Posts Tagged ‘Tedric Thompson’
Sefo Liufau crushed his previous career bests with 449 yards passing and seven touchdowns, but it was not enough, as Colorado fell in two overtimes to California, 59-56. Liufau hit Nelson Spruce 19 times – a week after Spruce set the all-time record for catches in a game with 13 – for 176 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for a team-best 79 yards.
The offensive fireworks, which led to leads of 14-0, 21-7, and 28-14, though, were not enough to stop the offensive onslaught from the Bears. The Colorado secondary surrendered touchdown passes of 92, 26, 10, five, 40, and 25 yards as Jared Goff duplicated Liufau’s 449 yards passing and seven touchdowns. Three missed field goals by Will Oliver figured into a game in which Colorado ran a school-record 110 offensive plays.
The loss left the 2-3 Buffs (0-2 in Pac-12 play) wondering what might have been … and what was still to come in the 2014 season.
READ MORE >>Tags: Christian Powell, D.D. Goodson, Darragh O'Neill, Donovan Lee, George Frazier, Jimmie Gilbert, Juda Parker, Michael Adkins, Nelson Spruce, Phillip Lindsay, Sean Irwin, Sefo Liufau, Tedric Thompson, Tony Jones, Tyler McCulloch, Will Oliver
Posted in Game | 16 Comments >> | Leave a Comment
Colorado jumped out to a 21-6 second quarter lead against visiting Hawai’i, but then almost spoiled a record-setting afternoon by wide receiver Nelson Spruce, hanging on to defeat the Rainbow Warriors, 21-12, before 39,478 sunbaked fans at Folsom Field.
Nelson Spruce had 13 catches on the afternoon, breaking the school-record of 11 (done nine times previously, including three times by Paul Richardson), going for a personal-best 172 yards. Spruce also set a school-record by collecting a touchdown reception in his sixth straight game.
But it was almost all for naught, as the Buffs were shutout in the second half by the Rainbow Warriors. It took an exceptional effort from the Colorado defense – which held an opponent out of the end zone for the first time since 2010 (a 24-3 win over Colorado State) to preserve the win. The Buffs held the Rainbow Warriors to only 286 yards of total offense, the best for the CU defense since holding Utah to 274 yards in the 2011 finale.
READ MORE >>Tags: Addison Gillam, Brady Daigh, Christian Powell, Darragh O'Neill, Derek McCartney, George Frazier, Greg Henderson, Mike MacIntyre, Nelson Spruce, Phillip Lindsay, Rae Carruth, Sefo Liufau, Shay Fields, Stephane Nembot, Tedric Thompson
Posted in Game | 5 Comments >> | Leave a Comment
Sefo Liufau threw for 318 yards and three touchdowns as Colorado overcame an 11-point third-quarter deficit to beat Massachusetts 41-38 in a game played in Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts.
UMass had turned a 20-14 deficit into a 31-20 lead by scoring 17 points in a span of 2:54 late in the second quarter and early in the third. Then Colorado scored on its next three possessions on a 14-yard run by Christian Powell, and touchdown passes of 70 and 3 yards from Liufau to Nelson Spruce.
READ MORE >>Tags: Christian Powell, Christian Shaver, Michael Adkins, Mike MacIntyre, Nelson Spruce, Phillip Lindsay, Sefo Liufau, Shay Fields, Tedric Thompson, Timothy Coleman, Tony Jones, Will Oliver
Posted in Game | 3 Comments >> | Leave a Comment
Mac on CU’s spring: “I see areas where we’ve improved, but we’ve got to go do it on those Saturdays”
READ MORE >>Tags: Bryce Bobo, Chris Graham, Diego Gonzalez, Jordan Gehrke, Keenan Canty, Kenneth Crawley, Lee Walker, Malcolm Creer, Phillip Lindsay, Richard Yates, Sefo Liufau, Tedric Thompson, Wes Christensen, Yuri Wright
Posted in Article, Spring Practice | 10 Comments >> | Leave a Comment
CU has concerns in the trenches on both sides of the ball … Notes and stats from scrimmage No. 1
READ MORE >>Tags: Addison Gillam, Bryce Bobo, Chris Graham, Clay Norgard, Daniel Munyer, Derek McCartney, Eddy Lopez, Jase Franke, Jeromy Irwin, Jonathan Hawkins, Jordan Gehrke, Josh Tupou, Juda Parker, Justin Solis, Kaiwi Crabb, Marc Mustoe, Michael Adkins, Nelson Spruce, Phillip Lindsay, Samson Kafovalu, Sefo Liufau, Stephane Nembot, Tedric Thompson, Terrence Crowder, Tyler Henington, Wesley Christensen
Posted in Article | 3 Comments >> | Leave a Comment
Colorado spotted Utah a 21-0 lead early, but then fought back to get within a touchdown late before falling, 24-17.
