 weeks of the season, his top game being two solo stops and a third down stop at Kansas State, but against Nebraska in the finale, he had a career-high five tackles (four solo). He added almost 20 pounds to his frame between signing with CU and then reporting to school as he played his freshman season at 295 pounds. HIGH SCHOOLHe earned mention on the All-Midlands Region team from PrepStar and was ranked as the No. 63 defensive tackle in the country by Rivals.com, the No. 7 defensive tackle from Texas. He was listed as the No. 58 player overall on the Dallas Morning News Top 100 list, the fourth DT. ESPN ranked him as the No. 105 defensive tackle in the nation (No. 20 from Texas). Allen High School compiled a 38-4 record the three seasons he lettered in football, including a 25-2 mark his final two years when he was a starter at defensive tackle. His senior year, Allen was 15-1 and won the 5A Texas State Championship, earning a No. 5 national ranking under coach Tom Westerberg. He earned honorable mention All-State by the Associated Press Sports Editors and second-team All-State by 5ATexasFootball.com. He was also named to the All-District 8-5A squad.

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That season, he started all 16 games and compiled 80 tackles, including 47 solo, and had seven total tackles for loss including four sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. He compiled eight tackles with a sack against Plano in a 53-26 victory and had 14 tackles with three for a loss against Stony Point in a 23-21 win in the state semifinals. Against Plano East, he had 10 tackles with three for a loss and one sack in a 37-14 victory and 12 tackles with two for a loss against South Grand Prairie in a 27-14 win. His junior year, Allen compiled a 10-1 mark after a perfect 10-0 record in the regular season and suffering a loss in the first round of the state playoffs after winning the District 8-5A championship. He was named to the first-team All-District 8-5A team. He totaled 41 tackles as a junior with a pair of sacks. His most productive game was a 17 tackle performance against Berkner in a 56-49 win. Allen compiled a 13-2 mark his sophomore season while winning the District 8-5A championship and advancing to the semifinals of the state playoffs. He also lettered in track & field (throws) and was a member of the power lifting team, advancing to regional meet as a junior where he finished with seventh with lifts of 1,345 lbs. ACADEMICSHe is majoring in International Affairs and Political Science at Colorado. He was named honorable mention Academic All-State by the Texas High School Coaches Association and earned status as a Texas Scholar and had a perfect score on the associated test. PERSONALHe was born on January 26, 1991 in Dallas. A younger brother He is a student leader in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and participates with the Allen High School football team in the Read With The Eagles program, in which he and his teammates would go to local elementary schools before games and read to the children. He enjoys working out and hanging out with his friends. His favorite musician is Ludacris and he is an accomplished cook, with his best dishes anything dealing with chicken. (Last name is pronounced bonn-sue.)
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which included two inside-the-20 and three over 50 yards. He followed that up with four more 40-plus per game averages: 49.0 at SMU (two punts), 47.5 versus Tulane (four kicks, including one that pinned Tulane on its 29 in the final minute with Rice nursing a one-point lead in an eventual 28-20 win), 43.1 against Texas-El Paso (eight punts) and 40.6 at Houston (seven boots). 2008 (Fr.-RS)He took over the kickoff duties down the seasons stretch: he kicked off 28 times on the season, including five times in Rices 38-14 win over Western Michigan in the Texas Bowl. He made his collegiate debut late in the game against Southern Miss, recording a 32-yard punt (his only punt attempt of the season). 2007 (Fr.)Redshirted; he joined the team as a walk-on. HIGH SCHOOLHe earned second-team 4A All-State honors (Rocky Mountain News) as a senior, when he averaged 41.7 yards per punt, the only year he punted. He handled kickoff chores as a sophomore and then added placekicking as a junior (his longest career field goal made in a game was 46 yards) and then all three as a senior. He played football and soccer at the same time during the fall; on several occasions he would finish up one game in one sport and race over to play one in the other. He lettered three times overall in football under coach Monte Thelen. CTHS was 9-2 his senior year, qualifying for the playoffs for the first time in school history, and was 6-5 his junior year and 2-8 his sophomore season, the first year Cherokee Trail fielded a varsity team. A four-sport letterman as he also played baseball (second base), basketball and soccer, in the latter as a senior helping the Cougars to the Sweet 16 of the state tournament, also for the first time ever. As a junior on the baseball team, he helped Cherokee Trail to a runner-up finish in the state tournament. ACADEMICSHe is working toward his Masters in Engineering at Colorado; he graduated cum laude from Rice University in May 2011 with a degree in Civil Engineering (he owned a 3.80 grade point average). In high school, he was valedictorian of his senior class, earned Academic All-State honors as a senior in football, soccer and basketball, was a finalist for the Freddie Steinmark Award (presented to the top student-athlete in Colorado) and was a National Merit Commended Scholar. PERSONALHe was born October 14, 1988 in Hinsdale, Ill. Hobbies include playing golf and basketball, movies and staying active in general. He has worked as a volunteer at a camp for children diagnosed with Down syndrome, autism or cerebral palsy. He spent the summer of 2011 in Washington D.C., as he was awarded an internship with the U.S. Justice Department. (Last name is pronounced Brun-didge.)

MARK BRUNDAGE, P
6-1, 180, Sr., TR
Centennial, Colo. (Cherokee Trail/Rice)

AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.)He joined the team as a walk-on in May upon his graduation from Rice. He graduated in four years, and as an unrecruited, nonscholarship player, he is eligible to transfer to another school without having to sit out the standard year per NCAA rules. He is the first football player at Colorado to take advantage of this unique situation allowed by the NCAA. AT RICE: He was a member of the Rice Owls for three years, joining as a walk-on in the summer of 2007. Though never placed on scholarship, he had some shining moments when he assumed the Owls punting chores the latter half of his sophomore season. He earned two letters at Rice for the 2008 and 2009 seasons. 2010 (Jr.)Despite closing his sophomore year showing he had the potential to be one of the nations top punters, too many specialists were already on scholarship; since he was going to remain as a walk-on, he opted out of playing football to concentrate on earning his degree in four years time. He did not participate in spring practice for the Owls. 2009 (Soph.)He appeared in five games after Rices regular punter, Kyle Martens, was injured; Martens, a candidate for the Ray Guy Award, averaged 43.6 yards for 48 punts, but Brundage came in and would average 44.2 yards for 26 punts for the remainder of the year. Only nine of those were returned and for just 62 yards, meaning his net average was a healthy 41.8 yards. He had nine kicks of 50 yards or longer (a long of 63, coming against UCF on what was his first punt of the year), with eight kicks inside-the-20. He averaged 46.4 yards for five punts against UCF,

PUNTING Season G No Yds 1 32 2008 (at Rice) 5 2009 (at Rice) 5 26 1149 Totals 10 27 1181

Avg Long 32.0 32 44.2 63 43.7 63

In 20 50+ 0 0 8 9 8 9

TB 0 2 2

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Ret Net Yds Yds 3 29 62 1087 65 1116

Net Avg. 29.0 41.8 41.3

ADDITIONAL STATISTICSKickoffs: 28, 1 TB, 1 OB (2008).

BRENT BURNETTE, QB
6-3, 215, Jr., JC
Maryville, Tenn. (Maryville/Middle Tennessee/Western Arizona)

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AT COLORADO; This Season (Jr.)He enrolled at Colorado for the spring semester and participated in spring football; he enters the fall listed third on the depth chart. In the three main spring scrimmages, he completed 10-of-25 passes for 100 yards (2 touchdowns/1 interception), with one of the touchdowns a 22-yard toss to Kyle Slavin in the spring game. He has two years to play two in eligibility. AT WESTERN ARIZONA (2010/Soph.)He completed 79-of-140 passes for 1,219 yards with 11 touchdowns and six interceptions in seven games

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before being injured, compiling a 6-1 record for Western Arizona. The Matadors climbed to the top of the NJCAA rankings the third week of the season and after suffering a loss that week, didnt lose again in the regular season. They won the Western States Football League championship and tied the school record for wins with a 10-2 record. In the second game of the year, against Phoenix College, he completed 15-of-25 passes for 236 yards and two touchdowns in a 47-17 victory, which setup the Matadors for the nations top ranking. AT MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE (2008-09/Fr., Fr.-RS)After redshirting the 2008 season, he saw action in seven games (one start) as a redshirt frosh for MTSU in 2009. As primarily the backup quarterback, he completed 13-of-25 passes for 160 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions as MTSU ran up a 10-3 record including a victory over Southern Miss in the New Orleans Bowl (he was 2-of-3 for 45 yards and a touchdown in the bowl game). He replaced the injured Dwight Dasher and completed one pass for 22 yards on 2nd-and-15 and then threw a 23 yard touchdown to put MTSU up 28-20 late in the third quarter as the Blue Raiders went on to a 42-32 win. He was 3-of-3 for 47 yards and a touchdown against Western Kentucky and in his first collegiate start against Mississippi State, he completed 7-of-15 passes for 48 yards. HIGH SCHOOLESPN ranked him as the No. 44 quarterback in the country, the No. 19 player from Tennessee (the third ranked quarterback). He was named to Scout.coms Tennessee Super 14 as one of five quarterbacks on that list. He earned the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association Mr. Football Award and was the Player of the Year for Tennessee by Tennessee Football Magazine, Sports Locker and Rebel Nation. He was the Offensive Player of the Year by the Knoxville News Sentinel and Maryville Daily Times and named the All-Southern Player of the Year by the Orlando Sentinel. He was the Region 3 most valuable player as a senior and named to both the Tennessee Sports Writers Association and Tennessee Athletic Coaches Association first-team AllState teams as both a junior and senior, when he also earned All-Blount County and All-Region 3 honors. He finished his career with school records of 6,408 passing yards and 67 touchdowns. He ranked fifth alltime for career passing yards in TSSAA history and No. 2 among players from eastern Tennessee. As a senior, he completed 228-of-325 (70.2 percent) of his passes for 3,521 yards with just seven interceptions. The 3,521 yards ranked third in TSSAA history and his 38 touchdowns second, with both marks the best by a player from eastern Tennessee. He also owns Maryville season records for completions, pass attempts, touchdowns and passing yards, and the single game record of five touchdowns, which he did in the 2007 state playoffs against Red Bank. His junior year he completed 101-of-146 passes for 2,019 yards and 18 touchdowns, and as a sophomore, he passed for 868 yards and 13 touchdowns. He was named the MVP of the state championship game as a senior when he competed 15-of-22 passes for 222 yards two touchdowns in the 28-13 win over Maplewood. He compiled a 30-0 record as a starter, 45-0 record in his three years primarily on varsity and a 60-0 mark in his four years of high school at Maryville under coach George Quarles, winning the state championship each season. He also lettered in baseball (third baseman). ACADEMICSHe is majoring in Psychology at Colorado; he is interested in attending medical school after his football playing days are over. PERSONALHe was born October 5, 1989 in Knoxville, Tenn. His hobbies include going to the lake, fishing, skiing, hanging out with friends, golf and playing the guitar. His father, Tommy, played football at Eastern Kentucky and his uncle, Jerry Burnette, played basketball at Loyola Marymount. He played summer baseball in the same program that turned out Colorado Rockies All-Star and Gold Glove winner Todd Helton. He traveled to Colorado with his baseball team when he was seven years old and took runner-up at the AABC World Series (in Wheat Ridge).

KEENAN CANTY, WR
5-9, 155, Fr., RS
New Orleans, La. (Edna Karr)

AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.-RS) Enters the fall listed second at the Z receiver position; could also get a look at returning kickoffs and punts. He caught four passes for 42 yards and two touchdowns in the three main spring scrimmages; he opened the scoring in the spring game when he was on the receiving end of a 15-yard TD pass from Nick Hirschman. 2010 (Fr.)Redshirted; practiced at wide receiver and was on the scout team. HIGH SCHOOLHe earned All-4A District 10 honors as a senior, helping his team to an 11-2 record and third round appearance in the state playoffs. Edna Karr, under coach Jabbar Juluke, went 3-1 in 4A District 10 competition and finished in second place. His sophomore and junior seasons, the team won the 4A District 10 championship and in three years Edna Karr compiled a 10-2 record in league games. He caught 60 passes for 630 yards and 10 touchdowns as a senior and secured at least three catches in 11 of 13 games and five or more catches in five games. Against St. Paul, in a 26-24 win to open the season, he caught five passes for 63 yards and two touchdowns. Two weeks later against Destrehan, in a 38-24 win over its rival, he caught five passes for 69 yards and a touchdown. Against Vandebelt, in the second round of the playoffs, he had four catches for 71 yards and two touchdowns in a 46-9 win. He also returned kickoffs and punts as both a junior and senior, returning one punt for a touchdown (junior season). That season, he earned second team All-4A District 10 and had 20 catches for 220 yards and three touchdowns. He also lettered four times in track and field and earned All-4A District 10 honors in the triple jump as a junior. He also competed in the long jump and the 4x100 and 4x200-meter relay teams. ACADEMICSHe is majoring in Communication at Colorado. PERSONALHe was born October 7, 1992 in New Orleans. He enjoys hanging out with his friends and being active in all sports. He participated in two community service projects through his school. The first was through Tulane University, where he helped plant trees at a city park, while the second one involved speaking to students at local elementary schools and helping out around the schools.

JUSTIN CASTOR, PK
6-4, 200, Soph., 1L
Golden, Colo. (Arvada West)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.)He has the inside track on the placekicking job as he was the only one to attempt kicks in the three main scrimmages, but could be pushed by an incoming freshman. In those scrums, he made good on both standard PAT kicks, with longer distance ones attempted after other scores that were logged in as field goal tries, of which he converted 15-of-26 tries. He was 9-of-12 from 30-39 yards, 5-of-13 from 40-49 yards and made his only 50-plus yard kick (a 51-yard kick that closed the scoring in the spring game; he was 6-of-10 in the game). 2010 (Fr.)It appeared he would redshirt, but was called on to try a field goal at Missouri after Aric Goodman, CUs regular placekicker, missed wide left from 40 yards out; his attempt also was from 40 but was blocked. He would play in two other games, at Kansas and against Iowa State, kick-

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ing off five times: all were returned, but two times the opponent was stopped inside their 20; the average starting yardline for the five kicks was the opponent 30. He was one of just seven true freshmen to play for the Buffs in the 2010 season. HIGH SCHOOLHe earned All-Region honors from PrepStar and was ranked the No. 22 kicker in the country by both Rivals.com and Scout.com and the No. 43 kicker by ESPN. Already inducted into Arvada Wests Hall of Fame, he was the Jefferson County 5A Athlete of the Year for all sports. He started for four years as a kicker and also as a wide receiver and punter his senior season. In his career, he hit 28-of-46 field goals with 10 from 40 yards or longer and two from 50-plus yards. He was first-team AllColorado and first-team All-State by the Denver Post and first-team All-5A Big 8 Conference as a senior when he helped coach Casey Coons and AWHS to an 11-2 record and 5A state semifinal appearance. He hit 13-of-22 field goals his senior year, including connecting from 40 yards or longer five times. He also connected on 45-of-47 extra points for 84 total points. He punted 26 times for 1,130 yards, averaging 43.5 yards per punt with a long of 67 yards. Seven of his 26 punts went for more than 50 yards and one went over 60 yards. He also kicked off 64 times with 21 touchbacks. He would have had more touchbacks, but the plan of attack was to put a lot of air under the ball and kick it as deep as possible in play for the kickoff coverage unit. As a wide receiver, he led Arvada West in receiving with 30 catches for 607 yards and seven touchdowns. He lists one of his best games as a senior against Pomona when he hit his only field goal attempt and caught six passes for 158 yards and a touchdown in a 31-14 win. Against Regis, he hit two field goals longer than 40 yards in a 20-6 victory. As a junior, earned first-team All-5A Big 8 Conference when he hit 9-of-15 field goals, including two over 50 yards and five for 40 yards or longer. He connected on 35-of-36 extra points and had 62 kickoffs with 36 touchbacks. He lists his top game that season when Arvada West upset Pomona 30-24 and he had two field goals, including his career-best from 53 yards and another one from 43 yards out. As a sophomore, he connected on 3of-5 field goals and 37-of-39 extra points while kicking off 59 times with 13 touchbacks. As a freshman, he hit 38-of-40 extra points and 3-of-4 field goals. He lettered in basketball, averaging 10.3 points and 3.5 rebounds per game as a s junior. He also lettered in track & field, earning All-5A Big 8 Conference honors as a junior, his first season participating in the sport when he also placed seventh in the state in the triple jump with a mark of 44-11. He also participated in the long and high jumps and on the 4x100meter relay team. ACADEMICSHe is majoring in Business (undecided on sequence) at Colorado. He earned first-team Academic All-State four times in both football and basketball and twice in track & field. He also earned four academic letters from Arvada West, which are given to students to attain a 3.67 or higher GPA for consecutive semesters. PERSONALHe was born August 24, 1991 in Denver. His hobbies include snowboarding, wakeboarding and just about every recreational sport.
Season 2010 SCORING FG BREAKDOWN G EP-EPA FG-FGA 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+ Long PTS 3 0- 0 0- 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0

2010 (Jr.)He saw action in 11 games, including one start against Colorado State in the season opener; he missed the Baylor game due to a concussion he suffered in practice the Tuesday prior to the game. He caught six passes for 35 yards (5.8 avg.) on the year, two of those for 16 yards against Colorado State; his long reception of 11 yards came at California. Four of the catches came on first downs (for 22 yards). He had a tremendous spring, leading the team for the three main scrimmages with 16 catches for 173 yards, with a long reception of 34 yards; he caught 12 of those balls for 144 yards in the spring game. 2009 (Soph.)He joined the team as a walk-on prior to spring practices. He had a productive spring, with four catches for 66 yards in the three main scrimmages, and also got a look at kick returner. He was ineligible to play due to NCAA transfer rules, but was a solid scout team performer and was the Offensive Scout Award winner for the Kansas game and the Special Teams Scout Award winner for the Texas A&M contest. He was a recipient of the Gold Group Commitment Award, selected by the CU coaches, which recognizes excellence with class in a variety of areas. AT WENATCHEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (2008, Fr.-RS)Attended classes there in the fall before transferring to Colorado. AT OREGON STATE (2007, Fr.)He was a member of the baseball team but was sidelined after suffering a season-ending arm injury. He was recruited as a pitcher and was awarded a scholarship to OSU. HIGH SCHOOLAs a senior, earned first-team All-State honors at quarterback after leading Bishop Kelly to a 9-3 record. He completed 75-of-125 passes for 2,300 yards and 18 touchdowns, and ran for another 600 yards and 10 touchdowns on the ground. He earned three letters in football at Bishop Kelly, backing up current teammate Cody Hawkins at quarterback as a sophomore and junior when Bishop Kelly won back-to-back state championships while compiling a 21-0 record. He also played defensive back and compiled 50 tackles and two interceptions as a senior. Bishop Kelly was 12-0 his junior year and 9-0 his sophomore campaign under coach Tim Brennan. An accomplished baseball player, he was a threetime first-team All-State and 4A All-Southern Idaho Conference selection, leading Bishop Kelly two a pair of league championships as a junior and senior. He also lettered one year in basketball as a guard. ACADEMICSHe is majoring in History at Colorado. PERSONALBorn January 29, 1989 in Boston, Mass. His hobbies include fishing and hunting, and he has coached youth baseball (American Legion) in the summer. His father, Romeo, played football at Western New England College.
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ADDITIONAL STATISTICSKickoffs: 5 Total, 5 Ret, 2 In20 (2010).

DAVID CLARK, OL
6-4, 315, Sr., 2L
Aspen, Colo. (Aspen)

KYLE CEFALO, WR
5-10, 170, Sr., 1L
Boise, Idaho (Bishop Kelly/ Oregon State/Wenatchee CC)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.)He enters the fall listed third at right offensive guard, and figures to again be a fixture on the field goal/point after touchdown unit on special teams. He has added almost 15 pounds of muscle to his frame since the end of his junior season. 2010 (Jr.)He saw action in all 12 games, all on special teams, as he played every snap (50) on the field goal/PAT unit. He was the co-recipient of the Joe Romig Award as selected by coaches for the most improved offensive lineman in spring practice. 2009 (Soph.)He got in for one snap from scrimmage late during the Wyoming game, but worked his way on to the FG/PAT unit on special teams where he was a regular the last seven games of the season (27 total plays). He was a recipient of the Gold Group Commitment Award, selected

AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.)He enters the season listed second on the depth chart at the X receiver position. Near the end of fall camp, he was placed on scholarship by the coaching staff for what head coach Jon Embree termed as doing everything we asked for and more both on and off the field. He caught seven passes for 104 yards (14.9 per) in the three main spring scrimmages..

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by the CU coaches, which recognizes excellence with class in a variety of areas. 2008 (Fr.-RS)He did not see any game action, but did dress for seven games. He added 10 pounds to his frame between arriving on campus and the two years he spent in Boulder. 2007 (Fr.)Redshirted; practiced the entire fall on the offensive line and dressed for eight games including in the Independence Bowl. He joined the team as an invited walk-on for August drills. HIGH SCHOOLA four-year starter and letterman at offensive tackle, he recorded 24 pancake blocks as a senior. Under coach Travis Benson, Aspen was 3-6 during Clarks senior campaign. Aspen is not known for its football, rather its winter sports particularly skiing, thus he is one of handful to go on and try football from the school collegiately. He also participated in rugby in high school, playing second row scrum, and basketball. ACADEMICSHe is pursuing a double major in History and Sociology at Colorado. He earned second-team Academic All-Big 12 Conference honors as a sophomore and junior. PERSONALHe was born October 2, 1988 in Aspen, Colo. His hobbies include playing sports and farming. A grandfather, Elmer Holmes, played tackle for Colorado during the 1936 season (at 6-2, 190; he was a teammate of CU legend Byron White).

TONEY CLEMONS, WR
6-2, 210, Sr., 1L
New Kensington, Pa. (Valley/Michigan)
AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.)Enters the fall atop the depth chart at the X receiver position, and will no doubt become the first player to play in the Big 10, Big 12 and Pac-12 conferences in his career with CUs switch to the latter for this season. He saw limited action in the spring after suffering a strained hamstring the first day of practices (March 11); it hampered him through the spring and he was held out of the extended scrimmage action for precautionary reasons. He enters his senior season 53rd on CUs all-time receptions list (43) and 69th in receiving yards (482). 2010 (Jr.)He played in all 12 games, including eight starts, in finishing second on the team in receptions (43), third in receiving yards (482) and fourth in average per catch (11.2); his three touchdowns were third. He have seven catches for 20 or more yards and 16 for 10 or longer, both second-most by a Buff, and caught at least three balls in nine games and had one in 11 games (he was shut out at Nebraska). He had career highs of eight receptions for 98 yards against Texas Tech. He caught the bulk of his passes on third and fourth downs, with a team-best 20 for 298 yards (14.9 per), as 16 of those receptions earned first downs. He caught a 73yard pass for a touchdown from Tyler Hansen on a third down play that put CU up 24-13 early in the fourth quarter on the way to a 31-13 win, the longest play from scrimmage for the Buffaloes in the 2010 season. His other touchdown catches came on throws from Cody Hawkins against Iowa State (26 yards) and Kansas State (23). Overall, he earned 25 first downs, fifth-most on the team, 23 coming on receptions and two via the rush. He was second on the team in all-purpose yards with 760, as he also returned 10 kickoffs for 255 yards (with a long of 53 at Missouri, when he returned three for 103 yards), rushed three times for 17 yards (long of 19 versus Baylor) and returned three punts for six yards. He caught four passes for 55 yards along with the touchdown against Iowa State to go with several downfield blocks in the running game; the coaches thus selected him as CUs receiver of the game. The Big 12 media, ahead of the annual summer media days, selected him as the conferences offensive newcomer of the year. The Sporting News tabbed him as one of two wide receivers on its All-Spring Team, and was the publications number one player who helped himself the most in the spring. He was the Iron Buffalo Award winner among the teams wide receivers for hard work, dedication, toughness and total poundage lifted in the weight room. 2009 (Jr.-RS)He sat out due to NCAA rules after transferring to Colorado from Michigan prior to the start of the fall semester, but practiced all fall at wide receiver. He was the Scout Team Offense player of the year as well as the STO player of the week for the Wyoming game. He was a recipient of the Gold Group Commitment Award, selected by the CU coaches, which recognizes excellence with class in a variety of areas. AT MICHIGAN (2007, 2008/ Fr., Soph.) Played in 19 games and made three starts at Michigan in two seasons, earning a varsity letter both his freshman and sophomore campaigns. He caught 12 passes for 106 yards in his career. As a sophomore in 2008, played nine games and made one start, hauling in 11 passes for 101 yards. He also had two rushes for six yards on laterals. He caught his career long pass, a 29-yarder, against Michigan State setting up a key score in that game. As a freshman in 2007, made his first career reception, and only one of the season, against Purdue and the play resulted in a five-yard gain. He also played in the 2008 Capital One Bowl on Jan. 1, 2008. HIGH SCHOOLHe earned four-star status and was ranked as the No. 10 wide receiver in the country by Scout.com. He was also a four-star prospect by Rivals.com and was ranked the No. 12 receiver in the nation and the No. 3 player in the state of Pennsylvania. In his career, he had 100 receptions for 1,541 yards and 17 touchdowns. On defense, he produced eight interceptions, forced 13 fumbles and posted 217 tackles in his career. He also returned seven kicks for touchdowns, five punts and two kickoffs, in his career. As a senior, he was one of five finalists for the Gatorade Player of the Year in Pennsylvania after hauling in 39 passes for

JERMANE CLARK, DB
6-2, 195, Fr., HS
Winston-Salem, N.C. (Oak Ridge Military Academy)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.)He is projected as a defensive back, safety in particular, his true freshman year in college. Recruited as an athlete, he possibly figured to get looks at wide receiver and running back. HIGH SCHOOLESPM ranked him as the No. 93 player from North Carolina (the No. 10 outside linebacker). He played running back, linebacker, defensive end, safety, wide receiver and saw action as a kick returner and on other special teams units throughout high school. He spent the 2010 season at Oak Ridge Military Academy after attending R.J. Reynolds High School in Winston-Salem, N.C., the previous two years. He spent his freshman season at E.C. Glass High School in his native Lynchburg, Va., and graduated from R.J. Reynolds by the end of his junior year before enrolling at the Oak Ridge Military Academy. He played running back, safety and outside linebacker in helping independent Oak Ridge to a 10-0 record. Because of ORMAs independent status, there were few opportunities to be named to any honors teams and the coaches didnt track many statistics. As a junior at Reynolds, he was named to the first-team All-Central Piedmont 4A team as a defensive lineman. He racked up 110 tackles, including 22 for losses with 12 quarterback sacks to go with eight forced fumbles; he totaled 1,243 all-purpose yards and 13 touchdowns on offense. His top high school game came his junior season when R.J. Reynolds defeated West Forsyth, 14-9, in a battle of 9-0 teams: he had a sack, a forced fumble and a recovery in front of a sellout crowd. Oak Ridge compiled its 10-0 record under coach Otis Yelverton; R.J. Reynolds was 12-1 record his junior season and 9-4 mark his sophomore campaign, losing in the second round of the playoffs each season. ACADEMICSHe is interested in majoring in business or early childhood education at Colorado. PERSONALHe was born July 13, 1991 in Lynchburg, Va. His hobbies include playing football and video games. During high school, he served as a volunteer at a childrens center for multi-capable kids with special needs.

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665 yards and eight touchdowns for Valley High School under coach Troy Hill. He earned All-State honors at both wide receiver and defensive back and was named to the Harrisburg Patriot-News Platinum 33. He also earned first-team All-Conference and was named to the Fab-22 team by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette his senior season. After his senior season, he was selected to participate in the East-West game in Orlando. As a junior, he caught 43 passes for 666 yards and eight touchdowns and was named All-State and earned All-Conference mention as a wide receiver, defensive back, kick returner and punt returner and he was also named to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fab-22 team. His sophomore season he tallied 33 catches for 642 yards. He also participated in track and field and in 2006, he also earned two Class AA state championships in the long hurdles and 110-m high hurdles. He lettered four times in both track and field and basketball, where he owned a career scoring average of 15 points per game. ACADEMICSHe is majoring in Sociology at Colorado. He was a two-time recipient of the CU Gold Group Commitment Award (Fall 2009, Spring 2010), presented to those who have achieved Excellence with Class in their academic, athletic and personal lives. PERSONALBorn October 11, 1988 in Pittsburgh. He enjoys writing, reading and making music in his spare time. His brother, Wes, played football at California University (Pa.) and his sisters, Mycah and Mycaiah, both run track at the University of Pittsburgh. His cousin, Steve Breaston, played football at Michigan and is a member of the Arizona Cardinals, and he lists Breaston as his favorite athlete. He is also a cousin of Swin Cash, who won two NCAA championships in basketball at Connecticut. Cash is currently a member of the WNBAs Seattle Storm and was the MVP of the 2009 WNBA All-Star game, scoring an all-star record 22 points in the process and she also owns an Olympic Gold Medal in basketball from Athens in 2004.
Season 2010 G 12 RECEIVING No. Yds 43 482 Avg. 11.2 TD 3 Long 73t High Games Rec Yds 8 98

Westlake scored with under two minutes remaining to defeat Moorpark, 14-10; he helped his Warrior team rush for 151 yards and amass 371 yards of total offense in the win. WHS was 14-0 his senior year (also the Marmonte League champs) and 7-5 his junior season under coach Jim Benkert. He started all 26 games on the varsity between his junior and senior years, as he played on the junior varsity, on both the offensive and defensive lines, as a freshman and sophomore. He also played basketball on the junior varsity team as a freshman. ACADEMICSHe is interested in Business (either Finance or Marketing) as his major at Colorado. He was a member of Westlakes Academic Honor Roll his junior and senior years. PERSONALHe was born May 9, 1992 in Thousand Oaks, Calif. His hobbies include reading, going to the movies and playing basketball. His father (Steven) played college basketball at Cal-Lutheran.

KAIWI CRABB, OL
6-3, 300, Fr., RS
Honolulu, Hawaii (Punahou)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.-RS) Enters the fall listed second at left offensive guard and figures to see his first playing time. 2010 (Fr.)Redshirted; practiced on the offensive line (interior, guard and center) and was on the scout team. HIGH SCHOOLHe earned All-Region honors from PrepStar and SuperPrep where was ranked the No. 133 player from the states of California, Hawaii and Nevada and was both the No. 14 player from Hawaii and the No. 14 offensive linemen. He is a three-star prospect as ranked by ESPN, Rivals.com and Scout.com. He is ranked as the No. 42 offensive tackle in the nation by Rivals.com, where he is also rated the No. 10 player from Hawaii; the No. 64 offensive tackle by Scout.com and No. 76 offensive tackle by ESPN. He was a member of the 100th annual Interscholastic League of Honolulu All-Star first team, as selected by the leagues coaches. He was named to the Honolulu Advertiser Hot 11 list. He participated in an All Star game featuring Hawaiian players against players from the mainland. As a senior, he earned first-team All-ILH honors and was second-team All-State. He estimates he had about 30 pancake blocks and 10 touchdown blocks and allowed just two sacks all season. Punahou averaged 225 yards per game passing and over 100 yards per game rushing during the season. He lists his best games that season against St. Louis, when they defeated their rival twice. As a junior, he was named first-team All-State by the Honolulu Advertiser and first-team AllILH, helping Punahou to a 10-1 season and a state championship. After losing to St. Louis in the regular season match-up, he lists a top game that season as the second match-up when they defeated St. Louis 41-28 for the first time since 2005. That win advanced them to the state championship final, where they defeated Lahaina to win the schools first state championship. The offensive line in that game earned players of the game honors. As a sophomore, he earned honorable mention All-ILH helping Punahou to a 9-2 record. He also lettered in basketball for two years and averaged 8.5 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. He also lettered in volleyball his sophomore year and track & field his junior year. In track, he won state in the discus with a throw of 152 feet. ACADEMICSHe is majoring in Communication and earning a minor in Geography at Colorado and is eventually interested in obtaining his teaching certificate. PERSONALHe was born June 14, 1991 in Honolulu. His hobbies include going to the beach, body surfing, photography and playing the ukulele. An older brother, Kaione, is on the track & field team at UCLA (throws), and he also has two cousins who play volleyball at Long Beach State, Trevor and Taylor Crabb. He is active in the community and has helped with a

ADDITIONAL STATISTICSRushing: 3-17, 5.7 avg., 0 TD, 19 long (2010).

Punt Returns: 3-6, 2.0 avg., 0 TD, 11 long (2010). Kickoff Returns: 10-255, 25.5 avg., 0 TD, 53 long.

BRAD COTNER, OL
6-4, 290, Fr., TR
Thousand Oaks, Calif. (Westlake/ Ventura Community College)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.-RS) Projected as a center after joining the team in June, transferring from Ventura Community College. He signed his letter-ofintent and counts as a member of the 2011 recruiting class. He has added some 40 pounds to his frame since his senior year in high school, when he played at 250 pounds. AT VENTURA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (2010, Fr.)Redshirted; he practiced on the offensive line on football team but did not play in any games. HIGH SCHOOLHe earned second-team All-Ventura County and firstteam All-Marmonte League honors at center as a senior, helping to lead Westlake to the Division Northern 3 CIF Championship. In starting all 14 games, he did not allow a quarterback sack or get flagged for any penalties, and allowed his man to pressure the QB on just two occasions. Westlake was an offensive juggernaut, averaging 408 yards of offense (218 rushing) and outscoring the opponent 580-219, including nine games with 40-plus points; the team boasted a 2,000-yard passer, a 1,000-yard rusher and a 1,000-yard receiver, the latter being fellow CU recruit Nelson Spruce. As a junior playing right tackle, he earned honorable mention All-League accolades, allowing just two sacks and three pressures with just one penalty. His biggest high school moment came in the CIF title game, when

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CURTIS CUNNINGHAM, DT
6-1, 285, Sr., 3L
Littleton, Colo. (Columbine)

MALCOLM CREER, TB
5-11, 205, Fr., HS
Los Angeles, Calif. (Palisades)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.) Projected as a tailback his true freshman year in college. HIGH SCHOOLRanked the No. 121 running back in the country by Scout.com and the No. 8 running back from California on that list. ESPN ranked him the No. 18 running back from California. He was named first-team All-CIF at running back his senior season when he was named first-team All-Western League (he was second-team as a junior). He was Palisades Most Valuable Player both as a junior and senior. He finished his career with 224 rushes for 1,958 yards and 24 touchdowns (28 total scores including two kickoff and two interception returns). As a senior, he rushed 120 times for 1,270 yards and 19 touchdowns and caught four passes for 93 yards on offense, tallying six 100-yard rushing games and four games with multiple rushing touchdowns (three times in each of those games). On defense, he tallied 47 tackles and had three interceptions (one returned for a TD), five passes broken up and one forced fumble, and he returned two kickoffs for scores on special teams. His junior campaign, he rushed 98 times for 660 yards and four touchdowns while catching 18 passes for 239 yards. He returned an interception for a California state record 108 yards for a touchdown. His sophomore season was his first season playing football; he rushed for 28 yards on six carries with one score. His top games as a senior included seven rushes for 94 yards (13.4 average) and a touchdown in a 41-0 win over Lynwood, when he returned an interception 99 yards for another score. Against Venice, he had one rushing touchdown and had two interceptions and a forced fumble on defense. Against Granada Hills in a 10-0 win, he had 14 carries for 127 yards (9.1 per rush). He had 108 yards and three touchdowns on just seven carries (15.4 avg.) against University in a 44-7 win and followed that game up with another three touchdown performance against Hamilton in a 66-36 win when he rushed 13 times for 118 yards. He had his third straight 100-yard game against Fairfax with 10 rushes for 123 yards and a touchdown in a 44-34 victory. He tallied backto-back 100 yard games again later his senior season with eight carries for 146 yards (18.3 per) and three touchdowns in a 43-28 win over Lincoln and followed that up with eight carries for 162 yards (20.3 avg.) and three scores including one from 81 yards against Poly in a 50-40 win. As his junior year progressed, he got stronger as a running back, rushing for 338 of his 660 yards in the last three games of the season. He had his first 100yard rushing game against University in a 20-15 win with 12 carries for 108 yards and followed up that performance with 14 carries for 170 yards (long of 53) and a touchdown the next week against Hamilton. He finished the season with seven rushes for 60 yards and a touchdown against Fairfax. Palisades improved from 1-9 his junior season to 7-6 as a senior when the team advanced to the City Second Division II semifinals under coach Perry Jones. He also lettered three times in basketball (point guard), specializing in defense; he led the league in the charges including one game when he took four. As a senior, he did battle with CU hoop recruit Spencer Didwiddie, the Los Angeles area player of the year. ACADEMICSHe is interested in Education as a major at Colorado. He was a member of the Honor Roll in high school his junior and senior years. PERSONALHe was born December 30, 1992 in Bellflower, Calif. His hobbies include working out, yoga and playing video games. He enjoys yoga and has taken massage classes. He lived in the Crenshaw district of Los Angeles but commuted to Palisades for the better academic offerings. He also took evening classes at Santa Monica College to learn sign language. His nickname growing up, given to him by his mother, was Toppie.

AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.)Enters the fall listed second at defensive tackle, but he missed the last half of spring practice due to an elbow injury (subluxation); he was fine by the end the start of summer workouts. Figures in the line rotation regardless of starter status, as with 1,356 career plays and 24 consecutive starts, he is the most experienced defensive tackle on the CU roster. 2010 (Jr.)He started all 12 games at defensive tackle, playing 625 snaps from scrimmage, fifth-most on the defense. He recorded 31 tackles, 24 solo, including five for losses, four tackles for zero gains and one quarterback sack. He had four third down stops, two pressures, a pass broken up and a QB chasedown (near-sack). He recorded at least one tackle in every game, with a season-high of five against both Oklahoma and Iowa State (four solo in each game); had had four at Nebraska and three in three other games. He had just 11 tackles in the first seven games of the year, but racked up 20 over the course of the last five as he again did a solid job of disturbing the opponent running game up the middle. 2009 (Soph.)He started all 12 games at defensive tackle, playing 586 total snaps from scrimmage, including 58 of a possible 62 in the opener against Colorado State, his first career start. He recorded 41 tackles on the season (24 solo), with three for losses, including two quarterback sacks, and three others for zero gain. He also had three third down stops, four passes broken up, one caused interception, one touchdown save and one quarterback pressure. He had a career-high six tackles (three solo) at West Virginia, after posting five (three solo) against Wyoming the previous week. He recorded his first career sack against Kansas, a monster 14-yard loss midway in the fourth quarter, with his other coming at Kansas State the next week. He had four or more tackles in seven games overall. He was a recipient of the Gold Group Commitment Award, selected by the CU coaches, which recognizes excellence with class in a variety of areas. 2008 (Fr.)He played in all 12 games (no starts), as he was in for 145 snaps from scrimmage. He had nine tackles on the year (six solo, two for losses), along with two passes broken up, a quarterback hurry and a chasedown (near sack). His first career statistic came in the fourth game of the season against Florida State when he intercepted a pass off of his own deflection and returned it 10 yards; he was thus also credited with a caused interception on the play. He had two tackles, both solo, against Texas and Kansas; the two against the Longhorns were both for losses. The coaches selected him for a Gold Group Commitment Award for his actions, demeanor and commitment to excellence throughout the season. HIGH SCHOOLAs a senior, he was named All-Midlands by PrepStar and SuperPrep, the latter of which ranked him as the No. 44 player overall in the region and the third rated defensive tackle. EA Sports selected him as a third-team All-American (it selects fewer players to its team than others). Scout.com ranked him as the fourth top player in Colorado and the No. 42 defensive tackle in the nation, while Rivals.com ranked him sixth and No. 46 in the same, respectively. He was named All-Colorado (Denver Post, Rocky Mountain News, the only repeat member on the team in the state), along with garnering first-team All-State and All-South Metro Conference honors. He was also the Rocky Mountain News 5A State Player of the Year, 5A South Metro Conference MVP and the Denver Post Defensive Player of the Year. He was the recipient of the John Lynch Star of the Month Award for the month of October and he was a member of the All-American Under Armour Football Team. A two-time South Metro Defensive Player of the Year, afforded the honor his junior and senior years. A four-year letterman in football and a senior team captain, he played both tackle and end in recording 75 tackles, eight sacks, two forced fumbles and two recoveries. He also started at offensive tackle as a senior, allowing zero sacks and paving the way for Columbine to rack up 3,633 yards and 47 touchdowns on the ground, including two backs who rushed for over 1,000 yards. As a junior, he was named first-team All-State, All-Conference and was the Class 5A Defensive Player of the Year. He was the Denver Post Player of the Year as he played solely defense and regis-

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tered 85 tackles, five sacks, two forced fumbles and two recoveries. He was a first-team All-Conference selection as a sophomore, as he racked up 50 total tackles. As a freshman, he played middle linebacker, posting 10 tackles on the season. His top game as a senior came in a 17-16 loss to Pomona in which he recorded 10 tackles and a sack on defense. As a junior, he registered eight tackles, two tackles for a loss and a sack in a 3514 win over Pomona. Under head coach Andy Lowry, Columbine went 46-6 during Cunninghams tenure, including 11-1 in his senior season (losing to Bear Creek 31-28 in the state quarterfinals), 13-1 his junior year, capturing the state championship; 10-2 his sophomore season, losing to Douglas County 40-28 in the first round; and 12-2 his freshman year. He also will letter four times in baseball (first baseman), as he was named AllColorado and first-team All-State (5A) and All-Conference as a junior. As a sophomore, he was named first-team All-Conference, and as a freshman he was an honorable mention performer. ACADEMICSHe is majoring in International Affairs at Colorado. A 2007 Colorado Chapter/National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete (one of 12 selected and honored by the organization). One of his biggest academic prep accomplishments was registering a 4.2 GPA during the fall of his senior football season (he maintained an overall grade point of 3.6). A member of the National Honor Society at Columbine, he earned honors in advanced placement calculus, chemistry and sociology. PERSONALBorn July 26, 1989 in Denver. Hobbies include hunting. A grandfather (David Welton) played defensive end for Colorado State in the mid-1950s. He is a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and has done extensive community service in the Denver-Boulder metro area. As a senior, he was one of 12 finalists for the Fred Steinmark Award, which honors the states prep best in athletics, academics and community service.
Season 2008 2009 2010 Totals G Plays 12 145 12 586 12 625 36 1356 TACKLES UT AT-TOT TFL Sacks 3DS Hurr FR 6 3 9 2- 4 0- 0 0 1 0 24 17 41 3-27 2-25 3 1 0 24 7 31 5-11 1- 0 4 2 0 54 27 81 10-42 3-25 7 4 0 FF PBU 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 7 Int 1 0 0 1

varsity seasons, winning three Colorado State 5A Championships; that included back-to-back 14-0 seasons and a 33-game winning streak to end his career. He lists his top games as the state championship game from each season: he had nine tackles and a sack in a 37-6 win over Regis in the state final his senior year; that same season, he also had 15 tackles in a 350 win over Columbine and had 11 tackles, one sack and two fumble recoveries, returning one for a touchdown, in a 41-24 win over Cherry Creek. He had eight solo tackles and 13 overall in a 34-14 win over Bear Creek. Top games his junior season included a nine tackle effort in a 27-24 win over Pomona in the state title game, along with 11 tackles and a sack against Arapahoe (a 40-0 victory) and 13 tackles in a 37-15 win over Cherry Creek. He also had 10 tackles and a fumble recovery in a 44-0 win over Boulder. ACADEMICSHe is undecided on his major, but is interested in Business, as he has an eye toward becoming an entrepreneur. He earned several academic honors as a prep at Mullen. PERSONALHe was born November 13, 1992 in Littleton, Colo. His hobbies include playing basketball and video games. He volunteered through Mullen for a program called World Vision that collected and packed clothes and shoes and sent then abroad to those in need. He was the first player to commit to Colorado in the 2011 recruiting class (doing so the previous July 19). Last name is pronounced day.

SHAWN DANIELS, OL
6-3, 275, Sr., 1L
Evergreen, Colo. (Denver Mullen)

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BRADY DAIGH, LB
6-2, 235, Fr., HS
Littleton, Colo. (Denver Mullen)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.) Projected as a linebacker his true freshman year in college. HIGH SCHOOLAs a senior, he was a PrepStar All-Region selection and SuperPrep All-Midlands team member, the latter ranking him as the No. 58 player in the region and the No. 6 linebacker and No. 8 overall player from Colorado. He was named on the prestigious Tacoma News-Tribune Western 100 list and was one of 12 linebackers on the squad. Scout.com listed him as the No. 32 middle linebacker and Rivals.com ranked him as the No. 35 inside linebacker; he was the top inside linebacker from Colorado by both publications. ESPN ranked him as the No. 65 inside linebacker nationally (the No. 13 player from Colorado). He earned first-team All-Colorado and All-State (5A) honors by the Denver Post and was also named first-team All-Big 6 Conference. He earned second-team AllCentennial League honors as a junior and made the honorable mention squad after his sophomore season as Mullen switched league affiliation prior to his senior season. His senior season he recorded 141 tackles (73 solo) including 11 for losses (five quarterback sacks) to go along with two interceptions, one pass break-up and two fumble recoveries, one of which he returned for a touchdown. As a junior, he totaled 127 tackles (72 solo) with one sack. Between his junior and senior seasons, he was a critical part of a defense that combined for 12 shut outs and 11 more games allowing seven or fewer points in 28 games during that span. Under former CU All-American Dave Logan, Mullen compiled a 40-2 record during his three

AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.)Enters the fall tied atop the depth chart at center, but could figure in the mix at guard as well. He practiced on a limited basis while completing rehabilitation following surgery to heal a foot injury. 2010 (Jr.)He suffered a severely sprained foot early in the season opener against Colorado State, an injury that required the surgical implant of screws to help heal; he underwent surgery on Sept. 17 and missed the remainder of the season. He played 12 snaps against CSU, with 10 plus plays to grade out at 83.3 percent with one finishing/knockdown block. 2009 (Soph.)He saw action in one game, against Wyoming, as he was in for one play at the end of the game. 2008 (Fr.-RS)He saw action in two games, Texas and Missouri, playing 31 total snaps on the year (15 versus the Longhorns, 16 at Mizzou); he had three knockdown blocks total, two against the Tigers, when he graded out to over 80 percent. He added 25 pounds to his frame in the one year since he arrived at Colorado. 2007 (Fr.)Redshirted; he practiced the entire fall on the offensive line and dressed for nine games, including the Independence Bowl. The coaches selected him as the offensive scout team player of the week for the Miami-Ohio game. HIGH SCHOOLA SuperPrep All-Midlands performer, as the publication ranked him the No. 32 overall player in the region (the seventh offensive lineman); Rivals.com ranked him the No. 48 offensive guard in the nation (Scout.com tabbed him No. 70). He was an All-Colorado selection by the Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post as a senior, when he was also firstteam All-State (5A) and All-Centennial League. A three-year letterman, he was considered a tenacious blocker in both running and passing situations as he was a key performer for the states top-rated offense. He was also a team captain as he manned the center and guard positions, finishing with 90 pancake blocks. He allowed no sacks on the season and helped pave the way for running back Phillip Morelli to average 11.4 yards per carry. He was named second-team all-league as a junior, and was the teams most improved lineman as a sophomore when he played center and backed up Oklahoma-bound Jesse White at guard. His best game came in his senior season when he recorded six pancake blocks and three touchdown blocks in a 41-38 double overtime win over Douglas County.

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Under coach Dave Logan, Mullen made it to the state title game all three years Daniels played varsity. Mullen went 13-1 in his senior season, losing to Columbine 13-10 in the title game. His junior team went 11-3 before losing to Douglas County, and his sophomore team finished 13-1 en route to the state title (thus was 37-5 in his prep career). He also played baseball as a freshman, and lettered three times in power lifting, taking third place in state as a junior, finishing behind two seniors. ACADEMICS He is majoring in Environmental Science at Colorado. He owned a 3.2 grade point average in high school and was a member of the Honor Roll his sophomore through senior years. PERSONALHe was born February 27, 1989 in Denver. His hobbies include most outdoor sports, hunting, fly-fishing, skiing and riding ATVs. He wanted to play for Colorado because it was his dream. His older brother, Brian, lettered four years (2003-06) at offensive guard for the Buffaloes; he started more games (9) as a true freshman than any other player in Colorado history and spent two seasons in the NFL with the Minnesota Vikings.

and Citrus Hill, respectively), was 9-4 his sophomore year (advancing to the semifinals) and 7-4 when he was a freshman. He also lettered twice in basketball (center), averaging 10 points and seven rebounds as a senior, and was a four-time letterman in track (throws); he had prep bests of 502 in the shot put and 160-0 in the discus. ACADEMICS He is pursuing a double major in Psychology and Sociology at Colorado. He was an Honor Roll student throughout high school while maintaining a 3.5 grade point average. He was one of 22 Scholar-Athletes honored for Riverside County. PERSONALBorn June 14, 1990 in Fontana, Calif. His hobbies include weightlifting, fishing, bowling and golfing. One of the highlights of his youth included traveled to Cooperstown, N.Y., to visit the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame. (Last name is pronounced dan-uh-wits)

JARROD DARDEN, WR
6-5, 215, Soph., VR

RYAN DANNEWITZ, OL
6-6, 295, Jr., 2L
San Jacinto, Calif. (San Jacinto)

Keller, Texas (Central)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.)Enters the fall listed second at right offensive guard, but could also play tackle where he practiced all of his sophomore season. He missed a good portion of spring practice after he was diagnosed with mononucleosis. 2010 (Soph.)He did not see any action from scrimmage, but did play all 50 snaps on the field goal/point after touchdown unit on special teams. He was the backup at left tackle all season to All-American Nate Solder, who played all 847 snaps at the position. 2009 (Fr.-RS)He saw action in the final 10 games of the season, in two on offense (27 total snaps): he was in for one snap late in the win over Wyoming, and for 26 snaps at right tackle at Iowa State (where he graded out to 85 percent). He was on the field goal/point after touchdown unit on special teams, where he played an additional 41 snaps. He added about 15 pounds between his true and redshirt freshman seasons. 2008 (Fr.)Redshirted; practiced at both guard and tackle over the course of the year. HIGH SCHOOLAs a senior, he earned All-West Region honors from PrepStar and All-Far West Region accolades from SuperPrep, which ranked him as the No. 84 player overall in California, Hawaii and Nevada (and the 13th ranked offensive lineman). Rivals.com ranked him as the No. 64 player in California and the No. 49 offensive lineman, while Scout.com pegged him the No. 73 player in the state and the 53rd best Olineman nationally. As a senior captain, he was named first-team All-State, All-CIF, All-Mountain Pass League and All-Riverside County, while being named his teams most valuable player. He played in the Navy Marine Corps All-Star Classic for the Marine Inland team. A four-year letterman, he started all 52 games of his prep career. At offensive tackle, he had 130 pancakes on the year and allowed zero sacks, while playing defensive end on the other side of the ball, he registered 56 tackles, a sack and two fumble recoveries. As a junior, he was named first-team All-CIF and AllLeague, as well as second-team All-County and All-State. He had 84 pancakes on the year, allowing just one sack, and picked up a teammates fumble and advanced it for a touchdown. Defensively, he played occasionally, filling in at defensive tackle. He was a first-team All-League selection as a sophomore, with 75 pancakes and just one sack allowed. He had several top performances against players headed for Division I: as a sophomore, he held future Arizona Wildcat defensive end Ricky Elmore in check in a 20-7 loss to Grace Brethren. In the same season, he held a similar edge over UCLA-bound linebacker Akeem Ayers. As a senior, he had four pancakes and zero sacks allowed in a loss to undefeated Citrus Hill in the regular season. Under coach Bill Powell, San Jacinto went 11-3 both his junior and senior seasons (losing in CIF final both times, to Big Bear

AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.) Enters the fall listed third at the X receiver position. He did not have any receptions in the three main spring scrimmages. 2010 (Fr.-RS)He saw spot action in two games, versus Colorado State in Denver and at home against Texas Tech, but did not have any receptions. He caught four passes for 20 yards in the three main spring scrimmages. 2009 (Fr.)Redshirted; practiced the entire fall at wide receiver. HIGH SCHOOLHe earned placement on the PrepStar All-Midlands Region and the SuperPrep All-Southwest Region squads despite missing his entire senior season with an ankle injury he sustained on the day before the years first scrimmage. On the strength of his junior year, he was still the No. 37 player overall on the Dallas Morning News Top 100 list, the fifth receiver, and was ranked the No. 71 wide receiver in the nation by Scout.com and the No. 74 by Rivals.com. SuperPrep tabbed him as the No. 77 player from Texas and he was the No. 11 wide receiver on that list while Rivals.com ranked him as the No. 99 player from Texas and he was the No. 12 wide receiver on that list. He earned honorable-mention AllState and first-team All-District (55A) as a junior when he had 46 receptions for 739 yards and 14 TDs under coach Bart Helsley at Central. He lists his top game his junior season against Haltom when he had three receptions for 109 yards and three touchdowns. He had six receptions for 150 yards and a score against Northwest and eight receptions with three touchdowns against Grape Vine that year, as well. He recorded 17 receptions for 237 yards and four touchdowns as a sophomore to give him career totals of 63 receptions for 976 yards and 18 touchdowns. He also played basketball and participated in track & field at Central. His career-best high jump of 6-4 came at the regional championships his junior year. ACADEMICSHe is majoring in Broadcast Journalism at Colorado. A member of the National Honor Society, he earned second-team Academic All-State as a senior. PERSONALHe was born November 18, 1990 in Houston. Hobbies include hanging out with friends, watching cartoons (favorite is Chowder) and listening to music; he lists Lil Wayne as his favorite musical artist. In the wake of his injury, he became proficient at video games and his favorite game to play is Madden on-line against his friends. His father, Jack, played football (defensive end) at Texas A&M. Dream job would be either as a football analyst on SportsCenter or as a sideline reporter during football broadcasts. The first player in CUs 2009 recruiting class to commit, doing so in the first week of June prior to his senior year. (First name is pronounced Jared.)

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6-5, 245, Sr., 3L
Poway, Calif. (Poway)

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well and had three tackles and a half sack, helping his team capture the title. In a 35-15 win over Rancho, he had four catches for 64 yards. As a junior, he recorded four catches for 70 yards in a 7-3 win over La Costa Canyon in the CIF semifinals. Under head coach Damien Gonzalez, Poway went 12-0 his senior season, capturing the CIF San Diego Section Division I championship. PHS was 8-5 his junior year, losing to Carlsbad in the CIF Finals, and was 6-6 his sophomore season, advancing to the second round of the playoffs. He also participated in baseball in his freshman and sophomore seasons, and in track his final two years. ACADEMICSHe is majoring in Communication at Colorado. PERSONALBorn February 25, 1990 in Poway, Calif. Hobbies include playing sports and video games. Father (Tim) played football at Manhattan (N.Y.). His family lost their home in Poway in October 2007 to the Witch Creek Fire, one of several massive wildfires spurred by the Santa Ana winds that devastated Southern California. They were able to move many possessions to his fathers office ahead of the blaze.
Season 2008 2009 2010 Totals G 12 12 12 36 RECEIVING No. Yds 5 61 10 91 25 249 40 401 Avg. 12.2 9.1 10.0 10.0 TD 1 0 1 2 Long 25 34 19 34 High Games Rec Yds 2 31 3 34 7 70 7 70

AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.)CUs starting tight end. He enters his senior year 55th in receptions (40) and 89th in receiving yards (401) on Colorados all-time lists. Phil Steeles College Football and College Sports Madness named him to their third-team preseason Pac-12 units, and figures to once again be a candidate for the John Mackey Award, presented to the nations top tight end (though did not make the opening watch list as he did as a junior). 2010 (Jr.)He earned honorable mention All-Big 12 team honors from the league coaches (he was a third-team choice by Phil Steeles College Football); the states chapter of the NFF/College Hall of Fame selected him second-team All-Colorado. He was one of 32 players on the official watch list for the John Mackey Award, but did not advance to the semifinalist stage. He played in all 12 games with seven starts; he was first on the depth chart, the non-starts were due to opening play formations. He was fifth on the team in both receptions (25) and receiving yards (249), as the tight end position didnt figure as much into the offense as it had in past years other than for blocking roles. He had one touchdown catch, a 9-yard pass from Cody Hawkins versus Iowa State, and 13 of his receptions went for 10 yards or longer (with 13 also earning first downs). He caught 11 of his passes on first down (for 100 yards); he did not have a reception in the season opener or finale, but had at least one in the 10 games in-between. His top game was against Baylor (seven receptions for 70 yards), followed by California (4-51) and Hawaii (3-32) and Kansas (3-24). He also had four knockdown blocks on special teams unit duty. He was a preseason second-team All-Big 12 Conference selection by Phil Steeles College Football, which ranked him as the No. 26 tight end in the nation. 2009 (Soph.)He saw action in all 12 games, including five starts, often used in blocking situations in a two-tight end formation; seniors Riar Geer and Patrick Devenny were the tight ends thrown to the most (49 combined catches). He caught 10 balls for 91 yards, with a long of gain of 34 at Toledo. He caught three passes in two games, in the opener against Colorado State (for 20 yards) and at Kansas State (for 18); his other multiple catch game was against Nebraska (2-14). Five of his catches picked up first downs, despite the fact that just one covered 10 or more yards. One of the recipients of the teams Gold Group Commitment Award as selected by the coaches, as the honor recognizes excellence with class in a variety of areas. 2008 (Fr.)He played in all 12 games, including making six starts. He caught five passes for 61 yards (12.2 per) on the season, with one touchdown which came in the Eastern Washington game (a clutch 1-yard grab on third down). He caught two balls for 31 yards against Texas and one for 22 at Nebraska. The coaches selected him for a Gold Group Commitment Award for his actions and demeanor throughout the season. HIGH SCHOOLAs a senior, he earned PrepStar All-America honors, when he also was named All-Midland by SuperPrep, third-team All-State and first-team All-CIF, All-North County and All-Conference. SuperPrep ranked him as the No. 57 player in the region and the fourth tight end. Rivals.com penned him in as the 30th best player in California and the No. 9 tight end in the nation, while Scout.com had him the No. 41 player in the state and the 33rd ranked tight end across the land. A three-year letterman in football and team captain as a senior, he made 19 receptions for 300 yards and five touchdowns at the tight end position in a year when he was asked to showcase more of his blocking skills (and was rewarded as he earned the All-North County honor as an offensive lineman). Defensively, he played outside linebacker, posting 30 tackles, including two quarterback sacks, a forced fumble and an interception. As a junior, he was named second-team All-State, first-team All-Conference and firstteam All-CIF at tight end, as he made 51 catches for 828 yards and five touchdowns; he was in on 10 tackles in limited action at linebacker. As a sophomore, he played tight end and had seven catches for 170 yards. His top games as a senior included a 21-7 win over Rancho Buena Vista in the CIF Championship game; he did not make a statistical impact on offense, as Poway ran 46 running plays to just 13 passing plays, but he blocked

STEVIE JOE DORMAN, QB

6-3, 210, Fr., HS
Somerset, Texas (Somerset)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.) Projected as a quarterback his true freshman year in college. HIGH SCHOOLAs a senior, Scout.com ranked him the No. 77 quarterback in the country (the No. 15 in Texas), while ESPN pegged him No. 108 in the nation and the 16th best in Texas. He earned 3A Region IV District 27 offensive most valuable player accolades both his junior and senior seasons after being named the districts Newcomer of the Year as a sophomore, and also garnered second-team All-San Antonio Area honors. In his career, he set a San Antonio Area record for career passing with 9,253 yards, and he completed 597-of-1,017 passes with 94 touchdowns and 39 interceptions for a quarterback rating of 158.0. He had nine games with 300-plus yards, one game over 400 yards in his career and 21 games with three or more touchdowns. His senior year he completed 189-of-312 passes (60.6 percent) for 3,291 yards, 40 touchdowns and 10 interceptions for a rating of 185.1. He had eight games with three or more TD passes, including five on four occasions. He added 143 yards rushing with five touchdowns. As a junior, he completed 190-of-318 passes (59.7 percent) for 2,827 yards with 28 touchdowns and 13 interceptions. He had seven games with three or more touchdown passes and four games with 300-plus yards. As a sophomore, he was 174-of-303 passing (57.4 percent) for 2,507 yards and 23 touchdowns with 14 interceptions, a rating of 142.7. That season he had six games with three or more TDs and three games with 300-plus passing yards. His freshman season, he completed 44-of-84 passes (52.4 percent) for 628 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions. Top games his senior year included a 25-24 win over Canyon Lake in the third round of the Texas state playoffs, advancing Somerset further than the school had ever been before. He completed 18-of-28 passes for a season-high 321 yards and four touchdowns in the game. Down 24-6 at half, Dorman led the second half comeback with 210 yards and three touchdowns, including a 69-yard toss in the third quarter and a 41-yard toss that proved to be the game winner in the fourth quarter. In the second round against La Vernia, he threw for 228 yards and a score and ran for two more touchdowns. He had one other 300-yard passing game, against Holy Cross when he completed 18-of-25 passes for 305 yards and five touchdowns. He threw five touchdowns on two other occasions, in a 54-7 win over St. Anthony when he was 8-of-9 for 222 yards and

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the following week against Lytle, when he completed 12-of-15 passes for 255 yards. Against Crystal City, in a 63-6 victory he completed 6-of-6 passes for 217 yards (36.2 yards per attempt) and four touchdowns for a quarterback rating of 623.8. Top games his junior season include hitting 35-of-46 passes for 432 yards, all career highs, against Luling in a 28-27 loss. He completed 19-of-28 for 318 yards and three scores in a 20-14 victory over Dilley and in a 34-27 win over Navarro, he was 16-of-28 for 293 yards and five touchdowns with no interceptions. Top games his sophomore season include his first 300-yard passing game, going 27-of-42 for 314 yards and three touchdowns against Navarro. He was 9-of-19 for 215 yards and four touchdowns in a 28-21 win over Marion. Under legendary high school coach Sonny Detmer, his grandfather, Somerset compiled a 23-11 record his final three years, 10-3 as a senior, 6-4 as a junior and 7-4 as a sophomore, improving upon a 2-8 record his freshman season before Detmers arrival as coach. His senior season, Somerset won the 3A Region IV District 27 Championship, the Bi-District Championship and the San Antonio Area Championship, reaching the quarterfinals of the state playoffs. He also lettered four times in golf and track, three times in baseball and twice in basketball. ACADEMICSHe is undecided on a major at Colorado. He was a firstteam Academic All-State team member as a senior, selected by the Texas High School Coaches Association. That award is only given to seniors who maintain above a 92 grade point average. PERSONALHe was born May 8, 1992 in St. Charles, Mo. His hobbies include hunting and fishing. His mothers brothers more than made their mark in college football, as he is the nephew of former CU quarterback Koy Detmer (his quarterback coach at Somerset his senior year), and former BYU quarterback Ty Detmer, the 1990 Heisman Trophy winner. Koy threw for 5,390 yards and 40 touchdowns at Colorado, including 3,156 and 22 his senior year when he was an honorable mention All-American and unanimous first-team All-Big 12 performer; he went on to play in the NFL for a decade, mainly with Philadelphia. Ty finished his career with 59 NCAA records and his 15,031 passing yards still ranks second most in NCAA history. His grandfather, Sonny Detmer, was his high school coach the last three seasons and played semi-pro football in the old Continental League. His stepfather, Johan Dinkelmann, played football at Cincinnati and his step uncle, Frans Dinkelmann, played football at New Mexico. Another uncle, Frans Stein, played basketball at Oklahoma State and Southwest Baptist University before playing professionally in Syria, Lebanon, Puerto Rico, China and Holland. His high school teammate and childhood friend, Will Harlos, also signed with CU in the same 2011 recruiting class.

4x400 relay teams; he also owned a personal best of 23.1 in the 200. PHS was a three-time league champion during his prep career and his 4x200 relay team went to state his senior year. ACADEMICSHe is majoring in EBIO (Ecology & Evolutionary Biology) at Colorado, as he has aspirations of becoming a marine biologist. He was first-team Academic All-State performer his sophomore through senior years in high school. PERSONALHe was born May 1, 1992 in Arvada, Colo. His hobbies include playing most sports, waterskiing, fishing and video games and he was both a Cub Scout and Boy Scout. An older brother, Dustin, is junior receiver on the Buffaloes, with another older brother, Derek, a model and actor. An uncle, Skip Jeranko, and a cousin, Mark Jeranko, both played basketball at Fort Lewis College.

