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2014 . Football INFORMATION GUIDE & RECORD BOOK

20th Anniversary CUBuffs.com /RunRalphieRun @RunRalphieRun Heisman • “The Catch” • Mac Buffalo Bits

Location: Boulder, Colo. Games Played (124 seasons): 1,186 Associate AD/SID: David Plati Elevation: 5,334 ft. (Folsom Field) All-Time Record: 679-471-36 (.588) Office Telephone: 303/492-5626 Elevation: 5,345 ft. (Coors Events Center) 2013 Record: 4-8 FAX: 303/492-3811 Population: 102,500 Conference: Pac-12 (0 titles) Home: 303/494-0445 Enrollment: 29,325 Year Joined: 2011 E-mail: [email protected] Associate SID (Football Asst.): Curtis Snyder Founded: 1876 All-Time Record: 4-23 (three seasons) Home: 720/218-4796 Nickname: Buffaloes 2013 Record: 1-8 (6th/South) E-mail: [email protected] Colors: Silver, Gold & Black : Mike MacIntyre Official CU Athletics Website: www.CUBuffs.com Mascot: Ralphie V (live buffalo) (Georgia Tech ’89) CU Athletics on Twitter: @cubuffs, President: Bruce Benson (Colorado ’64) Record at CU: 4-8 (one season) @RunRalphieRun Chancellor: Dr. Philip DiStefano (Ohio State ’68) Career Record: 20-29 (four seasons) Mike MacIntyre on Twitter: @CoachMikeMac Provost: Russell L. Moore (UC-Davis ’76) Press Luncheon: Tuesdays (11:30) University Telephone Numbers (303-): Faculty Representative: Dr. David Clough Interview Schedule (arrange through SID) Switchboard: 492-1411 (Case Institute ’68) Athletic Department: 492-7931 Football Office: 492-5331 Athletic Director: Rick George (Illinois ’82) Sports Medicine: 492-3801 Ticket Office: 492-8337 table of contents

2014 Information Section ...... 1 Conference History & Standings ..... 144 Road Headquarters, Firsts/Debuts...... 154 Future Schedules...... 2 Select Circles...... 159 Pronunciation Guide ...... 2 Longest Plays...... 165 University of Colorado ...... 3 Career Leaders...... 168 Administration...... 4 Year-By-Year Leaders ...... 176 Folsom Field...... 10 Individual Records ...... 200 Mascot/Nickname...... 12 Team Records ...... 212 Coaching Staff ...... 14 Folsom Field Records ...... 228 Outlook ...... 41 Year-By-Year Results & Stats...... 232 2014 Pac 12 Composite Schedule.... 43 All-Time Comebacks ...... 314 Rosters...... 44 All-Time Lettermen...... 340 Depth Chart...... 46 Honor Roll ...... 363 Player Biographies ...... 48 Past Buffalo Greats...... 385 2013-In-Review ...... 106 CU Athletic Hall of Fame ...... 424 History & Records Section...... 127 CU & Professional Football ...... 431 Record-By-Season...... 128 Bowl History ...... 446 All-Time Record ...... 130 CU Athletic Personnel History ...... 467 All-Time Series Results ...... 132 Colorado History/Milestones ...... 469 Coaching Records ...... 140 Index...... 512 2014 Schedule

2013 2014 Date Opponent TV Time (MT) Record Meeting (Last) Series (Last 10) Aug. 29 Colorado State () FS-1 7:00p 8-6 86th (2013) 62-21-2 (7-3) Sept. 6 at Massachusetts ESPN3 1:00p 1-11 1st (……) 0- 0-0 (...…) SEPT. 13  ARIZONA STATE ESPNU 8:00p 10-4 6th (2013) 0- 5-0 (...... ) SEPT. 20 HAWAI’I (FW) tba TBA 1-11 4th (2011) 1- 2-0 (...... ) Sept. 27  at tba TBA 1-11 8th (2013) 3- 4-0 (...... ) OCT. 4  OREGON STATE tba TBA 7-6 7th (2013) 2- 4-0 (...... ) Oct. 18  at Southern California tba TBA 10-4 9th (2013) 0- 8-0 (...... ) OCT. 25  UCLA (H) tba TBA 10-3 10th (2013) 2- 7-0 (...... ) NOV. 1  WASHINGTON tba TBA 9-4 15th (2013) 5- 8-1 (4-6) Nov. 8  at Arizona tba TBA 8-5 17th (2013) 13- 3-0 (7-3) Nov. 22  at Oregon tba TBA 11-2 19th (2013) 8-10-0 (3-7) NOV. 29  UTAH tba TBA 5-7 61st (2013) 31-26-3 (6-4) Dec. 5 Pac-12 Championship Game FOX 7:00p (at Santa Clara, Calif.)

OPEN WEEKENDS: Oct. 11, Nov. 15. Home team for CU-CSU: Colorado. —Pac-12 Conference game; (H)—Homecoming; (FW)—Family Weekend. tba—to be announced (games on the selection menu of ESPN-ABC/FOX Sports-FS1/Pac-12 Networks; most arrangements will be announced up to 12 days in advance). RADIO: All games broadcast locally on the Colorado Football Network. National radio games to be determined.

1 2014 ROAD HEADQUARTERS

Game Dates Hotel Address Telephone Rate *Min. Massachusetts Sept. 4- 6 Marriott Providence Downtown 1 Orms Street, Providence, RI 02904 401/272-2400 $ 99 25 California Sept. 26-27 Walnut Creek Marriott 2355 N. Main Street, Walnut Creek, CA 94596 925/934-2000 $109 25 USC Oct. 17-18 Hilton North 100 West Glenoaks Blvd., Glendale, CA 91202 818/956-5466 $114 30 Arizona Nov. 7- 8 Hilton Tucson East 7600 E. Broadway Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85710 520/721-5600 $ 75 20 Oregon Nov. 21-22 Valley River Inn 1000 Valley River Way, Eugene, OR 97401 541/743-1000 $113 10 (*—minutes from hotel to stadium with normal traffic.) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Coaches/Staff FUTURE SCHEDULES (bear) Andy LaRUSSA (la-roo-suh) The Pac-12 will annually release conference schedules (dates and opponents) the second week Toby NEINAS (nine-us) in January, as league officials work with our television partners (ABC/ESPN, FOX/FOX Sports 1) on potential dates; however, the opponents each year are known. Players 2015 2017 Cade APSAY (app-say) Sept. 5 at Hawai’i Sept. 2 Colorado State (Denver) Vincent ARVIA (R-via) Sept. 12 MASSACHUSETTS Sept. 9 at San Jose State Sept. 19 Colorado State (Denver) Sept. 16 NORTHERN COLORADO Sept. 26 NICHOLLS STATE PAC-12 HOME: ARIZONA-CALIFORNIA-USC- (chih-doe-bey / ah-wooz-yeh) PAC-12 HOME (4): ARIZONA-STANFORD-OREGON-USC WASHINGTON JERED Bell (jair-red) PAC-12 ROAD (5): ARIZONA STATE-OREGON STATE- PAC-12 ROAD: ARIZONA STATE-OREGON STATE-UCLA- UCLA-UTAH-WASHINGTON STATE UTAH-WASH. ST. Bryce BOBO (bo-bo) 2016 2018 KAIWA Crabb (kuh-E-vee) Sept. 3 Colorado State (Denver) Sept. 1 Colorado State (Denver) Brady DAIGH (day) Sept. 10 IDAHO STATE Sept. 8 at Nebraska JASE FRANKE (rhymes w/case / frank-E) Sept. 17 at Michigan Sept. 22 SAN JOSE STATE PAC-12 HOME (5): ARIZONA STATE-OREGON STATE- PAC-12 HOME: ARIZONA STATE-OREGON STATE-UCLA- Jordan GEHRKE (gerr-key) UCLA-UTAH-WASHINGTON STATE UTAH-WASH. ST. Addison GILLAM (gill-um) PAC-12 ROAD (4): ARIZONA-STANFORD-OREGON-USC PAC-12 ROAD: ARIZONA-CALIFORNIA-USC-WASHINGTON Samson KAFOVALU (kof-ah-va-loo) TERRAN HASSELBACH (tare-run / hass-el-back) 2013 RESULTS (4-8, 1-8 PAC-12) Josh KAISER (ky-zer) 2013 GERRAD KOUGH (jair-ed / coe) Date CU* Opponent Opp* TV Result Record Sam KRONSHAGE (kronn-sage) Sept. 1 NR Colorado State (Denver) NR CBS-SN W 41-27 8-6 John LISELLA (lih-sell-uh) SEPT. 7 NR CENTRAL ARKANSAS (N) (FCS-5) P12N W 38-24 7-5 SEFO LIUFAU (seff-oh / loo-fow) Sept. 28 NR  at Oregon State NR P12N L 17-44 7-6 OCT. 5 NR  OREGON (FW) 2 P12N L 16-57 11-2 Michael MATHEWES (mathews) Oct. 12 NR  at Arizona State (N) (RV) P12N L 13-54 10-4 Tyler McCULLOCH (muh-cull-ock) OCT. 19 NR CHARLESTON SOUTHERN (FCS-23) P12N W 43-10 10-3 MARQUES Mosley (mar-keese) OCT. 26 NR ARIZONA (N; HC) NR P12N L 20-44 8-5  STEPHANE NEMBOT (steff-on name-bot) Nov. 2 NR  at UCLA 17 FS-1 L 23-45 10-3 DARRAGH O’Neill (darr-uh) Nov. 9 NR  at Washington (N)(RV) P12N L 7-59 9-4 NOV. 16 NR  CALIFORNIA NR P12N W 41-24 1-11 Kenneth OLUGBODE (oh-lew-bo-day) NOV. 23 NR  SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (N) 23 P12N L 29-47 10-4 MARKEIS Reed (mark-keese) Nov. 30 NR at Utah NR P12N L 17-24 5-7  DEAYSEAN Rippy (day-shawn) KEY: *—AP rank at time of game; —Pac-12 Conference game; N—Night game; HC—Homecoming; FW—Family Weekend. A Sept. 14 game against Fresno State in Boulder was cancelled due to record JAISEN Sanchez (jy-son, as in tyson) rainfall and flooding (a replacement game against Charleston Southern was added.) Ryan SEVERSON (see-ver-son) CREDITS Kyle SLAVIN (slay-vinn) Copyright 2014©, University of Colorado Athletics. The 2014 Colorado Football Information Guide & Record TERREL Smith (terr-rell) Book was produced through the combined efforts of the Sports Information Office and Whirlwind Graphics. The guide was written, designed and edited by David Plati, CU associate athletic director; it also contains information Justin SOLIS (so-lease) developed through the years by past sports information directors Fred Casotti, Mike Moran, Steve Hatchell, Tim COLIN Sutton (kaw-lynn) Simmons and John Clagett, as well as numerous assistant SIDs and student assistants. Photographers include Glenn Asakawa, Tim Benko, Bill Brittain, Mark Brodie, Chip Bromfield, Casey A. Cass, Cliff Grassmick, Brian Lewis, TEDRIC Thompson (teh-drick) Ryan McKee/Clarkson & Assoc., Dan Madden, Hal Stoelze, Zemi Photography and several courtesy of NFL teams. Josh TUPOU (two-poe) Formatting, scanning and layout provided by Linda Hall of Whirlwind Graphics. Select copies printed by Pioneer Press, Greeley, Colo. The University of Colorado at Boulder is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. K.T. TU’UMALO (to-ooh-ma-low) ON THE COVER: The 2014 cover celebrates the 20th anniversary of CU’s 11-1, No. 3 ranked team in 1994, in CHELDON West (chell-dunn) particular Rashaan Salaam winning the school’s first Heisman Trophy; “The Catch,” also known as the “Miracle in Michigan” when the Buffs won on the final play, a desperation 64-yard pass from (#10) Sully WIEFELS (wee-fulls) to Michael Westbrook (#81), via Blake Anderson tip; Stewart becoming the Big 8’s all-time total offense leader; and AHKELLO Witherspoon (ah-kellow) Hall of Fame coach Bill McCartney announcing his retirement from coaching after 13 seasons in Boulder (he was carried off the field after CU’s 41-24 win over Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl). De’JON Wilson (day-zhon)

2 UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO

Founded in 1876 at the foot of the Flatirons, 138 years has transformed the University of Colorado from a lone building on a bleak, windswept hill to one of the nation's leading public research institutions. Established in 1861, the University was formally founded in 1876, the year Colorado became a state.

The Boulder campus encompasses almost 800 acres on the main campus, east campus (which includes a research park), Williams Village and the Mountain Research Station north of nearby Nederland (which supports ecology, chemistry and geology). In 1996 the Board of Regents purchased 308 acres of land in unincorporated Boulder County, now informally known as the south campus, in an effort to insure the growth of the University well into the 21st century.

While almost 30,000 students are educated on the main campus, another 13,000 study at the University of Colorado at Denver, the University of Colorado Anschutz Campus (Aurora) and the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Nine elected Regents and President Bruce The University has produced 19 Rhodes Scholars, five of which Benson lead the four-campus system, while each campus has a were former football student-athletes at CU, with Jim Hansen the most Chancellor who serves as the chief academic and administrative recent recipient in 1992. Faculty member Thomas Cech, a officer. Dr. Phil DiStefano is in his sixth year as the chancellor of distinguished professor of chemistry and biochemistry, won the 1989 the Boulder campus. Nobel Prize in chemistry. Other notable alumni include former Supreme Court Justice Byron “Whizzer” White, former big band Students can enter any of 10 schools and colleges offering more leader Glenn Miller and actors Robert Redford and Chris Meloni, the than 2,500 courses in 150 fields, representing a full range of disciplines latter starring for years on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and the in the humanities, social sciences, physical and biological sciences, creators of South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone. the fine and performing arts, and the professions. CU-Boulder is regularly ranked among the best of the United States’ public If the aphorism, “Somewhere between the Rockies and reality,” universities by the Fiske Guide to Colleges, and a 2010 USA seems too good to believe, then come for a visit. Start with a walk on Today/Princeton Review survey rated the University of Colorado as the historic Pearl Street Mall, a downtown pedestrian mall that is the the fifth-best value among American public colleges. CU was recently ceremonial heart of the city actually that works despite the efforts of ranked as the No. 33 university in the world by the Times Higher its street theatre. Education. Visitors may be so taken in by the scenery, the mall, Tudors and CU-Boulder has played a major role in NASA space programs, Victorians they may forget the University that put it all together. From designing and building many scientific instruments flown in outer Pearl, Broadway leads directly onto campus where the University of space, and graduated 18 men and women who became astronauts, Colorado Museum and the CU Heritage Center, in the original Old Main including the late Jack Swigert, one of the three astronauts in the building, which introduces the University’s past and present. The crippled Apollo 13 mission who made it dock to Earth safely from the recently completed ATLAS building is one of the most state-of-the-art moon. When the Hubble Space Telescope was launched in 1990, it was structures on any college campus. carrying seven major instruments, including a high-resolution Take in the fresh mountain air on any part of 100 miles of trails and spectrograph to study the evolution of stars and designed and built by 30,000 acres of open space. Climb the Flatirons or in Eldorado Canyon an international science team led by astronomer Jack Brandt of CU- State Park. Swim or board sail at the Boulder Reservoir while elite Boulder. Since Hubble has been up, CU-Boulder faculty and students runners sprint around it. Take in a pro sporting event down the road have been among the top users of Hubble of any institution in the in Denver, just one of 13 cities with teams in all four pro leagues. world. CU- Boulder is the only university in the country where undergraduate students have operated a NASA satellite. Rest assured, like the prophesy of an Arapaho Indian Chief, “If you leave Boulder, you will return.”

3 President bruce Benson

Bruce D. Benson was named the the university. CU has secured legislation in the Colorado General 22nd president of the University of Assembly that has allowed it to save millions annually in areas Colorado in March 2008, after already such as procurement, insurance and construction. He has also making his mark in business, politics, established a number of public-private partnerships to make the philanthropy, education and civic university more entrepreneurial and meet the needs of businesses endeavors. In his seventh year in Colorado and across the country. heading the entire CU system, he is He oversees a system with four campuses (Boulder, Colorado now the longest-serving CU president Springs, Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora) with some in more than half a century. 58,000 students (a total of 66,000 students pursue courses for Since taking the helm of his alma credit). CU has some 27,000 employees. The university’s annual mater, Benson has enhanced CU’s budget is $3.1 billion. standing as one of the nation’s leading Before becoming CU’s president, Benson had already made his public universities, advancing the mark in business, politics, philanthropy, education and civic economy, health and culture of Colorado and beyond. endeavors. He founded Benson Mineral Group in 1965, a year after During Benson’s tenure, CU’s research funding has reached earning his bachelor’s degree in Geology from CU. Throughout his record levels (including the most recent, $774 million in 2012-13), business career, he has also been involved in banking, real estate, supporting the university’s research strengths in biotechnology, cable television and restaurants. health care, energy, and aerospace engineering, among others. He He has consistently been active in a variety of educational, civic has led efforts to promote cross-campus collaboration that have and political endeavors. He was the Republican nominee for resulted in cooperative academic programs and research Colorado governor in 1994. Benson has received many honors initiatives, most notably CU’s Biofrontiers Institute, led by Nobel recognizing his leadership in a variety of endeavors, but two are laureate Tom Cech. particularly notable: CU in 2004 granted him an Honorary CU has seen its five best fundraising years (including a record Doctorate of Humane Letters, and in February 2009 he was named $258.8 million in 2012-13) under his leadership. Benson and his to the Colorado Business Hall of Fame. wife, Marcy, chaired CU’s $1.5 billion Creating Futures fundraising He was born July 4, 1938, in Chicago, and Benson has three campaign, which exceeded its in November 2013. The children and 10 grandchildren. His wife, the former Marcy Head, campaign, the largest in university history, supported scholar- has also dedicated herself to public life, from serving presidents of ships, academic enhancements (endowed faculty positions, the United States to volunteering at leadership levels in health programs), research projects and capital improvements across care, education, the arts and civic activities. She worked in a CU’s campuses. variety of capacities for presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Benson has guided efforts to successfully institute operational Bush and is an active community leader among her many lifetime efficiencies, cut bureaucracy and improve business practices at accomplishments.

Chancellor Phil DiStefano

Dr. Philip P. DiStefano is in his academic career flourished as he assumed a series of academic sixth year as the Chancellor at the and administrative positions, including Professor, Associate Dean, University of Colorado Boulder. Dean and Vice Chancellor. He was appointed Provost and Prior to his appointment on May 5, Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs in 2001. 2009, Dr. DiStefano was the top As Chancellor he works closely with students, faculty, staff, academic officer at CU-Boulder for alumni, donors, governing officials, and business and community eight years as the Provost and leaders in extending CU's legacy as a preeminent national Executive Vice Chancellor for comprehensive research university. Academic Affairs. He served as interim A first-generation college graduate, Dr. DiStefano earned a chancellor twice during pivotal times Bachelor of Science degree from Ohio State University and a in the university's history. Master of Arts degree in English Education from West Virginia Dr. DiStefano co-chaired the University. He holds a Doctorate in Humanities Education from steering committee for CU-Boulder's Ohio State University, where he served as a teaching and research visionary strategic plan, Flagship 2030, conceived with campus, associate. community and statewide input, to guide the university for He began his educational career as a high school English decades to come. Today, Dr. DiStefano is shepherding its teacher in Ohio. He has authored and co-authored numerous implementation as Flagship 2030 has moved from vision to reality. books and articles on literacy education. Dr. DiStefano has served CU-Boulder for 39 years. He joined the Dr. DiStefano and his wife, Yvonne, have been married for 45 University of Colorado in 1974 as an Assistant Professor of years and are the parents of three grown daughters and two Curriculum and Instruction at the School of Education. His granddaughters.

4 Provost Russell Moore

Dr. Russell L. Moore has had a assistant professor (1984-86), associate professor (1993-96) and full long and distinguished career at the professor (1996-present) in that department. University of Colorado Boulder, now He holds an adjunct professorship in medicine (cardiology) at the serving in the capacity of Provost and University of Colorado's Anschutz Medical Campus at the University of Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Colorado Denver. Affairs, having assumed the position July He was an assistant and associate professor (1986-91) in the 1, 2010. departments of medicine, cellular and molecular physiology at the Dr. Moore also previously served as Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine in Hershey, Pa. He interim vice chancellor for research from did postdoctoral work at the University of Texas Health Science Center May 2009 to July 2010, and prior to that in Dallas (1981-84). appointment, he was the associate vice Dr. Moore earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biochemistry chancellor for research since 2006.Dr. from the University of California at Davis in 1976, and a master's degree Moore served as chair of kinesiology and (1978) and doctorate (1982) in physiology from Washington State applied physiology (now integrative University in Pullman, Wash. physiology) from 1994 to 2001, and was FACULTY REP DAVID CLOUGH

Faculty Athletics Representative Dr. He served as the college’s associate dean for academic affairs from David Clough is a national leader in 1986 to 1992, playing a role in a number of important initiatives, college athletic reforms and represents including the Gemmill Engineering Library, the Herbst Humanities CU to the Pac-12 Conference and the Program, and the Integrated Teaching and Learning Laboratory. From NCAA. A professor of chemical and 1993 through 1999, he was associate chair of the Department of Chem- biological engineering, Dr. Clough enters ical Engineering and was responsible for significant improvements to his 10th year as the University of the department’s undergraduate advising program. Colorado Boulder’s Faculty Athletics Known for his willingness to experiment with new educational Representative (FAR), as he assumed the concepts and technology, Dr. Clough has worked to reform traditional role in March 2005. lecture classes into an interactive workshop format that greatly Professor Clough reports to enhances the learning of students. Through these efforts, he has Chancellor DiStefano and works closely helped to reshape the way engineering is taught. The student-run with the Director of Athletics, Rick Engineering Excellence Fund chose Dr. Clough as the first recipient of George, and the coaches and staff of the Sullivan-Carlson Inspiration in Teaching Award in 1998. He has Athletics to support student-athletes, especially in their academic received numerous teaching and advising awards from nominations pursuits. The FAR’s duties include oversight of the eligibility by his students over the years. He also has been given the college’s certification and compliance functions on the Boulder Campus. He Hutchinson Teaching Award and Peters Service Award. He received strives to be well known to CU’s student-athletes, and he and his wife the first Boulder Faculty Assembly Teaching Award in 1980 and the Sydney are present at many home competitions of CU’s sports teams. Boulder Campus Outstanding Advisor Award in 1996. His merit as an He also travels with many CU teams to away competitions. educator also has been recognized outside CU. In 1995 the American Dr. Clough replaced Chancellor Phil DiStefano, who served as FAR Society for Engineering Education (Rocky Mountain Section) presented from June 1, 2000 until just shortly after his appointment as interim him with its first Outstanding Educator Award. chancellor for the Boulder campus in 2005. Clough is only the sixth In April 2000, he received the college’s Distinguished Engineering FAR in CU history, joining a prestigious list: Walter Franklin (1947- Alumnus Award in the Education category. It recognized his significant 1948), Warren Thompson (1949-1966), William Baughn (1967-1989), impact on engineering education through pioneering the active James Corbridge (1989-2000) and DiStefano (2000-2005). learning concept for the Integrated Teaching and Learning Laboratory, Dr. Clough has had a significant impact on engineering education at and in leading the college in changing traditional lecture courses to an CU-Boulder and beyond through career-long efforts to enhance the active learning format. learning of engineering students. He has pioneered active- and In his role as Faculty Athletics Representative, Clough represents cooperative-learning techniques in the College of Engineering and CU to the Pac-12 Conference and the NCAA. He provides a liaison Applied Science, and in 1989 he originated the concept of the between Athletics and the faculty and works to enhance the Integrated Teaching and Learning Laboratory. Clough’s research has educational experience of 350 student-athletes. Clough has been active focused on the automated control of chemical and related processes. in the Faculty Athletics Representatives Association (FARA) and will He has been involved with student-athlete success for more than 30 become President of FARA in November. In his time as FAR, Dr. Clough years as his relationship with the CU athletic department dates to has established a reputation for his expertise in the NCAA’s Academic more than three decades. Throughout his career, Dr. Clough has taken Performance Program and the program’s statistics tracking the a special interest in engineering student-athletes, long appreciating academic progress of student-athletes, the Academic Progress Rate the combined academic and athletic challenges they face. He played (APR) and the Graduation Success Rate (GSR). He has developed an integral role in the Rhodes Scholarship candidacy of Buff football tracking and predictive tools that have been shared with over 100 star Jim Hansen, an Academic All-American who was awarded the NCAA Division I institutions. Rhodes in 1993. He and his wife, Sydney, have four grown children, Astrid, William, Dr. Clough received his bachelor’s degree from the Case Institute Rodney and Damon, and four grandchildren. Dr. Clough’s father, John of Technology (now Case Western Reserve University) in 1968 and his W. Clough, was a chemical engineer, and his two brothers are retired master’s from CU-Boulder in 1969, both in chemical engineering. He engineers. The Clough family established a scholarship endowment in worked as an engineer for E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc., from engineering at CU in honor of John Clough, who died in 1994. The 1969 to 1972 before returning to CU-Boulder to earn his doctorate in family holds a strong belief in giving back to the educational 1975. He joined the faculty of the Department of Chemical Engineering institutions that have benefited its members. at that time. 5 Athletic Director Rick George

Rick George was introduced as just comprehensive branding the sixth full-time athletic director in study that successfully University of Colorado history on July rebranded the ball club, and 17, 2013, returning to Boulder where an implementation of a new he helped play a role in the school’s ticketing strategy that over first and only national championship the course of three seasons in football some 23 years earlier. increased ticket revenues George, 54, came to Colorado from by over $30 million. The the Texas Rangers club of the club’s attendance saw an American League, where he was increase of 40 percent from named chief operating officer on the 2010 season to nearly October 5, 2010 with a promotion to 3.5 million in 2012, second president of business operations this in the American League past February. He agreed to a 5-year (behind the New York contract at CU, and he officially started on the job on August 12, Yankees) and third in the 2013. majors. The 2013 numbers His list of first-year achievements were many, but none more were on pace to exceed the significant than shepherding through a $143 Athletic Complex 3 million mark again when Expansion from creation through fruition, gaining approval from he left the franchise for CU. the Board of Regents and then raising over one-third of the Prior to joining the estimated cost to initiate construction, which began May 12, 2014. Rangers, George served as The project is the core of the Sustainable Excellence Initiative executive vice president and (SEI), the jewel of which will be a long-awaited indoor practice chief of operations for the PGA TOUR for two-and-a-half years facility. (beginning in June 2008). While with the TOUR, he worked with George implemented the department’s first-ever comprehen- the corporate marketing department in renewing sponsorships sive strategic plan, which will map CU’s immediate and long range and creating new events. He also oversaw the Tournament purpose and goals. He also redesigned the management teams Business Affairs division that worked with Tournaments to (without coming in and eliminating or forcing out longtime staff increase tournament revenue. just for the sake of it like others have done), made tough budget He also worked for the PGA TOUR as president of the decisions that reduced deficits he inherited, and canvassed the Champions Tour from 2003-08, and as the executive vice president state, region and nation in both friend- and fundraising. for championship management his last three years there. His Near the end of his first year, he was recognized by CU’s major accomplishments included increasing revenues and Student-Athlete Advisory Committee as its choice for Staff sponsorships and the development of strategic plans, the latter Member of the Year; no token award, the group acknowledged his including a vision and mission statement as well as core values. attendance at most home athletic events, regular meetings with The Champions Tour had grown to a minimum 29 events with over team captains of all programs to interact with them and receive $55 million in prize money when he left for the PGA TOUR. their feedback, and willingness to meet with any student-athlete From 1998-2003, George served as President and CEO of the and that his door is always open to them. Fore!Kids Foundation, a 501c3 organization that raised money for George brings the most diverse background to the position children’s charities via golf-related events, where he led than any before him at Colorado: all five others had extensive and rebranding and organizational efforts that resulted in increases in primarily exclusive college athletic histories, the only exceptions charitable giving to the Foundation. being when Marolt left CU after 10 years as ski coach to lead the At the collegiate level, George worked in three major U.S. Olympic ski team before returning, and Tharp, who was a conferences (Big Ten, Big 8, Southeastern) in football operations, university attorney with strong CU-Boulder campus ties. While George began and worked in the college athletic world for the first half of his professional career, he stepped outside that box for the second half. George is just the sixth full-time athletic director in Colorado history, following in the footsteps of Harry Carlson (1927-65), Eddie Crowder (1965-84), Bill Marolt (1984-96), Dick Tharp (1996- 2004) and (2005-13). Two others have bridged directors in interim capacities, Jack Lengyel (six months between Tharp and Bohn) and Ceal Barry (two months between Bohn and George). George was with the Rangers for less than three years, but saw the team win two American League championships and compile a 243-176 record (.580 winning percentage) during his time there, second-best in the major leagues during that time frame. As the COO, he worked closely with team president and CEO, baseball Hall-of-Famer Nolan Ryan, and was responsible for all facets of the Rangers’ business operations, including oversight of all sales and marketing efforts, broadcast and communications, ticket and suite sales, naming rights, etc., in addition to overseeing the finance, human resource and operations departments. Among his many accomplishments with the Rangers was a George’s first week on the job ... in 1987.

6 Bill McCartney’s Hall of Fame Salute at Folsom Field: Rick and granddaughter Harper at ESPN’s George, Joe Romig, Mac, Alfred Williams. Game Day (February 2014). beginning with his alma mater, the University of Illinois, as football football operations, not coincidentally after the Buffaloes finished recruiting coordinator (1983-87). the regular season with an 11-0 record and the school’s first-ever He graduated from Illinois in 1982 with a Bachelor of Arts in No. 1 national ranking in the polls. CU lost to Notre Dame in the Liberal Arts & Sciences Individual Study that had an emphasis on Orange Bowl and would finish No. 4, but came back to go 11-1-1 in Sports Communication and Journalism. He was a four-year 1990, this time defeating the Irish in the Orange Bowl to earn letterman at cornerback for the Illini, playing in 44 straight games consensus national champion honors. and starting in 27 games in all, as he played two years each under Shortly thereafter, he left the Buffaloes for Vanderbilt coaches Gary Moeller and Mike White. He was a two-time recipient University, where he was reunited with former CU offensive of the school’s Bruce Capel Award, given for dedication and coordinator Gerry DiNardo, who was named the Commodores’ courage to honor Capel who lost his life serving his country in head coach a year earlier. In eight years at Vanderbilt (1991-98), Vietnam; George received the honor for his junior and senior he also served as associate athletic director for external seasons. operations in conjunction with overseeing the football program. Upon his graduation, White named him the assistant director This was where George first expanded his professional role for player personnel for the Illini, and a year later (1983), he outside of solely football, as he had oversight over all external assumed the all sports recruiting coordinator. In March 1984, departments, particularly in the area of managing budgets and George took over the recruiting chores solely for football, with his developing marketing and promotional strategies for all sports. first class ranked No. 1 in the nation by the recruiting services George was born April 3, 1960 in Woodstock, Ill., and graduated with all in the top 20; he coordinated five classes in all at Illinois from Collinsville (Ill.) High School, where he lettered in football, when the call came to take him out west to Colorado. basketball and baseball. He is married to the former Nancy Green, On March 2, 1987, Bill McCartney hired him as Colorado’s and the couple has two grown daughters, Jenni Reed (husband football recruiting coordinator. Two-and-a-half years later (Dec. 21, Tom) and Christi, and one granddaughter (Harper). 1989), George was promoted to assistant athletic director for

2014 University of Colorado Board of Regents

(back row, from left): Steve Bosley, James E. Geddes, Stephen Ludwig, Glen Gallegos; (front row, from left): Kyle Hybl, Irene Griego, Michael Carrigan, Sue Sharkey, Joseph Neguse.

7 PAC-12 CONFERENCE

Conference History

The roots of the Pac-12 Conference date back 99 years to December 2, 1915, when the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) was founded at a meeting at the Oregon Hotel in Portland. The original membership consisted of four schools — the University of California at Berkeley, the , the University of Oregon, and Oregon State College (now Oregon State University). All still are charter members of the Conference.

Pacific Coast Conference play began in 1916 and, one year later, Washington State College (now Washington State University) was accepted into the league, with Stanford University following in 1918.

In 1922, the PCC expanded to eight teams with the admission of the University of Southern California (USC) and the University of Idaho. In 1924, the University of Montana joined the league roster, and in 1928, the PCC grew to 10 members with the addition of UCLA. Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott The Pacific Coast Conference competed as a 10-member league until 1950, with the exception of 1943-45 when World War II curtailed Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) in four other men’s sports intercollegiate athletic competition to a minimum. During that time, and three women’s sports. CU participates in the MPSF in indoor track the league’s first commissioner was named. Edwin N. Atherton was and now in women’s and has competed since 1950 in the commissioner in 1940 and was succeeded by Victor O. Schmidt in Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association (RMISA) in skiing, 1944. In 1950, Montana resigned from the Conference and joined the which is a coed sport. Mountain States Conference, essentially replacing Colorado, which left The Pac-12 Conference offices are located in the heart of San for the Big 7 two years earlier. The PCC continued as a nine-team Francisco. conference through 1958.

In 1959, the PCC was dissolved and the Athletic Association of Western Universities was formed and Thomas J. Hamilton was appointed Conference of Champions commissioner of the new league. The original AAWU membership Built on a firm foundation of academic excellence and superior athletic included California, Stanford, Southern California, UCLA and performance, the Conference ushered in a new era on July 1, 2011, Washington. Washington State joined the membership in 1962, while officially becoming the Pac-12 Conference with the additions of the Oregon and Oregon State joined in 1964. Under Hamilton’s watch, the University of Colorado and University of Utah. name Pacific-8 Conference was adopted in 1968. In 1971, Wiles Hallock took over as commissioner of the Pac-8. Just 27 days after the Conference officially changed its named, Commissioner Larry Scott announced the creation of the Pac-12 On July 1, 1978, the University of Arizona and Arizona State University Networks on July 27, 2011, solidifying a landmark television deal and were admitted to the league and the Pacific-10 Conference became a putting the Conference on the forefront of collegiate athletics. The reality. In 1986-87, the league took on a new look, expanding to include Networks, including one national network, six regional networks, and 10 women’s sports. Thomas C. Hansen was named the commissioner a robust digital network marked the first-ever integrated media of the Pac-10 in 1983, a role he would hold for 26 years until 2009. company owned by a college conference. In addition, the “TV Hansen was succeeded by current commissioner Larry Scott, who Everywhere” rights allow fans to access Pac-12 Networks outside the took on the new role in July 2009. home on any digital device, including smartphones and tablet During the 2010-11 academic year, Scott helped deliver monumental computers. changes that transformed the conference into a modern 12-team The Pac-12 launched its China Initiative in 2011 as a way to proactively league by adding the University of Colorado and the University of Utah. promote the Conference and member institutions through student- The addition of CU and Utah led to an agreement to equal revenue athlete exchanges and sport. In its first three years, Pac-12 sharing for the first time in conference history, created two divisions student-athletes have enjoyed unique cultural and athletic experiences (North and South) for football only, established a football in China, and the Conference has gained significant brand exposure championship game for the first time ever, secured a landmark media for the future and set a foundation for growth. rights deal that dramatically increased national exposure and revenue for each school and established the Pac-12 Network and Pac-12 Digital On the field, the Pac-12 rises above the rest, upholding its tradition as Network that guaranteed enhanced exposure across all sports. the “Conference of Champions ®,” claiming an incredible 137 NCAA team titles since 1999-2000, including 10 in 2013-14. That is an average Colorado accepted its invitation to join the Pac-12 on June 11, 2010, as of over nine championships per academic year. Even more impressive the Buffaloes were the first domino to fall in a change of the national has been the breadth of the Pac-12’s success, with championships landscape which, in just one week, saw Nebraska also leave the Big 12 coming in 28 different men’s and women’s sports. The Pac-12 has led and join the Big 10, Boise State depart the WAC for the Mountain West, or tied the nation in NCAA Championships in 48 of the last 54 years. TCU jump from the MWC for the Big East, and then on June 17, Utah The only exceptions being in 1980-81, 1988-89, 1990-91 and 1995-96 agreeing to join CU to make it an even dozen in the Pac-12. Big-time when the Conference finished second, and only twice finished third rivals for the first half of the last century, the Buffaloes and Utes (1998-99 and 2004-05). officially became the 11th and 12th members of the Conference on July 1, 2011, the first additions to the league since 1978. During the 33 years For the ninth-consecutive year, the Pac-12 had the most NCAA titles between expansions, Pac-10 teams claimed 258 NCAA titles (130 or tied for the most of any conference in the country, winning at least women’s, 128 men’s). six every year since 2000-01. No other conference has won double-digit NCAA crowns in a single year, the Pac-12 doing so seven times, At present, the Pac-12 sponsors 11 men’s sports and 11 women’s including a record 14 in 1996-97. sports. Additionally, the conference schools are members of the

8 Spanning nearly a century of outstanding athletics achievements, the Pac-12 was the first conference to reach 400 championships in 2010-11. With the inclusion of 2013-14 REVIEW Colorado and Utah, the Conference surpassed another major milestone, with league teams capturing 450 titles, outdistancing the next conference by nearly 200. In all, In 2013-14, the Pac-12 Conference’s 10 national Conference teams have won 469 NCAA Championships (287 men’s, 154 women’s, 28 titles came in the form of six men’s and four coed). women’s crowns. Six different league schools claimed NCAA titles and, of the seven NCAA insti- Individually, the Conference has produced an impressive number of NCAA tutions to have won multiples titles, three were individual champions. Pac-12 student-athletes over the years have won 2,123 from the Pac-12. No other conference in the individual crowns (1,459 men’s 664 women’s). country had more than one team win multiple NCAA titles. On the women’s side, the story is much the same. Since the NCAA began conducting women’s championships 32 years ago, Pac-12 members have claimed at least four Oregon was one of three teams in the country to national titles in a single season on 23 occasions, including 13-consecutive years win three NCAA titles this academic season, its from 2000-2013. Overall, the Pac-12 has captured 150 NCAA women’s titles, easily first time doing so. The Ducks took home the hard- outdistancing the SEC, which is second, with 90. Pac-12 members have dominated ware in men’s outdoor track & field, the program’s a number of sports, winning 23 softball titles, 20 tennis crowns, 14 volleyball titles, first team title in the sport since 1984, and swept 15 of the last 24 trophies in golf, and 13 in swimming & diving. the men’s and women’s indoor national champi- onships. An additional four teams in the country Pac-12 women student-athletes shine nationally on an individual basis, as well, had two NCAA titles, including USC and UCLA. The having captured an unmatched 664 NCAA individual crowns, an average of nearly Trojans continue to dominate the sports of men’s 21 championships per season. water polo and men’s tennis, winning a sixth- straight title in the pool and a fifth in six years on the court. The Bruins won the conference’s third- ever women’s soccer title and the program’s first, while also taking home the women’s tennis crown.

