2020 Season Archive

No. 35 – 1999: CU 38, No. 24 Oklahoma 24 / Player No. 35: Ahkello Witherspoon

//posted 3.21.2020

In 1999, CU quarterback Mike Moschetti returned from injury to lead CU to a 38-24 win over No. 24 Oklahoma … The win gave CU an 8-0-1 over the Sooners, the best nine-game run of any Sooner opponent in history … No. 35 Player: CB Ahkello Witherspoon (2014-16) …

No. 36 – 1996: No. 7 CU 38, No. 12 Oregon 6 / Player No. 36: Bobby Purify

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The 38-6 domination of Oregon in the 1996 Cotton Bowl was a sweet end to the first season under Rick Neuheisel, but the game had an unintended consequence – the creation of NikeU … Player No. 36: Running back Bobby Purify (2000-04), the third-leading rusher in CU history …

No. 37 – 1998: CU 51, No. 21 Oregon 43 / No. 37 Player: Greg Biekert

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1998 Aloha Bowl: CU receives the gift of six turnovers on Christmas Day from No. 21 Oregon in a 51-43 shootout … Buffs finish 8-4, but receive a shock a few weeks later when Rick Neuheisel bolts for Washington … CU picks Gary Barnett after Gary Kubiak passes … No. 37 Player: Linebacker Greg Biekert (1989-92) …

Random Thoughts – Vol. XII

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CU is one of three Pac-12 teams to not have a single spring practice – will disparities of practice be resolved fairly? … Should winter sport athletes be provided another year’s eligibility? … Hated Nebraska already scheming to take advantage of NIL payoffs …

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No. 38 – 1995: No. 4 CU 38, No. 10 Oklahoma 17 / Player No. 38: Cody Hawkins

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1995 … No. 4 CU traveled to Norman to face No. 10 Oklahoma without injured star QB Koy Detmer … Enter John Hessler, who threw for five touchdowns in a 38-17 rout … Essay – “Yo, Howard (Schnellenberger): Sit down and shut up” … No. 38 Player: QB Cody Hawkins …

No. 39 – 2004: CU 26, Nebraska 20 / Player No. 39: Barry Helton

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Game No. 39 is the 2004 Nebraska game … A 26-20 CU win in Lincoln, the game featured Bobby Purify, but also was memorable for all of the Nebraska team records which fell by the wayside … Player No. 39: All-American punter Barry Helton (1984-87) …

No. 40 – 2001: No. 20 CU 31, No. 25 Texas A&M 21 /Player No. 40: Scotty McKnight

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Welcome to the Top 40 countdown of my favorite games and favorite players … Up First: No. 40 favorite game – October 13, 2001: No. 20 Colorado 31, No. 25 Texas A&M 21 (the Fred Casotti game) … No. 40 favorite player: WR Scotty McKnight …

Colorado Daily

//posted 3.10.2020

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Karl Dorrell already making an impression on players and their parents … Davion Taylor hopes his 4.39 40 moves him up NFL draft boards … Karl Dorrell impressed by team unity in face of adversity: “They want to win” …

Karl Dorrell File

//posted 3.10.2020

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Athlon rates the 24 new coaching hires – Karl Dorrell gets a “C-” … CU makes assistant coach hires official with press release … QB coach Danny Langsdorf will also serve as passing game coordinator … Also retained: strength and conditioning coach Drew Wilson and director of player engagement Cymone George …

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Pac-12 Notes

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Pac-12 cancels all sports for the remainder of the season … Joel Klatt: Pac-12 will continue to be pillaged by Big Ten, SEC … NCAA Basketball Tournament cancelled for the first time in history …

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Grading the Hires: Defense

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Tyson Summers returns as defensive coordinator, joined by holdover LB coach Brian Michalowski … The three new assistants bring decades of coaching experience – and plenty of recruiting savvy – to the table … What to make of CU’s defensive coaching staff? …

“This is Your Team”

//posted 3.1.2020

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Hickory head coach Norman Dale (Gene Hackman) once told disgruntled home fans: “I would hope you would support who we are, not who we are not” … Good advice as Buff fans adjust to the beginning of the Karl Dorell era …

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