DUSTIN EBNER, WR
6-1, 180, Jr., 1L
Arvada, Colo. (Pomona)

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5-11, 200, Fr., HS
Arvada, Colo. (Pomona)

AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.)Enters the fall listed fourth at the X receiver position. 2010 (Soph.)He was in the regular rotation at the start of fall practices, but suffered a broken fibula in the first full scrimmage (August 12) and wasnt able to resume running until the second half of the season. He finally dressed for the first time for the Iowa State game, the 10th of the season, but did not see any game action the rest of the way. He caught four passes for 35 yards in the three main spring scrimmages. 2009 (Fr.-RS)He saw action in eight games, including one start (versus Texas A&M). On the year, he caught three passes for 15 yards, with one reception each against Kansas State (for nine yards, his season-long gain), Toledo (his first career catch, for six yards) and A&M. One of the recipients of the teams Gold Group Commitment Award as selected by the coaches, as the honor recognizes excellence with class in a variety of areas. In the spring three full scrimmages, he caught one pass for two yards and saw action as a kick returner, returning five kickoffs for 80 yards (16.0 per return). 2008 (Fr.) Redshirted; did not see game action but practiced all fall at wide receiver. He joined the team as a walk-on after the first day of classes. HIGH SCHOOLHe earned second-team All-State and first-team all-conference as a wide receiver, helping Pomona to a 7-4 record as a senior in 2007. He had 42 receptions for 815 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior. He racked up over 1,000 receiving yards in his career, catching 18 passes for 218 yards and two touchdowns as a junior and three catches for 36 yards as a sophomore, giving him 63 catches for 1,069 yards and 11 touchdowns in his career. An accomplished track and field athlete, he set two school records in the 400-meter dash (49.25) and as a member of the 1,600-meter relay team (3:24.07). As a senior, he earned first team all-conference in both the 1,600-meter relay and the 200-meter dash, when he also took second-team all-conference in the 400-meter dash and honorable mention all-conference in the 800-meter relay. As a junior, he earned second team all-conference in the 400 and honorable mention status in the 200 and the 1,600-meter relay. As a sophomore, he was first team allconference in the 1,600-meter relay and second team in the 800-meter relay. He also competed in the high jump. ACADEMICSHe is majoring in EBIO (Ecology & Evolutionary Biology) at Colorado. He earned first-team Academic All-Big 12 honors as a redshirt freshman. He was first-team Academic All-State all four years in high school. PERSONALBorn March 3, 1990. His hobbies include wakeboarding and water-skiing, and he owns a black belt in Karate. An older brother, Derek, is a model and actor; younger brother Drew joined the Buffs as a walk-on

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.-RS)He joined the team as a walk-on for spring practices. He enters the fall as a reserve at the Z wide receiver position; he did not have any catches in the three main scrimmages. 2010 (Fr.)He attended Colorado as a student, but was not a member of the football team; however, his NCAA clock started once he enrolled and started taking classes. HIGH SCHOOLHe earned honorable mention All-State (Denver Post) and first-team All-Big 8 Conference honors as senior, when he had 45 receptions for 950 yards and three touchdowns; the 950 yards were the second most by a receiver in school history. He also averaged just over 10 yards on 15 punt returns. As a junior, he caught 35 passes for 520 yards and 15 touchdowns. Under coach Jay Madden, Pomona was 12-2 his senior season, losing in the state championship game to Mullen (27-24), and 10-2 his junior campaign. He also lettered four times in track (sprints, relays), with a team/personal best of 51.23 in the open 400-meter run as a senior, when he was a member of Pomonas record setting 4x200 and

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and All-Valley at cornerback. Under longtime Mean Moose head coach Manny Wasinger, Alamosa was 14-0 his senior year en route to winning the 3A State Championship. He also lettered twice in basketball, as he was named second-team All-State his junior and senior seasons and was the South Central League most valuable player during his junior campaign. ACADEMICSHe is majoring in Communication at Colorado. PERSONALBorn March 12, 1988 in La Jara, Colo. Hobbies include playing basketball. He is a licensed financial advisor, as he took classes outside of CU on weekends to get certified.
Season 2008 2009 2010 Totals G 2 11 12 25 RECEIVING No. Yds 0 0 13 136 1 13 14 149 Avg. 0.0 10.5 13.0 10.6 TD 0 1 0 1 Long 0 27 13 27 High Games Rec Yds 0 0 8 109 1 13 8 109

JASON ESPINOZA, WR
5-8, 180, Sr., 3L
Alamosa, Colo. (Alamosa)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.)Enters the fall listed third at the Z receiver position. He missed the second half of spring drills after suffering a deep hip contusion in practice. He caught two passes for 20 yards in the one major spring scrimmage he was able to participate in. 2010 (Jr.)He played in all 12 games, including two starts (Hawaii, Oklahoma), catching one pass for 13 yards and a first down against Texas Tech. He finished the spring second on the depth chart (H receiver spot), having caught 12 passes for 103 yards and a touchdown in the three main spring scrimmages. After working hard for two years, the coaches placed him on scholarship beginning in the spring semester. He had the top bench press (322 lbs.) of all the wide receivers in spring conditioning tests, and his 3.90 time in the pro agility drill was the best figure on the entire team. 2009 (Soph.)He played in 11 games, including starts in the first three (CSU, Toledo, Wyoming), missing the Texas A&M game due to an injury. He caught 13 passes for 136 yards and a touchdown on the season; six earned first downs, five of the grabs were for 10 or more yards, and his long catch covered 27 yards. His top game was at Toledo, where he caught eight passes for 109 yards and a touchdown; it was the 100th 100-yard receiving game in CU history. He caught three passes for 18 yards versus Wyoming and two for nine yards against Colorado State. He was also CUs main punt return man, with 22 for 68 yards (3.1 average); the aim of the punt team, however, wasnt so much on the return but to field all the kicks and prevent worse field position: he would often catch a ball and get hit practically at the same time. One of the recipients of the teams Gold Group Commitment Award as selected by the coaches, as the honor recognizes excellence with class in a variety of areas. He was the Iron Buffalo Award winner for the receivers in the spring, presented to the player at each position who represents hard work, dedication, toughness and total poundage lifted in the weight room. He had a fantastic spring on the field, leading all receivers in the three main scrimmages with 14 catches for 256 yards (18.3 per) and four touchdowns. 2008 (Fr.-RS)He missed the first five games of the year with a broken collarbone, returned to play in two games (against Kansas and Texas A&M), and then missed the last three after suffering the same injury. In his brief time back, he returned two punts, one for four yards and the other for a 5-yard loss when he muffed the catch. He switched to wide receiver from safety for spring drills, and had an excellent spring at his new position as well as emerging as a candidate to return kicks. He caught six passes for 110 yards and a touchdown in the three main scrimmages, also returning nine punts for 91 yards with a long runback of 45 yards. 2007 (Fr.)Redshirted; practiced both as a safety and a wide receiver over the course of the fall after joining the team as an invited walk-on for August drills. Though a defensive back on the roster, he was primarily used in practices on the scout team at receiver, and did so well that the coaches named him the recipient of the Offensive Scout Award. The coaches also selected him as the scout team special teams player of the week for the Colorado State game. HIGH SCHOOLHe was named first-team All-State, All-South Central Conference and All-San Juan Valley his senior season as a wide receiver, when he had 67 catches for 1,507 yards and 20 touchdowns, the latter two setting state records for all classifications. He also earned first-team AllState and All-Conference honors at cornerback. As a junior, he was named second-team All-State at receiver and first-team All-State, All-Conference

ADDITIONAL STATISTICSPunt Returns: 2-minus 1, -0.5 avg., 4 long (2008); 22-68, 3.1 avg., 15 long (2009).

VINCE EWING, DB
6-0, 205, Jr., 1L
Carlsbad, Calif. (Carlsbad)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.)He was unable to compete in spring practices as he finished up rehabilitation following knee surgery that sidelined him all of his sophomore season. 2010 (Soph.)He had a solid spring and continued that into the fall, but in the first major scrimmage of camp (Aug. 12), he went down late with a torn anterior cruciate ligament and was lost for the season. He had 18 tackles (11 solo), two third down stops, a forced fumble and a recovery in the three main spring scrimmages; he had nine tackles and a forced fumble before being injured in the fall scrum. He had entered the fall listed second at strong safety. 2009 (Fr.-RS)He saw action in six games, all on special teams (the first and last three), recording one knockdown block on return unit duty. He was the teams Defensive Scout Player of the Week for the Kansas game. He had 10 tackles (five solo) and a third down stop in the three main spring scrimmages. 2008 (Fr.)Redshirted; practiced at safety his true freshman year in college. He was the scout team special teams player of the week for the Eastern Washington game. HIGH SCHOOLHe earned All-West Region honors from PrepStar as a senior, when he was second-team All-CIF and first-team All-County and All-Avocado League. He was Carlsbads Lifter of the Year, as playing both safety and linebacker, he racked up 82 tackles, with eight for losses including one-and-a-half quarterback sacks, two fumble recoveries and a forced fumble. He played in the inaugural All-Star Classic as a teammate of fellow recruit Ryan Deehan. As a junior, he was named All-Avocado League, leading his team with 100 tackles along with two quarterback sacks, a forced fumble and made three interceptions playing primarily safety. As a sophomore, he had 63 tackles, a quarterback sack and a fumble recovery. His top games as a senior included a 12-tackle performance in a 27-24 win over Cathedral, and 14 tackles, a forced fumble and recovery in a 24-20 loss to Rancho Buena Vista. As a junior, he had 14 tackles in a 17-7 win over Vista. Under head coach Bob McAllister, Carlsbad went 8-2 his senior season, advancing to the first round of the playoffs, while his sophomore and junior teams both captured CIF championships: CHS was 10-2 in his sophomore year and 10-0-2 his junior year (when he had a 40-yard interception return for a touchdown in the championship game). In addition to his three letters in football, he also lettered twice in track (high jump) and participated in basketball as a freshman. ACADEMICS He is majoring in Sociology at Colorado. He earned Scholar-Athlete recognition his sophomore through senior years as he maintained a 3.6 grade point average as a prep.

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PERSONALBorn December 19, 1989 in San Diego, Calif. Hobbies include wakeboarding, snowboarding, music, working out and going to the beach. He and his team volunteered for the Carlsbad 5K race every year.

and on the scout team after joining the team as a walk-on once enrolled at CU for the fall semester. AT BARTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (2009, Fr.)He attended Barton CC (Fort Riley, Kan.) for the spring semester to improve his academics, but the school does not field a football team and thus was a student only.

SCOTT FERNANDEZ, TE
6-3, 250, Soph., 1L
Broomfield, Colo. (Legacy)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.) Enters the fall listed fifth at tight end, though could see some action at fullback. He is down about 15 pounds from the weight he played at as a redshirt frosh. 2010 (Fr.-RS)He played in 11 games, including one start at Missouri; he did not get into the Nebraska game. Used primarily in a blocking role, he did not record any offensive statistics. One week into fall practice, he was shifted from offensive line into the tight end/H-back role, with the intent to shore up CUs rushing game in short yardage and goal line situations (he caught a 3-yard touchdown pass in such a situation in the falls first major scrimmage). Before switching positions, he was the second fastest offensive lineman on the team in the spring with 4.90 speed in the 40-yard dash. 2009 (Fr.)Redshirted; at first projected as a defensive lineman entering college, he moved over to the offensive line and practiced there most of the fall. He joined the team as an invited walk-on for August drills. HIGH SCHOOLHe lettered twice in football at Legacy High School as an offensive tackle under coach Wayne Voorhees. He rotated with the offensive line his junior season and then started all 11 games as a senior when Legacy compiled a 9-2 record and he gave up just two sacks on the entire season. Legacy was 18-5 in his two years there. He moved to Broomfield, Colo. from San Diego, where he attended La Jolla High School his freshman and sophomore years. At La Jolla, he played football both years but did not letter and he also played baseball for two seasons and basketball one season. He participated in the track and field team at Legacy as a junior and senior, competing in the shot put. At the Colorado 5A Region 2 track meet he recorded his personal best throw of 40-10, good for 12th place. ACADEMICSHe is majoring in Sociology at Colorado. PERSONALBorn March 12, 1990 in Stockton, Calif. His hobbies include snowboarding and golf and his favorite musician is Jack Johnson. His father, Keith, also played football at Colorado but did not letter, though an uncle, Charlie Fernandez, did, lettering at offensive guard in 1974. He chose to attend Colorado because of the academics, the football program and the town. He was a high school classmate of fellow CU freshman Nick Kasa.

HIGH SCHOOLAs a senior, he earned honorable mention All-State (5A) honors from both the Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post, in addition to being named a first-team All-Big 6 Conference performer at running back. He rushed for 1,348 yards and 19 touchdowns, averaging 9.1 yards per attempt as he ran for 100 or more yards in nine games. Topping that list was a 197-yard, two-TD effort in a win over Cherry Creek, while also scoring five touchdowns in another outing. He was a breakaway threat as a receiver, with 13 catches for nearly 400 yards and three touchdowns. As a junior, when he earned second-team All-Conference honors, he had 688 yards and eight touchdowns, averaging 8.8 per try, with seven receptions for over 100 yards including three scores. He returned one kick during his prep careerracing 87 yards with a kickoff for a touchdown against Montbello as a junior. As a freshman and sophomore, he played mostly on defense, as a lineman. He did rush for 134 yards on 16 carries as a sophomore. Mullen, winner of three league titles during his prep career, was 12-2 his senior year (state 5A champions), and 13-1 his junior and sophomore seasons under coach and former CU star Dave Logan. He also lettered three times in track (sprints and relays), with Mullen claiming the state championship his junior year. ACADEMICSHe is majoring in Sociology at Colorado. PERSONALHe was born April 24, 1991 in Denver. A regular churchgoer, he lists working out, debating friends and telling jokes among his hobbies. An uncle, Howard Ballage, lettered for CU from 1976-78 and as a senior, led the nation in kickoff returns with a 29.4 average. One of his idols as a prep performer was LenDale White, the former USC and Chatfield High School star, who was also coached by the same coaches he later would have at Mullen. He is active in the community and was the recipient of the Colorado Youth of the Year Award for his leadership in the Boys & Girls Club as a senior in high school.

DAVID GOLDBERG, DL
6-1, 245, Sr., 2L
Aspen, Colo. (Aspen/Penn State)

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JOSH FORD, TB
5-9, 195, Soph., TR
Denver, Colo. (Mullen/Barton Community College)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.) Enters the fall listed third on the depth chart at tailback. He had a tremendous spring, leading all runners in the spring game with 164 yards on 17 carries (9.6 per), which included a 56-yard touchdown run. He also was tops for all three main spring scrimmages combined, with 264 yards on 30 attempts (8.8), and he also made three receptions for 35 yards. 2010 (Fr.-RS)He did not see any action but did participate in practices

AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.)He moved to defensive end from outside linebacker for spring drills. He had nine tackles, five solo and three for losses, along with two quarterback hurries in the three main spring scrimmages. He was placed on scholarship by the coaching staff following spring practice. 2010 (Jr.)He played in all 12 games on special teams (kickoff return unit), and got into three on defense at outside linebacker. He had two solo tackles and a quarterback pressure in 11 snaps from scrimmage. He tied for ninth in special team points with 10, all coming on knockdown blocks that aided the return. He was the Scout Team Special Teams Player of the Week as selected by the coaches for the Colorado State game, and was also named recipient of the Defensive Scout Award for the entire season. He won the John Wooten Award for spring practice, which was presented by the coaches for outstanding work ethic. He had five tackles, including two quarterback sacks, in the three main spring scrimmages. 2009 (Soph.)He saw action in three games, including two on defense (Toledo, Wyoming) where he got in for six plays (did not record any stats); he played two snaps at Toledo and four versus Wyoming. He earned the Defensive Scout Team Award for the season, and was selected as the Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week for the Wyoming game. He moved from inside linebacker to defensive end for spring drills. 2008 (Fr.-RS)He did not see any action but dressed for seven games, practicing most of the semester at mike inside linebacker position. He was the scout team defense player of the week award winner for the Iowa

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State game. He had two assisted tackles in the three main spring scrimmages. 2007 (Fr.)Redshirted; did not see any action. Though he transferred to Colorado from Penn State and joined the team the first day of classes, his NCAA clock never started at Penn State as school was not yet underway when he decided to transfer closer to home after suffering several knee injuries. AT PENN STATE (2006, Fr.)He was an invited walk-on, but after three knee surgeries and not participating in any football activities, he left school after just 11 days, before classes started, and thus before his NCAA academic clock started. HIGH SCHOOLHe earned first-team All-State (3A) and All-Western Slope Conference honors at linebacker as a senior, when he racked up 120 tackles, with 10 for losses, including four quarterback sacks. He forced five fumbles and recovered two. As a junior, when he was an AllConference performer, he recorded 100 tackles, with 14 for losses and eight sacks, while forcing four fumbles. Aspen was 2-6 his senior year and 1-6 his junior season under coach Travis Benson. He also lettered four times in hockey (forward), twice earning All-Conference honors. ACADEMICSHe is majoring in History at Colorado. PERSONALHe was born July 12, 1988 in Miami, Fla. Hobbies include music and most sports. Father (Michael) and an uncle (Steve) both played football at Minnesota. Another uncle (Bill) played football at Georgia and in the NFL with the Atlanta Falcons, and also was a WWE star (professional wrestling). Grandfather (Jed Goldberg) played football at Harvard. Along with high school and current CU teammate David Clark, the two are the first to play Division I football from Aspen High School.
Season 2009 2010 Totals G Plays 2 6 3 11 5 17 TACKLES UT AT-TOT TFL Sacks 3DS Hurr FR 0 0 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0- 0 0- 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0- 0 0- 0 0 1 0 FF PBU 0 0 0 0 0 0 Int 0 0 0

were district champions his freshman and sophomore (6-3) seasons; Lamar was 4-6 his junior year. He also lettered once in track, participating in the 4x100 and 4x200 relays his senior year; his 4x100 team advanced to the regional meet after placing second in the district. ACADEMICSHe is interested in Integrative Physiology as his major at Colorado. A two-time District All-Academic Team member, the National Honor Society member boasted a 3.67 grade point average in high school. PERSONALHe was born May 30, 1993 in Pineville, La. His hobbies include working out and watching television, and does a good amount of community service, including as a volunteer with the Special Olympics. An older brother, Jeramy, played running back and wide receiver at Rice. He hails from the same high school that produced CU All-Big 12 safety and eight-year NFL veteran Michael Lewis. His first name is Joseph; he was given the nickname D.D. while growing up and it stuck.

JUSTIN GORMAN, DB
6-0, 195, Fr., RS
Manheim, Pa. (Manheim Central)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.-RS)He moved to defensive back (safety) for spring practice, and is fourth at strong safety entering the fall. He likely will see the field for certain on special teams, as he emerged as the first-team holder following the spring. 2010 (Fr.)Redshirted; he practiced primarily at quarterback and was a key scout team performer: he was the Scout Team Offense Player of the week for the Hawaii game as selected by the coaching staff, which also named him the recipient of the Offensive Scout Award for the entire season. He joined the team as an invited walk-on for August drills. HIGH SCHOOLHe was a first-team All-Lancaster-Lebanon League performer as a senior, and an honorable mention selection as a junior. As a senior, he had 3,237 yards of total offense, as he became just the sixth player in Pennsylvania history to rush for 1,000 yards and throw for 2,000. He completed 152-of-266 passes for 2,116 yards with 20 touchdowns and 11 interceptions, completing 57.1 percent of his passes. He also rushed 177 times for 1,121 yards and 20 touchdowns, averaging 6.3 yards per attempt (long run of 61 yards); he had four 100-plus rushing games and five games of 300 or more yards in total offense. As a junior, he completed 60-of-109 passes for 929 yards and six touchdowns (three picks), while rushing for 280 yards on 69 tries and seven scoresone of which came on a 99-yard run against Cocalico. He also caught 10 passes for 178 yards and a score. He threw for 258 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 145 yards and two scores as a sophomore. Top games as a senior included a 17-14 win over Cocalico, when he completed 24-of-40 passes for 304 yards and a touchdown; a 42-12 win over Lancaster Catholic (17-of-26, 270, 2 TDs) and in a 49-0 rout of Garden Spot (12-of-13, 183, 2 TDs passing, 7-141, 3 TDs rushing). As a junior, in a 45-14 win over Eastern Lebanon County, he completed 11-of-14 throws for 271 yards and 3 TDs. Manheim Central was 15-1, losing in the state championship game his senior year, 11-2 his junior season and 6-5 his sophomore year under coach Mike Williams; MCHS were the district champions his junior and senior years. He also lettered once in track (personal best of 10.8 in the 100-meters) and one in baseball (centerfielder). ACADEMICSHe is majoring in Business (Financial Management) at Colorado. PERSONALHe was born May 4, 1992 in Lancaster, Pa. His mother (Sherri) played college basketball for Elizabethtown (Pa.), and an older sister, Kelsey, is a senior midfielder on the soccer team at Messiah (Pa.) College.

D.D. GOODSON, ATH

5-7, 165, Fr., HS
Rosenberg, Texas (Lamar Consolidated)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.)The final high school recruit in Jon Embrees first class, signing with the Buffaloes on June 8. Designated as an athlete instead of at a specific position, the 4.4-speedster will likely get a look at wide receiver as well as running back in addition to kick returner this fall as a true freshman in college. HIGH SCHOOLHe was selected as the District 23-4A Utility Player of the Year, also earning first-team All-Area and All-District honors at wide receiver. A four-year starter at wide receiver, he caught 30 passes for over 500 yards and two touchdowns as a senior, when he also rushed for 370 yards and nine scores out of the wildcat formation. He was explosive returning kickoffs, as he had around 30 returns with a 35.0-yard average and a touchdown. As a junior, when he was All-Area and All-District, he caught 40 balls for 700 yards and seven touchdowns, with 25 catches for 300 yards and four touchdowns as a sophomore and two receptions for 46 yards and a TD as a freshman. He played defense in spots, at safety as a senior (two forced fumbles and two recoveries) and at cornerback as a junior (one interception). One of his top games his senior year came in a wild 41-40 win over Angleton, when he rushed for over 100 yards and a touchdown while making three receptions for 75 yards and another score. Lamar was 4-6 his senior year under first-year head coach Ronald Patton; his coach his freshman through junior years was Lydell Wilson. Under Wilson, LCHS were the state champions his freshman year with a 13-2 record, defeating Copperas Cove, 20-14 in a game that Goodson said was one of his top prep highlights despite blocking for most of the game. They

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LOGAN GRAY, WR
6-2, 190, Sr., TR
Columbia, Mo. (Rock Bridge/Georgia)

PERSONALHe was born October 31, 1988 in Columbia, Mo. His hobbies including playing golf; his best score is in the lows 80 on several occasions. His younger brother, Quinn, is a CU sophomore, one of the factors in his selecting CU for graduate school.

AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr./Gr.)He enrolled at Colorado as a graduate student for summer classes, taking advantage of an NCAA rule that grants a fifth year of football if you graduate within four years at your original college institution and the desired postgraduate degree program doesnt exist at that school. He is expected to bolster CUs wide receiver corps and also get a shot at returning kicks. AT GEORGIA: He earned three letters at Georgia after redshirted as a true freshman; in his four years as a Bulldog, UGA was 35-17 and participated in four bowl games, winning three (2008 Sugar, 2009 Capital One, 2009 Independence). He saw action in 38 games (no starts), including the CUUGA game in Boulder in 2010, returning a punt for 1 yard. 2010 (Jr.)He moved to wide receiver for the Bulldogs in the fall after battling for UGAs starting quarterback job in spring drills; he was 10-of17 for 132 yards and a touchdown in the G-Day game. He played in all 13 games, mainly at receiver but also returning punts on occasion. He caught nine passes for 105 yards and a touchdown on the year, all but one catch coming in the first four games of the year while teammate A.J. Green served a four-game suspension. He opened the year with two catches for 32 yards, including a 26-yard touchdown pass from Hutson Mason in a 557 win over Louisiana-Lafayette. He had season highs of three receptions for 42 yards against Mississippi State and also had two grabs for 22 yards versus South Carolina. 2009 (Soph.)He was in 12 games, on offense and/or special teams, completing 5-of-12 passes for 31 yards with two interceptions. The most action he saw at quarterback came in a 38-0 homecoming win over Tennessee Tech, when he was 4-of-5 for 25 yards with a pick along with five rushes for 32 yards. At the end of spring drills, he was named the Biggest Surprise of Spring on offense (he was 9-of-13 for 91 yards in the GDay game) and also earned the Larry Munson Football Scholarship Award. 2008 (Fr.-RS)He was named one of UGAs Newcomer of the Year Award winner for special teams, as he appeared in all 13 games, returning six punts for 72 yards with a long of 17 against hated-rival and No. 18 Georgia Tech. He also rushed twice for 21 yards, both carries in the opener against Georgia Southern. 2007 (Fr.)Redshirted; he practiced all season at quarterback. HIGH SCHOOLAs a senior, he was a PrepStar and SuperPrep AllAmerican, while also making the ESPN Top 150 as the No. 7 rated quarterback in the nation; SuperPrep ranked him as the top quarterback and No. 7 overall prospect on its All-Midlands Team (the six ahead of him included current Buff OG Ryan Miller, Nebraska WR Niles Paul and Oklahoma WR Ryan Broyles). Rivals.com ranked him as the No. 2 prospect in the state of Missouri and the No. 10 QB in the country, Scout.com named him the quarterback on its Hot Midwest 100 team, while Tom Lemming also named him to his Top 100 squad; he also participated in the prestigious Elite 11 QB camp. He earned first-team All-State (Class 6) honors as a senior. A three-year starter at quarterback who also played some receiver as a prep, he threw for a school record 53 career touchdowns with 5,734 yards; he had 1,549 yards and 12 TDs as a senior, rarely playing an entire game (also six rushing scores), with 2,169 yards and 25 touchdowns as a junior and 2,016 yards and 16 TDs as a sophomore. RBHS was 9-1 his senior year under coach A.J. Odofile, the former Missouri Tiger. He also lettered four times in basketball (rated as one of the states top seniors by Missouri Sports Online) and track (sprints, relays and long jump). ACADEMICSHe was admitted into CUs School of Education and is enrolled in the Curriculum & Instruction (C & I) Masters program. He graduated in May 2011 from the University of Georgia with a B.A. degree in Speech Communication. A two-time Academic All-SEC team member and an honor roll student in high school.

Season 2008 (at Georgia) 2009 (at Georgia) 2010 (at Georgia) Totals

G 13 12 13 38

RECEIVING No. Yds 0 0 0 0 9 105 9 105

Avg. 0.0 0.0 11.7 11.7

TD 0 0 1 1

Long 0 0 26 26

High Games Rec Yds 0 0 0 0 3 42 3 42

ADDITIONAL STATISTICSPassing: 12-5-2, 31, 0 TD, 10 long (2009); Rushing: 2-21, 10.5 avg., 0 TD, 16 long (2008); 9-35, 3.9 avg., 0 TD, 20 long (2009); 1-5, 5.0 avg., 0 TD (2010). Punt Returns: 6-72, 12.0 avg., 0 TD, 17 long (2008); 1-minus 2, -2.0 avg., (2009); 6-39, 6.5 avg., 0 TD, 25 long (2010).

WOODSON GREER III, LB

6-2, 225, Fr., HS
Corona, Calif. (Junipero Serra)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.) Projected as a linebacker, most likely on the inside, as a true freshman in college. HIGH SCHOOLAs a senior, he was named PrepStar All-Region and SuperPrep All-Far West team member, as the publication ranked him the No. 65 player in the region (the No. 10 linebacker on that list). Scout.com ranked him as the No. 48 outside linebacker in the nation, the seventh best from California. He also earned first-team All-CIF Southern Section Western Division, firstteam All-Mission League and first-team All-South Bay Area honors. As a junior, he was first team All-Western League and All-South Bay after garnering second team All-Western League accolades as a sophomore. For his career, he racked up 281 total tackles, which included 113 solo stops and 12 quarterback sacks. As a senior, he had 69 tackles (41 solo) and one fumble recovery, which followed a monster junior year, which saw him record 140 tackles (41 solo) and 11 sacks that totaled 76 yards in losses. He also had one forced fumble and one recovery that season. As a sophomore, he had 72 tackles (31 solo), one sack and one interception. Under coach Scott Altenberg, Serra compiled a 42-2 record in his three years there, winning three consecutive Mission League titles and 29 straight games sandwiched between playoff losses that ended his sophomore and senior seasons. Serra was 14-1 his senior year, winning the CIF Southern Section before losing in the state title game, 15-0 his junior season (CIF Southern Section and California state champions) and 13-1 his sophomore year before falling in the CIF Southern Section title game. ACADEMICSHe is majoring in Integrative Physiology at Colorado and is interested in a career in physical therapy. PERSONALHe was born December 26, 1992 in Long Beach, Calif. Hobbies include playing the piano (he has since he was six) and other sports including basketball. He was very active in community service both through his high school and church, the majority of which included outreach to the homeless.

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second-team All-State honors in the latter. He was also a member of Easts state champion team in Ultimate (flying disc) as a senior.

ZACH GROSSNICKLE, P
6-2, 190, Soph., 1L
Denver, Colo. (East)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.) Enters the fall atop the depth chart at punter; he punted well during the spring, though there was no live punting in any of three full scrimmages. 2010 (Fr.-RS)He became just the fourth player in CU history to serve as the teams regular punter as a freshman, joining Stan Koleski (73), Andy Mitchell (94) and Matt DiLallo (06); his 60 punts the most ever by a Buff frosh. He averaged 39.5 yards per punt (second best freshman figure at CU), with a net of 35.7. He placed 11 kicks inside the opponent 20 (six inside-the-10 and three inside-the-50, with 22 balls fair caught and just two that went for touchbacks; just 23 kicks were returned for an 8.0 average. He averaged 41.4 yards on 17 punts from inside the CU 25, with his long punt being 52 yards (he had two 50-plus). He also handled CUs two free kicks (both punts) after safeties. He averaged 35.6 yards on 18 punts in the three main spring scrimmages (but had considerably higher numbers in daily drills), while converting 5-of-9 field goals (38 long) and both extra point tries. He earned the Bill McCartney Award as the most improved special teams player in spring ball, and was the Iron Buffalo Award recipient among all specialists for hard work, dedication, toughness and total poundage lifted in the weight room. 2009 (Fr.)Redshirted; practiced as both a punter and placekicker the entire fall. HIGH SCHOOLHe was ranked as the top placekicker in the western region, and second overall in the nation, by Ray Guys prokicker.com (which also pegged him as the No. 2 combo kicker/punter nationally). Scout.com ranked him as the No. 10 kicker in the nation, while Rivals.com ranked him as the No. 21 kicker in the USA (the top kicker from Colorado and the No. 18 player overall in the state). He earned first-team AllColorado and All-State (5A) honors by the Denver Post (he was second-team All-State by the Rocky Mountain News) as a senior, when he also garnered first-team All-Central Metro League accolades (formerly known as the Denver Prep League for football; the league name did not change for other sports). As a senior, he made 12-of-13 field goals, his only miss from 58 yards that had the distance but was wide right; the 12 makes totaled exactly 500 yards (in order: 38, 37, 43, 53, 39, 44, 42, 35, 33, 47, 39, 50), or 41.7 yards per. His season long was 53 yards against Aurora Central (a Denver East school record, breaking the mark by a yard he had set as a junior) and was 10-of-10 inside of 50 yards. He connected on 35-of-37 PAT kicks, his only two misses being blocked, thus he scored 70 points for the year, second most by a 5A kicker in the state. He averaged 40 yards per punt (39 kicks), with 10 over 50 yards and nine inside-the-20, while 92 percent of his kickoffs went for touchbacks. As a junior, he made 5-of-7 field goals, a long of 52, and 23-of-24 PAT kicks (the miss was blocked), scoring 39 points overall; his 52-yard kick was Easts only points in its second round playoff loss to Thomas Jefferson. He averaged 39 yards for 12 punts with a long of 56 (three inside-the-20), and 80 percent of his kickoffs were touchbacks. Top games his senior year included a 49-30 win over Highlands Ranch, when he made three field goals, saw nine of 10 kickoffs go for touchbacks, and punted twice for a 41.5 average; on one of those punts he made the tackle and forced a fumble in the process. When he kicked his 53-yard field goal against Aurora Central, it opened the scoring of an eventual 47-0 win after a scoreless first quarter, in which he had put both his punts inside-the-20. He was Easts special teams most valuable player both years he lettered, and he never missed a field goal under 40 yards in his career. Under coach Ron Woolfork (the former Buff linebacker, 1990-93), East was 7-4 his senior year and 8-3 his junior season, advancing to the second round of the state playoffs both years. He also lettered twice in soccer, leading East to the state and DPL championships as a senior (in fact, football and soccer are both fall sports in Colorado, so he played the pair simultaneously). He scored 13 goals and had seven assists, ratcheting up his offense when it counted most, scoring three times each in Easts first two playoff wins over Sand Creek and Liberty. He was a first-team All-DPL performer his junior and senior years, garnering

ACADEMICSHe is pursuing a double major in Business (International Relations) and Economics (focus on International Development) at Colorado. In May 2011, he was enrolled in CUs Maymester/Study Abroad program, where he studied in Florence, Italy, for five weeks. A National Honor Society member in high school, he owned a 4.22 grade point (on a 4.0 scale) and was enrolled in nothing but AP classes the spring semester of his senior year. PERSONALHe was born September 9, 1990 (09-09-90) in Denver. Hobbies include playing soccer, longboarding, ultimate Frisbee, 3D animation and hanging out with friends. His father (Reid) lettered in swimming at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. His older brother, Max, attends CU and is a junior physics major. In the Ray Guy Academy (kicking camp) in Colorado Springs in July 2008, Zach drilled several kicks well over 50 yards, including a long of 61 (which set a camp record). He won regional and semifinal competitions in the National Kicking Combine Series the same summer. Thanks to his soccer days, he might be one of the fastest kickers in the nation, as he has 4.55 speed in the 40-yard dash.
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GUS HANDLER, OL
6-3, 290, Soph., VR
Barrington, Ill. (Barrington)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.) Enters the fall listed third at center, but also will likely get a look at guard in the fall. He ended spring ball at around 270 pounds, down 20 or so from the fall, but regained the weight by midsummer and will play around 290 this year. 2010 (Fr.-RS)Did not see any action, but dressed for eight games (all six in Boulder, Colorado State in Denver and the Oklahoma game in Norman). 2009 (Fr.)Redshirted; practiced the entire fall on the offensive line. HIGH SCHOOLHe earned mention on Prep Stars All-Midwest Region squad and was ranked the No. 29 player from the state of Illinois by Rivals.com, coming in as the No. 7 offensive lineman on that list. ESPN ranked him as the No. 52 offensive tackle in the country. Projected as a center in college, lettered twice as an offensive tackle at Barrington High School under coach Joe Sanchez. His senior season, he was named firstteam All-State by the Champaign News-Gazette and the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association, second-team All-State by the Chicago Tribune and All-Area by the Chicago Sun-Times. He also earned first-team All-Mid-Suburban Conference honors and was named to the Great Northwest 2008 Football offensive squad by the Pioneer Press. Barrington compiled a 9-3 record his senior year and he played in and started every game and also played every snap on offense. He lists his most memorable games against Libertyville his senior season where Barrington won 21-14 to open the season and christen a new stadium. He was named the teams offensive player of the week against Rolling Meadows in the second game of his senior season, a 20-13 win. As a junior, started at offensive tackle for the 5-4 Broncos and played every snap on offense. He earned the teams offensive player of the week honor against Conant in a 28-6 victory his junior season. He also played on special teams on the kickoff return unit and hands team both his junior and senior seasons and occasionally saw action on the punt team, as well. Also an honorable mention all-area performer in baseball, lettering four times; as a junior, he batted .330 and had 10 home runs and 30 runs batted in playing first base, third base and outfield.

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ACADEMICSHe is majoring in Business (Management) at Colorado. He made the high school honor roll each of his eight semesters as a prep, when he earned academic all-league honors in both football and baseball. PERSONALHe was born July 8, 1991 in Barrington, Ill. Hobbies include listening to music, reading and working with kids. His father, Fritz, played both football (nose guard) and baseball (1B, P) at Valparaiso. His uncle, Kurt Handler, played football at Ohio Northern and another uncle, Eric Handler, played football at Gettysburg (Pa.) and is the vice president of communications for the YES Network, which covers the New York Yankees and New Jersey Nets. One grandfather, Fred Handler, was the baseball coach from 1958 through 1982 at St. Bonaventure, where he was also an assistant basketball coach (1958-74); his other grandfather (mothers side) played basketball at Carnegie Mellon.

TYLER HANSEN, QB
6-1, 215, Sr., 3L
Temecula, Calif. (Chaparral)

AT COLORADO: Career NotesHe enters his senior year 11th in career passing yards at Colorado with 2,822; hes also eighth in completions (275), 10th in attempts (460), 11th in touchdown passes (15) and 13th in total offense (3,185). He is 14th all-time among CU quarterbacks for true rushing yards with 806; his 5.68 average per true carry (minus sacks) currently stands as the third best, trailing Kordell Stewart (1991-94, 7.04) and Bernard Jackson (2004-06, 6.21). This Season (Sr.)Named CUs starting quarterback at the conclusion of spring practice. He was named the teams Joe Romig Award winner as the top senior-to-be following spring practice, as he had a passer rating of 188.9 in the three main spring scrimmages. He completed nearly 74 percent of his passes (39 of 53) for 531 yards and five touchdowns with no interceptions in those sessions (in one, he completed 18-of-19 with 3 TDs). He had four rushes for 37 yards, as he ran the ball much less than earlier his career, but avoided taking a single sack. Hes the only player on the roster to have taken a snap at quarterback in college. 2010 (Jr.)He was named CUs starter prior to the start of the season, but had his year cut short when he suffered a ruptured spleen against Texas Tech in the seventh game (he started all seven before the injury; he likely could have returned to play in a bowl game had CU qualified for one). Prior to getting hurt, he had completed 112-of-164 passes for 1,102 yards, with six touchdowns and six interceptions and a 129.5 rating. His completion percentage of 68.3 set a school record for minimums of both 100 and 150 passes in a single season, breaking the old mark of 65.1 by Joel Klatt in 2003. He completed over 70 percent of his passes in four games and over 65 percent in six of his seven; his only time under the latter came at California, where despite having a rough go of it with three interceptions and being sacked six times, still completed 53 percent (18of-34) of his throws. He threw for 200-plus yards twice: in a 31-13 win over Hawaii, he was 19-of-26 for 200 yards and two scores (no picks, a healthy 163.1 rating), and in a 31-25 loss to Baylor, he was 21-of-28 for 207 yards (1 TD/1 INT). He opened the year strong against Colorado State in Denver, going 17-of-25 for 192 yards (2 TD/1 INT, 150.9 rating), and before he left the Texas Tech game, he was 9-of-10 for 62 yards. His total offense high came against Hawaii (221 yards), followed by the Georgia game (209), where he was 13-of-20 for 158 yards passing with 10 rushes for 51 yards, his season-rushing best. He ended the year with 41 net rushing yards, scoring four touchdowns (he had 166 yards on 35 tries when removing sacks). In 73 drives engineered, he led CU to 19 scores (16 TD/3 FG), and he earned 68 first downs (61 passing, 7 rushing). On third/fourth downs, he was fairly sharp, completing 37-of-54 passes for 447 yards (4 TD/1 INT), a solid rating of 158.8. He had a slight edge heading into the fall for the starting job after having a solid spring, completing 45-of-73 passes for 408 yards (6 TD/2 INT) in the three main spring scrimmages, a 130.2 passer rating; he led the Gold squad to a 37-27 win in the spring game. He was a co-recipient of the Greg Biekert Award for spring practice, as selected by the coaches for those players with the greatest attention to detail. He was

also the Iron Buffalo Award winner among the teams quarterbacks for hard work, dedication, toughness and total poundage lifted in the weight room. 2009 (Soph.)He played in eight games overall, with seven starts (the last seven of the season). He completed 129-of-231 passes (55.8 percent) for 1,440 yards, with eight touchdowns and seven interceptions, while officially rushing for 61 yards on 84 attempts; eliminate 33 times he was sacked for 275 yards, his true rushing was 51 tries for 336 yards, or 6.6 per carry. He engineered 94 drives on the season, leading the team to 22 scores (16 TD, 6 FG). He had 23 rushes for five yards or more and 14 for 10-plus, and led the team in first downs earned with 83 (18 rush/65 pass), including 33 on third and fourth downs. He was CUs Athlete of the Week for all sports for his efforts in CUs 35-34 win over Texas A&M, when he completed 21-of-32 passes for a career-high 271 yards and a touchdown (the game winning TD pass to Patrick Devenny), along with 45 yards rushing and 17 first downs earned. He was the teams co-Offensive Player of the Week for the Kansas game, when he was 14-of-25 for 175 yards (1 TD/1 INT) along with 11 rushes for 34 yards and another score. He had two other 200-yard games, against Nebraska (21-of-44, 269 yards, 3/3) and at Iowa State (18-of-38, 258, 1/1); in that game, he rushed for a season-high 50 yards on 12 carries, giving him 308 yards of total offense. One of the recipients of the teams Gold Group Commitment Award as selected by the coaches, as the honor recognizes excellence with class in a variety of areas. He completed 26-of-44 passes for 337 yards and four touchdowns (153.42 rating) in the three main spring scrimmages. He was the Iron Buffalo Award winner for the quarterbacks in the spring, presented to the player at each position who represents hard work, dedication, toughness and total poundage lifted in the weight room. 2008 (Fr.)He did not play the first six games of the season and was likely ticketed to redshirt, but he appeared against Kansas State late in the first quarter to jumpstart the offense. It was just the 11th appearance by a true freshman at quarterback for CU dating back to 1972. He then started for the first time the next week at Missouri, becoming just the fifth true frosh in school history to start a game at quarterback, and wound up playing in five games (two starts, also starting against Iowa State). On the year, he completed 34-of-65 passes for 280 yards, with one touchdown and four interceptions (81.3 rating). His TD pass was a 21-yard toss to Scotty McKnight that proved to be the winning points in CUs 14-13 win over Kansas State. He set a school record for the most single-season rushing yards by a true freshman quarterback, as he had 261 in just five games; the old best was 177 by Marc Walters (his father) in 1986 (5 games); Darian Hagan had 175 in 1988 (also in 5 games). He finished as CUs third leading rusher, and top games came against K-State (19 carries, 86 yards), Texas A&M (16-86) and Iowa State (9-48). He had performed well on the scout team, and did a credible job in mimicking West Virginias Pat White and won the scout team offense award for that game. HIGH SCHOOLHe earned All-West Region honors from PrepStar and AllFar West accolades from SuperPrep as a senior, when he was named first-team All-CIF and All-Valley while being named the Southwestern League Player of the Year. He also earned the Riverside County Sportsmanship Award and Chaparrals offensive and team most valuable player honors as the three-year letterman served as team captain his junior and senior seasons. He was an honorable mention All-CIF selection in addition to earning first team All-Valley and All-Southwestern League honors his junior season. As a senior, when he was Chaparrals High School Athlete of the Year (all sports), he completed 138-of-220 passes (62.7 percent) for 1,652 yards and 10 touchdowns against just four interceptions. He also rushed for 570 yards and nine touchdowns. Showing his versatility, he was also asked to fill in at safety at times on defense (where he had a fumble recovery). He was the MVP of the inaugural Navy Marine Corps All-Star Classic, as he threw for two touchdowns and ran for another in leading his team to a 27-13 win. As a junior, when he was Chaparrals offensive MVP, he completed 153-of-263 passes (58.1 percent) for 2,248 yards and 21 touchdowns (with 13 interceptions). He also rushed for 300 yards and six touchdowns, not including sacks. Top games as a senior included a 21-20 loss to Vista Murrieta, when he rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns and passed for 150 yards and a third score; he completed 11-of-15 passes for 182 yards and two scores while rushing 13 times for 74 yards in a 24-21 win over Temecula Canyon, as he threw a 22yard game winning touchdown with just 42 seconds left to rally his team for the win. In his junior year, against Valley View he passed for 342 yards and five touchdowns in a 40-21 win, and threw for 236 yards (on 12-of-16 passing) and three touchdowns in a 38-24 win over Temecula Valley. Under coach Tommy Leach, Chaparral went 9-4 during his senior season,

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advancing to the semifinals, and was 11-3 his junior year, losing to Norco in the CIF Championship. He was the backup on his sophomore squad, which posted a 4-6 mark. He also lettered twice in baseball (pitcher/first base) and once in track (sprints). ACADEMICSHe is majoring in Communication at Colorado. A 2008 Riverside County Chapter/National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete, he was on the honor roll throughout high school. He was named to the Southwestern League All-GPA Team as both a junior and senior, in both baseball and football. PERSONALBorn December 6, 1989 in Escondido, Calif. Hobbies include basketball and golf, and he is involved with his church youth group. His father (Rick) played quarterback for San Diego State from 1978-83. He was signed by the Chicago Bears after his senior season and narrowly missed making the team as he was cut on the last day of training camp. His mother (Pamela) was an NCAA All-American sprinter/hurdler for SDSUs track team. He throws right-handed even though he writes left-handed. He goes by the nickname T.
Season G 2008 5 2009 8 2010 7 Totals 20 PASSING Att-Com-Int 65- 34- 4 231-129- 7 164-112- 6 460-275-17 Pct. Yds TD Long 52.3 280 1 29 55.8 1,440 8 58 68.3 1,102 6 73t 59.8 2,822 15 73t RUSHING Att Yds Avg. 63 261 4.1 84 61 0.7 51 41 0.8 198 363 1.8 TD 0 1 4 5 Long 24 31 39 39

part of the 4x400-meter relay team that set a school record where he ran a 49-second split. ACADEMICSHe is interested in majoring in Business at Colorado. He was named to the Academic All-State team in high school where the minimum required grade point average in Texas was a 92. PERSONALHe was born June 3, 1992 in San Antonio, Texas. His hobbies include fishing and hunting. His mother, Lark, played basketball at Baylor and Texas State and an older sister, Kasey, is a junior guard on the basketball team at St. Edwards University (Austin, Texas). An uncle, Jim Bob Taylor, was one of Sonny Detmers first quarterback prospects and went on to play at Georgia Tech and then for the Baltimore Colts, and an aunt, Marsha Smith, played basketball at SMU. A cousin, Cooper Taylor, is a junior safety at Richmond. He is very active in his community through his church and was nominated for a Methodist Leadership Award. His high school teammate and childhood friend, Stevie Joe Dorman, also signed with CU in this class.

EVAN HARRINGTON, FB
5-11, 230, Sr., 1L
Washington, D.C. (Bowie, Md./ College of the Canyons)

ADDITIONAL STATISTICSNCAA Rating: 114.7 (career), 81.3 (2008), 113.6 (2009), 129.5 (2010). Sacked/Yards Lost: 8/43 (2008), 33/275 (2009), 16/125 (2010).

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WILL HARLOS, DB
6-3, 185, Fr., HS
Somerset, Texas (Somerset)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.) Projected as a defensive back as a true freshman in college. HIGH SCHOOLAs a senior, he was ranked the No. 13 outside linebacker in the state of Texas by ESPN (he was the No. 21 from the state by Scout.com). He was the 3A Region IV District 27 Defensive Most Valuable Player and was named first-team All-San Antonio Area. He earned mention on the Texas Sports Writers Association preseason first-team All-State team and was part of the Texas Super 50 team. He was named to the 3A Region IV District 27 first-team as a junior when he garnered second-team All-Area honors. He was invited to the Under Armour All-America High School game but declined to concentrate on basketball. In his career, he recorded over 300 tackles, with 23 quarterback sacks, 21 passes broken up and made 14 interceptions. As a senior, he totaled 164 tackles (12.6 per game), including 51 behind the line of scrimmage for losses with 16 sacks. He also had eight pass break-ups, six fumble recoveries, five forced fumbles, four interceptions and one safety on defense and caught nine passes for 120 yards on offense. His junior year, he had 110 tackles (74 solo) with 41 for losses including six sacks. He forced 14 fumbles as a free safety and had 13 pass break-ups and six interceptions. On offense, he caught five passes for 113 yards and three touchdowns and also had a 2-point conversion. His sophomore season he had 59 tackles (39 solo) with four interceptions and two sacks. Under legendary high school coach Sonny Detmer, Somerset compiled a 23-11 record his final three years, 10-3 as a senior, 6-4 as a junior and 7-4 as a sophomore, improving upon a 2-8 record his freshman season before Detmers arrival as coach. His senior season, Somerset won the 3A Region IV District 27 Championship, the BiDistrict Championship and the San Antonio Area Championship, reaching the quarterfinals of the state playoffs. He also lettered in baseball, basketball and track. He earned All-District honors on the hardwood and was the most valuable player as a sophomore and junior on the track team, competing in sprints, jumps and relays. His time of 10.47 seconds in the 100-meters was at one time the fastest in the state his senior year. He was

AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.)Enters the fall listed first at fullback. He moved over from inside linebacker to the position for spring practices. 2010 (Jr.)He saw action in all 12 games on special teams, and played in two briefly on defense (six snaps total, no tackles). On the kickoff coverage unit on special teams, he was in on seven tackles (three solo, one inside-the-20) and caused one penalty. He arrived on campus in the summer after attending junior college the spring semester and with three years to play two in eligibility. AT COLEGE OF THE CANYONS (2008, 2009/Fr., Soph.)He earned firstteam All-Northern Conference honors as a sophomore at College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, Calif. in 2009. He led Canyons with 85 tackles on defense, including 11.5 tackles for loss and seven sacks. He also had 10 quarterback hurries, three forced fumbles and one interception. His interception was key, as it came in overtime against rival Pasadena Community College and ended the game after Canyons took a 29-22 lead with the first possession of the extra period. As a freshman, he recorded 42 tackles, including four for a loss and one sack, helping Canyons to a 121 record, including a perfect 6-0 mark in conference action. He also lists his most memorable game that season against Pasadena, when he recorded 13 tackles, one sack and one pass breakup as Canyons again won in overtime. He was a gray shirt and arrived on campus in the spring of 2008. In his final collegiate game he went head-to-head with future Buff and fellow signee Eric Richter, who played for Saddleback College as their two teams met in the Western State Bowl. HIGH SCHOOLHe earned first-team 4A All-Prince Georges County, first-team All-Met by the Washington Post and first-team All-Big School as a senior at Bowie High School in 2006, helping the Bulldogs to a 7-4 record and playoff appearance. He recorded 112 tackles on defense and also played running back, rushing 93 times for 650 yards and 10 touchdowns. Bowie also finished 7-4 his junior year and he recorded 50 tackles on defense and started at fullback on offense, serving as a primary blocker for a 1,000-yard rusher. His most memorable game came his junior year when he was a lead blocker on offense and recorded 11 tackles defensively as Bowie defeated arch rival Eleanor Roosevelt for the first time since 2001. He lettered four years in football and started his final two years at linebacker, his junior year at fullback and his senior year at running back.

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ACADEMICSHe is majoring in Sociology at Colorado, as he has a keen interest in administrative and criminal justice. PERSONALHe was born February 6, 1989, in Washington, D.C. His hobbies include playing the piano and spending time with his family. His aunt, Donna Harrington, played basketball at Old Dominion and started as a freshman for the 1985 NCAA Championship squad. She also participated in the 1992 Olympics and played overseas for several years and for one year in the WNBA with the Indiana Fever. A cousin, Krystle Harrington, was the Maryland Player of the Year and played basketball collegiately at Loyola (Md.). Another cousin, Ebony Evans, played basketball at Rhode Island. He lists his inspiration as his late brother, Darrell Harrington, Jr., who was killed in a bicycle accident at age 15 when he was eight years old. At Canyons, three times he helped with the LETMESAIL program, a lifestyle enrichment program for special-needs individuals. He helped referee a flag football game for kids with special needs and read books to elementary school kids (he has family members with special needs, so it was especially meaningful for him to participate).
Season 2010 G Plays 2 6 TACKLES UT AT-TOT TFL Sacks 3DS Hurr FR 0 0 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 FF PBU 0 0 Int 0

in a friends music video. He has modeled in a few shows for local photographers in the D.C., Maryland and Virginia area. He helped his mom move out into a better part of Washington, D.C., and helps pay rent, but he frequently visits his old neighborhood to encourage kids to make the right decisions. Great sources of inspiration to him are his father, who he lost to prostate cancer in July 2010, and his best friend, who was killed in the same year; his father never told him he was dying and that he was only sick, but in his final weeks and days taught him several invaluable life lessons.

JACK HARRIS, OL
6-5, 295, Soph., VR
Parker, Colo. (Chaparral)

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ADDITIONAL STATISTICSSpecial Team Tackles: 3,47 (2010).

SHERRARD HARRINGTON, DB
6-1, 175, Fr., HS
Washington, D.C. (Howard D. Woodson)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.) Enters the fall atop the depth chart at right tackle, and could also slide over to guard as well, as he practiced at both spots as a redshirt freshman. 2010 (Fr.-RS)He did not see any action; he had entered fall camp listed third at right tackle, and was practicing as well as any lineman the first 10 days of fall camp but was sidelined by a shoulder sprain he suffered in drills on August 16. He couldnt dress for the first three games due to injury and rose to second on the depth chart at right guard by the end of the season. He was the co-recipient of the Joe Romig Award as selected by coaches for the most improved offensive lineman in spring practice. 2009 (Fr.)Redshirted; practiced on the offensive line the entire fall. HIGH SCHOOLHe earned All-America honors from PrepStar and AllMidlands Region accolades from SuperPrep as a senior, when he was also named first-team All-Colorado and All-State (5A) by both the Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News. One of 13 offensive linemen named to the prestigious Tacoma News-Tribunes Western 100 list. SuperPrep ranked him as the No. 53 player from the Midlands Region, the No. 14 offensive lineman, No. 6 offensive tackle and No. 7 player from Colorado on that list. The No. 223 overall prospect on the Rivals 250 list, ranked as the No. 19 offensive tackle and the No. 2 player overall and top offensive lineman from Colorado by Rivals.com. Scout.com tabbed him as the No. 42 offensive tackle in the country. He was and first-team All-Southern League as a junior and senior, and earned second-team honors as a sophomore. A three-year letterman in football under coach John Vogt, lists his most memorable game in his senior season against Douglas County when he racked up 16 pancake blocks. Chaparral won nine games both his sophomore and senior seasons and with a 9-3 mark in 2008, finished second in the Southern League and advanced to the third round of the state playoffs. He anchored an offensive line that produced a balance offensive attack averaging 171.6 yards rushing and 155.5 yards passing per game in 2008 and Chaparrals running backs averaged 5.8 yards per carry collectively. He also played basketball at Chaparral, participating on the league championship team as a freshman and earning a letter as a sophomore before concentrating on football. ACADEMICSHe is majoring in Sociology at Colorado. PERSONALHe was born May 11, 1991 in Littleton, Colo. Hobbies include fishing, camping, weight lifting and playing video games (favorites include Xbox, Halo and NCAA Football). A cousin, M.J. Flaum, was an offensive lineman at Nebraska. A grandfather, John Boice, played for the Chicago Bears as a tight end/defensive end.

AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.) Projected as a defensive back as a true freshman in college. HIGH SCHOOLAs a senior, he earned SuperPrep All-Mid Atlantic honors, as the publication ranked him as the No. 36 player in the region and the seventh best cornerback and 11th best overall player from the Washington D.C. area. He was also selected as a first-team Pigskin All-Metro team member at cornerback, and was the first-team All-Metro Return Specialist of the Year. ESPN ranked him as the No. 40 cornerback and the No. 7 player from Washington D.C. and was the second cornerback on that list. As a senior, he was in on 55 tackles, five for losses including two quarterback sacks. He had three interceptions, returning two for touchdowns, and 13 passes broken up. He averaged around 20 yards per punt return, including two for touchdowns, one that covered 93 yards. As a junior, he had 30 tackles and 16 pass break-ups with four interceptions, three returned for scores. On offense as a wide receiver, he had 19 receptions for 305 yards and six touchdowns and he returned punts on special teams. His sophomore season, playing primarily on offense, he had 22 receptions for 408 yards and two touchdowns. His top and most memorable game came his senior year: in a 44-12 win over Dunbar for the city championship, he was in on 10 tackles, two for losses with one sack, and had two pass break-ups and what he termed three monster hits. In a 33-18 loss at Glen Mills in Pennsylvania, he had 12 tackles, one for a loss, and had two pass breakups in the game where he returned the punt 93 yards for a TD. His best offensive game came his junior year in a 39-7 win over Roosevelt when he caught five passes for 120 yards and two touchdowns. Under coach Greg Fuller, Howard D. Woodson compiled a 29-10 record his three years there (10-3 as a senior, 9-4 as a junior, 10-3 as a sophomore) and won the Washington D.C. City Championship all three years. ACADEMICSHe is interested in majoring in Business Management at Colorado and would like to earn a minor in Film Studies. He was a member of the National Honor Society in high school, as he maintained above a 3.5 grade point average. PERSONALHe was born June 11, 1992 in Washington, D.C. His hobbies include acting and modeling. He has auditioned for a few major productions including the HBO original show The Wire and he made a cameo appearance

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JOSH HARTIGAN, DE
6-1, 215, Sr., 3L
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Northeast)

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ACADEMICSHe earned his B.A. degree in Sociology in December 2010, and is in the process of earning a second major in Ethnic Studies. He owned a 3.0 grade point average in high school. PERSONALHe is a native of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. His father, Sterling Palmer, was a linebacker/defensive end for Florida State (1989-92), and was a fourth round draft choice (101st player overall) by the Washington Redskins; he spent three seasons with the Redskins (1993-96). Hobbies include pick-up basketball games and listening to music. He also enjoys fixing up cars and taking his 95 Mercury Grand Marquis to car shows like the East Coast Ryders. He aspires to play in the NFL, but when his football career is finished he would like to start a kennel and breed show dogs as well as rescue others from being euthanized.
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AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.)Figures to be CUs starting left defensive end, despite missing the last week of spring practice with a sprained ankle; he had four tackles, including a sack, in the two main scrimmages he participated in. Phil Steeles College Football placed him on its preseason third-team All-Pac 12 squad. 2010 (Jr.)He earned second-team All-Big 12 honors from the Associated Press, with the league coaches selecting him to their honorable mention squad; the states chapter of the NFF/College Hall of Fame tabbed him as second-team All-Colorado. He played in 11 games, including nine starts; he suffered an ankle sprain early in the Baylor game (after playing just nine snaps), and missed the remainder of that game as well as the Texas Tech game the following week; his being out dealt a severe blow to CUs defensive efforts, particularly the pass rush, as the Buffs lost both games by a combined nine points. He eased back into the lineup for the next two games and returned to full health and started the three games of the year. For the year, in 380 plays from scrimmage, he recorded 24 tackles, 18 solo, with one-third of those stops going for tackles for loss (8), including a team-high seven quarterback sacks, which were the fifth-most in the Big 12 Conference and tied him for 50th nationally. He also had a team-best eight third down stops, along with a forced fumble, a pass broken up and his first career interception (the latter at Missouri, when he also had two tackles including a sack to earn CUs Male Athlete of the Week honor). He had a career-high five tackles against Kansas State (all solo, including three quarterback sacks for 20 yards in losses and two third down stops), matched it with five in the season finale at Nebraska, and had three solo versus Georgia: all third down stops with two huge sacks for 17 yards. He had two tackles, including a sack, in the three main spring scrimmages as he continued to learn the nuances of his new position (defensive end, after switching from inside linebacker midway during the 2009 season). In spring conditioning tests, he had the best pro agility time (4.18) of all the defensive linemen. 2009 (Soph.)He played in all 12 games, mostly on special teams, but did get into six games on defense where he played 71 snaps. He switched positions midway through the year, moving from inside linebacker to defensive end where he played the remainder of the season. He recorded three tackles, two solo, with a quarterback chasedown (near-sack). He earned four special teams points, with an assistant tackle, two knockdown blocks on return units and a wedge break. 2008 (Fr.-RS)He saw action in all 12 games on special teams and appeared in one on defense (two snaps from scrimmage versus Texas). He earned five special team points on the season, on the strength of three tackles (two solo, one inside-the-20) and a for a pressure that altered the course of an opponent punt. He was the special teams scout team player of the week for the Kansas State game. He moved inside from outside linebacker for spring drills. He missed most of springs practice due to neck injury he suffered early in drills. 2007 (Fr.)Redshirted; he practiced primarily at outside linebacker the entire fall. The coaches selected him as the scout team defense player of the week for the Texas Tech game. He enrolled at Colorado in January and participated in spring practices with the team. HIGH SCHOOLA three-year letterman, he was named second-team AllBroward County and was a team captain his senior year. Playing linebacker on defense in a 4-4 scheme, he had 100 tackles, including 10 for losses and one quarterback sack, two fumble recoveries and seven passes broken up. He played a limited role on offense, catching five passes for 60 yards and a touchdown at wide receiver. Playing defensive end as a junior he was an honorable mention All-Broward County selection, when he made 40 tackles (six sacks) and four passes broken up; he also played a blocking fullback on offense. As a sophomore he was mostly a back up at defensive end making 10 tackles and grabbing an interception. His top games came in his senior season: against Ft. Lauderdale, he made 15 tackles in a 28-6 win. In a loss against Cyprus Bay, he made 10 tackles and had four catches for 40 yards. Under head coach Adam

ADDITIONAL STATISTICSSpecial Team Tackles: 2,13 (2008); 0,11 (2009). Interception Return Yards: 1-2, 2.0 avg., 0 td (2010).

JONATHAN HAWKINS, CB
5-11, 195, Sr., 3L
Perris, Calif. (Rancho Verde)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.)Enters the fall listed second at right cornerback in a secondary where not much will be settled until the near the end of fall camp. He missed the last six spring practices after suffering a concussion in drills on March 31. 2010 (Jr.)He saw action in all 12 games and in nine on defense, including his first career start which came against Texas Tech (as the nickel back). In 200 plays from scrimmage, he recorded 15 tackles (10 solo, two third down stops, one for a loss), adding a quarterback chasedown (nearsack) and a pass deflection. He made his first career interception against Hawaii (in the fourth quarter), when he played a career-high 41 snaps at the time. He exceeded that count in his start, seeing action for 63 plays in the Texas Tech game, posting a career-high six tackles (four solo). He had his tackle for loss in that game, a 3-yard stuff of tailback Eric Stephens on third down that did force TTUs game-winning field goal try to come from 36 yards with 2:08 remaining. He tied for ninth in special team points with 10, on the strength of six solo tackles, two inside-the-20, a first downfield credit that altered the return path and a caused penalty. He had eight tackles, six solo, and two third down stops in the three main spring scrimmages. 2009 (Soph.)He saw action in the last five games of the season, all on special teams; he earned five special team points on the strength of three tackles, two solo and one inside-the-20, and a knockdown block on return unit duty. 2008 (Fr.-RS)He saw action in nine games on special teams, and in one on defense (Eastern Washington; he was in for three snaps, no stats recorded). He had a wedge break on kickoff return coverage on special teams. 2007 (Fr.)Redshirted; practiced the entire fall in the secondary. He enrolled at Colorado in January, as he was a gray-shirt from the 2006 recruiting class, and thus participated in spring drills. He relocated to Boulder the previous fall and worked a part-time job. HIGH SCHOOLA PrepStar All-West team member, as he was one of 35 defensive backs named to the squad. As a senior, he earned first-team allSouthwest Conference honors, in addition to being designated as one of the top 25 cornerbacks in Southern California (as selected by the Los Angeles Times). He played safety most of the time, although he played

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some games at cornerback, depending on the oppositions personnel. He totaled 90 tackles, six for losses including one quarterback sack, three forced fumbles, two interceptions and five passes broken up. He also started one game at running back, gaining 80 yards on the ground. As a juniorin his first year playing footballhe was named second-team allleague, as he recorded 60 tackles, six for losses with three sacks, five forced fumbles, one interception and eight passes broken up. Top career games included 12 total tackles and two passes broken up in a 24-12 loss to Temecula Valley as a senior; in a 24-21 win over Murrieta, he had an interception, six tackles and two pass deflections, also as a senior; and as a junior, his best game came in a loss against Arroyo Valley, when he recorded 12 tackles and an interception. Under coach Pete Duffy, Rancho Verde was 4-6 his senior tear and 5-5 his junior season. He also lettered four times in basketball (guard) and in track; he advanced to the CIF Finals in the triple jump and long jump, earning third-team All-State honors as a junior. ACADEMICSHe is just a couple of credits shy of earning his B.A. degree in Sociology from Colorado, and is earning a second major in Ethnic Studies and will graduate this December. He owned a 3.8 grade point average in high school, was named his schools Academic Player of the Year as a senior and was on the honor roll his freshman through senior years. PERSONALBorn March 9, 1988 in Harbor City, Calif. Hobbies include a love to dance and he considers himself very artistic (drawing). An uncle, Joe Caldwell, played for the ABA Carolina Cougars/Spirits of St. Louis in the early 1970s. As a senior, he won first place in an AVID writing competition. Every student in Riverside County had to write a paper on segregation in the school system and Hawkins paper was chosen over all of them.
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participating in the 100-meter dash and 4x100-meter relay his junior and senior seasons. He was a first-team All-League performer in the 100meters. ACADEMICSHe is interested in Business (Marketing) as his major at Colorado. He exceeded a 3.5 grade point average in high school and was on the principals Honor Roll all four years. PERSONALHe was born December 27, 1992 in Los Angeles. His hobbies include playing the drums. He participated in a program through his church to help feed the homeless in the Los Angeles area.

NICK HIRSCHMAN, QB
6-3, 230, Fr., RS
Los Gatos, Calif. (Los Gatos)

ADDITIONAL STATISTICSInterception Return Yards: 1-0, 0.0 avg. (2010). Special Team Tackles: 2,13 (2009); 6,06 (2010).

AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.) Enters the fall second on the depth at quarterback, with the charge from the coaching staff that he needs to keep pushing Tyler Hansen for the top spot. He completed 22 of 43 passes for 274 yards and three scores in the three spring scrimmages, with no interceptions, a passer rating of 127.7. 2010 (Fr.)Redshirted; practiced all fall at quarterback and played a significant role on the scout team. In the spring game, he completed 10-of-23 passes for 164 yards and a touchdown, which was an 83-yard throw to Andre Simmons (that was his only pass in the game, and thus his passer rating for the contest was an off-the-chart 1,127.20). He graduated from high school early, and thus began attending CU in the spring semester. HIGH SCHOOLHe earned All-Region honors from PrepStar and SuperPrep, where he is listed as the No. 58 player from California, Hawaii and Nevada and is the eighth quarterback on that list. He is ranked the No. 26 quarterback by ESPN, the No. 42 by Scout.com and the No. 48 prostyle quarterback by Rivals.com. He lettered three years at Los Gatos high school under coach Butch Cattolico, and started two years leading the team to a 20-6 record in those two years and a pair of Central Coast Section championships. In his career, he completed 278-of-434 passes (64.1 percent) for 5,223 yards, 50 touchdowns with just eight interceptions and had a career passer rating of 199.5. He set a school record for career touchdowns. He ran 44 times for 265 yards and five touchdowns. As a senior, he was named the Central Coast Section most valuable player and Cal-Hi Sports named him the Central Coast Section offensive player of the year. He also earned the De Anza League most valuable player honor. He was also first-team All-Central Coast Section and first-team All-De Anza League by the San Jose Mercury News, helping Los Gatos to a 10-3 record and Central Coast Section Championship. He completed 154-of-225 passes (68.4 percent) for 2,887 yards, 34 touchdowns and just three interceptions for a passer rating of 223.4. He set school records for passing yards and touchdowns in a season and also for most passing yards in a game, which he did against Saratoga when he completed 12-of-17 passes for 413 yards and five touchdowns with no interceptions in a 47-0 victory and his quarterback rating for that game was 371.7. He also punted nine times, averaging 37.6 yards per punt while pinning two inside the opponent 20 yard line. He threw at least two touchdown passes in every game and three or more in seven games. He opened the season against MenloAtherton by completing 9-of-10 passes for 222 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions (408.5 rating). He ran 15 times for 119 yards and a touchdown, which came on an 82 yard scamper against Homestead in a 49-14 win where he also completed 13-of-20 passes for 231 yards and a pair of touchdowns with no interceptions. He completed 6-of7 passes for 188 yards and three touchdowns in a 54-10 win over Lynbrook. He earned first-team All-De Anza League by the San Jose Mercury News as a junior when Los Gatos went 10-3 and won the Central Coast Section championship. He completed 114-of-192 passes (59.4 percent) for 2,191 yards and 15 touchdowns with five interceptions and a quarterback rating of 175.8. He also punted 45 times with an average of 35.9 yards per punt and had 19 punts inside the opponent 20 yard line. He

GREG HENDERSON, DB
5-11, 185, Fr., HS
Corona, Calif. (Norco)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.) Projected as a defensive back as a true freshman in college. HIGH SCHOOLAs a senior, he was ranked the No. 10 cornerback in California and the No. 122 corner in the nation by ESPN. He earned first-team AllState, All CIF Southern Section, first-team All-Riverside County and first-team All-Big VIII honors (earning latter his junior year as well). In his career, he totaled over 100 tackles and had 22 passes broken up and nine interceptions, returning one for a touchdown. A double-digit average return man, he returned three punts for touchdowns in his career (all as a junior) and added another score in spot duty at receiver. His senior year, he had 65 tackles (46 solo), 13 pass deflections, seven interceptions, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. As a junior, when he was also first-team All CIF, he had 45 tackles (32 solo) and came up with a pair of interceptions and seven pass break-ups. In spot duty on offense, he had a handful of receptions including one for a TD and rushed five times for 22 yards. As a sophomore, he had 13 tackles in backup duty. He lists his biggest game as against Crenshaw his senior year: in a 25-21 win, he had 13 tackles, three PBUs and an interception. Against Redlands in a 34-17 win, he had an interception and broke free for a 50 yard punt return. Against Poly in a 42-21 win, he had six tackles (four solo), an interception he returned 60 yards and a forced fumble. Under coach Todd Gerhart, Norco was 28-10 his three years on varsity and 20-5 his final two years as a starter on defense, winning the CIF Southern Section Big VIII League championship both seasons. He also lettered in track (sprints/relays),

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had his first 300-yard game in a 42-35 loss to Mipiltas, when he completed 16-of-29 passes for 311 yards and three touchdowns with one interception. He closed out the season strong against Palo Alto, completing 10-of-16 passes for 203 yards and a touchdown with no interceptions while running six times for 24 yards and two touchdowns and converting on a two-point conversion in a 29-23 win. In spot duty as a sophomore, he completed 10-of-17 passes for 145 yards and a touchdown with no interceptions and had two rushes for 10 yards. He threw his first touchdown in a 48-0 win over Santa Clara when he completed 4-of-6 passes for 79 yards. His sophomore season, the team went 11-1 and won the De Anza League championship. ACADEMICSHe is majoring in Communication at Colorado. PERSONALHe was born June 20, 1992 in Los Gatos, Calif. Hobbies include ceramics (wheel working). An older brother, Max, plays football for Chapman University and an older sister, Ali Dotson, is a member of the track & field team at Yale.

RYAN IVERSON, LS
6-0, 215, Soph., 1L
Newport Beach, Calif. (Newport Harbor)

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HARRISON HUNTER, DB
5-10, 175, Soph., TR
Fountain, Colo. (Fountain-Fort Carson)

AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.)He figured to again be CUs long snapper on punts, but could like assume the role for all placement kicks as well; he was atop the depth chart at both long and short snapper following spring practice. 2010 (Fr.)He played in all 12 games, all as the long snapper on the punt unit on special teams. He handled all 63 snaps, only one of which was mishandled. He was not shy about getting downfield after the snap: he recorded three tackles (all solo), with one credit each for a downed punt, forced fair catch and a first downfield to alter the return path for a total of six special team points (tied for 15th on the team). He was one of just seven true freshmen to play for Colorado in 2010, and the only one of the seven who was a walk-on; he had joined the team as an invited walk-on for August drills. HIGH SCHOOLHe earned first-team All-Sunset League honors as a senior, when he was Newports Defensive Player of the Year. He was a twoyear starter at outside linebacker, racking up 82 tackles (46 solo) as a senior, when he also forced six fumbles, with two recoveries, to go with three passes broken up and a quarterback sack. He had 43 tackles as a junior (23 solo), with a force fumble, a recovery and a sack. He started his senior season at tight, but was primarily used as a blocker; he caught six passes for about 60 yards. He earned three letters in all, as he also served as the teams top long snapper his sophomore through senior seasons. Under coach Jeff Brinkley, NHHS was 6-4 his senior year, 8-4 his junior campaign and 7-4 his sophomore season. ACADEMICSHe is majoring in Environmental Sciences at Colorado. He was the recipient of Newport Harbors Scholar-Athlete award as both a junior and senior in high school. PERSONALHe was born February 24, 1992 in Newport Beach, Calif. His hobbies include fishing, golfing, bodysurfing and snowboarding.

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.-RS) He joined the team as a walk-on prior to spring practice, enrolling at CU in January after transferring from Fort Lewis College; he is ineligible to play this fall due to NCAA transfer rules as he must sit out one season. He had a very good spring, racking up six tackles (five solo), with two third down stops and a pass deflection in the three main scrimmages. AT FORT LEWIS (2010, Fr.)In 10 games for Fort Lewis (Durango, Colo.), he recorded 60 tackles, including a team-high 42 solo, along with other team bests of nine passes broken up and three fumble recoveries (returning one 15 yards); he also caused one fumble. He was named the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conferences player-of-the-week in a 14-7 win over Adams State in Alamosa, when he had 10 tackles (four solo) and three pass deflections. He also had 10 tackles (7 solo) and two break-ups in a 3027 win at Western New Mexico, with five or more tackles in four other games, including seven, all solo, at Montana State. Fort Lewis was 3-7 under coach Cesar Rivas. HIGH SCHOOLHe lettered one year in football at Fountain-Fort Carson, earned first-team All-Conference honors as a senior when recorded 92 tackles (60 solo) with two interceptions and four passes broken up playing cornerback. He also saw spot duty returning kicks, averaging 20 yards on two kickoff returns. FFCHS was 8-4 his senior year. He lettered three times as a point guard in basketball and was a two-year starter at the position, helping his team to league titles his sophomore and senior seasons. ACADEMICSHe is majoring in Math at Colorado. He was a three-time, first-team All-Academic team member for basketball his sophomore through senior years in high school, also earning Academic All-State recognition for football as a senior. PERSONALHe was born November 14, 1991 in Colorado Springs. His hobbies include playing chess, watching movies (a big fan of all four Die Hard flicks) and writing poetry. Father (Derek) lettered at wingback and cornerback for the Buffaloes in 1980-81.

ARTHUR JAFFEE, DB
5-11, 215, Sr., 2L
Boulder, Colo. (Fairview)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.)He enters the fall atop the depth chart at right cornerback, but nothing in the secondary will be settled until fall camp. He had a solid spring, with 14 tackles (nine solo) in the three main scrimmages. He has 27 career tackles on special teams (16 solo, 11 assists), tying him for seventh on CUs all-time list; with 67 career special team points, hes fifth on that list, needing just 20 to move into second (Ryan Sutter leads with 123). 2010 (Jr.)He played in all 12 games (no starts), as he saw action specifically on special teams. He was presented with the Bill McCartney Award by the coaching staff, honoring special teams achievement over the course of the entire season. He led the team in special teams points with 40, as he racked up points in 11 different categories: he had 14 tackles, eight solo and four inside-the-20, nine knockdown blocks to help spring return men, five forced fair catches, four first down field credits that altered the path of the return man, a forced fumble, a recovery, a downed punt and a caused penalty. He also returned 14 kickoffs for 336 yards (24.0 per), including an 89-yard jaunt against Iowa State early in the second quarter that he returned to the Cyclone 9; the longest play of the season for Colorado, it set up a go-ahead touchdown two plays later and CU went

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on to win, 34-14. He was CUs Special Teams Player of the Game against Georgia, when he had three big plays on the unit. He shifted inside to safety from corner during spring practice, when he had eight tackles in the three main scrimmages (with two third down stops and a pass deflection). 2009 (Soph.)He played in all 12 games on special teams (no starts; he did not get in on defense) and was one of the teams best performers on several units. He finished the year second in special teams points with 28, on the strength of 13 tackles (eight solo, three inside-the-20), with four forced fair catches, three knockdown blocks, two wedge breaks, two firsts downfield (that altered returns) and a downed punt. One of the recipients of the teams Gold Group Commitment Award as selected by the coaches, as the honor recognizes excellence with class in a variety of areas. He switched to cornerback from offense (tailback) for spring drills. He had a productive spring at his new position, racking up 11 tackles (five solo, two on special teams) in the three main scrimmages. 2008 (Fr.-RS)He saw action in one game on special teams (West Virginia) and dressed for six others, while missing two due to illness. He had a solid spring, and led all players in the three main scrimmages with 148 yards rushing on 21 carries (7.1 per) with a touchdown despite seldom running behind the first-team offensive line. 2007 (Fr.)Redshirted; he practiced at tailback the entire fall. He joined the team as an invited walk-on for August drills. HIGH SCHOOLHe was named the Boulder County Player of the Year by the Boulder Daily Camera as a senior, as he overcame an early knee injury to rush for 1,233 yards and 13 touchdowns on 222 carries (averaging 5.5 yards per attempt). He also earned honorable mention All-State (5A) honors and was a first-team All-Centennial League performer. One of Fairviews captains, he was also the Knights offensive and overall team most valuable player. He added two more scores catching balls out of the backfield. As a junior, he rushed for 922 yards and 23 touchdowns, as he was FHS offensive and team MVP. Under coach Tom McCartney (and position coach Larry Runnels), Fairview was 6-4 his senior year, 6-4 his junior season and 6-5 his sophomore campaign. He also lettered four times in lacrosse (midfielder). ACADEMICSHe is majoring in Environmental Studies at Colorado. PERSONALBorn April 7, 1989 in Aspen, Colo. Hobbies include surfing, wakeboarding, snowboarding and playing the harmonica and guitar. His mother (Melissa) is an artist; a life-long Buffalo fan, his family has had season tickets since he was in first grade and turned down some scholarship offers to attend CU as a walk-on.
STATISTICSKickoff Returns: 14-336, 24.0 avg., 0 TD, 89 long (2010). Special Team Tackles: 8,513 (2009); 8,614 (2010).

yards and five touchdowns and returned 17 kickoffs for 341 yards and one touchdown. As a senior, he was the Gatorade New Jersey Player of the Year while The New Jersey Star-Ledger named him the New Jersey Player of the Year, first-team All-State, Non-Public-League Player of the Year, firstteam All-Non-Public League, Bergen County Player of the Year and first-team All-Bergen County. He earned North Jersey Record Tri-County Player of the Year, first-team All-Tri-County and first-team All-Conference honors as a senior, as well. He rushed 174 times for 1,387 yards and 34 touchdowns, caught 13 passes for 226 yards and a touchdown and had 13 kickoff returns for 226 yards and a touchdown. His 34 rushing touchdowns and 36 overall touchdowns set new school records. He also blocked one kick on special teams. He was named the North Jersey Record Player of the Week four times and also earned the U.S. Army All-America Bowl National Player of the Week honors after a win over Prattville High School in Alabama, when he rushed 22 times for 220 yards and three touchdowns in a game that secured Don Bosco Prep as the nations best team. He scored at least two rushing touchdowns in every game, three or more touchdowns in seven games and four touchdowns three times. Don Bosco Prep put itself on the map early in the season his senior year, opening the season by traveling across the country to play De La Salle out of Concord, Calif., and earning a 30-6 victory behind Jones performance of 21 carries for 91 yards and three touchdowns. He closed out his career with 31 carries for 218 yards and four touchdowns against St. Peters Prep to win the Non-Public League Championship. He scored six total touchdowns in that game, as he had one kickoff return for a 90 yards and two catches for 71 yards and a score. He put up the numbers his senior season despite not playing in the second half of six games. As a junior, he earned second-team Non-Public Group 4 honors from the North Jersey Record despite having a shortened season with a broken collar bone. In eight games, he rushed 41 times for 271 yards and four touchdowns, and had five receptions for 77 yards. He earned third-team All-Bergen County from the New Jersey Record as a sophomore when he rushed 72 times for 487 yards and 15 touchdowns. He also had 11 receptions for 106 yards and two touchdowns and returned eight kickoffs for 171 yards. He opened his sophomore campaign by rushing 11 times for 102 yards and three touchdowns in a 34-20 victory against St. Josephs (Pa.). As a freshman, he had 56 rushes for 463 yards and eight touchdowns while catching 10 passes for 72 yards and a touchdown. He opened his career as a freshman with 11 carries for 60 yards and a touchdown in a 31-28 win over St. Josephs (Pa.) and had his first 100-yard game against St. Joseph Regional with just three carries compiling 100 yards that included a 63 yard touchdown. Don Bosco recorded 12-0 records his freshman, sophomore and senior seasons and an 11-1 record his junior season. He also participated in track (sprints, relays) as a freshman. ACADEMICSHe is undecided on his major, but is interested in Communication or Broadcast News; his ideal career after football would be as a broadcaster on ESPN. PERSONALHe was born March 15, 1992 in Paterson, N.J. He enjoys playing video games and studying to keep his grades up. He volunteered for St. Josephs hospital as a transport assistant, helping deliver patients throughout the hospital, where he worked for five hours every Sunday for seven months prior to his senior season. As a senior in high school during the holiday season, he worked for a landscape nursery helping trim and deliver Christmas trees.

TONY JONES, TB
5-7, 175, Fr., RS
Paterson, N.J. (Don Bosco Prep)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.-RS) Enters the fall listed second at tailback after having an outstanding spring. In the three main scrimmages, he rushed 36 times for 189 yards (5.3 avg.) and two touchdowns; those number included the spring game, when he picked up 53 yards on 12 tries with a 1-yard touchdown run. 2010 (Fr.)Redshirted; practiced all fall in the offensive backfield and played a key role on the scout team. HIGH SCHOOLAs a senior, he earned third-team All-America honors by EA Sports. He started all four years at Don Bosco Prep under coach Gary Toal, helping the team to a 47-1 record, four Non-Public Group 4 state championships and a consensus national championship in 2009. Don Bosco Prep won the mythical national championship by finishing in the top spot in the USA Today Super 25 poll and the National Prep Football Poll (and three other polls or rankings). In his career, he rushed 343 times for 2,608 yards and 61 touchdowns. He also caught 39 passes for 481

NICK KASA, DE
6-6, 270, Jr., 2L
Thornton, Colo. (Legacy)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.)Enters the fall listed third at left defensive end, mainly because he went down with a severely sprained knee in the fourth practice of the spring and missed the remainder of the drills. 2010 (Soph.)He played in all 12 games, including one start (versus Texas Tech), and saw action for 286 snaps from scrimmage. He was in on 18 tackles for the year, 12 solo and two for losses, including one quarter-

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back sack, and two tackles for zero. He had a career-high four tackles (three solo) at Oklahoma, with three against Missouri; he had two in four other games. He registered his first career sack and third down stop on the same play against Iowa State (a 9-yard loss). He was the recipient of the Dan Stavely Award for being the most improved defensive lineman during spring drills as selected by the coaches. In the spring, he was the second fastest defensive lineman on the team with 4.67 speed in the 40yard dash. 2009 (Fr.)He suffered a knee injury in the first fall scrimmage (August 13), but it did not require surgery. He did miss the first three games of the season, but returned to play in the next four (West Virginia, Texas, Kansas, Kansas State), but was then sidelined for the final five due to mononucleosis. Despite the unique set of circumstances, because he played four games in the middle of the season, NCAA rules state that he would not qualify for a medical redshirt. He saw action for 47 snaps in the four games, recording two solo tackles (one each at West Virginia and Texas), with the one against the Longhorns for a 3-yard loss. Prior to the knee injury, the coaches felt that he would have competed for a starting job. HIGH SCHOOLHe earned All-American honors from PrepStar and SuperPrep as a senior, when he was a U.S. Army All-American and played in the all-star game in San Antonio. EA Sports selected him to its AllAmerica second-team. SuperPrep ranked him as the No. 5 player overall from the Midlands region and the top player from Colorado, also placing him No. 41 on its Elite 50 list. He made the prestigious Long Beach PressTelegrams Best-In-The-West team (the second of four defensive ends). The Orange County Register named him to its Fab 15 second-team. One of 14 defensive linemen named to the prestigious Tacoma News-Tribunes Western 100 list. Rivals.com slotted him in as the No. 42 player overall in the nation, classified him as the best defensive end against the run, ranked him third on the list of strong-side defensive ends and the No. 5 defensive end nationally; Scout.com tabbed him as the No. 4 defensive end in the USA. The Sporting News ranked him No. 68 (the eighth DE) on its 2009 Top 100 List. He earned All-Colorado and All-State (5A) honors from both the Rocky Mountain News and The Denver Post as a junior and senior, with both papers selecting him as the states defensive player of the year for 2008. He was also a three-time, first-team All-Front Range League performer his sophomore through senior years. He went straight to the varsity team upon entering high school, and would conclude his Legacy career as the Lightnings all-time leader in both tackles for loss (46) and quarterback sacks (31) and as the second-leading tackler (207, which included the third most solo tackles, 130). He also set the marks for season (10) and single-game (3) sacks. A four-year starter at defensive end, as a senior he was in on 59 tackles (40 solo, 13 for losses including 10 sacks) and had one fumble recovery. He also started at offensive tackle on offense, where he did not allow a sack and did not receive a penalty while averaging three pancake blocks per game. He made 63 tackles as a junior (42 solo, 14 for losses with 8 sacks), chased down Montbellos punter for a 22-yard loss and a safety, had an interception and a fumble recovery; on offense, he was a powerback (fullback), primarily used in blocking situations; while he did not get to carry the ball, he did catch a 2-point conversion pass. He had 59 stops as a sophomore (33 solo, 16 for losses, 9 sacks) and recovered one fumble, and as a freshman, he had 17 tackles (11 solo, 3 sacks). The school didnt keep track, but he had numerous quarterback hurries, forced fumbles and passes broken up. He was also the schools backup punter all four years, but was never called upon to punt in a game. Top games as a senior included a 6-0 win over Greeley West, when he was in on 11 tackles (eight solo), four for losses including three sacks, and a 21-14 win at Poudre, another 11-tackle game (six solo) and a sack. As a junior, top contests came in a 19-6 win versus Fort Collins (seven tackles, two sacks and an interception) and in a 38-21 win over Rocky Mountain (five tackles, all solo, with three sacks). Under coach Wayne Voorhees, Legacy was 31-13 in his four seasons (9-2 his senior year, 9-3 as a junior, 7-3 as a sophomore and 6-5 as a freshman). He also has lettered three times in track and will go for a fourth this spring, and despite his size, he is a sprinter with career bests of 11.1 in the 100-meter dash and 23.7 in the 200-meter. He also played basketball as a freshman and sophomore but did not letter. ACADEMICSHe is majoring in Communication at Colorado.

PERSONALHe was born November 5, 1990 in Rochester, N.Y. Hobbies include snowboarding, swimming, playing Xbox and hanging out with friends. Father (Larry) played tackle and linebacker at the University of New Haven. (Last name is pronounced Cah-suh.)
Season G Plays 2009 4 47 2010 12 286 Totals 16 333 TACKLES UT AT-TOT TFL Sacks 3DS Hurr FR 2 0 2 1- 3 0- 0 0 0 0 12 6 18 2-10 1- 9 1 0 0 14 6 20 3-13 1- 9 1 0 0 FF PBU 0 0 0 0 0 0 Int 0 0 0

ALEX KELLEY, OL
6-3, 295, Fr., HS
Oceanside, Calif. (Vista)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.)He was projected to be an offensive lineman, most likely a center, as a true freshman in college, but will delay his enrollment until January after he suffered a broken ankle playing recreational football on a beach near his home. Thus, he will be a grayshirt and still count back to the 2011 recruiting class. HIGH SCHOOLAs a senior, SuperPrep named him to its All-Far West team, ranking him the No. 98 player overall in the region, the No. 15 offensive lineman but the first center on the list. Scout.com ranked him as the No. 122 player from California and No. 22 center in the country (the top center in California and the No. 2 center in the west). ESPN also ranked him the No. 122 player from California, the No. 16 center in the country (No. 2 from California). He also earned first-team All-CIF San Diego Section and second-team All-State (by Cal-Hi Sports) honors. He garnered firstteam All-League honors twice, in the Avocado League as a senior and in the Palomar League as a junior; Vista switched leagues for the 2010 season. He recorded 108 pancake blocks his senior year, anchoring an offensive line that helped Vista score 34.2 point per game (30 or more points in eight games). The offense racked up 416.8 yard of offense per game (234.7 rushing), totaling over 3,000 net yards rushing for the year, featuring a 1,500-yard rusher. His junior season, he had 60 pancake blocks as Vista averaged 31.3 points per game and 343 yards per game on offense (226 on the ground). As a sophomore, he had 30 pancake blocks. His top game his senior year came when Vista defeated heavily favored Torrey Pines 24-21 in the CIF semifinals en route to the championship. His junior year, his favorite moment came when Vista defeated La Costa Canyon, 477, snapping its 23-game win streak in the CIF semifinal match-up. Under coach Dan Williams, Vista was 29-9 in his three seasons there, including two championship seasons his junior (10-3 record) and senior (12-1) years. VHS won the Avocado League and CIF San Diego Section Championship in 2010 after claiming the Palomar League title his junior year, when they advanced to the CIF San Diego Section championship game. He also lettered three times in wrestling, earning first-team All-CIF San Diego Section honors as a junior and senior and a three-time, firstteam All-Palomar League performer as a heavyweight. ACADEMICSHe is undecided on a major at Colorado but is interested in sports medicine or coaching as a possible career after football. As a senior in high school, he was named to the 2010 All-Academic Team by the San Diego Union-Tribune for maintaining above a 3.0 grade point average. PERSONALHe was born December 1, 1992 in Madrid, Spain, where his parents were working as missionaries. His hobbies include hanging out with friends and going to the beach. His father (Karry) lettered three times at offensive tackles for the Buffaloes from 1976-79, starting his senior year; an older brother (Hal) completed his career at Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo in 2010, where he started at center for two seasons. He spent two weeks in the summer of 2010 in Haiti passing out supplies to earthquake victims and helping build an orphanage.

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KEEGAN LAMAR, SN
6-1, 265, Fr., HS
Boulder, Colo. (Fairview)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.)An invited walk-on, he reported for fall camp; projected as a snapper as a true freshman in college. HIGH SCHOOLHe earned All-Colorado honors (Denver Post) at long snapper as a senior, when he also garnered firstteam All-State honors and second-team All-State honors on the offensive line (center). He was a first-team All-North Metro League performer as a junior and senior. He was Fairviews long snapper for four years, and took over the starting chores at center four games into his freshman year after the player ahead of him was injured. As a four-year starter and in over 2,000 plays from scrimmage (every snap his sophomore through senior years), he allowed just three sacks (none as a senior, one as a junior) and was called for just eight penalties (one his senior season). He centered balls both under center and in the shotgun formations. Under Coach Tom McCartney, the one-time CU graduate assistant and son of former Buff head coach Bill McCartney, Fairview was 5-6 his senior year, 12-2 his junior season (reaching the state semifinals), 5-5 his sophomore year and 2-8 his freshman season. He also played four years of basketball (power forward), lettering as a senior when he averaged 5.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game. ACADEMICSHe plans on majoring in Business (Finance) at Colorado. A member of Fairviews All-Academic team as a prep. He aspires to own a sports medicine complex after graduation. PERSONALHe was born Sept. 2, 1992 in Barrington, Ill. His hobbies include playing most sports. His father (Kevin) played football (offensive line) at Stanford and in the NFL with the Buffalo Bills (in 1987) and then briefly with the San Francisco 49ers. His father was on the field for perhaps the most famous play in college football historyhe was on the kickoff coverage unit for Stanford in the California game when the Bears scored as time ran outthrough the Cardinal band. An older brother (Kyle) played football and lacrosse at CSU-Pueblo. He has volunteered for the YMCA during the summers in high school.

in the third round of the playoffs. On defense, he played defensive tackle and recorded 25 tackles, with six for losses including four quarterback sacks and one fumble recovery. He lists the top game of his career against Busha, a 22-21 victory in the second round of the playoffs. Busha scored first in overtime to go ahead 21-14. Mountain Pointe promptly scored and while attempting the extra point, Busha jumped off sides and after the penalty, they went for and made the two point conversion to win the game. The team won its 5A East Valley championship with a 26-23 win over Marcos de Niza in the final regular season game, another one of his top games. As a junior, he earned first-team All-City and first-team All-5A East Valley honors when he played both offensive guard and defensive tackle; he had nine tackles and forced one fumble that year. He also lettered in lacrosse at Mountain Pointe. ACADEMICSHe is majoring in Sociology at Colorado. PERSONALHe was born April 21, 1992 in Phoenix, Ariz. His father (Bill) played football at Nebraska and was the No. 191 overall pick by the Los Angeles Raiders in the 1986 NFL Draft and had a seven-year career, playing 71 games with the L.A. Raiders, Arizona and New England; he also at one time considered playing for Denver. A late growth spurt runs in his family: he grew six inches between his sophomore and junior seasons and then two more between his junior and senior years.

BRIAN LOCKRIDGE, TB
5-7, 180, Sr., 3L
Trabuco Canyon Calif. (Mission Viejo)

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ALEXANDER LEWIS, OL
6-6, 270, Fr., HS
Tempe, Ariz. (Mountain Pointe)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.)He enters the fall listed second at left tackle after a productive spring practice after enrolling in classes at Colorado in January. He is officially a member of CUs 2010 recruiting class, but he was grayshirted and thus delayed his enrollment. HIGH SCHOOLAs a senior, Scout.com ranked him as the No. 86 offensive tackle in the country. A three-year starter at offensive tackle, he earned first-team All-State, first-team All-City and first-team All-5A East Valley as a senior for Mountain Pointe under coach Norris Vaughan. In a run-oriented offense, MPHS averaged 315.7 yards per game on the ground and 66.7 yards passing that season. The team featured a pair of 1,700-yard rushers and those two players combined for 51 touchdowns behind Lewis and the rest of the offensive line. The team went 12-1 (going 10-0 in the regular season) and earned the regional championship before falling

AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.)He did not participate in spring practices, as he continued rehabilitation for an ankle injury suffered the in the fourth game of his junior year; he wasnt yet ready for planting and cutting, key moves for a tailback/return man. It was hopeful that he would be 100 percent by the start of fall drills as he figures in the mix at tailback and returning kicks. He enters his senior year seventh on CUs all-time kickoff return yards list with 917 and 101st in rushing yards with 412; he has 1,397 all-purpose yards. He is looking to become the 101st different player in Colorado history to accumulate at least 1,000 yards in a single statistical category. The last time he took part in conditioning tests before his injury, he had 4.34 speed in the 40-yard dash. 2010 (Jr.)He played in five games, including one start against Georgia; he suffered a muscle tear in an ankle in that game, and tried to give it a go the following week at Missouri but had season-ending surgery on Oct. 15. He still finished the year as CUs second leading rusher with 146 yards on 35 carries (4.2 per), the bulk coming when he earned CUs Male Athlete of the Week honor for his efforts in the 31-13 win over Hawaii: he rushed 14 times for a career-high 109 yards and six first downs; he also returned two kickoffs for 44 yards. He caught two passes for 33 yards, the longest covering 35 yards against Georgia; he took that ball to the 1-yard line, where he scored his only touchdown of the season on the very next play (he had a career-high 16 carries against UGA, netting 36 yards against the stingy Bulldog defense). He also returned 10 kickoffs on the season, averaging 21.8 yards per with a long return of 39 yards, and had a first downfield credit on special teams coverage duty. Phil Steeles College Football tabbed him as the fourth-team kick returner on its preseason All-Big 12 team. He was the recipient of the Dick Anderson Award, as selected by the coaches, for outstanding toughness during spring drills. 2009 (Soph.)He played in all 12 games, with one start (at Kansas State). By the end of the year, he emerged as CUs regular kickoff return man, with 30 runbacks for 699 yards, a 23.3 average (the 699 yards were the fifthmost for a single season in school history). He had one touchdown, a 98-yard effort at Oklahoma State; that tied for the ninth longest kickoff return (and the 14th longest play of any kind) in the CU record books. On offense, he rushed 12 times for 53 yards, and a touchdown (CUs first score of the year, a 7-yard run against Colorado State); he caught three passes for 35 yards as well. He also tied for seventh in special teams

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points with 10, on the strength of four tackles (one solo, one inside-the20), two forced fair catches, one wedge break, one first downfield to alter a return and one downed punt. One of the recipients of the teams Gold Group Commitment Award as selected by the coaches, as the honor recognizes excellence with class in a variety of areas. He also was presented with the Derek Singleton Award for spirit, dedication and enthusiasm. He was the Iron Buffalo Award winner for the running backs in the spring (recipients chosen on the basis of hard work, dedication, toughness and total poundage lifted). 2008 (Soph.-RS)Redshirted; he was second on the depth at tailback but then missed the last week of spring practice after being diagnosed with a sports hernia, which he likely suffered the previous fall. He had surgery in late April and though returned nearly to full health within weeks, he sat out the season. He was a co-recipient of the Offensive Scout Award, recognizing his contributions to practice, and was the scout team offensive player of the week on two occasions, for the Colorado State and Iowa State games. He also was a recipient of the Gold Group Commitment Award. 2007 (Fr.)He saw action in nine games including the Independence Bowl (one start, at Kansas State), as he showed a small glimpse of what might be in store for the future. He was the third leading rusher on the team with 213 yards, averaging 5.6 yards per carry with one touchdown. He had CUs two longest runs of the season, a 47-yard run that set up a touchdown at Iowa State, and a 43-yard scoot for a touchdown that closed the scoring against Miami-Ohio. He had his best games against those two schools, as versus Miami he rushed 14 times for 90 yards and the score (with another TD run of 56 yards called back due to a holding penalty), while netting 61 yards on five tries at Iowa State. He missed the Oklahoma game after suffering a concussion in practice the previous Tuesday; he wanted to play so badly, he hid the injury until seeking out the training staff two days later. He earned 10 first downs, earning three of them on third down in four attempts. The coaches selected him as the Scout Team Offense Award winner for the Colorado State game. In the bowl game against Alabama, he had two rushes for minus-8 yards, but caught one pass for 22 yards. HIGH SCHOOLA three-year letterman, he was named first-team All-CIF (Pac-5 Division), All-South Coast League and All-Orange County as a senior. He received team most valuable player honors as he rushed for 1,383 yards on just 151 carries (9.2 per) and 16 touchdowns. He also had four catches for 120 yards on the year; his numbers would have been greater but due to MVHS win margins (33-plus points), he saw little second half action in many games. As a junior, he was second-team AllLeague and was named the team MVP while accumulating 1,000 yards rushing and eight touchdowns. He was named the teams best running back as a sophomore as he rushed for 1,220 yards and 12 scores. His top games as a senior include a 195-yard, three-touchdown performance in a win against Los Alamitas. Against Mater Dei, he rushed for 183 yards and a touchdown in a loss. In his sophomore season, he ran for 150 yards and scored two touchdowns in a 35-21 victory over De La Salle. Under head coach Bob Johnson, Mission Viejo went 9-3 his senior season, making it to the second round of the playoffs. In his junior year, his team went 12-1 and advanced to the third round of the playoffs, while his sophomore year, they were Division II Champions with a 9-0-1 mark. He also lettered three times in track and field, participating in sprints and relays, the high jump and the long jump. His 4x100 relay team broke the school record and was the No. 3 team in California his junior year. ACADEMICSHe is majoring in Communication and is pursuing a minor in Business at Colorado; he is interested in corporate sales with Victaulic (mechanical pipe manufacturer) after graduation. He owned a 3.2 grade point average in high school. PERSONALHe was born January 31, 1989, in Lancaster, Calif. His hobbies include playing the piano and guitar, fishing, drawing and snowmobiling. Heavily involved in community service work, he was CUs nomination for the 2011 AFCA Good Works Team that is selected every September (the team is comprised of 11 players) as well as for the annual Lowes Senior CLASS Award. He taught himself to play the instruments starting as a 5-year old and can write and play his own music; he cant read music, though, but he makes up my own songs based on feelings. He would like to start his own business or get into commercial real estate after college. He started his own clothing line in Orange County with friends from school; the clothing line is called S.F.C. (Stay Fresh Crew). A CU teammate, Matt Bahr, was one of his key blockers during his prep days at Mission Viejo.

Season G 2007 8 2009 12 2010 5 Totals 25

RUSHING Att Yds Avg. TD 38 213 5.6 1 12 53 4.4 1 35 146 4.2 1 85 412 4.9 3

High Games Long Att Yds 47 14 90 13 2 20 19 16 109 47 16 109

RECEIVING High Games No Yds Avg. TD Long Rec Yds 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 3 35 11.7 0 17 1 17 2 33 16.5 0 35 1 35 5 68 13.6 0 35 1 35

ADDITIONAL STATISTICSPassing: 1-0-0, 0 (2007). Kickoff Returns: 30-699, 23.3 avg., 1 TD, 98 long (2009); 10-218, 21.8 avg., 0 TD, 39 long (2010). Special Team Tackles: 1,34 (2009).

PATRICK MAHNKE, ILB

6-1, 210, Sr., 3L
Parker, Colo. (Mountain Vista)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.)He enters the fall atop the depth chart at the will inside linebacker position. He had a very good spring, recording nine tackles (six solo, one for a loss) along with two third down stops, two hurries and a pass broken up in the three main scrimmages. 2010 (Jr.)He played in all 12 games, including three starts (Missouri, Baylor, Texas Tech), seeing action for 378 snaps from scrimmage. He was in on 35 tackles (20 solo, with quarterback sack), along with five third down stops, two tackles for zero, three passes broken up, a forced fumble and a recovery, a caused interception and two quarterback chasedowns (near-sacks). He had a career-high eight tackles (three solo) with a third down stop and a pass deflection in his first start of the year at Missouri; that followed the Georgia game where he had six stops (two solo, one for a tackle for zero and the other for a third down stop). Against Iowa State, he had a quarterback sack (his lone tackle), forcing a fumble on the play, along with two passes broken up. He at least one tackles in all 12 games, three or more in six contests. On special teams duty, he had one knockdown block. He moved to inside linebacker from safety for spring practices. He had 10 tackles (seven solo, one for a loss), two third down stops and a fumble recovery in the three main spring scrimmages. His 38inch vertical leap was not only tops among all linebackers in spring testing, it was the top mark on the team; he also had linebacker bests of times in the 40-yard dash (4.57) and the pro agility test (4.07). 2009 (Soph.)He saw action in 11 games on special teams and in four on defense, including two starts (Toledo, West Virginia); he missed the CSU game due to a sprained ankle he suffered two days before the game. He was in for 126 snaps from scrimmage and recorded 12 tackles (six solo), and had one pass deflection. Against Toledo, he had a season-high seven tackles (three solo) and the PBU, and came back with four tackles (two solo) the following week in the win over Wyoming. He had one wedge break on special teams duty. He had a solid spring and has bulked up some 10 pounds from his playing weight as a freshman. 2008 (Fr.)He played in all 12 games (one start), first appearing on special teams, but eventually working his way into the lineup in the secondary for seven games, polished off with a start in the season finale at Nebraska. He played 150 of his 157 snaps in the final two games, as he replaced an injured Ryan Walters after just one play versus Oklahoma State and then played all 77 snaps against the Huskers. He had five tackles (all solo), with a third down stop and two passes broken up in the OSU game, and then closed the year with a career-high nine tackles (four solo) with a third down stop and a quarterback sack in Lincoln. He appeared to have made the play that would have sent CU to a bowl game when he sacked Nebraska quarterback Joe Ganz for a 15-yard loss on second down with a little over two minutes remaining, but alas, NU trotted out its Alex Henery and he made good on a 57-yard field goal for the win. He had 15 tackles (10 solo) for the year, adding six tackles (three solo, two insidethe-20) on special teams duty, as he tied for third in special team points with 13; his other points came from two knockdown blocks on returns and three wedge breaks. The coaches named him one of the recipients of the Gold Group Commitment Award (for achieving excellence with class in several areas).

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HIGH SCHOOLAs a senior, PrepStar named him to its All-Midlands team while Scout.com ranked him as the No. 14 Colorado prospect and the No. 99 safety nationally, while Rivals.com pegged him the No. 24 player in the state. Locally, he was named All-Colorado (Denver Post, Rocky Mountain News), along with garnering first-team All-State and All-Continental League honors. A three-year letterman and team captain, he was in on 100 tackles, including 18 for losses with eight quarterback sacks, along with three forced fumbles, eight recoveries and four blocked kicks (three punts, one field goal) at safety. He played some spot fullback on occasion and usually in a blocking role, but the one carry he had he scored on a 2-yard touchdown run. As a junior, he was named first team All-Conference, as he recorded 95 tackles, two quarterback sacks, three fumble recoveries, four interceptions (two returned for scores) and a blocked kick. He also started as a sophomore, racking up 40 tackles and two blocked kicks on the season. As a freshman, he was named Gatorade Rookie of the Year at Mountain Vista. Top games as a senior included a 33-14 win over Arapahoe, when he recorded 11 tackles, three for losses, two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and three passes broken up; he also had 10 tackles, two behind the line, in a 14-9 loss to Douglas County. As a junior, he had 12 tackles, three losses and two interceptions, returning one for a touchdown in a 27-7 win over Arapahoe. Under coach Ric Cash, Mountain Vista went 8-3 his senior season, advancing to the second round of the playoffs, 10-2 his junior year, losing in the third round of the playoffs and 6-4 his sophomore campaign. He lettered four times in track (sprints), serving as team captain; he owned career prep bests of 11.4 in the 100-meter dash and 22.82 in the 200. He played basketball as a freshman and sophomore. ACADEMICS He is majoring in Communication at Colorado. He maintained a 3.0 grade point in high school. PERSONALBorn January 27, 1990 in Milwaukee, Wis. He enjoys working out, playing leisure sports and video games. He has done some community service, including working as a volunteer at Mountain Vistas football camp for middle school kids. He was the first commit of the 2008 Colorado recruiting class, pledging in early June. (Last name is pronounced main-key)
Season G Plays 2008 7 157 2009 4 126 2010 12 378 Totals 23 661 TACKLES UT AT-TOT TFL Sacks 3DS Hurr FR 10 5 15 1-15 1-15 2 0 0 6 6 12 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 20 15 35 1- 6 1- 6 5 1 1 36 26 62 2-21 2-21 7 1 1 FF PBU 0 2 0 1 1 3 1 6 Int 0 0 0 0

Mizzou), two passes broken up and a key fumble recovery. Against Georgia, with 1:55 left and CU nursing a 29-27 lead, he scooped up the ball after B.J. Beatty forced a fumble at CUs 30-yard line, ending UGAs comeback attempt; he also had eight tackles (four solo) in the game. He 10 or more tackles three times, including career-highs of 13 overall and nine solo at Missouri and 12 against Tech before he was injured (six solo). He earned the CUs Defensive Player of the Week nod for the Colorado State game, when he racked up 10 tackles (eight solo), two third down stops and two tackles for zero. He had at least eight tackles in five games, and led or shared the lead in tackles by the Buffs in four of those games. He had a good spring, with 18 tackles (nine solo, four for losses, another four for zero gains, two sacks) along with three third down stops and an interception in the three main spring scrimmages. 2009 (Fr.-RS)He eased back slowly into things after major knee surgery canceled out his true freshman season, getting more playing time by the end of the year after being slowed midseason by a sprained knee and shoulder. He saw action in seven games (six on defense, no starts), playing 110 snaps from scrimmage. He was in on 13 tackles, nine solo, with four third down stops and a quarterback hurry; he added a solo tackle on special teams coverage duty. He had a season-best four tackles (all solo) at Iowa State, with three against Wyoming (two unassisted). He was a recipient of the Gold Group Commitment Award, selected by the CU coaches, which recognizes excellence with class in a variety of areas. He participated on a limited basis during spring drills (non-contact work), as he completed rehabilitation following knee surgery the previous August. 2008 (Fr.)He had worked his way into second-team status on the depth chart after just a week of practice but went down with a torn ACL in a noncontact drill on August 13; he subsequently had surgery on September 2 and was lost for the season. The coaches named him one of the recipients of the Gold Group Commitment Award (for achieving excellence with class in several areas). HIGH SCHOOLConsidered by most as the top high school senior in the state of Colorado in 2007 (he had over 50 scholarship offers from around the nation). As a senior, he was a Parade All-American and Colorados Gatorade Player of the Year, perhaps the top two of all his honors. He was a member of PrepStars Dream Team, as the publication ranked him as the No. 19 player overall (and as the nations No. 3 linebacker). SuperPrep named him to its All-America team (ranking him as the No. 8 player in the Midlands region, the third linebacker), and EA Sports tabbed him as a third-team choice (its picks significantly fewer players for its teams). The Tacoma News-Tribune named him to its Western 100 team (one of 12 linebackers), and was named to the prestigious Long Beach Press-Telegrams Best-In-West Team. Scout.com ranked him as the No. 1 Colorado prospect and the third-ranked linebacker nationally, while Rivals.com pegged him the top player in the state and the No. 9 linebacker in the country. Locally, he was named All-Colorado (Denver Post, Rocky Mountain News), along with garnering first-team All-State and All-Continental League honors. Ponderosas team captain, Mustang of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year, following the season he played in the Under Armor All-American Game in Orlando. As a senior, he had a monster year as he racked up 153 tackles (83 solo), 23 tackles for losses including eight quarterback sacks, along with 18 quarterback hurries, 10 forced fumbles, six recoveries, two interceptions and 11 passes broken up. On offense, he had 17 rushes for 172 yards and three touchdowns playing some spot running back. As a junior, when he earned second team All-State and first-team AllConference recognition, he recorded 107 tackles, 19 tackles for losses with two sacks, eight forced fumbles, two recoveries and an interception in being named his teams Defensive Player of the Year. As a sophomore, he was named second team All-Conference, as he tallied 109 tackles (41 solo), 10 tackles for loss with four sacks, five forced fumbles, three recoveries and an interception. He thus had 367 career tackles, 52 for losses with 14 sacks and 13 fumble recoveries. His top game as a senior came against Regis when he accounted for 20 tackles, two passes broken up and a fumble recovery while scoring two rushing touchdowns on offense in Ponderosas 14-0 win. He also had a 20 tackle game as a junior in a 10-3 loss to Highlands Ranch. Under coach Randy Huff, Ponderosa went 5-5 his sophomore through senior years, advancing to the first round of the state playoffs each year. He also lettered twice in baseball. ACADEMICSHe is majoring in Business (Finance) at Colorado. A 2007 Colorado Chapter/National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete (one of 12 honored by the organization). He earned second-team Academic AllBig 12 Conference honors as both a sophomore and as a redshirt freshman. He maintained a 3.5 GPA in high school and was on the Honor Roll throughout.

ADDITIONAL STATISTICSSpecial Team Tackles: 3,36 (2008).

JON MAJOR, OLB

6-2, 230, Jr., 2L
Parker, Colo. (Ponderosa)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.)Fully recovered from a knee injury that prematurely ended his sophomore season, he was moved from inside to outside linebacker during spring drills and responded well to the change (he could always slide inside in some formations as well). Consensus Draft Services placed him on its honorable mention preseason All-America team, with Lindys College Football selecting him as a preseason secondteam All-Pac 12 performer. Phil Steeles College Football ranked him as the No. 56 outside linebacker in the country. 2010 (Soph.)He was having an all-league caliber season when he went down with a severe MCL sprain against Texas Tech (Phil Steeles College Football had selected him second-team All-Big 12 at the midseason point). He still garnered second-team All-Colorado honors from the state chapter of the National Football Foundation. At the time of his injury, he was leading the Buffs in tackles with 57 (32 solo, 8.1 per game), a number that still placed him fifth on the team by seasons end. In 371 snaps from scrimmage, he also tied for second on the team in tackles for zero (8) and third down stops (7), in addition to recording two tackles for loss (both at

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PERSONALBorn July 6, 1990 in Newport Beach, Calif. He enjoys playing video games and hanging out with friends. He has logged many hours of volunteer work and community service, including coaching kindergarten basketball in Parker. His father (Ken) played football at Rice and was named an honorable mention All-American; he was also one of his schools assistant coaches. An older brother (Justin) is one year ahead of him and attends CU.
Season G Plays 2009 6 110 2010 7 371 Totals 13 481 TACKLES UT AT-TOT TFL Sacks 3DS Hurr FR 9 4 13 0- 0 0- 0 4 1 0 32 25 57 2- 3 0- 0 7 0 1 41 29 70 2- 3 2- 3 11 1 1 FF PBU 0 0 0 2 0 2 Int 0 0 0

TYLER McCULLOCH, WR
6-5, 205, Fr., HS
Albuquerque, N.M. (Eldorado)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.) Projected as a wide receiver as a true freshman in college. HIGH SCHOOLHe earned first-team AllState honors from the coaches at both wide receiver and defensive back, along with first-team All-District 2-5A accolades. He was ranked as the No. 14 player overall in the state of New Mexico (the third wide receiver) by NewMexicoPreps.com. As a junior, he was first-team All-District 5-5A at wide receiver. As a senior, he missed all but five games after suffering a lacerated liver and spleen early in the year, though he was able to return by the end of the season and participate in the playoffs. Despite missing just over half the season, he still caught 40 passes for 570 yards and nine touchdowns. On defense, he played both cornerback and safety, racking up 42 tackles, with five passes broke up, two fumble recoveries and a caused fumble. As a junior, he hauled in 52 passes for 720 yards and 11 touchdowns. His two top games as a senior bookended the season: in a 46-26 win over West Mesa in the opener, he caught 11 passes (three one-handed) for 130 yards and a touchdown, and in a 28-27 loss to Las Cruces in the quarterfinals of the state playoffs, he had seven receptions for 186 yards and all four Eldorado touchdowns (53, 7, 19 and 6 yards); Eldorado went for two points with 1:18 left but couldnt convert. Under coach Charlie Dotson, Eldorado was 9-3 his senior year, 6-6 his junior season, and 12-1 and District Champions his sophomore year. He also lettered twice in baseball (pitcher/outfield), and played basketball as a freshman. ACADEMICSHe is undecided on a major at Colorado, but is interested in Kinesiology and Broadcast Journalism. Owner of a 3.9 grade point average in high school, he was an Academic All-Albuquerque Metro Team member as a senior and an Academic All-District honoree as a junior and senior. PERSONALHe was born April 8, 1993 in Albuquerque. Hobbies include weightlifting, playing indoor soccer, basketball and Xbox. His uncle is Tommy Sheppard, the former Denver Nuggets media relations director who is currently the vice president of basketball operations for the Washington Wizards (his mother, Barbara, is Tommys sister). As a third grader, he was earned the Presidents Physical Fitness Award. (Last name is pronounced Muh-cull-ock_).

ADDITIONAL STATISTICSSpecial Team Tackles: 1,01 (2009).

JORDAN MARQUEZ, DB
6-1, 185, Fr., RS
Arvada, Colo. (Arvada West)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.-RS) Enters the fall listed third at strong safety. He made the only interception in 121 pass plays in the three main spring scrimmages, returning it 33 yards for a touchdown in the spring game. He also had four tackles, all solo. 2010 (Fr.)Redshirted; joined the team as an invited walk-on for August drills and practiced the entire fall in the secondary and was a member of the scout team. HIGH SCHOOLHe earned honorable mention All-South Metro Conference honors as both a junior and senior. He played running back as a freshman on the varsity, then slot receiver as a sophomore and junior and then safety his senior season. He had five interceptions and 10 passes broken up his senior year, when he also forced three fumbles, recovered three, and was in on 40 tackles, two for losses. On offense, he rushed seven times for 33 yards. As a junior, he caught 11 passes for 143 yards and two touchdowns, with 13 carries for 79 yards and two touchdowns. He had 10 receptions for 109 yards as a sophomore (3-28 rushing). Arvada West was 11-2 his senior year, 7-4 his junior season and 8-3 his sophomore year under coach Casey Coons. He also lettered four times in track, earning second-team All-Conference honors as a senior and honorable mention accolades as a junior. ACADEMICSHe is undecided on his major at Colorado. He earned honorable mention Academic All-State honors as a sophomore and junior in high school. PERSONALHe was born September 20, 1991 in Denver. His hobbies include bowling (best score is 269). His father, Mike, is a former Buff who lettered at three years at halfback (1985-87) and was a key player when the Buffaloes made the switch to the wishbone offense that turned around the programs fortunes. He, too, was a walk-on but earned a scholarship after his first semester in Boulder.

RYAN MILLER, OG
6-8, 295, Sr., 4L
Littleton, Colo. (Columbine)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.)CUs starting right guard, he was selected as a preseason first-team All-American by Blue Ribbon College Football, College Sports Madness and Phil Steeles College Football; Athlon Sports and The Sporting News selected him to their third-team preseason squads (the same five publications selected him on their preseason first-team All-Pac 12 squads). He is one of 65 players on the official preseason watch list for the Outland Trophy, which is presented to the nations most outstanding interior lineman (one of 14 guards to make the list); he also is on the official watch list for the Lombardi Award, which has 15 guards among its 125-man list. Phil Steeles ranked him as the No. 1 guard in the entire nation, with Rivals.com

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ranking him as the No. 63 overall player (all positions) on its preseason season National Top 100 team. He enters the season with a team best 35 career starts, and tied for the longest streak of consecutive starts at 24. He will become the ninth player at Colorado to earn five letters in a football (a rare opportunity in any single sport), since he earned one his sophomore year in 2008 which came to an end after four games due to a broken fibula. Being a fifth-year senior, with the coaching change, he is now being coached by his third position coach in five years (Jeff Grimes for his first two, then Denver Johnson for two, and now Steve Marshall). The coaches selected him as the Iron Buffalo Award winner following spring practice, the honor going to the player with the most outstanding strength and conditioning numbers. 2010 (Jr.)In starting all 12 games at right offensive guard, he earned honorable mention All-Big 12 honors from both the Associated Press and the league coaches. He earned first-team All-Colorado honors from the states chapter of the National Football Foundation (NFF) for the second straight season. He was one of two Buffaloes, along with Nate Solder, on the official watch list for the Outland Trophy (one of 63 candidates; Solder was CUs second finalist in history so Miller will be gunning to be the third). He played every snap on offense, 847, joining Solder as the only two players to do so; with 753 positive plays, he graded out to 88.9 percent for the season, third-best on the team. He had the second-most finishing/knockdown (83) and touchdown (6) blocks, while allowing just two quarterback sacks and flagged only twice for penalties. He graded out at 90 percent or higher in 11 games, with his top game grade of 96 percent coming against Kansas State, when he also had a season-high 13 finishing blocks (he had five or more in a game nine times). In the preseason, he was ranked as the No. 12 guard in the nation by Phil Steeles College Football, which also selected him as a preseason first-team All-Big 12 performer (as did The Sporting News). College Football Insiders.com selected him as a preseason honorable mention All-American. 2009 (Soph.-RS)He earned honorable mention All-Big 12 Conference honors from the league coaches, while collegefootballnews.com selected him to its sophomore All-American squad (second-team). He also earned first-team All-Colorado honors from the states NFF chapter. He started all 12 games, seven at right guard where he opened the season, and five at right tackle when the line was shuffled for assorted reasons. He played 851 snaps from scrimmage (all but one of CUs total on offense), plus another 27 plays on the FG/PAT unit on special teams and several others on the defensive unit (he blocked a field goal at Texas). He graded out to 83.8 percent on the season, second best among all the offensive linemen, with his 66 finishing/knockdown and five touchdown blocks also the second most on the team. He topped 80 percent or better for a game grade nine times, and have five or more F/Ks on seven occasions. He turned heads against Nebraskas all-everything defensive end, Ndamukong Suh, who he neutralized as good if not better than any offensive lineman in the nation; Suh had five tackles, one of which was ruled a sack that replays showed should have been a batted ball instead of an intentional grounding call. His game grade against the Huskers was a season-high 89 percent, and his top F/K game came against Kansas when he had 11. He was moved inside from tackle once he returned from a broken fibula that forced him to miss the entire Big 12 Conference schedule the previous year. In the preseason, he was ranked as the No. 12 guard in the nation by Phil Steeles College Football. 2008 (Soph.)He was granted a medical hardship after missing the bulk of the 2008 season due to injury, thus he picked up an extra year of eligibility. He started the first four games at right offensive tackle but was lost for the season when he went down with a broken fibula on the second play of the second half against Florida State in Jacksonville. He had racked up 30.5 knockdown blocks in just 258 snaps from scrimmage (10 alone against West Virginia), when he graded out to his season-best 86 percent. He did not allow a quarterback sack and allowed just three pressures. The coaches named him one of the recipients of the Gold Group Commitment Award (for achieving excellence with class in several areas), despite missing two-thirds of the season, speaking to his positive attitude and approach. They had named him the recipient of the Joe Romig Award as the most improved offensive lineman in spring ball, and he also was the Iron Buffalo Award winner among the offensive linemen for hard work, dedication, toughness and total poundage for spring strength and conditioning. Phil Steeles College Football tabbed him on its preseason second-team All-Big 12 team, also ranking him as the No. 40 offensive tackle in the nation. 2007 (Fr.)He played for the first time in the fourth game of the season against Miami-Ohio and cracked the starting lineup in the second half

opener at Kansas State. When all was said and done, he played in 10 games and started seven, including the Independence Bowl, at right offensive tackle in earning first-team Freshman All-America honors from The Sporting News (he was second-team by scout.com and third-team by collegefootballnews.com). TSN also selected him first-team Freshman All-Big 12. He became the first tackle to play as a true frosh at Colorado since Bryan Campbell, who played as a reserve behind Mark VanderPoel on the 1989 and 1990 teams, and when he started, that made him just the ninth true freshman to start a game on the offensive line at Colorado since freshmen were allowed to play again in 1972. He played 514 snaps from scrimmage, grading out to better than 80 percent four times. His top game grade was 83 percent against Oklahoma. He also had three touchdown blocks to give him a 54.0, allowed just one quarterback sack and was called for four penalties. Considered the top recruit in CUs 2007 class, as he was unequivocally the top prep in the state of Colorado, it was assumed, and correctly, that he would play as a true freshman. HIGH SCHOOLColorados Gatorade Player of the Year, he earned a host of All-America honors for his senior season, including Parade, USA Today (first-team), SuperPrep, Rivals.com, PrepStar and MaxPreps. He was selected to play in the prestigious U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio after the season (January 6), and he helped the West to a 24-7 win. Nationally, he was among the top five lineman in the nation by Rivals.com (No. 3), Scout.com (No. 3) and SuperPrep (No. 5), the latter ranking him as the No. 2 overall player at any position in the Midlands and placing him on its Elite 50 squad. The Sporting News ranked him as the No. 46 player in the nation overall. Rivals.com pegged him as the No. 23 overall player in the nation (one of 29 players awarded five stars). He was an All-Colorado selection by the Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post (one of just two repeat selections), All-State (5A) and All-South Metro Conference. He was one of five finalists for the states high school athlete of the year for all sports in 2006 by Mile High Sports Magazine. He earned All-Colorado, All-State, all-league honors as a junior, when he was a Student Sports Underclassmen All-American and listed among the Rivals.com Underclassmen Top 100. As a senior, he started all 14 games at offensive tackle, averaging well over 10 pancake blocks per game, did not allow a quarterback sacks, was flagged for just one penalty and had five direct touchdown blocks. On defense, he exhibited solid skills at defensive end in registering 31 tackles, 20 solo with 12 for losses including five sacks, with 10 hurries, four passes broken up, two fumble recoveries with one forced. As a junior, he started all 13 games at tackle on offense, averaging over 10 pancake blocks per game, and saw spot duty at defensive end, making 12 tackles, three sacks and a pass broken up. He started seven games as a sophomore at offensive tackle (no defense). Top career games included a 13-10 win in the state 5A championship game over Mullen his senior year, when he had four tackles, including a quarterback sack that stopped one scoring drive, and two hurries, one of which caused an interception. He also chased down Mustang running back Phil Morelli after an 80-yard gain, stopping him at the 13; another score was saved when Mullen fumbled two plays later, preserving a 7-3 lead prior to halftime. In the state playoffs against Cherry Creek his junior year, he had 15 pancake blocks and helped the Rebels rush for over 400 yards in the win. Under coach Andy Lowry, Columbine was 13-1 his senior year (state champs), 11-2 his junior season (losing to Douglas County in the state semis) and 10-2 his sophomore season (reaching the second round of the playoffs). He also lettered three times in wrestling, posting a 13-3 record as a junior in the 285-lb. weight class, but had to give it up once he exceeded the maximum weight. He will letter four times in track this spring (throws), with career bests of 48-9 in the shot put and 147-0 in the discus. ACADEMICSHe is majoring in Anthropology at Colorado. An Honor Roll student in high school. PERSONALBorn July 6, 1989 in Littleton, Colo. His hobbies include outdoor sports such as four-wheeling and camping, playing the drums and line dancing; he also is an avid kite flyer, something hes done since he was four years old, and was a Boy Scout, where he picked up another hobby, making arrowheads out of stone. He also loves jazz and knows sign language. His maternal grandfather, David Peterson, was an end on Colorados 1960 freshman team. He mentored younger students as a junior and senior in a special program at Columbine. He committed to Colorado midway through his senior season (October 25).

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JOSH MOTEN, CB
6-0, 195, Fr., RS
Carson, Calif. (Narbonne)

DANIEL MUNYER, C
6-2, 290, Fr., RS

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.-RS) Enters the fall listed fourth at left cornerback. He had four tackles, two solo, and a third down stop in the three main scrimmages. 2010 (Fr.)Redshirted; practiced in the defensive backfield and was on the scout team. A member of the 2009 recruiting class, he was grayshirted and enrolled in January, and thus was still a true freshman. He participated in spring drills and practiced in the defensive backfield, mostly at corner. He had 12 tackles (nine solo, two for losses with a sack) and two third down stops in the three main spring scrimmages. HIGH SCHOOLHe earned SuperPrep All-Far West honors as a senior, ranked as the No. 139 player in the region (west coast plus Hawaii). Scout.com ranked him as the No. 95 quarterback in the nation. He was the most valuable player of the Marine League, with 3,340 yards of total offense in accounting for 33 touchdowns, and earned MVP honors in the state championship game (a 21-21 tie with San Pedro). He was first-team All-Area at quarterback and a team captain as a senior, and as a junior, he was the first-team All-Area all-purpose performer and was the offensive player of the year in the league. He set the Narbonne record for the most starts by a quarterback, as he started all 38 games from his sophomore through senior seasons (compiling a 29-8-1 record). As a senior, he completed 189-of-285 passes for 2,734 yards and 26 touchdowns, completing 66.3 percent of his passes while throwing just six interceptions. He was dual threat, rushing 85 times for 609 yards and seven scores, averaging 7.2 yards per carry. As a junior, he completed 145-of-217 passes for 2,115 yards and 20 scores, owning a completion percentage of 66.8 with just six picked off. He rushed 60 times for 527 yards (8.8 per) and five scores. He was 81-of-155 for 923 yards as a sophomore, with seven touchdowns and three interceptions, while rushing for 508 yards on 79 ties and nine scores. Prep totals were impressive, as he passed for 5,772 yards, completed 63.2 percent of his passes and owned a touchdown-to-interception ratio of 53-15. He rushed for 1,644 career yards with 21 touchdowns. He punted on occasion in high school, but did not play any defense. Top games his senior year included a 55-0 win over Gardena when he completed 14-of-19 throws for 274 yards and four touchdowns (with another 41 yards rushing); a 45-35 playoff win over Birmingham, when he was 13of-19 for 179 yards with 96 yards rushing; and 56-34 win over Westchester, when he passed for 295 yards and touchdown with another 59 rushing yards and two TDs. In a 41-28 loss to Los Alamitos, he was 15-of-20 passing (176 yards, 2 TD) and dazzled on the ground with 75 yards and score on just seven carries. As a junior in a 47-39 win over Mira Costa, he completed 10-of-16 passes for 117 yards and two touchdowns, and ran 11 times for 184 yards (16.7 per carry) and another two scores. And in a 657 win over Los Angeles Marshall, he had 430 yards of total offense, completing 13-of-17 passes for 355 yards and three touchdowns while rushing three times for 75 yards. Under coach Manuel Douglas, Narbonne was 12-1-1 his senior season, Marine League champions and city cochamps of Los Angeles as it fought to a 21-21 tie in the title game against San Pedro (city rules forbid overtime in championship games). NHS was also 10-2 his junior season, league runner-ups, and 7-5 his sophomore year. He also lettered four times in track, participating in sprints and relays; he owns a prep best of 48.9 in the 400-meter dash. ACADEMICSHe is majoring in Sociology at Colorado. PERSONALHe was born November 23, 1991 in Torrance, Calif. Hobbies include working out, and he has often volunteered his time helping out at community fundraisers. Father (Sherman) played strong safety at Arizona State. His full first name is Joshua, with his nickname Mo-Mo. (Last name is pronounced Moat-un.)

AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.-RS) Enters the fall tied atop the depth chart at center after an eye-opening spring. The coaches selected him as the Dan Stavely Award winner following spring practice, the honor going to the top redshirt freshman-to-be. 2010 (Fr.)Redshirted; he practiced all along the offensive line as a member of the scout team. He earned the Offensive Scout Team Award for the Colorado State game. HIGH SCHOOLAs a senior, he earned All-State, All-Area (Los Angeles and San Fernando Valley), All-Sierra League and All-Pac 5 Conference honors. He garnered All-Far West honors from both PrepStar and SuperPrep, the latter ranking him as the No. 129 player from the region (California, HawaiI, Nevada), the 13th offensive lineman on that list. Scout.com listed him as the No. 61 offensive guard in the country. A threeyear starter at offensive line and one year starter on the defensive line, he helped Notre Dame to a 28-7 record in his career. His senior year, he helped anchor a line that averaged 198.7 yards rushing and 188.3 yards passing per game on offense, helping Notre Dame (9-3) to the Sierra League championship and second-round appearance in the playoffs under coach Kevin Rooney. On defense, he had 53 tackles, 17 for losses including four sacks, three pass break-ups and two forced fumbles. His top game came when the team flew to Dallas to play Klein Oak at the brand new Cowboys Stadium and he had five tackles for loss in a 37-7 win. Against Crespi, Notre Dame won 23-21 on a 53-yard field goal on the last play of the game, and against Birmingham, he had two sacks as Notre Dame turned a 14-10 halftime lead into a 48-10 victory. He was a team captain and member of the team council, leading his group of linemen as a liaison with the coaching staff. As a junior, he earned All-State and AllSierra League honors helping Notre Dame to an undefeated regular season and final record of 11-1 after winning the Sierra League. That season, Notre Dame averaged 274.5 yards passing and 180.7 yards rushing per game. He saw limited action on the defensive line that season and had 16 tackles and two sacks. He also lettered in track and field (throws); he was the CIF Section champion in the shot put as a junior with a careerbest throw of 55-0. ACADEMICSHe is majoring in Communication at Colorado. He earned All-Academic team mention for his high school for both football and track & field and was honored by maintaining a 3.0 or higher grade point average. PERSONALHe was born March 4, 1992 in Harbor City, Calif. He enjoys playing video games, handing out with friends and watching movies and lists the best movie he has seen recently as the Book of Eli. He volunteered about 30 hours of his time to help his school host a Renal Prom for local kidney patients who cant regularly attend high school. He also volunteered at his high schools youth sports camps for the last two summers.