But it was the Buffaloes who kicked off the year for the conference winning its fourth NCAA men’s cross country title. California was first in men’s swimming, the program’s third national champi- onship in four years, and Stanford won its third women’s water polo crown in four years, extending the school’s streak of at least one NCAA team championship to 38 consecutive years.

Participation in the postseason was a common occurrence for the Pac-12 in 2013-14. Of the 22 sports it sponsors, 19 witnessed at least half its teams participating in NCAA or other postseason action. The men sent 79 of a possible 100 teams into the postseason (79.4 percent), while the women sent 83 of a possible 115 teams (72.2 percent). Mads Stroem was the NCAA 20-kilometer freestyle champion as a freshman in 2014.

CU claimed its fourth NCAA men’s cross country title in 2013.

9 folsom field

Folsom Field, named after legendary University of Colorado Coach Frederick Folsom, opened for the 1924 season and has been the football team’s home field ever since. The Buffaloes have played 90 seasons on the “hilltop,” where CU won its 300th game in the stadium in 2013. Colorado owns one of the nation’s best all-time home records, as in the previous 90 seasons of play at Folsom, the Buffaloes are 300-159-10, a winning percentage of .650. The stadium was dedicated on October 11, 1924, as Colorado defeated Regis College, 39-0. It actually was the second home game of the season, as CU closed out playing at Gamble Field the week before with a 31-0 win over Western State. It originally was called Colorado Stadium, the name being changed to Folsom Field in 1944 following Folsom’s death. In addition, old 24th Street was also changed to Folsom Whitney Huntington, was not only a convenient location, but Street to honor the man who coached Colorado teams three different by using it a great expense could be avoided. After a financing times totaling 15 years between 1895 and 1915. His 76.5 winning plan was worked out, CU’s own construction department began percentage (77-23-2) is still tops among all coaches ever at CU. moving dirt with a steam shovel on January 14, 1924. CU had played its games at Gamble Field for two decades, where The new structure had an original capacity of 26,000, seating was limited to temporary bleachers. In the winter of 1923-24, featuring wooden bleacher seating over cement, and quarter- CU President George Norlin studied the possibility of a new stadium, mile running track. A California red wood, dipped in creosote, as the approaching completion of a sparkling new gymnasium was selected as the initial material, as estimates at the time put (Carlson Gym), the inadequate number of seats at Gamble Field a lifetime of around 13 years for the wood. There were 22 (roughly 9,000) and the growing interest in physical education and sections divided by radial aisles installed, the same set-up in intercollegiate athletics demanded that a remedy needed to take the lower bowl that still exists today. place soon. Accounts at the time put the cost of the stadium at around Investigation of a natural ravine just east of the site of the $2.60 per seat, instead of $10 had concrete been used; the total gymnasium as a site for the new stadium, suggested by professor cost was $65,000. By comparison, the cost to construct Carlson Gym was $350,000. With expansion in mind when originally built, it was by design rather easy to add an upper deck. In 1956, Folsom Field’s capacity was upped to 45,000 when a second deck was erected around two-thirds of the stadium. Some 6,000 more seats were added in 1967 when the running track was removed and the team dressing facilities were constructed at the north end of the field. Improvements continued, as the gigantic six-level press box facility was added on the west side for the start of the 1968 season. It also serves as the home for CU’s Flatirons Club, a group of donors who financially support the athletic program. In the summer of 1976, Folsom Field had another face-lift, as the wooden bleacher seats were removed and replaced with silver and gold aluminum bleachers, expanding the stadium to a capacity of 52,005. The renovation of CU’s team house in the summer of 1979 took away a few seats, changing the capacity to 51,463. The construction of the magnificent Dal Ward Center in 1991 added The beginning of work on the stadium in January, 1924. new bleacher seating in the north end zone and increased the

10 capacity to 51,748. In 1992, the addition of a yellow concourse wall on the southeast side took away a few hundred seats, and corporate boxes (in 1995) lowered the capacity to 51,655. The removal of a set of old rickety bleachers in 2001 and a few other changes placed the stadium capacity at 50,942, but that figure stood for just two seasons. The addition of suites and club seating on the east side (at a cost of $43 million) completed in August 2003 increased the capacity to 53,750, an all- time Folsom Field high. Prior to the 1971 season, the playing surface at Folsom Field was natural grass. Monsanto of St. Louis, Mo., replaced the natural grass with Astroturf for the 1971 campaign, with the first game being played on the artificial surface against the University of Wyoming on September 18 (the Buffs won 56- 13); it was a godsend, as that very morning, Boulder received a rare late summer snowstorm that blanketed the field with more than two feet of snow. The original Astroturf surface was replaced with a “new rug” for the start of the 1978 season, and in the summer of 1989, “Astroturf- 8” was installed, the third artificial surfacing in the school’s history. Folsom was covered with artificial surfaces for 28 seasons (168 games), and it was fairly friendly for the Buffs, which posted a 110-56-2 record in those games. In the spring of 1999, Folsom Field returned to natural grass, as “SportGrass” was installed on the stadium floor. The project, which included bio-thermal heating, drainage and a sub-air system, cost $1.2 million. Video display boards, known as “BuffVision” were also added in the summer of 1999 at a cost of $3.6 million; those were updated with state-of-the- art HD technology in 2012 at a cost of about $6.5 million. In 2003, completion of a $45.2 million east side renovation added 1,903 club seats and 41 suites, increasing Folsom’s capacity to an all- time high of 53,750. The state-of-the art complex is one of the best in , is not nearly as high as many clubs and suites at most stadiums, and offers a great view of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains and when clear, the Continental Divide. The capacity of Folsom was 53,613 from 2007-13, following the removal of the fourth rows from the three different levels of the Flatirons Club prior to the 2007 season (they always had some views obstructed). Currently, with the renovation of the northeast corner of the stadium and the conversion of bleachers into loge and club seating in the north end zone, the capacity is expected to wind up around 50,500 once completed this August. 11 mascot/nickname

The University of Colorado has one of the more unique mascots in all of intercollegiate athletics, a real buffalo named Ralphie. The live buffalo mascot leads the football team out on the field both at the start of the game and second half. It is truly one of the special sights that exist anywhere in college or professional sports, especially for opposing teams, who often stop in their tracks watching the massive buffalo round the end zone and head directly at their sideline. The buffalo first appeared in 1934, three weeks after a contest to select an official school nickname by the Silver & Gold newspaper had come to an end and “Buffaloes” was the winning entry. For the final game of the ‘34 season, a group of students paid $25 to rent a buffalo calf along with a real cowboy as his keeper. Today The calf was the son of Killer, a famed bison at Trails End Ranch in Fort Collins. It took the cowboy and four students to keep the calf under control on the sidelines, a 7-0 win at the University of Denver on Thanksgiving Day. Prior to 1934, CU athletic teams usually were referred to as the “Silver and Gold,” but other nicknames teams were sometimes called included Silver Helmets, Yellow Jackets, Hornets, Arapahoes, Big Horns, Grizzlies and Frontiersmen. The student through the years, usually in a pen on the field or sometimes newspaper decided to sponsor a national contest in the summer of driven around in a cage; in the 1940s, the school kept a baby 1934, with a $5 prize to go to the author of the winning selection. buffalo in a special pen at the University Riding Academy. The first Entries, over 1,000 in all, arrived from almost every state in the named buffalo was “Mr. Chips,” who appeared for the first time at union. Athletic Director Harry Carlson, graduate manager Walter the 1957 CU Days kickoff rally, as supporter Mahlon White donated Franklin and Kenneth Bundy of the Silver and Gold were the him to the school, and it was cared for by a men’s honorary. judges. A few years passed between a live mascot on the sideline and Local articles first reported that Claude Bates of New Madrid, the tradition Colorado fans have come to know so well. In 1966, Mo., and James Proffitt of Cincinnati, Ohio, were co-winners for the John Lowery, the father of a CU freshman from Lubbock, prize as both submitted “Buffaloes” as their entry. But 10 days Texas, donated to the school a six-month old buffalo calf from later, the newspaper declared Boulder resident Andrew Dickson Sedgewick, Colo. the winner, after a follow-up revealed his submission of “Buffaloes” For a while, she was billed as “Rraalph,” but the origin of the had actually arrived several days before those of the original name is in some doubt. Some say it was given by the student body winners. Through the years, synonyms which quickly came into after sounds she allegedly made while running and snorting; use included “Bisons,” “Buffs,” “Thundering Herd,” “Stampeding others say it was named for Ralph Jay Wallace, the junior class Herd,” “Golden Avalanche,” and “Golden Buffaloes.” president at the time; and the original handlers will tell a third Live buffaloes made appearances at CU games on and off version. Regardless, an astute fan soon discovered that the buffalo was in fact a female, thus the name alteration to Ralphie. The initial tradition was for CU’s five sophomore class officers to run the buffalo around the stadium in a full loop. They would pick her up from caretaker C.D. “Buddy” Hays, who kept her at the Green Mountain Riding Stables during the season at Hidden Valley Ranch in the off season. The officers would run her for two hours in the morning to tire her a bit to keep her under control by the time the game started. At the conclusion of the run, the fans would break into the “Buffalo Stomp,” which would literally shake the stadium in deafening fashion as the team took the field. But CU officials soon had the tradition stopped because of the actual physical damage it was causing. Around that same time, head coach Eddie Crowder was approached with the idea the charging buffalo running out on the field before the game with the team behind right her. Crowder thought it was a great idea, and the debut of this great tradition took place on Oct. 28, 1967, CU’s homecoming game against Oklahoma State. Though OSU won the game, 10-7, the tradition was here to stay, though those who had some training in such an endeavor as working with a wild animal eventually replaced the sophomores. The five sophomores appointed themselves as the board of directors of a fundraising effort to bring Ralphie to the ’67 Bluebonnet Bowl in Houston, raising the necessary money through selling stock.

12 Ralphie attended every CU home football game for 13 years (including all bowls), and retired at the end of the 1978 season. CU’s first Ralphie achieved nationally celebrity status, and was even kidnapped in 1970 by some Air Force Academy students as well as being named the school’s 1971 Homecoming Queen at the height of the anti-establishment era. In 1976, The Bank of Boulder and its president Steve Bosley, proposed to Crowder they would do a fundraiser to send Ralphie I to the Orange Bowl Game with Ohio State. When a reporter asked Bosley how Ralphie would travel to Miami, he explained that the information was top secret since CU was concerned that Ohio State students would try to kidnap (or “buffalo-nap”) Ralphie. The story of the potential “buffalo-napping” made newspapers nationwide, featuring a picture of Ralphie in full charge with her handlers. The story stimulated over $25,000 in donations. Ralphie’s trip to the Orange Bowl cost $2,500, and the balance was put into a fund for Ralphie’s future care. Ralphies IV and V together in November 2007 In 1978, when Ralphie became ill, Bosley organized a search headed by Buddy Hays, who discovered a calf named Ralphie IV was donated to the university by media and sports Moon, short for Moonshine, which was owned by Boulder native entrepreneur Ted Turner in 1998. Born in April 1997 on the Flying Lyn Russell Holt. Holt grew up raising mainly domestic animals, D Ranch in Gallatin Gateway, Montana, which is a part of Turner but was an accomplished bull rider in area rodeos who loved Ranches, she was named “Rowdy” by ranch hands. She was buffalo. Bosley, The Bank of Boulder, and bank director Robert separated from her mother when she was about a month old and Confer bought Moonshine from Holt and donated her to CU. But was literally found in the jaws of a coyote with bite marks around the name Ralphie had become so popular that former athletic her neck. She survived the attack and was bottle-fed by the hands director Eddie Crowder made it permanent. for four months. She was released back to the herd but wouldn’t Ralphie II made her first appearance at CU’s final home game of bond with them, so the ranch hands took her back in and fed her the 1978 season. At age 12, after serving the Buffs for 10 years, she grasses and grain. It was then that she was donated to CU as a passed away on Sept. 19, 1987, following a 31-17 CU win over yearling early in the spring of 1998. Stanford. John Parker, who trained and housed both Ralphie II and III and Ralphie III, donated by the C-Club, was pressed into action supervised the early training of Ralphie IV, retired after 12 years of earlier than anticipated, as she had been in training for the 1988 service as caretaker in May 2000. His assistant, Ted Davis, assumed season. Originally named “Tequila,” she made her debut on Nov. 7, the program duties for the next year, while long-time CU 1987, when the Buffs beat Missouri, 27-10. After over 10 years of supporters Dale and Lynn Johnson housed Ralphie for the service, she passed away in January 1998, at the age of 13. following season. In 2001, two former Ralphie Handlers and CU graduates, Ben Frei and Kevin Priola, took over as volunteer directors of the program. Together they coordinate the selection and managing of up to 14 student handlers along with all aspects of training. The program has been managed since 1994 by Gail Pederson, the CU Athletic Department’s Chief of Staff. Ralphie IV made her debut against Colorado State at Mile High Stadium in Denver on September 5, 1998. She appeared at six bowl games and four Big 12 Championship games. In November 2007, “Ralphie’s Salute To A New Era” was held, where Ralphie IV was semi-retired and a 14-month old Ralphie V was officially introduced to the public. Ralphie IV’s last game was the 2008 season opener, as she led CU on to the field one last time, again versus CSU in Denver. Ralphie V, known as “Blackout,” also from a Ted Turner Ranch, the Ver mejo Park Ranch in New Mexico, was donated to the university in January 2007 as a 325-pound, four-month old calf. She made her debut on April 19, 2008 at CU’s annual spring game (which drew a record 17,800 spectators) and her regular season debut five months later on Sept. 6 at Folsom Field. She will be eight years old this September and is fully grown at 1,300 pounds and as with all buffalo, can reach speeds up to 25 miles per hour.

13 HEAD COACH MIKE MacINTYRE

Mike MacIntyre is entering in his second season at the University of Colorado. He was named the 25th head football coach in Colorado history on December 10, 2012. MacIntyre, 49, who spent much of his career as an assistant coaching on the defensive side of the ball, also started tutoring the cornerbacks in the spring of 2014. It’s not that uncommon; the last time a CU head coach also coached a position was in 2009 (the receivers by ). In 2013, his first season in Boulder, he coached the Buffaloes to a 4-8 record, equaling the school’s number of wins in the previous two seasons. With a 41-27 win over Colorado State in the season opener, he became just the second head coach since 1932 at Colorado to win his first game, joining Rick Neuheisel in 1995 as the only pair to do so among the 15 different men to lead the program in that time frame. He also had to face the daunting task of rallying his team after a devastating flood hit Boulder, forcing the cancellation of a game, which led to two consecutive bye weeks after the Buffs started out 2-0. The team improved in 29 major statistical categories, in most cases rather dramatically, and set a record for the fewest in a season with just 14 while reducing penalties dramatically (ending the season with just 10 over the final four games, a 50-year program low). He led San Jose State to a 10-2 record in 2012, with a final regular season ranking of No. 24 in the Associated Press and USA Today/ESPN Coaches polls as well as in the final BCS Standings. It was San Jose State’s first 10-win season in 25 years, and the Spartans earned a berth in the Military Bowl where it defeated Bowling Green, 29-20, and finished No. 21 in the national polls (the win, per NCAA policy, is not credited to him since he did not coach SJSU in the bowl). For his accomplishments at San Jose, he was the recipient of the 2012 Fellowship of Christian Athletes National Coach of the Year. The award is presented to a coach who exemplifies Christian principles and who is involved in the FCA, in addition to success and performance of that coach’s team. He assumed the SJSU position in December 2009, compiling a 16-21 record with the Spartans; he took over a team that had gone 2-10 in 2009, but began instilling a different culture despite a 1-12 record his first season in San Jose. His second Spartan team went 5-7, but closed the year with thrilling wins over Navy and Fresno State. His SJSU teams thus won 12 of his last 14 games there. San Jose State’s most impressive wins in his final year there came over San Diego State, Navy, BYU and Louisiana Tech, teams that otherwise combined to go 30-12 in 2012. Tech in particular was an offensive powerhouse (led the nation in scoring, second in total offense and fourth in passing), but their coaches felt MacIntyre and his staff put together the best plan to disrupt its high-octane offense of any of its opponents, including Texas A&M. The only losses were to Stanford (20-17 in the season opener, as the Cardinal won on a fourth quarter ) and to Utah State. The 2012 season under MacIntyre is one of the best in San Jose State’s nearly 120-year football history. In recording their first 10-win season since 1987, the Spartans did it with a highly-productive offense that scored 423 points, a defense that ranked among the national leaders in many statistical categories and reliable special teams. His third Spartan team saw a school-record 16 SJSU players earn All- Western Athletic Conference honors, which came in a year that 36 school and conference records either were tied or broken. MacIntyre’s San Jose State teams performed in the classroom as well. In 2011, the school had a record number of Academic All-WAC team members – 13 – while defensive end Travis Johnson became the Spartans’ first player in 30 years to get Academic All-America recognition. In addition, San Jose State’s Academic Progress Rate (APR) score was 981, second best in the WAC. Before his 2010 head coaching debut, MacIntyre instituted a comprehensive recruiting plan and initiated a “Summer Bridge” program for his first recruiting class to provide his newcomers a

14 smooth transition into life as a college football player (he has since installed the same program at Colorado). Facing five nationally-ranked teams early in the season, the Spartans rebuilt themselves repeatedly, and were positioned late for victory in four of their final five games before finishing with a 1-12 record. Under MacIntyre, the 2011 Spartans produced the fourth-best turnaround in their football history with a 4½-game improvement, exhibiting resiliency and resourcefulness to find a winning way: four of the team's five wins came in the game’s final minute. The opportunistic Spartans were the co-national leaders with 20 recoveries, tied for fourth in turnovers gained (33), were disciplined as the second least penalized team in the Football Bowl Subdivision and ranked in the top 25 in passing offense (23rd) for the first time in eight years. After the season, San Jose State was so pleased with the direction of the program that they extended MacIntyre’s contract through 2017. A veteran coach of 22 seasons, MacIntyre arrived at San Jose State after two years as the at Duke University, where he was reunited with head coach from earlier in his coaching days. Those Blue Devil defenses were among Duke's best statistically over a 20-year span, and in 2009, Duke's five wins were the most in a season by the Blue Devils since 1994. The Coaches Association (AFCA) named him its 2009 FBS Assistant Coach of the Year. Prior to returning to college ball, MacIntyre spent five seasons in the with the (2007) and (2003-06) coaching defensive backs. Working for legendary coach , the Cowboys returned to the NFL playoffs in 2003 and again in 2006 after MacIntyre as a senior at Georgia Tech (1989) missing out on postseason competition during the 2000 through 2002 seasons. MacIntyre has coached on both sides of the ball, spending four years at Ole Miss (1999-2002) where he started as the wide receivers coach for two seasons and the defensive secondary coach in his final two years. The Rebels posted a 29-19 record in that time with bowl appearances in the 1999 and 2002 Independence Bowls and the 2000 Music City Bowl. The 2001 Rebels ranked fifth nationally in pass defense, allowing just 161.3 yards per game. At Mississippi, among his recruits were two high profile student-athletes that one could sign to letters-of-intent, Eli Manning and linebacker Patrick Willis. And along his coaching trail, he has mentored many current and former NFL players including recently retired former Dallas and Cincinnati safety , a five-time Pro Bowl player. At Dallas, he also tutored Terrence Newman, the former Kansas State cornerback who longtime CU fans certainly remember.

Mike MacIntyre Year-By-Year Coaching Record Overall Pac-12 Conference Season School WL Pct. Pts Opp WL Pct. Pts Opp Finish/Conf. 2010 San Jose State...... 1 12 .077 209 451 08 .000 160 295 9th/Western Athletic 2011 San Jose State...... 5 7 .417 294 364 34 .429 193 196 t-4th/Western Athletic 2012 San Jose State...... 10 2 .833 423 257 51 .833 251 156 t-1st/Western Athletic 2013 Colorado...... 4 8 .333 305 459 18 .111 183 398 6th/Pac-12 South Colorado Totals ...... 4 8 .333 305 459 18.111 183 398 Career Totals ...... 20 29 .408 1231 1531 9 21 .300 787 1048 As a graduate assistant at Georgia (SEC, 2 seasons, 1990-91) .. 14-9 1 bowl game (1-0) As an assistant at Davidson (1 season, 1992)...... 5- 5 As an assistant at UT-Martin (OVC, 4 seasons, 1993-96) ...... 17-27 As an assistant at Temple (Big East, 2 seasons, 1997-98) ...... 5-17 As an assistant at Mississippi (SEC, 4 seasons, 1999-2002)...... 31-20 3 bowl games (2-1) As an assistant at Dallas (NFL, 4 seasons, 2003-06) ...... 34-32 2 playoff appearances (0-2) As an assistant at New York Jets (NFL, 1 season, 2007) ...... 4-12 As an assistant at Duke (ACC, 2 seasons, 2008-09)...... 9-15

15 He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at the University of Georgia, working two years (1990-91) in that capacity. MIKE MacINTYRE Year-By-Year He then coached one year as the defensive coordinator at Davidson (1992), four years at Tennessee Martin (1993-96) and two seasons at at San Jose State (2010-12) Temple (1997-98); while with the Owls, he coached under former CU (ranks listed are Associated Press) assistant coach Ron Dickerson and then Bobby Wallace, and in ’98 helped coach Temple to a 28-24 upset of No. 14 Virginia Tech. He then joined Cutcliffe’s staff at Ole Miss the following season. 2010 (1-12; 0-8 *WAC) Date Rank Opponent (Rank) Result A 1989 graduate of Georgia Tech, he lettered twice (1987-88) at free safety and returner for legendary head coach . S4 — at Alabama (1) L 3-48 Prior to becoming a Yellow Jacket, MacIntyre played two seasons S 11 — at Wisconsin (11) L 14-27 (1984-85) at Vanderbilt for his father, George, the head coach of the S 18 — SOUTHERN UTAH W 16-11 Commodores from 1979-85. The elder MacIntyre was the national S 25 — at Utah (13) L 3-56 coach of the year in 1982 when Vandy beat Alabama on its way to an O2 — UC-DAVIS L 13-14 8-4 record. O9 — at Nevada (21) L 13-35 MacIntyre earned a bachelor's degree in Business Management O 16 — *BOISE STATE (3) L 0-48 from Georgia Tech and his master's in Education with an emphasis O 23 — *FRESNO STATE L 18-33 on Sports Management from Georgia in 1991. O 30 — *at New Mexico State L 27-29 He originally agreed to a five-year deal with an annual salary of $2 N 13 — *UTAH STATE L 34-38 million plus incentives (January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2017); N 20 — *at Hawai’i L 7-41 in February 2014, CU’s Board of Regents approved a one-year extension through the end of 2018. N 27 — *LOUISIANA TECH L 38-45 D4 — *at Idaho (OT) L 23-26 He was born George Michael MacIntyre on March 14, 1965, in Miami, Fla., and is married to the former Trisha Rowan; the couple has three children, Jennifer, Jay and Jonston; Jay will be a freshman 2011 (5-7; 3-4 *WAC) on the CU football team this fall. As previously stated, he is very Date Rank Opponent (Rank) Result active with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes as well as being an S3 — at Stanford (7) L 3-57 AFCA/Jason Foundation Ambassador, assisting the organization in S 10 — at UCLA L 17-27 spreading awareness of the problem of youth suicide. S 17 — *NEVADA L 14-17 S 24 — *NEW MEXICO STATE W 34-24 O1 — at Colorado State W 38-31 O8 — at Brigham Young L 16-29 O 14 — *HAWAI’I W 28-27 O 29 — *at Louisiana Tech L 28-38 N5 — *IDAHO L 29-32 N 12 — *at Utah State L 33-34 N 19 — *NAVY W 27-24 N 26 — *at Fresno State W 27-24

2012 (11-2; 5-1 *WAC) Date Rank Opponent (Rank) Result A 31 — at Stanford (21) L 17-20 S8 — UC-DAVIS W 48-13 S 15 — COLORADO STATE W 40-20 S 22 — at San Diego State W 38-34 S 29 — at Navy W 12- 0 O 13 — *UTAH STATE L 27-49 O 20 — *at UT-San Antonio W 52-24 O 27 — *TEXAS STATE W 31-20 N3 — *at Idaho W 42-13 N 10 — *at New Mexico State W 47- 7 N 17 — BRIGHAM YOUNG W 20-14 N 24 — *LOUISIANA TECH W 52-43 #Military Bowl D 27 24 Bowling Green W 29-20

#—does not count in MacIntyre record (did not coach team in bowl). “Mac” in pregame warm-ups prior to a Dallas Cowboys game in 2005

16 WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT MIKE MacINTYRE ELI MANNING, Quarterback MacIntyre recruited Manning to Mississippi while on the Rebels’ staff. “As good a coach as Mike MacIntyre is, he is an even better person. He recruited me to Ole Miss with a little help from my mother and father, and I was fortunate enough to work with him on both sides of the ball. “He coached our wide receivers my freshman year, so I worked closely with him on our passing game, and then for the next two years I got to throw against his secondary every day in practice when he coached the defensive backs, which was invaluable in my preparation. “He’s a great coach and a great recruiter, and he will not be outworked. I wish Mike all the best at CU.” PATRICK WILLIS, Linebacker MacIntyre recruited Willis to Mississippi while on the Rebels’ staff. “Coach MacIntyre is a great guy, a guy who knows how to recruit. A guy who knows how to get guys to play, get guys on one accord. He proved that at San Jose State this year, leading them to a great season. I’m really happy for him and I wish him the best of luck at Colorado.” DAVID CUTCLIFFE, Duke Head Football Coach MacIntyre worked for Cutcliffe at both Mississippi and Duke. “Congratulations to Coach MacIntyre and his family – the University of Colorado has hired an excellent coach and an even finer man. “Obviously our history together runs deep, and I couldn’t be happier for him, Trisha and their children. Plain and simple, Coach MacIntyre knows how to coach the game of football. It’s in his blood. He understands the importance of the well- rounded student-athlete as well as the football program’s place in the community. “His success in three years at San Jose State is well-documented and his work as an assistant coach on both the collegiate and professional levels speaks for itself. But on top of all of his coaching excellence – and there is a great deal of that – Coach MacIntyre is a tremendous person.” MARV SUNDERLAND, Scout MacIntyre worked with Sunderland when both were with the New York Jets “He’s highly organized, a very good teacher, and a disciplinarian, but not in a nasty way, he commands it through respect. He’s a very people-oriented type of person who will be a great recruiter for the University of Colorado. This man is a class guy.” DUKE IHENACHO, MacIntyre coached Ihenacho at San Jose State “That’s my guy, Coach Mac. I’m trying to get him to the scrimmage tomorrow, but I’m not sure how busy he is. CU has a good coach. They have a very passionate coach obviously. I think they got somebody that cares for the players and cares about the program. I can’t say [anything] but nice things and great things about Coach Mac because I played under him and he benefitted me. Coach Mac is a great guy and he is going to get that program on the right track.”

17 the assistant coaches

KENT BAER Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers

Kent Baer is in his second season as the Associated Press Top 25: Idaho (16th, 1986), California (8th, 1991), Notre defensive coordinator and linebackers Dame (17th, 2002) and San Jose State (21st, 2012). coach at Colorado, officially joining He is among a very select group of coaches to work at the three San Coach Mike MacIntyre’s staff on Francisco Bay Area Football Subdivision (FBS) schools, California, Stanford January 1, 2013 after coaching the and San Jose State, going to bowl games with all three schools. previous five years at San Jose State. He has coached under several of the game’s great head coaches, including Baer, 63, had served as the who gave him his start at Utah State, Keith Gilbertson, Tyrone Spartans’ defensive coordinator for Willingham and . He also coached under Snyder at Cal and Arizona three seasons (2010-12), having been State and for Willingham at three schools, Stanford, Notre Dame and promoted into the position after Washington. coaching SJSU’s linebackers for two After Snyder hired him in 1977 as Utah State’s outside linebacker coach, years (2009-10) and after MacIntyre was he remained in that capacity for six seasons until being named the Aggies’ named head coach at San Jose. defensive coordinator and secondary coach in 1983, positions he would hold Baer served as interim head coach the next three seasons before moving on to Idaho. He spent the 1986 season for the Spartans’ appearance in the as the Vandals’ defensive coordinator and then rejoined Snyder at California, Military Bowl after MacIntyre decided where he could coordinate the defense the next five seasons (1987-91). not to coach the team in the game. With He went with Snyder to Arizona State and was the defensive coordinator all kinds of distractions, he kept the San there for three years (1992-94) before teaming up with Tyrone Willingham at Jose State ship righted and led it to a 29- Stanford. He coached the linebackers his first four years in Palo Alto (1995- 20 win over Bowling Green. In the NCAA record books, he gets the credit for 98) before assuming the D-Coordinator duties; he would be Willingham’s the win and thus evened his record as a collegiate head coach at 1-1; he also architect of defenses for the next nine seasons (Stanford, 1999-2001; Notre served as Notre Dame’s interim head coach for the 2004 Insight Bowl against Dame, 2002-04; and Washington, 2005-07). In 2008, he joined Dick Tomey’s Oregon State. staff at San Jose State as linebacker coach and when MacIntyre took over the In his first season with the Buffaloes, his defense improved significantly in reins of the program in 2010, he was retained on the staff and once again 12 major statistical categories, most notably jumping from 92nd to 58th in coordinated the defense. the NCAA in third down defense, 116th to 60th in turnovers forced, 119th to Baer was a standout linebacker at Utah State, lettering three seasons 61st in red zone defense and 104th to 24th in “three-and-outs.” Opponents (1970-72), leading the team in tackles as a senior with 114, when the Aggies completion percentage dropped over eight points, as did their scoring went 8-3, two of the losses coming on the road at No. 4 Oklahoma and No. 9 average. Texas. He graduated from Utah State in 1973 with a Bachelor’s degree in In his five seasons with the Spartans, Baer coached two linebackers, Keith Physical Education and Recreation. Smith and Vince Buhagiar, who were named Freshman All-Americans in 2010 After his college graduation, he moved to Japan where he was the head who both went on to earn first-team All-Western Athletic Conference honors football coach for Yokosuka Seahawks from 1973-76 (a member of a service two years later. Smith led all 2010 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) players in league featuring military bases). He was the director of athletics and tackles and was the WAC Freshman of the Year. Baer also coached a two-time, recreation for the commander of naval forces there before returning to Utah second-team All-WAC performer in Justin Cole, who made the roster of the State for his first collegiate coaching position. But his time in the Orient would NFL St. Louis Rams in 2012. begin a life-long love affair with the Far East for Baer, who created the Heisei In 2012, his defense shined throughout in a season where it finished 24th Bowl in 1989. An annual all-star game played on the first Saturday of July, Baer in the NCAA, allowing 344.7 yards per game, including 19th against the run coordinates the selection of two American coaches and a dozen U.S. players (122.2) and was in the top five in seven different categories. who are integrated to practice and then play with two Japanese all-star teams. Colorado is the ninth Division I-A/FBS university in which Baer is serving Now called the New Era Bowl, the 2013 game will be the 25th Baer will as defensive coordinator, as he held those similar duties for 28 combined coordinate. seasons, in order, at Utah State, Idaho, California, Arizona State, Stanford, He was born May 2, 1951 in Logan, Utah, and graduated from Sky View Notre Dame, Washington and San Jose State. When he was with Notre Dame, High School (Smithfield, Utah), where he lettered in football, basketball and he was one of five finalists for the 2002 Broyles Award, presented to the baseball. His hobbies include golf, skiing and traveling. He has three adult nation’s top assistant coach; he was also nominated for the 2012 while with sons, Brian, Aaron James (A.J.) and Steven; A.J. was a graduate assistant on San Jose State. the 2012 San Jose State staff and has joined CU in a similar capacity for the His best units have excelled at stopping the run, highlighted by two 2014 season. Baer also has three grandchildren. particular seasons at Notre Dame. In 2002, the Fighting Irish were ranked high nationally in scoring defense (9th), pass efficiency defense (10th), rushing TOP PLAYERS COACHED—NFL defense (10th) and total defense (13th). Baer was recognized for the Irish’s Players/Draft Picks (27): Patrick rankings that season as a Award finalist, presented to the Allen, CB; Eddie Cade, DB; nation’s most outstanding assistant coach. In 2002, Notre Dame yielded a , LB; Justin Cole, paltry five rushing and was third nationally in rushing defense. LB; Chris Draft, LB; Hal Garner, A decade earlier (1992), when he was at Arizona State, the Sun Devils ranked LB; Dashon Goldson, DB; Mike seventh nationally in total defense. Hamby, DT; Jon Haskins, LB; Baer has coached in nine bowl games as well as in the 1986 NCAA Division Steve Hendrickson, LB; Willie I-AA playoffs. On four occasions, he was with teams that finished ranked in Howard, DL; Riall Johnson, LB; Paul Lavine, DB; , DB; Derrick Rodgers, LB; Aaron COACHING EXPERIENCE Smith, LB; Al Smith, LB; Derek 1973-76 Yokouska Seahawks (U.S. Navy) Head Coach Smith, LB; Shawn Swayda, DT; 1977-82 Utah State Outside Linebackers Pat Tillman, LB; Justin Tuck, DE; 1983-85 Utah State Defensive coordinator/Defensive Backs Scott Von der Ahe, LB; Brett 1986 Idaho Defensive Coordinator Wallerstedt, LB; Courtney Watson, LB; Jerrott Willard, LB; 1987-91 California Defensive Coordinator Tank Williams, LB; Coy Wire, LB. 1992-94 Arizona State Defensive Coordinator 1995-98 Stanford Linebackers RECORD—He has coached in 1999-01 Stanford Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers 422 Division I-A (FBS) games as a full-time coach, and has coached 2002-04 Notre Dame Defensive Coordinator in nine bowl games (1990 2005-07 Washington Defensive Coordinator Copper, 1991 Citrus, 1995 2008-09 San Jose State Linebackers Liberty, 1996 Sun, 2000 Rose, 2010-12 San Jose State Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers 2001 Seattle, 2003 Gator, *2004 2013 Colorado Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Insight, *2012 Military; *— denotes interim head coach).