Sefo Liufau fumbled twice in the first quarter, with both turnovers leading to Utah touchdowns. Liufau, who was harassed all game long, completed 23-of-46 passes for 241 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. Nelson Spruce led the receivers, with six receptions for 66 yards and a touchdown – and also contributed a 32-yard completion to Sefo Liufau on a trick play in the second quarter.
Colorado posted 321 total yards, with only 48 coming on the ground. After surrendering yards and points early, the CU defense held up its end for most of the remainder of the game, giving up 388 total yards to the Utes.
READ MORE >>Tags: Addison Gillam, Brian Cabral, Chidera Uzo-Diribe, Chidobe Awuzie, Christian Powell, D.D. Goodson, Darragh O'Neill, Derrick Webb, Greg Henderson, Jeffrey Hall, Jimmie Gilbert, Jon Torp, Mark Mariscal, Marques Mosley, Matt DiLallo, Michael Adkins, Nelson Spruce, Paul Richardson, Scott Fernandez, Sefo Liufau, Tedric Thompson, Tony Jones, Will Oliver
Posted in Game | 1 Comment >> | Leave a Comment
For the second week in a row, Colorado faced a fourth quarter deficit.
For the second week in a row, Colorado rose to the challenge.
Aided by two defensive touchdowns and yet another 200-yard receiving night from Paul Richardson, the Buffs were able to withstand a strong challenge from Central Arkansas, scoring 21 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to win its home opener, 38-24.
Connor Wood went 23-for-36 for 341 yards and three touchdowns, but also committed four turnovers (two interceptions and two fumbles) which led to 21 of the Bears’ 21 points. Paul Richardson had 11 catches for 209 yards and two touchdowns, giving him 21 catches for 417 yards and four touchdowns in the first two games (Nelson Spruce led the Buffs’ receivers in 2012, with 446 yards receiving in 12 games).
The Colorado defense, which had not posted an interception in over nine games, and only three in all of 2012, had three on the night against the Bears. Greg Henderson had a 46-yard pick six early in the second quarter, and Kenneth Crawley had a game-clinching interception in the end zone with two minutes to play … but it was Jered Bell’s interception and 79-yard return for a touchdown to tie the score in the fourth quarter which was the play of the game.
READ MORE >>Tags: Benjamin Burney, Charles E. Johnson, Chidobe Awuzie, Christian Powell, Connor Wood, D.D. Goodson, Darragh O'Neill, Derrick Webb, Greg Henderson, Jashon Sykes, Jered Bell, Jon Major, Kenneth Crawley, Mike MacIntyre, Nate Bonsu, Nelson Spruce, Paul Richardson, Ralphie, Rashidi Barnes, Ryan Iverson, Stephane Nembot, Tedric Thompson, Tony Jones, Tyler McCulloch, Will Oliver
Posted in Article, Game | 5 Comments >> | Leave a Comment
Bakhtiari, Kasa to NFL Combine … Mac: “I like kids with a chip on their shoulders with something to prove”
READ MORE >>Tags: Austin Vincent, Boise State, Brian Cabral, Bryan Stoltenberg, Chidobe Awuzie, David Bakhtiari, Derek McCartney, Dustin Ebner, Eric Richter, Gerrad Kough, Jeffrey Thomas, Jimmy Smith, Jon Embree, Max Tuioti-Mariner, Mike MacIntyre, Mitchell Parsons, Nick Kasa, Peyton Williams, Ryan Dannewitz, Tedric Thompson
Posted in Article | 16 Comments >> | Leave a Comment