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MARC MUSTOE, OL
6-7, 280, Fr., HS
Broomfield, Colo. (Arvada West)

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tackles (44 solo) with 11 quarterback sacks, two forced fumbles, two recoveries and one pass break-up. On special teams, he kicked off 35 times with three touchbacks and also returned a kickoff 10 yards. His junior season he had 36 tackles (27 solo) with one fumble recovery while he kicked off twice. Top career games included a 30-6 win over St. Anthony when he had seven tackles and four sacks, and in a 42-8 loss to Paradete, he had 12 tackles and three sacks. He also lettered in basketball (Alpha Leagues best defender as a junior), soccer (defender) and volleyball (front row/middle blocker). ACADEMICSHe is interested in majoring in International Business at Colorado. He was a member of his high schools Honor Roll all eight semesters as a prep, maintaining better than a 3.5 grade point average. PERSONALHe was born December 7, 1991, in Douala, Cameroon. His hobbies include watching movies, television sitcoms and football and basketball games, art, kickboxing and marial arts (Tai Chi). He participated in a program through Montclair Prep to help feed the homeless up to twice a week and says it is his dream to come to the United States and make enough money to go back to Africa and help the needy. (Name is pronounced steff-on name-bot.)

AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.) Projected as an offensive lineman in his true freshman year in college. HIGH SCHOOLA SuperPrep All-American and All-Midlands team member, as the publication ranked him as the No. 32 player in the region and he was the No. 3 offensive lineman and No. 2 player from Colorado on that list. PrepStar named him All-Region. He was named to the prestigious Tacoma NewsTribune Western 100 as one of 21 offensive linemen on the list. Scout.com had him as the No. 33 offensive tackle in the country, while Rivals.com ranked him as the No. 51 offensive lineman in the country and the No. 5 player from Colorado. ESPN ranked him the No. 45 offensive tackle and the No. 4 player from Colorado. He was an All-Colorado selection by the Denver Post as a senior, when he was also first-team All-State (5A) and AllBig 6 Conference. He earned second-team All-Big 8 honors as a junior. Playing offensive tackle as a senior, he helped Arvada West average 343.6 yards of total offense (202.5 yards passing and 141.1 yards rushing per game). As a junior, the team averaged 30.3 points and 291.2 yards of offense per game. He sat out his sophomore season due to state transfer rules because he began the fall camp at another school. His freshman season, he lettered on the offensive line at Broomfield High School. Under head coach Casey Coons, Arvada West went 17-7 his two seasons as a starter, including 11-2 his junior season when A-West won the Big 8 Conference championship and advanced to the state semifinals. His freshman season under coach Gary Davies, Broomfield compiled a 12-1 record, winning the 4A Northern League Championship and advancing to the state semis. ACADEMICSHe is undecided on a major at Colorado but is interested in Integrative Physiology for a possible career in sports medicine. He was twice named Academic All-Colorado in high school for maintaining a grade point average above 3.8. PERSONALHe was born January 31, 1992 in Denver. His hobbies include anything where he can enjoy the mountains including hiking, camping, skiing and other outdoor activities. He also enjoys reading.

ANDRE NICHOLS, DE
6-4, 215, Fr., HS
Colorado Springs, Colo. (Rampart)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.-RS)He joined the team as a walk-on for spring practices. He enters the fall listed third at right defensive end; he had three tackles (one solo) in the three main spring scrimmages. 2010 (Fr.)He attended Colorado as a student, but was not a member of the football team; however, his NCAA clock started once he enrolled and started taking classes. HIGH SCHOOLHe lettered three years in football first playing running back and then both tight end and defensive end at Rampart. As a senior, when he was team captain, he had 20 solo tackles, six for losses including three quarterback sacks, while catching three passes for 80 yards on offense. He rushed for over 700 yards combined with seven touchdowns as a freshman and sophomore, with a long run of 60 yards. RHS was 5-5 hos sophomore year and 2-8 both his junior and senior seasons under coach Dan Morse. He also lettered three times in track (sprints, relays); as the team captain, he led his 4x100 and 4x200 relays teams, as both qualified for the state championships his senior year. ACADEMICSHe is majoring in Psychology at Colorado. He was a member of the Honor Roll his sophomore through senior years in high school. PERSONALHe was born January 29, 1992 in Richmond, Va. His hobbies include music, trivia, playing Xbox and keeping up on technology.

STEPHANE NEMBOT, DE
6-8, 280, Fr., HS
Van Nuys, Calif. (Montclair Prep)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.) Projected as a defensive end in his true freshman year in college. HIGH SCHOOLAs a senior, he was an AllRegion selection by PrepStar and All-Far West team member by SuperPrep, the latter publications No. 74 player in the region, the No. 69 player from California and No. 11 defensive end in the region. ESPN ranked him as the No. 45 defensive tackle in the country and the No. 49 player from California (the sixth DT in the state). Rivals.com ranked him the No. 51 defensive end nationally, No. 80 in California (the eighth strong side DE statewide), while Scout.com ranked him the No. 70 offensive tackle in the nation, No. 97 player from California (fifth OT in the Golden State). The Alpha League most valuable lineman, he also earned first-team mention. Rivals.com tabbed him, the most intriguing prospect in the west. He earned second-team All-Alpha League as a junior, his first year playing football. As a senior, he totaled 61

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LILOA NOBRIGA, OLB

6-2, 240, Soph., 1L
Summerlin, Nev. (Palo Verde)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.) Enters the fall listed second at outside linebacker, though he could see time on the inside where he finished his redshirt frosh season. He saw limited action during spring practice after suffering a severe hamstring strain in winter conditioning (Feb. 24), the injury bothering him off and on through the end of drills. He has bulked up some 25 pounds since the summer of 2010. 2010 (Fr.-RS)He saw action in 11 games (he didnt make the Cal trip), starting the final five games of the season at the will inside linebacker spot after Jon Major was lost for the year with a knee injury; he played in nine on defense and in all on special teams. In just 298 snaps from scrimmage, he registered 46 tackles (23 solo), tying for sixth most on the team, as only one other player with less than 300 snaps had over 19 tackles. He had six tackles for zero yardage, one for a loss and one third down stop, along with a forced fumble and three passes broken up. In his five starts, he recorded 35 tackles, including a career-high 11 at Kansas (eight solo) and 10 at Nebraska (seven unassisted). He also had eight stops against Texas Tech and batted away passes against Kansas, Iowa State and Kansas State. He earned five special teams points on the strength of a solo tackle, a knockdown block, a wedge break and two caused penalties. He earned the CUs Special Teams Player of the Week nod for the Hawaii game and was CUs Linebacker of the Game against Kansas State (six tackles and the one pass broken up). He had 10 tackles (eight solo, two for losses) in the three main spring scrimmages. 2009 (Fr.)Redshirted; practiced at linebacker the entire fall. HIGH SCHOOLHe was named the No. 74 weak-side linebacker by Scout.com and the No. 87 outside linebacker by Rivals.com, where he was the No. 11 player from the state of Nevada and the No. 3 linebacker from the state on that list. ESPN ranks him as the No. 141 outside linebacker in the country. He earned first-team All-State honors by the Nevada Prep Report and the Las Vegas Review-Journal was a first-team All-Sunshine Region selection when Palo Verde won the Sunset League Championship and lost in the state championship game by a score of 13-12. As a senior, he led the state of Nevada with 185 tackles, including 10 for losses (four sacks); he also had one fumble recovery and an interception. He was a key part of a defense that allowed just 11.4 points per game en route to a 141 record under coach Darwin Rost. He was also Palo Verdes punter, earning first-team All-Sunset League honors and had 26 punts with an average of 37.5 yards per punt and 16 punts inside the opponent 20 yard line. He had a 77-yard punt that came at a key moment with Palo Verde stuck inside its own 10 yard line and he kicked it 20 yards over the return mans head. He also had 11 kickoffs on special teams action. He had 19 tackles against McQueen in the state championship game, 20 tackles against Arbor View in a 48-21 victory and had 12 or more tackles in 10 games. Against Cimarron-Memorial, he had seven tackles, one sack and an interception. His interception came in overtime on the opponents five yard line, and Palo Verde swung the momentum and won the game 17-14 on the next drive. As a junior with Palo Verde compiling a 12-1 record with a Sunset League Championship and another loss in the state championship game, this one by a 24-20 score, he was named the Co-Sunset League Defensive Player of the Year and earned second-team All-State by the Las Vegas Review-Journal and was also named first-team All-Sunset League both on defense and as punter. He compiled 121 tackles with 11 sacks, two fumble recoveries, one interception and one blocked punt. He punted 30 times with an average of 33.7 per punt, a long of 58 and had 14 punts inside the opponent 20 yard line. Against Spring Valley his junior season, he had seven tackles, two sacks and an interception. Against Western, he had six tackles and three sacks and he had 15 tackles against Cimarron-Memorial and 14 against Sierra Vista that season. In two seasons at Palo Verde, the team went 26-2 and he had 306 tackles, 15 sacks and two interceptions. He attended Iolani School in Honolulu his freshman and sophomore seasons before moving with his family to Nevada. He did not play football his sophomore season. He won a state championship

on the freshman team at Iolani as the team went a perfect 11-0. He also plays basketball at Palo Verde and did so at Iolani School, as well. He earned second-team All-Sunset League as a junior at Palo Verde averaging 11.9 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. This season he is averaging 6.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game as he got a late start on the basketball season with the football teams run to the state championship game. At Iolani, he earned honorable mention All-State honors as both a freshman and sophomore by the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Iolani won a State Championship his freshman season and prior to sophomore year, he was named one of the top 10 basketball players in the state by the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. ACADEMICSHe is majoring in Communication at Colorado. PERSONALHe was born August 10, 1990 in Honolulu. He grew up in Kailua, the same town on Oahu as CU associate head coach Brian Cabral. He enjoys playing basketball, hanging out with friends and going to the beach when he lived in Hawaii. An uncle, Robert Faleafine, played quarterback at Washington State in the 70s and backed up Cougar great Jack Thompson. A cousin, Nuu Faaola, played running back at Hawaii and then in the NFL from 1986-89 for the New York Jets and Miami Dolphins. He is also related to Alvis Satele, Hercules Satele, Samson Satele and Brashton Satele, who all played collegiately at Hawaii. Samson Satele was drafted in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins and Alvis Satele played in the NFL for the San Diego Chargers. Hercules Satele signed with the Arizona Cardinals in 2008 but did not play. (First name is pronounced lee-low-ah, last name no-brigg-uh.)
Season 2010 G Plays 9 298 TACKLES UT AT-TOT TFL Sacks 3DS Hurr FR 23 23 46 1- 1 0- 0 1 0 0 FF PBU 1 3 Int 0

ADDITIONAL STATISTICSSpecial Team Tackles: 1,01 (2010).

PARKER NORTON, WR
6-0, 190, Fr., HS
Costa Mesa, Calif. (Newport Beach)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.) Projected as a wide receiver as a true freshman in college; he joined the team as an invited walk-on for August drills. HIGH SCHOOLHe earned first-team AllOrange County honors as a senior, when he also garnered the Sunset Leagues Defensive Most Valuable Player honor. In earning three letters, he started for three seasons at wide receiver and for two at cornerback. He caught 64 passes for 674 yards and six touchdowns as a senior, when he was voted Newports MVP, basically serving as the slot receiver and caught many of his balls underneath; he also rushed 15 times for 102 yards. He racked up 81 tackles on defense, with five interceptions (returning one for a touchdown), 12 passes broken up, three fumble recoveries (one caused) and three tackles for loss. One of his top games came against Mira Costa, when he hauled in 12 catches for 138 yards and a TD. As a junior, he caught 36 passes for about 400 yards and five scores, with 68 tackles, five interceptions, 10 pass deflections, two forced fumbles and one recovery on defense. NBHS was 6-5 his junior and senior years and 73 his sophomore season under coach Jeff Brinkley. He also played basketball for one year (on the freshman team). ACADEMICSHe is undecided on his major at Colorado, but is interested in Communication and History. He was an Honor Roll student in high school (junior and senior years), graduating with a 3.4 grade point average. PERSONALHe was born January 29, 1992 in Newport Beach, Calif. His hobbies include going to the beach, playing basketball and golf and going on vacations with his family.

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DARRAGH ONEILL, P/PK

6-2, 180, Fr., HS
Louisville, Colo. (Boulder Fairview)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.-RS)He joined the team as a walk-on in spring practices, trying out as a punter; this is the first time he has ever played organized football. 2010 (Fr.)He attended Colorado as a student, but was not a member of the football team; however, his NCAA clock started once he enrolled and started taking classes. HIGH SCHOOLHe lettered three times in both basketball and soccer for Boulders Fairview High. He was the Max Preps Player of the Year as a senior in basketball, earning first-team All-Colorado, All-State (5A) and All-Front Range League honors in leading Fairview to a 22-6 record and to the state championship game (where the Knights lost to Regis, 68-58). He averaged 23.4 points per game (609 total in 28 games), with a career-high of 42 against Chatfield, a game in which he went 21-of-23 from the free throw line. He had nine games with 30 or more points, eclipsing 40 on two occasions. In fact, he made 191 of 213 free throws on the year (89.7 percent), shot 49 percent from the field (30-of-85 three pointers, 35 percent) and also averaged 3.9 rebounds, 3.0 steals and 2.2 assists per game. As a junior, he averaged 10.5 points, 2.1 assists, 2.0 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game as Fairview was 26-1, not losing until the state semifinal game against George Washington (76-74). FHS was 62-18 in his three varsity seasons under coach Frank Lee, which included back-to-back 11-0 records in Front Range League play his junior and senior years. In soccer, playing forward for coach Stan Jozwiak, he scored 35 goals in his three-year career, including 13 his senior season when he earned honorable mention All-State honors. He had 12 goals as a junior and 10 as a sophomore. ACADEMICSHe is majoring in Business (undecided on sequence) at Colorado. PERSONALHe was born December 21, 1991 in Cork, Ireland (the southernmost major city in the country, about 10 miles inland from the Celtic Sea). His family moved to the United States when he was three, but all their relatives are still in Ireland and they visit there every summer. His father, Colm, is the owner and proprietor of Boulders popular restaurant, Conor ONeills, located on 13th Street just off Boulders famous Pearl Street Mall. The University of Denver recruited him as a basketball player. (First name is pronounced Dar-uh.)

2010 (Jr.)He played in all 12 games (no starts), seeing action at defensive tackle for 10 games where he got in for 64 snaps from scrimmage. He recorded four tackles, three solo, for the season, posting one each against Colorado State, California, Missouri and Iowa State. He was a member of the defensive field goal/PAT rush squad on special teams, playing all 63 snaps for that unit. He added 20 more pounds to his 6-foot-3 frame in the off-season, increasing to some 50 pounds heaver than when he first landed on the Boulder campus (240). In spring conditioning tests, he tied for the second-best power clean (391 pounds) on the team and owned an impressive 31-inch vertical leap for his size. 2009 (Soph.)He saw action in 11 games (all but Kansas), seven on defense and in most on the FG/PAT Defense unit on special teams; on the latter, he had a blocked field goal at Oklahoma State. He played 23 snaps on defense but did not record any tackles; he started the year at end, but was moved inside for the latter part of the season. 2008 (Fr.-RS)He saw action in five games (no starts), making one solo tackle for the season; that came in the Kansas game. He had four tackles including a quarterback sack in the three main spring scrimmages. 2007 (Fr.)Redshirted; he practiced the entire fall at defensive end. The coaches selected him as the Scout Team Defense player of the week for the Miami-Ohio and Oklahoma games, and also presented him with the Scout Team Defense Award at the postseason team banquet. HIGH SCHOOLA SuperPrep All-Dixie team member, despite missing most of his senior season after tearing a tendon in his hand (he played in just four games); he was ranked as the No. 28 player in Georgia, the No. 4 defensive end by the publication, the same positions they ranked him going into the season. Scout.com tabbed him as the No. 55 defensive end in the nation, despite just playing 14 games at the varsity level. He was ranked No. 104 overall by ESPN Insider heading into his senior season, and still ranked in the top 150 even after sitting out two-thirds of the year. As a senior, at defensive tackle, he recorded 15 tackles, two quarterback sacks and forced two fumbles and was just starting to learn the tight end position on offense before his hand injury. As a junior, he was named honorable mention All-State and first-team All-Gwinnett County, as he was a two-time county Player of the Month and was a four-time Grayson Player of the Week. Playing defensive end, he registered 65 tackles, 14 for losses including six sacks, two fumble recoveries, a pass broken up and a blocked field goal. He played on the junior varsity squad as a sophomore in his first year of organized football. His top games came in his junior season: He had eight tackles and two sacks in a 23-17 loss to South Gwinnett, and recorded 14 tackles and three quarterback pressures in a loss to Parkview. Under head coach Mickey Conn, Grayson was 6-6 in his senior campaign, making it to the second round of the state 8-5A playoffs, and was 4-6 his junior year. He also lettered as a freshman and sophomore in basketball. ACADEMICSHe is majoring in Ethnic Studies at Colorado. PERSONALBorn December 21, 1988 in College Park, Ga. His hobbies include playing video games and working out; he is also skilled at programming computers. After his football career he has aspirations of becoming an international environmentalist. (Last name is pronounced oh-bee.)
Season G Plays 2008 5 12 2009 7 23 2010 10 64 Totals 22 99 TACKLES UT AT-TOT 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 4 4 1 5 TFL Sacks 3DS Hurr FR 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 FF PBU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Int 0 0 0 0

CONRAD OBI, DT
6-3, 290, Sr., 3L
Grayson, Ga. (Grayson)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.)After simply a fantastic spring, he enters the fall atop the depth chart at nose tackle. He had a tremendous spring and was cited by several media entities as CUs breakout player for the 2011 season. In the three main spring scrimmage, he racked up 20 tackles, 17 of the solo variety with 10 for zero or minus yardage (six for losses), including three quarterback sacks and four third down stops. He also had a forced fumble and a hurry as the coaches selected him as the John Wooten Award winner following spring practice, the honor going to the most improved player.

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AYODEJI OLATOYE, DB
6-1, 190, Soph., 1L
Dublin, Ohio (Dublin Scioto)

WILL OLIVER, PK/P

5-10, 195, Fr., HS
Los Angeles, Calif. (Harvard-Westlake)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.) Enters the fall listed second at left cornerback, but the secondary is basically wide-open heading into fall camp. 2010 (Fr.-RS)He saw action in 10 games, in each one on special teams and in six of them on defense; he sat out the Georgia game and was nursing a mild injury for the finale at Nebraska. He was in for 48 snaps from scrimmage in recording seven tackles (four solo), with his season/career-high of three coming versus Texas Tech (one solo). He was a key contributor on special teams, finishing fourth on the team in special team points with 16; he earned those with six tackles (four solo, two inside-the-20), a forced fumble, four forced fair catches and three knockdown blocks on returns. He had a productive spring with nine tackles and three third down stops in the three main scrimmages. 2009 (Fr.)Redshirted; practiced mainly at cornerback the entire fall. HIGH SCHOOLA three-year letterman on the football field, he earned special mention on the All-Central District Division II as a senior for Dublin Scioto High School under coach Karl Johnson. He didnt start playing football until his sophomore season of high school. As a senior, he played in seven games and compiled 49 tackles, 21 solo and two for losses. He also had one interception which he returned for a touchdown and three pass break-ups. On offense as a wide receiver, he caught eight passes for 151 yards. He finished the year strong, as in the last three games of the season against Olentangy Liberty, Dublin Jerome and Marysville, he averaged nine tackles per game defensively and combined to catch seven passes for 136 yards. Top games: to open the season, he had six tackles and an interception return for a touchdown against Grove City. Against Dublin Jerome, he had nine tackles on defense and five receptions for 72 yards. As a junior, he played in 10 games and compiled 22 tackles, one for a loss, and had five pass break-ups, two interceptions and a forced fumble on defense. Offensively that season, he had 15 receptions for 150 yards and he also had one kickoff return for 11 yards on special teams. He lists his best game that season as being against Marysville when he had six receptions for 63 yards on offense and three tackles on the defensive side of the ball. His sophomore season, in seven games he had 14 tackles. He also lettered in basketball (three times) and in soccer and track and field once each. In basketball, he was the teams starting power forward as a senior and averaged 7.4 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.6 blocks and 1.8 steals per game. In track, he set the school record in the high jump with a mark of 6-4 and also ran the third leg in the 4x400 relay. ACADEMICSHe is interested in majoring in Communication at Colorado. He maintained a 3.3 grade point average as a prep and was a member on Dublin Sciotos student scholar list each from his sophomore through senior years. PERSONALHe was born July 20, 1991, in Cleveland; he is first generation born in America among his family, as his parents were born and raised in Nigeria before moving to the U.S. He is an accomplished soccer player, having played through is freshman year in high school. His teams won four state championships and he was a team captain and won most valuable player of a couple of tournaments. He played on a team that twice traveled to Europe to play, one time to Amsterdam and another to Spain. He enjoys sleeping, eating, hitting the weight room and hanging out with his friends playing backyard football and street basketball. He is active in the community and his most memorable experience was when he visited the East Side Community Center and spent time with the kids. (Name is pronounced Eye-oh-day-ghee Oh-la-toy-ye).
Season 2010 G Plays 6 48 TACKLES UT AT-TOT TFL Sacks 3DS Hurr FR 4 3 7 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 FF PBU 0 0 Int 0

AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.)He will get immediate looks at both punter and placekicker in his true freshman year in college. HIGH SCHOOLAs a senior, he was ranked the No. 31 kicker in the nation by ESPN, No. 5 from California; kicking guru Chris Sailer ranked him as the No. 12 kicking prospect in the country when he was named first-team All-Mission League as a kicker and first-team All-Area as a punter. As a junior, he was a first-team All-Del Ray League performer before his school switched league affiliations. In his prep career, he connected on 18-of-23 field goals and 50-of-50 PAT kicks for 104 total points; his senior season he made 6-of-9 field goals and all 25 extra-point kicks for 43 points. Two of his field goals came from 40-plus yards and his kickoffs resulted in touchbacks 85 percent of the time. He punted for the first time as a senior, averaging 38.0 yards per punt, pinning nine inside-the-20 (with a long of 59). As a junior, he hit 6-of-8 field goals with four makes from 43 yards or longer, including kicks from 51 and 50 yards. He made good on all 10 point after touchdown tries, with 80 percent of his kickoffs resulting in touchbacks. As a sophomore, he was perfect: 6-of-6 on field goals and 15-of-15 PATs, for 33 points. He was the National Kicking Event Prep Camp Champion in the summer of 2010, and the year before, he was a two-time finalist in the field goal kicking events at two separate Chris Sailer camps. He also lettered in lacrosse and soccer, the only student at H-W in each of his sophomore, junior and senior seasons to be a three-sport varsity athlete. In lacrosse, as a junior he tallied 31 goals and one assist and was named the offensive most valuable player. As a sophomore, he injured his thumb after just three games but had already scored nine goals. He also lettered in hockey, but for Venice High School because there werent enough kids to compose a hockey team at Harvard-Westlake. Prior to settling on those four sports, in middle school he also played water polo, baseball, tennis and ran track. ACADEMICSHe plans on majoring in Business (Marketing) at Colorado and is interested in sports management or sports marketing as a career choice. He was a member of the Honor Roll in high school maintaining above a 3.2 grade point average at Harvard-Westlake, which in April 2010 was ranked the No. 12 prep school in the country by Forbes and the top one of its kind west of the Mississippi River. PERSONALHe was born November 23, 1992 in Santa Monica, Calif. His hobbies include playing the viola in his schools symphony orchestra and playing most other sports. His family owned a house until he was 10 years old in Aspen, where he learned to both play hockey and ski. He worked for two years as an usher at the Hollywood Bowl, the famous amphitheater set against the backdrop of the famous Hollywood sign and hills. He also dedicated some of his spare time to the Riviera Foundation and volunteers teaching kids how to play tennis.

PARKER ORMS, DB
5-11, 190, Soph., 1L
Wheat Ridge, Colo. (Wheat Ridge)

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ADDITIONAL STATISTICSSpecial Team Tackles: 4,26 (2010).

AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.)He did not participate in spring practices as he completed rehabilitation following knee surgery six months earlier. He still landed atop the depth chart at left cornerback heading into fall drills.

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2010 (Fr.-RS)He had entered the fall third at free safety, but had a great camp and zoomed into the starting nickel back role. He did start the opener against Colorado State, but on the third play from scrimmage, he went down with a torn ACL and had season-ending surgery three weeks later on Sept. 24. Before he suffered the tear, which was non-contact (he was making cut), he did manage to record a quarterback pressure. He was also in the mix to return kicks. He won the Hale Irwin Award for being the most improved defensive back in spring practice. He led the team with 24 tackles (10 solo) in the three main spring scrimmages, along with teambests of six tackles for loss (two quarterback sacks), five tackles for zero, four third down stops and three hurries (and tied for the team lead with two pass deflections). After arriving at CU just a tad over 160 pounds, he bulked up in the weight room and put 30 pounds of muscle on his frame. 2009 (Fr.)Redshirted; practiced at safety the entire fall. HIGH SCHOOLHe was selected as the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame High School Athlete of the Year for 2008. An All-Midlands performer by both SuperPrep and PrepStar as a senior, ranked as the No. 79 player in the region (the ninth defensive back) by SP with Rivals.com ranking him as the No. 87 safety in the nation (the second in Colorado, where he was pegged as the No. 10 ranked player in the state). He earned All-Colorado honors from both the Rocky Mountain News (as an athlete) and the Denver Post (at defensive back). Both newspapers also selected him first-team All-State (4A), the News at running back and the Post at safety; the News also tabbed him as the states offensive player of the year. He was a threetime All-State performer on defense, and earned All-West Metro League honors at both running back and safety as a senior (the league MVP on both sides of the ball) and All-Mountain Plains Conference honors as a junior on both offense and defense and as a sophomore (on defense). As a senior, he led the state in rushing with 2,813 yards on 274 carries (10.3 average per), scoring 32 touchdowns with a long run of 80 yards. Add to those numbers 15 receptions for 260 yards and three more scores (and a long of 70) and eight touchdowns on kick returns (five punt, three kickoff) with gaudy averages for each. He gained 100 or more yards in 12 games, 200-plus eight times and 300-plus once (his two sub-100 games came against very weak opponents and he was pulled from the game quickly; in one of those games, he carried twice for 81 yards and two TDs). On defense, he was in on 102 tackles (66 solo), with 12 passes broken up, four interceptions, four forced fumbles, three quarterback sacks and two recoveries. He returned two of the picks for touchdowns, giving him an overall total of 45 on the season. He did not allow any completions in man coverage. His junior year, he ranked 37th in the state with 1,290 rushing yards on 176 attempts (7.3) with 17 touchdowns, with 13 receptions for 102 yards and a score. He had nine games over 100 yards and one 200-yard effort. On defense, he racked up 75 tackles (50 solo) with four interceptions, one for touchdown. He had 37 carries for 269 yards and a five touchdowns as a sophomore, with seven receptions for 123 yards and a score, along with 57 tackles and five interceptions on defense. He finished his career with a school record 4,372 yards and 54 touchdowns rushing, with 21 games over 100 yards (and nine over 200). He was a three-year starter on offense (tailback, wide receiver) and defense (safety) and was the teams punter his last two seasons. Top games as a senior included several in Wheat Ridges run for the state title, including the 35-31 win over Greeley West in the championship game when he was named the games most valuable player. He had 412 all-purpose yards, rushing 38 times for 275 yards, including the game winning 56-yard TD run on fourthand-2 with 19 seconds left in the game. He scored all five of his teams touchdowns and logged 137 kick return yards in earning ESPN/Rise National Player of the Week honors. In a 21-16 win the previous week over Dakota Ridge in the semifinals, he rushed 38 times for 210 yards and all three scores, including the game winner in the fourth quarter that snapped a 14-14 tie (thus, he scored all eight Wheat Ridge touchdowns in the semifinal and title games). In a first round win over Rock Canyon (5927), he had 28 carries for a prep career best 350 yards and two scores, caught one pass for 30 yards and a score, and had another 77 yards on kick returns for 457 all-purpose. Top game as a junior was an overtime win over Standley Lake, when he rushed for 257 yards and four TD and had an interception in overtime to set up his teams win. Under coach Reid Kahl, Wheat Ridge was 14-0 his senior year, 6-4 his junior season and 13-1 his sophomore campaign, winning the 4A state and West Metro League titles his senior year and the state crown and the Mountain Plains Conference championship his sophomore year. He also lettered three times each in basketball and baseball: playing point guard in hoops, he averaged 6.4 points, 4.8 assists and 3.9 steals per game as a senior, after owning marks of 5.4, 4.3 and 2.6, respectively, his junior year. The Farmers centerfielder

in baseball, he batted .325 as a junior all-league performer, with eight home runs, 24 runs batted in and 10 stolen bases; he repeated as an allconference performer his senior year (.366, 6 HR, 12 SB). WRHS won league titles his sophomore and senior years and was the state runner-up in 2007 and third place finisher for 2009. ACADEMICSHe is majoring in Communications at Colorado. He earned Honor Roll status his sophomore through senior years, and was recognized as a Denver Post Student-Athlete of the Week and an 850 KOA/Denver Broncos IBM High School Hero of the Week. PERSONALHe was born April 12, 1991 in Denver. Hobbies include playing most sports and spending time with his local Christian youth group. An older brother, Dylan, will be a senior quarterback this fall at Northern Colorado, where his mother, Katherine, lettered in softball in the mid1970s. Two uncles played college football, Bill Korosec at Eastern Illinois (running back, EIUs leading rusher in 1992) and Joe Korosec at Fort Lewis (linebacker, played for former CU head coach Gary Barnett in 1983-84).
Season 2010 G Plays 1 3 TACKLES UT AT-TOT TFL Sacks 3DS Hurr FR 0 0 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 1 0 FF PBU 0 0 Int 0

JUDA PARKER, DE
6-3, 250, Fr., HS
Aiea, Hawaii (St. Louis)

AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.)He is projected as a defensive end in his true freshman year in college. HIGH SCHOOLA SuperPrep All-Far West selection, as he was the No. 51 player in that region (No. 4 from Hawaii) and the fifth-rated defensive end overall. Rivals.com ranked him the No. 28 defensive end in the country and No. 1 player from Hawaii while Scout.com ranked him the No. 36 defensive end in the country and No. 2 player in the state. He earned mention on the prestigious Tacoma News-Tribune Western 100 team as he was one of 19 defensive linemen. He participated in the Army All-American Bowl and was a headliner in the game, recording six tackles, a fumble recovery and had two big special teams plays, blocking one field goal and tackling the kicker for a sack on a fake kick attempt. At the National Underclassmen Football Combine, the coaches placed him on the offensive line, where he had never played, and he came away with the OL Most Valuable Player Award for the camp. The Honolulu Advertiser named him the states Defensive Player of the Year and the No. 4 prospect from Hawaii. He earned the ILH Defensive Player of the Year honors as well, and was named first-team All-State and All-ILH; he had earned second-team All-ILH honors as a junior. He had a monster senior season, recording 65 tackles which included 24 for losses and 16 quarterback sacks; he added three forced fumbles, several batted passes and what he termed, too many quarterback hurries to count. St. Louis defense allowed 13 points or less in seven games and just one score in five games to go with one shutout. One of his top games as a senior came against Iolani, when he posted 11 tackles, two sacks, at least eight pressures and a forced fumble in an all-around dominant performance. St. Louis was 11-1 and the ILH and state champions under coach John Hao. He transferred to St. Louis his senior season after his previous school since seventh grade, Word of Life Academy, a school with under 300 students, was in the process of closing down mainly due to financial issues. ACADEMICSHe is interested in Communication as his major at Colorado. He earned mention on his high school Honor Roll every semester as a prep and maintained a 3.5 grade point average. PERSONALHe was born May 11, 1993 in Honolulu, Hawaii. His hobbies include lifting weights and hanging out with his friends. An uncle, Brian Norwood, played football at Hawaii and is currently the associate head coach and defensive coordinator at Baylor. A cousin, Jordan Norwood,

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was on the practice squad for the Cleveland Browns as a wide receiver in 2010, and also was on the Philadelphia Eagles roster after his collegiate career at Penn State. Another cousin, Levi Norwood, plays football at Baylor and an older cousin, Gabriel Norwood, is a professional basketball player in the Philippines. He has completed numerous hours of community service through his church and high school, spending time with children during Sunday School and helping feed the homeless during the holidays. He was part of an ambassadors program at St. Louis and served as a host and tour guide to new students.

WILL PERICAK, DT
6-4, 285, Jr., 2L
Boulder, Colo. (Boulder)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.)Enters the fall atop the depth chart at defensive tackle. Phil Steeles College Football selected him to its preseason second-team All-Pac 12 squad, ranking him as the No. 37 defensive tackle in the nation; College Sports Madness named him to its third-team preseason Pac-12 unit. 2010 (Soph.)He started all 12 games at nose tackle, earning honorable mention All-Big 12 honors from the Associated Press and the league coaches (he was second-team by the Dallas Morning News and third-team by Phil Steeles). He shared the teams Regiment Award with Rodney Stewart, presented by the coaches for the greatest contribution with the least recognition. In 621 plays, he was in on 45 tackles over the course of the season, 30 of the solo variety which included a team-best 16 at or behind the line of scrimmage (the most tackles for zero, 11, with five for negative yardage including two quarterback sacks). He also had six third down stops, four quarterback hurries and three QB chasedowns, or nearsacks. He had season-highs of seven tackles at California (six solo, including a team single-game best of three third down stops) and against Kansas State (five unassisted), with two for losses in each game; he had at least one tackle for zero in nine games. He earned the CUs Special Teams Player of the Week nod for the Colorado State game, when he blocked a Ram 37-yard field goal attempt as the first half ended to preserve a 17-0 CU lead. He was also the teams Lineman of the Week for the Hawaii game, when he had two tackles, one for a loss, with both being third down stops. He was a preseason, fourth-team All-Big 12 Conference selection by Phil Steeles. 2009 (Fr.-RS)He earned third-team Freshman All-American team honors from both collegefootballnews.com and Phil Steeles College Football, while The Sporting News and Rivals/Yahoo! Sports named him first-team Freshman All-Big 12. He also was named first-team All-Colorado by the states chapter of the National Football Foundation. He started all 12 games at defensive tackle, the first freshman (true or redshirt) to start every game for an entire season in CU history; Leonard Renfro had the previous high with seven starts his redshirt frosh season in 1990. (He was the first to even start one game since Brandon Dabdoub in 2001.) He was in for 556 snaps from scrimmage, recording 36 tackles (24 solo, six for losses including three quarterback sacks and three for zero gains) to go with six third down stops, two fumble recoveries, two passes broken up and a forced fumble. He had a season/career-high eight tackles at Iowa State (five solo, two for losses with a sack), and he closed the year with six tackles (three solo, one sack) versus Nebraska. He added a wedge break on kickoff coverage duty on special teams. He was a recipient of the Gold Group Commitment Award, selected by the CU coaches, which recognizes excellence with class in a variety of areas. He added 35pounds to his frame between arriving on campus as a freshman and the start of the 2009 season. 2008 (Fr.)Redshirted; initially projected as a tight end as a true freshman, he was moved to defensive tackle just three days into camp practices. A valuable contributor on the scout team, he earned the Defensive Scout Team Award for his effort over the entire fall, which also earned him a Gold Group Commitment Award from the coaches.

HIGH SCHOOLHe earned All-Midlands honors from both Prep Star and SuperPrep, the latter ranking him as the No. 70 overall player in the region. Rivals.com ranked him as the No. 8 player in Colorado and the No. 33 linebacker in the nation, while Scout.com pegged him as the No. 10 performer in the state and the No. 26 middle linebacker nationally. The Tacoma News-Tribune named him to its Western 100 team at linebacker (one of 12). Closer to home, he was named All-Colorado by the Denver Post (for his play at linebacker), along with garnering first-team All-State, AllCentennial League (at both positions) and All- Region honors (the latter from the Boulder Daily Camera). As a junior team captain, he was named first-team All-Centennial League and second-team All-State (Rocky Mountain News) on defense, and was All-Region on offense at tight end. At tight end, he was named to the Daily Camera All-Region team and earned second team All-Centennial League honors. Boulders overall Most Valuable Player and captain as a senior, he caught 33 passes for 283 yards and two touchdowns, while at fullback, he had 23 rushes for 110 yards and three scores. At linebacker, he recorded 118 tackles, 6.5 quarterback sacks, three forced fumbles and three recoveries. As a junior, he caught 18 passes for 168 yards and two touchdowns on offense; he was the team MVP on defense as at linebacker, he recorded 126 tackles (96 solo) with five quarterback sacks, two forced fumbles and two recoveries. As a sophomore, he received the team award for Hardest Working Underclassman, as he had 89 tackles, playing mostly linebacker, and also had 18 tackles as a freshman after being called up to varsity. He lettered three times in basketball, playing center, and was team captain as a junior and senior. He also lettered twice in track, participating in the 100-meter dash and throws (discus, shot put); he was a state qualifier in the shot as a senior. ACADEMICS He is majoring in Business (Finance) at Colorado. He earned first-team Academic All-Big 12 Conference honors both as a sophomore and redshirt freshman. He maintained a 3.97 GPA in high school, earning an academic letter three years and CHSAA Academic All-State honors as a junior and senior. A member of the 3.5-4.0 Honor Roll all four years in high school, he graduated 40th in his class of 460. PERSONALBorn December 30, 1989 in Boulder. He enjoys spending time with his family, and his hobbies include playing pickup basketball games, pottery and fly-fishing; his favorite fishing destinations are Green River, Wyo., and Sitka, Alaska, where his family has visited several times. He took part in the 2008 New Years Day Polar Bear Plunge at Boulder Reservoir in 20-degree temperatures. He regularly volunteers with football and basketball youth camps at Boulder High School and tutors middle school kids in pottery classes. His mother (Wynn) is the assistant to the vice president of administration for the CU system, and he has an older brother (Tom) and sister (Zoe) who already attend CU. (Last name is pronounced pre-check)
Season G Plays 2009 12 556 2010 12 621 Totals 24 1177 TACKLES UT AT-TOT TFL Sacks 3DS Hurr FR 24 12 36 6-33 3-21 6 0 2 30 15 45 5-17 2- 9 6 4 0 54 27 81 11-50 5-30 12 4 2 FF PBU 1 2 0 0 1 2 Int 0 0 0

ANTHONY PERKINS, DB
5-10, 200, Sr., 3L
Northglenn, Colo. (Community Christian/Northglenn)

AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.)Enters the fall atop the depth chart at strong safety, where he was starting as a junior until suffering a season-ending knee injury. He missed spring practices completing rehabilitation following surgery to repair the knee last October. With 156 career tackles (91 solo), hes poised to crack the schools top 200 list and move up as the season progresses. 2010 (Jr.)He started the first five games of the season until he suffered a torn ACL at Missouri; he had season-ending surgery on October 22. At the time he went down, he was leading the team in tackles with 38 (7.6 per

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game), a figure that was 10th on the team by seasons end, despite playing just 296 snaps from scrimmage. He also had three third down stops, two passes broken up, two touchdowns saves, an interception, a tackle for loss, one fumble recovery and one tackle for zero. He had a seasonhigh 11 tackles at California (six solo), after posting nine in the opener against Colorado State (four solo); he also made his interception against the Rams at the start of the fourth quarter. He earned honorable mention Jim Thorpe Defensive Back of the Week honors for his efforts in CUs 3113 win over Hawaii, when he had seven tackles (five solo), a pass broken up and a fumble recovery, the latter coming at the Buffs 2-yard line that squelched a UH scoring threat on the first possession of the game. On special teams duty, he earned six points on the strength of four forced fair catches on punts, a solo tackle and a knockdown block. The coaches presented him with the Eddie Crowder Leadership Award at the teams postseason banquet. In the spring, he was the co-recipient of the same award, also selected by the coaches, for outstanding leadership during the spring. His 37-inch vertical leap was second-best on the team in spring conditioning tests. 2009 (Soph.)He played in all 12 games, including nine starts, all at free safety, and was a key special teams performer as well. He was in for 552 plays from scrimmage, racking up the third-most tackles on the team with 78; 48 of those were solo stops, including two tackles for zero and a quarterback sack. He had six third down stops, three passes broken up, a forced fumble and touchdown save. He had two interceptions on the year, as he picked off throws against Texas A&M and Oklahoma State; the theft against A&M ended the Aggies last possession of the game with 1:31 to play and the Buffs nursing a 35-34 lead. He was third on the team in special team points with 25: he was in on 15 tackles (13 solo, one inside-the-20), with four knockdown blocks, three forced fair catches, a fumble recovery and a first downfield to alter a return. Top games included when he had a career-high 14 tackles (10 solo) and a forced fumble at Iowa State; 10 tackles, four solo with the interception at Oklahoma State; nine tackles (five solo) with the pick versus A&M; and nine tackles, five solo at Texas. Overall, he had seven or more tackles in eight games. He was a recipient of the Gold Group Commitment Award, selected by the CU coaches, which recognizes excellence with class in a variety of areas. 2008 (Fr.-RS)He saw action in all 12 games, including 11 on defense and four starts, as he took over the free safety spot the last two games of the season when D.J. Dykes was ill. He played 314 snaps from scrimmage, 150 of those in the final two games against Oklahoma State and Nebraska. He was in on 40 tackles (21 solo), with two third down stops and a forced fumble. He posted a season-high 11 tackles (five solo) against West Virginia in his first career start, and came back with five and the fumble force the next week against Florida State in his second straight start. He had seven tackles (five solo) in the OSU game, and wrapped the year with nine stops (five solo) in Lincoln. He finished sixth on the team in special team points with 12, on the strength of five tackles (three solo, two insidethe-20), three knockdown blocks on returns, a wedge break and a fumble recovery (versus OSU). He benefited in the spring with starter Ryan Walters healing from shoulder surgery by gaining most of the snaps with the first unit. He was selected by the coaching staff as the recipient of the Hale Irwin Award, presented to the most improved defensive back during spring drills. He had 20 tackles (14 solo, one for a loss) and a pass deflection in the three main spring scrimmages. 2007 (Fr.)Redshirted; he practiced all fall in the secondary. He dressed for 10 of CUs 13 games, including the Independence Bowl. HIGH SCHOOLAttended Community Christian High School, but was a three-year letterman playing for Northglenn (through the co-ops program) where he was considered a one-man wrecking crew. A PrepStar honorable mention All-American his senior year, when he was also a SuperPrep All-Midlands team member, as the publication ranked him as the No. 48 player in the region (and the second best cornerback). As a senior, he was an All-Colorado selection by the Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post at defensive back, also garnering first-team All-State (5A) and All-Front Range League honors; he was the Front Range Leagues Player of the Year and he also earned regional Offensive Player of the Year honors. On offense, at quarterback and running back as a senior, he rushed for 1,628 yards and 15 touchdowns, as he ranked third in the state in rushing. He also threw for 842 yards and six scores. Defensively, he played safety, tallying 40 tackles and two interceptions. He was an honorable mention All-State selection as a junior. He was also named first-team All-District, first-team All-Region and was the District and Regional MVP. He played exclusively at quarterback as a junior, passing for 1,200 yards and 10

touchdowns while also rushing for 1,500 yards and 17 touchdowns. On defense, he saw limited action in the secondary. He played wide receiver as a sophomore, racking up 300 receiving yards, but also rushed for 400 yards and four scores. Defensively that season, he played cornerback and racked up 50 tackles. His top games in his junior season include a 42-24 win against Boulder when he had 18 carries for 270 yards and five touchdowns to go along with 90 passing yards. In a win against Horizon, he had 200 rushing yards, four rushing touchdowns and 70 passing yards on offense to go along with two interceptions on defense. As a senior, his top game against Horizon, as he had 23 carries for 340 yards and three touchdowns. He also had four receptions for 70 yards and a touchdown. Under head coach Vince Veiyra, Northglenn went 5-6 his senior season, advancing to the second round of the playoffs; NHS was 4-6 and missed the playoffs in his junior season, but as a sophomore, it won the Front Range League championship before losing in the first round of the playoffs with a 7-3 record. He also lettered four times in basketball and was named AllRegion as a sophomore and junior and was a three-time first-team all-league performer (and honorable mention All-State as a junior). He lettered four times in track (sprints, relays), earning All-District and All-Region honors as a sophomore and All-District honors as a junior. ACADEMICSHe has already earned his B.A. degree in Integrative Physiology (December 2010) and is working toward a second major in History. He owned a 3.9 grade point average and was on the honor roll throughout high school. PERSONALBorn January 18, 1989, in Leonardtown, Md. He was married in May 2010 (Janessa). His hobbies include playing basketball, working out and most recently, golf. He helps coach his little brother (Cederro) and his football team. His grandfather, Don Perkins, was an All-American running back at New Mexico (1956-59), and was later drafted by the Dallas Cowboys where he played from 1960-68 (he was the 1961 NFL Rookie of the Year, was a six-time pro bowler and is in the Cowboys Ring of Fame). He was the first player to commit in the 2007 class, doing so on April 24, 2006.
Season G Plays 2008 11 314 2009 12 552 2010 5 296 Totals 28 962 TACKLES UT AT-TOT TFL Sacks 3DS Hurr FR 21 19 40 0- 0 0- 0 2 0 0 48 30 78 1- 6 1- 6 6 0 0 22 16 38 1-10 0- 0 3 0 1 91 65 156 2-16 1- 6 11 0 1 FF PBU 1 0 1 3 0 2 2 5 Int 0 2 1 3

ADDITIONAL STATISTICSInterception Return Yards: 2-0, 0.0, 0 long (2009); 1-9. 9.0, 9 long (2010). Special Team Tackles: 3,25 (2008); 13,215 (2009); 1,01 (2010).

NICK PLIMPTON, FB
5-11, 220, Fr., HS
Scottsdale, Ariz. (Chaparral)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.)He is projected as a fullback as a true freshman in college. An invited walk-on, he reported for fall camp on the 105-man roster. HIGH SCHOOLHe earned first-team AllCity honors as a senior, playing left guard on the undefeated state champion Chaparral squad. One of the teams captains, he did not allow any quarterback sacks or even a single pressure, was flagged only twice for penalties and had 12 direct touchdown blocks. As a junior, he played center, also not allowing a sack or pressure, and with just two penalties and 10 touchdown blocks. He played both offense (center) and defense (nose guard) as a sophomore on the junior varsity team before being called up to the varsity to play on the field goal/PAT unit in three of the four playoff games for the Arizona state runner-ups. He lettered twice under coach Charlie Ragle, who led Chaparral to records of 14-0 (his senior season), 13-1 (junior, also state champs) and 13-1 (sophomore, state runner-up). CHS was also the 5A-Division 2 Regional Champions his junior and senior seasons.

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ACADEMICSHe is interested in Business (Management or Marketing) as his major at Colorado. PERSONALHe was born June 22, 1993 in Phoenix. Hobbies include snowboarding, and summer jobs have including working as a swim instructor.

made six tackles to go with an interception and a fumble recovery; as a junior, rushed for 220 yards and five touchdowns in a win over Westwood; in his senior season, he rushed for 212 yards and four touchdowns in a win over Mesa. Under head coach Scooter Molander, the former Colorado State quarterback, Brophy Prep went 12-2 his senior season, capturing the state title. His junior team went 8-3, advancing to the first round of the playoffs, and his sophomore team went 13-1, winning the state championship. An accomplished performer in track (three letters), he was considered one of the nations top hurdlers in both the 110 and 300. ACADEMICSHe is majoring in Political Science at Colorado.

RAY POLK, S
6-1, 205, Jr., 2L
Scottsdale, Ariz. (Brophy Prep)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.)Enters the fall listed atop the depth chart at free safety. He is coming off a solid spring, and racked 18 tackles (16 solo) in the three main scrimmages. 2010 (Soph.)He started all 12 games at free safety and played the second-most snaps from scrimmage by any defensive player (787, 12 fewer than Jalil Brown); that total was also the fifth highest on the team. He finished second on the team in tackles with 72, which included 42 solo. He had four third down stops, three touchdown saves, one tackle for zero (at Nebraska), one pass deflection (at Kansas) and one quarterback pressure. He had between five and eight tackles in a game 10 times, with season-highs of eight all in a row against Texas Tech (five solo), Oklahoma (four) and Kansas (three). He had five unassisted tackles on four occasions. He shared the teams Defensive Player of the Week nod for the Hawaii game, when he racked up six tackles (five solo). On special teams coverage units, he earned eight points, as he was in one tackle (it was inside-the-20), with two forced fair catches on punts, two first downfield credits to alter return paths, a fumble recovery (which was against Iowa State) and a downed punt. 2009 (Fr.-RS)He played in 11 games, 10 on defense, with three starts (Colorado State, Kansas State, Missouri); he missed the Iowa State game with a broken bone in his pinkie toe after he dropped a piece of furniture on his foot. He was in for 283 snaps from scrimmage, recording 40 tackles (24 solo, one for a loss), along with three quarterback hurries, two third down stops and two touchdown saves. He had a career-high 15 tackles (9 solo) at Kansas State, with nine the following game against Missouri. He racked up 10 special team points, tied for seventh-most on the team, on the strength of four tackles (three solo, one inside-the-20), two wedge breaks, a knockdown block, a forced fair catch and a caused penalty. He was a recipient of the Gold Group Commitment Award, selected by the CU coaches, which recognizes excellence with class in a variety of areas. He had limited work in the spring as he completed rehabilitation from shoulder surgery. He approached then-CU secondary coach Greg Brown on signing day in February, asking to be switched to defense. 2008 (Fr.)Redshirted; he practiced as a tailback the first three months of the season but caught the eye of all the coaches with what he did on the scout team and on special teams. He was the Scout Team Offensive player of the week for the Iowa State game. Since he was redshirting, he took the opportunity to mend a shoulder subluxation with surgery on October 28. HIGH SCHOOLAs a senior, he earned All-America honors from PrepStar and SuperPrep; the latter ranked him as the No. 4 overall player in Arizona (the second running back). Rivals.com ranked him as the No. 3 prospect out of Arizona and the No. 11 running back in the nation, while Scout.com tabbed him as the No. 10 state of Arizona product and the No. 43 running back in the country. The Tacoma News-Tribune named him to its Western 100 team (one of 14 running backs). A three-year letterman, he was a team captain during his senior season in which he gained 1,098 yards on the ground with 12 touchdowns in a balanced run-pass attack. He also filled in occasionally at cornerback, registering eight tackles, as he was called upon to fill in for the state semifinal and title game in the role. As a junior, he was a first-team All-State selection, as he rushed for 1,423 yards and 22 touchdowns; he played strictly cornerback as a sophomore. Top games included his sophomore season against Hamilton, as in a 15-14 win he

PERSONALBorn April 22, 1990 in Flagstaff, Ariz. His father (Raymond) played cornerback for Oklahoma State and was drafted by the Los Angeles Raiders in the 12th round of the 1985 NFL draft; he was traded to Tampa Bay before a torn hamstring ended his career. His fathers uncle (Curtis Looper) is currently the running backs coach at Oklahoma State. One of his favorite things to do is visit Mission Beach, Calif., with a group of his friends every year. He has logged 70 hours of community service at the Upward Foundation, where he helps mentally challenged kids. The oldest of five boys in his family, his full name is Raymond Ray Polk and often goes by the nickname Ray-Ray.
Season G Plays 2009 10 283 2010 12 787 Totals 22 1070 TACKLES UT AT-TOT TFL Sacks 3DS Hurr FR 24 16 40 1- 1 0- 0 2 3 0 42 30 72 0- 0 0- 0 4 1 0 66 46 112 1- 1 0- 0 6 4 0 FF PBU 0 0 0 1 0 1 Int 0 0 0

ADDITIONAL STATISTICSSpecial Team Tackles: 3,14 (2009); 1,01 (2010).

TONY POREMBA, DE
6-1, 230, Sr., 1L
Greenwood Village, Colo. (Cherry Creek)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.)Enters the fall second at left defensive end. He impressed the new coaching staff with his work ethic, and was placed on scholarship following spring practice. 2010 (Jr.)He saw action in four games (Colorado State, Hawaii, Kansas, Nebraska), getting in three on defense for a total of seven snaps. His first career tackle was a 1-yard quarterback sack in the second half of the season opener against CSU in Denver, also earning a third down stop credit on the play. He earned the Defensive Scout Team Award for the Hawaii game. He had four tackles, one solo, in the three main spring scrimmages. His 678-pound squat in spring conditioning tests tied for the third highest on the team. 2009 (Soph.)He saw action in one game (Wyoming), getting in for two snaps from scrimmage. He had two solo tackles and a pass broken up in the three main scrimmages. 2008 (Fr.-RS)He saw action in one game, getting in late for one snap in the opener against Colorado State; he dressed for five other games over the course of the year. He added 15 pounds to his frame in the year since he arrived on campus. 2007 (Fr.)Redshirted; he did not see any action but practiced all fall along the defensive end after joining the team as an invited walk-on for August drills. He dressed for eight games, all seven in Colorado and for the Independence Bowl versus Alabama. HIGH SCHOOLA three-year letterman in football, he was named firstteam All-State and All-Centennial League as a defensive lineman and second-team All-League as an offensive lineman. As a junior, he was named honorable mention All-League. Under coach Greg Critchett, Cherry Creek was 7-5 his senior year, 10-2 his junior season and 10-2 his sophomore year. He also lettered twice in lacrosse, and was a member of the state championship team as a junior (2006).

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ACADEMICSHe is pursuing a double major in Economics and Business (Finance) at Colorado. He earned first-team Academic All-Big 12 Conference honors as a junior. He aspires to manage NFL player assets and open an NFL training facility after he enters the business world. PERSONALHe was born April 14, 1989 in Denver. His hobbies include surfing, listening to music, especially reggae and Jimmy Buffett. His father (Andy) was a nose guard for Colorado State University and for the Denver Gold in the old United States Football League (USFL) in the mid-1980s (he played with teammate Joe Silipos father, Joe Sr., on the Gold). He has a keen interest in the stock market, and is already investing his savings into several different stocks.
Season 2009 2010 Totals G Plays 1 2 3 7 4 9 TACKLES UT AT-TOT TFL Sacks 3DS Hurr FR 0 0 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1- 1 1- 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1- 1 1- 1 1 0 0 FF PBU 0 0 0 0 0 0 Int 0 0 0

MAKIRI PUGH, DB
5-11, 190, Jr., TR
Charlotte, N.C. (Independence/Georgia)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.)Enters the fall listed third at left cornerback. 2010 (Soph.)He transferred to Colorado in June 2010 from Georgia; he was thus ineligible to play as he had to sit the year out per NCAA transfer rules. He practiced on the scout team in the fall and earned the Defensive Scout Team Award for the Colorado State and Georgia games. AT GEORGIA (2008/2009; Fr./Fr.-RS)He played in nine games but did not letter in 2009 after redshirting as a true freshman the previous year. He recorded two tackles (one solo) in limited action, the reason he left UGA as he desired more playing time; the tackles came against Tennessee Tech and Texas A&M in the Independence Bowl. He was released from the school on April 21, 2010 after spring practice was finished. HIGH SCHOOLHe earned SuperPrep All-Mid-Atlantic honors as a senior, when Scout.com ranked him as the No. 22 overall prospect in North Carolina and the 66th best safety in the national high school ranks (ESPN.com ranked him as the No 22 cornerback in the nation). He was on the Charlotte Observer Top 25 list for the state, ranked as the 13th overall player. He played in the High School Offense-Defense All-American game at Miamis Orange Bowl, where he recorded four tackles and made an interception. As a senior, he was in on 36 tackles in six games, as he missed part of the season with an injury. He had 89 tackles (59 unassisted) as a junior, with 18 passes broken up, three interceptions (one returned for a touchdown), six forced fumbles and a recovery. He had 12 tackles and three PBUs as a sophomore, when he rushed 12 times for 60 yards and three scores. He was active as a freshman, with 42 tackles (30 solo), 10 pass deflections, five interceptions (one TD) and five forced fumbles on defense; on offense, he rushed 28 times for 285 yards and four scores. A four-year letterman, Independence was 13-13 his senior season and 16-0 his junior year under coach Tom Knotts; HIS was 12-1 his sophomore and 12-0 his freshman years under coach Bill McGregor. Combined, his teams won one state title (2006), two league, one two city and one region title. He also lettered in track (400-meter dash, long jump); he was the only freshman to score points on the varsity in individual and team events. ACADEMICSHe is majoring in Psychology at Colorado (he was a Business major at Georgia, where made the Southeastern Conferences All-Academic Team). He was an Honor Roll student his junior and senior years in high school. PERSONALHe was born May 14, 1990 in Washington, D.C. He lists writing, poetry and reading among his hobbies (in fact, he has written three books of poetry).

KIRK POSTON, DL
6-1, 255, Fr., RS
Houston, Texas (St. Pius X)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.-RS) Enters the fall listed third at defensive tackle. He had a solid spring, and posted five tackles, including three solo, a quarterback sack, a tackle for zero and a third down stop in the three main scrimmages. 2010 (Fr.)Redshirted; practiced on the defensive line the entire season and was on the scout team. HIGH SCHOOLHe earned All-Region honors from PrepStar, with ESPN ranking him as the No. 102 and Rivals.com the No. 119 defensive end in the country. He lettered three times in football and started two years at defensive end while also spending some time at defensive tackle. He earned first-team All-State and first-team All-TAPPS District 3 honors as a senior when helped lead St. Pius X to a 10-3 record and district championship under coach Rene Ramirez. That season he had 35 tackles, including 19 for losses with 13 quarterback sacks, and also one pass break-up. His junior year he earned first-team All-State and first-team AllDistrict honors helping the team to a 9-3 record and a district championship. He had 44 tackles, 15 behind the line of scrimmage including 10 sacks. He earned honorable mention All-State honors as a sophomore when St. Pius X won a state championship with an 12-1 record. That season he was in on 12 tackles (six for losses, three sacks) and forced two fumbles. He lists his most memorable game in high school that season against Foster in a 21-17 win when he had three tackles for loss and two others for no gain in what he felt was his coming out party. He also lettered in rugby. ACADEMICSHe is undecided on his major at Colorado, but is interested in Business. He was a member of the National Honor Society in high school. PERSONALHe was born October 24, 1991, in Houston. His father, Carl, played tennis at Fisk University. He enjoys watching movies and playing video games. He is active in the community as he helped in a summer program at Lincoln Park assisting kids. He also worked at Camp Pine Tree, a summer program for kids.

PAUL RICHARDSON, WR
6-1, 175, Soph., 1L
Gardena, Calif. (Serra)

AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.) Enters the fall atop the depth chart at the Z receiver position; he was one of the top young receivers in the Big 12, now hell have a chance to prove it in another conference with CUs shift to the Pac-12. He is also in the mix for punt return duty. The coaches selected him as the Hale

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Irwin Award winner following spring practice, the honor going to the top sophomore-to-be. Hes already 62nd in career receiving yards (514) and 72nd in career receptions (34) at Colorado. He has added 10 pounds to his frame from his playing weight as a freshman. 2010 (Fr.)He earned second-team Freshman All-American honors from collegefootballnews.com and garnered third-team honors from Phil Steeles College Football. In the coaches voting for the Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year, he received a few votes to earn honorable mention honors in that category. He was named CUs Co-Male Freshman Athlete of the Year Award for all sports (sharing with basketballs Andre Roberson at the schools annual CUSPYs to end the school year), after having won the teams Lee Willard Award as the most outstanding freshman. He also earned second-team All-Colorado honors from the states chapter of the National Football Foundation. In playing in all 12 games (four starts), he finished third on the team in receptions with 34 as a true freshman in 2010, but was second in both yards (514) and touchdowns (6) in averaging a team-best 15.1 yards per catch. He had a hand in four of CUs top seven longest plays of the season (three of the top five), all passes caught from Cody Hawkins that covered 62, 60, 55 and 50 yards. He set CU freshman single-game records for the most catches (11) and yards (141) at Kansas, also tying the overall mark for most receptions, and established the mark for frosh single-season yardage and TDs. He posted two of the five all-time 100-yard games by Buff freshmen (the other was 121 versus Iowa State). He had first tied the record for freshman receiving touchdowns with two against Texas Tech, when he caught four passes for 79 yards; he was CUs Male Athlete of the Week for both that game and the Kansas contest. One of just seven true freshmen to play for the Buffs in 2010, he joined the team on the second day of practices as a scholarship receiver after originally signing with UCLA. HIGH SCHOOLAs a senior, he earned Prep Star and SuperPrep AllAmerica honors, the latter of which ranked him as the No. 26 receiver in the nation and No. 20 player in the Far West region, while Scout.com tabbed him as the No. 141 national prospect (the No. 22 receiver overall) and the No. 20 player in California. Rivals.com ranked him as the No. 44 player in the state and the No. 38 receiver nationally, with ESPN.com ranking him as the No. 66 receiver in the country. He was a member of the Tacoma News-Tribune Western 100, and received votes but fell just shy of honorable mention on the Long Beach Press-Telegrams Best-In-West squad. He caught 31 passes for 552 yards and seven touchdowns, averaging 17.8 yards per catch, with a pair of 100-yard games (3 catches for 128 yards, 2 TDs vs. St. Bernard and 3-100, 2 TDs versus Carson). Del Ray was 15-0 his senior season under coach Scott Altenberg, claiming state, CIF Southern Section and Del Ray League titles; he caught a TD pass in his teams 24-17 title game win. As a junior at Los Alamitos, he caught 48 passes for 809 yards, 16.9 per, with 13 touchdowns and four 100-yard games. Top games that year came in wins against Marina (4 catches for 156 yards and 3 TDs) and versus Narbonne (4-124, 4 TDs). His sophomore year, he pulled down 31 receptions for 587 yards, 18.9 per, and eight touchdowns. He had his prep-best yardage game as a soph, with six receptions for 184 yards and a touchdown in a 13-9 win over Edison. Los Alamitos was 8-3 his junior season and 7-3 as a sophomore under coach John Barnes. Overall in his prep career, he caught 110 passes for 1,948 yards (17.7), with 28 touchdowns and eight 100-yard games. Also played some defensive back sporadically as a prep, with seven pass deflections, two forced fumbles and two recoveries over three seasons. He also lettered in basketball (point guard) and in track (sprints and relays); he had careers bests of 10.62 in the 100-meters, 21.0 in the 200 and 40.66 on the first leg of the 4x400. ACADEMICSHe is enrolled in CUs School of Arts & Sciences, but is undecided on his major. PERSONALHe was born April 13, 1992 in Los Angeles. His hobbies include movies and spending time with friends and family, particularly his 13-year old twin brothers. His family moved from Los Alamitos to Gardena prior to his senior year in high school.
Season 2010 G 12 RECEIVING No. Yds 34 514 Avg. 15.1 TD 6 Long 62t High Games Rec Yds 11 141

ERIC RICHTER, DT
6-3, 315, Jr., VR
Mission Viejo, Calif. (Capistrano Valley/Saddleback College)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.)Enters the fall listed third at nose tackle, as he moved to defensive line from offensive guard the first week of spring practice. He adapted well to his new position, and in the three main spring scrimmages, he recorded 12 tackles (nine solo, including one quarterback sack and two stops for zero gain) along with two hurries and a third down stop. ESPN.com (Bruce Feldman) ranked him as the fourth strongest player in college football on his annual Top 10 list, citing his sets of 6-to-8 reps of 405 pounds in the bench press, along with 41 reps at 225 pounds (and has done 500 pounds for 3 reps). 2010 (Jr.-RS)Redshirted; he practiced all fall on the offensive line and also on the scout team. He was one of the strongest players on the team, as evidenced by his 505-pound bench press, the team best in spring conditioning drills. He enrolled at Colorado for the spring semester with three years to play two in eligibility. AT SADDLEBACK COLLEGE (2008-09/Fr.-Soph.)He was named the No. 56 on the SuperPrep JuCo 100 list and is the eighth offensive lineman on the list. He earned All-State and All-National Division Southern Conference honors as a sophomore in 2009 at Saddleback College under coach Mark McElroy. Saddleback earned a 16-6 record in his two years there, including 9-2 his sophomore season as he started at offensive guard in all 11 games and helped anchor one of the most prolific offenses in school history. Saddleback led the Southern Conference of the Southern California Football Association, scoring 37.5 points per game and racking up 370.9 yards of total offense per game, 142.0 on the ground and 228.9 through the air. Saddleback did not make the playoffs in 2009, but did host the Western States Bowl and defeated College of the Canyons, 31-20. He went head-to-head with Canyons linebacker Evan Harrington, who also signed with the Buffs. Saddleback was 7-4 his freshman season and saw action in six games. The Gauchos advanced to the Southern California Football Association playoffs, losing in the first round that season. HIGH SCHOOLHe earned first-team All-South Coast League mention as both a junior and senior at Capistrano Valley High School in Mission Viejo, Calif., in 2006 and 07, lettering twice under coach Chichi Biehn. He was also named the teams most valuable player as a senior. He started all 20 games his junior and senior seasons at Capistrano Valley. ACADEMICSHe is majoring in Sociology at Colorado as he is interested in law enforcement as a career after college. He was an Honor Roll member every semester at Capistrano Valley. PERSONALHe was born July 19, 1990 in Huntington Beach, Calif. His older sister, Amber, played volleyball at Saddleback and earned the colleges top female student-athlete award during the 2008-09 school year and is currently playing volleyball at Cal State-Fullerton. His younger sister, Crystal, plans to enroll at Saddleback and play volleyball next year. His cousin, Ian Kennedy, played baseball at Southern California and was recently traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks from the New York Yankees, where he was the 21st overall selection in the 2006 Major League Baseball draft and made his major league debut on September 1, 2007.