18 BRIAN LINDGREN /

Brian Lindgren is in his second A first-team All-Sun Belt Conference performer and team captain, he year as the offensive coordinator and threw for 6,541 yards and 44 touchdowns in three seasons as the starter for quarterbacks coach at the University the Vandals, completing 61 percent of his passes with a 136.0 efficiency of Colorado, joining new head coach rating, all marks still among the best in Idaho history. He set the NCAA Mike MacIntyre’s staff on January 1, Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) single-game record for the most total 2013. offense in a game by a sophomore with 657 yards against Middle Tennessee Lindgren, 34, came to CU from San State in 2001, a mark that still stood through the 2012 season. In that game, Jose State, where he served in the he completed 49-of-71 passes for 637 yards (also still an NCAA sophomore same capacity under MacIntyre for the mark) and five touchdowns (a 162.0 rating), while rushing twice for 20 2012 season, moving there after yards. He also set an Idaho record for the most touchdown passes in a spending six seasons on the staff at game (6) in a 48-38 win over San Diego State his junior year. Northern Arizona University. In its He was born August 6, 1980 in Walla Walla, Wash., where he graduated 2013 football preview issue, Athlon from DeSales Catholic High School, lettering in football, basketball and Sports cited Lindgren as one of the top baseball. He still holds the Washington prep passing record for the most 10 offensive coordinator hires in the touchdown passes in a game (9), and is second in all-time completions nation (out of nearly three dozen). (779), passing yards (12,575) and touchdowns (162). He earned his In his first season with the Buffaloes, his offense improved significantly master’s degree in Educational Leadership from Northern Arizona in 2007. in 12 major statistical categories, most notably jumping from 96th to 47th His hobbies include golf and fly-fishing. He is married to the former Bradee nationally in passing defense, 116th to 87th in total offense and 117th to Fitzpatrick, and the couple has two children, son Bronson (4) and daughter 86th in scoring offense. Averages per rush, pass and overall jumped, most Blake (3). noticeably in yards per pass attempt, which rose to 7.3 from 5.7, the first time since 2003 that a CU team averaged seven yards or more per pass RECORD—He has coached in 25 Division I-A (FBS) games as a full-time play. coach, including one bowl game (2012 Military). At Northern Arizona, he Lindgren’s lone year coordinating the Spartan offense was a most coached in 66 Division I (FCS) games. productive one, as the school set 27 offensive records. San Jose State averaged 446.2 yards per game, including 332.7 passing, good for seventh in the nation, and a pass efficiency rating of 170.2, second best in the land. SJSU was 32nd overall in offense, with six games of 500 or more yards (seven 400-plus), and was 30th nationally in scoring as the team finished 11- 2 on the year. He was a finalist for the Quarterback Coach of the Year, coordinated by footballscoop.com. At NAU, he was the quarterbacks coach his final four years there (2008- 11), the passing game coordinator that first year before being promoted to offensive coordinator for the last three. The Lumberjack offense averaging just above 28 points and 410 yards of total offense a game in his tenure, scoring 40 or more points on eight occasions. Twice NAU was ranked in the top 20 in passing in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), fifth in 2009 and 20th in 2011. In his first two seasons at Northern Arizona, he coached the wide receivers (2006) and then the running backs (2007). He began his coaching career in 2005 as the quarterbacks coach at the University of Redlands under its long-time head coach, Mike Maynard, who completed his 25th season with the school in 2012. Lindgren graduated from the University of Idaho with a bachelor’s degree in Business (Marketing) in 2004. He was a three-time Academic All- Conference team member and won Idaho’s Kathy Clark Scholar-Athlete Award, presented to the graduating senior with the highest grade average. He lettered three years at quarterback for the Vandals, playing for head coaches Chris Tormey, who recruited him, and Tom Cable, the former Colorado offensive coordinator and line coach.

COACHING EXPERIENCE 2005 Redlands Quarterbacks 2006 Northern Arizona Receivers 2007 Northern Arizona Running Backs 2008 Northern Arizona Passing Game Coordinator/Quarterbacks 2009-11 Northern Arizona Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks 2012 San Jose State Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks 2013 Colorado Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks

19 KLAYTON ADAMS Running Backs / Tight Ends

Klayton Adams is in his second He graduated from Boise State in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in Mass year as the running backs and tight Communication with an emphasis in Journalism. He lettered twice at center ends coach at the University of for Coach Dan Hawkins on the 2003 and 2004 Bronco Western Athletic Colorado, joining new head coach Conference championship teams that had a combined 24-2 record and won Mike MacIntyre’s staff on January 1, the 2003 Fort Worth Bowl and played in the 2004 Liberty Bowl. BSU finished 2013. 13-1 his junior year, ranked No. 16 in the final Associated Press poll, and was Adams, 31, came to CU from San 11-1 his senior year (No. 12) when he was a second-team All-WAC selection. Jose State, where he coached the tight He began his coaching career at Boise State in 2005 as a student ends under MacIntyre for two seasons. assistant under Hawkins, who would become CU’s head coach the Though he never directly coached the following year. In 2006, Adams was the Broncos’ offensive graduate running backs before coming to assistant working primarily with the offensive line. He moved on to Western Colorado, at San Jose he effectively Washington University for the 2007 and 2008 seasons as the offensive line integrated the tight ends into several coach and run game coordinator. hybrid roles and had run game He was born February 13, 1983 in Sacramento, Calif., he graduated from coordination experience in his Sheldon High School (Elk Grove, Calif.), where he lettered in football, background. At SJSU, he coached two- wrestling and track and field. He is married to the former Stefani Panenka, time John Mackey Award watch list member Ryan Otten to honorable and the couple has two young daughters, Mya (4) and Emmy (2). mention All-American honors. In his first year in Boulder, the Buffs enjoyed modest increases in yards RECORD—He has coached in 37 Division I-A (FBS) games as a full-time per attempt and per game, but of the team’s 14 total fumbles, itself a school coach, and has coached in three bowl games (2005 MPC Computer, 2007 record, his players at both positions just had one of those (down from eight Fiesta, 2012 Military). in 2012). He joined the San Jose State staff in April 2011 after two seasons at Sacramento State, his first full-time Division I (FCS) coaching experience. He was the Hornets’ offensive tackles and tight ends coach his first year there in 2009, and then was promoted to the offensive line coach in 2010. Continuing his rapid rise, he was set to serve as Sacramento State’s offensive coordinator and offensive line coach before he was hired by MacIntyre at SJSU. While at Sacramento State, he coached three players to All- honors. His 2010 offensive linemen paved the way for the school’s best ground attack over a five-season span averaging 170.4 yards per game.

COACHING EXPERIENCE 2006 Boise State Offensive Graduate Assistant 2007-08 Western Washington Run Game Coordinator / Offensive Line 2009 Sacramento State Offensive Tackles/Tight Ends 2010 Sacramento State Offensive Line 2011-12 San Jose State Tight Ends 2013 Colorado Running Backs & Tight Ends

20 GARY BERNARDI Offensive Line

Gary Bernardi in his second season birthday at Bell-Jeff High (Burbank, Calif.). After two seasons there, he as the offensive line coach at the moved on to his alma mater, Monroe High (North Hills, Calif.), as an University of Colorado, officially assistant for one season (1975), before heading to Fountain Valley (Calif.) joining Coach Mike MacIntyre’s staff High for four seasons (1976-79). on January 1, 2013. He spent the Bernardi has been active in community service outside of coaching. He previous three seasons with MacIntyre was a member of the ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) Association Los Angeles at San Jose State. chapter when he was coaching at UCLA, assisting in its fundraising efforts. Bernardi, 59, is a veteran of 33 On two occasions, he represented the ALS Association in Washington, D.C., seasons in the Division I-A (FBS) ranks, meeting with United States senators and congressmen. and is no stranger to the Pac-12, as he He was born September 24, 1954 in Burbank, Calif., and graduated from previously spent a combined 24 years Monroe High School where he lettered in football and was an All-League at Arizona, Southern California and receiver. He is married to the former Leigh Nasby, who worked as a UCLA. He’s coached in 378 games on Stanford Hospital registered nurse the three years they were in the Bay college football’s top level, a number Area. They are the parents of three grown children, Marina and twins that includes 13 bowl games, five of Briana and Joe. Marina works for a medical equipment company (BD) in which were the granddaddy of them San Antonio. Briana lettered in softball (catcher) at UNLV, where she earned all, the Rose. her undergraduate and master’s degrees, while Joe lettered in football Throughout his professional career, he has been involved with winning (center) at Fresno State and is now a graduate assistant at Oregon, working programs and successful head coaches, establishing a reputation as a with the offensive line. His brother, Rob, is the long-time athletic director sharp recruiter and developer of all-star offensive linemen, tight ends and at Nicholls State University (since 2000). wide receivers. Several of his players have been afforded All-American honors and over 20 of his players have gone on to play professional RECORD—He has coached in 378 Division I-A (FBS) games as a full-time football. He worked on the staffs of several notable coaches, including coach, and has coached in 11 bowl games (1985 Sun, 1986 Aloha, 1988 Larry Smith, Terry Donahue, Bob Toledo and Mike Sanford. Rose, 1989 Rose, 1990 Sun, 1992 Freedom, 1995 Aloha, 1997 Cotton, 1998 With the exception of just one season in his career, he’s always coached Rose, 2000 Sun, 2002 Las Vegas, 2003 Silicon Valley, 2012 Military). He has the entire offensive line or at least the offensive tackles. He coached the also coached in 11 FCS games for a total of 389 collegiate games. line in his three seasons at San Jose State, where he landed after coaching five years at UNLV, where he coached the entire line and the tight ends, in addition to serving as the Rebels’ recruiting coordinator. It was Larry Smith who gave him his start in the collegiate ranks, hiring him at Arizona as the Wildcats’ tackles and tight ends coach in 1980, a position he would hold the next five seasons. He then coached the wide receivers for the 1985 season before returning to tutor the tackles and tight ends in 1986. When Smith was hired as Southern California’s head coach ahead of the 1987 season, he accompanied him to Los Angeles. For the next six seasons, he coached the Trojan tackles and tight ends, including Boulder’s Tony Boselli, in addition to handing the special teams coordinator duties. Bernardi then moved crosstown to UCLA in 1994, where he would spend the next 10 seasons under three different head coaches, responsible for the offensive line and tight ends in addition to being the Bruins recruiting coordinator. In-between his positions at USC and UCLA, he was the head coach at Burroughs High (Burbank) in 1993. Bernardi was offensive line coach and recruiting coordinator at Northern Arizona for the 2004 season, his lone season in the FCS ranks before Sanford hired him at UNLV. He graduated from Cal State Northridge with a bachelor’s degree in Physical Education in 1976, and earned his teaching credential from Southern California College. He started coaching in 1973 before his 19th

COACHING EXPERIENCE 1980-84 Arizona Offensive Tackles/Tight Ends 1985 Arizona Wide Receivers 1986 Arizona Offensive Tackles/Tight Ends 1987-92 Southern California Offensive Tackles/Tight Ends, Special Teams Coordinator 1994-03 UCLA Offensive Line/Tight Ends, Recruiting Coordinator 2004 Northern Arizona Offensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator 2005-09 UNLV Offensive Line/Tight Ends, Recruiting Coordinator 2010-12 San Jose State Offensive Line 2013 Colorado Offensive Line

21 CHARLES CLARK Secondary / Safeties

Charles Clark is in his second year Clark lettered four years as a safety at Mississippi, playing for Cutcliffe as the safeties coach at the University as a freshman and sophomore (2003-04) and then for Ed Orgeron as an of Colorado, joining Coach Mike upperclassman. He played in 47 career games and started every game his MacIntyre’s staff on January 1, 2013. sophomore through senior seasons (34 in all). As a sophomore, he led the Clark, 30, came to CU from San Jose team in tackles with 76 (57 solo), even getting the better of his roommate, State, where he coached the defensive future Butkus Award winner and San Francisco 49er, Patrick Willis (he had backs under MacIntyre for three 70). seasons there after following him to He recorded 198 career tackles (127 solo) with three , 12 San Jose from Duke. Two of his top passes broken up and five fumble recoveries. As a freshman, he played in players for the Spartans included the Cotton Bowl when Ole Miss defeated No. 21 Oklahoma State, 31-28, to three-time first-team All-Western finish 10-3 on the season. As a senior, he was appointed a team captain. He Athletic Conference performer, Duke was on the Honor Roll, was a member of Ole Miss’ Ihenacho, who signed as a free agent Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and participated in the 2005 NCAA with the Denver Broncos and made Leadership Conference. their roster, and Peyton Thompson, He graduated from Ole Miss in 2007 with a degree in Business (Banking who was a free agent with the Atlanta & Finance); he also took master’s degree classes in humanities when he Falcons. was at Duke. After graduation, he worked briefly in private business prior In 2012, San Jose State led the WAC in interceptions (15) and turnovers to entering the coaching ranks. gained (31), while ranking 28th nationally in total defense. He was born July 28, 1984 in Eustis, Fla., and graduated from Clay High MacIntyre offered him his first full-time assistant position after the two School (Green Cove Springs, Fla.), where he lettered in football, basketball worked together at Duke, where he worked two seasons. In 2008, he joined and track and field. He is the father of two, daughter CadeMorgan (7) and the Duke staff under head coach David Cutcliffe as a quality control intern son Charles IV (2). for the defense and had scouting, film breakdown and recruiting responsibilities in addition to assisting the special teams coordinator and RECORD—He has coached in 50 Division I-A (FBS) games as a full-time defensive assistant coaches. In 2009, he was promoted to a graduate coach, including one bowl game (2012 Military). assistant position assigned to the defensive unit, with game day duties including relaying signals to the Blue Devils’ players on the field.

COACHING EXPERIENCE 2009 Duke Defensive Graduate Assistant 2010-12 San Jose State Defensive Backs 2013 Colorado Safeties

22 Defensive Tackles

Jim Jeffcoat is in his second year at tackles that season, earning first-team All-Pac 10 and honorable mention the University of Colorado, joining All-America honors. He was the defensive player of the game in ASU’s 32- new head coach Mike MacIntyre’s staff 21 win over Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl, posting a dominant performance on January 1, 2013. He now coaches against the Sooners which would land him in the bowl’s Hall of Fame in the defensive tackles, after coaching 1991. He went on to play in both the East-West Shrine Game and the Senior both the defensive ends and tackles in bowl, and Arizona State inducted him into its Athletic Hall of Fame in 1994. his first season in Boulder. Jeffcoat has long been active in community service. In 1991, the New Jeffcoat, 53, came to CU from San Jersey Sportswriters Association bestowed upon him its Unsung Hero Jose State, where he coached the Award for community service; in 2000, he and his Cowboys defensive defensive line under MacIntyre for two players participated in the team’s “Lineman Weigh-In” sponsored by seasons. In addition to his coaching Campbell Soup that resulted in a donation of 21,064 cans of soup to The acumen, he also brings over two Salvation Army Irving Corps Community Center and the Faith Mission decades of experience as a player and Food Bank in Wichita Falls, Texas. He was also the 2012 recipient of the coach in the National Football League Believing in Youth Award, presented by the Santa Fe Youth Services of to the Buffalo coaching staff. Fort Worth, Texas. In 2012, he coached a Spartan He was born April 1, 1961 in Long Branch, N.J., and graduated from defensive line in which all four starters accounted for 35 total sacks, led by Matawan (N.J.) Regional High School, where he lettered in football, 13 from the Western Athletic Conference player of the year, Travis Johnson; wrestling and track. He is married to the former Tamara Young, and the each player ranked in the nation’s top 100, making San Jose State the only couple has five children, Jaren (29), twins Jackson and Jacqueline (23), school to have four linemen to accomplish that feat. Along with Florida Jasmine (15) and Quinton (13). Jaren lettered four years in basketball at State, they were the only two schools to have all four linemen garner All- Norwich University; Jackson lettered four seasons at defensive end at the Conference honors. He made an immediate impact in his first year at San University of Texas, and was the recipient of the Ted Hendricks Award as Jose, coaching Johnson to first-team All-WAC status and Travis Raciti to the nation’s top DE; and Jacqueline is a senior on the Texas State women’s become one of the top defensive freshmen in the league. basketball team. Jeffcoat joined SJSU in March 2011 after coaching the defensive linemen at the University of Houston for the 2008 through 2010 seasons, where he RECORD—He has coached in 76 Division I-A (FBS) games as a full-time coached three players, Phil Hunt, Tyrell Graham and Jake Ebner to All- coach, including three bowl games (2008 Armed Forces, 2009 Armed Conference USA accolades. Forces, 2012 Military). In the NFL, he coached in 112 regular season and He was a first round draft selection by Dallas in the 1983 (the 23rd overall three playoff games. pick), and he went on to enjoy a 15-year career with the Cowboys (1983-94) and the (1995-97). One of the league’s most durable, reliable, productive and consistent defensive linemen, he played in 227 games in the league, one of the top 50 numbers in NFL history. He concluded his career with 102½ quarterback sacks (still among the top 25 all-time), two interceptions, both of which he returned for touchdowns, one of which covered 65 yards in a 28-21 win over the New York Giants in 1985. During his time in professional football that spanned 22 years as a player and coach, he went to the playoffs 11 times: eight times as a player and three times as a coach, nine times with Dallas and twice with Buffalo. He was a member of XXVII and XXVIII champion teams with Dallas (1992, 1993 seasons). Ironically, he concluded his career with the team that Dallas defeated twice to win the world championship. After retiring from playing professionally, Jeffcoat turned his eye toward coaching and returned to Dallas and began his career as a defensive line assistant with the Cowboys under head coach in 1998. When was named head coach in 2000, Jeffcoat was promoted to the defensive end coach, a position he would hold the next five seasons, the last two under head coach Bill Parcells. That is when he first crossed paths with MacIntyre, who was on Parcells’ staff those same two years. He graduated from Arizona State with a bachelor’s degree in Communication in 1982. A three-year starter at defensive end, he was the force behind the Sun Devils’ No. 1 ranked defense in the NCAA as a senior, which allowed a paltry 228.9 yards per game in 1982. He recorded 95

COACHING EXPERIENCE 1998-99 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) Defensive Line Assistant 2000-04 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) Defensive End 2008-10 Houston Defensive Line 2011-12 San Jose State Defensive Line 2013 Colorado Defensive Line

23 ANDY LaRUSSA Defensive Ends

Andy LaRussa is in his second year A defensive end and linebacker in college, he played for two seasons at at the University of Colorado, joining Glendale (Calif.) College before transferring to Southern Utah University new head coach Mike MacIntyre’s staff for his junior and senior years. He played professionally for a brief time on January 1, 2013. He now coaches with the Ostia Marines of NFL Italy in the spring of both 2003 and 2004 and the defensive ends after working with also was a member of the Italian National Team. the cornerbacks in his first season He also got his start in coaching with Ostia (defense and special teams) inBoulder. as well as at his high school alma mater, St. Francis in La Canada, Calif., LaRussa, 34, came to CU from San where he was the defensive line coach and special teams coordinator for Jose State, where he coached the the 2003 and 2004 seasons once he returned to the states each year from defensive backs, in particular the overseas. corners, and was the assistant special He graduated from Southern Utah with a bachelor’s degree in Physical teams coordinator under MacIntyre Education in December 2002, and while he was at UNLV, he took graduate for two seasons. courses toward a master’s in Education. In his first season at Colorado, the He was born June 11, 1980 in Reno, Nevada, and graduated from St. cornerbacks made six interceptions, Francis, where he lettered in football, basketball and baseball. He is their most as a group in seven married to the former Briana Bernardi, and his hobbies including golfing. seasons; junior Greg Henderson snared four of those, also the most by an He holds dual citizenship in the United States and Italy. individual since 2007. He joined the Spartans’ staff after spring practice (in June 2011), but RECORD—He has coached in 37 Division I-A (FBS) games as a full-time would have a successful first year despite not having the benefit of working coach, including one bowl game (2012 Military) with the players in the spring. In his first season, his cornerbacks helped the team nearly double its turnovers gained (from 18 to 33). SJSU’s top corner that season, Peyton Thompson, signed as a free agent with the . In 2012, he helped coach first-team All-Western Athletic Conference performer Bene Benwikere, who tied for second in the NCAA with seven interceptions. Prior to joining the San Jose State, he spent two seasons at Northern Arizona, where he coached the cornerbacks and all phases of the kicking game. He was an integral component of a defensive staff that produced the top-ranked team in the Big Sky Conference in scoring defense, rushing defense and quarterback sacks in 2010. NAU was ranked in the top 25 in rushing defense (5th), quarterback sacks (10th), total defense (14th) and pass defense (22nd). He produced four players who earned All-Big Sky Conference honors. LaRussa broke into Division I coaching as a defensive graduate assistant at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas under head coach Mike Sanford. In four seasons from 2005-08, at one time he worked with the linemen, linebackers and secondary during his tenure, while also serving as was UNLV’s assistant special teams coordinator, assistant video coordinator and assistant strength and conditioning coach. He helped coach four Rebel players to All- honors, including the 2008 MWC Defensive Player of the Year in linebacker Beau Bell. He was a fourth round draft selection by the in 2009, which two years earlier had drafted defensive back Eric Wright (second-team All-MWC) in the second round. LaRussa also tutored defensive back Jay Staggs and tackle Malo Taumua, both honorable mention All-MWC performers.

COACHING EXPERIENCE 2005-08 UNLV Defensive / Special Teams Graduate Assistant 2009-10 Northern Arizona Cornerbacks / Special Teams 2011-12 San Jose State Cornerbacks / Assistant Special Teams Coordinator 2013 Colorado Defensive Ends

24 TOBY NEINAS Special Teams Coordinator

Toby Neinas is in his second year as he coached four Blazers that were selected in the NFL Draft, including the special teams coordinator at the defensive end Bryan Thomas, a first round pick by the New York Jets in University of Colorado, joining new 2002 (22nd overall), when defensive tackle Eddie Freeman was also head coach Mike MacIntyre’s staff on selected (second round, 43rd overall, ). February 25, 2013, and in the process, He moved on to Temple University under coach Bobby Wallace for the returned to the city where he spent next four years (2002-05), coaching the defensive line the first two seasons much of his childhood. He is in his 19th and then the inside linebackers. In 2002, he coached the Big East Conference’s season as a full-time collegiate coach. Defensive Player of the Year, tackle Dan Klecko, and his line helped the Owls Neinas, 42, came to CU from rank 15th nationally in rushing defense (108.3 yards per game). Montana State, where he coached the Neinas graduated from the University of Missouri with a Bachelor’s secondary for the 2012 season. The degree in History in 1995. It was at Missouri where he began his coaching Bobcats were 11-2 in his one season career, working with the secondary as a student assistant under head coach there, tri-champions of the Big Sky Bob Stull for the 1993 and 1994 seasons. He then worked as a graduate Conference, reaching the Football assistant under at North Carolina in 1995, with the Tar Heels Championship Division (FCS) defeating Arkansas in the CarQuest Bowl to finish with a 7-5 record. quarterfinals where they lost to Sam He was born September 1, 1971 in Kansas City, Kan., he graduated from Houston State. Montana State was Boulder High School where he lettered in football for the legendary prep 14th in the nation in pass efficiency coach, Dave Ramsey. His hobbies include skiing, cycling and paddling; as defense under Neinas’ guidance (a paltry 112.72 rating), and the opponent a high school student, he worked as a runner in CU’s Fred Casotti Press completing just 52.6 percent of their passes (11th in FCS) with 13 Box. He is married to the former Cassie Johnson, and the couple has two interceptions. sons, Charlie (4) and Henry (2). His first special team units at CU saw a few struggle out of the gate – His father, Chuck, is a longtime college administrator, including serving kickoff and punt coverage and kickoff return – but over the last nine weeks as the commissioner of the Big Eight Conference for a decade (1971-80), of the season, they ranked eighth, 40th and 25th nationally. And combined, the executive director of the College Football Association (CFA, 1980-97) placekicker Will Oliver made 47-of-54 kicks (all 30 PATs and 17-of-24 field and most recently as the interim commissioner of the Big 12 (2011-12), with goals), the best by a CU kicker with 50 or more tries since All-American many crediting him as saving the conference. The CFA was based in Mason Crosby in 2005 (52-of-59). Boulder, thus the younger Neinas spent his latter grade school through Prior to his only year coaching on the FCS level, he spent three years at high school years here. the University of New Mexico (2009-11), coaching the linebackers all three seasons and serving as defensive coordinator in his final year there and as RECORD—He has coached in 208 Division I-A (FBS) games as a full-time the special teams coordinator the first two. He coached two All-Mountain coach, including one bowl game (1995 CarQuest). He has coached six West Conference performers at UNM, Adam Miller and linebacker players who were drafted and went on to play in the NFL: Russell Allen, Carmen Messina, who led the nation in tackles in 2009 (162 as a Eddie Freeman, Dan Klecko, Carmen Messina, Bryan Thomas and Ryan sophomore); he repeated as s a first-teamer in 2010 and finished his career Wallace. as the conference’s all-time leader in tackles. Neinas coached three seasons under coach Chuck Long at San Diego State (2006-08), coordinating the special teams all three years along with coaching the Aztec tight ends in 2006 and 2007 and the outside linebackers his last year there. At SDSU, he coached punter Michael Hughes to honorable mention All-America honors in 2007 (Hughes ranked 13th in the nation with a 43.9 average), and tutored Tyler Schmitt, the only specialist selected in the 2008 NFL Draft (sixth round by Seattle). He also trebled the output by Aztec tight ends between his first and second years coaching the position (38 receptions for 310 yards and two touchdowns compared to 10-107 and zero). His first full-time coaching position was with the University of Alabama- Birmingham, where he would spend seven seasons (1996-2002) and coached numerous positions under coach : the outside linebackers, defensive ends, safeties, running backs and tight ends. At UAB,

COACHING EXPERIENCE 1995 North Carolina Graduate Assistant 1996 Alabama-Birmingham Outside Linebackers 1997-98 Alabama-Birmingham Defensive Ends 1999-00 Alabama-Birmingham Safeties 2001 Alabama-Birmingham Running Backs/Tight Ends 2002-03 Temple Defensive Line 2004-05 Temple Inside Linebackers 2006-07 San Diego State Outside Linebackers/Special Teams 2008 San Diego State Tight Ends/Special Teams 2009-10 New Mexico Special Teams Coordinator/ Linebackers 2011 New Mexico Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers 2012 Montana State Secondary 2013 Colorado Special Teams Coordinator

25 TROY WALTERS Receivers / Recruiting Coordinator

Troy Walters is in his second year senior and was twice honored on the All-Pac 10 Academic Team. He as the wide receivers coach at the earned his master’s degree in Sociology (organizational behavior) from University of Colorado, joining new Stanford in 2000. head coach Mike MacIntyre’s staff on A fifth round draft choice by Minnesota in the 2000 National Football January 9, 2013. He also handles League draft, he played eight years in the NFL with the Vikings (2000-01), recruiting coordinator duties for the Indianapolis (2002-05), Arizona (2006) and Detroit (2007). He played in 98 program. games as a professional, making 98 receptions for 1,135 yards and nine Walters, 37, came to CU from North touchdowns, with 117 kickoff returns for 2,594 yards (22.2 avg.) and 139 Carolina State, where he coached the punt returns for 1,241 yards (8.9 per). His top season as a receiver came in wide receivers for one season under 2003 with the Colts, when he caught 36 passes thrown to him by Peyton head coach Tom O’Brien. Manning, for 456 yards and three touchdowns; Indianapolis qualified for In his first year at Colorado, he the playoffs all four of his seasons with the team. coached All-Pac-12 receiver Paul He was born December 15, 1976 in Bloomington, Ind., and graduated Richardson, who set school single- from A&M Consolidated High School (College Station, Texas), where he season marks for receptions (83) and lettered in football, basketball and track. He is the son of long-time college yards (1,343), two of the 44 records he and NFL coach Trent Walters (coaching stops included Indiana, Louisville, established for shared in his CU career; he was the first Buff Washington and Notre Dame in college and Minnesota and Cincinnati in to earn first-team All-Conference honors since 1997, when Phil Savoy did so the pros). His hobbies include golf and traveling. He is married to the in the old Big 8. The average gain per completion jumped to 12.7 yards per former Josephine Jackson, and the couple has a son, Tate Jackson (1). catch from 10.4 the year before, as his influence on yards after the catch was more than evident – it was the highest average per completion since RECORD—He has coached in 51 Division I-A (FBS) games as a full-time a 13.3 norm in 2001, and the 2.3-yard increase from one season to the next coach, including three bowl games (2011 Cotton, 2011 Meineke Car Care, was the largest at CU in 25 seasons. 2012 Music City). At N.C. State, he tutored a trio of balanced receivers – Tobais Palmer, Quintin Payton and Bryan Underwood – to a combined 149 catches for 2,199 yards and 18 touchdowns (with seven 100-yard games), as all had at least 44 receptions and 620 yards. He spent the previous two seasons (2010-11) on Mike Sherman’s staff at Texas A&M, where he coached a pair of school record-setting receivers in Ryan Swope and . In 2010, both players set the A&M record for single-season receptions with 72, while Fuller set the mark for receiving yards with 1,066. A year later, Swope broke both of those marks with 89 catches for 1,207 yards. Walters began his coaching career at Indiana State under Trent Miles, where he was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks and receivers coach for the 2009 season. He lettered four times at wide receiver for Coach Tyrone Willingham at Stanford from 1996-99. As a senior in 1999, he was a consensus All- American, the recipient of the Biletnikoff Award, presented to the nation’s top wide receiver, and the Pac-10 Conference Offensive Player of the Year. That season, he had 74 receptions for 1,456 yards and 10 touchdowns, averaging 19.7 yards per catch and 132.4 yards per game (with a long catch of 98 yards). He also led the Cardinal in all-purpose yards (1,871) in helping Stanford to an 8-4 record, its first Pac-10 championship since 1971 and a berth in the Rose Bowl opposite Wisconsin. He was a first-team All-Pac 10 performer as a sophomore in 1997 (kick returner) and in 1999, while garnering second-team honors as a junior in 1998. He still holds the Stanford records for receptions: career (244, also a Pac-10 best) and single-season (86 in 1997) as well as yards: career (3,986), single-season (1,456 in 1999) and single-game (278 versus UCLA in 1999). His career 26 touchdowns are now the second-most, but he still holds the mark for most 100-yard games (19). He graduated from Stanford with a bachelor’s degree in Communications in 1999, earning Academic All-America honors as a

COACHING EXPERIENCE 2009 Indiana State Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks & Receivers 2010-11 Texas A&M Receivers 2012 North Carolina State Receivers 2013 Colorado Receivers / Recruiting Coordinator

26 football support staff

Upon her return to Boulder in the summer of 2005 under then-athletic director Mike Bohn, she was at first his top administrative aide. However, the DAVE FORMAN role would soon morph into that of the athletic department’s first-ever chief Director of Sports Performance of staff, a position that carried associate AD status and one that she held until transitioning into a similar role with the football program in the spring Dave Forman is in his second year as the director of of 2014. She was actively involved in the transition to the Pac-12 Conference sports performance at the University of Colorado, offi- serving on the first Pac-12 Football Championship Committee and as CU’s cially joining the staff on January 7, 2013. liaison in the launch of the Pac-12 Network. Forman, 35, joined the Buffalo staff from San Jose For a brief time early in Rick George’s tenure as athletic director, she State University, where he was the football strength assumed the role of associate AD for capital projects as the department pro- and conditioning coach under Mike MacIntyre for two posed and had approved a $143 million expansion, playing a vital role in seasons, having joined the Spartan staff in January 2011. When MacIntyre much of the behind-the-scenes work. was hired as head coach at Colorado, he came to Boulder along with several Pederson first took on the duties of the Ralphie Program in 1998, following other SJSU coaches and staff members. the passing of Ralphie III; she helped coordinate the school working with Ted He had an immediate impact on the CU program: from 2010 through 2012, Turner’s ranch to adopt Ralphie IV, and was also heavily involved in the tran- the Buffaloes lost 274 games due to injury by players in the two-deep, an sition to Ralphie V in 2008. She managed the program from 1998-2004 and average of 91 per season; in 2013, that number dropped to 23, much of it assumed the role again upon her return to CU in 2005. credited to his training techniques. She left Boulder for about 18 months from 2004 to 2005 due to a family ill- Forman had moved up the road to San Jose State from Stanford, where he ness, during which time she lived in southern California. While based there, served three years as a Cardinal strength and conditioning assistant coach she was the Marketing/Public Relations Director at the University of (2008-10), where he worked directly with the football and wrestling pro- California Riverside in Palm Desert, assisting in the opening of a new MBA grams. Stanford’s football team had a banner season his final year there, and MFA graduate school. going 12-1 in 2010 (a school record number for wins), including a 40-12 rout Prior to coming to Colorado, she spent seven years (1987-94) as the asso- of No. 13 Virginia Tech in the Orange Bowl en route to finishing fourth in both ciate executive director of the Orange County Sports Association. While with final major polls (Associated Press, Coaches). The Cardinal made back-to- the OCSA, which handled both the Freedom Bowl and Disneyland Pigskin back bowl appearances in 2009-10, a program first in nearly 20 years (1991- Classic, she was on the selection committee for several NCAA events and 92). The wrestling team finished a university all-time best 11th at the 2011 traveled as a bowl scout. She was quite familiar with the CU program as she NCAA Championships. was present when CU played Brigham Young in the 1988 Freedom Bowl and Forman got his start in strength and conditioning as an undergraduate then Tennessee in the 1990 Pigskin game (which kicked off CU’s national student assistant at James Madison, working under Greg Werner while as a championship season). member of the football team, from 1999-2002. He then had the opportunity to She began her career in sports working for the California Angels for four intern for the Detroit Tigers organization during the team’s 2004 spring train- years (1978-82), where she was an assistant director in the public relations ing in Lakeland, Fla. office. She was on the staff when the Angels won their first American League In 2005, Forman switched coasts, as he worked as a volunteer in strength West Division title in 1979. Following her time in , she and conditioning at the University of Southern California. He then decided to worked five years as a senior park ranger for Orange County (1982-87). go back to school for his Master’s, becoming a graduate assistant at the A 1977 graduate of Cal-State University Fullerton, she earned her bache- University of Mississippi for the 2005-06 athletic year. He completed a sum- lor’s degree in Business Administration. She also earned her master’s degree mer internship at the University of Notre Dame in 2006, where he worked in environmental studies from CSUF, and received an executive certificate with the football program. from the Sports Management Institute (from North Carolina and Southern Forman’s first full-time coaching position in the business came as an Cal) in 1991. assistant coach at Sacramento State in the fall of 2006, where he worked with A native of Milwaukee, Wis., she graduated from El Modena High School the football and women’s basketball teams. In 2007, he became Northern in Orange, Calif. Her hobbies include hiking, yoga, golf and traveling (most Arizona University’s assistant strength and conditioning coach before mov- recently including Alaska, the Galapagos, Iceland and the Arctic Circle). She ing on to Stanford. is active with the Rocky Mountain Puppy Rescue and the Boulder Valley He graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology in 2002 from James Humane Society and their fundraising projects. She is married to Chris Madison University, where he lettered three times for the Dukes in football at Kingdon and lives in Boulder with their dogs (always adopting rescues). both linebacker and safety. He earned his Master’s degree in Exercise Science from Mississippi while working as an S&C grad assistant in 2006. A native of Glendale, N.Y., he graduated from St. Francis Prep High (Fresh Meadows, N.Y.). He is certified by the Collegiate Strength & Conditioning BRYAN McGINNIS Coaches Association (CSCCa). Director of Football Operations

Brian McGinnis is in his second year as the direc- tor of football operations at the University of GAIL PEDERSON Colorado, having joined Mike MacIntyre’s new Buffalo Associate AD/Chief of Staff/ staff on January 2, 2013. Ralphie Program Director McGinnis, 33, served in the same capacity under MacIntyre for two seasons at San Jose State Gail Pederson is in her 19th year as a member of University, and thus accepted the invitation to follow him to Boulder. A life- the University of Colorado athletic department, her long resident of the San Francisco Bay area, this marks his first time he has 10th in her second stint with the program and her ever lived outside of Northern California. first as Associate Athletic Director/Football Chief of Prior to being promoted to being in charge of San Jose State’s football Staff. operations, he spent six years on the Spartans’ coaching staff, working a vari- In serving as the chief of staff for Mike MacIntyre’s program, she works ety of positions as an operations assistant in recruiting, equipment and video closely with internal and external constituencies to prioritize projects and services. He also was a student assistant working with the defense, the line- commitments. backers in particular, the 2005 through 2007 seasons, and then switched She also is in her 17th year managing one of the unique traditions in all of sides, working as a graduate assistant on offense (running backs) for the college football, as Pederson is the Ralphie Program Director; in that role, 2008 and 2010 season; in-between, in 2009 he was the staff’s operations assis- she coordinates all aspects surrounding CU’s live buffalo mascot, Ralphie. tant. Pederson originally joined the CU staff on August 1, 1994, as the assistant At San Jose, he was on the staffs of two teams that earned bowl invita- marketing and promotions director. She was named promotions director on tions: the Spartans defeated New Mexico, 20-12, in the 2006 New Mexico Bowl July 1, 1996 and eventually would oversee most of the department’s market- (their first bowl since 1990) and beat Bowling Green, 29-20, in the 2012 ing efforts by the time she ended her first tour of duty with the school in Military Bowl. Those are the only two bowl games SJSU has ever played out- early 2004. side the state of California.

