Colorado Daily – End of Dorrell Era


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Without changing transfer rules, it may not matter who CU hires: “I wouldn’t wish that job on anybody” … Video: Press conference with Rick George, Phil DiStefano and Mike Sanford … George: “This place can and will be a football powerhouse” …

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TCU 38, Colorado 13

//posted 9.6.2022

The 2022 CU season opener ended just before 12:00 a.m., MT, but the clock had struck midnight for the Cinderella Buffs about an hour earlier. The Buffs dominated the first half of their game against TCU, but were completely routed in the second half, falling to the Horned Frogs, 38-13. Colorado had more first downs (20-17) and wasn’t passed in total yards gained until the fourth quarter, but the Horned Frogs had no trouble with the CU defense in the second half, scoring 31 unanswered points.

Brendon Lewis started at quarterback for Colorado, finished 13-for-18 for all of 78 yards. Lewis also led the Buff rushing attack, putting up 42 yards on eight carries. Backup quarterback J.T. Shrout, who came on late in the first half and then made another appearance in the fourth quarter, finished with 13 completions on 23 attempts for 157 yards and one touchdown.

The Horned Frogs, who had just 67 yards offense in the first half, finished with 413 for the game. That total included more than 260 on the ground alone in the final two quarters. The Buffs, who had 212 yards of offense in the first half – but only two field goals to show for it – had 136 yards of total offense in the second half, with 94 of those yards coming in garbage time.

“I wasn’t expecting that type of game,” CU head coach Karl Dorrell said. “We played decently in the first half … But apparently they made better adjustments. We couldn’t stop what they were doing.”

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Colorado Daily – Arizona

//posted 10.16.2021

Now or never: “Either you want it or you don’t. It’s simple” … Pat Rooney: Here’s hoping that the “subtle changes” will make the difference … Cornerbacks confident as Pac-12’s second-best wide receiver comes to town …

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CU is in a virtual tie with ASU for the third-best record in the Pac-12 South over the past five years, and has the reigning Pac-12 Coach-of-the-Year and Offensive Player-of-the-Year, but gets no respect nationally … Dorrell: “I want to change the perception” – The question is: Can he? …

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Despite being named the Pac-12 Coach-of-the-Year, Karl Dorrell was still ranked by CBS as the 8th-best coach in the Pac-12 (and 54th out of 65 overall) … Does Dorrell have a “high floor, but limited ceiling”? … Or will Dorrell and the Buffs prove the pundits wrong again this fall? …

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Colorado 24, Arizona 13

//posted 12.7.2020

Sophomore running back Jarek Broussard had 301 yards rushing, the fourth-highest single game effort in CU history, leading the Buffs to a 24-13 come-from-behind win over Arizona. Broussard had carries going for 75, 72, and 59 yards … but didn’t score. Broussard did, however, become the first Colorado player to open up his career in Boulder with four consecutive 100-yard games (see multiple records set by Broussard in the Game Notes).

Arizona, which jumped out to a 13-0 lead early in the second quarter, had two second half drives covering in excess of 80 yards in the second half … but didn’t score on either of them. The Wildcats, who lost for a school-record 11th-straight game, had two 100-yard rushers of their own (Michael Wiley – nine carries for 126 yards; Gary Brightwell: 20 carries for 113 yards and a touchdown). The Buffs went for 499 total yards (dipping below 500 on the game’s final kneel downs), but gave up 422.

The Buffs ran their season record to 4-0, making first-year head coach Karl Dorrell only the second Buff coach since 1905 to open his career at Colorado with four wins (Rick Neuheisel opened with a 5-0 record in 2005 … but he was taking over a team which had gone 11-1 the year before). Dorrell became the sixth CU head coach to open with a 3-0 record in conference play, but the first since Jim Yeager in 1941.

“It just tells me a lot about this team”, Dorrell said about his team rebounding from a two-score deficit. “There wasn’t any panic, there wasn’t any concern that we were in trouble or that look that you get on players faces when they seem to lose confidence or something like that. I didn’t sense that at all. There was more problem solving. Trying to find answers and solutions as we’re on the sidelines making adjustments.”

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Colorado 48, UCLA 42

//posted 11.8.2020

The Buffs used four first half UCLA turnovers to race out to a 35-7 lead, then hung on for dear life in the second half before securing a 48-42 victory. Head coach Karl Dorrell became the third consecutive CU coach to win in their debut, defeating his alma mater before a crowd of less than a thousand at Folsom Field.

Sam Noyer became the first CU quarterback to start his first game as a senior since 1976, and made the most of his opportunity, completing 20-of-31 passes for 257 yards and a touchdown, also picking up 64 yards and another score on 13 carries. “I just wanted this opportunity from the start”, said Noyer, making his first start since his senior year in high school … in 2015. “And I finally got it in, and that’s all I could ask for”.

Sophomore running back Jarek Broussard also had a stellar debut, with 31 carries for 187 yards and three first half touchdowns. Playing without senior receiver K.D. Nixon, the receiving corps was led by tight end Brady Russell (five catches for 77 yards and a touchdown) and Dimitri Stanley (six catches for 66 yards).

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Colorado Daily

//posted 8.1.2020

Betty Hoover, one of CU’s “twins”, passes away … NCAA sets August 21st deadline on fall sports championships; bans medical waivers … CU provides four options to season ticket holders for upcoming season …

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A companion piece to Episode 1 of the CU at the Game Podcast … A look back at all of the CU head coaching changes, from Bill McCartney taking over in June, 1982, to Mel Tucker’s introduction to the Buff Nation just over a year ago … Some new coaches worked out – some didn’t …

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Colorado Daily

//posted 3.10.2020

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” …

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Karl Dorrell File

//posted 3.10.2020

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

//posted 3.10.2020

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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