ADDITIONAL STATISTICSRushing: 6-7, 1.2 avg., 0 td, 8 long (2010).

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6-3, 230, Jr., 2L
Columbus, Ohio (Trotwood-Madison)

ing to the second round of the state playoffs; Linden McKinley was 0-10 his junior season. He also lettered three times as a prep in basketball, playing small forward and power forward, and once in track. ACADEMICSHe is majoring in History and Ethnic Studies at Colorado. A National Honor Society member in high school who has maintained a 3.2 grade average (he took several AP classes). PERSONALHe was born November 13, 1989 in Philadelphia, Pa., and has four siblings, two brothers and two sisters. He enjoys playing basketball, video games, listening to music and reading. He names his mother (Nadene), his stepfather (David Blackwell) and his football coach his junior year (Timothy McKinley) as the most influential people in his life. Three cousins are or have played college basketball at Division I programs: Chris Wright played at Dayton (leading scorer as a senior in 2010-11) and Greg Moore played at Cincinnati; first cousin A.J. Davis played two seasons of basketball (guard) at Wyoming, and then transferred to James Madison where he will be an eligible junior this fall. His second cousin is CU teammate Rodney Stewart, as both were members of CUs 2008 recruiting class. It was Rippy who told the coaches about his nearby relative.
Season G Plays 2009 5 67 2010 6 27 Totals 11 94 TACKLES UT AT-TOT TFL Sacks 3DS Hurr FR 1 5 6 1- 6 1- 6 0 1 0 1 3 4 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 2 8 10 1- 6 1- 6 0 1 0 FF PBU 0 0 0 0 0 0 Int 0 0 0

AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.)Enters the fall atop the depth chart at the mike inside linebacker position following a tremendous spring. In the three main scrimmages, he led the team with 24 tackles (18 solo, six for zero or minus yardage including three for losses), along with two third down stops and a pass deflection. The coaches selected him as the Fred Casotti Award winner following spring practice, the honor going to the top junior-to-be. 2010 (Soph.)He saw action in all 12 games (no starts), in each on special teams and in six on defense as a backup inside linebacker. He was in for 27 snaps from scrimmage, recording four tackles (one solo); three of those came against California, otherwise he had an assist versus Colorado State. He was a key performer on special teams, finishing third on the team in special team points with 23; those included a team seasonhigh seven against Kansas State. He earned the points via six tackles (four solo, one inside-the-20), eight knockdown blocks, six first downfield credits that altered the opponents return path and two wedge breaks. He moved to inside linebacker from the outside during the spring, when he had 10 tackles in the three main spring scrimmages. In spring conditioning tests, his 35-inch vertical leap tied for sixth-best on the team, showing he was fully recovered from postseason arthroscopic knee surgery by mid-January. 2009 (Fr.-RS)Saw action in the first six games of the season, including one start at outside linebacker (at Toledo). He was hobbled by a sprained knee the second half of the year and underwent arthroscopic surgery in early December. He was in for 67 snaps from scrimmage in five of those six games before he got hurt, registering six tackles (one solo, a quarterback sack versus Wyoming). He also had a hurry, and tied the school record for the most blocked kicks in a game when he got his hands on two punts at Toledo (when he was in on a season/career-high three tackles, all assists). He earned eight special teams points on the strength of three tackles (two solo, one inside-the-20), the two punt blocks, a knockdown block and wedge break. FoxSports.com (Scout.com) named him to its preseason Redshirt Freshman All-America team. 2008 (Fr.)Redshirted; practiced at both inside and outside linebacker over the course of the fall. He dressed for 10 games overall but was never pressed into duty. HIGH SCHOOLHe earned All-Midwest Region honors from both PrepStar and SuperPrep as a senior team captain, when he was named first-team All-Greater Western Ohio Conference and All-District. SuperPrep ranked him as the No. 59 overall player in the Midwest (and the 11th best linebacker). Scout.com ranked him as the No. 20 player in Ohio and as the No. 16 linebacker in the nation, while Rivals.com pegged him as the 31st best player in the state and as the No. 59 linebacker in the country. He played just the one year at Trotwood-Madison, recording 80 tackles, with 12 tackles for loss including five quarterback sacks, three forced fumbles, three recoveries and eight passes broken up from the linebacker position. He attended Linden-McKinley High School in Columbus prior to relocating to Trotwood, and as a junior, he was named honorable mention All-State and first-team All-Conference, All-District and All-City at linebacker. He registered 180 tackles (148 solo), including 22 tackles for loss with nine quarterback sacks, 10 passes broken up, three forced fumbles, two recoveries and an interception. On offense, he played as many as four positions: quarterback, running back, tight end and wide receiver. He finished the season with 350 yards rushing and two touchdowns; 120 yards passing and three touchdowns; and 15 catches for 180 yards and two touchdowns. His top game as a senior came in a 31-25 victory over Edgewood in double overtime, as he had 13 tackles and a sack. His top game his junior season came in a 22-12 loss to Mifflin, when he had 18 tackles and three sacks on defense, and two touchdowns on offense (one rushing, one receiving). Under head coach Maurice Douglass, Trotwood-Madison went 8-4 in Rippys senior season, advanc-

ADDITIONAL STATISTICSSpecial Team Tackles: 2,13 (2009); 4,26 (2010).

TRAVIS SANDERSFELD, DB
6-0, 205, Sr., 3L
Limon, Colo. (Limon)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.)Enters the fall listed second at strong safety, though nothing will be settled in the secondary until fall camp. He enters his senior year fourth all-time in special teams points at Colorado with 70, well in reach of second (86), but Ryan Sutter might be unreachable as he racked up 123. With 19 special team tackles, hes poised to crack the top 20 of that list as well. 2010 (Jr.)He saw action in seven games (five starts), including his first career start which came at California as the nickel back in the second game of the year; he suffered an ankle fracture early in that game, though it did not require surgery. He missed the next five games, returning for the Oklahoma game in late October and then started the last four contests, also as the nickel back. He received the teams Tyronee Tiger Bussey Award for perseverance in overcoming adversity, injury and/or illness for battling back from the ankle injury. He had 39 tackles on the year (22 solo, one for a loss), with seven third down stops, a quarterback hurry and QB chasedown (near-sack). He was second on the team in interceptions with two, the first pair of his career; the first came in Denver against Colorado State (when he had four tackles, two coming on third down), with the other at Kansas (seven tackles; two 3DS). He had a career-high nine tackles (eight solo) in the win over Iowa State, when he was named the teams defensive back of the game. He also had eight tackles against both Kansas State and Nebraska. On special teams, he racked up 12 special team points on the strength of four forced fair catches, three first downfield credits where he altered the return path, three tackles (one inside-the-20) and one knockdown block. In the spring, he was the recipient of the Jim Hansen Award, presented to a player for outstanding academics. 2009 (Soph.)He played in all 12 games on special teams, and in five on defense (no starts), earning second-team All-Colorado honors for his special teams play from the states chapter of the National Football Foundation. On defense, he had three solo tackles in 29 snaps from scrimmage; all the tackles came in the win over Texas A&M (when he played a season-high 17 snaps on defense). But it was on special teams where he made his mark, and earned a scholarship: he racked up 45 special team points for the season, the second most in CU history since the inception

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of the tracking program in 1987. He was in on 14 tackles, nine solo and three inside-the-20, which earned him 17 of the points; he also had 11 knockdown blocks on returns, six wedge breaks, five caused penalties (meaning opponents were flagged five times trying to block him), two forced fair catches, two first downfield credits that altered return men directly into tacklers, a forced fumble and a downed punt. Twice he had seven special team points in a game, at West Virginia (two tackles, two knockdown blocks, a wedge break and two caused penalties) and at Oklahoma State (two tackles, two wedge breaks, two knockdown blocks and a forced fair catch). He was the recipient of the teams Bill McCartney Award for special teams achievement (he was honored with CUs Special Teams Player of the Game honor for the Wyoming game). One of the recipients of the teams Gold Group Commitment Award as selected by the coaches, as the honor recognizes excellence with class in a variety of areas. He was the Iron Buffalo Award winner for the defensive backs in the spring, presented to the player at each position who represents hard work, dedication, toughness and total poundage lifted in the weight room. 2008 (Fr.-RS)He saw action in all 12 games on special teams, and in three on defense (no starts, nine total snaps). He tied for third in special team points with 13 on the strength of two tackles (one inside-the-20), seven knockdown blocks to help spring return men and three wedge breaks. He was the co-recipient of the Bill McCartney Award, presented for special teams achievement (he shared it with Josh Smith), and was the special teams player of the week for the Eastern Washington game, when he had two wedge breaks and two knockdown blocks on key returns. The coaches also honored him with the Gold Group Commitment Award, given to those players committed to all-around excellence. He had a brief trial at outside linebacker early in spring practice but the coaches felt he was more suited for the safety position. He had a solid spring, with 11 tackles (nine solo, one quarterback sack) and an interception in the three main spring scrimmages, The coaches selected him as the Bill McCartney Award winner as the most improved special teams player during spring practice. 2007 (Fr.)Redshirted; he practiced the entire fall at safety after joining the team as an invited walk-on for August drills. HIGH SCHOOLA four-year letterman in football, he earned second-team 1A All-State (Rocky Mountain News) and first-team All-South Central Conference honors at quarterback, as he completed 41-of-91 passes for 840 yards as 12 touchdowns (with just one interception). He had 75 attempts for 462 yards and 14 touchdowns rushing, and defensively, he posted 36 tackles (14 solo, four for losses including a quarterback sack), with three fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles and three interceptions. As a junior, he was named honorable mention All-State at tight end, with 320 receiving yards and three touchdowns on the season. Under coach Mike ODwyer, was 11-1 his senior year, and a perfect 13-0 (state champs all three years) in his freshman, sophomore and junior seasons; he was a member of the Limon team that set the state record for the most consecutive wins (50) for any state classification. Limon was the SCC champ all four of his high school years. He also lettered three times in basketball (guard, averaging 15.3 points per game as a senior), twice in baseball (pitcher, infielder) and twice in track (sprints, relays). As a prep, he was a member of five state champion teams: football (2003, 2004, 2005), track (2004) and baseball (2005). ACADEMICSHe is majoring in Business (Finance) at Colorado. He earned first-team Academic All-Big 12 honors three times (redshirt freshman, sophomore and junior seasons). One of 11 Colorado Chapter/National Football Foundation Scholar-Athletes for 2006, he was a member of the National Honor Society throughout high school. A 4.0 student as a prep and ranked No. 1 in his class, he was four-time Academic All-State selection. PERSONALBorn May 24, 1989 in Hugo, Colo. Hobbies include playing most sports and recently learning to play the trumpet, with past summer jobs including working for the town of Limon and as a roofer. He also was a voluntary elementary school basketball coach.
Season G Plays 2008 3 9 2009 5 29 2010 7 331 Totals 15 369 TACKLES UT AT-TOT 0 0 0 3 0 3 22 17 39 25 17 42 TFL Sacks 3DS Hurr FR 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 1- 4 0- 0 7 1 0 1- 4 0- 0 7 1 0 FF PBU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Int 0 0 2 2

JOHN SCHROCK, QB
6-4, 215, Fr., HS
Mission Hills, Kan. (Shawnee Mission East)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.)An invited walk-on, he is projected as a quarterback in his true freshman year in college. HIGH SCHOOLHe earned first-team AllSunflower League honors as a senior, when he also earned honorable mention All-Class (6A) accolades; he was honorable mention All-League as a junior, when he split time at quarterback. He completed 117 passes for 1,634 yards and 14 touchdowns as a senior, leading the league in passing. He also rushed for just over 600 yards and 11 scores. One of his biggest wins came as a senior, when SM East snapped a 13-game losing streak (over 17 years) to rival Shawnee Mission West with a 21-10 win. He scored one touchdown and passed for another before suffering a shoulder separation and broken collarbone late in the game which forced him to miss the final two games of the season. He completed 53 passes for 545 yards and 6 touchdowns as a junior, sharing time at the position but earned the starting nod for his senior year. SME was 8-2 his senior year (7-1 with him at QB; district and Sunflower League champions), 4-6 his junior season and 3-6 his sophomore campaign under coach Chip Sherman. ACADEMICSHe plans on majoring in Integrative Physiology (basically pre-med) at Colorado, as he has aspirations of becoming an orthopedic surgeon. Prep academic honors included the Presidential Leadership Award and being a Kiwanis Key Leader selection. PERSONALHe was born June 8, 1992 in Kansas City, Kan. He has relatives in Colorado (his mother, Mary, grew up in Boulder and his grandparents are here) and had wanted to be a CU Buffalo since his childhood. Full name is John Bradley Schrock, Jr.

KYLE SLAVIN, TE
6-4, 235, Fr., RS
Littleton, Colo. (Chatfield)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.-RS) Enters the fall listed third at tight end. He had a solid spring, catching five passes for 68 yards and two touchdowns in the three main spring scrimmages. Three of those receptions for 50 yards came in the spring game, including touchdowns that covered 22 and seven yards. 2010 (Fr.)Redshirted; practiced the entire fall at tight end. He was the Scout Team Special Teams Award winner for the Georgia game. HIGH SCHOOLThe first signee to commit in June of 2009, he earned AllRegion honors from PrepStar and SuperPrep, where he was ranked as the No. 48 player from the midlands and was the third tight end on that list. He was one of seven tight ends named to the prestigious Tacoma NewsTribune Western 100 list. Rivals.com ranks him as the No. 11 player from Colorado while Scout.com ranks him the No. 45 tight end and ESPN ranks him as the No. 53 tight end in the country. In his career, he had 100 receptions for 1,298 yards and eight touchdowns. As a senior, he earned All-Colorado (all classifications) as a defensive end and All-State (5A) as a tight end by the Denver Post. He also earned first-team All-Big 8 league honors on both offense and defense and was named first-team All-Area by the Columbine Courier. On offense as a senior, he caught 40 passes for 412 yards while on defense, he had 68 tackles, 12 sacks, 10 pass break-ups and eight forced fumbles. Against Columbine, he had eight catches on offense

ADDITIONAL STATISTICSInterception Return Yards: 2-16, 8.0, 16 long, 0 TD (2010). Special Team Tackles: 2,02 (2008); 9,514 (2009); 2,13 (2010).

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and 12 tackles as Chatfield came back from a 13-0 deficit to win 16-13 on a 46-yard field goal as time expired. Against Bear Creek, he had six catches on offense and 10 tackles on defense. As a junior, he earned second-team All-Big 8 Conference honors and was the teams second leading receiver with 41 catches for 605 yards and four touchdowns. He led the team in receiving as a sophomore and earned second-team All-Big 8 Conference honors, catching 19 passes for 291 yards and four touchdowns. Against Pomona his sophomore year, he had three key catches as Chatfield defeated the second-ranked team in the state. He also lettered three times in basketball, averaging 4.1 points and 2.8 rebounds as a senior for a 20-5 Chatfield team. ACADEMICSHe plans is majoring in Communication at Colorado. He was twice named to Chatfields Honor Roll (3.5 or higher GPA for the semester). PERSONALHe was born August 31, 1991 in Walnut Creek, Calif. His hobbies include playing lacrosse, video games, lifting weights and hanging out with his friends. His family has been CU football season ticket holders for 20 years and he has been coming to Folsom Field for as long as he can remember and his parents and grandparents all attended CU. His grandfather, Jack Anderson, played baseball at CU and was a long-time member of the CU Board of Regents, where he was a key figure in CUs change to blue uniforms in the early 1980s. His football team volunteered at the Denver Rescue Mission and served food and he has volunteered though his church, packaging and shipping food.

forced fumbles, on recovery and an interception. He returned five punts for 98 yards (19.6 per) with a touchdown, and averaged 20.1 for 12 kickoff returns. He had 392 yards as a sophomore (90 carries, 3 touchdowns), with 60 tackles on defense (31 solo), with five passes broken up, an interception and a caused fumble. He had 13 tackles, 12 solo, his freshman year. Top games as a senior included a 25-22 win over Clifton, when he rushed for a career-high 234 yards (on just 22 carries, or 10.6 per), and had 13 tackles on defense; a 35-0 win over Bloomfield, when he scored four touchdowns (two rushing, one receiving and one via punt return); and in a 22-15 win over rival Passaic, when he rushed for 133 yards and two scores, with 10 tackles and two PBUs. One of his best games as a junior came in a 140 loss to Milford, when he rushed 33 times for 181 yards. Under coach John Iurato, PCT was 8-3 his senior year, reaching the state playoffs, and was 6-4 his junior season, 4-6 his sophomore campaign and 2-8 as a freshman. He also lettered three times in track (sprints, freshman through junior years). ACADEMICSHe is undecided on his major but is interested in Biology. He owned a 3.1 grade point average as a prep and made the Principals Honor Roll as a senior. PERSONALHe was born August 29, 1992 in Passaic, N.J. Hobbies include bowling, movies and video games. (First name is pronounced ter-el.)
Season 2010 G Plays 6 414 TACKLES UT AT-TOT 30 30 60 TFL Sacks 3DS Hurr FR 2- 8 1- 6 3 0 0 FF PBU 0 1 Int 1

ADDITIONAL STATISTICSInterception Return Yards: 1-0, 0.0 avg., 0 TD (2010). Special Team Tackles: 3,25 (2010).

TERREL SMITH, DB
5-8, 180, Soph., 1L
Paterson, N.J. (Passaic County Tech)

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NELSON SPRUCE, WR
6-2, 200, Fr., HS
Westlake Village, Calif. (Westlake)

AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.) Enters the fall listed second at free safety. He had eight tackles, all solo, with one for a loss and a third down stop in the three main spring scrimmages. 2010 (Fr.)He was originally penciled in to redshirt, practicing at safety over the first half of the season, but after the season-ending injury to Anthony Perkins, he was activated and started the last six games of the year at strong safety (or in each on he appeared in). He finished fourth on the team in tackles with 60 (30 solo, two for losses), but his 10.0 average per game was a team-best; the 60 tackles were the third-most in a single-season by a true freshman in school history (behind Jordan Dizon, 85 in 2007, and J.J. Billingsley, 67 in 2002). In 414 snaps from scrimmage, he also had a quarterback sack, one tackle for zero, three third down stops, a pass broken up and an interception, the latter coming at Kansas. In his first career game against Texas Tech, he tied the school record for the most tackles in a game by a true freshman with 15 (four solo including his sack); he matched the mark set by J.J. Billingsley against San Diego State in 2002. He then took over the record for himself in the season finale at Nebraska, recording 17 tackles (11 solo); that matched the overall freshman mark by Matt Russell, who had 17 at Oklahoma State in 1993. Those were his two double-figure tackle games, and he also had nine (four solo) at Kansas and eight (five solo) at Oklahoma. He also had seven special team points on the strength of five tackles (three solo, one-inside-the 20) and a knockdown block. He was one of seven true freshmen to play for the Buffs in the 2010 season. HIGH SCHOOLHe earned third team All-State, first-team All-Passaic County and first-team All-Tri County A League honors as a senior (he was also first-team All-League as a junior). Started both ways for three seasons (running back, safety), and broke into the starting lineup on defense the second half of his freshman season. As a senior, he rushed for 1,261 yards on 215 attempts (5.9 per), with 10 touchdowns and seven 100-yard games; on defense, he racked up 117 tackles (61 solo), with three interceptions, 24 passes broken up and two forced fumbles. He returned 20 punts for 232 yards (11.6 per) and a touchdowns, and averaged 17.2 yards on 13 kickoff returns. As a junior, he had 185 carries for 936 yards and 6 TDs, with 87 tackles (49) solo on defense, where he also had four pass deflections, two

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.) Projected as a wide receiver in his true freshman year in college. HIGH SCHOOLAs a senior, he earned PrepStar All-America honors, with the publication ranking him the No. 60 player overall in the nation on its Top 150 Dream Team. SuperPrep placed him on its All-Far West team and ranked him the No. 64 player in the region, the ninth wide receiver. Scout.com ranked him the No. 95 wide receiver in the nation, the 10th best from California (as well as the No. 10 wide receiver in the West on another listing). He earned first-team All-CIF Northern Division and first-team All-Area (Los Angeles Daily News) honors at wide receiver both his junior and senior seasons and was named All-State by Cal-Hi Sports at wide receiver as a junior and a second-team all-purpose performer as a senior. The Los Angeles Times selected him a first-team All-Star at receiver (junior) and defensive (senior). He was named to the Ventura County All-Decade team at receiver; he was also first-team All-Ventura County as a junior and senior, the latter year being named the Defensive Back of the Year in the county. He was the Marmonte League Wide Receiver of the Year both his junior and senior seasons and was a second-team selection at defensive back as a sophomore. He was the co-MVP for Westlake both his junior and senior years after he was named the Most Improved Player his sophomore season. For his career, he had 149 receptions for 2,795 yards and 37 touchdowns, 12 games with 100 or more yards, caught at least three passes in 26 of 28 games his final two years (with at least seven receptions seven times) and scored multiple touchdowns 11 times. He was just the third receiver at Westlake to have back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons. He also returned 23 punts for 462 yards and two touchdowns. On defense, he had 141 tackles (88 solo), eight interceptions, eight pass break-ups and one forced fumble. As a senior, he caught 73 passes for 1,292 yards and 18 touchdowns and returned 15 punts for 236 yards (15.7 per return) and a score, impressive numbers considering he played in the second half in just four of 14 games. On defense in spot duty, he had 31 tackles (19 solo) with three pass break-ups and two interceptions. As a junior, he had 65

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receptions for 1,325 yards and 18 touchdowns on offense. He returned eight punts for 226 yards (28.3 average) with one touchdown; three returns covered over 50 yards. On defense, he had 54 tackles (32 solo) and two interceptions. His sophomore season, he played primarily on defense and had 56 tackles (37 solo), four interceptions, five pass breakups and a forced fumble. On offense, he had 11 receptions for 178 yards and a touchdown with one rush for 15 yards. Top games his senior year: in a 31-12 win against Oaks Christian he caught seven passes for 130 yards and two touchdowns; in a 32-31 loss to St. Bonaventure, he matched his career high with nine catches for 133 yards (2 TDs) with an interception and seven tackles (but in a playoff rematch won by Westlake, he had seven receptions for 132 yards and a score); in a 49-28 win over Palos Verdes in the playoffs, he caught five balls for 131 yard and three TDs. In his first career start at receiver in his junior season opener, he caught five passes for a career-high 233 yards (46.6 average) with four touchdowns, including a 94-yarder, in a 48-26 win over Paso Robles. Other top games as a junior: he had nine catches for 196 yards (21.8 per, 2 TDs) and seven tackles in a 31-27 win over Newbury Park; in a 49-27 win over Ventura, he had five receptions for 143 yards and two touchdowns, one covering 71 yards; in a 17-7 playoff win over St. Bonaventure, he had a career-high eight tackles and two interceptions on defense while catching three passes for 40 yards; and in a 14-10 win over Moorpark in CIF championship game, he had seven receptions for 107 yards and a touchdown and five tackles. Under coach Jim Benkert, Westlake compiled a 33-7 record his time there, including a perfect 14-0 mark his junior season and 12-2 mark as a senior with a 22-game win streak over the course of those two seasons. He also lettered in baseball, earning All-Marmonte League honors as a third baseman his sophomore season when he batted .400; he played shortstop as a junior (did not play as a senior). ACADEMICSHe is undecided on a major at Colorado, but is interested in Integrated Physiology or Business. He was named to the All-Ventura League Academic Team as a senior for maintaining a 3.8 or above grade point average. PERSONALHe was born December 5, 1992 in Venice Beach, Calif. His hobbies include playing Xbox, lifting weights and working out. He did some community service work in high school with his baseball team, working with the local Little League.

RODNEY STEWART, TB
5-6, 175, Sr., 3L
Westerville, Ohio (Brookhaven)

AT COLORADO: Career NotesHe is fifth on CUs all-time rushing list with 2,744 yards, needing just 256 to become the fourth player at Colorado to rush for 3,000 yards and 1,197 to overtake Eric Bieniemy (3,940; his new position coach) for the schools all-time record. The 2,744 career yards are the second most to Rashaan Salaam (3,057) through a junior year at CU, and rank as the most by a player entering his senior season since Salaam declared early for the NFL Draft after winning the Heisman Trophy in 1994. His 14 career 100yard rushing games (six in 2010) are tied for the second most in school history (trailing 22 by Bieniemy), and are the fifth most by active players in the NCAA heading into 2011. He is now the ninth player in CU history to lead the Buffaloes in rushing three seasons (the eighth to do it three in a row, and the fifth to do it with at least 600 yards all three seasons). He and Lamont Warren (1991-93) are the only two players to lead the team in rushing as a freshman, sophomore and junior (Warren left after the 93 season for the NFL). His 620 carries are the second most all-time to Bieniemys 699, while his 21 rushing touchdowns are tied for 14th in CU annals; he is 28th on the all-time scoring list with 126 points. He has 3,142 yards from scrimmage (sixth most) and all-purpose yards (eighth) when including 398 receiving yards (89th). His 48 receptions rank 43rd all-time, tied for the ninth most by a running back. He is also 20th on the total offense list (2,767, including 23 yards passing). This Season (Sr.)CUs starting tailback; if and when he makes one start,

hell be the first player to start a game at running back in four different seasons since his new position coach, Eric Bieniemy, did so from 1987-90. He is one of 66 players on the official watch list for the Maxwell Award (nations most outstanding player), and is also once again on the official watch list that features 51 players for the Doak Walker Award (nations top running back). He was a preseason second-team All-Pac 12 selection by Athlon Sports, Lindys College Football and Phil Steeles College Football (which ranked him the No. 35 running back in the nation), with College Sports Madness naming him to its third-team preseason Pac-12 unit. He was one of 10 players nationally selected by the Touchdown Club of Columbus as a Player to Watch for the 2011 season; he was honored in Ohio for the award on Feb. 5. 2010 (Jr.)He earned second-team All-Big 12 honors from the Associated Press, the Fort Worth-Star Telegram, the Kansas City Star and Phil Steeles College Football (but was inexplicably snubbed by the league coaches, most of whom he ran all over); Sports Illustrated named him to its honorable mention All-America team. The states chapter of the NFF/College Hall of Fame named him first-team All-Colorado, and he was one of 49 players on the official watch list for the Doak Walker Award. He shared the teams Regiment Award with DT Will Pericak, the honor going to the player(s) who made the greatest contribution with the least recognition. He played in all 12 games (nine starts), and with 1,318 rushing yards, he recorded 14th 1,000-yard season in CU history (done by 13 different players; Eric Bieniemy is the lone player to do it twice), the first to eclipse the 1,000yard mark since Bobby Purify raced for 1,017 yards in 2004 (note: Hugh Charles surpassed 1,000 in 2007 counting the bowl game, but Colorado does not include bowl stats in season totals). The 1,318 yards in 2010 were the fifth highest single season total in CU history. The coaches leaving him completely off their all-league team was even more perplexing (but likely due to CUs departing the conference for the Pac-12) as his 916 yards in eight Big 12 games were the second most in league play, and just one yard behind leader Kendall Hunter (OSU). His 109.8 yards per game ranked third in the league and 12th in the NCAA. He had 290 carries on the season, 240 of which gained yards (29 for no gain and 21 for losses); he actually had more yards lost (12, on four minus runs) against Texas Tech then he had in the first six games (11 lost on nine stops behind the line). The 290 carries were the second most in a CU single-season (Rashaan Salaam had 298 in 1994), with his 36 carries versus Iowa State the fifth-most in a single game by a Buffalo (and the most in 12 seasons). His 70 carries in back-toback games against ISU and Kansas State made him the third player to accomplish that two-game workload, joining Byron White (71 in 1937) and Tony Reed (71 in 1976, on the same dates, Nov. 13 and 20). He caught at least two passes in 11 games (was shutout at Cal), hauling in 29 for 290 yards on the year; he had a career-best six catches (for 34 yards) at Missouri. He had 1,608 all-purpose yards (134.0 per game), which ranked him seventh in the Big 12 and 31st nationally. He had a monster game in CUs 44-36 win over Kansas State: he earned Player of the Week honors from the Big 12 (offensive), Rivals.com (Big 12 player), the Colorado Chapter NFF, The Sporting News (offensive game ball), ESPN (helmet sticker) and CU (male athlete) for 195 yards and two touchdowns rushing, two receptions for 49 yards, 1-of-1 passing for 23 yards and 11 total first downs earned. He had 19 carries for 149 yards against Georgia, and was never thrown for a loss, the 43rd game in CU history where a player rushed for 140 or more yards without being tackled once behind the line of scrimmage (it tied for 34th on the list). He also scored once, caught three passes for 31 yards and earned eight first downs, garnering CUs AOW honors for his efforts. Overall, his six 100-yard games tied him for the sixth-most in a single-season at Colorado and were the third most in the Big 12, as in addition to the KSU and UGA games, he also rambled over 100 against Hawaii (22-106, 2 TD), Baylor (30-125, 2), Kansas (27-175, 3) and Iowa State (36-123, 0). Only the schools all-time leading rusher, Eric Bieniemy, had more yards than Stewart heading into their junior season at Colorado; Bieniemy had 1,751 yards after two seasons while Stewart had 1,426. 2009 (Soph.)An honorable mention All-Big 12 Conference selection by the league coaches, he also earned first-team All-Colorado honors from the states chapter of the National Football Foundation. He saw action in 11 games, making three starts, as he missed the Toledo game with a thigh strain (which was unfortunate since he was from Ohio). He led the team in rushing with 804 yards, or 73.1 yards per game, a figure that ranked him fifth in the Big 12 and 65th in the nation. He had nine touchdowns, 71 carries for five or more yards, 23 that went for 10-plus, and 41 in all that earned first downs. He had three multiple TD games on the year, the most in a single season at CU since 2002, when Chris Brown had six. He had five 100-yard games over the course of the season: he was the Big 12 Offensive

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Player of the Week (and CUs Male Athlete of the Week for all sports) for his efforts in CUs 34-30 win over Kansas, when he rushed 24 times for 108 yards, two touchdowns and six first downs; his 13-yard run with 8:36 to play proved to be the winning score. He was CUs co-Offensive Award winner for that game as well as for the Wyoming contest, when he had 32 carries for 127 yards and two scores. His other triple-digit games came at West Virginia (21-105, 1 TD), versus Texas A&M (20-118, 2) and against Nebraska (21-110, 0). He also caught 12 passes for 65 yards (no TDs, one first down), making at least one reception in the last six games of the season, and had one punt return. He went over the 1,000-yard mark during the Kansas game, the 14th game of his career, as he became the 49th player in Colorado history to reach that plateaubut just the 12th to do it as a sophomore. He had 197 of the last 233 attempts by the tailbacks in 2009. 2008 (Fr.)Despite missing the better part of the final four games due to a broken leg (suffered on an illegal horse collar tackle at Texas A&M), he was selected as CUs Male Freshman Athlete of the Year for all sports. He earned third-team Freshman All-America honors by Phil Steeles College Football, was a first-team Freshman All-Big 12 team member by rivals.com, and was second-team All-Colorado by the states chapter of the National Football Foundation. He was CUs Lee Willard Award winner as the teams most outstanding freshman, and was also selected by the coaches for a Gold Group Commitment Award (excellence with class). In seeing action in nine games (five starts), he led the team in rushing with 622 yards on 132 attempts, posting a team-best 4.7 yards per carry, scoring two touchdowns and 35 first downs. He also caught seven passes for 43 yards (no scores) to give him 665 all-purpose yards, the second most on the team. He rushed for 100-plus yards on three occasions, versus West Virginia (28166), Florida State (21-107) and Kansas State (29-141, 1 TD), tying the school record for the most 100-yard games by a freshman. He was the states (NFF) player of the week, the schools athlete of the week and CUs offensive back of the week for his efforts against West Virginia, with his 166 rushing yards the third most by a true freshman in school history. He also caught three passes for 16 yards and earned nine first downs in the game. HIGH SCHOOLHe earned first-team All-State, All-District and All-City honors as a senior, when he rushed for 2,036 yards and 33 touchdowns, averaging 10.8 yards per carry (with a long of 75, one of six runs over 50 yards). He also caught 20 passes for 215 yards and three scores, and returned one puntfor 65 yards and a TD. He did not play as a junior as he suffered a knee injury (ACL), but as a sophomore, he rushed for 1,200 yard and 15 touchdowns and had 700 yards and six scores as a freshman. He rushed for just shy of 4,000 career yards with 54 touchdowns. He played cornerback as an underclassmen, with four interceptions his soph season after picking off three as a frosh. He had five games of 200-plus yards and 15 100-plus yard games in his prep career; three of his top games came during his senior year: in a 49-7 win over Centennial, he rushed for his career-best 243 yards and scored all seven of his teams touchdowns in a 69-0 romp over Mifflin, he rushed for 212 yards and six touchdowns and in a 55-7 win over Whetstone, he had 212 yards and five scores. Under coach Tom Blake, Brookhaven was 9-2 his senior year, losing in the first round of the playoffs, after going 6-4 his junior year; BHS was also 9-2 his sophomore season (first round playoff setback) but was 15-0 his freshman year, winning the Division II state championship. He also will letter four times in track (sprints, relays), as he was a member of the 2005 state championship team. He owned a career prep best 10.7 in the 100-meter dash. ACADEMICSHe is majoring in Sociology at Colorado. He maintained a 3.0 grade point average in high school. PERSONALBorn January 3, 1990 in Columbus, Ohio. Hobbies include most sports in general, bowling, dancing, listening to music and watching comedy movies. Nickname is Speedy. His second cousin is CU teammate Douglas Rippy, who actually got him interested in the Buffaloes and viceversa. Both were members of the same 2008 recruiting class.
Season G 2008 9 2009 11 2010 12 Totals 32 RUSHING Att YdsAvg. TD 132 622 4.7 2 198 804 4.1 9 290 1318 4.5 10 620 2744 4.4 21 High Games Long Att Yds 22 29 166 36t 32 127 65 36 195 65 36 195 RECEIVING High Games No Yds Avg. TD Long Rec Yds 7 43 6.2 0 10 3 19 12 65 5.4 0 17 2 17 29 290 10.0 0 34 6 49 48 398 8.3 0 34 6 49

SIONE TAU, OT
6-5, 335, Sr., VR
Honolulu, Hawaii (Damien Memorial)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.)Enters the fall listed second at right offensive tackle but is expected to contend for playing time. If and when he hits the field, it will be his first game action since he was a high school senior in 2006. 2010 (Jr.)He did not see any action, but dressed for all the home games and the Colorado State game in Denver; he was a backup to All-American Nate Solder, who played every snap of the season. 2009 (Soph.)He sat out the entire season: he was excused from all team activities due to violating team rules. He met all the requirements for reinstatement and returned to active status with the squad after the fall semester. 2008 (Fr.-RS)He entered the fall listed second at right offensive tackle and likely would have competed for a starting position, but he was ruled academically ineligible after the summer session on the CU campus. He added 15 pounds to his frame from his weight as a true freshman. 2007 (Fr.)Redshirted; practiced all fall on the offensive line. He dressed for nine games including the Independence Bowl. HIGH SCHOOLScout.com ranked him as the No. 33 offensive tackle in the nation, the No. 1 O-line prospect from Hawaii. As a senior, he earned first-team All-State and All-Interscholastic League of Honolulu (ILH) honors; he earned honorable mention in both as a junior and was honorable mention All-ILH as a sophomore. A three-year starter on the offensive line (all at tackle), he graded out to 88 percent as a senior, when he averaged 8-to-10 pancake blocks per game with eight direct touchdown blocks; he allowed two sacks and was flagged just twice for penalties. As a junior, playing inside tackle on an uneven line, he graded out to 93 percent, averaging seven pancake blocks per outing with five touchdown blocks. He graded out at 84 percent as a sophomore. He played offensive tackle, defensive end and was the long snapper on the junior varsity team as a freshman. Top games his senior year included Punahou, where he returned in the second half after suffering a leg injury, serving as an inspiration to his team, and against Iolani, when he had 18 pancake, three touchdown and six downfield blocks in the win. Damien Memorial was 45-1 his senior year and 5-5 his junior and sophomore seasons under coach Dean Nakagawa. He also lettered four times in basketball (center) and in track (throws); he was the Hawaii state discus champion his senior year (with a throw of 163-3; his career best was 175-0). In the shot put, he was fourth as a junior and fifth as a senior in the state meet, and owned a career best of 49-11. ACADEMICSHe is majoring in Sociology at Colorado. He earned his way onto the Honor Roll for the first time as a senior, as he had nearly a 3.4 grade point average for the fall semester. He was the vice president of his senior class. PERSONALBorn March 2, 1988 in Pago Pago, American Samoa. His hobbies include music, both singing and playing instruments as he can play five: guitar, bass guitar, piano, drums and the ukulele. He also considers himself an amateur counselor so-to-speak, as he takes great satisfaction working with friends and loved ones on any problems they bring to him. (First name is pronounced See-Own-E, last name pronounced Towe, as in now.)

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RIVER THOMPSON, DB
5-9, 160, Fr., HS
Denver, Colo. (East)

for hard work, dedication, toughness and total poundage lifted in the weight room. 2009 (Fr.)Redshirted; practiced all fall at tight end. HIGH SCHOOLRivals.com ranked him as the No. 14 player from the state of Colorado and he is the No. 2 tight end on that list. Scout.com lists him as the No. 104 tight end while ESPN rates him as the No. 117 tight end in the country. He was named All-Colorado by the Denver Post, secondteam All-State by the Rocky Mountain News and All-Central Metro League as both a junior and a senior. He also earned All-Denver Prep League honors as a sophomore as East changed from the Denver Prep League to the Central Metro League prior to the 2007 season. He started at tight end for East his sophomore through senior seasons. Defensively, he saw action at defensive end, outside linebacker and safety as a freshman and sophomore, then started at defensive end as a junior and switched back to outside linebacker and started as a senior. As a senior, he caught 44 passes for 895 yards and 12 touchdowns offensively and came up with 50 tackles, including 28 solo, on the defensive side of the ball where he also had two sacks, one interception and one fumble recovery. He led the Central Metro League in receptions, receiving yards and touchdowns and also ranked in the top 15 in the state in all three categories, as well. Had eight receptions for 141 yards and a pair of touchdowns against Ranum in a 40-6 victory, five receptions for 100 yards and a touchdown against Gateway and five receptions for 57 yards and three touchdowns against Montbello his senior season. Lists his best game that year against Grandview in the state playoffs where he had seven receptions for 63 yards and a touchdown in a 48-20 loss, which followed up a four reception, 79 yard, two-touchdown performance in a 49-30 victory over Highlands Ranch in the first round of the playoffs. As a junior he caught 25 passes for 717 yards and nine touchdowns and had 39 tackles, 26 of them solo, with two sacks, one interception and one fumble recovery. He had three receptions for 180 yards and a 71 yard touchdown reception against Overland in a 51-45 victory his junior season. He was also the teams punter until classmate and fellow CU signee Zach Grossnickle joined the squad and in that time he had a punt over 40 yards. After Grossnickle returned, he became the teams long snapper on punts and kicks, a position he held through his senior season. A four-year letterman under coach Ron Woolfork (the former Buff linebacker, 1990-93), East was 7-4 his senior year and 8-3 his junior season, advancing to the second round of the state playoffs both years. Also an accomplished basketball player, he earned four letters and was member of back-to-back state champion teams. As a senior, he ranked second in the Denver Prep League with an average of 17.5 points per game (16th in the state) and also averaged nine rebounds per game. He averaged 16 points and 10 rebounds per game as a junior helping East to a 24-4 record while winning the title and 10 points and seven rebounds per game as a sophomore on the hardwood. ACADEMICSHe is majoring in English at Colorado. He made the Honor Roll as a senior in high school.

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.)An invited walk-on, he is projected as a defensive back, most likely a corner, in his true freshman year in college. HIGH SCHOOLAt East, he was a team captain his senior season and was an NUC All-American (National Underclassmen). A three-year letterman at cornerback (two-year starter), he tied for the state lead in interceptions as a senior with eight (an East record) and was likely the state leader or close to it with 19 passes broken up as he did not allow a single completion in man coverage over the 10game season. He was in on 42 tackles, 30 solo, with a season-high seven against Cherry Creek in their second meeting of the year; in the first game, he returned an interception 21 yards for a touchdown against the Bruins. He also recovered two fumbles and caused one. He racked up 40 tackles, 27 solo, his junior year, with three interceptions and nine passes broken up. As a sophomore, he was in on 12 tackles and had two pass deflections. Denver East was 6-4 his senior season under coach Ron McFarland, tying for the 5A Denver Football League title, and was 6-4 his junior year and 74 his sophomore campaign with former Colorado linebacker Ron Woolfork (93) as coach. ACADEMICSHe is undecided on his major at Colorado. He maintained a grade point average in excess of 3.0 during high school. PERSONALHe was born January 20, 1993 in Denver. His hobbies include cars, and he is talented in several areas, including cooking, juggling and trivia (e.g., reciting all 50 states in alphabetical order). He was the recipient of the Brian Dawkins High School Player of the Week Award during his senior year, as the Denver Bronco created the award to honor those players who demonstrate strong commitment to and accomplishment in sports and in the classroom, character off the field and an ability to overcome adversity; Thompson lived in a single-mother home since the first grade and played an important role in raising his younger brother, Pijan. His mother, Kathleen Robinson, is an acupuncturist. River is his true first name and not a nickname.

DAVAUGHN THORNTON, TE
6-4, 225, Soph., 1L
Denver, Colo. (East)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.) Enters the fall listed second at tight end. He was held out of the spring game after suffering a neck and shoulder injury in practice the Monday of the final week of practices. He caught six passes for 82 yards in the two scrimmages he played in prior to the injury. 2010 (Fr.-RS)He saw action in 10 games, including two starts (versus Colorado State in Denver, the first game of his career, and at Kansas); he did not get into the Hawaii or Kansas State contests. He caught one pass on the season, but made it count, as it covered 12 yards from Cody Hawkins for a touchdown at Kansas on a third down play near the end of the first half to give the Buffs a 35-10 lead. He had a solid spring, making seven catches for 72 yards and a touchdown in the three main scrimmages. He was the Iron Buffalo Award winner among the teams tight ends

PERSONALHe was born October 14, 1990 in Denver. His father, David Thornton, played linebacker at Oklahoma State. Oldest brother, Dazzmond, currently plays basketball for James Madison University after beginning his career at Texas Tech. Another brother, Demetrius, is currently playing basketball at Cochise Community College in Arizona. He loves to cook and has aspirations of being a culinary arts chef (he says the best entres he prepares are enchiladas and burritos). He enjoys hanging out with friends and playing video games with his favorite game being FIFA soccer.
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K.T. TUUMALO, LB
6-2, 195, Fr., HS
Honolulu, Hawaii (Punahou)

spring scrimmages. 2009 (Fr.)Enrolled in classes at Colorado but was not in the football program; however, his NCAA clock started. HIGH SCHOOLAs a senior team captain, he was an honorable mention All-County performer at wide receiver. That year, he caught 29 passes for 355 yards (12.2 avg.) and two touchdowns, while rushing 17 times for 60 yards (3.5) and two more scores. He caught 14 passes for 177 yards (12.6 per) as a junior. San Luis Obispo was 4-6 his senior year, 4-6-1 his junior season and 9-3 his sophomore campaign under Craig Winninghoff. He also lettered once in track (sprints, relays) and played one season of basketball (small forward). ACADEMICSHe is majoring in Psychology at Colorado. He earned Scholar-Athlete recognition as a junior and senior in high school. PERSONALHe was born April 12, 1991 in Palo Alto, Calif. His hobbies include playing most sports, snowboarding, lifting weights and movies. A cousin, Dan Turbow, was a member of three NCAA champion tennis teams at Stanford (1988-90); a great uncle, Hubert Ehret, played professional soccer in Germany. He was the youngest licensed towsurfer in the state of Hawaii (he earned it at the age of 14).

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.) Projected as a linebacker as a true freshman in college. HIGH SCHOOLAs a senior, he was ranked the No. 5 player in Hawaii by Rivals.com (the No. 2 linebacker) and the No. 13 player in the state by ESPN, but the top linebacker on its list. He earned third-team All-State honors (Honolulu Advertiser), was named first-team All-ILH and was the Defensive Most Valuable Player for Punahou. He racked up 97 total tackles, with 18 for losses including 12 quarterback sacks, along with two interceptions, two fumble recoveries and once caused fumble. Offensively, in spot duty as a running back, he ran the ball 10 times for 107 yards and a touchdown. As a junior, he had 67 tackles overall, 10 which went for losses including six sacks, to go with one forced fumble and a blocked kick he returned for a touchdown. Playing behind Manti Teo as a sophomore, he saw action in spot duty on defense and had one interception returned for a touchdown. He saw action on every special teams unit his sophomore and junior seasons, recording many tackles and other big hits. Under head coach Kale Ane, Punahou compiled a record of 23-9 his three years, including a 12-1 record that culminated with an ILH and Hawaii state championship his sophomore season. He lists his top game as his senior year against St. Louis, when despite suffering a sprained MCL, he remained in the game and registered two sacks in addition to neutralizing some key players on the opposite side of the ball. He also lettered once in basketball, with Punahou taking third place in the state as a junior, and three times in track (sprints and relays). He competed in the 200- and 400-meter dashes and the 4x400 relay, the latter on a team that won the state title three times (sophomore through senior seasons), helping PHS to the state title twice (and to within a half-point for a third one when he was a sophomore). He took second place in the 400-meter dash as a junior (49.7) and fourth as a senior (50.2). His fastest time in the 200 was a 23.0 when he was a sophomore, with a 23.2 clocking his best as a senior. ACADEMICSHe is undecided on a major at Colorado. He maintained a 3.0 grade point average as a prep and is the first person in his extended family to attend college. PERSONALHe was born April 29, 1992 in Honolulu, Hawaii. His hobbies include going to the beach, body surfing and music; he loves to mix and edit songs and is interested in becoming a disc jockey. In his free time during his senior year in high school, he spent time tutoring kids at his former middle school. First name is actually Kyle, but goes by his initials. (Last name is pronounced two-ooh-mah-low.)

CHIDERA UZO-DIRIBE, DE
6-3, 240, Soph., 1L
Corona, Calif. (Corona)

AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.) Penciled in atop the depth chart at right defensive end entering August camp. He suffered a fractured toe in winter conditioning that required surgery to insert a pin; it was removed a week into spring drills, thus he saw limited action. He recorded six tackles, one for a third down stop, in spring scrimmage action. 2010 (Fr.)He played in all 12 games, including one start, which came on the road at Kansas. He was in for 148 snaps from scrimmage, recording 11 tackles; eight of those were of the solo variety including three-and-a-half sacks, tied for the fourth-most on the team. He was often in the right place at the right time, with almost half of his tackles (5) going for third down stops, tying for sixth-most on the team, but everyone ahead and/or tied with him played at least 183 more snaps. He also had two other stops for zero gain, giving him seven tackles at or behind the line of scrimmage. He also had a quarterback chasedown (near-sack) and a forced fumble, the latter coming at Missouri. His first career tackle was for a sack against Colorado State in the season opener, with his season/career-high in tackles being two at Missouri and at Kansas. He was one of just seven true freshmen to play for the Buffs in the 2010 season. HIGH SCHOOLHe earned All-Region honors from PrepStar and is ranked the No. 37 weak side defensive end by Rivals.com, the No. 102 defensive end by Scout.com and No. 114 defensive end by ESPN. He only played football for two years and he earned a spot in the starting lineup by the second half of his junior season. He earned second-team All-Big VIII league and was named his teams most valuable linebacker his senior year when he had 69 tackles, 7 sacks, two forced fumbles and three pass break-ups. He also saw action at tight end and caught eight passes for 120 yards and two touchdowns. He had two catches for 64 yards including a 59-yard touchdown in a 34-3 win over Chino and he also scored a touchdown against Poly with two grabs for 16 yards. Defensively, he had four games with double-figure tackle totals with a high of 11 coming in the seasons last game against Centennial with nine of those 11 solo tackles. Against Santiago, he had eight tackles and two sacks and against Roosevelt he had 13 tackles, a sack and a forced fumble. As a junior, he totaled 20 tackles, including 12 against Roosevelt in his first-ever start. Corona was 2-8 his senior year and 4-6 his junior season under coach John Brandon. He lettered three times in basketball and was the teams MVP; he won a team

ALEX TURBOW, WR
6-1, 200, Soph., VR
San Luis Obispo, Calif. (San Luis Obispo)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.) Projected as a reserve receiver, but has a shot at cracking the rotation with the Buffs still building depth at the position; he ended spring listed fourth on the depth at the Z receiver spot. 2010 (Fr.-RS): He did not see any action, but dressed for all six home games in Boulder and the CSU game in Denver. He practiced on the scout team for much of the fall. He joined the team as a walk-on in time to participate in spring practice, and caught one pass for 11 yards in the three main

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award for taking the most charges his junior season. He also participated in track and field (high jump, discus). ACADEMICSHe is majoring in Political Science at Colorado. PERSONALHe was born May 30, 1992 in Long Beach, Calif. His hobbies include video games, working out and hanging out with friends. His cousin is Osi Umenyiora, who was the second round choice of the New York Giants in the 2003 NFL Draft, has two Pro Bowl appearances to his credit and was member of the 2008 Super Bowl championship team. His cousin, Charles Saseum, is a sophomore sprinter on the Cal-Berkeley track team. Nickname is Yung Hamlet. (Name is pronounced chee-dera u-zo daree-bay).
Season G Plays 2010 12 148 TACKLES UT AT-TOT 8 3 11 TFL Sacks 3DS Hurr FR 4-15 3-15 5 0 0 FF PBU 1 0 Int 0

forced fumble on defense in an 18-14 win over Irvington. He notched 11rushes for 73 yards and a touchdown in the same contest. He was named WCTC Radio Player of the Week in a 28-0 win over Ridge, in which he had nine tackles on defense and 12 carries for 119 yards and two touchdowns. Under head coach John Quinn, New Brunswick was 5-4 his senior season, advancing to the first round of the playoffs; his junior team went 10-2 and won the Group III North II State Championship. His sophomore team went 9-2, advancing to the state semifinals; and his freshman team went 10-1, advancing to the state semifinals. He also lettered three times in baseball and was named first team All-White Division as a sophomore and junior. He lettered twice in track, competing in sprints and the high jump. He was named all-Middle 6 County as a junior, finishing as the county champion in the 55-meter dash (6.52). ACADEMICSHe is majoring in Sociology at Colorado. He was a New Brunswick Board of Education Student Representative. He also participated in the Manytown, N.J. Human Relations Youth Leadership Forum. PERSONALBorn December 15, 1989 in New Brunswick, N.J. He has done extensive community service during his prep career. He has volunteered at Elijahs Promise Soup Kitchen, the New Jersey Community Food Bank, Rose Mountain Care Center, the Special Olympics, The Institute for Children with Cancer and Blood Disorders and Read Across America. He also served as an assistant coach for Pop Warner football and a child care aid for a preschool organization called Catholic Charities. He is an avid boxer for the purposes of sparring and conditioning, but he does not compete because of his involvement in football. He also loves baseball, collects reptiles and breeds dogs. He is the first member of his family to attend college. (Last name is pronounced vee-go)
Season 2010 G Plays 4 62 TACKLES UT AT-TOT 5 2 7 TFL Sacks 3DS Hurr FR 1- 2 0- 0 1 0 0 FF PBU 0 0 Int 0

PAUL VIGO, CB
6-1, 185, Soph., 1L
New Brunswick, N.J. (New Brunswick)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.) Enters the fall listed fourth at right cornerback. He had two tackles, including a touchdown save, in spring scrimmage action. 2010 (Fr.-RS)He saw action in four games, including one start, the first of his career (against Hawaii) and doing so at the nickel back position. He suffered a lower leg fracture in that game, the third one of the season; he would miss the next eight games and did not return until the Nebraska game. He played 13 snaps against the Huskers and recorded a career-high four tackles (three solo). He played 18 snaps against Hawaii and made one tackle before suffering the injury. On the year, he recorded seven tackles (five solo) in 62 plays from scrimmage, also recording a tackle for loss, one tackle for zero gain and a third down stop. He saw his most action at Cal (29 snaps, two tackles as the nickel) after replacing Travis Sandersfeld, who was also injured and would miss several games. On special teams, he earned eight points on the strength of one tackle (it was inside-the-20), two knockdown blocks, two caused penalties, one forced fair catch and one first downfield credit, altering the return path. He had five tackles, three third down stops and two pass deflections in the three main spring scrimmages. 2009 (Fr.)Redshirted; did not see any action but practiced in the secondary the entire fall, mainly at cornerback. The coaches werent positive which side of the ball hed wind up on, but he quickly settled into the secondary in spring drills. He was a member of the 2008 recruiting class, but gray-shirted, or delayed his enrollment until the January 2009 spring semester. HIGH SCHOOLA four-year letterman in football, he was nominated for the Governors Bowl and the North-South Bowl as a senior and team captain for New Brunswick. He was also named first team all-White Division, all-area and all-Group III, as he had 126 tackles (88 solo), five quarterback hurries and eight passes broken up on defense, playing middle linebacker and safety for the second straight year. Offensively, he had 47 carries for 229 yards and three touchdowns. As a junior, he was named first team all-White Division, All-Area and All-Middle 6 County, as he tallied 125 tackles (97 solo), a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a pass broken up. Offensively, he had 121 rushes for 830 yards and seven touchdowns to go along with nine receptions for 54 yards and a score. As a sophomore, playing outside linebacker and safety, he was named All-White Division, as he had 46 tackles (30 solo) on defense and rushed for 462 yards and four touchdowns on 62 carries on offense; he also had six receptions for 118 yards and two touchdowns through the air. Top game as a senior came in a 34-7 win over Perth Amboy, in which he had 16 tackles (11 solo), a quarterback hurry and a pass broken up. As a junior, he had 11 tackles (eight solo), including a tackle for a loss, a pass broken up and a

AUSTIN VINCENT, WR
6-2, 185, Fr., HS
DeSoto, Texas (DeSoto)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.)A late addition in Jon Embrees first recruiting class, signing his letter-of-intent on May 21; he is projected as a wide receiver in his true freshman year in college. HIGH SCHOOLHe was having an outstanding senior season when it was cut short in the eighth game of the year when he suffered a broken fibula against Mesquite Horn. He still made the Texas Top 200 squad, listed as the No. 22 ranked wide receiver; he was on a team that produced five receivers that signed to play college football: two at TCU, one at Fordham and one at Abilene Christian in addition to himself. With that much talent, everyone shared the spotlight; he had 16 receptions for 327 yards (20.4 per catch) and six touchdowns as a senior. As a junior, when he earned first-team All-District 5A-11 honors, he caught 17 passes for 224 yards and two scores, including his career-long play, a 58-yard touchdown reception in a 28-21 win against Lee. A two-year starter on the varsity, he saw some spot action at cornerback and played more extensively when he was on the J.V., but DeSoto preferred its players to play one-way. He lists his most thrilling game as a prep a 42-41 overtime win over Miramar (Fla.) his senior year; he caught two passes for 60 yards, including a 42-yard touchdown that send the game into the extra session, all after he missed over a quarter after he took a hit on his first reception that resulted in his coughing up blood. DeSoto was 11-3 his senior year and 9-3 his junior season under coach Claude Mathis. He also lettered in track, participating in jumps and relays. He owns personal bests of 6-5 in the high jump, 23-0 in the long jump and 49-3 in the triple jump; he also ran in the open 200-meters with a personal best of 21.0. He was planning to play basketball his senior year until sidelined by the leg injury; he played on the junior varsity teams as a freshman and sophomore.

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ACADEMICSHe is interested in Communication or History as possible majors at Colorado. He owned a 3.3 grade point average as a prep and was a member of the National Honor Society. PERSONALHe was born March 24, 1992 in New Orleans, La. Hobbies include playing basketball, watching movies and spending time with friends. His mother, Jamell, is an evangelist who preaches around the world. His community service efforts including working with junior high students and keeping his neighborhood clean by picking up trash.

KYLE WASHINGTON, DB
6-1, 200, Fr., HS
Pasadena, Calif. (Florence, Ariz., HS)

AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.) Projected as a defensive back, most likely a corner, as a true freshman in college. HIGH SCHOOLAs a senior, SuperPrep named him to its All-Far West team, also ranking him as the No. 21 player from the state of Arizona (and the fourth top athlete in the state). He earned the Arizona High School Coaches Football Association All-State team honors at wide receiver, defensive back and kick returner, and was named to the AHSFCAs All-Star team at receiver. He was named All-Arizona by the Arizona Republic, which also named him first-team All-State (3A-2A-1A) as an all-purpose player. He earned honorable mention All-State at receiver by the Republic as a junior. In his prep career, he scored 43 touchdowns and a pair of 2-point conversions for 262 total points; racked up over 3,000 yards from scrimmage, rushing 207 times for 1,562 yards (16 touchdowns) and catching 57 passes for 1,437 yards (22 TDs); with five return scores (three punt, one kickoff and one interception). As a senior, he scored 25 touchdowns (11 rushing, 10 receiving, four return), amassing 1,451 yards of offense, rushing 83 times for 788 yards with 23 receptions for 663 yards; he also completed 2of-3 passes for 34 yards. He also had eight punt returns for 296 yards (37.0 per, two scores), six kickoff returns for 316 yards (52.7 per, one touchdown). He averaged an astonishing 12.1 yards per touch on offense and special teams, had two 100-yard rushing performances and three 100-yard receiving games. On defense, he had four forced fumbles, two recoveries and three interceptions, returning one for a touchdown. He also punted on occasion, averaging 36.4 yards for five kicks. As a junior, he had 1,160 yards from scrimmage with 17 touchdowns and two 2-point PAT makes for 106 points. He caught 35 passes for 763 yards (12 TDs) and had 48 rushes for 397 yards (4 TDs); he also returned three punts for 69 yards and a score. On defense, he racked up 76 tackles (25 solo) and had one fumble recovery. His sophomore season, he ran 76 times for 457 yards and a touchdown and had two receptions for 11 yards. Top games as a senior included: a 35-21 win over Round Valley in the playoffs, when he had seven rushes for 70 yards and a touchdown and helped shut down the Round Valley receivers with two interceptions and allowing only two completions on 12 other throws his way; a 24-12 win over Estrella Hills, when he had four receptions for 120 yards and a touchdown, 10 rushes for 75 yards and another score while coming up with a fumble recovery on defense; a 55-0 win against Globe, when he caught four passes for 149 yards and three touchdowns and ran one time for a 20 yard score; and in a 35-19 win over Safford, when he had 13 rushes for 113 yards (one TD), caught two passes for 24 yards, a 62-yard punt return, completed a pass for 23 yards and had a forced fumble on defense. Top junior games came against Wickenburg, when he caught three passes for 96 yards and a touchdown and ran seven times for 89 yards and a score in a 40-13 win, and against South Pointe, when he had six catches for 116 yards (2 TDs) and ran four times for 50 yards in a 40-6 romp. Under coach George De La Torre, Florence compiled a 19-7 record his final two years there, including 11-2 his senior year when it won the 3A South Championship and advanced to the semifinals of the state playoffs. He also lettered twice in both basketball (point guards, 21.5 ppg/6.0 rpg/4.0 apg as a senior) and in track (sprints/jumps); he had personal bests of 22-7 in the long jump and 43-1 in the triple jump. ACADEMICSHe is interested in majoring in Business (Finance) at Colorado, as he would like to pursue a career in investments after his playing days are over. He was named the Florence Student of the Month in December 2010. PERSONALHe was born October 17, 1992 in Pasadena, Calif. His hobbies include fishing, going to the shooting range and watching movies. He moved from Pasadena to Florence, Ariz., with his father his sophomore year in high school. His mother lives in Pasadena and he preferred that be listed as his true hometown.

CASEY WALKER, DL
6-4, 220, Fr., HS
Grand Junction, Colo. (Grand Junction)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.) Projected as a defensive lineman as a true freshman in college. An invited walk-on, he reported for fall camp on the 105-man roster. HIGH SCHOOLAs a senior, he earned first-team All-State (5A) honors at defensive end from the Denver Post; he also earned first-team AllSouthwestern League honors, with both the Durango Herald and Grand Junctions KREX-TV selecting him as the leagues Defensive Player of the Year as he led the state of Colorado in quarterback sacks. He was named to the South team for the 55th Annual Colorado All-State football game, but as many going on to play collegiately, he chose not participate in the game. As a senior, he spearheaded a defense that allowed just 14.9 points per game over the course of the year (and 11.2 in nine regular season games). He was in on 63 tackles, 39 solo, 21 of which were for losses including the state-high 13 sacks, numerous hurries, one fumble recovery and six passes broken up. He played tight end on offense, primarily in a blocking role, though he did catch one pass for seven yards. As a junior, he earned first-team All-Southwestern League honors, when he had 12 quarterback sacks and two fumble recoveries. He also started as sophomore, posting two quarterback sacks, as the four-year letterman racked up 27 career sacks. Under coach Robbie Owens, Grand Junction was 10-2 his senior season, reaching the quarterfinals of the state playoffs before losing 24-21 to Regis; in that game, he had six tackles (five solo, including a quarterback sack). In a third round win over Highlands Ranch (35-28), he had eight tackles, seven unassisted including three sacks. GJHS was 3-7 his junior year, though two of the wins came over arch rivals Fruita-Monument and Grand Junction Central, and 3-8 his sophomore season. He also lettered in track as a freshman (sprints/relays) and three times in lacrosse (midfielder/defenseman). ACADEMICSHe is interested in majoring in History, with an interest in Philosophy, at Colorado. He received a congressional nomination for possible appointment at the U.S. Naval Academy, an arduous eight-month application process in which he advanced to the final stage; he fully intends to go into military service after hes done playing football. As a senior in high school, he received both the Grand Junction Academic Letter Award (for a grade point average above 3.75) and the GJHS Leadership Award; he was the Kiwanis Club Student-of-the-Month for February 2011. He was accepted into the People to People Academic Leadership Summit at John Hopkins University, an international academic ambassador program. PERSONALHe was born July 7, 1992 in Bellevue, Wash. His hobbies include playing the guitar, hunting and fishing. His father (Scott) played safety at Western State (Gunnison, Colo.); his mother (Lori CrippenWalker) and an aunt (Kelly Hollern) both are CU graduates; Kelly worked as a student in the sports information office. An older brother, Cody, started for four years at inside linebacker at Mesa State and is now in the United States Marine Corps, serving in Afghanistan.

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off, kickoff return, punt and punt return units. He also trained in the spring with the track team (sprints) but didnt participate in any meets.