27 McGinnis played wide receiver for two years (2000-01) at Cabrillo College tory. He also played a role in the development of quarterback Bernard in Aptos, and then got into coaching, beginning his career at his alma mater, Jackson, as Hagan’s own skills of blending the run and the pass rubbed off on Harbor High School, where he spent two years as the school’s offensive coor- the Buff junior in his first year as a starter. dinator and wide receivers coach. In 2003, he joined the San Francisco 49ers He had a brief taste of coaching in the spring of 2004 as he subbed as sec- staff as an intern in the player personnel department. ondary coach when the staff was minus a full-time assistant. Otherwise, he He then returned to school to finish his degree, graduating from San Jose was the defensive technical intern for the ‘04 season, assuming that role in State with Bachelor’s in Kinesiology in 2007. While working with football, he February of that year. It marked the third time he has made the University of took several graduate courses in Hospitality, Tourism and Recreation Colorado his destination of choice. Management. He starred at quarterback for the Buffaloes between 1988 and 1991, lead- He was born June 22, 1981 in Santa Cruz, Calif., and graduated from ing the school to its first national championship, and following his profes- Harbor High School there, lettering in football and track. He is a certified sional playing career, returned to CU in the mid-1990s to work as the Alumni speed training coach by SAC (Speed, Agility & Conditioning USA/Canada). He C Club Director. is married to the former Vrinda Murphy, who is a behavior therapist for chil- Hagan left CU in the spring of 1998 to work as an area sales manager for dren with autism; the couple has one daughter, Emily Margaret (born this the Transit Marketing Group. Three months into his new position, he was past May). promoted to Southeast Regional Sales Manager. He remained in that position for over five years until deciding to pursue his dream as a coach and return to his alma mater for the third time. By working as a technical intern, he learned the intricacies of the profession in a hands-on role in his desire to ADAM TOYAMA coach; when a temporary vacancy opened on the staff, he was “activated” as Director of Football Recruiting a coach to work with the defensive backs and it added to his penchant for the profession. Arguably the best all-around athlete in the history of the CU football pro- Adam Toyama is in his second year as the direc- gram, he was an integral part of CU’s run at two national championships in tor of football recruiting at the University of 1989 and 1990. The Buffs were 11-1 in 1989, losing to Notre Dame in the Colorado, having joined Mike MacIntyre’s new Buffalo Orange Bowl, but went 11-1-1 in 1990 with a win over the Irish in an Orange staff on January 2, 2013. Bowl rematch to give CU its first national title in football. CU was 28-5-2 with Toyama, 32, joined the Colorado staff from San him as the starting quarterback for three seasons, including a 20-0-1 mark in Jose State University, where he was the coordinator Big Eight Conference games as he led the Buffs to three straight league titles of football relations for the 2011 and 2012 seasons under MacIntyre; he was in 1989, 1990 and 1991. His 28-5-2 record as a starter (82.9 winning percent- offered a promotion to direct all aspects of recruiting and thus accepted his age) is the 37th best in college football history. invitation to follow him to Boulder. In 1989, he became just the sixth player in NCAA history at the time to run Prior to joining MacIntyre at San Jose State, he was a recruiting and oper- and pass for over 1,000 yards in the same season, finishing, as just a sopho- ations assistant at UNLV for two seasons under head coaches Mike Sanford more, fifth in the balloting for the Heisman Trophy. He established the school (2009) and Bobby Hauck (2010). Before taking the UNLV job, he worked in record for total offense with 5,808 yards (broken three years later by Kordell facilities operations at Stanford. Stewart), and is one of two players ever at CU to amass over 2,000 yards both Toyama earned his Bachelor’s degree in Health, Exercise and Lifestyle rushing and passing along with Bobby Anderson. He was a two-time all-Big Management from the University of Hawai’i in 2004, and went on to earn a Eight performer, and the league’s offensive player of the year for 1989 when Master’s in Sports Management from the University of San Francisco in 2007. he also was afforded various All-America honors. He still holds several CU While earning his graduate degree, he spent over a year as an operations records and was the school’s male athlete-of-the-year for the 1991-92 aca- intern with the National Football League’s San Francisco 49ers and for the demic year. 2006 season, he worked in suite sales and client relations for the Oakland In 2002, he was a member of the fourth class to be inducted into CU’s Raiders. Athletic Hall of Fame, and his jersey (No. 3) is one of several to have been He was born July 24, 1982 in Honolulu, Hawai’i, and graduated from the honored. The Colorado Sports Hall of Fame finally recognized his achieve- St. Louis School there, where he earned letters in volleyball and a sport ments as well, inducting him into its prestigious group in the Class of 2014. unique to the islands, canoe paddling. Hagan played for Toronto, Las Vegas and Edmonton over the course of five seasons in the Canadian Football League, mostly as a defensive back and special teams performer. He returned to CU to earn his diploma just prior to his last professional season, and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in soci- DARIAN HAGAN ology in May 1996. He was hired later that year (December 1) as the Alumni Director of Player Development C Club Director, a position he held for 16 months until leaving for an incred- ible opportunity in private business. Darian Hagan, one of the names synonymous with He was born February 1, 1970 in Lynwood, Calif., and graduated from Los Colorado’s rise to glory in the late 1980s, is in his 10th Angeles’ Locke High School in 1988, where he lettered in football, basketball, season overall on the CU staff, shifting from coach baseball and track. He was drafted in two sports, football (by San Francisco into the role of director of player development in in the fourth round in the 1992 NFL Draft) and baseball (selected as a short- January 2013. stop by both Seattle and Toronto). He is the father two sons, Darian, Jr. (24), Hagan, 44, spent the previous two years as the who played defensive back at California, and the late DeVaughn (who passed director of player personnel (2011-12) under head coach . He away on December 6, 2010 at the age of 19), and a daughter, Danielle (18). worked five seasons (2006-10) as running backs coach for head coach Dan Hawkins, as he was one of two assistant coaches retained by Hawkins when he was named to the position in December 2005. He was named an offensive assistant coach on ’s staff on KATIE BASON February 9, 2005, and worked with the skill position players on offense in the spring and fall in his first year as a full-time collegiate assistant. Director of Football Academics A popular coach with his players yet with a stern touch, he was coaching true freshman Rodney Stewart on the way to a 1,000-yard season in 2008 until Katie Bason is in her second year as the director a season-ending injury sidelined him in the ninth game of the 2008 season. of football academics at the University of Colorado, Stewart’s 622 yards were the third most by a CU freshman in school history. having joined Mike MacIntyre’s new Buffalo staff on In 2010, Stewart hit the plateau and then some, rushing for 1,318 yards and January 7, 2013. in position to threaten many of the school’s all-time rushing marks. In 2007, Bason, 31, joined the Colorado staff from San Jose Hagan tutored Hugh Charles to a 1,000-yard year including the Independence State, where she spent the previous two years (2011- Bowl; he has since gone on to play successfully in Canada. 12) as the academic learning specialist for the football program under Hagan made a difference in his first season (2006) mentoring the running MacIntyre. When MacIntyre accepted the CU job, he built in the newly creat- backs, as CU had three 500-plus yard rushers for just the 10th time in its his- ed position of director of academics and offered it to her. Prior to working

28 specifically with the Spartans’ football program, she spent a year as a learn- ing specialist for the athletic department. Prior to her three years at SJSU, she worked seven years with her alma JOE BLEYMAIER mater, Wake Forest University, her main emphasis working with at-risk stu- Assistant Director of Quality Control dent athletes on improving study habits and skills. She also worked as a high school teacher in Charlotte and Winston-Salem, N.C., her courses including Joe Bleymaier is in his second year as the assis- English, world history, civics and economics. She also held various opera- tant director of quality control for the offense at the tions positions for the Teach for America branch office in Charlotte. University of Colorado football program, having Bason graduated from Wake Forest with a Bachelor of Arts degree in joined Mike MacIntyre’s first Buffalo staff on April 15, Education in 2005, where she was a member of the Dean’s List. As a student 2013. at WFU, she was a manager for the Demon Deacons men’s basketball team. He graduated from the University of Delaware She was born June 29, 1983 in Martinsville, Va., and graduated from with a Bachelor’s degree in History in 2005, and earned his J.D. degree in Law Carlisle High School there, where she lettered in football and baseball; she from Marquette University in 2009. was the only girl on the varsity baseball team, and was for four years. She At Delaware, he lettered four years for coach K.C. Keeler at wide receiver played for the Chicago Storm women’s baseball team (the 2002 Roy Hobbes (2002-05), where he had 74 career receptions for 864 yards (11.7 per catch) National Champions) as well as the 2002 U-21 U.S. women’s national team. and 10 touchdowns; he also scored a touchdown rushing. His playing career did not overlap with quarterback Joe Flacco, who transferred to Delaware in 2005 but was ineligible to play until the following season, but they were team- mates Bleymaier’s senior year. As a sophomore in 2003, when he started OMAR YOUNG seven games, the Blue Hens finished with a 15-1 record, capped off with a 40- Director of Quality Control 0 win over Colgate to win the I-AA National Championship. He was an assistant coach at Milwaukee’s Wauwatosa East High School Omar Young is in his second year as the director for the 2006 and 2007 seasons while attending law school, and spent three of quality control for the defense and special teams at summers (2007-09) as a football operations intern with the Philadelphia the University of Colorado, having joined Mike Eagles in the National Football League. After he earned his law degree, he MacIntyre’s first Buffalo staff on February 26, 2013. He moved out west where he worked the better part of two years as the assis- also coordinates special projects for the head coach. tant director of compliance at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, Calif. Young, 30, joined the Colorado staff from San Jose In the spring of 2011, he moved to Mountain View, Calif., and co-founded an State, where he spent the previous two years (2011-12) under MacIntyre as a early stage tech start-up with his younger brother, Tom. graduate assistant. He worked with the special teams in addition to handling He was born August 9, 1982 in Boise, Idaho, and spent his entire child- the Spartans’ quality control duties, assisted in a variety of other areas such hood there, as he is the son of longtime Boise State athletic director Gene as recruiting, game plans and scouting reports, and coached in SJSU’s 29-20 Bleymaier (who is now the AD at San Jose State). He graduated from Boise’s win over Bowling Green in the Military Bowl. When MacIntyre accepted the Bishop Kelly High School where he lettered in football, basketball and base- CU job, he created CU’s first-ever quality control position and brought in the ball. He was a three-time Academic All-Atlantic 10 Conference team member experienced Young to fill the role. his sophomore through senior years at Delaware and was the Newark Elks He graduated cum laude with a Bachelor’s degree in History from Club Scholar Athlete of the Year and Outstanding Senior at End for 2005. He Savannah State University in 2005, and earned his Master’s in Sport is married to the former Stephanie Gilbertson. Management from the University of San Francisco in 2008. At San Jose State, he was working on a second Master’s degree, this time in Counselor Education. Young first attended in Salem, Ore., where played A.J. BAER two years as a defensive back for coach Mark Speckman. He earned honor- Graduate Assistant (Offense) able mention All- honors in 2001 when he was the Bearcats’ co-freshman of the year. A.J. Baer is in his first year as an offensive gradu- While completing his undergraduate degree, he worked as a student ate assistant, as he joined the staff on February 24, assistant and video coordinator for Savannah State’s football program, 2014. His primary role is assisting Gary Bernardi with essentially starting his coaching career path in 2004. Two years later, in 2006, the offensive line, working with Klayton Adams with he returned to his native Oakland and served an assistant coach (receivers, the running backs and tight ends, as well as general secondary) at Fremont High School, and then moved on to the San Jose overall duties with the entire offense. SaberCats of the Arena Football League for the 2007 season, working as a Baer, 26, joined the CU staff from San Jose State, where he also spent the player personnel intern. 2012 and 2013 seasons as a graduate assistant coach; he worked primarily After the AFL season was concluded, he worked as an administrative with the defensive coaches. assistant and player liaison for the 2007 Emerald Bowl game in San Francisco He worked as a student assistant in coach at Washington State University between Oregon State and Maryland. Young then spent time with the NFL’s under coach Paul Wulff for the 2011 season; while there, he completed his Oakland Raiders, working the 2008 season in player personnel and as a pro undergraduate degree in Social Sciences/General Studies, with a minor in scout intern. Sports Management, graduating in December 2011. He then returned to coaching, first with De Anza College (Cupertino, Baer played collegiately as a safety at Glendale Community College and Calif.) as receivers coach in 2009, and then the following year as the second- Mesa (Ariz.) Community College, named one of the team captains at the lat- ary coach and special teams coordinator for Minnesota State University ter. He was an All-American at Mesa, and earned a scholarship to attend (Moorhead, Minn.). He again returned west in March 2011 where he was the Western Washington, but they dropped its football program three weeks receivers coach for spring practices at Contra Costa College (San Pablo, before the 2009 season. He then chose to remain in the state of Washington Calif.) before joining MacIntyre four months later. and joined the Washington State program as a walk-on, but eventually a knee He was born September 3, 1983 in Oakland, Calif., and graduated from St. injury sidelined his career. Mary College High School just up the road in Berkeley, where he lettered in He was born March 24, 1988 in Walnut Creek, Calif.; he graduated from football and baseball. Active in community service, he is the planning com- Mountlake Terrace High School (Brier, Wash.), where he lettered in football mittee chair for the Lorenzo Alexander ACES Foundation, which was created (he attended there one year; prior, he attended Mountain Pointe High School to provide enrichment programs for youth in both Oakland and the Greater outside of Phoenix, and he lettered in football and track (sprints). He is the Washington D.C. areas. He is married to the former Noel McCargar, who is a son of CU’s defensive coordinator, Kent Baer. He has assisted his dad with high school English teacher. the New Era Bowl in Japan on two occasions (the game annually integrates top Japanese college players with selected American players and coaches). A.J. stands for Aaron James.

29 both hands. In the 2006 opener against Montana State, Dan Hawkins’ first game as CU head coach, he caught a 42-yard pass from James Cox on CU’s J.B. HALL first play of the game, which remains the longest gain on any first play of a Graduate Assistant (Defense) season in Colorado history. He signed as a free agent with Green Bay and spent the 2009 season with Joe “J.B.” Hall is in his second year as a defensive the Packers; he was then on the practice squads for Seattle (2010) and with graduate assistant, as he joined the staff on July 22, Baltimore (2011). 2013. His primary role is assisting Kent Baer with the He graduated from Colorado with a degree in Sociology in December linebackers along with general overall duties with the 2008. He was honored that year with the Most Improved Student-Athlete entire defense. In his first season, he aided Jim Award at CU’s Academic Recognition Luncheon. Jeffcoat in coaching the defensive line. He was born January 13, 1986 in Dallas, Texas, and graduated from Hall, 24, graduated from Adams State College with a degree in Human DeSoto (Texas) High School where he was an All-Midlands performer in foot- Performance and Physical Education in May 2013. He lettered four years as a ball and a multi-event performer in track and field. His hobbies include play- wide receiver for the Grizzlies and head coach Marty Heaton, making 39 ing basketball, listening to music (particularly R&B) and mentoring young receptions for 450 yards (11.5 per catch) and a touchdown. He also threw a kids back home in DeSoto when he has the chance. Growing up, he played touchdown pass that covered 13 yards as a senior against Western New the saxophone and owned a vast collection of bass fishing hooks, and at CU, Mexico. A team captain, he earned Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference he regularly led team Bible studies. Academic Team honors. He was a youth sports camp coordinator at Boulder’s Family Learning Center for four summers (2009-12), involved in management, organization, teaching and education. He also was a volunteer coach at Centaurus High STEPHEN ENGLEHART School in Lafayette the summer of 2012 and completed over 50 hours of Assistant Director of Sports Performance coaching practicum. He was born November 26, 1989 in Boulder, graduating from Boulder High Stephen Englehart is in his fourth year as the School where he lettered in football, baseball and track (sprints). His hob- assistant director of sports performance, joining the bies include hunting, fishing and an assortment of other outdoor activities. department on April 1, 2011. He works primarily with the football, women’s soccer, women’s golf and tennis programs. He is certified as a strength and conditioning spe- NATE TAYE cialist by the United States Weightlifting Association (USWA), as well as in Graduate Assistant (Defense) FMS (function and movement screening). Englehart, 33, came to CU from Southern Methodist University, where he Nate Taye is in his second year as a defensive worked one year (2010) as the assistant strength and conditioning coach for graduate assistant coach, as he joined the staff on the Mustangs. That followed one season (2009) as the head football strength June 3, 2013. His primary role is coaching the nickle- coach at Portland State University, his first full-time year in the profession. backs, assisting Kent Baer with the linebackers along He got his start in the business as a graduate assistant at the University of with general overall duties with the entire defense. Hawai’i, where he spent three years (2006-08). He was on the Warrior staff the Taye, 24, joined CU from the San Jose State foot- year the UH earned a Sugar Bowl invitation against Georgia as a “BCS” buster ball staff, where he was a student assistant his junior and senior years. At following a 12-0 regular season in 2007. SJSU, he also helped Baer with an assortment of duties including breaking While at Hawai’i, he earned his Master’s in Kinesiology and Rehabilitation down video, working with the scout team and other daily activities. He grad- Science in the spring of 2009. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Exercise uated from SJSU with a degree in Political Science in May 2013 and was a Science from Southeastern Louisiana University in 2005. member of the Dean’s List. He was born June 5, 1981 in New Orleans, and graduated from He was playing jaycee football but wanted to pursue a career in a coach- Fountainbleau High School (Mandeville, La.), where he lettered in basketball. ing, so he approached Mike MacIntyre at San Jose about volunteering and His twin brother, Chad, is an assistant strength coach with the Washington eventually earned a student assistant position. Redskins. He is married to the former Laura Williams (a registered nurse at He was born May 16, 1990 and grew up in San Jose, Calif., graduating from the Rocky Mountain Cancer Center in Longmont); the couple has two chil- Prospect High School in nearby Saratoga, where he lettered in football, bas- dren, Braylon (6) and Coralee (2). ketball and track. His hobbies include movies and video games.

TONY SANDOVAL PATRICK WILLIAMS Assistant Director of Sports Performance Graduate Assistant (Offense) Tony Sandoval is in second year as the assistant Patrick Williams is in his first year as an offensive director of sports performance for the University of graduate assistant coach, as he shifted into the posi- Colorado, having joined the department in July 2013; tion on July 1, 2014. His primary role is assisting Troy he works primarily with the football, men’s golf and Walter with the receivers as well as general overall spirit programs. duties with the entire offense. In conjunction with working with the golf team, in Williams, 28, returned to his alma mater in the last the spring of 2014, he was certified through the Titleist Performance Institute week of August 2013 as the assistant director of recruiting, a position he held (TPI) as a Level I performance coach. It is the considered the “gold standard” in until moving into the graduate assistant role. current training and performance for golfers, and Sandoval utilizes some of what A team captain as a senior, he finished his CU career ninth all-time in recep- he learned there and incorporates it into some of aspects for football training. tions (104) and 18th in receiving yards (1,070), one of just nine players at the Sandoval, 38, came to Colorado from the University of the Pacific time to have both 100 catches and 1,000 yards in a Buffalo career. He caught at (Stockton, Calif.), where he spent seven years as the school’s director of ath- least one pass in 44 of 50 career games (including two bowls). He was the recip- letic performance; he oversaw the Tigers’ 16 varsity sports programs. His ient of the Eddie Crowder Award for leadership as a senior, and had also biggest thrill there was when Pacific won the Big West Conference men’s bas- received the John Wooten Award for outstanding work ethic prior to the sea- ketball tourney in 2013 and battled Miami, Fla., in the first round of the NCAA son. He won the Iron Buffalo Award among all the receivers in the spring of his tournament. junior and senior years, recognized for his work in the weight room. Sandoval joined Pacific in April of 2007 as an assistant director before being He was a member of Gary Barnett’s 2004 recruiting class, but he would promoted to the Director of Athletic Performance a year later. He previously earn a medical redshirt for his true freshman season after breaking bones in has served as an assistant director of strength and conditioning at Sacramento State from January 2005 through the spring of 2007. While at Sac State, he

30 earned his master’s degree in sports performance in December of 2006. He was born on August 31, 1988 in Sterling, Colo., and graduated from While working at Sacramento State, Sandoval worked with UCLA on a Rocky Mountain High School in Fort Collins where he played baseball and mentorship program that allowed him to travel to Los Angeles approximate- basketball. His hobbies include basketball, golf and hiking. ly once a month to work with Bruin athletics. Sandoval earned his bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science from Cal State San Bernardino in 2004. During his undergraduate studies, Sandoval also served as the boxing coach and the boxing strength and conditioning coach JEAN ONAGA for the city of Chino, Calif. Administrative Assistant He was born January 11, 1976 in Los Angeles, and graduated from Ontario (Calif.) High School. He is bilingual (English and Spanish), and his hobbies Jean Onaga is in her 29th year with the Colorado include bowling. He also has taught preschool in his academic career and football program as the administrative assistant to the started coaching as a teenager. assistant coaches, handling all secretarial duties for both the offensive and defensive coordinators and each staff. She also assists the director of football oper- SCOTT UNREIN ations and director of recruiting in administrative duties. Operations & Recruiting Assistant Onaga also coordinates all football office volunteers regarding security for spring and fall practices. She facilitates program activities and events Scott Unrein is in his third year on the University including all pro scout visits year-round and the school’s annual pro timing of Colorado football staff as the operations and day every March. She also coordinated former events such as the coaches’ recruiting assistant, named to the position in July clinic and passing tournament camp, and still assists with registration for 2012. His primary duties include overseeing the par- various football camps. ents program, assisting with on-campus recruiting She joined the football staff in January 1986 and is the longest continuous and daily football operations, including the team’s employee in the football department; only three current employees have social media coordinator. been associated with the entire athletic department longer than her. She has Unrein, 26, joined the football staff basically from the other side of worked with six CU head coaches: Bill McCartney, Rick Neuheisel, Gary Folsom Field, as he worked as an intern for coach Roy Edwards with the CU Barnett, Dan Hawkins, Jon Embree and now Mike MacIntyre. men’s golf team for the 2010-11 season. His role with the team included help- For her years of service, Jean was recognized as an honorary member of ing to facilitate and organize the 2011 NCAA Men’s Regional Championships the Alumni C Club by the Board of Directors during CU-Missouri game on that the Buffaloes hosted at Colorado National Golf Club in Erie, Colo. November 3, 2007. He graduated from CU in 2011 with a bachelor’s degree in Business Originally from Honolulu, Hawaii, Jean and her husband Loren moved to Administration with an emphasis in Marketing. He also earned his Business Boulder in 1985. She graduated from McKinley High School and graduated of Sports Certificate in 2010. from Kapiolani Community College with a degree in business.

SUPPORT PROGRAM staff (Biographies for those who have considerable daily interaction with the program.)

and Turf Grass Management. He worked two years at ISU as a student turf manager. JASON DePAEPE He was born May 4, 1974 in Minot, N.D., and graduated from Waterloo Assistant AD/Facilities (Iowa) West, where he lettered in baseball and basketball. His hobbies include golf and basketball. He is married to the former Kristen Sorensen, Jason DePaepe is in his 15th year at the CU’s former director of special events, and the couple has one daughter, University of Colorado and his second as the assis- Brielle (1) tant athletic director for facilities, promoted to that post in February 2013. He is responsible for overseeing all facility needs for Folsom Field, the Dal Ward Athletic Center, Balch J.T. GALLOWAY Fieldhouse, Prentup Field, Potts Field, the Football Practice Facility, Assistant AD/Equipment & Licensing Kittredge Lacrosse Field, and the Kittredge Tennis Facility. DePaepe, 40, had served as the athletic turf manager for 12 years prior J.T. Galloway is in his 10th year as CU’s director to his promotion, responsible for all maintenance, renovation, upkeep and of equipment operations, having joined the athletic painting and design of Folsom Field’s natural grass surface as well as the department on April 4, 2005. In 2011, he also athletic practice fields located just north of Boulder Creek and Prentup assumed the role of licensing director, as he is now Field, home to CU’s women’s soccer team. He originally joined CU in June in his second year coordinating and managing all 2000 as an assistant turf manager and was promoted to the head position phases of CU’s licensing, logos and imaging and was in February 2001. He is considered by many to be one of the best in his thus promoted to an assistant athletic director. field, and he still oversees all of CU’s field operations. Galloway, 46, oversees the equipment needs of CU’s 17 intercollegiate The Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) honored DePaepe and sports, but his primary day-to-day obligation remains with the Buffalo his staff in January 2003, when the organization recognized Folsom Field’s football program. He is a certified member of the Athletic Equipment turf with the Football Field of the Year Award for the college/university Manager’s Association (AEMA), a status he attained in 1995 upon entering division. STMA has over 2,400 members, so the award, especially in just the profession full-time. the fourth season since Folsom returned to natural grass, was quite an He is now the fourth person in school history to hit double figures in honor. years serving as the equipment head in CU history. Lee “Silver” Akins han- In 2008, he oversaw the complex replacement of SportGrass on the dled the chores for 34 years (1936-69), with Bill Crowder heading the area Folsom Field floor with a natural Kentucky blue grass. for 17 years and Mike Smith just under 11. He came to CU from the , where he was the assistant He graduated with a degree in sport management in 1994 from field manager for a year. Prior to that, he was employed at Iowa State, Washington State University, where he worked all four years of his college where he graduated from in 1999 with Bachelor’s degree in Horticulture

31 career as a student employee in the WSU equipment room. He began his His primary responsibilities are with the football, skiing and men’s golf professional career as an equipment intern at the University of Virginia in programs, though he oversees the sports information efforts for all sports, the fall of 1994 and worked there six months. He then moved on to the and at one time or another has personally handled nine sports during his National Football League’s Atlanta Falcons, where he was an assistant CU career. He has easily worked over 1,500 CU events: 407 football games equipment manager for the 1995 season. including the last 365 dating to the 1983 finale, the longest active streak by He returned to the college ranks as the football equipment director at any SID in the nation. Wake Forest from 1996 to 1998 before heading west to Arizona where he He has coordinated numerous successful promotional campaigns and would spend the next six seasons as the associate director of equipment. public relations programs for student-athletes and coaches. Plati has Born May 10, 1968 in Columbus, Ohio, Galloway graduated Gaither written two books on CU football, the first about the school’s 1990 national High School in Tampa, Fla. A sports fanatic, he enjoys all sports, especial- championship, and the second published in 2008, Colorado Football Vault, ly golf. He is married to the former Kelly Christy, a registered nurse, and a coffee table style book with an awesome collection of photographs and the couple has two children, Katie (15) and Collin (12). J.T. stands for John reproduced keepsakes. In 2005, the Denver Buff Club recognized him as its Thomas. “MVB” choice (Most Valuable Buff). The Football Writers Association of America has recognized CU’s sports information office five times during his tenure, three times for an outstanding press box operation (1987, 1992, 1997; schools were eligible only every five years), and now twice with the FWAA’s Super 11 award JAMIE GUY (2010, 2013) for all-encompassing efforts with the nation’s football media. Director of Sports Video Plati is also an adjunct instructor in CU’s School of Journalism, teaching a sports media relations class for the last 14 years, and since April 2001 Jamie Guy is in his 11th year as CU’s director of has been CU’s representative on the board of directors of the Colorado sports video and his 13th year overall on the Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame. In Colorado staff, as he joined the department in 2006, he became a member of the District 7 Screening Committee for the August 2001. He was promoted to his current posi- Hall. In 2009, he was appointed to the board of the Colorado Golf Hall of tion in the fall of 2004 after working just over three Fame, and in 2010, he was named to the board of the Colorado Rock & Roll years as the assistant director. Museum and Hall of Fame. Guy, 39, came to CU from the Chicago Enforcers of the now-defunct While attending CU, Plati served four years as the information director XFL, where he worked the lone season of the league’s existence. for the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. He also worked for the In CU’s first year in the Pac-12 Conference (2011-12), he was named the Colorado Golf Association and for the Rocky Mountain News. Pac-12 Video Coordinator of the Year as selected by a majority vote of his He spent his senior year in college (1982) as the public relations peers. He was twice selected as the video coordinator of the year in the Big director with the triple-A Denver Bears Baseball Club of the American 12 Conference, first in 2005-06 and again in 2009-10. The awards are coor- Association. He has been a member of the Denver Broncos statistics crew dinated and voted by members of the Collegiate Sports Video Association; since 1980, creating and maintaining miscellaneous stats (he received members of each conference select the winner for their respective game balls from the NFL team for their back-to-back Super Bowl wins). He leagues, and the recipients are placed on the national ballot for the over- has worked 352 Bronco games through the 2013 season, and among the all CSVA award, the Bob Matey National Video Coordinator of the Year. many innovative numbers he is credited with first charting was “scoring As talented as there is in the profession, Guy has coordinated the pro- percentage inside-the-20,” which is now commonly known as the red zone. duction of several video shorts showcasing in particular, the CU football In the 1980s, he worked as a statistician for TBS for NBA telecasts, creating program. Along with his assistant John Snelson, the two were honored in a wave of now commonplace statistics, and continues to work freelance 2014 with an Emmy from the Heartland Chapter of the National Academy for several networks, both television and radio, in a similar capacity. In of Television Arts & Sciences (NATA) for their work called “Seasons,” the 2004, he was appointed by major league baseball to serve as one of two story of a dream and the lifetime experience of being a Colorado Buffalo. official scorers for the baseball team, and has scored He graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 1998 with a bache- over 200 games. lor’s degree in general studies. As a student, he worked in the Bearcats’ He has worked as the media relations liaison for the Bolder Boulder sports video office for four years. Prior to entering the sports video pro- 10K since 1987, and also served as a media relations assistant for the fession, he worked as an electrician’s apprentice and as a staff manager at Colorado Open Golf Tournament for 12 years (1980-91). He was the media Fitworks Fitness. coordinator for the 1985, 1989 and 1996 NCAA West Regionals, and was the Born March 18, 1975 in Cincinnati, Ohio, he graduated from Lawrence local media coordinator and NCAA liaison for the 1990 Final Four. He was Central High School (Indianapolis, Ind.) in 1994, where he lettered in track the Hula Bowl’s director of game week communications for four years and football. His hobbies include collecting football memorabilia and play- (1995-98). He has also worked five BCS National Championship games ing the guitar. He is married to the former Kimberly Ernst. (2002-06-09-10-13 seasons), four Rose and two Fiesta bowls for a grand total of 33 postseason bowl games when including CU’s 18. He will be working in a similar capacity for the College Football Playoff in 2014. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in public relations, along with a minor in geography, from CU in 1982. He was a member of the journalism DAVID PLATI student council and wrote for The Campus Press. Associate AD/Sports Information Born April 19, 1960 in New Rochelle, N.Y., Plati graduated from Woodlands High School (Hartsdale, N.Y.) in 1978, where he lettered in David Plati is in 31st year as the athletic football and golf (and was also the school’s SID his senior year). In 1984, he department’s director of sports information, and his was awarded an “Honorary C” for his service to Colorado athletics. An avid 37th year overall in CU’s Sports Information Office. golfer, he won the 2005 Rocky Mountain Golf Writers Association fourth He was promoted to assistant athletic director for annual tournament. One of his proudest moments in his CU career came media relations on July 1, 1988, and attained when late golf coach Mark Simpson asked him to present him for induction associate athletic director status in August 2005. at Simpson’s Golf Coaches Hall of Fame induction ceremony in January, Plati, 54, was named the 13th full-time sports information director in 2005. He is also an avid concert goer, having attended some 340-plus in his CU history on July 24, 1984, after serving for three years as the assistant lifetime (led by 32 Jimmy Buffett performances). His younger brother SID. The youngest SID in the nation at the time of his hiring, he previously (Mark) was nominated for two Grammy Awards with David Bowie in 1998 worked as a student assistant and statistician after coming to CU as a (he was a guitarist in Bowie’s band for five years), and also engineered the freshman in 1978. Only six people have served in the role since 1952, with Song-of-the-Year for 1997 (Shawn Colvin’s “Sunny Came Home”). Plati’s tenure in the position the longest in school annals; he was recognized in 2009 with the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Quarter Century of Service award.

32 MIGUEL RUEDA ADAM HOLLIDAY Head Athletic Trainer Assistant Trainer/Football

Miguel Rueda is in his ninth year as the head ath- Adam Holliday is in his fourth season as an letic trainer at Colorado, as he was named to the assistant athletic trainer at the University of position on August 1, 2006, just ahead of the start of Colorado, having joined the sports medicine football camp. department for a second go-round in August 2010. Rueda, 42, is now the second-longest tenured He works primarily with the football and women’s trainer in CU’s athletic history, behind only a 14- golf programs. year run by Dave Burton, who held the position from 1985-99; one other Holliday, 34, had previously spent the 2004-05 academic year in had served in the role for eight years, and three others for seven. Boulder as the professional intern under former head trainer Steve He came to CU from Fresno State University, where he has been the Willard, working with the football and men’s and women’s tennis teams. He Director of Sports Medicine since February 2001. At FSU, his primary returned to CU from the University of Texas, where he spent three years as responsibilities were the care and prevention of injuries for the football the assistant athletic trainer for the Longhorns’ football squad. program and overseeing all areas of the Fresno State Sports Medicine A 2002 graduate of the University of Kansas where he earned his Program. He has similar duties at Colorado, as he coordinates the needs Bachelor of Science degree in Sports Science, he worked three years as a and staffing for CU’s 16 intercollegiate varsity programs. student athletic trainer for the Jayhawks. His first full-time position in ath- With CU’s move to the Pac-12 Conference, he was named the Education letic training came at Loris High School in Myrtle Beach, S.C., the year Director for the Pac-12 annual sports medicine meeting, a role he per- before being named an intern at CU. After his time in Boulder, he moved formed in the 2011-12 academic year and will continue to serve in for at on to the University of Minnesota where he was a graduate assistant train- least the 2012-13 year as well. er for two years while earning his Master’s in Sports Management in 2007. Ironically, his first football game as Fresno State’s head trainer was in He was born March 28, 1980 in Johnson, Kan., and graduated from Stanton Boulder, as the Bulldogs played the Buffaloes in the Jim Thorpe County (Kan.) High School where he lettered in football and basketball. Association Classic on August 26, 2001; FSU won the game, 24-22, and went on to climb into the nation’s top 10, until getting knocked off by Boise State, then coached by CU’s future coach, Dan Hawkins. Rueda previously had worked two years (1995-97) as a graduate assis- tant trainer for the Bulldogs while earning his master’s degree in exercise RYAN KATAOKA physiology. Assistant Director/Academics He had rejoined the Fresno State staff from Towson University, where he served as an assistant athletic trainer from 1998 to 2001; he was the Ryan Kataoka is in his ninth year in the Herbst head trainer for football. Prior to Towson, Rueda spent time with the Academic Center after joining the University of of the National Football League in 1997-98 and with Holy Colorado staff in August of 2006. In addition to Cross in 1994-95. He also has extensive teaching experience, instructing being assistant director of the entire academic classes ranging from sports medicine administration to basic athletic operation, he is the lead academic coordinator for training courses over the past 10 years. the football and women’s basketball teams. He received his undergraduate degree in athletic training from Boston For five years, he also coordinated the Success Training and Exit Plan University in 1994, and his master’s degree from Fresno State in 1997. for Seniors (STEPS) program which assists student-athletes in their transi- Rueda is a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association, the tion to life after graduating from CU. He continues to serve as the teaching College Athletic Trainers Society and has American Red Cross CPR and assistant for the freshmen CU Experience course, a role he has performed First Aid certification. the last three years. He was born November 17, 1971 in San Francisco, graduating from the Prior to his arrival at CU, Kataoka was a high school teacher and coach city’s Jay Eugene McAteer High School where he lettered in cross country for 10 years in the Tustin and Santa Ana Unified School Districts in Orange and track. He and his wife, Andrea, have two sons, Gabriel and County, Calif. He taught 9th through 12th grade English and Language Arts Christopher, and a daughter, Isabella. in his first eight years. He spent his last two years as a program special- ist, coordinating high school college and career centers. He coached bas- ketball and volleyball each year while in high school education. A native of San Diego, Kataoka attended Grossmont High School where he lettered in basketball, volleyball and football. He graduated from the TYLER BALTIERRAS University of California, Irvine in 1996 with a bachelor of arts in English. He Assistant Equipment Manager/Football earned a Single Subject Teaching Credential in Language Arts and a Cross- Cultural Language and academic development certification in 1997. Tyler Baltierras is in his third year as a member Kataoka is also completing his Master’s Degree in Educational of the University of Colorado equipment staff, his Foundations, Policy and Practice in the School of Education at CU. He and second as a full-time employee as he was hired on his wife Suzanne have two daughters, Leah and Marisa. April 8, 2013. He works primarily with the football program as the top assistant under director J.T. Galloway. Baltierras, 26, joined the department as an intern in the equipment office in the summer of 2012, initially working with just the football pro- JO MARCHI gram. Once hired full-time, his duties expanded; he still worked with foot- Associate Director/Compliance ball, but added the spirit squads to his duties, along with managing the needs of several areas within the athletic department, including academ- Jo Marchi is her 10th year as the associate direc- ics, alumni, marketing, the Buff Club and Buffalo Sports Properties. tor of compliance/monitoring for the University of A 2012 graduate of the Metro State University in Denver, where he Colorado athletic department, named to the posi- earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Health Professions, with an tion full-time in October 2005 after working as an emphasis on Recreation Management. While a student at Metro, he intern in CU’s compliance office for seven months. worked as a student equipment manager for the Buffaloes, starting as a In her position she performs multiple duties on sophomore and doing so through his senior year. behalf of the student-athletes, including serving as the staff liaison with He was born November 11, 1987 in Boulder, and graduated from CU’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), as well as the sport Monarch High School (Louisville, Colo.), where he earned two letters play- camp coordinator, roles she both assumed in 2007. She coordinates the ing baseball (outfield). His hobbies include golfing, working out and col- annual CUSPY (CU Sports Performers of the Year) banquet, also serving on lecting sneakers (he has over 55 pair). 33 the selection committee with the sports information staff and is a regular Sourav completed his residency in family practice at the UCHSC-Rose member of search committees for department openings. in Denver (he was chief resident during his third year in residency), and Marchi, 32, came to Colorado from Indiana University, where she subsequently completed a fellowship in sports medicine at the University worked as a compliance intern her senior year in college. She graduated of Colorado, working with former CU team physician Rob Loeffler. from Indiana with Bachelor’s degree in Sport Marketing and Management Born April 15, 1972 in Bombay, India, his family moved to the United in 2004. She then moved west to Colorado and accepted an intern position States when he was a two-year old; he graduated from Clear Lake High with CU in February 2005. School in Houston, where he lettered in soccer. He is married to the former She was born January 29, 1982 in Bloomingdale, Ill., and graduated Emily Aldeen. (His name is pronounced shuh-rav poe-dar.) Glenbard (Ill.) East High School, where she lettered in basketball and track and field. Her hobbies include traveling and baking.

