Nov. 20th – Washington – “Write Your Good Times In Stone”

Colorado’s defense produced four takeaways and the offense came up with a game-clinching 90-yard touchdown drive Saturday as the Buffaloes claimed a 20-17 win over Washington at Folsom Field.

Washington dominated nearly every statistical category except one — turnovers. CU’s defense collected two interceptions and two fumble recoveries, including a 92-yard scoop-and-score by linebacker Jack Lamb in the first quarter that gave CU a 10-0 lead. Colorado also turned a Robert Barnes fumble recovery into a field goal in the fourth quarter, then drove for the game-clinching touchdown following a Nikko Reed interception.

The Buffaloes were outgained 426-183 and allowed the Huskies to convert 14 of 21 third-down tries while converting just 2-of-14 of their own. On the day, Washington gained more on third downs (188) than Colorado did all day (183).

Quarterback Brendon Lewis hit on 14-of-25 passes for 112 yards, and contributed 30 yards on the ground, including the game-winning two-yard touchdown run with four minutes remaining. CU’s leading rusher was Jarek Broussard, who had all of 43 yards on 12 carries, with 26 of those yards coming on the Buffs’ game-winning drive.

“It was a hard-fought win,” head coach Karl Dorrell said. “I’m very proud of his team. They’re starting to develop that competitiveness, that drive to just fight for 60 minutes. It’s definitely something our program’s going to build on. It’s really going to be part of who we are, that’s our fabric, is being fighters. We have to continue to build this program the way that it used to be. We’re going to get it back to that level.”

George Bernard Shaw wrote: “Write your sad times in sand, write your good times in stone” … It took four turnovers and more than a little luck for the Buffs to defeat the Huskies, 20-17, but, considering the state of the program, there is no such thing as a bad win …

Utah ends Oregon’s College Football Playoff hopes with a 38-7 rout … UCLA mauls USC, 62-33 … Washington State bowl-eligible after 44-18 thumping of Arizona …

Senior Day! Officially five seniors – but plenty of juniors will be playing their last game in Folsom … Neill Woelk’s Five Keys to the Washington game … Brian Howell interviews Rick George: “We’ve got to start delivering and I get that” … Senior left guard Kary Kutsch will be missed: “He has a future (in the NFL)” …

If you are familiar with the comments section, you know of the ongoing verbal wars between Eric and VK Berlin … Eric has been baited, goaded, and guilted into writing a column as to why he doesn’t like Bill McCartney … Well, here it is …

A good thing? ESPN gives CU as much chance at beating Washington as it did Oregon State … Daniel Arias about to set an obscure CU record … Just how many Buffs will be honored on Senior Day, anyway? … First to three touchdowns wins …

Washington has struggled on offense this fall (sound familiar?) and blew a two-touchdown lead last weekend (check!) … Both schools have issues: CU has lost its shot a bowl-eligibility; Washington has lost its coach … It may well come down to which team starts fast on Saturday, giving the other team reason to pack it in …

The Buffs played well enough to win in Pasadena – for about 29 minutes … What went wrong (and can it be corrected?) … Washington fired its coach. A motivator for the Huskies – or time to pack it in? … Can the Buffs take advantage of the Huskies’ shaky offense and porous run defense? …