DERRICK WEBB, ILB

6-0, 220, Soph., 1L
Memphis, Tenn. (Whitehaven)

ACADEMICSHe is undecided on his major at Colorado. He was a twotime spelling bee champion, once in elementary school and once in middle school. He was also active in the Distributive Educational Club of America (DECA), an international association of high school and college students studying marketing, management and entrepreneurship in business, finance, hospitality and marketing. PERSONALHe was born October 1, 1991, in Fort Riley, Kan. His hobbies include hanging out with friends, rapping, playing basketball and lifting weights. He is a cousin of former San Francisco 49er great Roger Craig, who won three Super Bowls and was the 1988 NFL Offensive Player of the Year. His uncle, Joe Lowery, played running back at Jackson State and was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the 1976 NFL Draft. Another cousin, Kenton Keith, is a member of the Indianapolis Colts and played collegiately at New Mexico State. Another uncle, Kevin Scott, ran track collegiately at Memphis. He has done extensive community service with Bridge Builders, a program that seeks to develop a group of future leaders who lay aside individual, social, economic and cultural differences to work for the benefit of all. He has also volunteered for the Special Olympics, working as a basketball coach.
Season 2010 G Plays 7 124 TACKLES UT AT-TOT 12 5 17 TFL Sacks 3DS Hurr FR 3- 7 - 2 3 0 0 FF PBU 0 0 Int 0

AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.) Enters the fall listed second at the mike inside linebacker position. He missed the last 10 spring practices after suffering a deep hip contusion on March 15. 2010 (Fr.-RS)He saw action in all 12 games, making one start (at Oklahoma); he was in all 12 on special teams and in seven on defense. He played 124 snaps from scrimmage, recording 17 tackles, 12 of the solo variety with three for losses including a half-sack against Texas Tech. He had three third down stops and two tackles for zero, making five of his tackles at or behind the line of scrimmage. He posted a career-high six tackles (five solo) at Oklahoma, had three against Tech and two on two other occasions. He was one of CUs top special team performers, finishing second in the special team points earned with 27: those came on the strength of 15 tackles (10 solo, two inside-the-20), four knockdown blocks, three forced fair catches, two first downfield first credits that altered the path of the return man, and one caused penalty. The 15 special team tackles were the fourth-most in a single-season since the school started tracking numbers in 1987. He progressed nicely during the spring, when he had 13 tackles, a quarterback sack and two third down stops in the three main scrimmages. 2009 (Fr.)Redshirted; practiced at inside linebacker the entire fall. He earned the Special Teams Scout Award for the season, as well as for the Wyoming game. HIGH SCHOOLWidely considered the top linebacker prospect out of Tennessee, he earned All-Southeast Region honors from PrepStar and AllDixie Region honors from SuperPrep, which also ranked him as the No. 7 prospect out of Tennessee and he was the top linebacker on the list. Scout.com ranks him as the No. 23 outside linebacker in the nation, ESPN ranks him as the No. 58 outside linebacker and Rivals.com listed him as the No. 63 outside linebacker and he was the top linebacker from Tennessee on the Scout.com and Rivals.com lists and No. 2 on ESPNs. He was a four-year letterman at Whitehaven under coach Rodney Saulsberry and Whitehaven compiled a 31-13 mark in his four years, including a 20-4 mark over the past two season when he started as an outside linebacker. He compiled over 300 tackles, 40 tackles for loss with six sacks, three interceptions and a safety in his career. As a senior leading Whitehaven to a 10-2 record and 5A Region 8 Championship, he was named first-team AllState by the Tennessee Football Coaches Association, first-team All-5A Region 8 by the Memphis Interscholastic Athletic Association and first-team All-Shelby Metro Area by the Memphis Commercial Appeal. He was one of five players nominated for the Best of the Preps Defensive Player of the Year by the Memphis Commercial Appeal and earned Whitehavens most valuable player and defensive most valuable player awards. The Tennessee Football Coaches Association also ranked him as the No. 1 linebacker prospect to watch in the state of Tennessee. He tallied 130 tackles as a senior, 25 for losses including three quarterback sacks, along with three forced fumbles and two recoveries. He had a safety in Whitehavens 9-0 win over Craigmont and led a defense that allowed just 178 yards per game on the season. He recorded 17 tackles (11 solo) against Germantown as a senior, when he also recorded 14 tackles in a 40-6 win over Wooddale. As a junior, he also helped Whitehaven to a 10-2 mark, second place finish in 5A Region 8 and the second round of the state playoffs. He was named the 5A Region 8 defensive player of the year and also earned first-team All-5A Region 8 by the Memphis Interscholastic Athletic Association and firstteam All-Shelby Metro Area by the Memphis Commercial Appeal. He recorded 115 tackles including 15 for losses (two sacks) and three interceptions as a junior. He also played halfback in one of Whitehavens playoff games and had four rushes for 67 yards before having his bell rung and thus ending his tenure on the offensive side of the ball out of precaution. His top game his junior year came against Germantown when he had 18 tackles and an interception in a 40-0 win. He had 10 tackles, two for a loss and had an interception return for a touchdown in a 49-0 win over Hamilton. As a sophomore, he recorded 40 tackles and had one sack. He saw action on special teams throughout his high school career on the kick-

Special Team Tackles: 10,515 (2010).

LOWELL WILLIAMS, ILB

6-1, 200, Fr., RS
Missouri City, Texas (Marshall)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.-RS)He enters the fall listed second at the will inside linebacker position. He had eight tackles (three solo, one a tackle for zero) in the three main spring scrimmages. 2010 (Fr.)Redshirted; practiced the entire fall at linebacker and was a member of the scout team.

HIGH SCHOOLHe earned PrepStar All-Region honors and is ranked the No. 80 outside linebacker by ESPN and the No. 87 outside linebacker by Rivals.com. He is a three-year starter at Marshall High School under coach Darryl Phipps. He earned first-team All-District 23 and was the District 23 most valuable player when he had 50 tackles, eight sacks, five forced fumbles and four pass break-ups. Against Kempner, he had eight tackles, three sacks and three forced fumbles, one of which he returned 79 yards to set up a score. Against Hawlston in his last game, he had eight tackles, a sack and one of the biggest hits of his career. He was also used as a tight end in goal line blocking situations. As a junior, he earned second-team All-District 23 when he had 35 tackles including six sacks and four forced fumbles. He also lettered in track and field (sprints, relays, throws). He was honored as the most outstanding junior male on the squad and earned second-team All-District 23 honors. ACADEMICSHe is undecided on a major at Colorado but is interested in graphic design. He was a member of his high schools honor roll. PERSONALHe was born October 7, 1991. His hobbies include boxing, which he competed in outside of high school. His dad, Lowell Williams, Sr., was a defensive back at Madison University and is a minister at the Church of the Living God. He has played the bass guitar and drums since he was four years old and is part of his churchs gospel group. He has volunteered at Texas Childrens Hospital over the summer in the gift shop and also enjoyed meeting patients and visiting with them during their hospital stays.

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ALEX WOOD, TE
6-2, 255, Soph., VR
Steamboat Springs, Colo. (Steamboat Springs)

RICHARD YATES, DB
6-2, 180, Fr., HS

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.) Enters the fall listed sixth at tight end. He caught one pass, a 9-yard touchdown grab, in the three main spring scrimmages. 2010 (Fr.-RS)He did not see any action, but dressed for eight games: all seven in Colorado and the road game at Oklahoma. 2009 (Fr.)Redshirted; practiced the entire fall at tight end as a true freshman in college; he joined the team as an invited walk-on for August drills. HIGH SCHOOLA three-sport star who earned four letters each in football, basketball and baseball at Steamboat Springs High School, he earned All-Colorado Class 3A tight end by the Denver Post as a senior. That season, he caught 96 passes for 1,200 yards and nine touchdowns helping Steamboat Springs compile an 8-3 mark under coach Aaron Finch. Defensively, he compiled 75 tackles (50 solo) with seven for a loss and five sacks. He also had four interceptions, four pass break-ups, forced three fumbles and recovered two defensively. He was also honored as the Western Slope League Player of the Year and earned first-team All-Western Slope League honors in football. He earned the Steamboat Pilot and Today Routt County Male Athlete of the Year award for his performance in all three sports as a senior. His junior season he caught 90 passes for 965 yards and six touchdowns. That season, he had 80 tackles (40 solo) defensively with eight for a loss and two sacks. He also intercepted three passes and broke-up three others with one forced fumble. He earned honorable mention All-State by the Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post and was a first-team All-Western Slope League, as well. His sophomore season, he had 27 catches for 300 yards and two touchdowns offensively and 60 tackles (30 solo) with two tackles-for-loss and one sack defensively. He picked off two passes, broke-up two others and caused one fumble that season, as well, when Steamboat Springs went 10-2 and won the Western Slope championship. In his four seasons at Steamboat Springs, the team compiled a 37-11 record. In basketball, he was a power forward and averaged 9.5 points, 8.8 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game as Steamboat Springs won the Western Slope championship three years in a row from his sophomore through senior seasons compiling a 58-15 record. He earned first-team All-Western Slope honors both his junior and senior seasons. The top pitching threat on the baseball team, he compiled a 2.34 earned run average and hit .450 with three homeruns as a senior when he earned second-team All-State. He was a first-team All-Western Slope selection as a junior and senior in baseball, and was looked at closely by both the Detroit Tigers and Cincinnati Reds who both had an interest in drafting him, but he opted for a college football career instead. ACADEMICSHe is majoring in Communication at Colorado. He earned Academic All-State recognition in both football and basketball all four years in high school. PERSONALBorn July 29, 1990 in Brunswick, Maine. He enjoys fishing and camping and lists Friday Night Lights as his favorite movie. He lists the Denver Broncos as his favorite NFL team and once met John Elway, with his favorite athletes being Tim Tebow and Dwight Howard.

AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.)An invited walk-on, he is projected as a defensive back, likely a safety, in his true freshman year in college. HIGH SCHOOLAs a senior, he earned first-team All-State honors from the Denver Post at defensive back, along with earning first-team All-2A Colorado League accolades at both quarterback and safety; he was the leagues offensive and defensive player of the year. He recorded 143 tackles, which included 101 solo, to go with five interceptions, nine passes broken up, six forced fumbles and three recoveries. On offense, he completed 98-of-160 passes (61.3 percent) for 1,450 yards and 17 touchdowns, while throwing just four interceptions. Two of his top games his senior year came in the playoffs: in a 21-14 quarterfinal win over Aspen, he scored from a yard out to put his team ahead in overtime, and then intercepted a pass in the end zone to end the game. Then in a 29-25 loss to Brush in the semifinals a week later, he set a school record with 32 tackles, which also included a record 24 unassisted; however, Brush won the game on the last play. He did not play his junior season until the state playoffs, as he suffered a torn ACL playing in summer league basketball; when he returned, he saw action solely on defense and special teams in four playoff games, making 10 tackles with an interception, a forced fumble and the recovery (all three of the later against Erie). As a sophomore, when he was honorable mention All-League at quarterback, he threw for 905 yards and nine touchdowns, while rushing for 106 yards and another two scores. Kent Denver was 10-3 his senior season, claiming the 2A Colorado League title, was 11-3 his junior season (the 2A state runner-up), 10-2 his sophomore year and 6-4 his freshman campaign (6-0 in league play and Colorado League champs) under coach Scott Yates, his father. He also lettered three times in basketball (guard/forward), with KDS the Metro League champions his sophomore and junior seasons, and four times in baseball (catcher/outfielder). As a senior, he was a first-team All-3A/2A Metro League performer as an outfielder, batting .354. ACADEMICSHe plans on majoring in Engineering and is also interested in Spanish as possible fields of study at Colorado. As a senior at Kent Denver School, he was a finalist for two of the most prestigious prep awards that combine athletic and academic achievement in the state of Colorado, the Freddie Steinmark Award and the John Lynch Scholarship Award. PERSONALHe was born June 8, 1992 in Lakewood, Colo. His hobbies include fishing, hunting and playing guitar, and he also has earned his black belt in Taekwondo. As a youngster, he was a ball boy for the Denver Broncos, and an interesting summer job he once held was working at a pet kennel. His father, Scott, lettered at safety for the Buffs as a senior in 1979, and an uncle, Shannon Yates lettered in football at the Air Force Academy.

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CODY YELLEN, TE
6-3, 225, Fr., HS
Trabuco Canyon, Calif. (Mater Dei)

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AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.) Projected as a tight end as a true freshman in college; he joined the team as an invited walk-on for August drills. HIGH SCHOOLHe earned one letter in football, doing so as a junior at Mater Dei (Santa Ana), where he was primarily a blocking tight end. He did not make any receptions, but cleared the way for scores with five touchdown blocks and recorded about 20 downfield blocks. Mater Dei was 6-5 that season under coach Bruce Rollinson; he did not play as a senior to concentrate on his school work. ACADEMICSHe is undecided on his major at Colorado. He was an Honor Roll student in high school, graduating with a 3.2 grade point average. PERSONALHe was born October 30, 1992 in Orange County, Calif. His hobbies include lifting weights and listening to music.

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Rodney Stewart is fifth on CUs all-time rushing yards list with 2,744 yards, chasing the schools all-time record of 3,940, which is held by his position coach, Eric Bieniemy. Bieniemy, CUs new offensive coordinator this fall, finished second in the nation in rushing in 1990 and was third in the Heisman Trophy balloting.

Two legendary Colorado sports information directors have been inducted into the CoSIDA Hall of Fame, Fred Casotti (1996) and Mike Moran (2002). Casotti served as SID from 1952-68, and Moran followed him from 1968-79.

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2010 game summaries

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DENVERThat long-awaited win against their bitter in-state rival? Check. That much-needed fast start on college footballs opening weekend? Check. The defense increasing its weekly turnover totals? Check. Scotty McKnight breaking the school career receiving mark? Check. But attending to business and leaving town with unfinished business amounts to good news and even better news for the Buffs, who dispatched Colorado State 24-3 at sweltering Invesco Field at Mile High in the Cinch Jeans Rocky Mountain Showdown. That also goes for the Buffs offense, which rolled to a 17-0 halftime lead under quarterback Tyler Hansen and added another third-quarter touchdown (24-0) before the Rams managed a fourth-quarter field goal to avoid being shutout in the series for the first time since 1957 (20-0). Hansen finished with 17 completions in 25 attempts for 192 yards and two touchdowns. He was intercepted once. During CUs first-half surge, Hansen and McKnight connected on a pair of passes for 42 yards in an 82-yard drive. McKnights second catch tied Michael Westbrooks 167 CU career receptions; his next - a 27-yarder for a score - shoved Westbrooks record aside. McKnight, a senior captain, called his achievement humbling, a great feeling, but added, Numbers dont mean so much to me . . . Ive been through a season where we won three games (2009) and I caught 76 balls - its not fun. Jon Major led a CU defense that snuffed CSU and its freshman quarterback, Pete Thomas. The Buffs intercepted him three times, allowed the Rams only 49 yards rushing and forced them into three-and-outs on their first three series of the game. Major made the games most significant stop - a fourth-and-one stuff of CSUs running quarterback, T.J. Borcky that gave the Buffs possession on the Rams 44-yard line. Five plays later, Hansen and newly acquired receiver Travon Patterson, a transfer from Southern California, teamed for an 18-yard touchdown pass on which TP showed the leave-em-looking speed he was expected to bring to a position that now is, ah, up to speed. After Aric Goodmans PAT, the Buffs went up 7-0 and were in control of almost everything except themselves for the rest of the game. They were penalized 10 times for 104 yards - a decidedly less-than-efficient start for a team that drew 107 flags in 2009. In addition to his pair of TD passes, Hansen also ran six times for 31 yards, including a 1-yard scoring sneak. But he also was sacked twice and lost 29 yards, one of the sacks costing CU 16 yards on a regrettable series that started in CSU territory (49 yard line) after an interception by safety Anthony Perkins. Still, coupled with tailback Rodney Speedy Stewarts 16 carries for 67 yards, Hansens mobility gave the Buffs a running dimension they didnt have in last seasons 23-17 loss to the Rams. Behind Stewart was true freshman Justin Torres, who carried five times in the fourth quarter for 26 yards (5.2 average). The Buffs got a boost from Goodman, who hit a 28-yard field goal in the first half, made three extra point attempts and sailed three of his five kickoffs into or out of the end zone. If there was an opening-day downer for the Buffs, it was the serious knee injury suffered by nickel back Parker Orms during punt coverage in the first half; he tore his ACL and was lost for the remainder of the season.

COLORADO Patterson 18 pass from Hansen (Goodman kick) COLORADO McKnight 27 pass from Hansen (Goodman kick) COLORADO Goodman 28 FG COLORADO Hansen 1 run (Goodman kick) Colorado State DeLine 43 FG Attendance: 60,989 Time: 2:49 Weather: 90 degrees, clear skies, 5 mph winds from the west

714172424-

0 0 0 0 3

6:03 8:49 4:07 1:55 9:36

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COLORADO COLORADO ST.

18 5-13 (0-0) 35-115 192 25-17-1 307 55 7-41.4 1-0 10/101 4-12 32:38 13/C35 3-3 (17) 14 1-12 (0-2) 25-49 196 33-24-3 245 58 6-40.7 1-0 2/29 2-29 27:22 13/CS26 0-0 (0)

First Downs ..................................................................... Third Down Efficiency (Fourth) ................................... RushesNet Yards ........................................................ Passing Yards.................................................................. Passes (Att-Comp-Int).................................................... Total Offense................................................................... Return Yards ................................................................... Punts: No-Average.......................................................... Fumbles: No-Lost............................................................ Penalties/Yards............................................................... Quarterback SacksYards ........................................... Time of Possession ........................................................ Drives/Average Field Position ...................................... Red Zone: Scores-Attempts (Points) ...........................

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RushingColorado: Stewart 16-67, Torres 5-26, Clemons 1-10, Lockridge 4-6, Patterson 1-4, Hansen 8-2. Colorado State: Drake 2-32, Carter 11-10, Thomas 8-7, Borcky 2-3, Greenwood 1-minus 1, Mason 1-minus 2. PassingColorado: Hansen 25-17-1, 192, 2 td. Colorado State: Thomas 33-24-3, 196, 0 td. ReceivingColorado: McKnight 6-78, Clemons 3-25, Stewart 2-41, Cefalo 2-16, Patterson 1-18, Richardson 1-11, Jefferson 1-5, Lockridge 1-minus 2. Colorado State: Steele 4-54, Liggett 3-27, Yemm 3-27, Mosure 3-22, Borcky 3-17, Peitz 2-19, Law 2-18, Carter 2-8, Pauga 2-4. PuntingColorado: Grossnickle 7-41.4 (44 long, 2 In20). Colorado State: Kontodiakos 6-40.7 (56 long, 3 In20). Punt ReturnsColorado: Patterson 4-46. Colorado State: Thomas 5-38. Kickoff Returns Colorado: Lockridge 1-31. Colorado State: Mosure 2-34. Tackle LeadersColorado: Major 8,210; Perkins 4,59; Sipili 5,27; Polk 2,3 5; Sandersfeld 2,24; Mahnke 2,13; J.Smith 2,13; Pericak 1,23; Ahles 2,02; Beatty 2,02; Hartigan 2,0-2; West 2,02. Colorado State: Brewer 6,410; Sisson 4,48; Herd 5,27; Williams 4,37; Sargent 3,25; Smith 2,24. Quarterback SacksColorado: Beatty 1-9, Goree 1-2, Poremba 1-1, Uzo-Diribe 1-0. Colorado State: Gillmore 1-16, Orapko 1-13. InterceptionsColorado: Perkins 1-9, Brown 1-0, Sandersfeld 1-0. Colorado State: Thomas 1-20. Passes Broken UpColorado: none. Colorado State: Sisson.

GAME NOTES
Colorado now leads the series 60-20-2, including a 6-4 edge in Denver CU is now 23-1 in season openers since 1967 when scoring first This is the fewest points CU has allowed in a season opener since a 45-3 win over Fresno State in 1988 This marked the first time the losing team in the series failed to score at least 10 points since a 23-7 CSU win in Boulder in 1986, and the first time the loser did not score a touchdown since 1983, when CU won 313 in Boulder in game that resumed the series after a 25-year dormancy (CU now leads the series 17-6 since its resumption) Colorados 17-0 lead at halftime was the largest by either team in the series since CSU led 28-0 at halftime in 1999; it was CUs largest intermission lead since 1995 in Boulder (28-7) The win was Dan Hawkins 70th on the I-A/FBS level (70-44) In five season openers under Hawkins, the Buffs are now 15-of-15 in the Red Zone (10 TD/5 FG) The 3 points allowed by CU are the third lowest in the 50-game Hawk Era, trailing two shutouts (the last of which was last Sept. 19, a 24-0 win over Wyoming) The 245 yards allowed by the Buff defense is the fewest surrendered in a season opener since 1998, when CSU had 202 in a 42-14 CU win in what was the first series game played in Denver CSUs first nine plays all gained less than 5 yards (and just one of which gained 4); 36 of CSUs 58 plays went for fewer than 15 feet CSU ran just 15 plays in CU territory (for a net 44 yards) WR Scotty McKnight became CUs all-time leading receiver in style, catching his 168th career ball to pass Michael Westbrook (167, 1991-94) on a 27-yard touchdown pass from QB Tyler Hansen ILB Jon Major had a career-high 10 tackles, besting the four he had last year at Iowa State With four quarterback sacks, the Buffs extended their streak with a least one sack to 21 straight games Colorado sold about 33,500 of its allotted 37,000 tickets for the game; the crowd of 60,989 was the lowest of the 10 games in Denver (previous low was 65,701 in 2006).

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CALIFORNIA 52 COLORADO 7

G A ME

September 11, 2010 (Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, Calif.)

COLORADO............. 0 California ................ 14

0 17

7 0

0 21

Score

7 52
Time Qtr

BERKELEY, Calif. Kevin Riley threw four touchdown passes for California, which turned five Colorado turnovers into 31 points, as the Golden Bears provided a rude welcome to their future conference mates in the Buffaloes, scoring early and often in a 52-7 win. CU dropped to 1-1 on the season, while Cal improved to 2-0 and then appeared in the coaches poll at No. 24 the day following the win. The two are scheduled for a return game in Boulder on Sept. 10, 2011, but its unknown at present whether that game will be a non-conference game or a league tilt; CU is set join the Pacific-10 in either 2011 or 2012. So the Buffaloes will have to wait either one or two years for their revenge against Cal, which rolled to a 31-0 halftime lead and then poured it on late, including running a double reverse up by 31 with seven minutes left in the game. Poor field position helped dictate the tough start; after forcing Cal to punt after picking up three first downs, CU was pinned deep and a poor punt (38 yards) and long return (23) set the Bears up at the CU 19, the first of four straight possessions Cal started in CU territory. The Buff defense tried to hold, allowing two touchdowns and a field goal with a fourth down stop, but the Bears put 17 points into the books and the rout was on. Offensively, the offensive line could not contain Cal and thus put quarterback Tyler Hansen at risk early and often; he was sacked six times, threw three interceptions and lost a fumble. Combined with nine penalties, eight in the first half, the Buffs were behind the 8-ball from the start. Cal used its longest first-half drive72 yards on six playsto take a 24-0 lead on Shane Vereens 3-yard run with 10:29 left in the half. The Buffs actually dominated the games next 22:52 stretch, possessing the ball for 20:11, forcing the Bears into three straight three-and-outs while scoring their only points in the window, a 4-yard run on fourth down by Hansen late in the third quarter. Unfortunately for the Buffs, those matched what Cal had already scored in the span linebacker Mike Mohamed returned a Hansen interception 41 yards for the Bears final TD of the first half to account for the 31-0 intermission lead. The Bears closed the scoring with an 82-yard fumble return by senior cornerback Darian Hagan, Jr., the son of CUs former quarterback and current running backs coach, who scooped up the ball after Ryan Deehan lost possession. It was a punctuation mark for Cal. Riley hit Vereen with a 13-yard scoring pass, capping a meager 19-yard drive, for Cals first TD. He went on to complete 15-of-24 passes for 197 yards, doing most of his damage deep in CU territory which subsequently led to his throwing four scoring passes. Colorado actually held an edge in total offense, 179-168, through three quarters, but the Bears more than matched that total in the fourth quarter with 188 yards, the bulk coming on two touchdown drives. The big advantage for Cal came in return yardage, as the Bears held a 169-8 margin, those yards playing a huge role early in the field position game.

California Vereen 13 pass from Riley (Tavecchio kick) California Jones 4 pass from Riley (Tavecchio kick) California Tavecchio 31 FG California Vereen 3 run (Tavecchio kick) California Mohamed 41 interception return (Tavecchio kick) COLORADO Hansen 4 run (Goodman kick) California Allen 8 pass from Riley (Tavecchio kick) California Sofele 1 pass from Riley (Tavecchio kick) California Hagan 82 fumble return (Tavecchio kick)

0- 7 7:22 0-14 0:51 0-17 14:00 0-24 10:29 0-31 0:11 7-31 2:37 7-38 12:00 7-45 6:49 7-52 0:34

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Attendance: 55,440 Time: 3:07 Weather: 75 degrees, clear skies, 2-4 mph winds from the northwest

TEAM STATISTICS

COLORADO
17 8-18 (1-1) 42-75 166 34-18-3 241 8 6-40.2 2-2 9/75 2-5 32:15 15/C27 1-2 (7)

CALIFORNIA
18 4-11 (0-2) 36-159 197 24-15-0 356 169 4-48.2 2-0 6/54 6-41 27:45 12/Ca40 6-6 (38)

First Downs ..................................................................... Third Down Efficiency (Fourth) ................................... RushesNet Yards ........................................................ Passing Yards.................................................................. Passes (Att-Comp-Int).................................................... Total Offense................................................................... Return Yards ................................................................... Punts: No-Average.......................................................... Fumbles: No-Lost............................................................ Penalties/Yards............................................................... Quarterback SacksYards ........................................... Time of Possession ........................................................ Drives/Average Field Position ...................................... Red Zone: Scores-Attempts (Points) ...........................

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RushingColorado: Stewart 29-80, Patterson 1-9, Lockridge 1-minus 5, Hansen 11minus 9. California: Vereen 16-59, DeBoskie 4-31, Riley 5-24, Jones 1-23, Sofele 4-10, Yarnway 3-7, Allen 1-6, Tyndall 1-3, Sweeney 1-minus 4, PassingColorado: Hansen 34-18-3, 166, 0 td. California: Riley 24-15-0, 197, 4 td. ReceivingColorado: Deehan 4-51, Patterson 4-34, Clemons 3-36, McKnight 2-14, Jefferson 2-11, Cefalo 1-11, Walters 1-6, Bahr 1-3. California: Allen 5-57, Jones 4-86, Vereen 3-18, Ross 1-27, Stevens 1-8, Sofele 1-1. PuntingColorado: Grossnickle 6-40.2 (49 long, 0 In20, 1 TB). California: Anger 448.2 (66 long, 2 In20). Punt ReturnsColorado: Patterson 2-8. California: Ross 2-33. Kickoff Returns Colorado: Lockridge 6-133, Jaffee 2-37. California: Allen 1-17, Sofele 1-10. Tackle LeadersColorado: Perkins 6,511; Pericak 6,17; Polk 3,36; Sipili 4,1 5; Brown 3,14; J.Smith 3,14; Mahnke 3,03; Ahles 1,23; Rippy 1,23; Sandersfeld 2,02. California: Mohamed 5,914; Kendricks 5,712; Anthony 3,4 7; Holt 3,47; Jordan 3,25; Moncrease 3,14; Price 3,14; Hagan 1,34; Owusu 0,44. Quarterback SacksColorado: Pericak 1-4, West 1-1. California: Price 2-13, Kendricks 1.510; Jordan 1-9, Guyton 1-9, Owusu 0.5-0. InterceptionsColorado: none. California: Mohamed 1-41, Nnabuife 1-13, Williams 1-0. Passes Broken UpColorado: Brown, Major, J.Smith. California: Anthony, Cattouse, Coleman, Hagan, Holt.

GAME NOTES
CU officials sold out its tickets allotment (4,000) to the game, but plenty of other fans bought tickets from Cal for an estimated 7,500 Buffalo fans in attendance California took a 3-2 lead in the series; in the five games, the lead has never changed hands as the team that scored first went on to win The series resumed 28 years to the day after the last meeting (Sept. 11, 1982, when both teams debuted new head coaches: Bill McCartney for CU and Joe Kapp for Cal) The Buffs extended their streak with a least one sack to 22 straight games One bright spot for the Buffaloes was its offense in third-and-short situations: CU was 6-of-6 on 3rd-&-1 or 2, with TB Rodney Stewart rushing for the first down on all six occasions FTE Ryan Deehan finally caught his first pass of the year, or the game (12 drives), Californias starting field position was at its own 40; but the first seven drives, it was on average at the CU 49 UB Mat Bahr caught his first career pass since moving over from offensive tackle This was CUs 13th straight road loss, the ninth in a row on artificial turf; the last win in both situations was the same game, a 31-26 win at Texas Tech in 1997 For all its points, Cal only had three plays over 20 yards in length, two of those coming in the meaningless fourth quarter Cal didnt overtake Colorado in total offense for good until early in the fourth quarter; CU had wrestled the lead away late in the third, overcoming a first quarter where it gained minus-8 yards.

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COLORADO 31 HAWAII 13
September 18, 2010 (Folsom Field,Boulder)

G A ME

Hawaii .................... 7 COLORADO............. 0

3 0

3 17

0 14

Score

13 31
Time Qtr

BOULDER It was a classic tale of two halves, but Colorados dominance after intermission enabled the Buffaloes to cruise to a 31-13 win over the Hawaii Warriors. The first half belonged to the defense, the second half to the offense. Hawaii outgained CU 237-124 in the first half in building a 10-0 lead; but in the second half, CU had the edge in yards by 328-100 and points, 31-3. The defense begin the afternoon with a pair of first-half goal-line stands that limited UHs halftime lead to 10-0. The Warriors rushed 13 times for seven yards, with the 13 attempts tied for the second fewest against CU in its history (12 by Texas Tech in 2007 are the fewest). On their second play from scrimmage, the Warriors (1-2) showed what they intended to do, striking for an 80-yard Bryant Moniz to Kealoha Pilares completion. CU corner Jimmy Smith crossed the field to run down Pilares at the Buffs 3-yard line - and the Warriors went no further than the 2. After three runs gained nothing, a fumbled snap on fourth down recovered by CU safety Anthony Perkins preserved the goal line stand. Two series later - after CU began the offensive ineptness that would follow it to halftime - UH again had possession at the Buffs 3-yard line, this time taking advantage of a punt fumbled by Travon Patterson and recovered by Warriors linebacker Pookela Ahmad. But this UH possession at the CU 3 was no more effective than the first. After Moniz threw three incompletions, placekicker Scott Enos was wide right on a 20-yard field goal attempt. The upshot: on eight plays inside the Buffs 3-yard line, the Warriors gained one yard and missed a chip shot field goal attempt. The Buffs shook themselves awake in the second half and scored on their first two series on short touchdown runs (4 & 2 yards) by Rodney Stewart and the Warriors first possession (safety). CU mostly used the no-huddle, taking advantage of the altitude and perhaps UH being road weary at the tail end of a 13-day, roughly 11,000-mile trip. The Buffs rediscovering their running game was the second halfs biggest find. Stewart (22 carries, 106 yards, 2 TDs) and Lockridge (14-109) became the first two CU running backs to go over 100 yards in the same game since Chris Brown (127) and Bobby Purify (174) did it in 2002 against Iowa State. The Buffs rushed for 183 of their 252 yards - their largest total to date in 2010 - in the second half. Running backs coach Darian Hagan had planned on using Stewart and Lockridge in fairly equal amounts, but after Stewarts xxxxxxa was all Lockridge said he needed to record his first career 100-yard rushing game. In 2009, he carried 12 times for 53 yards last season - total. In addition to Stewarts heroics, CUs second-half point spree featured a pair of TD passes from Hansen to Clemons (73 yards) and to Scotty McKnight via Clemons (23 yards). A series after the Hansen-to-Clemons scoring play gave CU 24-13 lead, a Hansen pass intended for Clemons bounded off of his shoulder pads and caromed to McKnight, who made the catch, ran a couple of steps and dove into the end zone. Hansen finished the game with 200 yards passing (19 of 26) and the two TD tosses. He was not intercepted. Moniz was 27-of-41 for 330 yards and one TD. He was intercepted in the fourth quarter by nickel back Jonathan Hawkins, the fourth player CU has used at the position this season because of injuries.

Hawaii Pilares 7 pass from Moniz (Enos kick) Hawaii Enos 31 FG COLORADO Stewart 4 run (Goodman kick) COLORADO Safety, Perkins tackled Green in end zone COLORADO Stewart 2 run (Richardson pass from Hansen) Hawaii Enos 32 FG COLORADO Clemons 73 pass from Hansen (Goodman kick) COLORADO McKnight 23 pass from Hansen (Goodman kick) Attendance: 47,840 Time: 2:57 Weather: 55 degrees, overcast, 5 mph winds from the east

0- 7 0:50 0-10 0:00 7-10 11:28 9-10 10:33 17-10 7:09 17-13 2:03 24-13 9:24 31-13 3:12

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TEAM STATISTICS

COLORADO

HAWAII
13 3-11 (0-1) 13-7 330 42-27-1 337 -1 4-44.0 2-1 6/37 0-0 24:11 11/H30 3-5 (13)

First Downs ..................................................................... 26 Third Down Efficiency (Fourth) ................................... 10-14 (0-0) RushesNet Yards ........................................................ 52-252 Passing Yards.................................................................. 200 Passes (Att-Comp-Int).................................................... 26-19-0 Total Offense................................................................... 452 Return Yards ................................................................... -3 Punts: No-Average.......................................................... 4-36.5 Fumbles: No-Lost............................................................ 3-2 Penalties/Yards............................................................... 9/48 Quarterback SacksYards ........................................... 2-12 Time of Possession ........................................................ 35:49 Drives/Average Field Position ...................................... 10/C26 Red Zone: Scores-Attempts (Points) ........................... 2-2 (15)

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RushingColorado: Lockridge 14-109, Stewart 22-106, Torres 9-32, Hansen 5-21, Patterson 1-2, Team 1-minus 18. Hawaii: Dimude 1-9, Green 6-3, Moniz 6-minus 5. PassingColorado: Hansen 26-19-0, 200, 2 td. Hawaii: Moniz 41-27-1, 330, 1 td; Team 1-0-0, 0. ReceivingColorado: McKnight 6-65, Clemons 3-85, Deehan 3-32, Richardson 3-9, Stewart 2-9, Patterson 1-4, Cefalo 1-minus 4. Hawaii: Salas 9-94, Pilares 6-117, Pollard 6-67, Bradley 3-36, Green 3-16. PuntingColorado: Grossnickle 4-36.5 (45 long, 1 In20). Hawaii: Dunnachie 4-44.0 (61 long, 1 In20, 1 TB). Punt ReturnsColorado: Patterson 2-minus 3. Hawaii: Salas 1-minus 1. Kickoff Returns Colorado: Lockridge 2-44, Clemons 1-17. Hawaii: Sampson 3-49. Tackle LeadersColorado: Perkins 5,27; Polk 5,16; J.Smith 4,15; Ahles 4,0 4; Beatty 4,04; J.Hawkins 2,13; Major 1,23; Sipili 1,23; Mahnke 2,02; Hartigan 1,12; Brown 0,22. Hawaii: Paredes 11,516; Brown 6,28; Silva 6,1 7; Hardy-Tuliau 5,27; Davis 5,16; Torres 5,16; Walker 4,26. Quarterback SacksColorado: Beatty 1-10, Team 1-2. Hawaii: none. InterceptionsColorado: J.Hawkins 1-0. Hawaii: none. Passes Broken UpColorado: Brown, Major, J.Smith. Hawaii: Hardy-Tuliau, Ornellas.

GAME NOTES
CU evened the series with Hawaii at 1-1; it had been 31,305 days since they first played, but the two open the 2011 season against each other in Honolulu next Sept. 3 (just 350 days this time) The 55 degree temperature at kickoff was the coldest for a CU opener at Folsom Field since 1982 (Sept. 11), when it was 49 degrees in a 31-17 loss to California (rainfall, 15 mph winds); that game was Bill McCartneys first as Buff head coach Redshirt frosh CB Paul Vigo made his first career start, doing so as the nickel back; unfortunately, he was the third NB lost in as many games to an extensive injury The third quarter safety by Anthony Perkins was CUs first safety since Oct. 22, 2005 versus Kansas in Boulder CUs 252 yards rushing marked its first time the Buffs went over 200 since 2008 versus Kansas State (247) and its most since running for 257 against Nebraska in 2007 (both games in Boulder) Hawaii finished the game with 13 rushes for a net 7 yards (11-for-19 if excluding sacks). That is tied for the second fewest rushing plays against CU in its history (lowest: 12 by Texas Tech in 2007); the net 7 yards is the 10th lowest ever allowed by a CU team, the second fewest in the Dan Hawkins Era as Kansas had a net minus-8 last year The Buffs honored Alfred Williams at halftime, as he will become CUs fifth inductee into the College Football Hall of Fame this December (over 300 youngsters wearing replica #94 jerseys, Williams number at CU, lined a tunnel for him to the center of the field) This was the seventh comeback from 10-plus points down by the Buffs under Dan Hawkins.

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COLORADO 29 GEORGIA 27
October 2, 2010 (Folsom Field,Boulder)

G A ME

Georgia.................... 3 COLORADO............. 7

14 7

7 15

3 0

Score

27 29
Time Qtr

BOULDERJust as Georgia appeared ready to parlay a One Dawg Night that would be A.J. Greens superlative 2010 debut - into a last-minute win, Colorado linebackers B.J. Beatty and Jon Major stepped forward and changed the script. Beattys strip of quarterback Aaron Murray and Majors recovery with 1:55 remaining allowed the confident and steadily improving Buffaloes to leave Folsom Field with a 29-27 victory and head into their final Big 12 Conference season with a respectable 3-1 non-conference record, winning consecutive games for the first time since 2008. The Buffs took a good start - leading at one point 14-3 to a near heartstopping finish. With 1:55 to play, after kicker Aric Goodman just missed a 52-yard field goal attempt, CU clung to a two-point lead and watched UGA try to position itself for the win at the Buffs 27-yard line, where Beatty and Major made the game-securing play. Green, playing in his first game after a four-game NCAA suspension, didnt touch the ball for the first time until the second quarter, but when he did he nearly single-handedly turned the CU 11-point lead into a Georgia 10point advantage. His first touch of the season was a 40-yard gain on a flanker reverse. His second touch produced an acrobatic one-handed catch of a Murray pass for a 3-yard touchdown that pulled UGA to within four points (14-10). He then connected with Murray on a 39-yard score, giving UGA its first lead at 17-14. He then opened the second half with 50-yard pass play, putting the Bulldogs into scoring position, where they would take a 24-14 lead five minutes into the third quarter. But that catch was the last of the game, leaving with cramps and seeing limited action the rest of the way. The Buffs then sparked and would score a pair of touchdowns and a 2point conversion in a span of just over three minutes to turn the 24-14 deficit into a 29-24 lead. Keyed by an option play where Rodney Stewart ran through a huge hole and rambled for 65 yards to the UGA 8, Hansen scored on a 2-yard dive three plays later for a touchdown. The Buffs then lined up in a strange formation where Ryan Deehan is the center - but an eligible receiver - and most of his teammates, including Goodman, are split to the left of the formation. Cody Hawkins took the snap and threw to a wide open Deehan for an easy two points and CU was within 24-22. CUs next drive appeared to have ended with a 38-yard Goodman field goal, but he was roughed on the play and the Bulldogs were penalized 10 yards to the 11. Stewart scored on the next play, diving like a missile into the end zone at the pylon, and Goodmans PAT put CU back in front 29-24 with 4:39 left in the third quarter. The Buffs went on the offensive early with tailbacks Brian Lockridge (16 carries, 36 yards, 1 TD) and Stewart (19-149, 1 TD). Lockridge started, then Stewart then came on strong, catching three passes for 31 yards in addition to his rushing total. Hansen completed 13-of-20 passes for 158 yards and a touchdown, while also running 10 times for 51 yards and the score (eight rushes for 65 yards not counting two sacks). After Blair Walsh brought Georgia within two points at 29-27 with a 20-yard field goal with 12:30 left to play, CU responded by running almost 9 minutes off the clock, with its drive stalling at the UGA 35-yard line where Goodman just missed a 52-yard field goal attempt. With 3:37 remaining, the Bulldogs took over on their 35-yard line and pushed as far as the CU 27 before Beattys timely strip and Majors recovery snuffed them.

COLORADO Bahr 4 pass from Hansen (Goodman kick) Georgia Walsh 33 FG COLORADO Lockridge 1 (Goodman kick) Georgia Green 3 pass from Murray (Walsh kick) Georgia Green 39 pass from Murray (Walsh kick) Georgia Brown 8 pass from Murray (Walsh kick) COLORADO Hansen 2 run (Deehan pass from C.Hawkins) COLORADO Stewart 11 run (Goodman kick) Georgia Walsh 20 FG

7- 0 7- 3 14- 3 14-10 14-17 14-24 22-24 29-24 29-27

7:47 4:58 13:15 11:08 7:53 10:40 7:46 4:39 12:30

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Attendance: 52,855 Time: 3:32 Weather: 64 degrees, partly cloudy, 5 mph winds from the northwest

TEAM STATISTICS

COLORADO
18 7-15 (1-1) 47-235 158 20-13-1 393 13 4-40.5 1-0 3/21 3-17 34:00 11/C23 4-4 (29)

GEORGIA
20 5-12 (0-1) 32-188 221 27-16-1 409 38 3-46.3 3-1 5/48 2-14 26:00 11/G35 4-5 (20)

First Downs ..................................................................... Third Down Efficiency (Fourth) ................................... RushesNet Yards ........................................................ Passing Yards.................................................................. Passes (Att-Comp-Int).................................................... Total Offense................................................................... Return Yards ................................................................... Punts: No-Average.......................................................... Fumbles: No-Lost............................................................ Penalties/Yards............................................................... Quarterback SacksYards ........................................... Time of Possession ........................................................ Drives/Average Field Position ...................................... Red Zone: Scores-Attempts (Points) ...........................

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RushingColorado: Stewart 19-149, Hansen 10-51, Lockridge 16-36, Patterson 1-1, Team 1-minus 2. Georgia: King 12-100, Green 1-40, Ealey 1-15, Murray 7-13, Chapas 3-12, Thomas 7-11, Wooten 1-minus 3. PassingColorado: Hansen 20-13-1, 158, 1 td. Georgia: Murray 27-16-1, 221, 3 td. ReceivingColorado: Stewart 3-31, McKnight 2-21, Patterson 2-minus 1, Jefferson 146, Lockridge 1-35, Clemons 1-10, Walters 1-9, Bahr 1-4, Deehan 1-3. Georgia: Green 7-119, Charles 2-38, White 2-20, Chapas 1-12, King 1-11, Thomas 1-9, Brown 1-8, King 1-4. PuntingColorado: Grossnickle 4-40.5 (46 long, 1 In20). Georgia: Butler 3-46.3 (53 long, 0 In20). Punt ReturnsColorado: Patterson 1-13. Georgia: B.Smith 1-36, Gray 1-1. Kickoff Returns Colorado: Clemons 1-22, Patterson 1-18, Jaffee 1-16, Lockridge 110. Georgia: Boykin 2-97, Thomas 1-14. Tackle LeadersColorado: Brown 7,18; Major 4,48; Perkins 4,26; Sipili 4,2 6; Mahnke 2,46; Beatty 3,25; J.Smith 1,45; Ahles 2,24; Cunningham 3,03; Hartigan 3,03; Polk 2,13. Georgia: Dent 8,412; Houston 6,06; Hamilton 4,2 6; Rambo 5,05; Cuff 4,15; Commings 4,15; Dowtin 4,04. Quarterback SacksColorado: Hartigan 2-17, Sipili 1-0. Georgia: Houston 1-8, Dowtin 1-6. InterceptionsColorado: Brown 1-0. Georgia: Dowtin 1-1. Passes Broken UpColorado: Perkins, J.Smith. Georgia: Rambo, B.Smith.

GAME NOTES
UB Matt Bahr, a converted offensive tackle (last spring) scored his first career touchdown on CUs opening drive, the first points CU scored this year on its first possession TB Brian Lockridge made his third career start; the other two were on the road, boat at Kansas State (2007, 2009) CB Jalil Brown made his second interception of the season in the second quarter, the fifth of his career TB Rodney Stewart had the 10th 100-yard game of his career (19-149, 1 TD); he also converted on one 3rd-&-1 and one 4th-&-1, and is now 7-for-7 in such situations this season (and 18-of-20 in his career) CU extended its streak to 24 consecutive games with at least one sack The fourth quarter drive where CU missed a 52-yard field goal attempt was 15 plays for 45 yards (10-for-13 in plus territory), but consumed 8:53 off the clock Georgia averaged an astonishing 10.6 yards on first down plays (317 yards on 30 plays), but managed just 92 yards on 29 second/third down plays (3.2 per) CU was flagged for a season-low three penalties (two special teams, one on the defense); it was a team low since being called for two at Nebraska on Nov. 28, 2008 The Buffs rushed for 235 yards, and coupled with the 252 against Hawaii, for 200-plus yards in back-to-back games (after going 19 straight games under 200) for the first time since 2006 Dan Hawkins teams are now 40-1 in his career when rushing for 200 or more yards (8-1 at Colorado) The Buffs did not have a single forced fumble in their first three games, but had two tonight; DE Josh Hartigan had one in the third quarter when he sacked Aaron Murray, and OLB B.J. Beatty had the other with 1:55 left that may have saved the game.

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MISSOURI 26 COLORADO 0

GA M E

October 9, 2010 (Faurot Field, Columbia, Mo.)

COLORADO............. 0 Missouri................... 5

0 14

0 0

0 7

Score

0 26
Time Qtr

COLUMBIA, Mo. No. 24 Missouri administered one last win over Colorado before the Buffaloes bolt the Big 12 Conference next season for the Pac-12, handing CU a 26-0 defeat at Faurot Field in the league opener for both teams, the final such one for Colorado. Falling for the fifth consecutive time to Mizzou and losing its 14th straight regular season road game, the Buffs had a modest two-game win streak halted and dropped to 3-2, 0-1 in the Big 12. MU remained unbeaten (5-0, 1-0) and signed off in the series with a 41-31-3 advantage (8-7 in the Big 12). The Buffs struggled early on special teams and throughout the night offensively. In addition to Cody Hawkins replacing Tyler Hansen at quarterback, freshman Justin Castor was given a chance at placekicker in place of senior Aric Goodman, who missed a crucial 40-yard field goal attempt when MUs lead was only 5-0. Before they were victimized by their own special teams play, the Buffs were victimized by the Tigers. CU started its first two possessions at its own 2- and 1-yard lines, respectively, courtesy of punts by MUs Matt Grabner. The first possession ended in Zach Grossnickles partially blocked punt, and the Buffs ran only one play on its second series, which ended in a safety when Hansen was ruled to have intentionally grounded the ball from his own end zone though it appeared his was throwing to a spot but a receiver had run a wrong route. A similar play by Missouri later in the game was not ruled in a similar fashion. MU extended its lead to 5-0 with a Grant Ressel 47-yard field goal with 2:06 left in the first quarter. Toney Clemons gave the Buffs a spark, returning the kickoff 53 yards to the Tigers 44-yard line, and Hansen used the next six plays to march CU to the MU 23, but the drive stalled and Goodmans 40-yard field goal drifted wide left. Mizzou responded to CUs missed opportunity by driving 77 yards for its first touchdown. On fourth-and-4 at the MU 44, Trey Barrow took the direct snap on the fake, sprinted to his left and gained 26 yards to the CU 30. Two plays later, Blaine Gabbert hooked up with Jerrell Jackson for a 30yard score, pushing the Tigers in front 12-0. Still, CU hadnt succumbed. Jalil Brown gathered in a fumble forced by Chidera Uzo-Diribe at the MU 13-yard line, offering the Buffs another chance to wriggle back into the fight. But after the offense lost 19 yards on their first three plays, CU summoned Castor to attempt a 40-yard field goal, but Terrell Resonno blocked the low kick. Gabbert then marched Mizzou 97 yards in 17 plays, linking up with tight end Michael Egnew for a 10-yard scoring pass that sent the Tigers into halftime with a 19-0 lead. Opening the second half, the Buffs drove to the Tigers 40- and 37-yard lines on their first pair of second-half possessions, but penalties sabotaged both. By quarters end, Dan Hawkins decided a switch at quarterback might produce some late energy. Starting at the MU 48, Hawkins directed the final three plays of the quarter and moved the Buffs as far as the Tigers 17, where on fourth-and-7, CU was whistled for a delay of game, followed by Hawkins being sacked for an 8-yard loss to end that threat. Mizzou pulled Gabbert, who suffered a hip pointer, in favor of freshman James Franklin, who promptly drove the Tigers 70 yards to put MU up 260 with 9:24 to play. Just under 3 minutes later, Hawkins was intercepted by Edwards, who returned the pick 49 yards to CUs 32-yard line, where Ryan Miller ran him down. The Tigers attempted to score but the defense held. CU again drove deep into MU territory, in fact running 44 plays on the plus-side of the 50 in the game, but the Buffs couldnt convert on fourth down. Mizzou then ran out the clock and secured the win.

Missouri Safety, Hansen called for grounding in end zone Missouri Ressel 47 FG Missouri Jackson 30 pass from Gabbert (Ressel kick) Missouri Egnew 10 pass from Gabbert (Ressell kick) Missouri Egnew 7 pass from Franklin (Ressell kick) Attendance: 62,965 Time: 3:02 Weather: 81 degrees, clear skies, 8 mph winds from the south

0- 2 7:52 0- 5 2:06 0-12 10:40 0-19 0:58 0-26 9:24

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TEAM STATISTICS

COLORADO
18 7-17 (0-3) 26-61 250 46-31-1 311 18 5-32.2 1-0 8/46 2-8 32:38 12/C32 0-3 (0)

MISSOURI
18 6-15 (1-1) 32-119 226 33-20-1 345 54 5-44.4 1-1 2/17 4-24 27:22 12/M28 2-3 (14)

First Downs ..................................................................... Third Down Efficiency (Fourth) ................................... RushesNet Yards ........................................................ Passing Yards.................................................................. Passes (Att-Comp-Int).................................................... Total Offense................................................................... Return Yards ................................................................... Punts: No-Average.......................................................... Fumbles: No-Lost............................................................ Penalties/Yards............................................................... Quarterback SacksYards ........................................... Time of Possession ........................................................ Drives/Average Field Position ...................................... Red Zone: Scores-Attempts (Points) ...........................

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RushingColorado: Stewart 18-91, Patterson 2-minus 4, C.Hawkins 2-minus 11, Hansen 4-minus 15. Missouri: Franklin 4-37, Barrow 1-26, Murphy 2-15, Josey 5-14, Moore 5-13, Lawrence 6-9, Gabbert 6-6, Moe 1-1, Team 2-minus 2. PassingColorado: C.Hawkins 25-16-1, 133, 0 td; Hansen 21-15-0, 117, 0 td. Missouri: Gabbert 29-17-0, 191, 2 td; Franklin 4-3-1, 35, 1 td. ReceivingColorado: Clemons 6-48, Stewart 6-34, Patterson 6-30, McKnight 5-72, Walters 3-26, Jefferson 2-12, Richardson 1-17, Deehan 1-7, Cefalo 1-4. Missouri: Moe 7-85, Egnew 6-52, Kemp 4-38, Jackson 3-51. PuntingColorado: Grossnickle 4-35.0 (36 long, 2 In20), Team 1-21.0. Missouri: Grabner 4-43.2 (51 long, 1 In20), Barrow 1-49.0 (49 long. 1 In20). Punt ReturnsColorado: Patterson 2-9. Missouri: Gettis 1-5. Kickoff Returns Colorado: Clemons 3-105, Jefferson 1-26, Ahles 1-12. Missouri: Murphy 1-39, Gettis 1-5. Tackle LeadersColorado: Major 9,413; Sipili 4,48; Mahnke 3,58; Polk 5,27; Beatty 3,36; J.Smith 5,05; Perkins 3,25; Kasa 2,13; Hartigan 2,02; J.Hawkins 2,02; Uzo-Diribe 2,02; Pericak 1,12. Missouri: Harrison 9,211; Gooden 5,38; Gachkar 2,68; Edwards 5,27; Jackson 4,26; Resonno 4,26; Lambert 3,36; Gettis 4,15. Quarterback SacksColorado: Hartigan 1-5, Uzo-Diribe 1-3. Missouri: Hamilton 112, Edwards 1-8, Gooden 1-3, Lambert 1-1. InterceptionsColorado: Hartigan 1-2. Missouri: Edwards 1-49. Passes Broken UpColorado: Ahles, Beatty, Mahnke, Perkins. Missouri: Smith 2, Edwards, Gooden, Rutland, White.

GAME NOTES
One positive about the series likely coming to a close was the end of the annual week of reminiscing about CUs win in 1990, the infamous Fifth Down game where the Tigers failed to inform opponents about conditions of their terrible field (had CU brought the right shoes, it likely wins something like 45-7), and the Big 8 officials and Mizzou chain crew messed up the down count, but 20 years of Missouri followers playing the victim at least has now come to an end ... This was CUs fifth straight Big 12 opener against a ranked opponent PK Justin Castor saw his first career action (his first FGA was blocked); he was the sixth true freshman to play this year for CU; TB Quentin Hildreth also played for the first time in a Buff uniform (hes a redshirt frosh) QB Cody Hawkins saw his first action of the season at quarterback; hes played in every game as he is also the holder on special teams This was just the ninth time in CUs last 495 games that the Buffs were shutout; Missouri has administered the last two, and the only two, in CUs last 262 games dating back to 1988 All eight of CUs penalties were on the offense ... The Buffs came in tied for 11th in the nation in three-and-outs with 18, and forced Mizzou in that predicament on five occasions DE Josh Hartigan made his first career interception in the fourth quarter, the first by a Buff defensive lineman since 2007, when DT Curtis Cunningham snared one at Florida State The third quarter has been a strong suit for both teams in 2010, and while there were no points scored in the period, CU did own a 97-17 edge in total offense, holding MU some 109 yards under its average for the quarter (126.3) TB Rodney Stewart (18-91, 0 TD) moved into 20th all-time at CU in rushing yards, passing Byron White (1,864) and Bob Stransky (1,868) to crack the top 20. Stewart was stopped on 3rd-&-1 on CUs first drive after coming into the game 7-for-7 on 3rd&-1 and 4th-&-1 attempts (now 18-of-21 in his career). His 22-yard rush on 3rd-&-22 for a first down late in the first half improved CU to 9-of-92 on 3rd-&-20 or longer since 1993, a span in which the opponents is 4-of-93 in the same situations.

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BAYLOR 31 COLORADO 25
October 16, 2010 (Folsom Field, Boulder)

GA M E

Baylor...................... 0 COLORADO............. 6

10 9

11 0

10 10

Score

31 25
Time Qtr

BOULDERColorado had a second straight dramatic, nail-biting game at Folsom Field, but this time the Buffs were on the wrong end of a 31-25 score against the Baylor Bears. Two weeks earlier, CU bested Georgia 29-27 with a great defensive play. This time, it was one final shot in the end zone, Tyler Hansen to Toney Clemons, but it was not to be and Colorado fell to 3-3 (0-2 in the Big 12) on the season. Baylor, chasing its first postseason appearance since 1994, improved to 52 (2-1) and now is a win away from postseason eligibility. It was Robert Griffin III who made play after play after play against the Buffs, accounting for 371 yards 137 rushing and 234 passing. He was assisted by Jay Finleys 143 rushing yards on just 14 carries with two scores. After Hansen and receiver Scotty McKnight teamed for a 7-yard touchdown pass to draw the Buffs to 28-25 with 5:14 left, Griffin pushed the Bears 59 yards to position Aaron Jones for a 38-yard field goal to send Baylor ahead by six points, 31-25. With no timeouts and 1:54 remaining, Hansen took CU from its 29 to the Baylor 19, where on the games final play his pass for Clemons was batted down in the end zone. The Buffs and Bears traded turnovers to open the game, with Baylor safety Bryan Landor intercepting a Hansen pass to kill a promising 10-play CU drive at the Bears 39-yard line. Two plays after that pick, Finley had the ball stripped by Mike Sipili, allowing nickel back Pat Mahnke to recover. CU led 15-10 at halftime on a pair of touchdown runs (18, 6 yards) from Rodney Stewart (30 carries, 125 yards, two TDs) but failing both two-point conversions. CUs 6-0 lead lasted until Griffin and tight end Jerod Monk teamed for a 9yard scoring pass with 5:32 left before intermission, beginning a flurry of scoring before the half. CU retaliated with Stewarts 6-yard dive at the left pylon, capping an eight-play, 65-yard drive give CU a 12-7 advantage. Griffins first pass on the next series was tipped by defensive tackle Will Pericak and intercepted by Sipili at the Baylor 24. Aric Goodman capitalized by making a 45-yard field goal to go up 15-7, but Jones hit a 50yard field goal on the final play of the half to cut the Bears deficit to 15-10. The Bears continued the momentum in the second half and Jones hit a 25-yarder to pull Baylor to within 15-13. CU appeared poised to respond, but Will Jefferson double dipping at running back and receiver - fumbled into the end zone after a 23-yard gain. Finley then concluded a five-play, 80-yard drive with a 23-yard run up the middle and Griffin skirted left end for the two-point conversion run. Baylor led 21-15. Cornerback Jalil Brown recovered a Griffin fumble at the Baylor 21. But after gaining a first-and-goal at the 10, CU was forced to have Goodman kick his second field goal a 25-yarder trimming Baylors lead to 21-18. The Bears cruised 80 yards in just over 3 minutes and increased their advantage to 28-18 on a 14-yard run by Finley. CU responded with a drive to the Baylor 7, where on third-and-goal Hansen hit Scotty McKnight in the end zone, pulling CU within 28-25 with 5:14 to play. Griffin put the Bears in field goal position before CUs defense held strong and on fourth-and-17, Jones hit his final field goal (38 yards) to make it 31-25, setting up CUs final 2-minute drive.expired.

COLORADO Stewart 18 run (pass failed) Baylor Monk 9 pass from Griffin III (Jones kick) COLORADO Stewart 6 run (run failed) COLORADO Goodman 45 FG Baylor Jones 50 FG Baylor Jones 25 FG Baylor Finley 17 run (Griffin III run) COLORADO Goodman 25 FG Baylor Finley 14 run (Jones kick) COLORADO McKnight 7 pass from Hansen (Goodman kick) Baylor Jones 38 FG Attendance: 48,953 Time: 3:10 Weather: 63 degrees, clear skies, 7 mph winds from the east

6- 0 0:56 6- 7 5:32 12- 7 1:40 15- 7 0:57 15-10 0:00 15-13 10:18 15-21 4:15 18-21 12:58 18-28 9:54 25-28 5:14 25-31 2:00

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TEAM STATISTICS

COLORADO
25 9-15 (1-1) 49-192 207 28-21-1 399 4 3-44.7 3-1 4/28 0-0 36:36 11/C38 4-5 (22)

BAYLOR
29 3-7 (0-1) 35-309 234 27-22-1 543 34 0-0.0 4-2 9/71 2-17 23:24 11/B29 5-6 (28)

First Downs ..................................................................... Third Down Efficiency (Fourth) ................................... RushesNet Yards ........................................................ Passing Yards.................................................................. Passes (Att-Comp-Int).................................................... Total Offense................................................................... Return Yards ................................................................... Punts: No-Average.......................................................... Fumbles: No-Lost............................................................ Penalties/Yards............................................................... Quarterback SacksYards ........................................... Time of Possession ........................................................ Drives/Average Field Position ...................................... Red Zone: Scores-Attempts (Points) ...........................

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RushingColorado: Stewart 30-125, Jefferson 4-36, Clemons 1-19, Richardson 3-17, Patterson 2-4, Hansen 9-minus 9. Baylor: Finley 14-143, Griffin 15-137, Wright 2-19, Salubi 1-5, Ganaway 3-5. PassingColorado: Hansen 28-21-1, 207, 1 td. Baylor: Griffin 27-22-1, 234, 1 td. ReceivingColorado: Deehan 7-70, McKnight 5-38, Richardson 2-27, Clemons 2-15, Stewart 2-8, Patterson 1-35, Jefferson 1-8, Walters 1-6. Baylor: Reese 9-88, Wright 786, Sampson 2-20, Taylor 1-15, Jones 1-14, Monk 1-9, Williams 1-2. PuntingColorado: Grossnickle 3-44.7 (48 long, 0 In20, 1 TB). Baylor: none. Punt ReturnsColorado: none. Baylor: Buerk 2-2. Kickoff Returns Colorado: Clemons 2-47, Jaffee 1-43, Patterson 1-29. Baylor: Williams 3-65, Sampson 2-55. Tackle LeadersColorado: Bell 7,29; Sipili 4,59; Major 3,69; Polk 5,27; J.Smith 6,06; Ahles 3,14; Olatoye 3,14; Mahnke 2,24; J.Hawkins 1,23; Brown 2,02; Cunningham 1,12; Kasa 1,12; Pericak 1,12. Baylor: Francis 8,311; Taylor 7,18; Jean-Baptiste 6,17; Landor 5,27; Atchison 6,06; Casey 6,06; Johnson 4,26. Quarterback SacksColorado: none. Baylor: McAllister 1-9, Taylor 1-8. InterceptionsColorado: Sipili 1-4. Baylor: Lander 1-32. Passes Broken UpColorado: Mahnke, Pericak. Baylor: Casey.

GAME NOTES
Colorados 6-0 edge after the first quarter stopped a streak of 12 straight quarters that Baylor had scored in WR/TB Will Jeffersons first collegiate rush (2nd Qtr) went for 10 yards and a first down ILB Michael Sipili made his first career interception late in the second quarter TE Ryan Deehan had career highs in catches (7) and yards (70) PK Aric Goodman (2-2 FG) made two field goals in the same game since last years Texas A&M contest in Boulder (10 games ago); he made his first kick of the year and missed the next three until his two makes tonight to improve to 3-for-6 in 2010 Baylor ran 35 first down plays before losing yardage on its 36th and final one of the evening (only three of the 35 gained zero, meaning 32 plus plays) CUs streak of 25 straight games with a quarterback sack came to an end Nine players earned first downs for CU, five of whom earned at least one both rushing and receiving Baylor scored 11 points in the third quarter; CU had allowed just 10 in the period in the first five games Play was stopped for six times for reviews; all were upheld CU possessed the ball for a season high 36:36, doing so for at least eight minutes in each quarter (11:33 in the first) The Buffs were tied for second in the nation coming into this game allowing just one rushing TD, but Baylor scored two Baylor gained its most yards (543) in the 16-game history of the series (CUs 399 was only its eighth most); the 942 combined yards was a series high, eclipsing the 915 in the 2007 game Baylor was the first team not to punt against the Buffs in 27 years; the last team not to was Nebraska in 1983 DB Jered Bell made his first career start, subbing for the injured Anthony Perkins at strong safety; Bell was the first true freshman to make a start for CU in 2010.

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TEXAS TECH 27 COLORADO 24

October 23, 2010 (Folsom Field, Boulder)

GA M E

Texas Tech .............. 0 COLORADO............. 7

7 3

7 14

13 0

Score

27 24
Time Qtr

BOULDERTexas Tech rallied from an early fourth quarter 10-point deficit and to defeat Colorado, 27-24, extending the Buffaloes losing streak to three straight games. After a 3-1 start, CU is 3-4 overall and winless (0-3) in their final season of Big 12 Conference play. The Red Raiders improved to 4-3, 2-3 in the league. The Buffs were on the verge of knocking out the Red Raiders, holding a 2414 lead late in the third quarter. But Tech would take advantage of a pair of miscues by the Buffs special teams. One was a missed 35-yard field goal by Aric Goodman, the other a 29-yard punt by Zach Grossnickle. The Red Raiders scored their tying touchdown after Goodmans miss and kicked the winning field goal after Grossnickles punt. From 5:50 of the second quarter through the end of the game, CUs offense was directed by Cody Hawkins, who filled in for Tyler Hansen after the Buffs starter suffered what would eventually determined to be a ruptured spleen. Hawkins provided a spark in the passing game the Buffs pass offense out-gained the Red Raiders, 336-286, but Tech outrushed CU 14428, holding CU to more nearly 130 yards under its average. The Buffs used a 45-yard punt return by Travon Patterson to set up their first touchdown, a 1-yard sneak by Hansen, giving CU a 7-0 lead that held until just after the midway point of the second quarter, when Tech tied on a 1-yard dive by Aaron Crawford. After Hansen went down, Hawkins pushed the Buffs from their 19 to the Red Raiders 6-yard line. On 4th-and-5, Goodman hit a 23-yard field goal to put CU ahead 10-7 at halftime. Hawkins then opened the second half and engineered an 11-play, 80-yard drive for a score that culminated in an acrobatic 3-yard grab by Paul Richardson to put CU up 17-7. But Tech answered with a Taylor Potts 15-yard scoring toss to Alex Torres, culminating a 93-yard drive that narrowed the Buffs advantage to three (17-14) with 8:43 left in the third quarter. Hawkins and Richardson then teamed for a 60-yard TD and CU again went ahead by 10 (24-14). Richardson became only CU true freshman to catch a pair of TD passes in the same game. The Red Raiders opened the fourth quarter with a 40-yard field goal by Matt Williams that cut the Buffs advantage to 24-17. CU got a break when Grossnickles 45-yard rugby style punt hit Blake Kelley and was recovered by Arthur Jaffee, but CU advanced only as far as the Tech 18, where Goodman was wide right by inches on a 35-yard field goal attempt. After that miss, Potts pushed his offense 80 yards in just seven plays and hit receiver Lyle Leong in the end zone, tying the game at 24-24 with 10:54 remaining. The Buffs went three-and-out on their next series. CU couldnt force the Red Raiders to do the same, but Jalil Brown ended the drive by intercepting Potts in the end zone. CU took over at its 20 yard line with 5:56 left. But in addition to suffering another three-and-out, Grossnickles rugby punt covered only 29 yards and gave Tech the ball at its own 47-yard line with 4:26 left. The Red Raiders stalled but Williams saved the drive - and ultimately the game - with his 36-yard field goal, giving the Red Raiders their first lead (2724) with 2:08 to play. Once again, CU assumed possession at its 20, but turned the ball over on downs with 1:44 left. The Buffs did get the ball back with 16 seconds left, but couldnt get into field goal position.