KEVIN PROCHASKA MEDFORD MOORER Associate Director/Compliance Academic Coordinator Kevin Prochaska is in his third year as the asso- ciate director of compliance with the University of Medford Moorer is in his fourth year as an aca- Colorado Athletic Department. In his duties he is demic coordinator in the Herbst Academic Center, responsible for the compliance needs of football as joining the athletic department staff on August 1, well as assisting with all other sports. 2011 from across campus, where he had been work- Prior to arriving at Colorado, he spent two years ing in administration as the graduate coordinator in (2010-12) as the director of compliance and CHAMPS life skills at Miami the Civil Engineering department for five years. (Ohio) University. Prochaska was also an adjunct professor at Miami, Prior to returning to his alma mater in 2006, he worked one year at teaching a course for freshmen student-athletes. Texas A&M as an assistant in academics. That followed two years as a Prochaska, 35, earned his bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from teacher for a charter school in metro Denver, his first full-time position the University of Wisconsin at Platteville in 2003. He earned his J.D. degree after he completed his college football career for the Buffaloes. (juris doctor) from Marquette University Law School in 2009. While at He graduated from CU with a degree in Sociology in August 2003. As a Marquette, he served as a compliance intern in the athletic department for junior, he was the recipient of the Clancy A. Herbst Student-Athlete the 2008-09 school year, and served in a similar role at Northern Illinois Achievement Award, presented to the Buff who overcame personal, aca- University in 2009 before graduating. He accepted a position as a compli- demic and/or emotional difficulties to success academically while partici- ance coordinator at Ohio State University for the 2009-10 academic year. pating in athletics. He was born May 18, 1979 in Prairie du Chien, Wis., and graduated from He was a four-year letterman in football at Colorado, leading the team Prairie du Chien High School where he lettered in football and golf. in tackles with 111 his senior year in 2003, when he earned second-team Prochaska and his wife, Jessica, reside in Rock Creek. He enjoys attending All-Big 12 Conference honors from the league coaches. He won three post- sporting events and concerts as well as traveling and playing golf. season team awards that year, the Hang Tough Award (overcoming the most adversity); the Dave Jones Award (outstanding defensive player); and the Buffalo Heart Award (selected by “the fans behind the bench”). In the postseason, he played in the Hula Bowl. As a sophomore, he had a big play in CU’s 39-37 win over Texas in the Big 12 Championship game, return- ing an 64 yards for a touchdown that gave CU a 29-10 lead late JOHN SNELSON in the first half. His 256 career tackles are still the 27th most in school his- Assistant Director of Sports Video tory. He was born November 28, 1980 in Los Angeles, and graduated from John Snelson is in his fourth year as the assis- the city’s Locke High School, where was an All-City and All-League per- tant director of sports video for the University of former in football and also lettered in basketball and track. He is married Colorado. He works with director of sports video to the former Mandy (Ament), and the couple has two children, son Jamie Guy on video projects for the athletic depart- Marshall (3) and daughter Malia Ann (1). ment, including several award-winning productions that have earned national acclaim. Snelson, 25, joined the Colorado staff in 2010 as a student assistant in video and football operations, and he held the position until he graduated from the university in 2011. He has a bachelor’s degree in Economics with a business emphasis from CU. DR. SOURAV PODDAR One of those productions that was highly acclaimed was a video short Team Physician entitled “Seasons,” the story of a dream and the lifetime experience of being a Colorado Buffalo. Snelson and Guy were honored in 2014 with an Dr. Sourav Poddar is his 15th year working with Emmy from the Heartland Chapter of the National Academy of Television the CU athletic program as a team physician, his Arts & Sciences (NATA) for their work on the project. 13th with the football program. Prior to his current position, he was in coach support in Lincoln, Neb., Poddar, 42, is an assistant professor at the for computer outfit known as Hudl, a computer program the Buffs and University of Colorado-Denver, and is on staff at the many college use for video. CU Sports Medicine Clinic as well as the University Born January 21, 1989 in Dallas, Texas, he graduated from Chatfield Medicine-Westminster. He also serves as the Director of the Primary Care Senior High School in Littleton, Colo., in 2007, where he lettered in cross Sports Medicine (PCSM) Program. country and track. His hobbies include golf and photography. He is board certified in family practice, with a CAQ certificate in sports medicine. His specific areas of medical interest are sports medicine, heat illnesses and concussions. In addition to primary care, he specializes in the non-operative management of sports medicine injuries, as well as injury prevention, and novel approaches to treat overuse injuries. He graduated from Rice University in 1993 with a degree in biochem- istry, and then completed medical school at the University of Texas- Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas in 1997. At Rice, he was a member of the soccer team.

34 He previously served four years as a student assistant in CU’s athletic media relations office (it’s then name) from 1994-98 and then five years as CURTIS SNYDER a full-time assistant SID and as well as the Internet managing editor from Associate SID/Football 1998-2003. As a student, Snyder worked with the volleyball and men’s bas- ketball programs and was presented with the Athletic Director’s medal for Curtis Snyder is in his 16th year as a member of service to the department. the University of Colorado athletic department, In his first stint at CU, he worked at various times as the primary con- including his sixth as the associate sports informa- tact for the men’s basketball, volleyball and men’s and women’s tennis pro- tion director, returning to the Buffaloes on grams while also being named the Internet coordinator and eventually December 1, 2008 after a five-and-a-half year Internet managing editor, overseeing the official website, CUBuffs.com. absence. He also currently serves as a back-up statistician for the NBA’s Denver He is the secondary contact for football and the primary SID for CU’s Nuggets and has worked with the AVP (professional beach volleyball renowned national championship ski program, in addition to managing tour). He has been an active member of the College Sports Information special projects and digital media. In August 2012, he was given the addi- Directors of America (CoSIDA) and served on the technology committee tional duties of overseeing overall strategy and execution of CUBuffs.com for five years (2007-11). and social media (Facebook, Twitter, etc.). Born Sept. 2, 1975, in Boulder, he graduated from Boulder High School Snyder, 39, returned to CU from Duke University, where he served as in 1994, where he was a fourth-generation student and lettered three times the director of Internet operations from 2003-08, managing the day-to-day in basketball. His grandmother graduated from CU in 1929, his grandfather operations of GoDuke.com and had various SID duties for the football and was recruited to CU by Frank Potts to be a decathlete and also to play bas- men’s basketball programs. He accompanied the basketball team during ketball and football and his father, mother and sister all attended CU. He the post season, during which time the Blue Devils captured two ACC is married to the former Kami Carmann, a four-time letterwinner and two- Championships and a berth in the 2004 Final Four in San Antonio. He also time captain of the women’s basketball team at CU who is currently a traveled with the women’s basketball team to the 2006 Final Four in sports anchor and reporter for Fox 31 (KDVR-TV) in Denver. The couple Boston. resides in Erie and has three children, twins Lucy and Samuel, 4, and Cooper (1).

ADMINISTRATION

Barry’s pedigree, a four-year letterwinner at Kentucky and an 83-42 record in four seasons as head coach at Cincinnati convinced Crowder CEAL BARRY that she was the right woman for the job. Twenty-two years and four U.S. Senior Associate AD/ presidents later, a 427-242 record, 12 NCAA tournament appearances, including six times in the Sweet 16 and three times in the Elite Eight, 13 20- Internal Operations/SWA win seasons, four conference championships and assorted coach of the year honors for five different seasons has proved she was more than just Ceal Barry is in her second year as the senior the right person, she is a legend. associate athletic director for internal operations at She became just the 24th coach in women’s NCAA history to reach 500 the University of Colorado, as she assumed that career wins-hitting the plateau in February 2004-and her all-time record of role under new athletic director Rick George in the 510-284 and .642 winning percentage remain among the all-time best. Her spring of 2014. She is in her ninth year as the teams posted a 191-134 record in conference play, as 13 of her teams fin- department’s senior woman’s administrator (commonly known as SWA). ished first, second or third in the league standings for the regular season. Barry, CU’s legendary women’s basketball coach, served as interim ath- Off the court, Barry has graduated all but two four-year players (well over letic director for a little over two months prior to George being named to a 95% graduation rate) and has coached 85 Academic All-Conference stu- the position, assuming that role on June 3. dent-athletes. In her 31st year overall at CU, Barry’s duties included the oversight of Prior to the formation of the Big 12 Conference in 1996, Barry was the men’s and women’s basketball, women’s golf, soccer and volleyball. She Big Eight Coach of the Year four times (1989,’93, ‘94, ‘95) and the District V also supervises several Student Services arms of the department including Coach of the Year in 1993 and ‘95. The 1995 squad posted a school record sports medicine, strength & conditioning, academics and student well- 30 wins and came within a whisper of advancing to the Final Four. She led ness. her teams to four regular season Big Eight titles and five postseason tour- Barry, 59, began the administrative chapter of her illustrious career as nament titles, the last in the inaugural Big 12 Tournament in 1997. the associate athletic director for student services on April 1, 2005, just When the 1997 tournament title placed Barry’s name in the inaugural one month after completing a storied 22-year coaching career (1983-05). Big 12 record book it was a fitting transition for a coach whose name will Barry retired having coached the most games, matches or tournaments forever be etched into the history of the Big Eight. In her 13 seasons she (669) and the sixth most seasons of any sport in Colorado athletic history. was 184-96 when leading the Buffs against Big Eight foes. Barry won more Her 427 victories are also the most by any coach at the school. regular-season games (118), league titles (4), tournament titles (4), coach Despite leaving the coaching ranks, Barry remains active and dedicat- of the year honors (4) and coached more newcomers of the year (4) than ed to the sport she has devoted so much time too. She served as chair of any other league coach, while tying for the most NCAA tournament the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Issues Committee for the 2010-11 appearances with seven. season. In April 2010, she served as the chair of the search committee that Barry’s Buffs had three wins over then-defending national champions brought back former Buffalo Linda Lappe to lead the CU women’s basket- with the most shocking coming in 1993 in Colorado’s first-ever Sweet 16 ball team. appearance, an 80-67 win over Stanford in the NCAA West Regional semifi- Barry took over a regionally successful program from one of her would- nal in Missoula, Mont. be mentors, the late Russell “Sox” Walseth, as former athletic director Following her second consecutive Big Eight title in 1994, the United Eddie Crowder hired her as the fifth head coach in CU women’s basketball States Basketball Writers Association and Basketball Times Magazine history on April 12, 1983. But her charge was to lead the then-Lady Buffs named Barry National Coach of the Year. On the local level, she was induct- into the Big Eight Conference, which officially started league play her rook- ed into the Colorado Sportswomen Hall of Fame the same year. Twice, ie season as coach and was considered the next level from the old Barry has had her name on the finalist list for the Naismith Award for Intermountain Conference in which CU had competed in since the sport Coaching, those honors coming in the last three seasons. attained varsity status in 1974. While those awards signified her on the court successes, Barry’s

35 favorite accolade in her decorated career came in 2003 when she was pre- responsible for overseeing the athletic department’s development, includ- sented with the CU Alumni Association’s Robert Stearns Award in recogni- ing major gifts. tion of one’s extraordinary contributions to the university. Making the As the athletic director at Idaho State from 2003-04, Senter helped award even more special, she was nominated by that season’s senior cap- increase football attendance by 19 percent and saw the school’s advertis- tains Linda Lappe, Sabrina Scott and Diana Spencer. ing, marketing and corporate sales revenue jump $600,000 during his stay Her dedication to the student-athlete was also put on center stage in in Pocatello. Senter was part of the senior staff at the University of Idaho, 1995 when she was presented with one of the Women’s Basketball Coaches serving as chief fundraiser and associate athletic director for three years. Association’s highest honors, the Carol Eckman Award. That honor is pre- At Idaho, Senter was responsible for the University’s Capital Campaign sented to a coach who exemplifies sportsmanship, commitment to the stu- for Athletics, helping raise money for the $13 million athletic facility dent-athlete, integrity, ethical behavior and dedication to the purpose. The expansion. He also ran the annual fund for Vandal Athletics, handling the award was made more special when presented to Barry by her friend and work of 48 national directors and overseeing and planning a fiscal budget colleague, Carol Callan, also the color commentator on CU radio broadcasts. of $1.2 million. He first worked with current CU athletic director Mike Bohn Barry’s impressive resume has also given her the chance to see the at Idaho, when Bohn was the director there, with the two reunited a few world, coaching the likes of the R. Williams Jones Cup Team, which toured years later after Bohn became the AD at San Diego State. Taiwan in 1988, to coaching the Big 12 All-Stars on a tour of Europe follow- Before moving into administration and joining the development staff, ing the 2001 season. While her coaching travels have taken her abroad, the Senter was an assistant football coach for the Vandals for nine seasons. He highlight was her stint as an assistant coach for the 1996 United States wrapped up his coaching days in 1997, when he was the assistant head Olympic Basketball team that won the gold medal. The appointment was her coach and recruiting coordinator for a Vandals squad that compiled a 13- seventh USA Basketball nod since 1987 as she worked with Stanford head 9 record over the ’96 and ’97 seasons. Senter coached the linebackers and coach Tara VanDerveer in coaching the red, white and blue to victory. defensive line from 1986-92, as Idaho went 52-21 and reached the NCAA I- She was head coach of the 2004 U.S. Junior World Championships AA playoffs six times in seven seasons. Qualifying Team, which went undefeated en route to the gold medal. Senter began his coaching career at Coffeyville Community College in Only Frank Potts (track, 41 seasons), Les Fowler (golf, 29), Mark Kansas, where he was a student assistant for the 1981 and 1982 seasons, a Simpson (golf, 29), Richard Rokos (skiing, 25) Frank Prentup (baseball, 24) role he later held at his alma mater, Tulsa, between 1983 and 1985. He and Dick Gray (tennis, 23) and have logged more seasons as a head coach earned his bachelor’s degree in Physical Education from Tulsa in 1985. His than Barry at Colorado. passion for coaching brought him to Idaho where he served as defensive Barry was inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame in 2006 and line and linebackers coach at Idaho for six seasons before being promoted the University of Colorado Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010. In January 2011, to assistant head coach. While coaching at Idaho, he earned a master’s she became the third recipient of the University of Kentucky’s Susan B. degree in recreation from the school in 1992. Feamster Trailblazer Award. Barry, who earned her bachelor’s degree in He was born November 9, 1961 in of Doylestown, Pa., and graduated accounting from UK in 1977, was part of the school’s first class of women’s from Jay (Okla.) High School, where he lettered in football. His hobbies basketball players to receive an athletic scholarship, lettering four times include hunting, camping and gardening. He is married to the former under coaches Feamster and Debbie Yow. Susan Beck, and the couple has four children, Shawna, Derick, Matthew She was born April 1, 1955 in Louisville, Ky., and graduated from and Samantha. Assumption High School in Louisville, where she lettered in basketball, volleyball and field hockey. She followed her bachelor’s degree from Kentucky with her master’s in education from Cincinnati in 1979. At Kentucky, she also lettered three times in field hockey in addition to her accomplishments as a basketball player. MATT BIGGERS Associate AD / Chief Market Officer

Matt Biggers joined the University of Colorado athletic staff on July 5, 2012 as the associate athlet- JIM SENTER ic director of external affairs and chief marketing Senior Associate AD/External Operations officer. Biggers, 42, came to Colorado after spending a Jim Senter is in his ninth year of being associat- combined 18 years with two teams in the National ed with University of Colorado athletics, his first as Basketball Association. the senior associate athletic director for external At Colorado, he oversees marketing and promotions, the ticket office operations, as he was promoted to the position in and all digital assets including CUBuffs.com. He also collaborates in the the spring of 2014. staging of special events, coordinating efforts with Buffalo Sports Included in his duties is serving as the sports Properties (BSP), BuffVision, the sports information department and the administrator for several programs, including football, overseeing most Buff Club. aspects of the football program, with particular emphasis on human Prior to coming to CU, he was the senior vice president of marketing resource needs and coaches contracts. and communications for the New Orleans Hornets. He was hired by the Senter, 52, officially transitioned into that latter role that also carried Hornets in 2007 as the vice president of marketing and communications, an associate AD title on Sept. 1, 2011, moving over from the CU before being promoted the following year. Biggers oversaw the organiza- Foundation, where he had been associate athletic director for develop- tion’s marketing, advertising, branding, creative services, events, game ment for five years after being named to that position in June 2006. operations, media relations and broadcasting. In his previous role, his responsibilities included all fundraising efforts, Biggers’ most demanding professional challenge undoubtedly came in including the annual fund (student-athlete scholarships), major gifts and “The Big Easy.” In his first year in New Orleans, the Hornets set a club coordinating all donation-related activities and staff. He brought to CU an record for their time in New Orleans for most sellouts in a season (2007- extensive background in college administration, coaching and fund devel- 08), and then broke that record the following season. But reaching and sur- opment. passing those marks was not easy. He also was very active with the National Association of Athletic When the Hornets returned to New Orleans after a two-year displace- Development Directors (NAADD), and served as the organization’s presi- ment to Oklahoma City following Hurricane Katrina, the season ticket base dent for the 2013-14 athletic year. A long-time administrator with the was fewer than 5,000. Biggers spearheaded drives that took season ticket group, he previously served as second vice president and secretary in sales to over 10,000 in 2008-09 - the largest increase in the NBA. He 2011-12; in 2007, he was first named to the executive committee of NAADD, received the Hornets’ “Coach of The Year” award in 2009, an acknowl- which is under the umbrella of NACDA (National Association of Collegiate edgement from the team’s senior executive peers given to the organiza- Athletic Directors). tional leader who best exemplifies his/her team’s mission and values. Senter came to CU from San Diego State University where he had Also under trying circumstances, the Hornets were challenged to reach worked in a similar capacity for 18 months. Working closely with the the 10,000 season ticket mark again in the 2011-12 campaign. The NBA was University foundation on development projects on campus, he was dealing with a work stoppage and the New Orleans franchise was seeking

36 to secure local ownership, a long-term lease agreement with the state and she worked as a teaching assistant on campus and in the Herbst Academic was facing the imminent departure of star point guard Chris Paul to the Center when Carl was a grad assistant. The couple has three children, sons Los Angeles Clippers. Instrumental in that drive was the campaign “I’m In.” Savoy (16) and Jackson (11) and daughter Alana (4). The campaign included a “100 Events In 100 Days” initiative and proved to be a surprising success in the community, with the Hornets accomplishing the improbable and reaching their 10,000 season ticket goal. Biggers’ first NBA experience came with the Orlando Magic and RDV Sports, where he spent 12 years and left as the director of marketing for KURT GULBRAND the Magic. His responsibilities with the Magic included overseeing all of Associate AD/Development the marketing, advertising, branding, game presentation and events. While in Orlando, he also worked as an operations/marketing assistant for the Kurt Gulbrand was named assistant vice chan- Orlando Predators (Arena Football) and served on the boards of the cellor and associate athletic director for develop- Florida Children’s Hospital and the Heart of Florida United Way ment in November 2011. Originally an employee in Promotions Committee. the now-defunct University of Colorado Foundation, He earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration Management he is now under the athletics umbrella and coordi- from Appalachian State University in May 1994 and a Master of Science in nates all fundraising efforts to support the Sport Management from Georgia Southern University in December 1995. University of Colorado’s 17 Division I athletic programs. His previous work in collegiate athletics includes serving as a student Gulbrand, 44, joined CU following 11 years at the University of assistant coach for the Appalachian State baseball team and as vice presi- Michigan, where as an assistant athletic director for development in the dent of that school’s men’s club volleyball team. He also volunteered in Victors Club he successfully solicited more than $67 million in gifts and sports media relations at Georgia Southern and worked as an event assis- served as the department representative in U-M’s overall $3.2 billion tant for the Florida Citrus Bowl. fundraising campaign. He was born on November 9, 1971 in Columbus, Ohio but moved to He made an immediate impact as a fundraising leader on the CU- Florida at age 3 with his family; he graduated from Seabreeze High School Boulder campus. In his first two plus years at Colorado the Buff Club (Daytona Beach), where he lettered in football and baseball. He is married enjoyed unprecedented fundraising success, achieving back-to-back $11 to the former Robyn Winokur, and the couple has two daughters, Peyton million years and establishing record numbers of new donors and Buff (11) and Avery (8). Club members. The athletic fundraising team is currently the most successful unit on the Boulder campus, and this position could very well be maintained for the foreseeable future as Gulbrand and his team are currently leading efforts for the Sustainable Excellence Initiative for CU Athletics – a trans- LANCE CARL formational, $143 million capital campaign. Associate AD/Business Development His career in intercollegiate athletics development began after he grad- uated from Oregon State University in 1995 with a degree in Organizational Lance Carl, who participated in one of the key Sports Management. He has accumulated an impressive range of experi- plays on the football field as a player for the ence in intercollegiate athletics, previously serving in fundraising posi- University of Colorado in the mid-1980s, returned to tions at Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State), Northwestern his alma mater for the fourth time in his career State (Louisiana), and the University of Massachusetts. when he was named to a newly created position, He was born September 22, 1969 in Fullerton, Calif., and graduated from associate athletic director for business develop- Lakeridge High School in Lake Oswego (Ore.), where he lettered in foot- ment on November 5, 2013. ball. He is married to the former Deborah Hawthorne, a registered nurse The external role encompasses business development, community and a sales representative for Honeywell, and the couple has two sons, partnerships and as serves as the coordinator for non-game day events. Colton (9) and Bryce (7). His hobbies include golf, fishing and at one-time, His duties include working build strategic community partnerships, skiing. improve the department’s engagement with local community entities and work to attract non-game day event business to CU’s athletic facilities. Carl, 48, rejoined the CU staff after spending the last eight years with the Colorado Department of Higher Education, where he was a director for student motivational outreach. He was a direct liaison to all middle and CORY HILLIARD high schools throughout the state, as well as for parents and administra- Associate AD/Business Operations tors. He developed the Umbrella of Success motivational presentation and delivered that message to 140,000 students, parents and administrators Cory Hilliard enters his fifth year with Athletic during that time. Department at the University of Colorado, his third As a junior split end in 1986, he led the team in receiving with nine as the associate athletic director for business oper- catches for 171 yards and two touchdowns, as with the Buffaloes in their ations. second year of running the wishbone offense under coach Bill McCartney, Hilliard, 42, came to CU from the University of Colorado didn’t throw the ball all that often. North Dakota where he was the assistant athletic But one of those scores was as big as they come, a 52-yard reception director for business operations for three years (2006-08). He earned the from O.C. Oliver on a perfectly executed halfback option that answered a promotion at UND after serving five years as the assistant director for Nebraska field goal and put CU ahead, 17-7, on the first play of the fourth business services (2001-06). quarter. That helped keep the third-ranked Huskers at an arm’s length and In his position, Hilliard is responsible for the management of the admin- the Buffaloes went on to win, 20-10, in a game referred to as “the turning istrative, financial, budget, human resources, and payroll functions for the point” for the school under McCartney. Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and its 17 sport programs. In addi- He graduated from CU in 1991 with a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in tion to his business operations duties, Hilliard oversees the equipment, Sociology; he had first returned to CU to finish his degree after signing as sports video and information technology support services for the a free agent with the Washington Redskins and returning to his native Buffaloes. Iowa. Hilliard graduated from Minnesota State University-Moorhead in 1995 Carl then came back to CU as a graduate assistant coach under Rick with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Health Education, and in 2006 Neuheisel for the 1996 season. He also spent four years as a regional scout earned his Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University for the of the National Football League. of North Dakota. Hilliard also attended the University of Wyoming from He was born September 13, 1965 in Burlington, Iowa, and graduated 1990-92 where he was a member of the track team, participating in the hur- from Fort Madison (Iowa) High School, where he was a four-sport letter- dles and relay events. While at MSU-Moorhead from 1993-95, he also let- man (12 letters total) in football, basketball, baseball and track. His hob- tered in the sport.. bies include coaching his kid’s sports team, golf, hiking and mountain bik- He was born August 2, 1972 in Rochester, Minn., he graduated from ing. He married to the former Jennifer Mysonhimer, also a CU graduate,

37 Manitou Springs High School (Colo.) in 1990, where he lettered in football Prior to CU, she had an extensive background working in non-profits in and was an outstanding track and field athlete. He ran the 110- and 300- Colorado, where she relocated after her college graduation. meter hurdles and was a member of the 4x200 and 4x400-meter relay She graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1991, where she teams that won multiple state titles in addition to the boys team champi - earned her bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science and Athletic Training; onship in 1990. At one time (during the 1989 season), he held the Colorado she was a member of the Dean’s List. At UW, she earned three letters as a state high school record in the 300-meter hurdle and is a former high member of the varsity crew team. As a senior, she was the recipient of the school national champion in the 60-meter hurdles and 400-meter hurdles. school’s Graves Award, presented by the rowing team to the student-ath - Hilliard is married to the former Abby Barendt, and the couple has two lete who makes the most significant contribution based on leadership, sons, Zach (18) and Jacob (12). He is actively involved in the College physical strength and mental fortitude. Athletic Business Management Association (CABMA) as well as a member Canova trained on the Olympic Development Team for crew in Lake of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA). Placid in the summer of 1989. She was born in Montclair, N.J., but moved to Virginia when she was 10, where graduated from Langley High School in McLean. Her hobbies include biking, hiking, cycling, swimming and in general enjoying the “won - ders of Colorado with her family.” A competitive triathlete, she finished KRIS LIVINGSTON third in the 1996 Danskin Triathlon. She is the mother of two, son Baker Associate AD/Student Services (10) and daughter Alice (8).

Kris Livingston is in her 18th year at the University of Colorado, her first as the associate athletic director for student services, promoted to the position in the spring of 2014. She had been pro - KEVIN FENTON moted to an assistant athletic director in 2010. Assistant AD/Ticket Operations Included in her role is her sixth year as the direc - tor of academic support services, overseeing the Herbst Academic Center Kevin Fenton is in his third year as the assistant which provides year-round academic support to all of CU’s approximately athletic director for ticket operations, sales and 350 student-athletes. She was an assistant director for the area until being services, returning to the University of Colorado for named its director on May 24, 2007. the third time in the summer of 2012 in accepting Former football coach Dan Hawkins credited her organization and phi - the position. losophy about academics as one of the strongest factors for the football Fenton, 56, has been long acquainted with CU team’s back-to-back record years for grade point average for the 2008-09 athletics, first working as a student assistant in the ticket office as an and 2009-10 school years. And under coaches Jon Embree and Mike undergraduate in Boulder. After graduating from the school with a bache - MacIntyre, football has continued to set record GPA figures and graduation lor’s degree in Environmental Conservation in 1981, he was hired full-time rates, as have several others among CU’s 17 intercollegiate programs. and served as the assistant ticket manager for 10 years. She joined the CU staff in May 1997, hired by then-women’s basketball In that role, he essentially was the ticket manager, as he handled all head coach Ceal Barry to be the program’s first-ever Director of Basketball facets of the season and individual game ticket operation for the football Operations. She spent eight seasons in that position until Barry’s retire - and basketball programs. During that time, he served as the ticket manag - ment from coaching in March of 2005. er for the 1985 and 1989 NCAA West Regionals, held at McNichols Sports Livingston came to Boulder from Littleton, Colo., where she was a sen - Arena in Denver but hosted by CU, and worked in a similar capacity for the ior consultant at USA Group Noel-Levitz, an educational consulting firm 1990 NCAA Final Four. that is hired by colleges to help recruit and retain students. Prior to that, He left the department in August 1990 to take a position as director of Livingston spent eight years at Iowa State University as an assistant ticket sales and event management at the University of Southern women’s basketball coach (1984-89), admissions counselor (1989-91) and California, but chose to return to his native Colorado six months later. At telecounseling coordinator (1991-92). that time, he took over the newly created role of business manager for She earned her bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Miami University external affairs, working primarily with the Golden Buffalo Scholarship (Oxford, Ohio) in May 1983, where she was a four-year letterwinner on Fund (a short-lived renaming of the Buff Club). Miami’s women’s basketball team and earned first-team All-Mid-American Fenton assumed that role on July 1, 1991, but would soon accept the Conference and first-team Academic All-MAC honors. In August 1997, she assistant director of ticket operations for the Colorado Rockies, which was inducted into Miami’s Hall of Fame, only the second women’s basket - began play as an expansion team in the National League in 1993. An origi - ball player to be so honored. nal team employee, he would go on to work 20 seasons with the Rockies, A native of Toledo, Ohio, she graduated from Lake High School in enjoying several promotions during his time there until finishing his time Millbury, Ohio, in 1979. A three-sport athlete, she was an inaugural mem - with the club as the senior director of ticketing. ber of her high school Hall of Fame in 1983. Livingston has worked on her Fenton was born July 5, 1958 in Denver, and graduated from Cedaredge master’s degree in Sports Administration through the University of (Colo). High School in 1976, where he lettered in track and baseball. He is Northern Colorado. married to the former Caroline Dawson, as the couple has two grown chil - dren, Kaitlyn and A.J.; Caroline was CU’s one-time athletic ticket manager in the late 1990s, and Kaitlyn is now a development associate in CU’s Buff Club. He has become an avid runner, participating in short runs to EMILY CANOVA marathon competitions. Assistant AD/Special Projects

Emily Canova is in her first year as the assistant athletic director for special projects, as she was PREMA KHANNA promoted into the position in June 2014. Assistant AD/Marketing Canova joined the department as a community outreach coordinator in September 2010. After six Prema Khanna is in her 11th year as CU’s director months in that position, she transitioned into CU’s of marketing, as she was promoted to the position newly created student-athlete leadership development program, where July 7, 2004, and in her second as an assistant she served as its assistant director until she was appointed as an assistant athletic director, earning that promotion in the AD. However, during this time frame, she also helped develop CU’s summer of 2013. “Guiding Principles” and then worked with athletic director Rick George to She is in her 13th year overall the department, coordinate the formulation of the department’s strategic plan and having worked two years as promotions manager for the Buffaloes after Sustainable Excellence Initiative (SEI). joining the staff in August 2002. She is responsible for coordinating mar -

38 keting efforts for football, basketball and volleyball ticket sales, as well as promotions both on and-off the fields and courts, including game day atmosphere. JILL KEEGAN Khanna, 43, came to Colorado from Texas Tech, where she worked two Director of Compliance years as the director of marketing and promotions. She got her start at Missouri, her alma mater, as a graduate assistant in 1995, and was hired Jill Keegan is in her fifth year as a member of the full-time the following year as marketing and promotions coordinator. In University of Colorado athletic department, her 1997, she was promoted to assistant director of marketing and held that first as the school’s director of compliance, as she position for the next three years before moving on to Texas Tech in 2000. was promoted to the position on June 1, 2014. She graduated from the University of Missouri with a bachelor’s degree She previously was the associate director for in business administration in 1995, and earned her master’s degree in four years, initially serving as the rules education sports administration from MU in 1997. coordinator, though her role gradually expanded through the years. Born July 29, 1971 in Haldwani, India, her family moved to Cleveland, She came to Colorado in October 2010 from Michigan State University Ohio, when she was a toddler, and then to Toronto, Ontario in second where she served as the Assistant Compliance Coordinator for four years. grade. She lived in Canada until she was 13, when her family established Prior to Michigan State, Gainey was the Assistant Director of Compliance residency in Columbia, Mo. She graduated from Rock Bridge High School, at Marshall University where she also completed her Master’s degree in where she lettered in tennis. Sport Administration in 2006. Gainey received her bachelor’s degree in Sports Marketing and management from Indiana University in 2005 where she also served as an intern in the compliance office. A native of Owatonna, Minn, the former Jill Gainey graduated from CHRIS BADER Angola High School in Angola, Ind., in 2001, lettering in volleyball, basket - ball and track and field. She currently resides in Denver with her husband Counseling & Sports Psychologist Brian and enjoys attending sporting events, traveling, outdoor activities and reading. Dr. Christopher (Chris) Bader is entering his third year as the counseling and sport psychologist for the University of Colorado athletic department, joining the program in August 2012 In his current role, he provides clinical, assess - DR. ERIC McCARTY ment and individual and team consultation to the Director of Sports Medicine student-athletes and coaches at CU. In addition, he works with incoming student-athletes in their adjustment to their new environment and in Dr. Eric McCarty is in his 12th year working with preparation for their matriculation through CU. Other areas of responsi - the CU athletic program, joining the sports medi - bility include serving on several department and university-wide commit - cine team in July 2003. But he’s certainly no tees: DA Task Force, Leadership Development Program, Continuum of stranger to the University or to Boulder. Care, Diversity & Inclusion and the Alcohol and Other Drug Team. McCarty, 49, accepted the Chief of Sports Prior to coming to CU, for six years (2007-12) he was on staff in the Medicine and Shoulder Surgery position in the Psychological Resources for Student-Athletes office at the University of Department of Orthopedics at CU’s Health Sciences Center in Denver, Oklahoma. Bader is licensed as a psychologist (LP) in the states of where he also is an associate professor, enabling him to return to his home Oklahoma (inactive) and Colorado. He currently holds the title of Certified state where he starred as both a prep and collegian. Consultant through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (CC- He returned to CU from , where he was an ortho - AASP), and he is a member of the United States Olympic Committee Sport pedic surgeon, assistant professor and team physician for the Psychology Registry. Commodores’ athletic teams for four years. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Psychology at Louisiana State McCarty is the head team physician for both the University of Colorado University in 1998, where he was a member and president of the Rugby and University of Denver athletic programs. As a board-certified orthope - Football Club. Also at LSU, Bader was a member and president of Phi Mu dic surgeon his specialized practice involves the care of collegiate athletes Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity, a member of the Golden Band from Tigerland as well as recreational and highly competitive athletes from the communi - (tenor saxophone), and a member of LSU’s Student Government ty. A large part of his practice is the sports medicine care of high school Association. athletes in the state of Colorado. Bader continued his education in Louisiana earning his Master’s degree He graduated in 1988 from CU with a degree in kinesiology and a 3.75 in Psychology with an emphasis in psych neuroendocrinology at the grade point average. A four-time Academic All-Big Eight team member, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. While earning his Master’s degree, he first in school history to be honored four times, he was an Academic All- discovered the field of sport psychology and chose to attend the American his senior year, when he reached the finalist stage for the University of North Texas, where he earned his Ph.D. in Counseling Rhodes Scholarship. On the field, he earned first-team All-Big Eight honors Psychology with an emphasis in Sport Psychology. He completed his pre- as a senior, when he led the Buffaloes with 148 tackles, the fourth highest doctoral internship through the Oklahoma Health Consortium with a pri - total at the time in team history. He had 237 career tackles in two years on mary rotation in the OU athletics department. He stayed on at PROS in var - defense, after moving over from offense where he played fullback (503 ious capacities for four years following his internship. career rushing yards), and earned four letters. He enjoys teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and He earned his M.D., with honors, in 1993 from the University of regularly attends and participates in national and international profes - Colorado School of Medicine in Denver, and did his internship residency at sional conferences. He is active in the American Psychological Association Vanderbilt in orthopedic surgery between 1993 and 1998. Shortly there - (APA) and the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP), including after, he spent a year at the internationally renowned Hospital for Special recently being named the Communication Coordinator for Division 47 of Surgery in New York City, where he received a fellowship in sports medi - APA. His professional interests include diversity and inclusion, leadership cine and shoulder surgery. While residing in New York, he worked with the development, athletic administration, men’s issues and student-athlete NFL’s New York Giants. During this time is when he obtained his expertise development and transition. in the arthroscopic and open surgical management of sports injuries to the He was born Sept. 15, 1976 in Charlotte, N.C., and graduated from knees and shoulders as well as a special emphasis in the management of Christian Brothers High School in Memphis, Tenn., where he was a mem - complex shoulder problems including shoulder instability, rotator cuff ber of concert band (saxophone). His hobbies include watching sports (in tears and shoulder replacement surgery for arthritis. particular college football), and recently has taken up hiking in Colorado’s In addition to his busy clinical practice, Dr. McCarty is very active in high country. He is married to the former LaTisha Braddock. research, teaching, and writing articles in the field of sports medicine and knee and shoulder surgery. He has received grants for his research and has given numerous talks at both the national and international level. One of his many interests is the care of the high school athlete, and his back -

39 ground allows him the ability to understand the issues surrounding the prep athlete. McCarty has been the recipient of over four dozen awards in his pro - DERIC SWANSON fessional career, and has had papers published on 15 occasions while con - Director of BuffVision tributing to several others. He was born November 16, 1964 in Lundstuhl, West Germany. He grad - Deric Swanson is in his 16th year as the Director uated from Boulder High School in 1983, where he was the state’s player of of BuffVision, coordinating all aspects of production the year as a senior and considered one of the nation’s top recruits after involving the video display boards at Folsom Field rushing for 1,301 and 13 touchdowns; he won the prestigious Denver Post and the Coors Events Center, both recently upgrad - Gold Helmet Award that same year. He is married to the former Miriam ed to a near $10 million operation for both facilities Liddell, and they have four children, Madeleine (19), Eric Cleveland, Jr. combined. (17), Shannon (14) and Torrance (12). Swanson, 40, is considered one of the best in his field and came to CU from the ’s , where he had worked for a brief time as the manager of game entertainment and video production. He had previously worked three-plus seasons with the TATE NELSON Colorado Rockies Baseball Club, first as a stadium camera operator, and then as video production coordinator, including the 1998 Major League Alumni C Club Director Baseball All-Star Game at Coors Field. In 2003, BuffVision won the Golden Matrix Award for “Best Overall Tate Nelson is his third year as the executive Video Display” in the University Division at the Information Display and director of the Alumni C-Club, officially named to Entertainment Association (IDEA) conference in Atlanta. the position on July 30, 2012, returning to CU from The following year, BuffVision was awarded two distinctions, one for right down the road in Denver, where he was the 2004 Aurora Awards, a Platinum Best of Show statue for In- Game employed in private business. Entertainment Graphics/Design, and a Telly Award for The Buffalo He actually serves in a dual role, as he is also an Stampede, CU’s coaches’ show. In 2006 and 2007, BuffVision won three associate director of development, as he oversees all aspects of the Buff more Telly Awards for Swanson’s production, including two for the Club annual giving program. As the director of the C Club, he works with “Ralphie on Campus” institutional spot and another for The Buffalo former CU student-athletes to keep them involved and engaged with Stampede, and is 2013 earned another Telly for a production involving the university and the athletic department. That position includes CU’s men’s basketball team and the Navy Seals. maintaining the letterwinner database, coordinating reunions and in He is a 1996 graduate of Colorado State University, earning his bache - general being the main conduit for all needs of over 5,000 former lor’s degree in technical journalism and broadcasting. He graduated Buffaloes. Magna Cum Laude and was recognized as CSU’s outstanding graduate in Prior to coming back to his alma mater, Nelson spent 20 years in both journalism. California and Colorado working for law firms and litigation support He was born May 24, 1974 in Oakland, Calif., and attended two high companies, focusing on electronic discovery and the management of schools. His father was stationed in the Azores, Portugal, and he spent two large-scale databases. His first job out of school was working for a political years at Lajes High School, where he lettered in football, soccer, volleyball consulting firm during the 1992 election. and basketball. After moving to Colorado, he graduated from Liberty High Nelson graduated from CU with a bachelor’s degree in Communication School in Colorado Springs, where he lettered in football. He played vol - in 1992. A defensive back (free safety) and special teams performer on the leyball on CSU’s club team for three years. Swanson has also competed in Buffaloes’ football team (1988-91), he was a member of three Big 8 four IronMan events, including a personal best of 11 hours and 29 minutes championship teams (’89, ’90 & ’91) as well as CU’s 1990 consensus in Phoenix, Ariz., in 2009. national champion squad. He is married the former Heather Cohea and the couple has two sons, He was born February 5, 1970 in Pasadena, Calif., and graduated from Gavin (6) and Dane (3). Santa Monica High School where he lettered in football and track. His hobbies include golf, mountain biking and reading. He is married to former Niki Blake.

