2022 Season Archive

Countdown to Spring Practices – Defensive Backs

//posted 3.28.2022

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If Gonzalez, Perry and Blackmon had returned, CU’s defensive backfield would have been a strength … Instead, it’s Isaiah Lewis and a bunch of question marks … Will CU’s talented – but inexperienced – defensive backs make a statement, or will CU be forced to rely on post-spring transfers to fill the void? …

Countdown to Spring Practices – Linebackers

//posted 3.25.2022

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Nate Landman and Carson Wells are gone, but there is still plenty of experience – including five seniors – in the linebacker room … Will this be the year that the Transfer Portal pays off for the Buffs? … Will the Buffs win one (or more) for inside linebackers coach Mark Smith? …

Countdown to Spring Practices – Defensive Line

//posted 3.23.2022

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While new defensive line coach Gerald Chatman may still be finding his way around the Champions Center, the same shouldn’t be said for CU’s six defensive line upperclassmen … Can the Buffs create a quality rotation which will improve on CU’s 2021 stats, or will CU need the Transfer Portal to add quality depth? …

CUATG Podcast: Tight End Brady Russell

//posted 3.22.2022

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One of the most popular players on the team, senior tight end Brady Russell hasn’t forgotten his start as a walk-on … A leader on and off the field, Russell talks about CU’s new coaches, the Buff locker room after transfer losses, and the inside joke in the tight end room represented by the “pinkie high five” …

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Countdown to Spring Practices – Wide Receivers

//posted 3.19.2022

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Familiar names – Rice, Stanley, and Shenault – are gone, but there is still talent in the WR and TE rooms … Will Baylor transfer RJ Sneed make Buff fans forget Brenden Rice? … Will this be the year (stop me if you’ve heard this before) that CU uses the tight end position as a weapon in the offense? …

Countdown to Spring Practices – Running Backs

//posted 3.17.2022

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Alex Fontenot was CU’s leading rusher in 2019, but an injury in 2020 paved the way for Jarek Broussard to become the Pac-12 Offensive POTY in 2020 … Broussard (and Ashaad Clayton) are gone … Are the three returning backs ready to stake their claims for carries in 2022, or will Ramon Jefferson take over this fall? …

Countdown to Spring Practices – Quarterbacks

//posted 3.15.2022

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Spring practices open March 31st … Burning questions at quarterback: Is the job Brendon Lewis’ to lose? … Will J.T. Shrout be a “full go”, ready to challenge? … Will Maddox Kopp be a surprise contender to start? … Will Oakie Salave’a be given a full audition to stay on the offensive side of the ball? …

CUATG Podcast – Linebacker Robert Barnes

//posted 3.15.2022

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Robert Barnes had ten tackles, an INT, and a fumble recovery against Washington, a harbinger of things to come? … Barnes, an Oklahoma transfer, was asked to talk to the team about the Transfer Portal – what did he say? … Why is Barnes so positive about the CU locker room? … Let’s find out …

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CUATG Podcast – CU Senior Forward Evan Battey

//posted 3.7.2022

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Has there been a better Senior Night than CU’s 79-63 win over No. 2 Arizona? … What was it like for Evan to not only miss out on his senior year of high school, but his freshman year at CU? … Why is Evan reluctant to consider himself “The Mayor of Boulder”? … What was Evan’s reaction when Tad Boyle offered him a job? … Let’s find out …

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CUATG Interview: QB Brendon Lewis

//posted 2.28.2022

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An early enrollee, quarterback Brendon Lewis lost his head coach a month after arriving in Boulder from Melissa, Texas … What was it like adjusting a new coaching staff in a COVID year? … What were his favorite plays of last season? … What are Brendon’s thoughts on his new OC, Mike Sanford? … Let’s find out …

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CUATG Podcast – Interview with KJ Simpson

//posted 2.26.2022

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(Thought I would bump this up after KJ’s 13-point effort against No. 2 Arizona) … A year ago, KJ Simpson was an all-state high school star, averaging almost a triple-double per game … A four-star recruit in one of Tad Boyle’s highest-rated recruiting classes, KJ is seeing more playing time as fellow Buffs are sidelined for the season …

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CUATG Podcast – Interview with DL Terrance Lang

//posted 2.24.2022

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A sixth-year senior, Lang has seen it all … A member of the CU Recruiting Class, one of the highest-rated for CU since joining the Pac-12 … Three coaching staffs in three years (2018-20) … Lang is a recognized leader, both by his coaches and his peers … How does Lang see the 2022 season unfolding? … Let’s find out …

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