COLORADO Hansen 1 run (Goodman kick) 7- 0 4:48 Texas Tech Crawford 1 run (Williams kick) 7- 7 6:10 COLORADO Goodman 23 FG 10- 7 0:12 COLORADO Richardson 3 pass from Hawkins (Goodman kick) 17- 7 10:32 Texas Tech Torres 15 pass from Potts (Williams kick) 17-14 8:43 COLORADO Richardson 60 pass from Hawkins (Goodman kick) 24-14 4:43 Texas Tech Williams 40 FG 24-17 14:55 Texas Tech Leong 7 pass from Taylor Potts (Williams kick) 24-24 10:54 Texas Tech Williams 36 FG 24-27 2:08 Attendance: 47,665 Time: 3:16 Weather: 59 degrees, mostly cloudy skies, 9 mph winds from the east

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TEAM STATISTICS

COLORADO
20 9-21 (1-2) 32-28 336 53-31-0 364 53 7-38.9 2-0 7/44 2-12 30:53 14/C29 3-4 (17)

TEXAS TECH
23 5-15 (1-2) 37-144 286 38-24-1 430 7 5-46.2 1-1 5/42 2-15 29:07 13/TT27 5-6 (27)

First Downs ..................................................................... Third Down Efficiency (Fourth) ................................... RushesNet Yards ........................................................ Passing Yards.................................................................. Passes (Att-Comp-Int).................................................... Total Offense................................................................... Return Yards ................................................................... Punts: No-Average.......................................................... Fumbles: No-Lost............................................................ Penalties/Yards............................................................... Quarterback SacksYards ........................................... Time of Possession ........................................................ Drives/Average Field Position ...................................... Red Zone: Scores-Attempts (Points) ...........................

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RushingColorado: Stewart 20-34, Jefferson 4-11, Hansen 4-0, Patterson 1-minus 3, C.Hawkins 1-minus 7, Richardson 2--minus 7. Texas Tech: Stephens 15-94, Batch 1360, McRoy 2-13, Crawford 1-1, Jeffers 1-minus 4, Potts 2-minus 12, Team 3-minus 8. PassingColorado: C.Hawkins 43-22-0, 274, 2 td; Hansen 10-9-0, 62, 0 td. Texas Tech: Potts 38-24-1, 286, 2 td. ReceivingColorado: Clemons 8-98, McKnight 5-50, Richardson 4-79, Jefferson 446, Patterson 4-minus 5, Deehan 2-27, Stewart 2-21, Espinoza 1-13, Walters 1-6, C.Hawkins 0-7, Adkins 0-minus 6. Texas Tech: Torres 6-133, Lewis 6-84, Leong 5-32, Zouzalik 3-19, Swindall 3-17, Moore 1-1. PuntingColorado: Grossnickle 7-38.9 (51 long, 0 In20). Texas Tech: Carona 1-57.0; Lacour 4-43.5 (46 long, 0 In20). Punt ReturnsColorado: Patterson 3-53. Texas Tech: Lewis 2-9, Kelley 1-minus 2. Kickoff ReturnsColorado: Clemons 1-21, Patterson 1-19. Texas Tech: Stephens 350, Jeffers 1-13. Tackle LeadersColorado: T.Smith 4,1115; Major 6,612; Sipili 5,611; Polk 5,3 8; Nobriga 3,58; J.Smith 3,47; J.Hawkins 4,26; Ahles 3,03; Webb 2,13; Brown 0,33; Kasa 2,02; Pericak 2,02. Texas Tech: Bird 9,211; Davis 9,110; Dewhurst 7,29; Phillips 6,06; Johnson 6,06; Sonier 4,04; Duncan 3,14; Graves 3,03. Quarterback SacksColorado: T.Smith 1-6, Uzo-Diribe -4, Webb -2. Texas Tech: Graves 2-15. InterceptionsColorado: Brown 1-0. Texas Tech: none. Passes Broken UpColorado: Brown. Texas Tech: Phillips 2.

GAME NOTES
The series for the time being concludes at 5-5; the home team won the first eight games, with the road team breaking through for the final two (each is 4-1 at home and 1-4 on the road) The first quarter took all of 32 minutes to play (and that included 5 of commercial breaks) Travon Pattersons 43-yard punt return in the first quarter was the longest CU punt return since Josh Smith had a 51-yarder vs. Eastern Washington on Sept. 6, 2008 P Zach Grossnickle had his first collegiate punt for 50 or more yards (51-yarder in fourth quarter) Tech rushed for 144 yards after CU had held it under 100 the last four games in the series (91, 91, 31, 39) Ten different Buffs had a hand in earning the teams 20 first downs QB Tyler Hansen piloted the offense for 26 plays (for 80 yards) prior to leaving the game with a rib injury in the second quarter; QB Cody Hawkins directed 59 plays for 284 yards Tech averaged 6.9 yards on first down, well below the 10-plus both Georgia and Baylor had averaged in CUs last two home games; three plays accounted for 107 of its 233 first down yards The Buffs are 0-3 in Big 12 Conference play for the first time in the 15 year history of the league, and dropped their first three league games since opening 0-4 in the Big Eight in 1983 TTU scored one touchdown rushing, just the fourth allowed on the ground this season; the Buffs were among the national leaders in fewest rushing TDs allowed (tied for fifth going in) Colorado came in ranked fourth in the nation in time of possession (33:59), and promptly came out and held the ball for 20:03 in the first half (10:21 in the first quarter). The Buffs have held the time advantage in all seven games this season, though Tech made it closer today than in any of the seven, as TTU had it for 19:26 in the second half Mainly due to injuries, three players started for the first time, all on defense: DE Nick Kasa, SS Terrel Smith and CB Jonathan Hawkins (at the nickel position).; OT Bryce Givens also made his first start of the season at right tackle.

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OKLAHOMA 43 COLORADO 10

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October 30, 2010 (Memorial Stadium, Norman, Okla.)

COLORADO............. 0 Oklahoma................ 3

3 26

7 14

0 0

Score

10 43
Time Qtr

NORMAN, Okla. Landry Jones threw for 453 yards and four touchdowns and No. 11 Oklahoma used a 26-point second quarter to break open the game as the Sooners defeated Colorado, 43-10. The Buffs lost their fourth consecutive game, dropping two games below .500 (3-5) and still in search of its first Big 12 win (0-4). Oklahoma (7-1, 31) bounced back from a 36-27 loss to Missouri and received record-setting performances on offense. Ryan Broyles, who caught nine of Jones passes for a single-game school record 208 yards and three touchdowns was one such performance. Another was Jones 453 passing yards, third-most allowed by CU, and when coupled with backup Drew Allens total, OU wound up with both a school record as well as the second-highest number of passing yards (488) ever yielded by the Buffs. Jones kept hitting Broyles and tailback DeMarco Murray (10 catches, 73 yards) on quick out patters in the Sooners hurry up offense and OU finished with 635 yards, tied for the seventh most ever allowed by the Buffs and the highest since 1984. CU countered with just 263 yards, struggling most of the night against a tough Sooner defense which allowed CU to gain yardage on only 32 of 68 plays. The Buffs defense made things relatively difficult for awhile, limiting the Sooners to a first-quarter field goal and another short three-pointer by Jimmy Stevens - his first kick traveled 33 yards, his second 26 - on the first play of the second quarter. CU trailed only 6-0 with 14:57 remaining until intermission, but at that point, OUs no-huddle pace appeared to be wearing on CU. The second quarter signaled a slow slide into the abyss for the Buffs. After holding Cody Hawkins (17-of-44, 187 yards, one TD) and the Buff offense to their third consecutive three-and-out, Jones pushed the Sooners 79 yards in eight plays, the last of which was a 16-yard touchdown pass to Broyles to put OU up 13-0. CU managed a 40-yard field goal by Aric Goodman to cut its deficit to 133, but in the first halfs final 7:46, OU scored 16 points and was comfortably ahead 29-3 at the break. Jones and the speedy Broyles teamed for an 81yard scoring play - career long TD plays for both - to send the Sooners ahead 20-3. The halfs last 2 minutes were particularly painful for the Buffs, who were forced into another three-and-out and had to punt from their end zone. Javon Harris blocked Zach Grossnickles rugby punt for a safety, making the score 22-3 and after the free kick, giving Jones and his offense the ball back at the CU 48 with 1:22 left in the half. Jones needed 61 seconds to cover that distance, ultimately throwing a 7-yard scoring pass to tight end James Hannah for the Sooners 26-point halftime cushion. OU opened fast in the third quarter, scoring on its first possession on a 64yard Jones-to-Broyles pass to make it 36-3. CU answered right back with a 49-yard Cody Hawkins-to-Scotty McKnight pass to cut into the lead at 3610, giving the appearance the second half might become a shootout to mimic the 30th anniversary of the 1980 game in Boulder, which OU won, 82-42. But after swapping scoreless possessions, the Sooners went on an 11-play, 96-yard drive and scored what would be the games final points on DeMarco Murrays 5-yard run with just over five minutes left in the quarter.

Oklahoma Stevens 33 FG 0- 3 Oklahoma Stevens 26 FG 0- 6 Oklahoma Broyles 16 pass from Jones (Stevens kick) 0-13 COLORADO Goodman 40 FG 3-13 Oklahoma Broyles 81 pass from Jones (Stevens kick) 3-20 Oklahoma Safety, punt blocked out of end zone 3-22 Oklahoma Hanna 7 pass from Jones (Stevens kick) 3-29 Oklahoma Broyles 64 pass from Jones (Stevens kick) 3-36 COLORADO McKnight 49 pass from Hawkins (Goodman kick) 10-36 Oklahoma Murray 5 run (Stevens kick) 10-43 Attendance: 84,173 Time: 3:30 Weather: 70 degrees, clear skies, 7 mph winds from the southeast

6:08 14:57 11:11 7:50 6:54 1:27 0:21 14:10 12:43 5:06

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TEAM STATISTICS

COLORADO
12 6-19 (0-1) 24-76 187 44-17-0 263 -2 10-38.1 0-0 5/36 1-6 27:05 14/C25 0-0 (0)

OKLAHOMA
31 8-17 (1-2) 44-147 488 49-34-0 635 14 4-41.0 0-0 2/15 1-14 32:55 14/O26 5-6 (27)

First Downs ..................................................................... Third Down Efficiency (Fourth) ................................... RushesNet Yards ........................................................ Passing Yards.................................................................. Passes (Att-Comp-Int).................................................... Total Offense................................................................... Return Yards ................................................................... Punts: No-Average.......................................................... Fumbles: No-Lost............................................................ Penalties/Yards............................................................... Quarterback SacksYards ........................................... Time of Possession ........................................................ Drives/Average Field Position ...................................... Red Zone: Scores-Attempts (Points) ...........................

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RushingColorado: Stewart 19-85, Jefferson 4-5, C.Hawkins 1-minus 14. Oklahoma: Finch 10-59, Murray 11-40, Clay 12-38, Millard 4-18, Jones 2-4, Musil 1-0, Calhoun 2-0, Allen 1-minus 6, Team 1-minus 6. PassingColorado: C.Hawkins 44-17-0, 187, 1 td. Oklahoma: Jones 46-32-0, 453, 4 td; Allen 3-2-0, 35, 0 td. ReceivingColorado: McKnight 5-84, Clemons 4-27, Richardson 2-28, Jefferson 220, Stewart 2-9, Patterson 1-12, Deehan 1-7. Oklahoma: Murray 10-73, Broyles 9-208, Franks 4-55, Finch 4-30, Ratterree 3-89, Caleb 1-11, Stills 1-8, Hanna 1-7, Kenney 1-7. PuntingColorado: Grossnickle 9-42.3 (52 long, 2 In20, 1 blk); Team 1-0. Oklahoma: Way 5-42.0 (46 long, 2 In20). Punt ReturnsColorado: Clemons 1-minus 1, Patterson 1-minus 1. Oklahoma: Harris 1-11, Broyles 2-3. Kickoff ReturnsColorado: Patterson 4-74, Clemons 2-43, Jaffee 2-28. Oklahoma: Murray 1-21, Broyles 1-16. Tackle LeadersColorado: J.Smith 10,212; Sipili 8,412; Brown 6,28; T.Smith 5,38; Polk 4,48; Webb 5,16; Cunningham 4,15; Pericak 4,15; Nobriga 2,3 5; Kasa 3,14; West 3,14; Mahnke 3,03. Oklahoma: Nelson 4,59; Lewis 4,37; Fleming 5,16; Hurst 3,14; Beal 2,13; Colvin 2,13; Nelson 2,02; Winchester 2,02. Quarterback SacksColorado: Sipili -3; West -3. Oklahoma: Fleming 1-14. InterceptionsColorado: none. Oklahoma: none. Passes Broken UpColorado: Ahles, J.Smith. Oklahoma: Fleming 3, Hurst 2, Alexander, Beal, Colvin, Harris, Lewis, Nelson.

GAME NOTES
The kickoff time of 8:21 p.m. (local) marked the fifth latest in Colorado history With no future games scheduled, the Colorado-Oklahoma series stalls at 59 games, with OU ahead 40-17-2 (though CU held the edge by 9-6-1 over the last 16) CU dropped to 0-2 against ranked opponents in 2010 DE Forrest West, ILB Derrick Webb and ILB Liloa Nobriga (at nickel) made their first career starts to up the number to 20 players who have done so this season S Travis Sandersfeld played for the first time since suffered a fractured bone in his ankle Sept. 11 at California The teams combined for 17 yards on 13 rushes in the first quarter (and the number was not deflated due to sacks) P Zach Grossnickle had his career long punt (52 yards) as well as a career-high nine punts; a 10th was blocked for the safety This marked the first time in 2010 that the opponent possessed the ball longer than the Buffs (OU: 32:55) Oklahomas 488 yards passing were the second most ever against Colorado; Fresno State had 523 in the 93 Aloha Bowl The Sooners 635 total yards tied for the seventh most against a CU team; of the eight top efforts, OU has recorded five of those (it was the most yards allowed by CU since Missouri had 639 in 1984 in Columbia) OU converted twice on 3rd-&-11 or more, the first team to do so against the Buffs this year (opponents were 0-of-10 coming in) Colorado went a second straight game without committing a turnover (OU had none as well) Hawkins 49-yard TD pass to McKnight tied the pair for the most touchdown passes by a duo in CU history, as they matched Koy Detmer-to-Rae Carruth, who teamed for 12 between 1992-96. That was the 199th reception of McKnights career; he ended the game with 201, the first Buff to ever reach the 200 plateau.

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November 6, 2010 (Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, Kan.)

COLORADO............. 14 Kansas ..................... 7

21 3

3 7

7 35

Score

45 52
Time Qtr

LAWRENCE, Kan. James Sims scored four second half touchdowns as the Kansas Jayhawks put 35 unanswered points on the scoreboard in the final 11:04 to overcome a 28-point deficit that Colorado built through three quarters and the first play of the fourth to defeat the Buffaloes, 52-45. The comeback was the biggest in Kansas history, and the second largest in NCAA history in the fourth quarter, while also marking the biggest lead a CU team had ever surrendered. In the process, CUs road losing streak was extended to 16 games. The Buffs took the opening kickoff and marched 80 yards in 12 plays, capped by a Rodney Stewart seven yard run to open up with a 7-0 lead. Kansas responded with a 13-play, 56-yard drive in which it reached as close as the CU 1-yard line, but the CU defense held the Jayhawks to a field goal to maintain the lead at 7-3. The Buffs then scored on their next two drives to go up 21-3 with a pair of Cody Hawkins-to-Paul Richardson touchdown passes, the first from 62-yards and second from 4-yards. The two drives encompassed 151 yards. The next three drives in the second quarter then ended with interceptions as KUs Quinn Mecham was picked off by Terrel Smith and then Travis Sandersfeld, and those two sandwiched a Hawkins interception by Isaiah Barfield. Sandersfelds pick gave the Buffs the ball 51 yards from pay dirt and Stewart took over, rushing for 50 yards on the drive and getting his second touchdown of the game that took the clock inside two minutes. Those final two minutes saw two more scores, one for each team. Kansas offense began to come alive, driving 82 yards as Mecham hit D.J. Beshears with less than a minute remaining. Colorado then used an effective twominute drill to score on the halfs final play as Hawkins found freshman DaVaughn Thornton, the tight ends first career catch, giving CU a 35-10 advantage at the break. The Buffs forced KU to punt on the opening drive and then CU drove in close enough for Aric Goodman to hit a 38-yard field goal, Buffs up 38-10. Kansas would then score on their remaining six possessions, the first one saw James Sims score with about three minutes left in the third quarter. Colorado took the next drive and Stewart scored his third touchdown, running for 49 yards on the drive to put CU up 45-17 on the first play of the fourth quarter. Sims capped a 69-yard drive with his second touchdown to pull KU within 4524. Kansas then was awarded a controversial on-sides kick and used that momentum to make the score 45-31 just four plays later when Mecham hit Jonathan Wilson on a 38-yard bomb. Later in the week, Big 12 officials informed CU that they had blown the call. The Buffs then tried to run some time off the clock, but on the drives fifth play, Toney Clemons fumbled 12 yards behind the line of scrimmage on a reverse and Tyler Patmon picked it up and ran the remaining 28 yards for a touchdown and KU was within one score at 45-38. Patmon then came up big again on the next drive for KU, intercepting Hawkins on the drives second play and two minutes later Sims tied the game with his third touchdown. Kansas held Colorado to a three-and-out on the next drive and took control back with 2:49 remaining in the game. Sims scored his fourth touchdown on a 28-yard run to give KU its first lead at 52-45 with just 52 ticks left on the clock. The Buffs then drove all the way to the Kansas 7-yard line in the games final seconds and Hawkins threw what appeared to be the game-tying touchdown to Richardson with just two seconds left, but the play was called incomplete. Hawkins looked to Richardson again on the final play, but was knocked down and the pass fell incomplete. Overlooked in the loss were stellar performances from several Buffs. Hawkins finished 29-of-44 for 322 yards and three touchdowns, while Stewart ran for a career-high 175 yards and three scores, averaging 6.5 yards per rush on his 27 carries. Richardson tied the CU record with 11 receptions for 141 yards and two scores, tying the overall school record for the most catches in a game and setting the mark for most receiving yards in a game by a true frosh.

COLORADO Stewart 7 run (Goodman kick) 7- 0 9:22 Kansas Branstetter 23 FG 7- 3 4:02 COLORADO Richardson 62 pass from Hawkins (Goodman kick) 14- 3 1:25 COLORADO Richardson 4 pass from Hawkins (Goodman kick) 21- 3 9:35 COLORADO Stewart 1 run (Goodman kick) 28- 3 2:05 Kansas Beshears 19 pass from Mecham (Branstetter kick) 28-10 0:49 COLORADO Thornton 12 pass from Hawkins (Goodman kick) 35-10 0:03 COLORADO Goodman 38 FG 38-10 9:57 Kansas Sims 1 run (Branstetter kick) 38-17 3:16 COLORADO Stewart 8 run (Goodman kick) 45-17 14:52 Kansas Sims 13 run (Branstetter kick) 45-24 11:05 Kansas Wilson 38 pass from Mecham (Branstetter kick) 45-31 9:26 Kansas Patmon 28 fumble recovery (Branstetter kick) 45-38 7:12 Kansas Sims 6 run (Branstetter kick) 45-45 4:30 Kansas Sims 28 run (Branstetter kick) 45-52 0:52 Attendance: 40,851 Time: 3:19 Weather: 59 degrees, clear skies, 12 mph winds from the southwest

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TEAM STATISTICS

COLORADO
31 5-11 (3-3) 31-142 322 44-29-2 464 16 1-31.0 2-1 6/50 2-10 30:09 12/C31 5-6 (35)

KANSAS
27 11-16 (1-1) 44-201 252 28-23-2 453 35 2-30.5 0-0 11/124 1-13 29:51 11/O35 5-5 (31)

First Downs ..................................................................... Third Down Efficiency (Fourth) ................................... RushesNet Yards ........................................................ Passing Yards.................................................................. Passes (Att-Comp-Int).................................................... Total Offense................................................................... Return Yards ................................................................... Punts: No-Average.......................................................... Fumbles: No-Lost............................................................ Penalties/Yards............................................................... Quarterback SacksYards ........................................... Time of Possession ........................................................ Drives/Average Field Position ...................................... Red Zone: Scores-Attempts (Points) ...........................

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RushingColorado: Stewart 27-175, Bakhtiari 0-7, Richardson 1-minus 3, Clemons 1minus 12, C.Hawkins 1-minus 13, Team 1-minus 12. Kansas: Sims 20-123, Sands 7-35, Mecham 6-20, Beshears 7-19, Quigley 4-4. PassingColorado: C.Hawkins 44-29-2, 322, 3 td. Kansas: Mecham 28-23-2, 252, 2 td. ReceivingColorado: Richardson 11-141, Clemons 6-27, McKnight 4-59, Stewart 3-44, Deehan 3-24, Walters 1-15, Thornton 1-12. Kansas: Patterson 8-75, Wilson 5-80, Sims 4-22, Biere 2-26, Sands 2-14, Beshears 1-19, McDougald 1-16. PuntingColorado: Grossnickle 1-31.0 (31 long, 0 In20). Kansas: Rojas 2-30.5 (35 long, 0 In20). Punt ReturnsColorado: none. Kansas: none. Kickoff ReturnsColorado: Jaffee 3-51, Jefferson 1-25. Kansas: Beshears 5-111, Hunt 1-9, Martinovich 1-5, McNulty 1-1. Tackle LeadersColorado: Nobriga 8,311; Sipili 4,59; T.Smith 4,59; Polk 3,5 8; Beatty 4,37; Sandersfeld 1,67; J.Smith 4,26; Pericak 5,05; Webb 2,24; Cunningham 2,13; Olatoye 1,23. Kansas: Harris 8,311; Springer 4,48; Johnson 4,26; Barfield 4,15; Patmon 4,15; Rubles 4,15; Brown 3,25; Smith 2,35; Kande 1,45. Quarterback SacksColorado: Beatty 2-10. Kansas: Laptad 1-13. InterceptionsColorado: Sandersfeld 1-16, T.Smith 1-0. Kansas: Barfield 1-7, Patmon 1-0. Passes Broken UpColorado: Nobriga, Polk. Kansas: Patmon 3, Smith 1.

GAME NOTES
DE Chidera Uzo-Diribe made his first career start; PK Justin Castor got in for his first plays (four kickoffs) since his only previous play (FGA at Missouri) . CB Terrel Smith made his first career interception in the second quarter (the first true freshman to do so since Curtis Cunningham had one vs. Florida State in Jacksonville in 2008) S Travis Sandersfeld had his second career interception (other was in season opener vs. CSU); he returned it 16 yardsCUs first nine of the year were returned for a combined 15 yards TE DaVaughn Thornton had the receiver version of the double-double: his first career catch late in the first half (12 yards) went for a touchdown ... The second quarter interception ended a streak of 10 straight quarters in school history without a turnover, tying the school mark (third time its been done) Kansas was 11-of-16 on third down, the first team to convert over 50 percent on third down against CU in 22 games The 45 points by Colorado were the most the Buffaloes have ever scored in losing a game; the previous high was 30 years ago on Oct. 4, 1980, when CU lost to Oklahoma in Boulder, 82-42 Colorados 35 first half points eclipsed its high point total for a game this year (31 vs. Hawaii).

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November 13, 2010 (Folsom Field, Boulder)

10

Iowa State................ 0 COLORADO............. 3

7 14

0 10

7 7

Score

14 34
Time Qtr

BOULDER In Brian Cabrals debut as interim coach, the Colorado Buffaloes snapped a five-game losing streak, won for the first time in Big 12 Conference play this season (1-5, 4-6 overall) and kept their postseason hopes alive. Cody Hawkins passed for 266 yards and three touchdowns in the emotional game, his first without his father as head coach. He provided the above-ground punch for a Buffs offense that totaled 384 yards. At ground level, it was Rodney Stewarts show; he carried a career-high 36 times for 123 yards and broke the 1,000-yard barrier for the season. Defensively, the Buffs found a way to shackle Cyclones running back Alexander Robinson, who had averaged 112 yards rushing against CU in three previous meetings. Saturday, he was held to 22 on nine carries while the Buffs held the Cyclones to -6 rushing yards. The Buffs also sacked quarterback Austen Arnaud six times and then downed his replacement, Jerome Tiller, three more times. Carried by Hawkins passing, the Buffs took a 17-7 halftime lead over a Cyclones team (5-6, 3-4) that entered Saturdays game needing one win to become bowl eligible for the second consecutive year. Hawkins completed all six of his first-quarter passes for 126 yards, with three of the receptions (95 yards) by fleet freshman Paul Richardson, who finished with five receptions for 121 yards. On its first possession, CU took a 3-0 lead on Aric Goodmans 24-yard field goal - his third consecutive successful kick and his seventh in 11 attempts this season. Two series later, the Buffs appeared to be driving for their first touchdown when the football was stripped from Stewart and recovered by the Cyclones at the ISU 18-yard line. Nine plays later Robinson capped an 82yard drive with an 8-yard touchdown run to put ISU ahead, 7-3. The Cyclone lead was short lived, as CU special teams ace Arthur Jaffee returned the ensuing kickoff 89 yards to the ISU 9. Hawkins hit tight end Ryan Deehan two plays later with a 9-yard strike to push CU back in front 10-7. Next, Toney Clemons dialed up what was arguably his most productive series to date. On third-and-nine at the ISU 47, he adjusted his route and made a nice sideline catch of a Hawkins pass for an 11-yard gain to save the drive and three plays later, he caught a 26-yard touchdown from Hawkins to give CU a 17-7 lead at intermission. The Cyclones and Buffs traded punts on their first two series of the second half, but the Buffs trade was much better. The ball was poked away from ISU returner Josh Lenz by CUs Deji Olatoye, allowing Ray Polk to recover at midfield. Hawkins drove CU as far as the ISU 23, where Goodman hit his second field goal of the afternoon - a 39-yarder - and the Buffs lead swelled to 20-7. Hawkins then fashioned a 69-yard scoring drive over the next 5:08, finishing it with a 25-yard TD pass to McKnight that gave that combo their 13th career pass-catch score. It also gave McKnight his 20th career touchdown reception. The first set a new CU mark, the second tied one. CUs 27-7 lead carried into the fourth quarter and it was then that Patrick Mahnke stripped the ball from ISU quarterback Austen Arnaud and senior linebacker Mike Sipili scooped it up and ran 45 yards for the first TD of his career. With 11:33 to play, the Buffs surged ahead 34-7 on Goodmans extra point kick. The Buffs did allow the Cyclones a final score with 8:11 to play. ISUs comeback ended there.

COLORADO Goodman 24 FG 3- 0 11:13 Iowa State Robinson 8 run (Mahoney kick) 3- 7 12:03 COLORADO Deehan 9 pass from Hawkins (Goodman kick) 10- 7 11:08 COLORADO Clemons 26 pass from Hawkins (Goodman kick) 17- 7 2:27 COLORADO Goodman 39 FG 20- 7 9:03 COLORADO McKnight 25 pass from Hawkins (Goodman kick) 27- 7 2:25 COLORADO Sipili 45 fumble return (Goodman kick) 34- 7 11:33 Iowa State Franklin 24 pass from Tiller (Mahoney kick) 34-14 8:11 Attendance: 42,722 Time: 3:05 Weather: 41 degrees, partly cloudy skies, 6 mph winds from the southeast

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TEAM STATISTICS

COLORADO
18 5-15 (1-2) 45-118 266 24-16-0 384 41 6-35.2 3-1 10/94 9-53 34:02 13/C30 2-2 (14)

IOWA STATE
16 3-14 (1-3) 26-(-6) 235 42-27-0 229 13 7-46.0 4-2 9/70 0-0 25:58 14/IS33 1-2 (7)

First Downs ..................................................................... Third Down Efficiency (Fourth) ................................... RushesNet Yards ........................................................ Passing Yards.................................................................. Passes (Att-Comp-Int).................................................... Total Offense................................................................... Return Yards ................................................................... Punts: No-Average.......................................................... Fumbles: No-Lost............................................................ Penalties/Yards............................................................... Quarterback SacksYards ........................................... Time of Possession ........................................................ Drives/Average Field Position ...................................... Red Zone: Scores-Attempts (Points) ...........................

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RushingColorado: Stewart 36-123, Hawkins 3-4, Jefferson 3-1, Team 3-minus 10. Iowa State: Robinson 9-22, Sh.Johnson 1-3, Tiller 6-minus 2, Arnaud 9-minus 26, Team 1-minus 3. PassingColorado: C.Hawkins 24-16-0, 266, 3 td. Iowa State: Arnaud 23-15-0, 136, 0 td; Tiller 19-12-0, 99, 1 td. ReceivingColorado: Richardson 5-121, Clemons 4-55, McKnight 3-56, Stewart 3-25, Deehan 1-9. Iowa State: Franklin 11-118, Reynolds 5-26, Williams 3-24, Lenz 2-31, Darks 2-13, Sa.Johnson 2-8, Robinson 1-10, Sh.Johnson 1-5. PuntingColorado: Grossnickle 6-35.2 (41 long, 1 In20). Iowa State: VanDerKamp 7-46.0 (61 long, 2 In20, 1 TB). Punt ReturnsColorado: Clemons 1-minus 4. Iowa State: Lenz 1-14, Sims 1-minus 1. Kickoff ReturnsColorado: Jaffee 1-89. Iowa State: Sims 4-115, Sh.Johnson 1-29, Reynolds 1-20, Lenz 1-19. Tackle LeadersColorado: Sandersfeld 8,19; Brown 6,17; J.Smith 5,16; Sipili 3,36; Cunningham 4,15; West 4,04; Hartigan 3,14; T.Smith 1,34; Pericak 1,23; Nobriga 0,33; Webb 2,02; Beatty 1,12; Kasa 1,12; Polk 1,12. Iowa State: Knott 15,116; Taufoou 5,27; Sims 5,16; Benton 3,36; Lattimer 2,35. Quarterback SacksColorado: West 2-11, Sipili 1-10, Kasa 1-9, Uzo-Diribe 1-8, Mahnke 1-6, Beatty 1-5, Hartigan 1-4, Cunningham 1-0. Iowa State: none. InterceptionsColorado: none. Iowa State: none. Passes Broken UpColorado: Mahnke 2, Brown, Cunningham, Hartigan, Nobriga, J.Smith. Iowa State: Knott 3, Johnson.

GAME NOTES
The series likely concludes for the foreseeable future with Colorado owning a 4915-1 lead (25-6-1 in Boulder); CUs 34 points were the most in the series since a 44-10 Colorado win in Ames in 2003 Iowa States 229 total yards was a season low by the opponent (though CU closed 09 by limiting Nebraska to 217 yards) The win assured the Buffs of not going winless in conference play since 1915 (0-5 in the RMAC) Former head coach Dan Hawkins watched the game from his old office in Dal Ward ... TE Ryan Deehan caught his second career TD pass his first since a 1-yard snag against Eastern Washington in 2008 Iowa State had three possessions in the third quarter, all going three-and-out (9 plays for minus-5 yards) ILB Michael Sipili scored his first career touchdown with the 45-yard fumble return in the fourth quarter, which was also CUs first nonoffensive score of the season This was the 31st time in school history (second time in 10) that the Buffs had a 100-yard rusher (Stewart) and receiver (Richardson) in the same game; CU is 23-8 in these games The 79 points by Colorado in back-to-back games is the most since ending 2007 with 93 (28 at Iowa State, 65 vs. Nebraska) CB Arthur Jaffee recorded the long play of the season for Colorado with his second quarter 89-yard kickoff return ... Colorados defense returned to being a terror on third down: Iowa State converted 3-of-14 times (21.4%, 0-of-10 on 3rd-&-5 or more), with the Buffaloes recording four sacks on the down with a fumble recovery. ISU gained just a net 13 yards on the down. Colorado had 9-for-53 yards in losses (includes a sack for zero by Curtis Cunningham that CU acknowledges but the NCAA does not). That tied for the third-most sacks in Buff history, the most since 14 at Missouri in 2000 Hawkins 25-yard TD pass to McKnight in the third quarter established the pair as the record holder for the most touchdown passes by a duo in CU history, besting Koy Detmer-to-Rae Carruth, who teamed for 12 from 1992-96.

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November 20, 2010 (Folsom Field, Boulder)

11

Kansas State ............ 14 COLORADO............. 9

0 14

8 14

14 7

Score

36 44
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BOULDER On a November afternoon reserved for honoring Colorados 16 seniors, junior running back Rodney Stewart upstaged the upperclassmen. Speedy did what he does best (run) and did what does least (pass) to push CU past Kansas State 44-36 in the Buffaloes final Big 12 Conference game at Folsom Field. Offensively, the Buffs (5-6 overall, 2-5 Big 12) got the surge they needed against the Wildcats (6-5, 3-5) from Stewart, who rushed for a career-high 195 yards and two touchdowns. He also completed his first passing attempt in a game since his Pop Warner days in Westerville, Ohio - a 23yard scoring toss to Toney Clemons. Cody Hawkins threw for 202 yards and three TDs, while Will Jefferson also showed up big for the Buffs, gaining 73 yards on five carries - including a pair of runs for 45 and 31 yards out of the wildcat formation after taking a direct center snap. K-State jumped out to a quick 14-3 lead just over 11 minutes into the game, as CU got off to an auspicious start. Arthur Jaffee lost the opening kickoff in the sun but did manage to corral it in but could only return it to the CU 13. The Buffs then had their only three-and-out on offense in the game, followed by Tysyn Zimmerman returning a Zach Grossnickle punt 41 yards to the CU 1-yard line. On the next snap, quarterback Collin Klein, of Loveland, punched over for the touchdown. CU answered with a drive to the K-State 31, where Aric Goodman hit a 48yarder to cut the Wildcats advantage to 7-3, but K-State and Klein responded with a nine-play, 80-yard drive, capped by Kleins second 1yard scoring sneak and the Wildcats were up by 11 with 3:47 left in the first quarter. The Buffs then reeled off the games next 27 points, starting with their next possession that ended with Stewart launching into the end zone from 2 yards out after Jefferson did his damage in the wildcat with a 31-yard run. Goodmans PAT kick was blocked, leaving the score 14-9. Two plays after Jimmy Smith scooped up a fumble and raced 22 yards to the K-State 24, Stewart took a pitch right, looked as if he was headed for the perimeter, slowed and launched his first career pass to Toney Clemons in the end zone, and CU went ahead, 16-14. Later in the quarter, from his own 39 with 2:30 left before the half, Hawkins found McKnight whose 37yard TD reception gave him 21 for his career, a new CU standard. After Goodman was wide left on a 54-yard field on the first halfs final play, the Buffs took their 23-14 lead to the locker room. After the Buffs sacked Coffman twice to open the second half, Hawkins and McKnight teamed for a TD - this one a 13-yarder, putting CU up 30-14 and starting a string of six consecutive drives with a touchdown. Speedy and the Buffs answered with an 80-yard drive, Stewart running 51 yards for his second TD of the day and 10th of the season. Following Goodmans PAT, CU shot ahead 37-22 - and the third quarter ended that way. Coffman then hit receiver Aubrey Quarles with a 16-yard scoring pass, again pulling the Wildcats to within eight points (37-29) with 13:18 to play. Jefferson sparked the Buffs with a 45 yard scamper out of the wildcat, Giving the Buffs a first down at the 2, and three plays later Hawkins and freshman Paul Richardson hooked up for a 3-yard score to restore CUs 15-point lead (44-29) with 9:08 remaining. Coffman then hit receiver Chris Harper for a 23-yard TD, completing an 84-yard drive and pulling KSU back to an eight-point deficit (44-36) and making this the highest-scoring game in the CU-KSU series. Coffman and his offense trotted onto the field with 3:01 remaining but could pickup just one first down; after taking the Wildcats as far as their own 38, Josh Hartigan recorded his third sack of the afternoon on fourth down to seal the win.

Kansas State Klein 1 run (Cherry kick) COLORADO Goodman 48 FG Kansas State Klein 1 run (Cherry kick) COLORADO Stewart 1 run (kick blocked) COLORADO Clemons 23 pass from Stewart (Goodman kick) COLORADO McKnight 37 pass from Hawkins (Goodman kick) COLORADO McKnight 13 pass from Hawkins (Goodman kick) Kansas State Coffman 6 run (McDonald pass from Thomas) COLORADO Stewart 51 run (Goodman kick) Kansas State Quarles 16 pass from Coffman (Cherry kick) COLORADO Richardson 3 pass from Hawkins (Goodman kick) Kansas State Harper 23 pass from Coffman (Cherry kick)

0- 7 13:16 3- 7 8:42 3-14 3:47 9-14 0:11 16-14 10:27 23-14 1:10 30-14 8:04 30-22 4:18 37-22 2:46 37-29 13:18 44-29 9:08 44-36 6:47

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Attendance: 41,147 Time: 3:20 Weather: 37 degrees, partly cloudy skies, 6 mph winds from the east

TEAM STATISTICS

COLORADO KANSAS STATE

22 9-14 (0-0) 44-251 225 26-15-0 476 22 4-38.8 3-0 2/5 6-38 30:51 13/C33 3-3 (21) 18 6-14 (2-3) 38-101 310 26-17-0 411 41 5-46.6 1-1 7/57 1-20 29:09 12/KS29 4-4 (29)

First Downs ..................................................................... Third Down Efficiency (Fourth) ................................... RushesNet Yards ........................................................ Passing Yards.................................................................. Passes (Att-Comp-Int).................................................... Total Offense................................................................... Return Yards ................................................................... Punts: No-Average.......................................................... Fumbles: No-Lost............................................................ Penalties/Yards............................................................... Quarterback SacksYards ........................................... Time of Possession ........................................................ Drives/Average Field Position ...................................... Red Zone: Scores-Attempts (Points) ...........................

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RushingColorado: Stewart 34-195, Jefferson 5-73, Hawkins 1-9, Team 4-minus 26. Kansas State: Thomas 14-58, Klein 12-36, Quarles 1-18, Coffman 11-minus 11. PassingColorado: C.Hawkins 25-14-0, 202, 3 td; Stewart 1-1-0, 23, 1 td. Kansas State: Coffman 23-16-0, 270, 2 td; Klein 3-1-0, 40, 0 td. ReceivingColorado: McKnight 4-74, Clemons 3-56, Richardson 3-19, Stewart 2-49, Deehan 2-19, Cefalo 1-8. Kansas State: Quarles 5-114, Harper 4-74, Hilburn 3-28, Tannahill 2-64, McDonald 2-24, Thomas 1-6. PuntingColorado: Grossnickle 4-38.8 (44 long, 1 In20). Kansas State: Doerr 5-46.6 (51 long, 2 In20). Punt ReturnsColorado: none. Kansas State: Zimmerman 2-41. Kickoff ReturnsColorado: Jefferson 3-90, Jaffee 2-37. Kansas State: Hubert 6-111, Quarles 1-19. Tackle LeadersColorado: Sandersfeld 5,38; Sipili 4,48; Pericak 5,27; T.Smith 5,27; J.Smith 6,06; Polk 4,26; Nobriga 1,56; Hartigan 5,05; Beatty 1,34; Cunningham 2,13; Mahnke 1,12; Brown 0,22. Kansas State: Garrett 14,216; Walker 7,29; Hartman 6,39; Zimmerman 3,36; Harrison 5,05; Childes 4,04. Quarterback SacksColorado: Hartigan 3-20, Sipili 1-8, Pericak 1-5, West 1-5. Kansas State: Harrison 1-20. InterceptionsColorado: none. Kansas State: none. Passes Broken UpColorado: Brown, Nobriga. Kansas State: Brown, Garrett, Harrison, Kibble.

GAME NOTES
The CU-KSU series likely concludes for the foreseeable future with Colorado owning a 45-20-1 lead (28-5 in Boulder); CUs 44 points were its most in the series since a 54-7 win in Boulder in 1992 This was the highest scoring game in the series, topping the 1969 game in Boulder that CU won, 45-32 (77 points) With this win, CU won back-to-back games in conference play for the first time since 2007 (first time two straight over North teams since 2005the last time CU won three straight Big 12 games) CU had a season high in total offense (476) and won the time of possession battle for the 10th time in 11 games (30:51) All 14 first down plays in the first quarter were rushes (8 CU, 6 KSU); in fact, 25 of the 30 plays by both in the quarter were rushing plays, a factor in the quarter taking only 34 minutes to play P Zach Grossnickle has had a wild year, but when needed the most, he pinned the opponent inside their own 10 for the sixth time this season when his boot forced KSU to start its final drive at its own 5 DE Josh Hartigan became the first Buff to record three quarterback sacks in a game since Abraham Wright had three versus CSU in Denver on Sept. 9, 2006 CU outscored (140) and outgained (151-50) Kansas State in the second quarter; coming in, CU had been on the short end of 105-67 in points and 1331-867 in yards in the period Colorado had season lows in penalties (2) and yards (5); previous lows were 3-21 versus Georgia. It was also the fewest of both since not being flagged against Texas Tech on Oct. 14, 2006.

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NEBRASKA 45 COLORADO 17

G A ME

November 26, 2010 (Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Neb.)

12

COLORADO............. 0 Nebraska ................. 3

3 14

14 21

0 7

Score

17 45
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LINCOLN, Neb. - Colorado and Nebraska said their goodbyes in the final Friday-after-Thanksgiving showdown here at Memorial Stadium. In the process, the Huskers ruined the Buffs bowl hopes in both teams final Big 12 season by winning, 45-17. The loss ended the Buffs season at 5-7 overall, 2-6 in the Big 12 and halted a two-game win streak under interim coach Brian Cabral. The 16th-ranked Huskers improved to 10-2, 6-2, and earned a trip to the Big 12 championship game against Oklahoma while winning the last North Division title. It was Colorados final Big 12 Conference game before heading to the Pac12 in 2011, while Nebraska will be off to join the Big 10 next summer as well. The defeat wasnt without at least three upbeat individual notes for the Buffs. Senior quarterback Cody Hawkins added passing yardage and completions leader to the handful of school career passing records he set. Scotty McKnight extended his school record by catching at least one pass in 48 consecutive regular-season games, and Paul Richardson eclipsed McKnights freshman receiving yards mark. The Huskers fed the Buffs an early, steady diet of Rex Burkhead and took a 17-3 lead at intermission. The sophomore ran 18 times for 98 yards and a touchdown before intermission and completed his only first-half pass attempt for a 26-yard touchdown. In the Cornhuskers first scoring drive he ran for 28 yards and helped Alex Henery for a 42-yard field goal that gave Nebraska a 3-0 lead with 5:13 left in the first quarter. A series later he capped a 72-yard Huskers drive with a 2-yard scoring plunge and Henerys PAT pushed Nebraska ahead 10-0. CU answered with an Aric Goodmans 22-yard field goal. The Buffs produced their two biggest offensive plays of the first half on the march a lateral Rodney Stewart threw back to Cody Hawkins, who passed downfield for 25 yards to tight end Luke Walters, and a 24-yard run by Stewart. The Buffs kept the Huskers in check on their next possession but couldnt duplicate their success of the previous series, going three-and-out and giving Nebraska the ball at midfield with 3:42 remaining before intermission. Burkhead and his offense took advantage, capitalizing on CU being off sides on 3rd-and-8 at the Buffs 34. Burkhead ran 3 yards on the next play to keep the drive intact, then threw a 26-yard scoring pass to receiver Brandon Kinnie. Henerys extra point kick sent the Huskers to the locker room cradling a 17-3 advantage. The idea of a fast second-half start for the Buffs fizzled when on the third play after intermission, Hawkins was tipped and then intercepted by safety DeJon Gomes at the CU 43-yard line. Green hit Kinnie in the end zone with a 16-yard strike. Add Henerys PAT and it was Nebraska 24, CU 3. On CUs next possession, it was nearly a carbon copy a batted Hawkins pass on second down was picked off by nickel back Eric Hagg and returned to the CU 4, where on first down Burkhead took a direct snap, started right, reversed his field and lobbed a 4-yard scoring pass to tight end Kyler Reed. Henery kicked the Huskers in front 31-3 - and with 10:53 left in the third quarter. A little over 2 minutes later, CU cut the deficit to 31-10 on a 50-yard Hawkins-to- Richardson pass, giving Richardson the schools freshman record for receiving yardage. Hawkins threw his second TD pass of the game - a 29-yarder to Will Jefferson on a play where he passed Joel Klatt to become CUs all-time leading passer, but that score was bookended by Nebraska TDs (a 1-yard Green-to-Reed pass, a 1-yard Green run) that gave the Huskers a 45-17 lead with 12:55 remaining in the game, a score that would hold the remainder of the fourth quarter.

Nebraska Henery 42 FG Nebraska Burkhead 2 run (Henery kick) COLORADO Goodman 22 FG Nebraska Kinnie 26 pass from Burkhead (Henery kick) Nebraska Kinnie 16 pass from Green (Henery kick) Nebraska Reed 4 pass from Burkhead (Henery kick) COLORADO Richardson 50 pass from Hawkins (Goodman kick) Nebraska Reed 1 pass from Green (Henery kick) COLORADO Jefferson 29 pass from Hawkins (Goodman kick) Nebraska Reed 1 run (Henery kick)

0- 3 0-10 3-10 3-17 3-24 3-31 10-31 10-38 17-38 17-45

5:13 13:47 10:22 0:49 11:58 10:53 8:19 3:38 0:00 12:55

1Q 2Q 2Q 2Q 3Q 3Q 3Q 3Q 3Q 4Q

Attendance: 85,646 Time: 3:11 Weather: 49 degrees, sunny skies, 17 mph winds from the northwest

TEAM STATISTICS

COLORADO
12 2-10 (0-0) 23-99 163 27-10-2 262 11 5-41.0 1-1 6/55 1-8 20:30 12/C21 1-1 (3)

NEBRASKA
24 11-17 (1-1) 59-265 142 19-15-0 407 57 4-38.0 2-0 8/79 0-0 39:30 12/N45 5-5 (35)

First Downs ..................................................................... Third Down Efficiency (Fourth) ................................... RushesNet Yards ........................................................ Passing Yards.................................................................. Passes (Att-Comp-Int).................................................... Total Offense................................................................... Return Yards ................................................................... Punts: No-Average.......................................................... Fumbles: No-Lost............................................................ Penalties/Yards............................................................... Quarterback SacksYards ........................................... Time of Possession ........................................................ Drives/Average Field Position ...................................... Red Zone: Scores-Attempts (Points) ...........................

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RushingColorado: Stewart 20-88, Jefferson 3-11. Nebraska: Burkhead 19-101, Helu Jr. 15-77, Robinson 13-55, Green 7-23, Jones 4-8, Marlowe 1-1. PassingColorado: C.Hawkins 26-10-2, 163, 2 td; McKnight 1-0-0, 0. Nebraska: Green 13-10-0, 80, 2 td; Lee 4-3-0, 32, 0 td; Burkhead 2-2-0, 20, 2 td. ReceivingColorado: McKnight 3-10, Richardson 2-62, Walters 2-43, Stewart 2-19, Jefferson 1-29. Nebraska: Kinnie 4-48, Reed 4-17, Broekemeier 3-34, McNeill 1-18, Long 1-17, Robinson 1-8, Burkhead 1-0. PuntingColorado: Grossnickle 5-41.0 (45 long, 1 In20). Nebraska: Henery 4-38.0 (48 long, 3 In20). Punt ReturnsColorado: Clemons 1-11. Nebraska: Marlowe 1-0. Kickoff ReturnsColorado: Jefferson 3-62, Jaffee 2-35. Nebraska: Marlowe 2-37, Kinnie 1-15. Tackle LeadersColorado: T.Smith 11,617; Nobriga 7,310; Sipili 5,510; Sandersfeld 4,48; Polk 3,36; Pericak 2,46; J.Smith 3,25; Brown 2,35; Hartigan 1,45; Vigo 3,14; Cunningham 3,14; West 2,13; Beatty 1,23. Nebraska: David 4,48; Compton 1,67; Gomes 4,15; Dennard 3,14; Allen 0,4 4; Hagg 3,03; Osborne 0,33. Quarterback SacksColorado: West 1-8. Nebraska: none. InterceptionsColorado: none. Nebraska: Hagg 1-26, Gomes 1-12. Passes Broken UpColorado: T.Smith. Nebraska: Amukamara 2, David 2, Crick, Williams.

GAME NOTES
Nebraskas seven scoring drives combined for 262 yards, while Colorados three covered 234 The Buffaloes are 6-7 in regular season finales when needing a win to become bowl-eligible (1-5 versus Nebraska) Colorados streak of scoring in 12 straight quarters came to an end when CU didnt score in the first stanza today Not including center snaps (which four players did), CU only had five players touch the football in the first half: Stewart (14 carries, one lateral), Hawkins (8 passes), Walters (1 reception), Jaffee (1 KOR) and J.Smith (1 PBU) TB Rodney Stewart finished the season with 1,318 yards on the year, the fifth highest single-season total in CU history and the most by a Buff since 2002; he will enter his senior year with 2,744 (the third most yards by a CU junior, behind Rashaan Salaam and Chris Brown, who both left early for the NFL) QB Cody Hawkins earned the last two major records within his grasp, moving into first all-time in passing yards (7,409) and completions (667), overtaking Joel Klatt in both (7,375, 666) WR Scotty McKnight caught three balls, ending his career with at least one reception every game of his career, 49, including postseason: he became just the 10th player in NCAA history to catch at least one pass in every game he played in his career (and the sixth to do so without missing any games due to injury) WR Paul Richardson broke McKnights record for single-season receiving yards by a freshman with 514; McKnight had 488 in 2007; he finished the year with four plays over 50 yards, the most by a Buff since 2003.

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2010 Statistics
Won 5, Lost 7 (2-6 Big 12)
RESULTS/Attendance (NBig 12 Game)
S 4 S 11 S 18 O 2 O 9 O 16 O 23 O 30 N 6 N 13 N 20 N 26 Colorado State (Denver).............. at California .................................. HAWAII .......................................... GEORGIA (N) ................................. N at Missouri (N) .......................... N BAYLOR (N) ............................... N TEXAS TECH .............................. N at Oklahoma (N)........................ N at Kansas .................................... N IOWA STATE ............................... N KANSAS STATE........................... N at Nebraska ............................... 1 53 52 2 84 119 W L W W L L L L L W W L 3 108 78 24- 3 7-52 31-13 29-27 0-26 25-31 24-27 10-43 45-52 34-14 44-36 17-45 4 45 120
Time Attendance

RUSHING
Player G Att Gain Loss NET

avg. per
att. game TD Long 10+ 5+

high game

2:49 3:07 2:57 3:32 3:02 3:10 3:16 3:30 3:19 3:05 3:20 3:11 OT x x

60,989 55,440 47,840 52,855 62,695 48,953 47,665 84,173 40,851 42,722 41,147 85,646 Total 290 369

Rodney Stewart.............. Brian Lockridge.............. Will Jefferson .................. Justin Torres................... Tyler Hansen .................. Toney Clemons............... Travon Patterson ........... Paul Richardson............. David Bakhtiari .............. Cody Hawkins................. Team (k-downs, snaps) ..

12 5 12 4 7 12 8 12 12 12

290 35 23 14 51 3 9 6 0 9 10

1364 159 149 60 177 29 29 18 7 13 0

Pct.

46 1,318 13 146 12 137 2 58 136 41 12 17 16 13 11 7 0 7 45 -32 68 -68

Yards

4.54 109.8 4.17 29.2 5.96 11.4 4.14 14.5 0.80 5.9 5.67 1.4 1.44 1.6 1.17 0.6 ...... ...... -3.56 -2.7 ...... ......

10 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0

65 19 45 9 39 19 9 8 7 9
Sacked

33 110 4 12 4 6 0 5 3 14 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1

195 109 73 32 51 19 9 17 7 9

PASSING
Player G Att-Com-Int (T)

avg. per att. comp. TD Long

TOTAL OFFENSE
Att. Yards Avg.

SCORE-BY-QUARTERS
COLORADO ....................... Opponents.........................

Colorado FIRST DOWNS ............................................ 237 by rushing........................................... 92 by passing........................................... 123 by penalty........................................... 22 FIRST DOWN PLAYS/YARDS..................... 362/1638 average gain on first down............... 4.52 THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY....................... 82-182 percentage .......................................... 45.1 FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY ................... 8-14 percentage .......................................... 57.1 RUSHING ATTEMPTS............................... 450 yards gained ....................................... 2005 yards lost ............................................ 361 NET RUSHING YARDS ............................. 1644 average per rush................................ 3.65 average per game .............................. 137.0 PASSING ATTEMPTS ................................ 397 passes completed.............................. 237 had intercepted ................................. 11 completion percentage ..................... 59.7 NET PASSING YARDS............................... 2672 average per attempt.......................... 6.73 average per completion.................... 11.3 average per game .............................. 222.7 QBs sacked/yards lost ...................... 21/187 TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS ...................... 847 TOTAL NET YARDS .................................. 4316 AVERAGE GAIN PER PLAY..................... 5.10 AVERAGE PER GAME .............................. 359.7 FUMBLES-LOST.......................................... 22-8 PENALTIES/YARDS..................................... 79/603 Offensive ............................................. 41/256 Defensive ............................................ 20/175 Special Teams .................................... 18/172 Bench/Fans/NCAA Unsportsmanlike 0/0 TURNOVERS (Margin: E/+0.00) ............... 19 TOTAL RETURN YARDS .......................... 236 Punt Returns: No-Yards ................... 18-131 Interceptions: No-Yards ................... 10-31 Misc. (Fumble/Blk. FG) Returns....... 4-74 KICKOFF RETURNS: No-Yards ................ 50-1164 average per return............................. 23.3 PUNTS......................................................... 62 yards.................................................... 2389 gross average ..................................... 38.6 yard deductions: returns/touchbacks 189/40 net yards ............................................. 2160 net average ......................................... 34.8 DEFENSIVE/tackles for loss .................... 69-270 quarterback sacks/yards .................. 34/181 quarterback hurries .......................... 34 passes broken up .............................. 29 forced fumbles ................................... 7 BLOCKED KICKS (Special Teams)........... 1 TIME OF POSSESSION............................... 377:26 average per game .............................. 31:27 TIME SPENT IN THE LEAD (tied 113:54). 312:45 TIMES PENETRATED OPPONENT 20 ...... 35 scores/td,fg......................................... 28/23,5 GOAL-TO-GO SITUATIONS ....................... 19 scores/td,fg......................................... 17/16,1 TOTAL DRIVES.......................................... 150 drives ended by: TD ............................ 36 FG Made/FG Miss... 10/6 Punt ......................... 62 Downs/TO............... 5/18 SAF/Clock ............... 1/12 TOTAL POINTS ......................................... 290 average per game .............................. 24.2

TEAM STATISTICS

Opponents 251 95 142 14 372/2530 6.80 66-161 41.0 8-19 42.1 421 1959 276 1683 4.00 140.3 388 264 10 68.0 3117 8.03 11.8 259.8 34/181 809 4800 5.93 400.0 21-9 72/643 33/235 20/241 18/163 1/ 4 19 519 24-189 11-201 4-129 48-976 20.3 50 2183 43.7 131/40 2012 40.2 65-318 21/187 53 48 11 4 342:34 28:33 293:21 53 45/33,12 28 26/23,3 146 42 16/4 50 10/17 1/6 369 30.8

Cody Hawkins...... 12 231-124- 5 (3) 53.7 1,547 6.7 12.5 14 Tyler Hansen ....... 7 164-112- 6 (2) 68.3 1,102 6.7 9.8 6 Rodney Stewart... 12 1- 1- 0 (0) 100.0 23 23.0 23.0 1 Scotty McKnight.. 12 1- 0- 0 (0) 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 Team (spiked passes) 0- 0- 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 NCAA Ratings: Hansen 129.5; Hawkins 125.6, Stewart 623.2. Passes Hansen 34, Stewart 1, McKnight 1.

62t 4/ 42 240 1,515 73t 16/125 215 1,143 23t 0/ 0 291 1,341 0 0/ 0 1 0 0 1/ 20 11 -68 w/o INT: Hawkins 16,

6.3 5.3 4.6 0.0 -6.2

RECEIVING
Player G No. Yards

avg. per rec. game

TD

Long

20+

10+

high games rec yards

Scotty McKnight........ Toney Clemons.......... Paul Richardson ........ Rodney Stewart ......... Ryan Deehan.............. Travon Patterson ...... Will Jefferson ............. Luke Walters .............. Kyle Cefalo ................. Brian Lockridge......... Matt Bahr ................... Jason Espinoza .......... DaVaughn Thornton . Cody Hawkins............ Ethan Adkins .............

12 12 12 12 12 8 12 12 11 5 12 12 10 12 12
G

50 43 34 29 25 20 14 10 6 2 2 1 1 0 0

621 482 514 290 249 127 177 111 35 33 7 13 12 7 -6

12.4 11.2 15.1 10.0 10.0 6.4 12.6 11.1 5.8 16.5 3.5 13.0 12.0 .. ..

51.8 40.2 42.8 24.2 20.8 15.9 14.8 9.3 3.2 6.6 0.6 1.1 1.2 . .
2Pt PAT

7 3 6 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
EP-EPA

49t 73t 62t 34 19 35 46 25 11 35 4t 13 12t 7 -6

9 7 6 4 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

29 16 16 11 13 5 7 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 0
Saf

6 5-84 8 8-98 11 11-141 6 2-49 7 7-70 6 1-35 4 1-46 3 2-43 2 2-16 1 1-35 1 1- 4 1 1-13 1 1-12 0 0- 7 0 0-(-6)
DEX PTS

SCORING
Player

Touchdowns- Total Rush Rec. Ret.

FG-FGA

Aric Goodman ............ Rodney Stewart .......... Scotty McKnight......... Paul Richardson ......... Tyler Hansen .............. Toney Clemons........... Ryan Deehan............... Matt Bahr .................... Will Jefferson .............. Brian Lockridge.......... Travon Patterson ....... Michael Sipili .............. DaVaughn Thornton .. Justin Castor............... Cody Hawkins............. COLORADO ................. Opponents ..................

12 12 12 12 7 12 12 12 12 5 8 12 10 3 12 12 12
G

0 10 7 6 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 37 45
No.

0 10 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 15
Yards

0 0 7 6 0 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 21 27

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3
Avg. Long

0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-2 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 2-4 2-2
In 20

32-33 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 32-33 43-43
50+ TB

10-15 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 10-16 16-20
had blk

1 2
Ret. Yds.

0 0
Net Yds

62 60 42 38 24 18 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 0 290 369
Net Avg.

PUNTING
Player

Zach Grossnickle ........ Team ............................. COLORADO.................. Opponents ...................

12 12 12 12
G

60 2 62 50

2368 21 2389 2183

39.47 10.50 38.53 43.66

52 21 52 66

11 0 11 17
40-49

2 0 2 11

2 0 2 2
50-59

2 0 2 0
60+

184 5 189 131

Total

2144 16 2160 2012

Pct.

35.7 8.0 34.8 40.2

Long

FIELD GOALS

10-19

20-29

30-39

Aric Goodman ............ 12 0-0 5-5 2-3 3-5 0-2 0-0 10-15 (28) (42wl) () (52wl) (40wl) (45,25) (23,35wr) (40) (38) (24,39) (48,54wl) (22) Justin Castor............... 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0- 1 () () () () (40blk) () () () () () () () Opponents .................. 12 0-0 4-6 6-7 5-6 1-1 0-0 16-20

66.7 0.0 80.0

Avg.

48 0 50
Avg./G

ALL-PURPOSE YARDS (Top 2)

Plays

Rush

Rec.

PR

KOR

Total

Rodney Stewart ........................... 12 Toney Clemons ............................ 12

319 59
Yards

1,318 17
Avg.

290 482
Long

0 6
TD

0 1,608 255 760 0 0

5.0 12.9

134.0 63.3

PUNT RETURNS

No.

Travon Patterson ................ 8 Toney Clemons.................... 12 KICKOFF RETURNS Toney Clemons.................... Will Jefferson....................... Arthur Jaffee........................ Brian Lockridge................... Travon Patterson ................ Tyler Ahles...........................
G

15 3
No.

125 6
Yards

8.3 2.0
Avg.

45 11
Long

TD

12 12 12 5 8 12

10 8 14 10 7 1

255 203 336 218 140 12

25.5 25.4 24.0 21.8 20.0 12.0

53 43 89 39 29 12

0 0 0 0 0 0

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DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
Pos Player................................ G Plays

Tackles UT AT TOT Avg.

For Loss Sacks Other

Miscellaneous TZ 3DS QBP QCD FR FF PBU

ATTENDANCE
Site G Attend. Average High W-L

LB DB DB DB LB DB LB DT DB CB LB LB DT LB DE DE DL LB DB DE DB DB DB DT LB DE LB DT DT LB DB .

Michael Sipili................... Ray Polk........................... Jimmy Smith.................... Terrel Smith..................... Jon Major......................... Jalil Brown....................... Liloa Nobriga................... Will Pericak ..................... Travis Sandersfeld.......... Anthony Perkins ............. B.J. Beatty........................ Patrick Mahnke............... Curtis Cunningham ........ Tyler Ahles ...................... Josh Hartigan .................. Forrest West .................... Nick Kasa......................... Derrick Webb .................. Jonathan Hawkins .......... Chidera Uzo-Diribe......... Jered Bell ......................... Paul Vigo.......................... Deji Olatoye..................... Conrad Obi ...................... Douglas Rippy................. Marquez Herrod ............. David Goldberg ............... Tony Poremba................. Eugene Goree .................. Evan Harrington ............. Parker Orms.................... Team.................................

12 12 12 6 7 12 9 12 7 5 12 12 12 12 11 11 12 7 9 12 8 4 6 10 6 7 3 3 3 2 1 12

655 787 772 414 371 799 298 621 331 296 444 378 625 365 380 258 286 124 200 148 54 62 48 64 27 59 11 7 6 6 3

51 42 52 30 32 28 23 30 22 22 21 20 24 20 18 14 12 12 10 8 7 5 4 3 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 ..

43 30 18 30 25 18 23 15 17 16 15 15 7 8 6 5 6 5 5 3 4 2 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 ..

94 7.8 72 6.0 70 5.8 60 10.0 57 8.1 46 3.8 46 5.1 45 3.8 39 5.6 38 7.6 36 3.0 35 2.9 31 2.6 28 2.3 24 2.2 19 1.7 18 1.5 17 2.4 15 1.6 11 0.9 11 1.4 7 1.8 7 1.4 4 0.4 4 0.7 2 0.3 2 0.7 1 0.3 1 0.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 ..

3-21 0- 0 0- 0 1- 6 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 2- 9 0- 0 0- 0 5-34 1- 6 1- 0 0- 0 7-46 5-28 1- 9 - 2 0- 0 3-15 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 1- 1 1- 2 0- 0 0- 0 1- 2

7-13 0- 0 2- 3 1- 2 2- 3 2- 5 1- 1 3- 8 1- 4 1-10 4-10 0- 0 5-11 1- 1 1- 1 3- 6 1- 1 2- 5 1- 3 0- 0 0- 0 1- 2 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0

8 1 4 1 8 0 6 11 0 1 3 2 4 1 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

4 4 5 3 7 6 1 6 7 3 5 5 4 1 8 3 1 3 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0

1 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 15 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0

0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 1 5 1 2 5 3 0 0 2 1 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

In Boulder ........ 6 On The Road.... 5 Neutral.............. 1

Player

281,182 328,805 60,989

G No.

46,863.7 52,855 65,761.0 85,646 60,989.0 60,989

Yards Avg.

4-2 0-5 1-0

INTERCEPTION RETURNS
Long TD

Jalil Brown............... 12 Travis Sandersfeld.. 7 Anthony Perkins ..... 5 Michael Sipili........... 12 Josh Hartigan .......... 11 Terrel Smith............. 6 Jonathan Hawkins .. 12

3 2 1 1 1 1 1
No.

0 16 9 4 2 0 0
Yards

0.0 8.0 9.0 4.0 2.0 0.0 0.0

Avg.

0 16 9 4 2 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FUMBLE RETURNS
Player G Long TD

Michael Sipili........... 12 Jimmy Smith............ 12 Jalil Brown............... 11 Anthony Perkins ..... 5

1 1 1 1

45 22 7 0

45.0 22.0 7.0 0.0

45t 22 7 0

1 0 0 0

DEFENSIVE SCRIMMAGE SNAPS: 809. TOUCHDOWN SAVES (17): J.Smith 5, Polk 3, Bell 2, Perkins 2, Beatty, Brown, J.Hawkins, Major, Sipili. INTERCEPTIONS CAUSED (3): Beatty 2, Mahnke. SAFETIES (1): Perkins. SACKS FOR 0 (4; deducted from TFL count): Beatty, Cunningham, Sipili, UzoDiribe; Opponents 0.

SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS

Player (CP) ........ UT UT/20 AT AT/20 FF FR KSD WB DP BLK RK FFC FDF Points Player (CP) ........ UT UT/20 AT AT/20 FF FR KSD WB DP BLK RK FFC FDF Points

Arthur Jaffee (1) ...... 8 Derrick Webb (1) ..... 10 Douglas Rippy .......... 4 Deji Olatoye .............. 4 *Cameron Ham......... 8 Tyler Ahles................ 1 Corey Nabors ........... 1 Travis Sandersfeld ... 2 David Goldberg ........ 0 Jonathan Hawkins (1) 6 Evan Harrington (1) 3 Ray Polk .................... 1 Paul Vigo (2)............. 1 Terrel Smith .............. 3 Jered Bell .................. 4

3 2 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 0

6 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 1

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 9 0 4 0 8 0 3 0 3 0 12 0 10 0 1 0 10 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1

0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

5 3 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 0

4 2 6 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 2 1 0 0

= = = = = = = = = = = = = = =

40 27 23 16 15 13 13 12 10 10 9 8 8 7 6

Ryan Iverson............. Anthony Perkins ...... Liloa Nobriga (2) ..... Jalil Brown ................ Ryan Deehan ............ *Jimmy Smith ........... Aric Goodman .......... Zach Grossnickle ..... Michael Sipili ............ Josh Hartigan ........... Brian Lockridge........ Patrick Mahnke ........ Matt Meyer ............... Will Pericak...............