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40 2014 Outlook

The second season of a head coach’s tenure at his new school Confidence was attained right from the start with a 41-27 win is often the most challenging. The roster is usually half the players over Colorado State in the season opener, as MacIntyre became that the previous staff recruited, with the other half those that he just the second head coach among the last 15 dating back to 1932 brought in. to win his first game at the reins of the CU program (joining Rick Neuheisel, who won his inaugural in 1995 at Wisconsin). Sure the And in the University of Colorado’s case, there are six players, team still endured some lopsided losses, but for the most part, all seniors, still on the roster that were signed by the coaching staff the Buffs were much more competitive against those teams that two head coaches ago. had bested them the previous year, along with avenging a 2012 loss to CSU. But there is little cause for concern in this regard for second- year CU head coach Mike MacIntyre. Almost the entire team “Attitude and confidence in what you are doing is everything,” bought into all the changes that come with the changeover in MacIntyre said. “The culture had to change to where when our staffs, the end result producing a 4-8 record in 2013, a three-win guys stepped on the field that they had to believe that they could improvement from the year before. beat anybody. By the end of the last season, that change took place.” “Our significant progress really can be attributed to three different areas, first and foremost was that the players bought into Can the Buffaloes keep improving in 2014? One reality is that what we were doing,” MacIntyre said. “After that, the way we CU did defeat two FCS teams in his first season, and none are on practiced with repetition and the way the coaches prepared them this year’s schedule. Colorado could very well match its record for games.” from a year ago, yet own two more wins against similar competition. MacIntyre isn’t making any predictions for a win In addition to the improved digit in the win column, the count, something smart coaches seldom if ever do. Buffaloes improved in 29 major statistical categories (and in a few minor ones), in most cases rather dramatically. Emphasizing taking “The goal is simple, and that’s to just walk out there every time care of the football and minimizing mistakes, especially unforced believing you can win,” he said. “When you do that, the wins will ones, also were evident. Colorado set a record for the fewest come, but I’d never state any kind of number as a goal. Obviously fumbles in a season with just 14 while reducing penalties we’d like to get the program back to the point where, at the very dramatically, committing just 52, the fewest since 1985 and ending minimum, we are playing in a bowl game every season.” the season with just 10 over the final four games, a 50-year program low for that long of a span. A bowl invitation requires six wins. Can Colorado reach that number this season? While that obviously remains to be seen, longtime observers feel MacIntyre has the program headed in the right direction. There are 50 lettermen and 15 starters returning from his first Buffalo team, and a need-based recruiting class is expected to fill in many holes on the depth chart. And often the forgotten ones – the redshirt freshmen – play a larger role than anyone thinks; 12 out of 21 true freshmen were redshirted in 2013, and 10 of those players were in the two-deep at the end of spring practice.

But it has not been a total youth movement by any means; nine seniors ended the spring atop the depth chart at their respective positions, including both kicking specialists, as did eight juniors. It might just be the perfect blend for the program to move forward, and more evidence might be in the selection of this year’s captains, which took place at the end of the April drills.

Six players were voted as captains by their teammates: three seniors, guard Daniel Munyer, defensive tackle Juda Parker and safety Terrel Smith; junior receiver Nelson Spruce, and for the first time in school history, a sophomore was elected captain, and two at that, linebacker Addison Gillam and quarterback Sefo Liufau.

Competition will continue into August drills at most positions, as very few are likely locked up.

Most of the captains are probably secure at their spots, with the exception of Smith, who is returning from shoulder surgery and a redshirt year and has yet to practice at full-speed. And Liufau was being challenged by fellow sophomore Jordan Gehrke, the WR Nelson Spruce

41 end result being that the Buffs appear to have at least two quality signal callers under center.

Offensively, the Buffs started all five linemen the entire season for the first time in over a decade, and three of those players return: Munyer, senior guard Kaiwi Crabb and junior tackle Stephane Nembot. That trio won’t likely be unseated, thus the battle for the center and one tackle spot to determine this year’s men in the trenches. Junior Christian Powell ended the spring number one at tailback, and essentially also at fullback, but there’s a hoard of talent behind him. Tight end and the other two receiver positions will shake out in camp.

On defense, senior cornerback Greg Henderson is coming off a breakout season (four interceptions), and junior tackle Josh Tupou is primed for one, especially if one values the opinion of CU’s seniors: he was the first player chosen in the player draft for the spring game. There’s more youth on the defensive side of the ball, but veterans Jered Bell (senior safety), Ken Crawley (junior cornerback) and Woodson Greer (senior outside linebacker) should all figure prominently into things come the season opener. The kicking specialists are more than likely set. Seniors Darragh O’Neill (punter) and Will Oliver (placekicker) are back, both in position to be four-year regulars, a rarity at any school. Both have enjoyed three solid seasons, and should compete for their respective national awards at their positions (Ray Guy and Lou Groza). O’Neill, an inside-the-20 specialist (if not closer to the goal) and Oliver, who made a combined 47-of-54 kicks a year ago (including all 30 PATs to extend his streak to 60) are two of the best in the country. CB Greg Henderson One season often isn’t long enough for a team to establish an identity, and that’s no difference in CU’s case. But MacIntyre likes CU scheduled after the Fresno game was cancelled due to the what he saw and intends to build on it. Boulder floods. CU opened 2-0 last year, but with the cancellation of the Fresno game, the Buffs had two consecutive bye weeks and “We haven’t completely established an identity yet, but we are lost the momentum they gained to open the season, especially well on our way,” he said. “We cut down dramatically in turnovers combined with the gamut of emotions the team experienced by and penalties, two things you almost always control, last year, and witnessing the devastation suffered by many from the record recorded some all-time lows; we had the fewest fumbles in school rainfall. history for example. But we need to play with better effort and more consistency and become a team that limits its mistakes – one The 2014 season also marks the 20th anniversary of a very that people refer to as, ‘they won’t beat themselves.’ special season in CU annals – 1994 – the Buffaloes were 11-1 that year and finished as the No. 3 team in the nation. Much of this will “We talk about the process of continually building in every be celebrated this fall: area – small increases in everything we do and developing in every phase – strength and conditioning, academics, culture, practice Colorado saw its first player, not only at CU but in the state, habits, studying film, etc. – positive and consistent increases a claim a Heisman Trophy when Rashaan Salaam was rewarded for little bit each day.” his 2,055-yard season. Chris Hudson won the as the nation’s top defensive back, while Ted Johnson finished as the What should also help is the fact that the staff returns runner-up for the Dick Butkus Award for the best linebacker. essentially intact. All nine full-time assistants are back for year two, Kordell Stewart finished as the Big 8 Conference’s all-time total as are most of the support positions, sans two of the four graduate offense leader, and on his way to that mark, threw what has assistants moving on. become a well-known pass that covered 64 yards as time expired at the “Big House” in Michigan, caught by Michael Westbrook via The schedule appears to be a little tougher than in 2013; the a Blake Anderson tip, rallying CU to a 27-26 win in what is both Buffaloes do play the same nine Pac-12 opponents with the sites known as “The Catch” and the “Miracle in Michigan.” And to cap it reversed and again have CSU in Denver. Hawai’i will visit Boulder, all, Bill McCartney shocked the football world by announcing his replacing Central Arkansas, and CU will travel to the northeast for retirement from coaching after 13 years in Boulder, exiting as the the first time since 1977, playing in Foxboro against UMass; that school’s all-time winningest coach. technically subs in for Fresno State, via Charleston Southern, who

42 2014 Pac-12 Composite Schedule

August 28 Idaho State at Utah (P12N) 5:30 p.m. October 10 *Washington State at Stanford (ESPN) 8:00 p.m. Rutgers vs. Washington State (at Seattle; FS1) 8:00 p.m. October 11 *Oregon at UCLA TBA Weber State at Arizona State (P12N) 8:30 p.m. *USC at Arizona TBA August 29 Colorado vs. Colorado State (at Denver; FS1) 7:00 p.m. *Washington at California TBA UNLC at Arizona (ESPN) 8:30 p.m. October 16 *Utah at Oregon State (FS1) 8:00 p.m. August 30 UCLA at Virginia (ESPN) 10:00 a.m. October 18 *Colorado at Southern California TBA Portland State at Oregon State (P12N) 2:00 p.m. *Stanford at Arizona State TBA UC Davis at Stanford (P12N) 2:00 p.m. *UCLA at California TBA Fresno State at USC (FOX) 5:30 p.m. *Washington at Oregon TBA Washington at Hawai’i (CBS-SN) 6:00 p.m. October 24 *Oregon vs. California (at Santa Clara; FS1) 8:00 p.m. South Dakota at Oregon (P12N) 8:30 p.m. October 25 *UCLA at Colorado TBA California at Northwestern TBA *Arizona at Washington State TBA September 4 Arizona at Texas-San Antonio (FS1) 6:00 p.m. *Arizona State at Washington TBA September 5 Washington State at Nevada (ESPN) 8:30 p.m. *Oregon State at Stanford TBA September 6 Colorado at Massachusetts (ESPN3) 1:00 p.m. *USC at Utah TBA *USC at Stanford (ABC) 1:30 p.m. November 1 *Washington at Colorado TBA Eastern Washington at Washington (P12N) 1:00 p.m. *Arizona at UCLA TBA Fresno State at Utah (P12N) 1:00 p.m. *California at Oregon State TBA Sacramento State at California (P12N) 1:00 p.m. *Stanford at Oregon TBA Michigan State at Oregon (FOX) 4:30 p.m. *USC at Washington State TBA Arizona State at New Mexico (CBS-SN) 5:00 p.m. *Utah at Arizona State TBA Memphis at UCLA (P12N) 8:00 p.m. November 8 *Colorado at Arizona TBA Oregon State at Hawai’i (CBS-SN) 8:30 p.m. *Oregon at Utah TBA September 13 *Arizona State at Colorado (ESPNU) 8:00p *UCLA at Washington TBA Wyoming at Oregon (P12N) 12:00p *Washington State at Oregon State TBA Illinois at Washington (FOX) 1:00p Notre Dame at Arizona State TBA Army at Stanford (P12N) 3:00p November 13 *California at USC (ESPN) 7:00 p.m. Portland State at Washington State (P12N) 6:00p November 15 *Arizona State at Oregon State TBA UCLA vs. Texas (at Arlington; FOX) 6:00p *Utah at Stanford TBA USC at Boston College (ABC/ESPN/ESPN2) 6:00p *Washington at Arizona TBA Nevada at Arizona (P12N) 9:00p November 22 *Colorado at Oregon TBA September 20 Hawai’i at Colorado TBA *Arizona at Utah TBA *California at Arizona TBA *Oregon State at Washington TBA *Oregon at Washington State TBA *Stanford at California TBA Georgia State at Washington TBA *USC at UCLA TBA San Diego State at Oregon State TBA *Washington State at Arizona State TBA Utah at Michigan TBA November 28 *Arizona State at Arizona (FOX) 1:30 p.m. September 25 *UCLA at Arizona State (FS1) 8:00 p.m. *Stanford at UCLA (ABC) 1:30 p.m. September 27 *Colorado at California TBA November 29 *Utah at Colorado TBA *Oregon State at USC TBA *Oregon at Oregon State TBA *Stanford at Washington TBA *Washington at Washington State TBA *Washington State at Utah TBA Brigham Young at California TBA October 2 *Arizona at Oregon (ESPN) 8:30 p.m. Notre Dame at USC TBA October 4 *Oregon State at Colorado TBA December 5 #Pac 12 Championship (FOX) 7:00 p.m. *Arizona State at USC TBA *California at Washington State TBA #— at Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, Calif. *Utah at UCLA TBA Stanford at Notre Dame (NBC) 1:30 p.m.

All times listed are MDT/MST. *—denotes Pacific-12 Conference game. Television selections Sept. 20 and beyond are made on 12 days notice by the Pac-12 television partners (ESPN/ABC, FOX/FOX Sports 1, Pac-12 Networks); ESPN/ABC also has an option of utilizing a 6-day selection process three times annually. With the advent of the Pac-12 Networks (National; Arizona, Bay Area, Los Angeles, Mountain, Oregon, Washington), all conference games and all home non-league games will again be televised in 2014. ABC’s standard afternoon regional telecast window is at 1:30 p.m. MT in addition to a number of prime-time windows (6 p.m. MT; those games will be selected from the Pac-12, American Athletic, ACC, Big 10 or Big 12 conferences).

43 Alphabetical roster

No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Exp Hometown (High School/Previous College) Status 19 ADKINS II, Michael...... RB 5-10 195 So. 1L San Diego, Calif. (Helix) S 4/3 15 APSAY, Cade ...... QB 6- 2 190 Fr. HS Canyon Country, Calif. (Canyon) S 5/4 73 ARVIA, Vincent...... OL 5-11 295 So. VR San Diego, Calif. (Torrey Pines) WO 3/3 4 AWUZIE, Chidobe...... DB 6- 0 190 So. 1L San Jose, Calif. (Oak Grove) S 4/3 21 BELL, Jered...... DB 6- 1 195 Sr. 3L Ontario, Calif. (Colony) S 1/1 99 BOATMAN, Brian ...... TE 6- 3 220 Fr. HS Centennial, Colo. (Kent Denver) WO 4/4 4 BOBO, Bryce ...... WR 6- 2 190 Fr. RS Covina, Calif. (Charter Oak) S 4/3 35 BRISCO, Brandan...... DB 5- 9 170 Jr. VR Oakland, Calif. (Bishop O’Dowd) WO 2/2 61 CALDWELL, Ed...... OL 6- 5 300 So. VR Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Highlands Ranch) WO 3/3 70 CARR, James ...... OL 6- 3 300 Jr. TR East Palo Alto, Calif. (St. Francis/San Diego) WO 2/2 85 CENTER, Connor...... TE 6- 7 245 Fr. RS Clifton Park, N.Y. (Christian Brothers) S 4/4 83 CHRISTENSEN, Wesley...... WR 5-10 185 Sr. 1L Chico, Calif. (Pleasant Valley/Butte) WO 2/1 59 COLEMAN, Timothy Jr...... DL 6- 2 250 Fr. RS Denver, Colo. (Mullen) S 4/4 64 COTNER, Brad...... OL 6- 3 275 Jr. 2L Thousand Oaks, Calif. (Westlake/College of the Canyons) S 2/2 COTTRELL, Lance ...... OLB 6- 2 215 Fr. HS Plano, Texas (Plano West) WO 5/4 54 CRABB, Kaiwi ...... OL 6- 3 300 Sr. 2L Honolulu, Hawai’i (Punahou) S 1/1 2 CRAWLEY, Ken ...... DB 6- 1 170 Jr. 2L Washington, D.C. (H.D. Woodson) S 3/2 10 CREER, Malcolm ...... TB 5-10 205 Sr. 3L Los Angeles, Calif. (Palisades) S 2/1 34 CROWDER, Terrence...... RB 5-10 220 So. VR Galena Park, Texas (Galena Park) S 3/3 43 DAIGH, Brady ...... ILB 6- 2 255 Sr. 3L Littleton, Colo. (Mullen) S 2/1 50 DARBY, Connor...... OL 6- 4 315 Fr. RS Beverly Hills, Mich. (Detroit Country Day) WO 4/4 1 DUNSTON, Elijah ...... WR 6- 0 185 Fr. RS Reseda, Calif. (Chaminade Prep) S 4/4 92 EATON, Thor ...... ILB 6- 3 210 Jr. VR Colorado Springs, Colo. (Pine Creek) WO 2/2 EVANS, Kyle...... TB 5- 6 175 Fr. HS San Jose, Calif. (Archbishop Mitty) WO 5/4 5 FIELDS, Shay...... WR 5-11 170 Fr. HS Bellflower, Calif. (St. John Bosco) S 5/4 89 FINCH, John...... FB 5-11 215 So. VR Park City, Utah (Park City) WO 3/3 FISCHER-COLBRIE, Will...... QB 6- 1 215 Fr. HS Los Altos, Calif. (St. Francis) WO 5/4 92 FRANKE, Jase ...... DE 6- 4 270 Fr. HS Camarillo, Calif. (St. Bonaventure) S 5/4 28 FRAZIER, George...... FB 6- 2 245 Fr. RS Monrovia, Calif. (Monrovia) S 4/4 32 GAMBOA, Rick ...... ILB 6- 1 225 Fr. HS Sylmar, Calif. (Chaminade College Prep) S 5/4 GANGI, Ty ...... QB 6- 2 190 Fr. HS Glendale, Ariz. (St. Francis) WO 5/4 7 GEHRKE, Jordan ...... QB 6- 1 195 So. RS Scottsdale, Ariz. (Notre Dame Prep/Scottsdale CC) S 3/3 98 GILBERT, Jimmie...... DL 6- 4 230 So. 1L College Station, Texas (A&M Consolidated) S 4/3 44 GILLAM, Addison...... ILB 6- 3 225 So. 1L Palo Cedro, Calif. (Foothill) S 4/3 10 GONZALEZ, Diego...... P/PK 5-11 210 So. TR Guadalupe, Nuevo Leon MEXICO (Prepa Tec/Monterrey Tech) S 3/3 3 GOODSON, D.D...... WR 5- 6 175 Sr. 3L Rosenberg, Texas (Lamar Consolidated) S 2/1 15 GRAHAM, Chris...... PK 6- 3 220 Fr. RS Burlingame, Calif. (Burlingame) WO 4/4 37 GREER III, Woodson ...... OLB 6- 3 220 Sr. 3L Carson, Calif. (Junipero Serra) S 2/1 49 GREGORY, Garrett ...... DL 6- 1 225 Fr. RS Gilroy, Calif. (Valley Christian) WO 4/4 86 GRIMES, Devyn ...... WR 5- 9 200 Jr. TR Grass Valley, Calif. (Nevada Union/Cabrillo College) WO 2/2 27 HALL, Joseph ...... WR 5- 9 165 Fr. HS San Luis Obispo, Calif. (Mission Prep) WO 4/4 96 HASSELBACH, Terran...... DE 6- 1 235 Fr. HS Parker, Colo. (Regis) S 5/4 20 HENDERSON, Greg ...... DB 5-11 185 Sr. 3L Corona, Calif. (Norco) S 2/1 94 HENINGTON, Tyler ...... DL 6- 2 245 Jr. 2L Centennial, Colo. (Mullen) S 3/2 38 HILL, Chris...... TE 6- 2 225 Fr. RS Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Mountain Vista) WO 4/4 40 HISS, Jesse ...... FB 6- 1 230 So. VR Bonner Springs, Kan. (Basehor-Linwood) WO 3/3 HOLLAND, Isaiah ...... OL 6- 5 330 Fr. HS Arvada, Colo. (Valor Christian) S 5/4 99 HOWARD, Aaron ...... DE 6- 1 240 So. TR Denver, Colo. (East/Willamette) WO 3/3 79 HUCKINS, Jonathan...... OL 6- 3 305 Fr. RS The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands) S 4/4 76 IRWIN, Jeromy...... OL 6- 5 295 So. 1L Cypress, Texas (Cypress Fairbanks) S 3/3 81 IRWIN, Sean ...... TE 6- 3 245 So. 1L Cypress, Texas (Cypress Fairbanks) S 3/3 84 JOHNSON, Colin...... WR 6- 0 175 So. VR Saratoga, Calif. (St. Francis) WO 3/3 48 JONES, Clay ...... FB 6- 0 230 Jr. 2L Palo Alto, Calif. (St. Francis) WO 2/2 89 JONES, Hayden ...... TE 6- 6 245 Fr. HS Sacramento, Calif. (Christian Brothers) S 5/4 26 JONES, Tony...... TB 5- 7 185 Sr. 3L Paterson, N.J. (Don Bosco Prep) S 1/1 93 KAFOVALU, Samson ...... DL 6- 5 245 Jr. 2L Riverside, Calif. (Arlington) S 3/2 75 KAISER, Josh ...... OL 6- 5 270 Fr. HS Mission Viejo, Calif. (Mission Viejo) S 5/4 86 KEENEY, Dylan ...... TE 6- 6 220 Fr. HS Granite Bay, Calif. (Granite Bay) S 5/4 74 KELLEY, Alex ...... OL 6- 2 305 So. 1L Oceanside, Calif. (Vista) S 3/3 68 KOUGH, Gerrad...... OL 6- 4 295 Fr. RS Pomona, Calif. (Pomona) S 4/4 71 KRONSHAGE, Sam ...... OL 6- 5 285 Fr. RS The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands) S 4/4 29 LEE, Donovan...... ATH 5- 8 170 Fr. HS West Hills, Calif. (Chaminade College Prep) S 5/4 23 LINDSAY, Phillip ...... TB 5- 8 175 Fr. RS Aurora, Colo. (Denver South) S 4/4 78 LISELLA II, John ...... OL 6- 4 265 Fr. HS Littleton, Colo. (Columbine) S 5/4 13 LIUFAU, Sefo ...... QB 6- 4 230 So. 1L Tacoma, Wash. (Bellarmine Prep) S 4/3 91 LOPEZ, Eddy ...... DT 6- 4 300 Fr. HS El Paso, Texas (Coronado) S 5/4 14 MacINTYRE, Jay...... WR 5-10 185 Fr. HS Boulder, Colo. (Monarch) S 5/4 93 MATHEWES, Michael...... DE 6- 5 250 Fr. HS Mission Viejo, Calif. (Mission Viejo) S 5/4 95 McCARTNEY, Derek...... DL 6- 3 240 Fr. RS Westminster, Colo. (Faith Christian) S 4/4 87 McCULLOCH, Tyler ...... WR 6- 5 215 Sr. 3L Albuquerque, N.M. (Eldorado) S 2/1 25 MOELLER, Ryan...... DB 6- 0 205 Fr. RS Rifle, Colo. (Rifle) WO 4/4 17 MOSLEY, Marques ...... DB 6- 0 185 Jr. 2L Upland, Calif. (Upland) S 3/2 52 MUNYER, Daniel ...... OL 6- 2 295 Sr. 3L Los Angeles, Calif. (Notre Dame) S 1/1 33 MURPHY, Jordan...... FB 6- 0 235 Jr. 1L Castle Rock, Colo. (Lutheran/Colorado State) WO 2/2 72 MUSTOE, Marc...... OL 6- 7 290 Jr. 2L Broomfield, Colo. (Arvada West) S 2/2 77 NEMBOT, Stephane ...... OL 6- 7 295 Jr. 2L Van Nuys, Calif. (Montclair Prep) S 2/2 58 NICHOLS, Andre...... DL 6- 4 230 Sr. 1L Colorado Springs, Colo. (Rampart) WO 1/1 36 NORGARD, Clay ...... DT 6- 0 240 So. 1L Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Mountain Vista) S 3/3 8 O’NEILL, Darragh ...... P 6- 2 190 Sr. 3L Louisville, Colo. (Boulder Fairview) S 1/1 28 OLIVER, Will ...... PK 5-11 190 Sr. 3L Los Angeles, Calif. (Harvard-Westlake) S 2/1 31 OLUGBODE, Kenneth...... OLB 6- 0 210 So. 1L San Jose, Calif. (Bellarmine Prep) S 4/3

44 No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Exp Hometown (High School/Previous College) Status 82 ORBAN, Robert ...... WR 6- 6 195 Fr. RS Denver, Colo. (Regis) WO 4/4 56 PARKER, Juda...... DL 6- 2 270 Sr. 3L Aiea, Hawai’i (St. Louis) S 2/1 46 POWELL, Christian...... TB 6- 0 230 Jr. 2L Upland, Calif. (Upland) S 4/2 7 REED, Markeis...... DL 6- 4 245 Fr. RS San Francisco, Calif. (Vintage) S 4/4 3 RIPPY, Deaysean ...... OLB 6- 2 220 So. TR McKees Rocks, Pa. (Sto-Rox/Univ. of Pittsburgh) S 3/3 2 ROSS, Devin...... WR 5- 9 170 So. 1L Altadena, Calif. (Bishop Alemany) S 4/3 39 SANCHEZ, Jaisen ...... DB 6- 1 195 Fr. HS Kapolei, Hawai’i (St. Louis) S 5/4 30 SEVERSON, Ryan ...... ILB 5-10 200 So. 1L San Jose, Calif. (Valley Christian) S 4/3 47 SHAVER, Christian ...... DE 6- 3 235 Fr. HS Sandy, Utah (Jordan) S 5/4 34 SHAW, Hunter ...... OLB 6- 2 205 Jr. VR Atherton, Calif. (Sacred Heart Prep) WO 2/2 88 SLAVIN, Kyle...... TE 6- 4 245 Sr. 2L Littleton, Colo. (Chatfield) S 1/1 41 SMITH, Terrel ...... DB 5- 9 190 Sr. 3L Paterson, N.J. (Passaic County Tech) S 1/1 69 SMITH, Wyatt Tucker...... LS 6- 2 235 Jr. JC Gulfport, Miss. (Gulfport/Mississippi Gulfport CC) S 3/2 57 SOLIS, Justin...... DL 6- 1 305 Jr. 2L Thousand Oaks, Calif. (Westlake) S 3/2 22 SPRUCE, Nelson...... WR 6- 1 195 Jr. 2L Westlake Village, Calif. (Westlake) S 2/2 66 SUTTON, Colin...... OL 6- 4 290 Fr. RS Foothill Ranch, Calif. (Orange Lutheran) S 4/4 27 TALIANKO, Travis...... DB 6- 1 210 So. TR Sierra Madre, Calif. (St. Francis/San Jose State/College of the Canyons) S 3/3 9 THOMPSON, Tedric...... DB 6- 0 200 So. 1L Valencia, Calif. (Valencia) S 4/3 42 TU’UMALO, K.T...... OLB 6- 2 220 Sr. 3L Honolulu, Hawai’i (Punahou) S 2/1 55 TUPOU, Josh ...... DL 6- 3 325 Jr. 2L Buena Park, Calif. (Buena Park) S 3/2 51 TUSO, John Paul ...... DL 6- 3 265 Jr. 2L Englewood, Colo. (Cherry Creek) WO 2/2 26 WALKER, John...... DB 5- 9 175 So. 1L Washington, D.C. (H.D. Woodson) S 3/3 25 WALKER, Lee...... WR 6- 0 175 Fr. HS San Diego, Calif. (James Madison) S 5/4 80 WEST, Cheldon...... WR 6- 0 175 Jr. RS Moorpark, Calif. (Moorpark/Moorpark College) WO 2/2 6 WHITE, Evan...... DB 6- 3 195 Fr. HS Aurora, Colo. (Cherokee Trail) S 5/4 53 WIEFELS, Sully ...... OL 6- 3 300 Jr. JC Eagle, Idaho (Eagle/) S 3/2 90 WILSON, De’Jon ...... DL 6- 1 255 So. 1L Washington, D.C. (H.D. Woodson) S 3/3 23 WITHERSPOON, Ahkello...... DB 6- 3 185 So. JC Sacramento, Calif. (Christian Brothers/Sacramento City CC) S 4/3 5 WRIGHT, Yuri...... DB 6- 1 170 So. 1L Spring Valley, N.Y. (Ramsey [N.J.]) S 3/3 97 WYMAN, Bryan...... DL 6- 1 260 Fr. RS Chula Vista, Calif. (Otay Ranch) WO 4/4 33 YATES II, Richard ...... DB 6- 2 190 Jr. 2L Lakewood, Colo. (Kent Denver) WO 2/2 Heights and weights recorded as of July 7, 2014. EXPERIENCE KEY: #L—indicates number of letters earned through 2013; HS—high school; JC—junior college transfer; RS—freshman redshirt in 2013; TR—transfer; VR—varsity reserve performer. STATUS KEY (Fall): S—scholarship, WO—walk-on; #/#—clock as of end of 2013 season, i.e., 2/1: two years available to play one in eligibility.

January Enrollment (Grayshirts) No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Exp Hometown (High School/Previous College) Status 76 MILLER, Isaac...... OL 6- 7 250 Fr. HS Longmont, Colo. (Silver Creek) S 5/4 45 WATANABE, Grant ...... ILB 5-11 230 Fr. HS San Antonio, Texas (Brennan) S 5/4

Inactive Roster Players (Injured/Ineligible, Etc.) No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Exp Hometown (High School/Previous College) Reason Status ..... BENNION, Sam...... DE 6- 5 240 Fr. HS North Logan, Utah (Logan) Serving Mormon Mission S 5/4 32 GENOVA, J.C...... ILB 5-11 215 Fr. TR Newport Beach, Calif. (Mater Dei/Portland State) Transfer WO 4/3 16 HALL, Jeffrey...... DB 5-11 180 Jr. 2L Reserve, La. (St. Charles Catholic) Suspended S 3/2

NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Player Pos. No. Player Pos. No. Player Pos. No. Player Pos. 1 DUNSTON, Elijah ...... WR 25 WALKER, Lee...... WR 49 GREGORY, Garrett ...... DL 82 ORBAN, Robert...... WR 2 CRAWLEY, Ken...... DB 26 JONES, Tony...... TB 50 DARBY, Connor...... OL 83 CHRISTENSEN, Wesley...... WR 2 ROSS, Devin...... WR 26 WALKER, John ...... DB 51 TUSO, John Paul ...... DL 84 JOHNSON, Colin ...... WR 3 GOODSON, D.D...... WR 27 HALL, Joseph ...... WR 52 MUNYER, Daniel ...... OL 85 CENTER, Connor...... TE 3 RIPPY, Deaysean ...... OLB 27 TALIANKO, Travis ...... DB 53 WIEFELS, Sully ...... OL 86 KEENEY, Dylan ...... TE 4 AWUZIE, Chidobe ...... DB 28 OLIVER, Will ...... PK 54 CRABB, Kaiwi...... OL 86 GRIMES, Devyn ...... WR 4 BOBO, Bryce...... WR 28 FRAZIER, George ...... FB 55 TUPOU, Josh ...... DL 87 McCULLOCH, Tyler ...... WR 5 WRIGHT, Yuri ...... DB 29 LEE, Donovan ...... ATH 56 PARKER, Juda...... DL 88 SLAVIN, Kyle...... TE 5 FIELDS, Shay ...... WR 30 SEVERSON, Ryan ...... ILB 57 SOLIS, Justin...... DL 89 JONES, Hayden ...... TE 6 WHITE, Evan ...... DB 31 OLUGBODE, Kenneth ...... OLB 58 NICHOLS, Andre...... DL 89 FINCH, John ...... FB 7 GEHRKE, Jordan...... QB 32 GAMBOA, Rick ...... ILB 59 COLEMAN, Timothy Jr...... DL 90 WILSON, De’Jon ...... DL 7 REED, Markeis...... DL 33 YATES II, Richard...... DB 61 CALDWELL, Ed ...... OL 91 LOPEZ, Eddy ...... DT 8 O’NEILL, Darragh ...... P 33 MURPHY, Jordan ...... FB 64 COTNER, Brad ...... OL 92 FRANKE, Jase ...... DE 9 THOMPSON, Tedric ...... DB 34 CROWDER, Terrence...... RB 66 SUTTON, Colin...... OL 92 EATON, Thor ...... ILB 10 CREER, Malcolm ...... TB 34 SHAW, Hunter ...... OLB 68 KOUGH, Gerrad ...... OL 93 KAFOVALU, Samson ...... DL 10 GONZALEZ, Diego...... P/PK 35 BRISCO, Brandan...... DB 69 SMITH, Wyatt Tucker...... LS 93 MATHEWES, Michael...... DE 13 LIUFAU, Sefo...... QB 36 NORGARD, Clay...... DT 70 CARR, James ...... OL 94 HENINGTON, Tyler ...... DL 14 MacINTYRE, Jay ...... WR 37 GREER III, Woodson...... OLB 71 KRONSHAGE, Sam...... OL 95 McCARTNEY, Derek...... DL 15 APSAY, Cade...... QB 38 HILL, Chris...... TE 72 MUSTOE, Marc...... OL 96 HASSELBACH, Terran...... DE 15 GRAHAM, Chris...... PK 39 SANCHEZ, Jaisen ...... DB 73 ARVIA, Vincent ...... OL 97 WYMAN, Bryan...... DL 17 MOSLEY, Marques...... DB 40 HISS, Jesse ...... FB 74 KELLEY, Alex...... OL 98 GILBERT, Jimmie...... DL 19 ADKINS II, Michael ...... RB 41 SMITH, Terrel...... DB 75 KAISER, Josh ...... OL 99 BOATMAN, Brian ...... TE 20 HENDERSON, Greg ...... DB 42 TU’UMALO, K.T...... OLB 76 IRWIN, Jeromy ...... OL 99 HOWARD, Aaron ...... DE 21 BELL, Jered ...... DB 43 DAIGH, Brady ...... ILB 77 NEMBOT, Stephane ...... OL COTTRELL, Lance...... OLB 22 SPRUCE, Nelson...... WR 44 GILLAM, Addison...... ILB 78 LISELLA II, John...... OL EVANS, Kyle...... TB 23 LINDSAY, Phillip ...... TB 46 POWELL, Christian...... TB 79 HUCKINS, Jonathan...... OL FISCHER-COLBRIE, Will ...... QB 23 WITHERSPOON, Ahkello ...... DB 47 SHAVER, Christian...... DE 80 WEST, Cheldon ...... WR GANGI, Ty...... QB 25 MOELLER, Ryan...... DB 48 JONES, Clay ...... FB 81 IRWIN, Sean ...... TE HOLLAND, Isaiah...... OL

45 depth chart OFFENSE DEFENSE SPECIALISTS (Multiple; 12 positions listed) (4–3; 12 positions listed)