3 1 1 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0

0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

= = = = = = = = = = = = = =

6 6 5 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1

BLOCKED KICKS SUMMARY (1): Pericak (FG/CSU). *includes TD saves (Ham vs. Kansas State; Smith vs. Georgia). KEY: (CPcaused penalty); UTUnassisted Tackle; UT/20UT Inside-the-20; ATAssisted Tackle; AT/20AT Inside-the-20; TZTackles For Zero; 3DSThird/Fourth Down Stops (tackles, INTs or PBUs); QBP-Quarterback Pressure; QBCQuarterback Chasedowns; FFForced Fumble; FRFumble/Muff Recovery (Opponent on defense or CU or Opponent on special teams); PBUPasses Broken Up; KSDKnockdown or Springing Block on Kick Return; WBWedge Break; DPDowned Punt (meaningful); BLKBlocked Kick; RKRecovered Blocked Kick, Punt or On-side kick; FFCForced Fair Catch; FDFFirst Downfield (on kickoff). A defensive game played is credited only when a player is in for at least one defensive play; defensive tackles do not include special team tackles. NOTE: Defensive/special team statistics compiled from coaches video; NCAA/Big 12 Colorado Stats ARE NOT ACCURATE.

AT-A-GLANCE SUMMARIES
Game Score 1 2 3 4 OT First Downs Tot Ru Pa Pn Rushing Att Yards TD Passing Att-Com-Int Yards TD Total Off. Return Punting Fumbles Penalties Third Att Yards Yards No-Avg. No-Lost No/Yds Downs QB Sacks Avg. Time of F.Pos. Poss.

COLORADO Colorado State COLORADO California COLORADO Hawaii COLORADO Georgia COLORADO Missouri COLORADO Baylor COLORADO Texas Tech COLORADO Oklahoma COLORADO Kansas COLORADO Iowa State COLORADO Kansas State COLORADO Nebraska

24 7 10 7 0 3 0 0 0 3 7 0 0 7 0 52 14 17 0 21 31 0 0 17 14 13 7 3 3 0 29 7 7 15 0 27 3 14 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 26 5 14 0 7 25 6 9 0 10 31 0 10 11 10 24 7 3 14 0 27 0 7 7 13 10 0 3 7 0 43 3 26 14 0 45 14 21 3 7 52 3 7 7 35 34 3 14 10 7 14 0 7 0 7 44 9 14 14 7 36 14 0 8 14 17 0 3 14 0 45 3 14 21 7

18 14 17 18 26 13 18 20 18 18 25 29 20 23 12 31 31 27 18 16 22 18 12 24

7 3 7 10 13 0 10 10 4 4 11 14 5 7 5 11 9 13 6 3 11 6 4 14

10 10 8 6 12 13 6 9 13 14 13 13 15 14 7 20 15 12 10 10 9 12 5 9

1 1 2 2 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 7 2 2 3 2 0 3 1

35 25 42 36 52 13 47 32 26 32 49 35 32 37 24 44 31 44 45 26 44 38 23 59

115 49 75 159 252 7 235 188 61 119 192 309 28 144 76 147 142 201 118 -6 251 101 99 265

1 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 3 4 0 1 2 3 0 2

25-17-1 33-24-3 34-18-3 24-15-0 26-19-0 42-27-1 20-13-1 27-16-1 46-31-1 33-20-1 28-21-1 27-22-1 53-31-0 38-24-1 44-17-0 49-34-0 44-29-2 28-23-2 24-16-0 42-27-0 26-15-0 26-17-0 27-10-2 19-15-0

192 196 166 197 200 330 158 221 250 226 207 234 336 286 187 488 322 252 266 235 225 310 163 142

2 0 0 4 2 1 1 3 0 3 1 1 2 2 1 4 3 2 3 1 4 2 2 4

60 58 76 60 78 55 67 59 72 65 77 62 85 75 68 93 75 72 69 68 70 64 50 78

307 245 241 356 452 337 393 409 311 345 399 543 364 430 263 635 464 453 384 229 476 411 262 407

55 7-41.4 58 6-40.7 8 6-40.2 169 4-48.2 -3 4-36.5 -1 4-44.0 13 4-40.5 38 3-46.3 18 5-32.2 54 5-44.4 4 3-44.7 34 0- 0.0 53 7-38.9 7 5-46.2 - 2 10-38.1 14 5-42.0 16 1-31.0 35 2-30.5 41 6-35.2 13 7-46.0 22 4-38.8 41 5-46.6 11 5-41.0 57 4-38.0

1-0 10/101 1-0 2/29 2-2 9/75 2-0 6/54 3-2 9/48 2-1 6/37 1-0 3/21 3-1 5/48 1-0 8/46 1-1 2/17 3-1 4/28 4-2 9/71 2-0 7/44 1-1 5/42 0-0 5/36 0-0 2/15 2-1 6/50 0-0 11/124 3-1 10/94 4-2 9/70 3-0 2/ 5 1-1 7/57 1-1 6/55 2-0 8/79

5-13 1-12 8-18 4-11 10-14 3-11 7-15 5-12 7-17 6-15 9-15 3- 7 9-21 5-15 6-19 8-17 5-11 11-16 5-15 3-14 9-14 6-14 2-10 11-17

4-12 2-29 2- 5 6-41 2-12 0- 0 3-17 2-14 2- 8 4-24 0- 0 2-17 2-12 2-15 1- 6 1-14 2-10 1-13 9-53 0- 0 6-38 1-20 1- 8 0- 0

C CS C Ca C H C G C M C B C TT C O C K C IS C KS C N

35 26 27 40 26 30 23 35 32 28 38 29 29 27 25 26 29 35 30 33 33 29 21 45

32:38 27:22 32:15 27:45 35:49 24:11 34:00 26:00 32:38 27:22 36:36 23:24 30:53 29:07 27:05 32:55 30:09 29:51 34:02 25:58 30:51 29:09 20:30 39:30

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SCORING DRIVES (Game-By-Game)

Opponent Plays Yards Time Result Qtr (Down) How PAT Quarterback

Drive Analysis
DISTANCE
Length

COLORADO
TD FG

OPPONENT
TD FG

Colorado State Colorado State Colorado State Colorado State Colorado State Hawaii Hawaii Hawaii Hawaii Georgia Georgia Georgia Georgia Missouri Baylor Baylor Baylor Baylor Baylor Texas Tech Texas Tech Texas Tech Texas Tech Oklahoma Oklahoma Kansas Kansas Kansas Kansas Kansas Kansas Kansas Iowa State Iowa State Iowa State Iowa State Iowa State Kansas State Kansas State Kansas State Kansas State Kansas State Kansas State Kansas State Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska

5 9 6 8 9 14 10 6 7 13 8 5 5 9 8 4 7 8 11 18 11 4 9 4 12 6 11 6 5 7 7 7 2 11 6 10 10 7 2 5 10 4 8 9 5 9

44 82 35 50 60 80 60 91 59 80 78 81 67 60 65 -4 13 44 40 73 80 72 40 61 80 80 71 51 62 28 73 73 9 80 27 69 41 55 24 61 86 80 73 75 80 79

1:52 TD 1:35 TD 1:58 *FG 1:58 TD 4:38 TD 3:32 TD 3:18 TD 3:03 TD 4:40 TD 7:13 TD 3:15 TD 2:47 TD 0:55 TD 4:49 3:44 0:31 3:26 4:32 6:03 5:53 2:34 1:12 3:16 1:19 5:38 2:37 5:18 2:53 0:41 2:15 3:18 3:47 0:31 4:14 2:23 5:08 4:28 3:29 0:37 1:20 3:25 1:32 4:02 3:25 2:34 3:33 TD TD *FG *FG TD TD FG TD TD FG TD TD TD TD *TD TD FG TD FG TD TD *FG TD FG TD *TD TD TD TD TD FG TD TD

1 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 1 2 3 3 1 2 2 4 4 1 2 3 3 2 3 1 1 2 2 2 3 4 1 2 2 3 3 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 2 3 3

(3) Patterson 18 pass from Hansen Goodman (1) McKnight 27 pass from Hansen Goodman (4) Goodman 28 FG (2) Hansen 1 run Goodman (4) Hansen 4 run Goodman (1) Stewart 4 run Goodman (1) Stewart 2 run Richardson pass from Hansen (3) Clemons 73 pass from Hansen Goodman (3) McKnight 23 pass from Hansen Goodman (2) Bahr 4 pass from Hansen Goodman (1) Lockridge 1 run Goodman (3) Hansen 2 run Deehan pass from Hawkins (1) Stewart 11 run Goodman none (1) Stewart 18 run pass failed (2) Stewart 6 run run failed (4) Goodman 45 FG (4) Goodman 25 FG (3) McKnight 7 pass from Hansen Goodman (2) Hansen 1 run Goodman (4) Goodman 23 FG (2) Richardson 3 pass from Hawkins Goodman (1) Richardson 60 pass from Hawkins Goodman (4) Goodman 40 FG (2) McKnight 49 pass from Hawkins Goodman (4) Stewart 7 run Goodman (3) Richardson 62 pass from Hawkins Goodman (2) Richardson 4 pass from Hawkins Goodman (2) Stewart 1 run Goodman (3) Thornton 12 pass from Hawkins Goodman (4) Goodman 38 FG (1) Stewart 8 run Goodman (4) Goodman 24 FG (2) Deehan 9 pass from Hawkins Goodman (3) Clemons 26 pass from Hawkins Goodman (4) Goodman 39 FG (2) McKnight 25 pass from Hawkins Goodman (4) Goodman 48 FG (2) Stewart 1 run kick blocked (2) Clemons 23 pass from Hawkins Goodman (2) McKnight 37 pass from Hawkins Goodman (2) McKnight 13 pass from Hawkins Goodman (1) Stewart 51 run Goodman (3) Richardson 3 pass from Hawkins Goodman (4) Goodman 22 FG (2) Richardson 50 pass from Hawkins Goodman (1) Jefferson 29 pass from Hawkins Goodman

Hansen Hansen Hansen Hansen Hansen Hansen Hansen Hansen Hansen Hansen Hansen Hansen Hansen Hansen Hansen Hansen Hansen Hansen Hansen Hawkins Hawkins Hawkins Hawkins Hawkins Hawkins Hawkins Hawkins Hawkins Hawkins Hawkins Hawkins Hawkins Hawkins Hawkins Hawkins Hawkins Hawkins Hawkins Hawkins Hawkins Hawkins Hawkins Hawkins Hawkins Hawkins Hawkins

(minus) 0 9 1019 2029 3039 4049 5059 6069 7079 8089 9099

1 0 1 0 3 4 9 6 11 1

1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 3 0 0

3 1 0 3 4 3 5 7 13 3

0 2 0 0 2 4 4 2 1 1 0

GAME OPENING DRIVES

COLORADO
Game Pts FD Yds

OPPONENT
Pts FD Yds

Colorado State California Hawaii Georgia Missouri Baylor Texas Tech Oklahoma Kansas Iowa State Kansas State Nebraska

0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 7 3 0 0

1 0 1 4 1 4 1 1 4 2 0 1

42 4 25 80 22 46 18 19 85 73 -5 13

0 0 0* 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 7 0

0 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 1

4 30 81 9 8 21 12 15 56 19 1 27

SECOND HALF OPENING DRIVES

COLORADO
Game Pts FD Yds

OPPONENT
Pts FD Yds

Colorado State California Hawaii Georgia Missouri Baylor Texas Tech Oklahoma Kansas Iowa State Kansas State Nebraska

0 0 7 8 0 0* 7 7 3 0 7 0*

1 3 6 1 3 4 4 2 2 0 4 0

23 31 81 81 51 79 80 61 28 6 71 2

0 0 0 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 7

0 0 0 4 0 3 1 2 1 0 1 2

9 6 -5 85 2 74 16 80 7 4 1 43

(*drive ended by a turnover.)

POSSESSIONS AT-A-GLANCE
No. Plays Avg. 3-Plays Snaps/ Snaps &Out* TD

Colorado Opponent

150 146

847 809

5.65 5.54

44 41

23.5 19.3

(*scored following a turnover) Yards Per PlayTD Drives: 8.4 (271-2277); FG Drives: 5.6 (73-406); Non-Scoring Drives: 3.2 (503-1633)

(*less if there is a turnover; must not have earned a first down or scored a touchdown.)

LONGEST PLAYS
COLORADO
Yards Opponent Player(s)

OPPONENT
Yards Opponent Player(s)

73 65 62 60 55 51 50 49 46 45

Hawaii Georgia Kansas Texas Tech Iowa State Kansas State Nebraska Oklahoma Georgia Kansas State

Toney Clemons pass from Tyler Hansen (TD) Rodney Stewart run Paul Richardson pass from Cody Hawkins (TD) Paul Richardson pass from Cody Hawkins (TD) Paul Richardson pass from Cody Hawkins Rodney Stewart run (TD) Paul Richardson pass from Cody Hawkins (TD) Scotty McKnight pass from Cody Hawkins (TD) Will Jefferson pass from Tyler Hansen Will Jefferson run 43 10 (32 pass, 11 rush) ( 7 pass, 3 rush)

81 80 64 62 50 47 45 43 40 40

Oklahoma Hawaii Oklahoma California Georgia Oklahoma Texas Tech Texas Tech Georgia Kansas State

Ryan Broyles pass from Landry Jones (TD) Kealoha Pilares pass from Bryant Moniz Ryan Broyles pass from Landry Jones (TD) Marvin Jones pass from Kevin Riley A.J. Green pass from Aaron Murray Trent Ratterree pass from Landry Jones Alex Torres pass from Taylor Potts Alex Torres pass from Taylor Potts A.J. Green run Travis Tannahill pass from Collin Klein 33 (22 pass, 18 rush) 10 ( 9 pass, 1 rush)

Number of plays 20-plus yards in length: Number of plays 40-plus yards in length:

Number of plays 20-plus yards in length: Number of plays 40-plus yards in length:

Returns
Type Yards Opponent Player

Returns
Yards Yards Opponent Player

KICKOFF PUNT INTERCEPTION FUMBLE

89 45 16 45

Iowa State Texas Tech Kansas Iowa State

Arthur Jaffee Travon Patterson Travis Sandersfeld Michael Sipili (TD)

KICKOFF PUNT INTERCEPTION FUMBLE

72 41 49 82

Georgia Kansas State Missouri California

Brandon Boykin Ty Zimmernan Kip Edwards Darian Hagan, Jr. (TD)

Number of returns 20+ yards in length: 32 (27 kickoff, 3 punt, 0 interception, 2 fumble, 0 misc.) Number of returns 30+ yards in length: 10 ( 8 kickoff, 1 punt, 0 interception, 1 fumble, 0 misc.)

Number of returns 20+ yards in length: 33 (22 kickoff, 4 punt, 5 interception, 2 fumble, 0 misc.) Number of returns 30+ yards in length: 11 ( 5 kickoff, 2 punt, 3 interception, 1 fumble, 0 misc.)

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FIRST DOWN RUSHING

Player Att. Yards Avg. FD TD Long

THIRD-FOURTH DOWN PASSING

Player Att-Com-Int Pct. Yards FD TD Long Sacked

Rodney Stewart ................ Will Jefferson .................... Brian Lockridge ................ Tyler Hansen..................... Justin Torres ..................... Toney Clemons ................. Travon Patterson ............. Cody Hawkins ................... Paul Richardson ............... Team...................................

153 13 18 14 7 1 5 1 1 3

679 87 53 47 34 10 9 1 -3 - 19

4.4 6.2 2.9 3.4 4.9 10.0 1.8 1.0 - 3.0 - 6.3

16 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0

4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

51t 45 13 14 9 10 9 1 -3 -3

Cody Hawkins......................74-37- 2 Tyler Hansen .......................54-37- 1

50.0 68.5

566 28 447 27

4 4

62t 73t

2/21 9/76

THIRD-FOURTH DOWN RECEIVING

Player Att. Yards Avg. FD TD Long

FIRST DOWN PASSING

Player Att-Com-Int Pct. Yards FD TD Long Sacked

Cody Hawkins .............. Tyler Hansen ................

83-41- 1 57-36- 5

49.4 63.2

428 12 352 15

2 1

60t 46

1/ 7 5/33

FIRST DOWN RECEIVING

Player Att. Yards Avg. FD TD Long

Toney Clemons ................. 20 Scotty McKnight ............... 15 Paul Richardson ............... 12 Rodney Stewart ................ 8 Ryan Deehan ..................... 6 Will Jefferson .................... 4 Travon Patterson ............. 4 Luke Walters ..................... 3 Brian Lockridge ................ 1 DaVaughn Thornton......... 1 Cody Hawkins ................... 0 Ethan Adkins..................... 0

298 201 197 129 53 37 32 18 35 12 7 -6

14.9 13.4 16.4 16.1 8.8 9.3 8.0 6.0 35.0 12.0 .. ..

16 13 9 5 4 2 1 3 1 1 .. ..

2 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .. ..

73t 29 62t 34 13 15 18t 6 35 12t 7 -6

Scotty McKnight ............... Toney Clemons ................. Ryan Deehan ..................... Rodney Stewart ................ Paul Richardson ............... Travon Patterson ............. Will Jefferson .................... Luke Walters ..................... Kyle Cefalo ........................

13 12 11 11 10 8 4 4 4

130 85 100 62 181 68 90 42 22

10.0 7.1 9.1 5.6 18.1 8.5 22.5 10.5 5.5

5 1 2 2 5 3 3 2 1

1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0

27t 15 19 15 60t 35 46 15 11 3/4-&-1

TD Att. FD

NON-OFFENSIVE SCORES (1)

vs. Opponent Player Play

Iowa State
By Opponent (3)

Michael Sipili
Player

45 fumble return
Play

California California Kansas

Mike Mohamed Darian Hagan, Jr. Tyler Patmon

41 interception return 82 fumble return 28 fumble return

THIRD-FOURTH DOWN RUSHING

Player Att. FD Pct. Yards Avg.

QUARTERBACK SACKS (34-181)

Colorado State (4-12): Beatty 1-9, Goree 1-2, Poremba 1-1, Uzo-Diribe 1-0. California (2-5): Pericak 1-4, West 1-1. Hawaii (2-12): Beatty 1-10, Team 1-2. Georgia (3-17): Hartigan 2-17, Sipili 1-0. Missouri (2-8): Hartigan 1-5, Uzo-Diribe 13. Baylor (0-0): None. Texas Tech (2-12): T.Smith 1-6. Uzo-Diribe -4, Web -2. Oklahoma (1-6): Sipili -3, West -3. Kansas (2-10): Beatty 2-10. Iowa State (9-53): West 2-11, Sipili 1-10, Kasa 1-9, Uzo-Diribe 1-8, Mahnke 1-6, Beatty 1-5, Hartigan 1-4, Cunningham 1-0. Kansas State (6-38): Hartigan 3-20, Sipili 1-8, Pericak 1-5, West 15. Nebraska (1-8): West 1-8.

Cody Hawkins...................... 2 2 100.0 10 Justin Torres........................ 1 1 100.0 2 Rodney Stewart................... 37 25 67.6 114 Tyler Hansen ....................... 9 6 66.7 76 Brian Lockridge................... 2 1 50.0 10 Will Jefferson....................... 3 1 33.3 33 David Bakhtiari ................... 0 0 0.0 7 Team ..................................... 3 0 0.0 - 24

5.0 2.0 3.1 8.4 5.0 11.0 . - 8.0

0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0

1- 1 1- 1 22-18 1- 1 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 1- 0

2010 COLORADO BUFFALO SINGLE-GAME HIGHS

Individual
LONGEST SCORING RUN 51, Rodney Stewart vs. Kansas State LONGEST NON-SCORING RUN 65, Rodney Stewart vs. Georgia LONGEST SCORING PASS 73, Toney Clemons from Tyler Hansen vs. Hawaii LONGEST NON-SCORING PASS 55, Paul Richardson from Cody Hawkins vs. Iowa State LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN 89, Arthur Jaffee vs. Iowa State LONGEST PUNT RETURN 45, Travon Patterson vs. Texas Tech LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURN 16, Travis Sandersfeld at Kansas LONGEST PUNT 52, Zach Grossnickle at Oklahoma LONGEST FIELD GOAL 48, Aric Goodman vs. Kansas State MOST TOUCHDOWNS3, Rodney Stewart at Kansas MOST RUSHING ATTEMPTS 36, Rodney Stewart vs. Iowa State MOST RUSHING YARDS 195, Rodney Stewart vs. Kansas State MOST PASS ATTEMPTS 44, Cody Hawkins at Oklahoma, at Kansas MOST PASS COMPLETIONS 29, Cody Hawkins at Kansas MOST INTERCEPTIONS THROWN 3, Tyler Hansen at California MOST PASSING YARDS 322, Cody Hawkins at Kansas MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES 3, Cody Hawkins at Kansas, vs. Iowa State, vs. Kansas State MOST RECEPTIONS11, Paul Richardson at Kansas MOST RECEIVING YARDS 141, Paul Richardson at Kansas MOST TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS 45, three times (Hawkins 2, Hansen 1) MOST TOTAL OFFENSE 309, Cody Hawkins at Kansas (322 pass, -13 rush) MOST FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 2, Aric Goodman on four occasions MOST FIELD GOALS MADE 2, Aric Goodman vs. Baylor, Iowa State MOST TACKLES 17, Terrel Smith at Nebraska (11 solo) MOST SOLO TACKLES 11, Terrel Smith at Nebraska MOST TACKLES FOR LOSS 3, Josh Hartigan vs. Kansas State MOST QUARTERBACK SACKS 3, Josh Hartigan vs. Kansas State MOST QUARTERBACK HURRIES 3, B.J. Beatty at California MOST INTERCEPTIONS 1, on 10 occasions (by six players) MOST PASSES BROKEN UP 2, Patrick Mahnke vs. Iowa State MOST THIRD/FOURTH DOWN STOPS 3, Will Pericak at California MOST KNOCKDOWN/FINISH BLOCKS (OL) 18, Nate Solder vs. CSU (12/6); vs. Hawaii (14/4); vs. Kansas State (14/4) MOST SPECIAL TEAM POINTS 7, Douglas Rippy vs. Kansas State

Team Bests/Highs
MOST FIRST DOWNS 31, at Kansas MOST RUSHING ATTEMPTS 52, vs. Hawaii MOST RUSHING YARDS 252, vs. Hawaii MOST PASS ATTEMPTS 53, vs. Texas Tech MOST COMPLETIONS 31, at Missouri & vs. Texas Tech MOST INTERCEPTIONS THROWN 3, at California MOST PASSING YARDS 336, vs. Texas Tech MOST OFFENSIVE PLAYS 85, vs. Texas Tech MOST TOTAL OFFENSE 476, vs. Kansas State FEWEST FUMBLES 0, at Oklahoma MOST FUMBLES 3, on four occasions FEWEST TURNOVERS 0, vs. Texas Tech, at Oklahoma, vs. Kansas State MOST TURNOVERS 5, at California MOST TIME OF POSSESSION 36:36, vs. Georgia LONGEST TOUCHDOWN DRIVE 91 yards (6 plays), vs. Hawaii LONGEST FIELD GOAL DRIVE 75 yards (9 plays), at Nebraska

Defensive Bests
FEWEST FIRST DOWNS ALLOWED 13, by Hawaii FEWEST RUSHING ATTEMPTS ALLOWED 13, by Hawaii FEWEST RUSHING YARDS ALLOWED (-6), vs. Iowa State FEWEST PASS ATTEMPTS ALLOWED 19, by Nebraska FEWEST PASS COMPLETIONS ALLOWED 15, by California & Nebraska FEWEST PASSING YARDS ALLOWED 142, by Nebraska MOST INTERCEPTIONS 3, vs. Colorado State FEWEST TOTAL PLAYS ALLOWED 55, by Hawaii FEWEST TOTAL YARDS ALLOWED 229, by Iowa State MOST FUMBLES FORCED 2, vs. Georgia, Baylor MOST TURNOVERS GAINED 3, vs. Colorado State, Baylor MOST PASSES BROKEN UP 6, vs. Iowa State MOST QUARTERBACK SACKS 9, vs. Iowa State MOST QUARTERBACK HURRIES 6, vs. Colorado State MOST TACKLES FOR LOSS 11, vs. Iowa State

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GAME-BY-GAME INDIVIDUAL CHARTS

RUSHING
HANSEN
Opponent Att Yds TD

PASSING
HILDRETH
Att Yds TD

JEFFERSON
Att Yds TD

LOCKRIDGE STEWART
Att Yds TD Att Yds TD

TORRES
Att Yds TD

Receivers
Att Yds TD

HANSEN
A-C-I Yds TD

HAWKINS
A-C-I

HIRSCHMAN
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

Yds TD A - C - I Yds TD

Colorado State ............... California ........................ Hawaii ............................ Georgia............................ Missouri.......................... Baylor ............................. Texas Tech ..................... Oklahoma ....................... Kansas ............................ Iowa State ...................... Kansas State .................. Nebraska .......................

8 11 5 10 4 9 4

2 1 -9 1 21 0 51 1 -15 0 -9 0 0 0 INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ

DNP DNP DNP DNP 0 0 0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CLEMONS
No Yds TD

0 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 0 3 5 3

0 0 0 0 0 36 11 5 0 1 73 11

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

4 1 14 16 0

6 -5 109 36 0 INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ

0 0 0 1 0

16 29 22 19 18 30 20 19 27 36 34 20

67 80 106 149 91 125 34 85 175 123 195 88

0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 2 0

5 0 9 0

26 0 0 0 32 0 0 0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP McKNIGHT

No Yds TD

2 14 1 9 1 2 1 1 2 -4 6 40 3 -10 0 0 2 -15 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

25-17-1 192 2 34-18-3 166 0 26-19-0 200 2 20-13-1 158 1 21-15-0 117 0 28-21-1 207 1 10- 9-0 62 0 INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ

ST ONLY ST ONLY ST ONLY ST ONLY 25-16-1 133 0 ST ONLY 43-22-0 274 2 44-17-0 187 1 44-29-2 322 3 24-16-0 266 3 25-14-0 202 3 26-10-2 163 2

RECEIVING
Opponent

CEFALO
No Yds TD

DEEHAN
No Yds TD

ESPINOZA
No Yds TD

JEFFERSON
No Yds TD

LOCKRIDGE
No Yds TD

PATTERSON RICHARDSON STEWART

No Yds TD No Yds TD No Yds TD

THORNTON WALTERS
No Yds TD No Yds TD

Colorado State ................ California ......................... Hawaii ............................. Georgia............................. Missouri ........................... Baylor............................... Texas Tech....................... Oklahoma ........................ Kansas.............................. Iowa State ........................ Kansas State .................... Nebraska..........................

2 16 0 1 11 0 1 -4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 -----INJ----0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 0

3 3 3 1 6 2 8 4 6 4 3 0

25 36 85 10 48 15 98 27 27 55 56 0

0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0

0 4 3 1 1 7 2 1 3 1 2 0

0 51 32 3 7 70 27 7 24 9 19 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BROWN

1 2 0 1 2 1 4 2 0 0 0 1

5 11 0 46 12 8 46 20 0 0 0 29

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

1 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 35 0 0 0 0 ------INJ----------INJ----------INJ----------INJ----------INJ----------INJ----------INJ----CUNNINGHAM

6 2 6 2 5 5 5 5 4 3 4 3

78 14 65 21 72 38 50 84 59 56 74 10

1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0

1 18 1 4 34 0 1 4 0 2 -1 0 6 30 0 1 35 0 4 -5 0 1 12 0 ------INJ----------INJ----------INJ----------INJ-----

1 0 3 0 1 2 4 2 11 5 3 2

11 0 9 0 17 27 79 28 141 121 19 62

0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1

2 0 2 3 6 2 2 2 3 3 2 2

41 0 9 31 34 8 21 9 44 25 49 19

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 -----DNP----0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 KASA

0 0 1 6 0 0 1 9 3 26 1 6 1 6 0 0 1 15 0 0 0 0 2 43

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DEFENSIVE
Opponent

AHLES
UT,AT-TK TFL Other

BEATTY
UT,AT-TK TFL Other

HARTIGAN
UT,AT-TK TFL Other

HERROD
UT,AT-TK TFL Other

UT,AT-TK PD Other

UT,AT-TK TFL Other

UT,AT-TK TFL Other

Colorado State...... California............... Hawaii................... Georgia .................. Missouri ................ Baylor .................... Texas Tech ............ Oklahoma.............. Kansas ................... Iowa State.............. Kansas State ......... Nebraska ...............

2, 0 1, 2 4, 0 2, 2 0, 1 3, 1 3, 0 2, 0 1, 0 1, 0 0, 1 1, 1

2 3 4 4 1 4 3 2 1 1 1 2

1- 1 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0

QBH QCD QBH PBU,3DS TFZ PBU

2, 0 2 1, 1 2 4, 0 4 3, 2 5 3, 3 6 1, 0 1 0, 0 0 0, 0 0 4, 3 7 1, 1 2 1, 3 4 1, 2 3 MAJOR

2-11 1- 1 1-10 1- 3 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 2-14 1- 5 0- 0 0- 0

QBS,2H 3-QBH QBS,TZ FF,QBH PBU,QP 3DS,TZ QBH 2-QBH 2-QBS QBS,2-H 2-QBH QBH

1, 0 3, 1 0, 2 7, 1 0, 2 2, 0 0, 3 6, 2 1, 1 6, 1 0, 2 2, 3 OBI

1 4 2 8 2 2 3 8 2 7 2 5

0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0

INT,2-3DS 1, 0 TFL 1, 1 1, 0 INT,3DS 3, 0 FR 1, 0 FR 1, 1 INT,3DS 1, 0 TFL 4, 1 2, 1 2-3DS,QH 4, 1 2, 1 3, 1

1 0-0 2 0-0 1 0-0 3 1-5 1 0-0 2 1-1 1 0-0 5 0-0 3 0-0 5 1-1 3 1-3 4 1-1

QBH 3DS QCD QBH,TZ 2-3DS,TZ TZ QBS,PD

2, 0 2 0- 0 3DS 0, 0 0 0- 0 QBH 1, 1 2 0- 0 3, 0 3 2-17 3-3DS 2, 0 2 1- 5 INT,QBS 0, 0 0 0- 0 -------------INJ------------1, 0 1 0- 0 0, 0 0 0- 0 3, 1 4 2- 5 PBU 5, 0 5 3-20 2-3DS 1, 4 5 0- 0 ORMS
UT,AT-TK PD Other

1, 0 10-0 1, 0 10-0 0, 0 00-0 0, 0 00-0 0, 0 00-0 0, 0 00-0 0, 0 00-0 ---------- DNP------------------- DNP------------------- DNP------------------- DNP------------------- DNP---------PERICAK
UT,AT-TK TFL Other

0 ,0 0 1 ,0 1 0, 1 1 0, 0 0 2, 1 3 1, 1 2 2, 0 2 3, 1 4 1, 1 2 1, 1 2 0, 0 0 1, 0 1

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-9 0-0 0-0

TFZ . . TFZ 3DS

MAHNKE
Opponent UT,AT-TK TFL Other

OLATOYE
UT,AT-TK PD Other

PERKINS
UT,AT-TK PD Other

UT,AT-TK TFL Other

UT,AT-TK TFL Other

Colorado State...... California............... Hawaii................... Georgia .................. Missouri ................ Baylor .................... Texas Tech ............ Oklahoma.............. Kansas ................... Iowa State.............. Kansas State ......... Nebraska ............... Nebraska ...............

2, 1 3 3, 0 3 2, 0 2 2, 4 6 3, 5 8 2, 2 4 0, 1 1 3, 0 3 1, 0 1 1, 0 1 1, 1 2 0, 1 1 0, 0 0 POLK

0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 1- 6 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0

3DS 3DS,TZ 3DS,PD FR,TFZ 1-QCD FF,2-PD 3DS ..

8, 210 0-0 2-3DS,2Z 1, 1 2 0-0 3DS,PBU 1, 2 3 0-0 3DS,PBU 4, 4 8 0-0 FR,3DS 9, 413 2-3 2-TFZ 3, 6 9 0-0 3DS 6, 612 0-0 3DS.TFZ --------------INJ--------------------------INJ--------------------------INJ--------------------------INJ--------------------------INJ------------1, 12 0-0 FR RIPPY
UT,AT-TK TFL Other

1, 0 1 0-0 1, 0 1 0-0 0, 0 0 0-0 0, 0 0 0-0 1, 0 1 0-0 0, 0 0 0-0 ST ONLY 0, 0 0 0-0 0, 0 0 0-0 0, 1 1 0-0 ST ONLY 0, 0 0 0-0 0, 2 2 0-02 3DS,QBH SANDERSFELD
UT,AT-TK TFL Other

---------ST ONLY---------------ST ONLY---------------ST ONLY----------------- SUSP------------------ST ONLY------3, 1 4 0 0, 0 0 0 0, 0 0 0 1, 2 3 0 0, 0 0 0 0, 0 0 0 ------------INJ----------- DNP SIPILI

UT,AT-TK TFL Other

0, 0 0 0 QBH -------------INJ------------------------INJ------------------------INJ------------** T. SMITH **

UT,AT-TK PD Other

4,1115 0 QBS,3D 5, 3 8 0 TFL 4, 5 9 0 INT 1, 3 4 0 5, 2 7 0 3DS 11,617 1 3DS,TZ ST ONLY J.SMITH

UT,AT-TK PD Other

1, 2 3 6, 1 7 1, 0 1 1, 1 2 1, 1 2 1, 1 2 2, 0 2 4, 1 5 5, 0 5 1, 2 3 5, 2 7 2, 4 6 1, 1 2

0-0 2-5 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-9 0-0 0-0

TFZ 3-3DS 2-3DS TFZ QBH PD,QCD QBH 2-TFZ TFZ,QH TFZ QBS,2TZ TFZ

4, 5 9 0 INT 6, 511 0 5, 2 7 0 TFL,FR 4, 2 6 1 3DS,TZ 3, 2 5 1 -------------INJ-------------------------INJ-------------------------INJ-------------------------INJ-------------------------INJ-------------------------INJ-------------------------INJ------------3, 3 6 1-0 QBS,FF WEST

UT,AT-TK TFL Other

UZO-DIRIBE
UT,AT-TK TFL Other

Opponent

UT,AT-TK PD Other

Colorado State...... California............... Hawaii................... Georgia .................. Missouri ................ Baylor .................... Texas Tech ............ Oklahoma.............. Kansas ................... Iowa State.............. Kansas State ......... Nebraska ...............

2, 3 3, 3 5, 1 2, 1 5, 2 5, 2 5, 3 4, 4 3, 5 1, 1 4, 2 3, 3

5 6 6 3 7 7 8 8 8 2 6 6

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

3DS 3DS 3DS 3DS TFZ

0, 1 1 0-0 1, 2 3 0-0 ST ONLY 0, 0 0 0-0 ST ONLY ST ONLY ST ONLY 0, 0 0 0-0 ST ONLY 0, 0 0 0-0 ST ONLY 0, 0 0 0-0

2, 2 4 1-4 INT,2-3D 2, 0 2 0-0 INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ 0, 1 1 0-0 1, 6 7 0-0 INT,2-3D 8, 1 9 0-0 3DS,QC 5, 3 8 0-0 4, 4 8 0-0 3DS

5, 2 7 4, 1 5 1, 2 3 4, 2 6 4, 4 8 4, 5 9 5, 611 8, 412 4, 5 9 3, 3 6 4, 4 8 5, 510

1- 2 2- 2 0- 0 1- 3 0- 0 0- 0 1- 4 1- 3 0- 0 2-11 2- 9 0- 0

3DS 2, 1 3 0 QBH 3, 1 4 1 3DS,TZ 4, 1 5 1 TDS QBS,TZ 1, 4 5 1 2-TDS 2-,TZ 5, 0 5 0 QCD FF 6, 0 6 0 FF 3DS,TZ 3, 4 7 0 QBS,3D 10, 212 1 TFL,3DS 4, 2 6 0 TFZ QBS,FR 5, 1 6 1 3-3DS QBS 6, 0 6 0 FR,3DS TFZ 3, 2 5 0 TFL

1, 0 1, 0 0, 0 1, 0 2, 0 0, 1 0, 1 0, 0 1, 1 1, 0 0, 0 1, 0

1 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 1

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-3 0-0 1-4 0-0 0-0 1-8 0-0 0-0

QBS 3DS FF,QBS -QBS QBS,3DS 3DS,QCD

2, 0 2 1- 3 2, 0 2 1- 1 QBS 0, 0 0 0- 0 0, 1 1 0- 0 INJ 0, 0 0 0- 0 1, 1 2 1- 1 QBH 3, 1 4 2- 5 QBS,2-3DS 0, 1 1 0- 0 4, 0 4 2-11 1, 0 1 1- 5 QBS 2, 1 3 1- 8 QBS,3DS

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MISCELLANEOUS FOOTBALL STATISTICS (Won 5, LOST 7)

Drives Drives Ended By Points Pts./ Quarterback **Directing Offense Quarterback Started TD FG FGA PNT DWN TRN SAF CLK RPL Yielded Drive Drive Efficiency* Plays Yards Avg. CODY HAWKINS ....................... 77 20 7 2 30 5 8 0 5 0 160 2.08 35.1% 40.3% 413 2323 5.62 TYLER HANSEN........................ 73 16 3 4 32 0 10 1 7 0 121 1.66 26.0% 34.8% 425 2043 4.81 COLORADO............................... 150 36 10 6 62 5 18 1 12 (0) 281 1.87 30.7% 37.7% 838 4366 5.21 OPPONENTS ............................. 146 42 16 4 50 10 17 1 6 (0) 341 2.34 39.7% 44.3% 802 4813 6.00 *second number is the percentage the QB has put his team in position to score, allowing for missed field goals and minus drives ended by the clock. **excludes kneel-downs, spiked passes and fake/muffed punt plays when not actually directing offense: Hansen 1-(-2), Hawkins 8-(-48); Opponent 7-(13). No. Opp. OSY ASY YARDAGE SUMMARY Kicker Total Ret. FC MF NA TB EZ+ In20/25 OB OnS SQB OSY Ret. ASY Ret. Team Plays 20+ 10+ 5+ 0 Neg. ARIC GOODMAN ........ 52 40 0 0 0 12 5 9 / 32 0 (1) (1) 1296 1056 O 25 O 26 Colorado 947 43 151 337 201 76 JUSTIN CASTOR ......... 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 2/ 2 0 (0) (0) 151 151 O 30 O 30 Opponent 809 50 185 355 170 68 OPPONENTS ............... 70 49 0 0 0 20 11 9 / 34 1 (1) (0) 1874 1434 C 27 C 29 KICKOFF KEY: MFmuffed; NAno attempt at a return; EZ+through or over end zone; OSYOpponent Starting Yardline; ASYAverage Starting Yardline; Retaverages using returned kicks only. Onsides (OnS), short squibs (SQB) and free kicks are omitted in figuring the above; out-of-bounds are not; returns may not add to team totals due to those credited on on-side kicks; free kicks following safeties NOT included. FREE KICKS: Colorado 2 (Grossnickle 2), Opponents 1.

DRIVE ENGINEERING

KICKOFF ANALYSIS

FIRST DOWN TENDENCIES

Rushing- Passing-Overall Team Plays Yards Avg. Plays Yards Avg. Plays Yards Avg. COLORADO ...................................... 216 898 4.2 146 740 5.1 362 1638 4.52 Opponents ....................................... 205 1126 5.5 167 1404 8.4 372 2530 6.80 *kept like the NFL in that quarterback sacks are deducted from passing to present the accurate picture.

Times Gained 20+ 10+ 5+ 2- 0 Neg. 14 50 127 180 86 34 33 89 170 153 68 26

Miscellany TD QBS TO 10 6 11 20 8 6

Second Half Att Yds Avg. 187 903 4.8 168 1206 7.2

YARDS GAINED ANALYSIS

1st Down
Team Att Yards Avg.

2nd DownAtt Yards Avg.

3rd Down-Att Yards Avg.

4th DownAtt Yards Avg.

Season
Att. Yards Avg.

*By Quarter
1st 2nd 3rd 4th

Opp. Territory
Att. Yards Avg.

Breakdown
+ 0

COLORADO ..... 362 1638 4.5 289 1534 5.3 182 1111 6.1 14 33 2.4 847 4316 5.10 948 1094 1479 795 350 1737 5.0 570 201 76 Opponents ...... 372 2530 6.8 257 1356 5.3 161 821 5.1 19 93 4.9 809 4800 5.93 831 1493 1094 1382 387 2040 5.3 571 170 68 *Overtime Yards: Colorado 0, Opponent 0. Drives In Opponent Territory (minus those with 50+scores): Colorado 74/145 (51.0%, 23.5 yards per drive); Opp. 88/146 (60.3%, 23.2 ypd)

THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS

3rd Down and Second Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11-14 15-19 20+ Rush Pass Half Total Pct. COLORADO...... 18-22 5- 9 7-14 9-13 11-22 8-17 5-13 3- 9 4- 9 5-17 4-19 2-12 1- 6 29-49 53-133 39-87 82-182 45.1 Opponents....... 9-15 10-19 9-14 7-17 5-11 6-14 5-10 4-12 3- 9 3-12 5-16 0- 5 0- 7 23-43 43-118 36-87 66-161 41.0 AVERAGE YARDS TO GO: Colorado 7.2 (182/1314); Opponents 6.9 (161/1108). SECOND DOWN EFFICIENCY: Colorado 90-289 (31.1%; 1-4 yds: 37-54), Opponent 92-257 (35.8; 1-4 yds: 37-67).

TURNOVER ANALYSIS
Location
Team

Own Territory
21-30 31-40 41-50

Opponent Territory
49-40 39-30 29-20 19-10 9-G/EZ Total (TD*)

By Quarter
1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT

Last 2 Min./OT**
1st-H 2nd-H

TO PTS (TD,FG) Pct (Pts) EZ/G-10 11-20 COLORADO ....... 19 88 (12,1) 23.8 (369) 0 2 1 Opponents......... 19 33 (3,4) 11.4 (290) 0

2 5 2 2 0 3 2 1 = 19 (3) 5 5 3 6 0 3 (1) 1 (0) 1 3 3 2 4 1 1 3 = 19 (1) 2 8 2 7 0 3 (2) 2 (1) First Offensive Play After Gaining Turnover: Colorado 18-77, 4.3 avg., 16 long, 0 TD (13-71 rush/5-2-1, 6 pass; 1 Ret TD); Opponent: 16-133, 8.3 avg., 26 long, 1 TD (7-57 rush/9-6-0, 76 pass; 3 Ret TD). *interception or fumble returns for a touchdown; **number in parenthesis is number of turnovers in last 2-minutes while team is protecting lead or trying to tie or go ahead.

YARDS LOST DUE TO PENALTIES

Times Penalized After Offensive Gain ...... Yards Lost Due To Penalties ...................... Touchdowns Cost ....................................... First Downs Lost .........................................

Colorado Opponent 7 9 62 103 0 4 4 2

No. Ret. Return Yards Avg. Return

GOAL-TO-GO SITUATIONS
Summary Team Total TD FG FGA TO DWN CLK COLORADO. 19 16 1 1 0 0 1 OPPONENTS 28 23 3 1 1 0 0
Long Return Pct. Not Returned Net Avg. In20 / 10 / 5 TB FC 60+

GTG PlaysPlays TDs Pct. 41 16 39.0 60 23 38.3

1-Yard Line Plays TDs 6 4 11 6

EXPANDED PUNTING
Player Punts Yards Avg.

Avg. Spot

Inside Own 25 Opp Terr. Adjusted 50 & Out No. Yds. Avg. No.Yards No. Yds. Avg

ZACH GROSSNICKLE 60 2368 39.47 C33 23 184 8.0 41 (Average Spotthe yardline where punts average from: Grossnickle 60/2003)

61.7

35.73

11 / 6 / 3

22

17 703 41.4

9-343

51 2025

39.7

AVERAGE STARTING FIELD POSITION

Drives Started .......................................... Cumulative Starting Yardlines ............... Average Field Position ............................ Drives Started In Plus Territory ............ Scores/TD,FG ........................................ FGA/Punts/Downs/Clock ..................... Turnovers/Ran Out Clock ................... Points..................................................... Drives Started Inside/At Own 20........... Points Scored (TD/FG) ......................... Colorado 150 4366 C29 19 11/6,5 3/2/1/1 0/1 54 61 (33/28) 91 (12/2) Opponent 146 4629 O32 22 13/11,2 2/1/3/0 3/0 83 46 (26/20) 125 (16/4)

FIRST DOWNS EARNED

Player RODNEY STEWART .................. TYLER HANSEN ........................ CODY HAWKINS........................ SCOTTY McKNIGHT................. TONEY CLEMONS..................... PAUL RICHARDSON .................. RYAN DEEHAN .......................... WILL JEFFERSON ...................... BRIAN LOCKRIDGE................... LUKE WALTERS ......................... TRAVON PATTERSON............... JUSTIN TORRES ........................ KYLE CEFALO............................ JASON ESPINOZA ..................... DaVAUGHN THORNTON .......... Rush Pass Rec. 65 7 2 0 2 1 0 3 8 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 61 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 28 23 19 13 8 1 8 6 0 1 1 1 Total 3/4 80 68 63 28 25 20 13 11 9 8 7 3 1 1 1 (30) (33) (29) (13) (14) (11) (4) (3) (2) (3) (1) (1) (0) (0) (1)

FUMBLES
Player No-Lost ADKINS .......................1-0 LOCKRIDGE................1-0 C.HAWKINS.................4-0 CLEMONS ...................1-1 DEEHAN......................1-1 JEFFERSON.................1-1 McKNIGHT .................1-1 PATTERSON................1-1 HANSEN......................4-1 STEWART....................4-2 TEAM ..........................3-0 TEAM TOTAL ..........22-8

SCORING PERCENTAGE INSIDE-THE-20 (Red Zone)

Colorado Opponent Times Penetrated Opponent 20 ............ 35 53 Total Scores.............................................. 28 45 Touchdowns (Rush/Pass) ................... 23 (15/8) 33 (14/19) Field Goals-Attempts ........................... 5-8 12-14 Turnovers/Downs/Punts/Clock ............. 0/2/0/2 4/2/0/0 Scores From Outside the 20/TD,FG....... 18/12,6 14/9,5 Scoring Percentage (TD Pct.) ................ 80.0 (65.7) 84.9 (62.3) Total Red Zone Plays/Yards (Avg.) ....... 98/298 (3.0) 130/429 (3.3) Third Down Efficiency ......................... 7-14/50.0 12-29/41.4 Fourth Down Efficiency....................... 2-3/66.7 1-3/33.3 *Ran Out Clock Not Trying To Score.... 0 0 (*not included in total count above; the 20 IS NOT in the Red Zone)

MISCELLANEOUS
Points Scored Last 2 Minutes (Total/1st, 2nd)

Colorado 26/26,0

Opponent 60/50,10

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OFFENSIVE LINE STATISTICS

Play Count Player ....................... CSU CAL HAW UGA MU BU TTU OU KU ISU KSU NU Plays Total/Plus Season Totals Grade F/K TDB QBS PRS PEN High Games Grade (minimum 10 snaps) Finishes & KDs High Game Counts 80%+ (90+) 5+F/K

ADKINS............. BAKHTIARI ...... DANIELS........... GIVENS ............. ILTIS .................. MILLER............. SOLDER............ STEVENS ..........

25 47 12 13 35 60 60 48

62 14 76 76 76 76

78 78 78 78 78

67 67 67 67 67

72 72 72 72 72

77 77 77 77 77

85 61 24 85 85 85

68 68 68 68 68

75 75 75 75 75

69 69 69 69 69

70 50 70 50

70 11 70 50 70 50 39

736/658 796/715 12/ 10 51/ 45 783/692 847/753 847/799 163/128

89.4% 66 3 89.8% 59 3 83.3% 1 0 88.2% 6 0 88.4% 41 3 88.9% 83 6 94.3% 142 10 78.5% 5 1

1 14 1 7 0 0 0 0 2 5 2 13 1 3 1 1

2 6 0 0 2 2 1 2

94%/ Kansas State 94%/ Baylor 83%/ Colorado State 92%/ Colorado State 91%/ Colorado State 96%/ Kansas State 99%/ Kansas State 87%/ Nebraska

11 / Kansas, Kansas St. 11 (4) 8 / Iowa State 12 (7) 1 / Colorado State 1 (0) 4 / Texas Tech 3 (2) 7 / Kansas State 11 (4) 13 / Kansas State 11 (5) 18 / CSU, Hawaii, KSU 12 (11) 3 / Nebraska 2 (0)

8 8 0 0 3 9 12 0

KEY: Play count in bold indicates game grade of 80 percent or better; F/KFinishes/Knockdown blocks; TDBTouchdown Blocks (direct); QBSQuarterback Sacks Allowed; PRSPressures Allowed; PENPenalties. FG/PAT TEAM PLAY COUNT (50, includes roughing plays): Adkins 50, Bahr 50, Bakhtiari 50, Clark 50, Dannewitz 50, Deehan 50, Solder 50, Walters 50 (Snappers: Silipo 50; Holders: C.Hawkins 50; Kickers: Goodman 49, Castor 1). PUNT TEAM SNAPS (63, includes fakes, roughing calls): Iverson 63.

Aric Goodman

Cody Hawkins

Scotty McKnight

Mike Sipili

Nate Solder

Rodney Stewart

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2010 SEASON HONORS

ALL-AMERICAN
OT NATE SOLDER (first-team (consensus): Associated Press, FWAA, Sporting News, Walter Camp, ESPN.com, Pro Football Weekly, Sports Illustrated, Phil Steeles College Football; second-team: Kickoff, Rivals.com) TB RODNEY STEWART (honorable mention: Sports Illustrated) MID-SEASON ALL-AMERICAN: OT NATE SOLDER (second-team: Phil Steeles College Football)

BIG 12 CONFERENCE PLAYERS-OF-THE-WEEK

(*also selected as Rivals.com Conference Player of the Week/ESPN Helmet Sticker) OLB B.J. BEATTY (Co-Defensive: October 2 vs. Georgia: 5 tackles (3 solo), 1-3 TFL, 1 3DS, 1 QBH, 1 FF (the latter with 1:55 remaining, recovered by CU) QB CODY HAWKINS (Offensive: November 13 vs. Iowa State: 16-of-24 for 266 yards, 3 TD (0 INT), 201.0 rating passing; earned 11 first downs.) TB *RODNEY STEWART (Offensive: November 20 vs. Kansas State: 34195 yards, 2 TD rushing; 2-49 receiving; 1-of-1, 23 yards, 1 TD passing; 11 first downs earned)

FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICAN
OT DAVID BAKHTIARI (honorable mention: collegefootballnews.com) WR PAUL RICHARDSON (second-team: collegefootballnews.com; thirdteam: Phil Steeles College Football)

THE SPORTING NEWS GAME BALLS-OF-THE-WEEK

(three players chosen weekly) TB RODNEY STEWART (Offensive: November 20 vs. Kansas State: 34-195 yards, 2 TD rushing; 2-49 receiving; 1-of-1, 23 yards, 1 TD passing; 11 first downs earned)

ALL-BIG 12 CONFERENCE
OT DAVID BAKHTIARI (honorable mention: Associated Press) OLB B.J. BEATTY (honorable mention: Big 12 Coaches) CB JALIL BROWN (honorable mention: Big 12 Coaches) TE RYAN DEEHAN (third-team: Phil Steeles College Football; honorable mention: Big 12 Coaches) DE JOSH HARTIGAN (second-team: Associated Press; honorable mention: Big 12 Coaches) WR SCOTTY McKNIGHT (third-team: Phil Steeles College Football; honorable mention: Associated Press, Big 12 Coaches) OG RYAN MILLER (honorable mention: Associated Press, Big 12 Coaches) DT WILL PERICAK (second-team Dallas Morning News; third-team: Phil Steeles College Football; honorable mention: Associated Press, Big 12 Coaches) ILB MICHAEL SIPILI (honorable mention: Associated Press) CB JIMMY SMITH (first-team: Big 12 Coaches, collegefootballnews.com, Phil Steeles College Football; second-team Dallas Morning News, Fort Worth Star-Telegram; honorable mention: Associated Press) OT NATE SOLDER (first-team: Associated Press, Big 12 Coaches, collegefootballnews.com Dallas Morning News, Fort Worth StarTelegram Kansas City Star, Phil Steeles College Football, Rivals.com) TB RODNEY STEWART (second-team: Associated Press, Fort Worth StarTelegram, Kansas City Star, Phil Steeles College Football) DE FORREST WEST (honorable mention: Associated Press)

JIM THORPE DEFENSIVE BACK-OF-THE-WEEK

SS ANTHONY PERKINS (honorable mention: September 18 vs. Hawaii: 7 tackles (5 solo), pass broken up, fumble recovery)

COLORADO CHAPTER/NFF COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME PLAYERS-OF-THE-WEEK

WR SCOTTY McKNIGHT (September 4 vs. Colorado State: 6-78 receiving, 1 TD, 4 first downs earned; set CU school record for career receptions with third catch) QB CODY HAWKINS (November 13 vs. Iowa State: 16-of-24 for 266 yards, 3 TD (0 INT), 201.0 rating passing; earned 11 first downs.) TB RODNEY STEWART (November 20 vs. Kansas State: 34-195 yards, 2 TD rushing; 2-49 receiving; 1-of-1, 23 yards, 1 TD passing; 11 first downs earned)

COLORADO MALE COLLEGE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

OT NATE SOLDER (Colorado Sports Hall of Fame)

CU ATHLETES-OF-THE-WEEK
TB BRIAN LOCKRIDGE (September 13-19: vs. Hawaii: 14-109 yards, 244 KOR earned 6 first downs TB RODNEY STEWART (Sept. 27-Oct. 3: vs. Georgia: 19-149 yards, 1 TD rushing; 3-31 receiving, earned 8 first downs) DE JOSH HARTIGAN (October 4-10; vs. Missouri: 2 tackles, including a quarterback sack, 1 interception) WR PAUL RICHARDSON (October 18-24; vs. Texas Tech: 4-79, 2 TD receiving, latter a CU freshman receiver record) WR PAUL RICHARDSON (November 1-7; vs. Kansas: 11-141, 2 TD receiving; all CU freshman receiver records) QB CODY HAWKINS (November 8-14: vs. Iowa State: 16-of-24 for 266 yards, 3 TD (0 INT), 201.0 rating passing; earned 11 first downs.) TB RODNEY STEWART (November 15-21: vs. Kansas State: 34-195 yards, 2 TD rushing; 2-49 receiving; 1-of-1, 23 yards, 1 TD passing; 11 first downs earned)

BIG 12 PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

OT NATE SOLDER (Offensive Lineman of the Year) WR PAUL RICHARDSON (honorable mention: Offensive Freshman of the Year)

ALL-BIG 12 CONFERENCE MID-SEASON

TE ILB CB OT TB RYAN DEEHAN (third-team: Phil Steeles College Football) JON MAJOR (second-team: Phil Steeles College Football) JIMMY SMITH (second-team: Phil Steeles College Football) NATE SOLDER (first-team: Phil Steeles College Football) RODNEY STEWART (third-team: Phil Steeles College Football)

BUFFALOES ON NATIONAL AWARD LISTS

(SEMIFINALIST, FINALIST, WATCH)
Biletnikoff Award (top receiver): WR Scotty McKnight (one of 51 on official watch list) Lowes Senior Class (top senior player, on/off field): OT Nate Solder (one of 30 official candidates) William V. Campbell Trophy (academic Heisman): OT Nate Solder (one of 18 finalists) Lombardi Award (top interior linemen/backer): OT Nate Solder (one of 87 on official watch list) Outland Trophy (top interior linemen): OG Ryan Miller (one of 63 on official watch list); OT Nate Solder (one of three finalists) Rimington Award (top center): C Keenan Stevens (one of 37 on official fall watch list) Thorpe Award (top defensive back): CB Jimmy Smith (one of 35 on official watch list) Doak Walker Award (top running back): TB Rodney Stewart (one of 49 on official watch list)

ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 CONFERENCE

DT DE S OT OT OL QB ILB TE WILL PERICAK (first-team: Business-Finance, 3.54 GPA) TONY POREMBA (first-team: Business-Finance, 3.35 GPA) TRAVIS SANDERSFELD (first-team: Business-Finance, 3.45 GPA) NATE SOLDER (first-team: Biology, 3.52 GPA) DAVID BAKHTIARI (second-team: Pre-Communication, 3.00 GPA) DAVID CLARK (second-team: History & Sociology, 3.04 GPA) CODY HAWKINS (second-team: Humanities, 3.00 GPA) JON MAJOR (second-team: Business, 3.00 GPA) LUKE WALTERS (second-team: Geography & Environmental Studies, 3.12 GPA)

ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT
OT NATE SOLDER (3.52 GPA, Biology)

NFF / SCHOLAR-ATHLETE
OT NATE SOLDER (3.52 GPA, Biology)

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POSTSEASON ALL-STAR GAMES

CB JALIL BROWN (Senior Bowl) CB JIMMY SMITH (Senior Bowl) OT NATE SOLDER (Senior Bowl)

COLORADO TEAM AWARDS

(Selected by coaches unless otherwise indicated) Zack Jordan Award (most valuable player, selected by teammates): OT Nate Solder John Mack Award (outstanding offensive player): WR Scotty McKnight Dave Jones Award (outstanding defensive player): CB Jimmy Smith Kordell Stewart Career Achievement Award (outstanding career achievement): QB Cody Hawkins, WR Scotty McKnight Hang Tough Award (overcame the most adversity): QB Cody Hawkins Lee Willard Award (outstanding freshman): WR Paul Richardson Tyronee Tiger Bussey Award (perseverance over adversity, injury and/or illness): S Travis Sandersfeld Dean Jacob Van Ek Award (academic excellence): OT Nate Solder Bill McCartney Award (special teams achievement): CB Arthur Jaffee Regiment Award (greatest contribution with least recognition): DT Will Pericak & TB Rodney Stewart Derek Singleton Award (spirit, dedication, enthusiasm): QB Cody Hawkins Tom McMahon Award (dedication and work ethic): OLB B.J. Beatty Eddie Crowder Award (leadership): SS Anthony Perkins Robbie Robinson Good Works Award (community service): PK Aric Goodman Offensive Scout Award: QB Justin Gorman Defensive Scout Award: DE David Goldberg Special Teams Scout Award: S Matt Meyer Best Interview (selected by team beat media): WR Scotty McKnight Buffalo Heart Award (selected by the fans behind the bench): QB Cody Hawkins David Plati Staff Support Award (tireless effort for football program): Rob Drybread (financial aid) and Mary Ellen Clyde OMalley (sports medicine). David Clough Faculty Support Award (extraordinary support for football program): Matt McQueen (Integrative Physiology). Pasta Jay Elowski Community Support Award (active support and enthusiasm): Dean & Jessica Laws

COLORADO CHAPTER/NFF COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME ALL-COLORADO TEAM

WR SCOTTY McKNIGHT (first-team) OG RYAN MILLER (first-team) CB JIMMY SMITH (first-team) OT NATE SOLDER (first-team) TB RODNEY STEWART (first-team) OT DAVID BAKHTIARI (second-team) OLB B.J. BEATTY (second-team) CB JALIL BROWN (second-team) TE RYAN DEEHAN (second-team) DE JOSH HARTIGAN (second-team) ILB JON MAJOR (second-team) WR PAUL RICHARDSON (second-team)

COLORADO COACHES WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS

Colorados 2010 weekly award winners for each game as selected by the coaching staff (#chosen if a linemen does not win offensive or defensive; none selected following losses; *denotes nominated for Big 12 player-of-the-week; Victory Clubplayers grading to roughly 85 percent or higher):
Opponent Offensive Defensive Colorado State *WR Scotty McKnight *ILB Jon Major Hawaii TB Brian Lockridge CB Jimmy Smith Georgia *TB Rodney Stewart CB Jimmy Smith Special Teams DT Will Pericak OLB Liloa Nobriga FS Ray Polk CB Arthur Jaffee S Sandersfeld none #Lineman (Off or Def) Scout Team (Offense/Defense/Special Teams) DE Josh Hartigan OL Daniel Munyer S Makiri Pugh DE David Goldberg DT Will Pericak QB Justin Gorman DE Tony Poremba FS Matt Meyer DE Josh Hartigan QB Hawkins Hawkins WR Mario Conte TB Stewart Stewart TE Deehan Deehan S Makiri Pugh WR Clemons McKnight TE Kyle Slavin ST Victory Club # Jaffee 35 Webb/Rippy/Clemons 51

Opponent Player of the Game Iowa State QB Cody Hawkins Kansas State TB Rodney Stewart

DL LB Cunningham Sipili Hartigan/Pre Nobriga

CB OL Brown Solder none Solder

GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS
Here were CUs starters for the 2010 season (bold indicates first career start); this list often does not reflect who might be listed first at a position, as especially on offense, the first play selected often involves a particular grouping:
OFFENSE WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE QB TB WR / Other

Colorado State California Hawaii Georgia Missouri Baylor Texas Tech Oklahoma Kansas Iowa State Kansas State Nebraska
DEFENSE

McKnight Patterson Espinoza McKnight Patterson Patterson McKnight McKnight McKnight McKnight McKnight McKnight
DE

Clemons Clemons Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Clemons Clemons Espinoza Clemons Clemons Clemons Clemons
DT

Solder Solder Solder Solder Solder Solder Solder Solder Solder Solder Solder Solder
NT

Adkins Iltis Adkins Adkins Adkins Adkins Adkins Adkins Adkins Adkins Adkins Adkins
MLB

Stevens Stevens Iltis Iltis Iltis Iltis Iltis Iltis Iltis Iltis Iltis Iltis
WLB

Miller Miller Miller Miller Miller Miller Miller Miller Miller Miller Miller Miller
SLB

Bakhtiari Bakhtiari Bakhtiari Bakhtiari Bakhtiari Bakhtiari Givens Bakhtiari Bakhtiari Bakhtiari Bakhtiari Bakhtiari
LCB

Thornton Deehan Deehan Deehan Bahr Deehan Deehan Bahr Thornton Deehan Jefferson(WR) Deehan
SS

Hansen Hansen Hansen Hansen Hansen Hansen Hansen C. Hawkins C. Hawkins C. Hawkins C. Hawkins C. Hawkins
NB

Stewart Stewart Stewart Lockridge Stewart Stewart Jefferson Jefferson Stewart Stewart Stewart Stewart
FS

Cefalo Walters (TE) Walters (TE) Walters (TE) Fernandez (FB) Bahr (TE) Richardson (WR) Patterson Richardson (WR) Richardson (WR) Richardson (WR) Walters (TE)
RCB

Colorado State California Hawaii Georgia Missouri Baylor Texas Tech Oklahoma Kansas Iowa State Kansas State Nebraska

Hartigan Hartigan Hartigan Hartigan Hartigan Hartigan Kasa West Uzo-Diribe Hartigan Hartigan Hartigan

Cunningham Cunningham Cunningham Cunningham Cunningham Cunningham Cunningham Cunningham Cunningham Cunningham Cunningham Cunningham

Pericak Pericak Pericak Pericak Pericak Pericak Pericak Pericak Pericak Pericak Pericak Pericak

Sipili Sipili Sipili Sipili Sipili Sipili Sipili Sipili Sipili Sipili Sipili Sipili

Major Major Major Major Major Major Major Webb Nobriga Nobriga Nobriga Nobriga

Ahles Ahles Beatty Beatty Beatty Beatty Beatty Beatty Beatty Beatty Beatty Beatty

Brown Brown Brown Brown Brown Brown Brown Brown Brown Brown Brown Brown

Perkins Perkins Perkins Perkins Perkins Bell T.Smith T.Smith T.Smith T.Smith T.Smith T.Smith

Orms Sandersfeld Vigo Mahnke Mahnke Mahnke J.Hawkins Nobriga Sandersfeld Sandersfeld Sandersfeld Sandersfeld

Polk Polk Polk Polk Polk Polk Polk Polk Polk Polk Polk Polk

J. Smith J. Smith J. Smith J. Smith J. Smith J. Smith J. Smith J. Smith J. Smith J. Smith J. Smith J. Smith

(N)Nickel back. CONSECUTIVE STARTS Solder 36, J.Smith 27, Cunningham 24, Pericak 24. CAREER STARTS Solder 40, Miller 35, C.Hawkins 33, McKnight 33, Brown 28. PLAYER PARTICIPATION (dressed/played): Colorado State 86/68; California 70/61; Hawaii 95/59; Georgia 103/56; Missouri 70/57; Baylor 98/54; Texas Tech 97/54; Oklahoma 67/52; Kansas 66/53; Iowa State 93/53; Kansas State 92/51; Nebraska 61/52.

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