WIDE RECEIVER (X) LEFT DEFENSIVE END PUNTER 4 Bryce Bobo, 6-2, 190, Fr.-RS 94 Tyler Henington, 6-2, 245, Jr.** 8 Darragh O’Neill, 6-2, 190, Sr.-5*** (R & L) 1 Elijah Dunston, 6-0, 185, Fr.-RS 90 De’Jon Wilson, 6-2, 245, Soph.* 28 Will Oliver, 5-11, 190, Sr.*** 82 Robert Orban, 6-6, 195, Fr.-RS 93 Samson Kafovalu, 6-5, 245, Jr.** (87 Tyler McCulloch, 6-5, 215, Sr.***—injured) 58 Andre Nichols, 6-4, 235, Sr.-5* PLACEKICKER / KICKOFF WIDE RECEIVER (Z) 99 Aaron Howard, 6-1, 240, Soph. 28 Will Oliver, 5-11, 190, Sr.*** (KO #1) 22 Nelson Spruce, 6-1, 195, Jr.** DEFENSIVE TACKLE 15 Chris Graham, 6-3, 220, Fr.-RS AND 25 Lee Walker, 6-0, 175, Fr. 55 Josh Tupou, 6-3, 325, Jr.** 10 Diego Gonzalez, 5-11, 210, Soph. (L) 84 Colin Johnson, 6-0, 175, Soph. 36 Clay Norgard, 6-0, 230, Soph.* WIDE RECEIVER (H) DEFENSIVE TACKLE PUNT RETURN 3 D.D. Goodson, 5-6, 170, Sr.*** 22 Nelson Spruce, 6-1, 195, Jr.** 2 Devin Ross, 5-9, 170, Soph.* 56 Juda Parker, 6-2, 270, Sr.*** Remainder TBA (in the fall) 83 Wesley Christensen, 5-10, 185, Sr.* OR 57 Justin Solis, 6-1, 305, Jr.** 80 Cheldon West, 6-0, 175, Jr. 97 Bryan Wyman, 6-1, 260, Fr.-RS KICKOFF RETURN 86 Devin Grimes, 5-9, 200, Jr. RIGHT DEFENSIVE END (27 Joseph Hall, 5-9, 165, Fr.—injured) TBA (in the fall) 95 Derek McCartney, 6-3, 240, Fr.-RS LEFT TACKLE 7 Markeis Reed, 6-4, 245, Fr.-RS 72 Marc Mustoe, 6-7, 290, Jr.** 49 Garrett Gregory, 6-1, 230, Fr.-RS HOLDER 54 Kaiwi Crabb, 6-3, 300, Sr.-5** (98 Jimmie Gilbert, 6-4, 230, Soph.*—injured) 8 Darragh O’Neill, 6-2, 190, Sr.*** 71 Sam Kronshage, 6-5, 285, Fr.-RS 83 Wesley Christensen, 5-10, 185, Sr.* 50 Connor Darby, 6-4, 315, Fr,-RS MIKE (INSIDE) LINEBACKER (76 Jeromy Irwin, 6-5, 295, Soph.—injured) 44 Addison Gillam, 6-3, 225, Soph.* SNAPPER (Short & Long) 43 Brady Daigh, 6-2, 250, Sr.*** LEFT GUARD 69 Wyatt Tucker Smith, 6-2, 235, Jr. 32 J.C. Genova, 5-11, 215, Soph. 54 Kaiwi Crabb, 6-3, 300, Sr.-5** 38 Chris Hill, 6-2, 220, Fr.-RS 79 Jonathan Huckins, 6-3, 305, Fr.-RS WILL (INSIDE) LINEBACKER 68 Gerrad Kough, 6-4, 295, Fr.-RS 31 Kenneth Olugbode, 6-0, 210, Soph.* 70 James Carr, 6-3, 300, Jr. 30 Ryan Severson, 5-10, 200, Soph.* INJURED CENTER 42 K.T. Tu’umalo, 6-2, 220, Sr.*** OR 59 Timothy Coleman, DL, 6-2, 250, Fr.-RS 74 Alex Kelley, 6-2, 305, Soph.* 92 Thor Eaton, 6-3, 210, Jr. (Achilles) 79 Jonathan Huckins, 6-3, 305, Fr.-RS SAM (OUTSIDE) LINEBACKER 51 John Paul Tuso, 6-3, 265, Soph.* (knee) 73 Vincent Arvia, 5-11, 295, Soph. 37 Woodson Greer, 6-3, 215, Sr.*** OR RIGHT GUARD 3 Deayshawn Rippy, 6-2, 220, Soph. 52 Daniel Munyer, 6-2, 295, Sr.-5*** 42 K.T. Tu’umalo, 6-2, 220, Sr.*** SUSPENDED 64 Brad Cotner, 6-3, 275, Jr.** 34 Hunter Shaw, 6-2, 205, Jr. 16 Jeffrey Hall, CB, 5-11, 180, Jr.** 66 Colin Sutton, 6-4, 290, Fr.-RS RIGHT TACKLE LEFT CORNERBACK (FIELD) (L)—throws or kicks left-handed/footed. 77 Stephane Nembot, 6-7, 295, Jr.** 20 Greg Henderson, 5-11, 185, Sr.** (R&L)—kicks both right- and left-footed. 71 Sam Kronshage, 6-5, 285, Fr.-RS 4 Chidobe Awuzie, 6-0, 190, Soph. (5 Yuri Wright, 6-1, 170, Soph.*—injured) 78 John Lisella II, 6-4, 265, Fr. Seniors (19): Listing with a (-5) indicates fifth- 61 Ed Caldwell, 6-5, 300, Soph. FREE SAFETY year senior (9); the others (10) are fourth-year TIGHT END 21 Jered Bell, 6-1, 195, Sr.-5*** seniors. 81 Sean Irwin, 6-3, 245, Soph.* 25 Ryan Moeller, 6-0, 205, Fr.-RS 88 Kyle Slavin, 6-4, 245, Sr.-5** 33 Richard Yates, 6-2, 190, Jr.** OR—indicates those listed are considered 85 Connor Center, 6-7, 245, Fr.-RS even (co-first/second/third team status). STRONG (BOUNDARY) SAFETY 38 Chris Hill, 6-2, 225, Fr.-RS 99 Brian Boatman, 6-3, 220, Fr. 9 Tedric Thompson, 6-0, 200, Soph.* ITALICS—Players listed in italics either 17 Marques Mosley, 6-0, 185, Jr.** missed all or ended spring practice due to QUARTERBACK 27 Austin Woodard, 6-0, 190, Fr.-RS injury (or participated on a limited basis). 13 Sefo Liufau, 6-4, 230, Soph.* (41 Terrel Smith, 5-9, 190, Sr.-5***—injured) 7 Jordan Gehrke, 6-1, 195, Soph. TAILBACK RIGHT CORNERBACK *—denotes number of letters earned through 46 Christian Powell, 6-0, 230, Jr.** (also FB) 2 Ken Crawley, 6-1, 170, Jr.** OR 2013; Injured players listed in italics (status 26 Tony Jones, 5-7, 185, Sr.-5*** OR 23 Ahkello Witherspoon, 6-3, 185, Soph. questionable or doubtful—not out for an 19 Michael Adkins II, 5-10, 195, Soph.* OR 26 John Walker, 5-9, 175, Soph.* extended time; probables listed as normal). 23 Phillip Lindsay, 5-8, 175, Fr.-RS 35 Brandan Brisco, 5-9, 170, Jr. CAPTAINS: 10 Malcolm Creer, 5-10, 205, Sr.*** NICKEL BACK (usually in for SLB) 44 Addison Gillam, ILB 34 Terrence Crowder, 5-10, 220, Soph. 4 Chidobe Awuzie, 6-0, 190, Soph.* 56 Juda Parker, DT FULLBACK 17 Marques Mosley, 6-0, 185, Jr.** 13 Sefo Liufau, QB 33 Jordan Murphy, 6-0, 235, Jr.* 26 John Walker, 5-9, 175, Soph.* 41 Terrel Smith, SS 48 Clayton Jones, 6-0, 230, Jr.** 52 Daniel Munyer, OG 40 Jesse Hiss, 6-1, 230, Soph. 89 John Finch, 5-11, 215, Soph. 22 Nelson Spruce, WR (28 George Frazier, 6-1, 245, Fr.-RS*—injured) 46 2014 preseason honors

PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA None

PRESEASON ALL-PAC 12 CONFERENCE TB MICHAEL ADKINS II (third-team: Lindy’s Pac-12 Football) ILB ADDISON GILLAM (second-team: Athlon Sports, Phil Steele’s College Football; third-team: Lindy’s Pac-12 Football) CB GREG HENDERSON (fourth-team: Athlon Sports, Phil Steele’s College Football) OG DANIEL MUNYER (second-team: Athlon Sports; third-team: Phil Steele’s College Football) P DARRAGH O’NEILL (second-team: Athlon Sports; fourth-team: Phil Steele’s College Football) PK WILL OLIVER (third-team: Phil Steele’s College Football, fourth- team: Athlon Sports) WR *NELSON SPRUCE (fourth-team: Phil Steele’s College Football) DT JOSH TUPOU (third-team: Athlon Sports) *—also fourth-team at PR (Phil Steele’s College Football)

BUFFALOES ON NATIONAL AWARD LISTS ILB Addison Gillam Lou Groza Award (most outstanding placekicker): PK Will Oliver (one of 30 on official initial watch list) Doak Walker (top running back): TB Christian Powell (nominated)

NATIONAL TOP 100 PLAYER RATINGS Cornerbacks: Greg Henderson (No. 29, Phil Steele’s College Football) Inside Linebackers: Addison Gillam (No. 15, Phil Steele’s College Football)

NATIONAL UNIT RATINGS Defensive Backs: No. 34 (Phil Steele’s College Football)

PRESEASON TEAM RANKINGS Publication National Pac 12 South Athlon Sports No. 71 6th Lindy’s Pac-12 Football No. 77 6th Phil Steele’s College Football No. 81 6th collegesportsmadness.com No. 95 6th USA Today No. 101 6th The Sporting News ...... 6th OG Daniel Munyer SPRING TEAM AWARDS Eddie Crowder Award (Outstanding Leadership) OG Daniel Munyer Fred Casotti Award (Most Improved Offensive Back) Phillip Lindsay Joe Romig Award (Most Improved Offensive Lineman) Stephane Nembot Hale Irwin Award (Most Improved Defensive Back) Chidobe Awuzie Greg Biekert Award (Most Improved Linebacker) Kenneth Olugbode Dan Stavely Award (Most Improved Defensive Lineman) DE Derek McCartney Daniel Graham Award (Most Improved Big Skill Player) TE Sean Irwin Bill McCartney Award (Most Improved Special Teams Player) WR Bryce Bobo John Wooten Award (Outstanding Work Ethic) WR Nelson Spruce Dick Anderson Award (Outstanding Toughness) DT Josh Tupou Jim Hansen Award (Outstanding Academics) PK Will Oliver Sal Aunese Award (Most Uncommon Player) WR Wesley Christensen 2014 Iron Buffaloes (Weight Room) Defensive Line De’Jon Wilson Tight Ends Kyle Slavin Linebackers Addison Gillam Wide Receivers D.D. Goodson Defensive Backs Greg Henderson Quarterbacks Sefo Liufau Offensive Line Kaiwi Crabb Specialists Darragh O’Neill Running Backs Tony Jones 47 the players

Athlete as a senior by the Walter J. Zable/San Diego Chapter of the organ- ization. On the Honor Roll every quarter since starting high school, he has taken both AP and Honors classes as a prep, and his outstanding GPA MICHAEL ADKINS II, TB earned him offers to attend school and play football at Harvard, Yale and 5-10, 195, Soph., 1L the Air Force Academy.

San Diego, Calif. PERSONAL—He was born April 28, 1995 in San Diego. His hobbies include (Helix) playing video games and basketball, bowling (and at one time, golf) and 19 rapping (freestyle). Father (Michael) ran track at UNLV and San Diego AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.)—He State. He is active with youth in his community, volunteering with his old enters the fall listed in a three-way tie for Pop Warner league as well as organizing and coaching in several sports, second at tailback, but that competition in particular helping with area track meets. He has aspirations of ascend- will continue well into August drills. Lindy’s ing to be a CEO after his football career, telling the Union-Tribune, “I’ve Pac-12 Football selected him as a third- always been a businessman since I was a young kid.” (He sold pistachios team performer on its preseason All-Pac-12 for a dime to classmates in elementary school and an individual Starburst teams. He is already No. 84 on CU’s all-time rushing list (535 yards). for a quarter in middle school, turning a profit in both situations.) 2013 (Fr.)—He earned honorable mention Freshman All-America honors from collegefootballnews.com and the league coaches named him honor- RUSHING High Games RECEIVING High Games Season G Att Yds Avg. TD Long Att Yds No Yds Avg. TD Long Rec Yds able mention All-Pac-12. He played in nine games (one start), as he did not play in the first two of the season and missed the UCLA game after suf- 2013 9 103 535 5.2 6 34t 16 137 11 127 11.5 1 63t 2 63 fering a concussion in the fourth quarter the previous week against ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Kickoff Returns: 2-54, 27.0 avg., 29 long (2013). Arizona. For the year, he rushed 103 times for 535 yards and scored six touchdowns; it was the sixth-most single-season yards by a freshman in CU history (fifth-most by a true frosh), with his 5.3 yards per carry the third-best by any freshman with 400 or more yards as were the six TDs (tied with two others). He also caught 11 passes for 127 yards (11.5 per), which included a 63-yard catch and run for a touchdown against Cal, and CADE APSAY, QB earned 31 first downs (27 rushing, four receiving). He converted 5-of-8 third/fourth down rushes into first downs, including all three tries with 1 6-2, 190, Fr., HS yard to gain. He had one 100-yard game, coming in his one start when he Canyon Country, Calif. rushed for 137 yards on 13 carries against Charleston Southern; he also scored four touchdowns against the Buccaneers, setting a school record (Canyon) 15 for the most rushing and overall TDs in a single-game by a freshman (the previous mark of three had been accomplished only twice); Athlon Sports AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.)—He will named him the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week for his efforts. In his debut lineup at quarterback in his true freshman at Oregon State, he gained 98 yards on 14 carries, and he also had 63 yards year in college. on 14 tries against USC with a TD (his other score came against Arizona). HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he earned HIGH SCHOOL—He earned PrepStar All-West Region honors at running third-team All-State honors from Cal-Hi back as a senior, when he earned second-team All-CIF San Diego Section Sports, while the Los Angeles Daily News named him second-team All-Area. and first-team All-East County and All-Grossmont Hills League accolades He earned first-team All-CIF Southern Section-North Division honors as (he was second-team All-East County as a junior); in addition, he garnered both a junior and senior, when he was also first-team All-Foothill League, the area’s most outstanding offensive player honor. He was the San Diego and was the player of the year for both as a senior. For that season, he area’s Student-Athlete of the Year for 2012-13 as selected by The Mighty completed 207-of-321 passes for 3,103 yards and 28 touchdowns; that was 1090 (AM radio) based on his academic and athletic achievements. In his a 64.5 completion rate as he threw just six interceptions. He rushed 110 prep career, he rushed for 3,115 yards and 40 touchdowns, despite being times for 413 yards and four touchdowns, which included a 55-yard a full-time starter just his senior season, when he rushed 216 times for gallop. He had 10 games where he passed for 200 or more yards, three 1,770 yards and 24 scores. He gained 100 or more yards in nine games and with 300-plus and one 400-yard game; he had three or more touchdown also caught 13 passes for 186 yards in leading the East (San Diego) County passes in seven games. His junior season, he was 206-of-346 for 3,333 in rushing, scoring and all-purpose yards. As a junior, he had 91 attempts yards, with 39 touchdowns to 14 interceptions in completing 59.5 percent for 919 yards and 12 touchdowns, with 105 receiving yards and another of his throws; he ran for 341 yards and 15 touchdowns on 108 attempts. score. As a sophomore, he had 36 carries for 426 yards and four TDs, miss- He had 10 games with 200-plus passing yards, six with 300 or more and ing half the season after suffering an injury. Top games as a senior: in a one 400-yard game. Thus, for his career, he was 413-of-667 for 6,436 yards, 48-21 win over Steele Canyon, he rushed 23 times for 260 yards and three with 67 touchdowns against only 20 interceptions; he had 20 games with touchdowns, with 28 more yards on two receptions for 298 all-purpose; in 200 or more yards, nine with 300-plus and two 400-yard outings, while a 35-0 romp over West Hills, he carried 16 times for 170 yards and three throwing three or more touchdowns 16 times. He also punted on occa- scores; and in a 45-14 win over league rival Grossmont, he had 25 carries sion, averaging 34.7 yards for three punts as a senior (49 long) and once for 196 yards and three touchdowns along with two receptions for 77 as a junior, a 47-yard boot that landed inside-the-20. Top games as a yards. Top game as a junior: in a 44-6 win over Oceanside in the CIF senior: the threw for his prep high of 419 yards on 29-of-43 throws (two Division II title game, he carried nine times for 137 yards, which touch- touchdowns, zero picks) in a 35-28 loss to Valencia; in a 48-7 romp over down runs of 25 and 61 yards in the third quarter doused the hopes of any Golden Valley, he was 18-of-25 for 334 yards with three touchdowns, aver- Oceanside comeback. Under Coach Troy Starr, Helix captured the aging 18.6 yards per completion; and in a 48-0 win over Clovis West, he Grossmont Hills League his sophomore through senior seasons and was was 15-of-20 for 265 yards (5 TD/2 INT) with 69 yards rushing and a score. 10-1 his senior year, 13-1 his junior when HHS was the CIF Division II (San Top games as a junior: in a 56-27 win over Knight, he was 23-of-39 for 405 Diego) champions, and 11-2 his sophomore year (Helix lost in the CIF yards (5 TD/0 INT), and in a 56-48 win over Clovis West, he was 24-of-34 semis his senior and sophomore campaigns). He lettered three times in for 331 yards (4 TD/1 INT). Under coach Rich Gutierrez, Canyon was 8-3 track, as he participated in sprints and relays; he owned career bests of his senior season and 8-3-1 his junior year. He lettered twice in track early 10.8 in the 100-meters and 22.2 in the 200 (both hand-timed) and 50.48 in in his prep career, running the 400-meter dash (career best was 1:02) and the 400. He also played basketball as a freshman. on the 4x100 relay team.

ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Business at Colorado, but is undecided ACADEMICS—He is undecided on his major, but is interested in on his sequence. Owned a most impressive 4.49 grade point average in Psychology. He owned a 3.1 grade point average in high school. high school, and was named the San Diego Union-Tribune’s All-Academic Team Captain for football (the paper selects an academic captain for eight PERSONAL—He was born April 15, 1996 in Panorama City, Calif. His hob- fall sports). He was named a National Football Foundation Scholar- bies include reading, watching movies, listening to music and playing the

48 ukulele (in fact, as a youngster, he used to play the drums, guitar and clar- tackles for a season, finishing with 59, the sixth-highest ever total (43 of inet). He is active in community service, having coached special need which were solo stops). That number was also good for sixth on the team, adults in physical activities such as kickball. He once saved a friend from fourth-most by a defensive back; he also had five tackles for loss, includ- being hit by a car, pulling him out of traffic in the nick of time. ing a , with another stop for zero gain. He added seven third down stops (tied for the second-most ever by a freshman), four pass deflections, three touchdown saves, two forced fumbles and a recovery. On special teams, he added another two assists. He had a season-high 12 tackles against Arizona, along with eight against Cal and six against Central Arkansas (all solo), when he had one of his two forced fumbles VINCENT ARVIA, OL (the other was at Utah). 5-11, 295, Soph., VR HIGH SCHOOL—He earned PrepStar All- West Region honors as a senior, San Diego, Calif. when he also garnered SuperPrep preseason All-Far West honors (ranked (Torrey Pines) as the No. 146 player in the California-Hawai’i-Nevada region). He was a 73 first-team All-Area performer on defense as selected by the San Jose Mercury-News, while the Contra-Costa Times selected him to its “Cream of AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.)—He the Crop” team, ranking him No. 13 of the 20 players on its list. He was was listed third at center at the end of selected as the Blossom Valley Athletic League Mount Hamilton Division spring drills, but also figures into the depth Senior of the Year. He earned first-team All-League honors as a junior and at guard. senior, and was Oak Grove’s Underclassmen of the Year. As a senior, he 2013 (Fr.-RS)—He did not see any action, rushed for 1,285 yards on 138 attempts (9.3 per), scoring 14 touchdowns but did dress for three games (Oregon with a long run of 67 yards (he had six 100-yard and two 200-yard games); State, Oregon and Arizona). He ended the spring second at right guard, as he caught 18 passes for 487 yards and seven scores with a long of 84 (two he received plenty of reps with several players out due to injury. He won 100-yard games). He was third in his league in rushing and first in scoring the John Wooten Award for the most outstanding work ethic in spring (128 points on 21 TDs and a 2-point conversion). He also completed his practice, as selected by the coaching staff. only passing attempt for 38 yards, returned five punts for 60 yards and 2012 (Fr.)—Redshirted; he practiced along the offensive line the entire five kickoffs for 113 yards. On defense playing cornerback, he racked up season. He joined the team as a recruited walk-on for August camp. 69 tackles (25 solo, three for losses), with four interceptions, returning two for touchdowns, 12 pass deflections, four blocked kicks and two HIGH SCHOOL—He lettered twice at Torrey Pines High School as both an forced fumbles. As a junior, he gained 249 yards on 23 carries, scoring offensive and defensive lineman. As a senior, he was named second-team three times, while catching 13 balls for 211 yards and four TDs; he had 58 All-Palomar League on offense, when playing left guard he allowed only tackles playing free safety on defense, with five blocked kicks, an inter- two quarterback sacks and was flagged for only two penalties. On defense ception, and a fumble recovery which he returned 80 yards for a (tackle), he had 20 total tackles and five quarterback sacks. He played touchdown. He was called up to the varsity late in his sophomore season right tackle as a junior but did not play on defense. Under coach Scott for the stretch run. A speedster off the corner as evidenced by 10 blocked Ashby, Torrey Pines was 5-7 his senior season after posting a 10-2 mark kicks in his prep career (five punt, three field goal and two PAT kicks). Top his junior year (Palomar League and District champs). He lists his biggest games as a senior: in a 49-20 win over Sobrato, he had 13 rushes for 203 moment of his prep career as picking up a fumble and running with it for yard and three touchdowns, with seven tackles, an interception, forced 25 yards. fumble and a blocked field goal on defense; in a 42-20 win over Santa Teresa, he accomplished the rare on any level, the 100 double-double, ACADEMICS—He is pursuing a double major in Communication and with 158 yards rushing (16 attempts) and 101 receiving (three catches), Broadcast News at Colorado. scoring a combined four touchdowns; and in a 49-35 win over Leland, he had a career-high 205 rushing yards (17 carries, 2 TD), with a PERSONAL—He was born June 8, 1994 in Chicago, Ill. As a youngster, he season/career-high nine tackles and an interception. Top games as a was once a bat boy for the Chicago Cubs. His goals after college are to junior: in a 42-37 win over Pioneer, he had four rushes for 98 yards and work for a sports team or be on ESPN; he reported on a high school foot- two touchdowns, two receptions for 24 yards and a third score and six ball game as a prep and did the highlights on local television. A high tackles on defense; and in a 28-0 win over Independence, he had a season- school teammate, David Bagby, joined him as a recruited walk-on in CU’s high nine tackles with a fumble recovery which he returned 80 yards. 2012 freshman class, but returned closer to home after that season. His Under Coach Jay Braun, Oak Grove was 10-1 his senior year and 9-2 his nickname is Vinny. junior season, going undefeated (7-0) both years in claiming back-to-back BVAL Mount Hamilton Division titles; OGHS was 8-3 his sophomore year, 2-1 after his call up. He also lettered three times, his freshman through junior years in basketball, and as a junior in track (sprints, jumps and relays); he owned career bests of 21.7 in the 200-meter dash and 22-1 in CHIDOBE AWUZIE, DB the long jump. 6-0, 190, Soph., 1L ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Business at Colorado, but is undecided on his sequence. He was selected as the Santa Clara County’s National San Jose, Calif. Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete (Northern California Chapter) his (Oak Grove) 4 senior year, as he owned a grade point average of 3.13. AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.)—He PERSONAL—He was born May 24, 1995 in San Jose, Calif. His hobbies enters the fall listed second at left corner- including playing basketball, ping pong and writing/singing rap-poetry back, as well as first at the nickel position songs. Active in community service in such areas as trash pickup, he has when the defense calls for five backs, which also volunteered at an area shelter, working with the homeless and indi- is quite often in the Pac-12. He had seven gent. While not related, his godmother’s nephew is Nnamdi Asomugha, a tackles and a third down stop in helping the longtime NFL cornerback with Oakland and Philadelphia who played his Black team defeat the Gold, 21-17, in the spring game. The coaches college ball at Cal-Berkeley. (Name is pronounced chih-doe-beh ah- selected him as the recipient of the Hale Irwin Award for the spring, pre- wooz-yeh.) sented to the most improved defensive back. TACKLES 2013 (Fr.)—He saw action in all 12 games, including seven starts (six at Season G Plays UT AT —TOT TFL Sacks TZ 3DS Hurr FR FF PBU Int the nickel position and one at left cornerback). Though fellow true frosh 2013 12 643 43 16— 59 5-21 1-12 17 01240 Addison Gillam set numerous school freshman records, he made his own ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Special Team Tackles: 0,2—2 (2013). mark: he played the third-most snaps on defense by any frosh in CU his- tory (643), and became just the 13th freshman to record 50 or more

49 interceptions and also had one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. His most memorable game that season came against Don Lugo, when he rushed nine times for 149 yards and a touchdown and also had two inter- JERED BELL, DB ceptions on defense. He saw spot duty in a back-up role as a freshman and 6-1, 195, Sr., 3L sophomore for the varsity, and as a sophomore he had nine tackles and returned one kick for 12 yards. He also lettered in track & field for four Ontario, Calif. years at Colony and was a CIF finalist as a junior in the 110-meter hurdles. (Colony) He also participates in the 200- and 300-meter hurdles. He ran the 100- 21 meter dash one time and was clocked in 10.6 seconds. AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.)—Enters the fall atop the depth chart at the free ACADEMICS— He graduated with a degree in Sociology from Colorado in safety position after enjoying his breakout December 2013; he is currently pursuing a second major in Ethnic season as a junior. Studies. He is interested in a post-football career in law enforcement. 2013 (Jr.)—He played in all 12 games (11 starts), finishing fourth on the team in total PERSONAL—He was born January 19, 1992 in Pasadena, Calif. His dad, tackles with 67 (48 of the solo variety). He had four for losses, two stops Richard Bell, was a wing back at Nebraska and was drafted by the for zero gain and seven third down stops to go with seven touchdown in the 1990 NFL draft, where he played for one season saves, six passes broken up, three interceptions, two forced fumbles and as a running back. His mother’s cousin is former Major League Baseball a recovery. He returned one of the interceptions and the fumble for touch- star Darryl Strawberry, who won four World Series titles with the New downs, both key plays when they occurred. He was the player of the week York Mets and New York Yankees and was an eight-time All-Star during his in the state as selected by the Colorado chapter of the National Football 17-year career. Foundation for his efforts against USC, when he had six tackles, five solo TACKLES including one for a loss, and a forced fumble in which he returned 31 Season G Plays UT AT —TOT TFL Sacks TZ 3DS Hurr FR FF PBU Int yards for a touchdown that got the Buffaloes on the scoreboard for the 2010 8 54 74—11 0- 0 0- 0 00 00000 first time on the opening play from scrimmage in the second half. He was 2012 8 201 85—13 2- 5 0- 0 01 01001 also CU’s athlete of the week for Sept. 2-8, when he had a then-career-high 2013 12 752 48 19— 67 4-17 0- 0 27 01263 eight tackles (seven solo), and a big 79-yard interception return for a Totals 28 1007 63 28— 91 6-22 0- 0 28 02264 touchdown that tied the game early in the fourth quarter in an eventual ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Interception Return Yards: 1-37, 37.0 avg., 0 TD (2012); 38-24 win over Central Arkansas. He had a career-high 10 tackles against 3-109, 36.3 avg., 79t long, 1 TD (2013). Cal (six solo), and had nine versus Arizona (seven solo, also adding an Special Team Tackles: 4,1—5 (2010); 5,0—5 (2013). interception); his other pick came against Charleston Southern. He added five more tackles (all solo, one inside-the-20) on special teams duty, where he racked up eight points in all, as he also had a downed punt and a forced fair catch. 2012 (Soph.)—He played in all 12 games, including eight on defense and two starts, which came against Washington State and UCLA. In 201 plays from scrimmage, he had 13 tackles, eight solo with two for losses, a third down stop and a fumble recovery. He also had his first career intercep- SAM BENNION, DE tion, making it early in the WSU game; it saved a score as he picked it off 6-5, 240, Fr., HS at the CU 3 and returned it 37 yards. He had two tackles in four different North Logan, Utah games and had two knockdown blocks on special teams duty. He missed spring drills as he continued rehabilitation from knee surgery, but was (Logan) 100 percent by August drills. 2011 (Soph.-RS)—Redshirted due to injury; he entered the fall listed third AT COLORADO: He is serving the first of at right cornerback and with most spots and the nickel back up for grabs, his two-year Mormon mission (the Church he figured into the mix at both safety and cornerback. But in the third of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints); he left practice (Aug. 6), he suffered a knee injury (torn ACL), underwent surgery on January 29. He actually signed his letter (Aug. 26) and was lost for the season. in Mexico City, where he had begun the in 2010 (Fr.)—He saw action in all 12 games, eight on defense including one the process of taking six weeks of language start (versus Baylor). In 54 plays from scrimmage, he posted 11 tackles, classes before heading to Concepcion, Chile, to serve his mission. His seven solo, with the bulk coming in the Baylor game when he racked up a plans are to enroll at CU for the 2016 spring semester. season-high nine, seven of which were unassisted. He also added five tackles, four solo, on special teams coverage duty, and was one of just HIGH SCHOOL—He earned second-team All-State honors from the Salt seven true freshmen to play for the Buffs in the 2010 season. Lake Tribune as a senior (honorable mention by the Deseret News for a second straight year). He garnered first-team All-Region and All-Valley HIGH SCHOOL— He was ranked the No. 34 defensive back in the country honors as a junior and senior; during his final prep season, he racked up by Rivals.com and the No. 99 player from the state of California. He was 63 tackles (39 solo), with 12 for losses and nine-and-a-half quarterback also ranked the No. 95 cornerback by Scout.com and No. 97 cornerback sacks. He also had six quarterback hurries, two passes broken up and two by ESPN. He earned All-California Interscholastic Federation honors and forced fumbles. He was in on 52 tackles (34 solo) his junior year, with 14 All-Mt. Baldy League honors for Colony High School as a senior under tackles for loss that included 10 sacks; he added five pressures and two coach Anthony Rice, helping the team to a 10-2 record and the Mt. Baldy PBU’s. He had eight tackles in four different games as a senior, including League championship. He is a four-year letterman and helped Colony to a in a 22-17 win over Bountiful when seven of the stops were of the solo vari- 39-12 record in his four years, including three league titles and two CIF ety (with one a quarterback sack). He had five games in his career with championships during his freshman and sophomore seasons. He two or more sacks (with a high of three in a 17-10 loss to Mountain Crest recorded 47 tackles as a senior and also had five interceptions and 10 his junior year, when he also had nine tackles). He had a career-high 11 pass break-ups. He recovered one fumble and also had two punt returns tackles (nine solo, with two-and-a-half sacks) in a 28-10 win over Box for 63 yards with a long of 51 yards against Paloma Valley. He lists that Elder, also as a junior. A three-year starter on defense, on occasion, he’d game as one of his most memorable games, as he had a key interception play some spot offensive tackle throughout his career. Under coach Mike return that, along with the punt return, set up touchdowns in a 21-6 win Favero, Logan was 11-1 his senior year, reaching the state quarterfinals in the first round of the playoffs. Another memorable game came one after claiming the 4A Region 5 regular season title; LHS was 8-3 his junior week later in the second round of the playoffs. Despite falling 21-17 to season and 14-0 (4A state champs) his sophomore year. He also partici- Upland, he recorded six tackles and had one interception even though pated in track as a junior. Upland was not throwing to his side of the field. As a junior, he also played running back and earned second team All-Mt. Baldy League honors. He ACADEMICS—He is obviously in no rush to select a major field of study, rushed 59 times for 505 yards and four touchdowns and caught three but has a keen interest in Biology and the Life Sciences in general. He passes for 14 yards. Defensively, he came up with 31 tackles and three 50 graduated from high school in January 2014, owning a 3.95 overall grade of Nebraska. Another cousin, Adam Strecker, was a tight end for the Air point average and was recruited by several Ivy League schools. Force Academy. Also in his bloodlines is the late Jim Burris, who was at one time the general manager of Denver Broncos and the longstanding PERSONAL—He was born October 5, 1995 in Logan, Utah. His hobbies president and GM of the Denver Bears (baseball). include reading, weightlifting, hiking, backpacking, four-wheeling and traveling: he had already visited over 20 countries before his 18th birth- day, several of those throughout Europe and the Middle East (including Greece, Turkey, Israel, Egypt and Jordan). An Eagle Scout, he is also an exceptional marksman (target shooting with a 9mm Beretta). He hails from the same high school that produced arguably Utah’s most famous athlete if not overall personality, Merlin Olsen (football at Utah State and BRYCE BOBO, WR for the NFL , and later on an actor on Little House on the 6-2, 190, Fr., RS Prairie and Father Murphy). (Last name is pronounced Ben-yun.) Covina, Calif. (Charter Oak) 4 AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.-RS)—He enters the fall listed atop the depth chart at the “X” wide receiver position; he is also very much in the mix to see action on spe- BRIAN BOATMAN, TE cial teams returning kicks. He had a huge 6-3, 220, Fr., HS spring game, catching five passes for 132 yards and a touchdown, the latter covering 67 yards in the Black’s 21-17 Centennial, Colo. win over the Gold; all told, he had nine grabs for 215 yards, 23.9 per catch, (Kent Denver) with two touchdowns in the four main scrimmages. The coaches selected 99 him as the recipient of the Bill McCartney Award for the spring, presented AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.)—He to the most improved special teams player. enters the fall listed fifth at tight end. He enrolled at CU as a true freshman in the fall 2013 (Fr.)—Redshirted; he practiced at wide receiver the entire year. and joined the team as a walk-on for spring drills. HIGH SCHOOL—He earned PrepStar All-West Region honors at wide receiver as a senior, when he was also a SuperPrep Preseason All-Far West HIGH SCHOOL—He earned 2A All-State honors at tight end and first- selection (the No. 101 overall player in the California-Hawai’i-Nevada team All-Colorado League honors from the Denver Post, recognized at region). He earned first-team All-San Gabriel Valley as a senior and was a three positions for the latter (TE, defensive end and punter); he was also first-team All-Sierra League performer and his team’s most valuable the league’s defensive player of the year. As a junior, he garnered first- receiver his junior and senior years. As a senior, he caught 56 passes for team All-Conference honors on both offense and defense. As a senior, he 1,041 yards and 10 touchdowns, averaging 18.6 yards per reception. He caught 18 passes for 305 yards and five touchdowns, averaging 16.9 yards had four 100-yard and three multiple TD games (seven and five, respec- per catch; on defense (end), he racked up 71 tackles (56 solo), 19 of which tively, for his career). He also had 190 return yards, three kickoffs for 99 were for losses including eight quarterback sacks. He had an interception (33.0 per, with a long of 54) and five punts for 91, an 18.2 average. He (which he returned 37 yards for a touchdown), broke up six passes, caught 53 passes for 834 yards and nine touchdowns his junior year, when forced four fumbles and recovered two (returning one for a score). He he had his career-long reception of 87 yards. He also started at corner- also handled his team’s punting chores, averaging 41.4 yards for 25 punts, back as a senior, recording 28 tackles (15 solo), with three interceptions with a long of 62 (four traveled 50-plus yards). As a junior, he caught 14 (three others were called back due to penalties); he also had quarterback balls for 227 yards and four TDs (16.2 per), with 58 tackles on defense (44 sack and a fumble recovery. He was a reserve on defense other seasons, solo, eight four losses with four sacks); he added three pass deflections playing corner and safety at times. Top games as a senior: in a 41-13 win and two forced fumbles. In limited time as a sophomore, he caught three over Chino Hills, he caught five passes for 181 yards (36.2 average), three passes for 58 yards, with five tackles and two passes broken up on for touchdowns including a 55-yarder; he had a season-high seven defense. For his career, he had 37 receptions for 590 yards (16.9 per) with catches for 136 yards in a 52-7 win over Los Osos; and in a 38-7 win over nine scores, with 134 total tackles. One of his top career games came in South Hills, he caught three balls for 116 yards and two scores. Top games the 2A state championship win over Platte Valley as a senior: he caught as a junior: in a 38-7 win over Chino Hills, he caught a career-high eight three passes for 44 yards and touchdown, averaged 40.0 yards on five passes for 114 yards, and a week later in a 63-21 rout of Santiago, he punts, and racked up 11 tackles on defense, a number that included eight caught six for 119 yards and three touchdowns. Under Coach Lou Farrar, solo, four for losses and three sacks in the 28-17 win. In a 49-35 win over Charter Oak was 10-2 his junior and senior seasons, winning the Sierra Strasburg, he had three catches for 75 yards and a score. Under coach League title both years, and was 6-2 his sophomore year. He also lettered Scott Yates, Kent Denver was 13-0 his senior year (2A state champs) and three years in basketball (forward), averaging about 15 points per game 11-2 his junior season and 10-3 his sophomore campaign; Kent was the as a junior; he did not play as a senior. three-time Colorado League champion during his time there, posting a 15- 0 record in conference play. He lettered twice in basketball (power ACADEMICS—He is undecided on his major, but is interested in forward, his junior and senior years); he recorded three double-doubles Environmental Sciences at Colorado. and averaged 9.3 points as a senior in earning first-team All-Conference honors and honorable mention All-State accolades when Kent also PERSONAL—He was born June 21, 1995 in Pasadena, Calif. A cousin and claimed the league title). He also lettered once in baseball (as a senior, teammate (Khari Garcia) will be a freshman safety this fall at Montana first base). State. He overcame tragedy at an early age, as his half-brother acciden- tally shot and killed his father when he was 4 years old; he then started to ACADEMICS—He is interested in majoring in Business at Colorado. play most sports at that young age, starting with football, soccer, baseball and basketball. (Last name is pronounced bo-bo.) PERSONAL—He was born September 20, 1994 in Littleton, Colo. His hob- bies include playing most sports and spending time with friends. His father, Bill, was an assistant coach on his high school staff and was also his head baseball coach. His grandfather (Jim Liley) played football at the University of Denver; a cousin, Joe Liley, lettered four years on the CU golf team, with his brother, Tim, lettering as a wide receiver at the University

51 Continental League titles (his sophomore and senior seasons). Under coach Darrel Gorham, Highlands Ranch was 9-3 his senior year, 8-3 his junior season and 7-3 his sophomore year (as a senior, HRHS defeated BRANDAN BRISCO, DB archrival Thunder Ridge twice, once in the postseason, which he listed as 5-9, 170, Jr., VR the biggest moment of his prep career). He also lettered once in inline hockey (center). Oakland, Calif. (Bishop O’Dowd) ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Chemical Engineering at Colorado. As a 35 prep, he was a four-year member of the Honor Roll, graduating with high- AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.)—He est honors (owned a grade point average in excess of 4.0); he was also an enters the fall listed fourth at right corner- AP Scholar with Distinction. He won Highland Ranch’s Scholar-Athlete back. He had 12 tackles, 10 solo, in the four Award both as a junior and a senior, and as a sophomore, he was the main spring scrimmages, seven of which school’s Science Student of the Year. Though recruiting by Colorado came in the spring game (six of which were Mines, one of the top engineering schools in the nation if not the world, unassisted). he wanted to attend CU because it’s always been his “dream to run out 2013 (Soph.)—A reserve cornerback, he did not see any action, but behind Ralphie one day.” dressed for the final 11 games of the season. He had five tackles (three solo, including a third down stop) and a pass broken up in the four main PERSONAL—He was born March 12, 1994 in Ponca City, Okla. His hobbies spring scrimmages. include listening to music, playing video games (in particular FIFA) and 2012 (Fr.-RS)—He did not see any action; he did dress for the last two spending time with friends and family. He regularly volunteers at his games of the season. He had five tackles (four solo) in the main spring church, working various camps and odd jobs. scrimmages. 2011 (Fr.)—Redshirted; practiced at defensive back in the fall. He joined the team as a walk-on after the season opener.

HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he earned first-team All-Hayward Area League honors at cornerback, where he also lettered as a junior. He recorded 43 tackles (24 solo) his senior season, when he also had six JAMES CARR, OL passes broken up and an interception. One of his top prep games came 6-3, 300, Jr., TR his senior year in a 35-20 win over San Leandro, when he had five tackles (four solo), two pass deflections and an interception. Under coach Hardy East Palo Alto, Calif. Nickerson (a former NFL player who was assisted by another, Donovin (St. Francis/San Diego) Darius), Bishop O’Dowd was 10-2 his senior year (league champions for 70 the first time in a decade), and was 4-6-1 his junior year under coach Paul AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.)—He Perenon. He also lettered two times in track under coach Toney Green, ended the spring listed fourth on the depth where he ran sprints (100-, 200-, 400-meters) and relays (4x100, 4x400). chart at left guard. His personal bests included a 10.9 time in the 100 and a 22.4 clocking in 2013 (Soph.)—Redshirted; he was ineligi- the 200. ble to play after transferring from the University of San Diego. He joined the team ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Political Science at Colorado. as a walk-on for spring practice; with a shortage of offensive linemen, he got plenty of reps in drills and was third at left guard on the final spring PERSONAL—He was born September 21, 1992 in Oakland, Calif. He lists depth chart. playing most sports and spending time with friends among his hobbies. 2012 (Fr.-RS)—He enrolled at Colorado but concentrated on academics; After college, he has interest in becoming a sports agent. he did not try out for the football team.

AT SAN DIEGO: 2011 (Fr.)—Redshirted; practiced as an offensive line- man (at both guard and tackle) with the team but did not see any action. Head coach was Ron Caragher, who replaced Mike MacIntyre as head coach at San Jose State.

ED CALDWELL, OL HIGH SCHOOL—He lettered twice in football at left tackle. He was named 6-5, 300, Soph., VR first-team All-West Coast Athletic League as a senior and second-team as a junior. St. Francis was 7-3 his senior year and 8-2 his junior campaign Highlands Ranch, Colo. under coach Nick Navarro. He also lettered twice in lacrosse as a mid- (Highlands Ranch) 61 fielder and once in basketball as a small forward. AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.)—He ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Ethnic Studies at Colorado. A stellar stu- enters the fall listed fourth at right offen- dent-athlete as a prep, he was recruited by the likes of Brown and Cal sive tackle. Poly. 2013 (Fr.)—He joined the team as a walk-on for spring practices (he enrolled at PERSONAL—He was born September 12, 1992 in East Palo Alto, Calif. His Colorado in the fall of 2012), but had some hobbies include playing basketball, reading and listening to music. He mild injury issues (knee) and he initially did not return with the team for interned with Cisco Systems for a summer during high school. the start of the season. He eventually rejoined the team after the first day of classes.

HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he was Highland Ranch’s Male Student- Athlete of the Year and garnered his team’s Offensive Line MVP honor, as he did not allow a quarterback sack or pressure, and was not called for a single penalty. He was the first lineman in school history to grade out at a perfect 100 percent for game. He played some defensive tackle occasion- ally as well, recording six tackles (all solo). In all, he lettered three times at offensive tackle, helping Highlands Ranch with the 2009 and 2011

52 and a touchdown. He also threw one pass, completing it for 28 yards and a TD. As a freshman, he hauled in nine passes for 150 yards (16.7) and a CONNOR CENTER, TE score. 6-7, 245, Fr., RS HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he had 16 receptions for 344 yards (21.5 average), with three rushes for 65 yards (21.7 per) and a touchdown; he Clifton Park, N.Y. had 18 receptions for 238 yards (13.2) and a touchdown as a junior. His (Christian Brothers Academy) top games as a senior came against Enterprise, catching four passes for 85 96 yards in a 28-21 loss, and then three for 95 yards in the rematch, a 28-7 AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.-RS)—He setback. PVHS was 8-4 his senior year under coach Sterling Jackson and enters the fall listed third on the depth was 5-5 his junior season under coach Bill Haley. He also lettered once in chart at tight end. He caught one pass for track (sprints), with prep bests of 11.42 in the 100-meter run and 23.4 in four yards in the main spring scrimmages. the 200. 2013 (Fr.)—Redshirted; he practiced the entire fall at tight end after being the next- ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Geology (Geophysics track) at Colorado. to-last player to accept a scholarship offer, which he did in the late spring A member of the Honor Roll his junior and senior years in high school. after he completed his high school baseball career. PERSONAL—He was born March 23, 1992 in Chico, Calif. He has earned HIGH SCHOOL—He did not play football in high school, but was an his pilot’s license and flies regularly when he has the chance, and other exceptional pitcher. As a sophomore at Shenendehowa High School, he hobbies include hunting, fishing and four-wheeling in his jeep. posted a 6-2 record with a 3.00 earned run average and earned All-League honors. As a junior, he transferred to Christian Brothers Academy in Albany, where he was 2-0 mainly in a relief role; CBA won the Big Ten championship under coach Thomas Reinisch. In addition, in the summer prior to his senior year, he pitched for the South Troy Dodgers, who com- peted in the AABC Mickey Mantle League. He started seven games and pitched 35 2/3 innings; he was 7-0 with a 0.00 ERA, allowing only 11 hits TIMOTHY COLEMAN, JR., DL and striking out 49. A right-hander with a nasty curveball, he also threw 6-2, 250, Fr., RS two no-hitters with seven shutouts. Denver, Colo. ACADEMICS—He is undecided on his major at Colorado, but is interested (Mullen) in Marketing or Integrative Physiology. 59 AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.-RS)—He PERSONAL—He was born May 3, 1995 in Schenectady, N.Y. His hobbies was expected to be 100 percent for August include playing golf, video games, baseball and lifting weights. He took it drills, as he did not participate in the spring upon himself to send video of his workouts to several college teams, most while finishing his rehabilitation following of which took an interest in him despite the fact he had never played foot- surgery to repair a torn Achilles tendon. ball; in the end, he selected CU over Miami and Syracuse (he also had lot 2013 (Fr.)—Redshirted; he suffered a rup- of interest from baseball teams, and likely would have been selected in tured Achilles tendon on September 18 and it required surgery to mend. the Major League Baseball draft in June 2013 had he stayed with the He was likely ticketed to redshirt regardless, as he wasn’t able to fully par- sport). He did quite a bit of community service in high school, over 70 ticipate in August drills while completing rehabilitation for knee surgery hours’ worth, including food drives and coaching youth. he underwent as a senior in high school.

HIGH SCHOOL—He earned PrepStar All-Central Region honors at defen- sive end as a senior, despite suffering a season-ending knee injury in Mullen’s second game of the year at national power De La Salle (Calif.), suffering both torn ligaments (ACL and MCL) and meniscus that required surgery (which he had in November). He was a first-team All-5A West WESLEY CHRISTENSEN, WR Metro League performer as a junior offensive tackle. In roughly a game- 5-10, 185, Sr., 1L and-a-half at defensive end before being hurt as a senior, he racked up 14 tackles, five quarterback sacks, nine pressures, two forced fumbles and a Chico, Calif. pass broken up, appearing to be on his way to a big season. He did not (Pleasant Valley/Butte) play much defense as a junior, and in a reserve role as a sophomore, he 83 had five hurries, two fumble recoveries and a sack. He was a two-year AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.)—He starter at left offensive tackle, and did not allow a quarterback sack or enters the fall tied for third on the depth was called for a single penalty his junior or senior seasons (14 games); he chart at the “H” wide receiver position. In allowed only four pressures and had numerous touchdown blocks. In the the four main spring scrimmages, he caught season opener against Valor Christian his senior year, a 14-13 win, he had seven passes for 111 yards and two touch- a huge game: he had eight tackles, including two quarterback sacks, two downs, averaging 15.9 yards per with a long caused fumbles and a pass deflection. One of his top games at offensive of 48. The coaches selected him as the recipient of the newly created Sal tackle came in a 34-18 win over Bear Creek as a junior, when he had a mon- Aunese Award for the spring, presented to the player in their estimation ster on a reverse that led to a touchdown, as well as three direct TD who was the most “uncommon.” blocks inside the red zone. Under Coach Tom Thenell, Mullen was 6-5 his 2013 (Jr.)—He saw limited action in 11 games, primarily on special teams senior year; under coach Dave Logan, the Mustangs were 9-3 his junior (he did not play at UCLA). He caught four passes for 30 yards in the four season and 14-0 his sophomore year, claiming the 5A state championship main spring scrimmages. He transferred to CU from Butte College for the (as well as the 5A West Metro League title). He lettered twice in track spring semester and joined the team as a walk-on; he had three years to (throws; owns a personal best of 46-6 in the shot put). play two in eligibility. ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Computer Science at Colorado. He was a AT BUTTE (2011/2012, Fr./Soph.)—He earned two letters at wide member of the Mullen Honor Roll his freshman and sophomore years. receiver and long snapper for Butte College in Oroville, Calif., helping his team to a 10-1 record both seasons and the 2012 NorCal Championship. PERSONAL—He was born October 25, 1995 in Beaufort, S.C. His hobbies Butte, under coach Jeff Jordan, was the second ranked team in the nation include ceramics (pots, bowls, vases), playing the piano, and “taking his sophomore year, when he caught 11 passes for 148 yards (13.4 per) things apart and putting them back together” (Xbox, building improved

53 remote controls, etc.). His father (Timothy Sr.) played wide receiver at PERSONAL —He was born May 9, 1992 in Thousand Oaks, Calif. His hob - Mississippi State and Delta State. He is very active in community service, bies include reading, writing, going to the movies and playing basketball. having volunteered for the Ronald McDonald House (serving meals), His father (Steven) played at Cal-Lutheran. Variety Colorado (assembling bicycles for underprivileged kids), World Vision (collecting clothing and shoes to ship overseas), the YMCA (spending time with kids) and Habitat For Humanity (landscaping).

LANCE COTTRELL, OLB 6-2, 215, Fr., HS Plano, Texas BRAD COTNER, OL (Plano West) 6-3, 275, Jr., 2L AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.) —He is Thousand Oaks, Calif. projected to play outside linebacker as a (Westlake/College of the Canyons) 64 true freshman in college. AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.) —He HIGH SCHOOL —He started two years at enters the fall listed second at right offen - defensive end for Plano West, serving as sive guard, but also has plenty of one of the team captains as a senior, when he was in on 78 total tackles experience lining up at center. (48 solo). Those included 16 tackles for losses, eight of which were quar - 2013 (Soph.) —He saw action in seven terback sacks; he also recorded 21 quarterback hurries, 10 passes broken games (no starts), dressing for all except up, a forced fumble and a recovery. As a junior, he posted 24 tackles (14 for the Arizona game, when he was held out due to precautionary reasons solo), with two for losses including a sack; he also had 14 hurries and two with an ankle sprain. He was in for 63 snaps from scrimmage, with 35 plus fumble recoveries. Under coach Mike Hughes, PWHS was 6-5 his senior plays for a plus percentage of 55.6 (actual grade was higher as it took into season and 9-5 his junior year (claiming the district and area team titles). account neutral results). He had four knockdown blocks and two touch - He lettered twice in track (shot put, discus) under coach John Lowrance, down blocks, while not allowing a quarterback sack or pressure and was who was also his defensive ends coach; he was the district champion in not called for any penalties. the discus as a junior and the runner-up in the shot put as a senior, when 2012 (Fr.-RS): He saw action in eight games, including a start against he was also was a team captain. His career-best throw in the discus, 168- Fresno State. He was in for a total of 74 snaps, grading out to 67.6 percent 02, set a school record. Plano West was the district team champion his for the season; his best game grade came against Arizona State (75.0). He sophomore and senior seasons. played the most in his start, lining up for 32 plays against the Bulldogs. He had one will-breaker block and allowed one quarterback sack with no ACADEMICS —He is interested in majoring in Business (Finance) at pressures allowed while also not being flagged for a penalty. Colorado. 2011 (Fr.) —Redshirted; he practiced the entire fall on the offensive line but was ineligible to play after transferring to Colorado from College of PERSONAL —He was born April 28, 1996 in Plano, Texas. His hobbies the Canyons via Venture Community College. He signed his letter-of-intent include weightlifting, swimming, drawing and listening to music; though a in the summer and counted as a member of the 2011 recruiting class; he Texas native, his favorite NFL team is the Denver Broncos. An older was the rare exception of his NCAA clock not starting because he brother, Bryce, is a sophomore defensive end at the University of Texas. attended junior college on a part-time basis, thus he had to sit out a year His father, Comer Cottrell, was a minority owner of the Texas Rangers in residence but still would have four years of eligibility remaining. with former President George W. Bush. His nickname is Hollister, as one of his summer jobs was working as a Hollister model. AT COLLEGE OF THE CANYONS (2010, Fr.) —Redshirted; he practiced on the offensive line on football team but did not play in any games. He then attended Ventura Community College, also on a part-time basis, in the spring.

HIGH SCHOOL —He earned second-team All-Ventura County and first- KAIWI CRABB, OL team All-Marmonte League honors at center as a senior, helping to lead 6-3, 300, Sr., 2L Westlake to the Division Northern 3 CIF Championship. In starting all 14 games, he did not allow a quarterback sack or get flagged for any penal - Honolulu, Hawai’i ties, and allowed his man to pressure the QB on just two occasions. (Punahou) Westlake was an offensive juggernaut, averaging 408 yards of offense (218 54 rushing) and outscoring the opponent 580-219, including nine games with AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.) —He 40-plus points; the team boasted a 2,000-yard passer, a 1,000-yard rusher enters the fall atop the depth chart at left and a 1,000-yard receiver, the latter being fellow CU recruit Nelson Spruce. guard, but is also listed second at left As a junior playing right tackle, he earned honorable mention All-League tackle (and he also has experience at accolades, allowing just two sacks and three pressures with just one center). He won the Iron Buffalo Award for penalty. His biggest high school moment came in the CIF title game, when the offensive linemen for his spring work Westlake scored with under two minutes remaining to defeat Moorpark, in the weight room. 14-10; he helped his Warrior team rush for 151 yards and amass 371 yards 2013 (Jr.) —He started all 12 games at left offensive guard, emerging as a of total offense in the win. WHS was 14-0 his senior year (also the consistent performer in the trenches after missing a year with back prob - Marmonte League champs) and 7-5 his junior season under coach Jim lems but was finally 100 percent healthy. He was in for 779 snaps from Benkert. He started all 26 games on the varsity between his junior and scrimmage, with 487 plus plays for a plus percentage of 62.5 (game grades senior years, as he played on the junior varsity, on both the offensive and were higher, as those took neutral results into account); he played every defensive lines, as a freshman and sophomore. He also played basketball down in five games and over 90 percent of them in five others. He had 30 on the junior varsity team as a freshman. knockdown blocks and two touchdown blocks, while allowing just two quarterback sacks; he was not called for a penalty all season. He also ACADEMICS —He is majoring in Political Science at Colorado. He earned played an additional eight snaps on the FG/PAT unit on special teams. second-team Pac-12 All-Academic Team honors as a redshirt freshman 2012 (Soph.) —He did not see any action as a nagging back injury both - and honorable mention status as a sophomore. He was a member of ered him throughout much of the year; he first strained it in winter Westlake’s Academic Honor Roll his junior and senior years. conditioning drills on February 27.

54 2011 (Fr.-RS)—He saw action in all 13 games (no starts), playing the last minute to all but end the Central Arkansas and California games; he also eight games on offense in varying amounts from one to 24 snaps (the had a team-high nine touchdown saves. latter against Oregon). He played a total of 77 snaps on the season, and He had a season-high seven tackles against Cal and USC, and had six stops graded out to 67.5 percent, with one great effort block while being called against Charleston Southern and Washington. for two penalties. He played an additional 47 snaps (out of 48) as a 2012 (Fr.)— He earned honorable mention All-Pac 12 honors from the member of the Field Goal/PAT unit on special teams. league coaches and honorable mention freshman All-American honors 2010 (Fr.)—Redshirted; practiced on the offensive line (interior, guard from collegefootballnews.com. He saw action in 11 games, including 10 and center) and was on the scout team. starts (he did not dress for the Stanford game due to illness). He played the second most snaps at the time by a true freshman on defense in CU HIGH SCHOOL—He earned All-Region honors from PrepStar and history, seeing action for 642 plays from scrimmage (second only to elder SuperPrep where was ranked the No. 133 player from the states of teammate Greg Henderson, who played 823 in 2011); the 82 plays he was California, Hawai’i and Nevada and was both the No. 14 player from in for against Washington State were the most ever by a CU freshman in a Hawai’i and the No. 14 offensive linemen. He is a three-star prospect as game (until Addison Gillam topped it a year later). He was in on 58 tack- ranked by ESPN, Rivals.com and Scout.com. He is ranked as the No. 42 les, 46 solo that included three for losses; he also recorded five third offensive tackle in the nation by Rivals.com, where he is also rated the No. down stops, five passes broken up and four touchdown saves. He posted 10 player from Hawai’i; the No. 64 offensive tackle by Scout.com and No. his season and career-high of 10 tackles on two occasions, in the opener 76 offensive tackle by ESPN. He was a member of the 100th annual Interscholastic League of Honolulu All-Star first team, as selected by the against Colorado State (five solo) and in CU’s lone win of the season at league’s coaches. He was named to the Honolulu Advertiser Hot 11 list. He Washington State (nine solo, along with two pass deflections). He also participated in an All Star game featuring Hawaiian players against play- had eight stops against Sacramento State and UCLA (seven solo each ers from the mainland. As a senior, he earned first-team All-ILH honors time). He also led the team in punt returns, as he had 12 for 81 yards, aver- and was second-team All-State. He estimates he had about 30 pancake aging 6.8 per. blocks and 10 touchdown blocks and allowed just two sacks all season. HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, SuperPrep ranked him the No. 10 player in Punahou averaged 225 yards per game passing and over 100 yards per the Mid-Atlantic Region, the second defensive back, and also listed him as game rushing during the season. He lists his best games that season the No. 2 prospect out of Washington, D.C. ESPN.com slotted him as the against St. Louis, when they defeated their rival twice. As a junior, he was No. 18 cornerback in the nation while Rivals.com ranked him the No. 22 named first-team All-State by the Honolulu Advertiser and first-team All- ILH, helping Punahou to a 10-1 season and a state championship. After corner; MaxPreps ranked him the No. 17 safety in the country. Most of the losing to St. Louis in the regular season match-up, he lists a top game that services also considered him to be the No. 2 prospect out of the District. season as the second match-up when they defeated St. Louis 41-28 for the The Washington Post selected him the D.C. area Player of the Year, as he first time since 2005. That win advanced them to the state championship was a first-team All-Met selection. He also garnered first-team All-District final, where they defeated Lahaina to win the school’s first state champi- and first-team All-Eastern League honors (the latter for a second consec- onship. The offensive line in that game earned players of the game utive year). Following his senior season, he participated in the honors. As a sophomore, he earned honorable mention All-ILH helping Chesapeake Bowl All-Star Game in Edgewater, Md.; the game featured top Punahou to a 9-2 record. He also lettered in basketball for two years and seniors from D.C., Maryland and Virginia taking on those from New Jersey, averaged 8.5 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. He also lettered in vol- Pennsylvania and Delaware. His career totals playing cornerback and leyball his sophomore year and track & field his junior year (he won state wide receiver included 14 interceptions, three returned for touchdowns. in the discus with a throw of 152 feet). In addition to those three scores, he had 11 other TDs: eight receiving, one by punt return, one via kickoff return and one on a blocked punt ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Communication and earning a minor in return, giving him 14 career touchdowns in five different ways. As a Geography at Colorado and is eventually interested in obtaining his senior, he had 43 tackles, five interceptions (96 return yards, including a teaching certificate. 30-yard touchdown), eight pass breakups, one fumble recovery and one blocked punt, while on offense, he had 12 receptions for 280 yards and PERSONAL—He was born June 14, 1991 in Honolulu. His hobbies include four scores. He also made an impact on special teams, returning both a going to the beach, body surfing, photography, playing the ukulele and kickoff (100 yards) and a punt (66 yards) for touchdowns. Top games as a volleyball (he played in the Junior Olympics as a prep). An older brother, senior included a 24-6 win over Wilson (three catches for 77 yards and 2 Kaione, is on the track & field team at UCLA (throws), and he also has two TDs, the 100-yard kickoff return and a blocked punt) and a 35-14 loss to cousins who play volleyball at Long Beach State, Trevor and Taylor Washington (three receptions for 46 yards, the 66-yard punt return while Crabb. He is active in the community and has helped with a local head making seven tackles). In his junior season, he had 32 tackles, seven inter- start program for families that couldn’t afford to send their kids to pre- ceptions, five pass breakups, and three blocked punts, scoring on an school and kindergarten, where he assisted teachers serving breakfast interception return and a blocked punt return, in addition to four offen- and was another set of eyes and ears when the kids were playing. First sive scores. His best performance as a junior came in a 28-12 win over name is Anthony. (Name is pronounced kuh-E-vee.) Fairmont Heights when he made three interceptions to go along with six tackles. As a sophomore, he recorded eight tackles but had two intercep- tions, one of which he returned for a touchdown. Under coach Greg Fuller, Woodson went 24-12 in his three seasons (6-5 as a senior; 9-3 as a junior; 9-4 as a sophomore), winning the Eastern League in both his sophomore and junior years. He ran track as a sophomore, participating on the relay KEN CRAWLEY, CB teams (4x100- and 4x200-meter). 6-1, 170, Jr., 2L ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Communication at Colorado. Washington, D.C. (H.D. Woodson) PERSONAL—He was born February 8, 1993, in Washington, D.C. He 2 enjoys playing volleyball, going to movies and hanging out with friends in his spare time. A cousin, Stephon Morris, played defensive back at Penn AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.)—Enters State and spent the 2012 season with the . He also the fall tied atop the depth chart at right serves his community by assisting at a group home in D.C. At Woodson, cornerback. He suffered a fractured finger he teamed with 2011 Buff recruit Sherrard Harrington, as well as 2012 CU in the fourth spring practice session and signees John Walker and De’Jon Wilson. was limited for the most part thereafter. He did return in full for the spring game, TACKLES recording four tackles, one for a loss, with two pass deflections. Season G Plays UT AT —TOT TFL Sacks TZ 3DS Hurr FR FF PBU Int 2013 (Soph.)—He played in 11 games, starting 10, as he missed the UCLA 2012 11 642 46 12— 58 3- 9 0- 0 05 00050 game after tweaking an ankle in practice two days prior. In 761 snaps from 2013 11 761 38 12— 50 2- 2 0- 0 18 00052 scrimmage, he was in on 50 tackles (38 solo, two for losses and one for Totals 22 1403 84 24—108 5-11 0- 0 1 13 00 0 10 2 zero gain), also making eight third down stops and five pass deflections. ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Interception Returns: 2-0, 0.0 avg.,0 TD (2013). Punt He made two interceptions, both in the end zone and both in the final Returns: 12-81, 6.8 avg., 24 long, 0 TD (2012).

55 and followed up that performance with 14 carries for 170 yards (long of 53) and a touchdown the next week against Hamilton. He finished the season with seven rushes for 60 yards and a touchdown against Fairfax. MALCOLM CREER, TB Palisades improved from 1-9 his junior season to 7-6 as a senior when the 5-10, 205, Sr., 3L team advanced to the City Second Division II semifinals under coach Perry Jones. He also lettered three times in basketball (point guard), spe- Los Angeles, Calif. cializing in defense; he led the league in the charges including one game (Palisades) when he took four. As a senior, he did battle with Spencer Dinwiddie, the 10 Los Angeles area player of the year who signed with the Buffs. AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.)—He ended the spring listed fifth on the depth at ACADEMICS—He is majoring in SLHS (Speech, Language and Hearing tailback. He had 19 rushes for 104 yards in Sciences) at Colorado. As a sophomore (April 2013), he was presented the four main spring scrimmages, 39 of with the Clancy A. Herbst, Jr. Student-Athlete Achievement Award, which which came in the spring game; included in is given to athletes who overcome personal, academic or emotional diffi- that total was a 6-yard touchdown run with culties to succeed both academically and athletically. He was a member 1:43 left in the game to lift the Black to a 21-17 win over the Gold. of the Honor Roll in high school his junior and senior years. 2013 (Jr.)—He saw action in six games (no starts, the final six of the season); he saw the bulk of his action on special teams, posting three PERSONAL—He was born December 30, 1992 in Bellflower, Calif. His knockdown blocks on return unit duty. He did not record an offensive sta- hobbies include working out, yoga, playing video games and most tistic on the year. Though ending the spring listed fifth at tailback, he did recently, cycling (he rode 175 miles over two days). He enjoys yoga and see plenty of reps once fully back from a nasty knee injury he suffered as has taken massage classes. He lived in the Crenshaw district of Los a true freshman. Angeles but commuted to Palisades for the better academic offerings. He 2012 (Soph.)—He played in six games (no starts), seeing limited action as also took two years of evening classes at Santa Monica College to learn he was still recovering from major knee surgery. He had seven rushing sign language as he has become proficient in ASL. His nickname growing attempts on the season for 22 yards, the bulk of his action coming in the up, given to him by his mother, was “Toppie.” opener against Colorado State (four carries for 17 yards, with his season- long run of 10 yards). He also caught a pass for a 1-yard loss. He missed RUSHING High Games RECEIVING High Games Season G Att Yds Avg. TD Long Att Yds No Yds Avg. TD Long Rec Yds all of spring practice while undergoing rehabilitation following the sur- gery; the knee was still a bit sore at the start of August camp so his return 2011 2 15 43 2.9 0911 37 200.0 0120 to practice was delayed. 2012 6722 3.1 0 10 4 17 1 -1 -1.0 0 -1 1 -1 2011 (Fr.)—Plans likely called for him to redshirt, but injuries changed 2013 60 00.0 0000000.0 0000 things as he saw his first action in the eighth game of the season against Totals 14 22 65 3.0 0 10 11 37 3 -1 -0.3 0120 Oregon. But a week later, he suffered torn ligaments at Arizona State and ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Kickoff Returns: 5-110, 22.0 avg., 25 long (2011). underwent November surgery. In limited action, he showed explosive- ness as a kickoff return man (22.0 average on five runbacks) and he had 11 carries for 37 yards against the Sun Devils before leaving the game with the knee injury. He had 43 yards on 15 carries in the two games he saw action, along with two receptions (for a net zero yards). TERRENCE CROWDER, TB HIGH SCHOOL—Ranked the No. 121 running back in the country by 5-10, 220, Soph., VR Scout.com and the No. 8 running back from California on that list. ESPN ranked him the No. 18 running back from California. He was named first- Galena Park, Texas team All-CIF at running back his senior season when he was named (Galena Park) first-team All-Western League (he was second-team as a junior). He was 34 Palisades’ Most Valuable Player both as a junior and senior. He finished AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.)—He his career with 224 rushes for 1,958 yards and 24 touchdowns (28 total ended the spring listed sixth on the depth scores including two kickoff and two interception returns). As a senior, he chart at tailback. He had 64 yards on 17 car- rushed 120 times for 1,270 yards and 19 touchdowns and caught four ries in the four main spring scrimmages, passes for 93 yards on offense, tallying six 100-yard rushing games and including a 12-yard touchdown run. four games with multiple rushing touchdowns (three times in each of 2013 (Fr.-RS)—He did not see any action, those games). On defense, he tallied 47 tackles and had three intercep- but did return to 100 percent health by the fall as he completed rehabili- tions (one returned for a TD), five passes broken up and one forced tation from knee surgery in early summer. fumble, and he returned two kickoffs for scores on special teams. His 2012 (Fr.)—Redshirted; he was practicing at tailback and was likely tick- junior campaign, he rushed 98 times for 660 yards and four touchdowns eted to redshirt, the point became moot when he suffered a torn knee while catching 18 passes for 239 yards. He returned an interception for a ligament (ACL) in practice on October 3. He underwent surgery a month California state record 108 yards for a touchdown. His sophomore season later (November 6) and began rehab immediately. was his first season playing football; he rushed for 28 yards on six carries with one score. His top games as a senior included seven rushes for 94 HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, Scout.com ranked him as the No. 97 running yards (13.4 average) and a touchdown in a 41-0 win over Lynwood, when back in the country, the No. 18 back out of the state of Texas; ESPN.com he returned an interception 99 yards for another score. Against Venice, he ranked him the No. 106 running back nationally and the No. 246 player had one rushing touchdown and had two interceptions and a forced overall out of Texas. He missed almost all of his senior season, as he tore fumble on defense. Against Granada Hills in a 10-0 win, he had 14 carries his ACL after just three carries for 25 yards in Galena Park’s season for 127 yards (9.1 per rush). He had 108 yards and three touchdowns on opener. He earned unanimous first-team All-District 19 honors following just seven carries (15.4 avg.) against University in a 44-7 win and followed his junior season after rushing for 1,338 yards and 15 touchdowns on 193 that game up with another three touchdown performance against carries with a longest rush of 70 yards. A four-year letterman, he rushed Hamilton in a 66-36 win when he rushed 13 times for 118 yards. He had his for 1,556 yards rushing over his final three years despite hardly playing in third straight 100-yard game against Fairfax with 10 rushes for 123 yards his senior year. He also was an active participant on special teams, block- and a touchdown in a 44-34 victory. He tallied back-to-back 100 yard ing punts (six) and performing the up-back role on kickoff returns, games again later his senior season with eight carries for 146 yards (18.3 blocking for other return men. Top games his junior season included 145 per) and three touchdowns in a 43-28 win over Lincoln and followed that rushing yards and two touchdowns in a 46-12 win over Sam Rayburn, and up with eight carries for 162 yards (20.3 avg.) and three scores including rushing for 150 yards and two scores in a 44-7 win over Goose Creek. one from 81 yards against Poly in a 50-40 win. As his junior year pro- Under coach Ray Zepeda, Galena Park went 7-4 in his junior season, fin- gressed, he got stronger as a running back, rushing for 338 of his 660 ishing third in the district and advancing to the state playoffs, and was 3-7 yards in the last three games of the season. He had his first 100-yard rush- his senior year when he had to watch from the sidelines. He also lettered ing game against University in a 20-15 win with 12 carries for 108 yards

56 four times in track as a sprinter, participating in the 100-meter dash as backer nationally (the No. 13 player from Colorado). He earned first-team well as the 4x100 and 4x200 meter relay teams. All-Colorado and All-State (5A) honors by the Denver Post and was also named first-team All-Big 6 Conference. He earned second-team All- ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Communication at Colorado. In high Centennial League honors as a junior and made the honorable mention school he carried a 3.5 grade point average and was a member of the squad after his sophomore season as Mullen switched league affiliation Academic Honor Roll for his district. prior to his senior season. His senior season he recorded 141 tackles (73 solo) including 11 for losses (five quarterback sacks) to go along with two PERSONAL—He was born December 14, 1993, in Houston, Texas. His hob- interceptions, one pass break-up and two fumble recoveries, one of which bies include working out and playing video games; he also played the he returned for a touchdown. As a junior, he totaled 127 tackles (72 solo) trumpet in middle school. He was active in his community through the with one sack. Between his junior and senior seasons, he was a critical Gents Organization, a group at his high school based upon principles of part of a defense that combined for 12 shut outs and 11 more games allow- good citizenship, high moral standards and high academic achievement. ing seven or fewer points in 28 games during that span. Under former CU All-American Dave Logan, Mullen compiled a 40-2 record during his three varsity seasons, winning three Colorado State 5A Championships; that included back-to-back 14-0 seasons and a 33-game winning streak to end his career. He lists his top games as the state championship game from each season: he had nine tackles and a sack in a 37-6 win over Regis in the BRADY DAIGH, ILB state final his senior year; that same season, he also had 15 tackles in a 35- 6-2, 255, Sr., 3L 0 win over Columbine and had 11 tackles, one sack and two fumble recoveries, returning one for a touchdown, in a 41-24 win over Cherry Littleton, Colo. Creek. He had eight solo tackles and 13 overall in a 34-14 win over Bear (Denver Mullen) Creek. Top games his junior season included a nine tackle effort in a 27-24 43 win over Pomona in the state title game, along with 11 tackles and a sack against Arapahoe (a 40-0 victory) and 13 tackles in a 37-15 win over AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.)—He Cherry Creek. He also had 10 tackles and a fumble recovery in a 44-0 win enters the fall listed second at the “mike” over Boulder. inside linebacker position. He has 45 career special team points (CU’s unique grading ACADEMICS—He is majoring in English at Colorado. He earned several system), and needs just 11 to crack the all- academic honors as a prep at Mullen. time top 10. 2013 (Jr.)—He played in 11 games (one start, versus Southern California) PERSONAL—He was born November 13, 1992 in Littleton, Colo. His hob- and in eight on defense, missing the finale at Utah with a sprained ankle bies include fly-fishing, playing basketball and video games. He he suffered against the Trojans. He saw action both inside and outside; in volunteered through Mullen for a program called World Vision that col- fact his start against USC was at outside ‘backer; he was in for 113 plays lected and packed clothes and shoes and sent then abroad to those in from scrimmage, recording 16 tackles (13 solo) for the season. He had two need. He was the first player to commit to Colorado in the 2011 recruiting tackles for zero, a third down stop and a forced fumble, the latter at class (doing so the previous July 19). Last name is pronounced day. Arizona State when he saw his most scrimmage action of the year (32 plays); he logged a career-high 10 tackles (eight solo) against the Sun TACKLES Devils. The coaches named him the co-recipient of the Bill McCartney Season G Plays UT AT —TOT TFL Sacks TZ 3DS Hurr FR FF PBU Int Award, given for special teams achievement, as he tied for second with 18 2011 9 82 13 5— 18 0- 0 0- 0 00 00000 special team points on the strength of four tackles (two inside-the-20), 10 2012 10 250 31 9— 40 5- 9 1- 4 32 00110 knockdown blocks on returns, a caused penalty and a first downfield 2013 8 113 13 3— 16 0- 0 0- 0 21 00100 credit that altered a return. He had missed the last portion of spring drills Totals 27 445 57 17— 74 5- 9 1- 4 53 00210 with a slight knee sprain, but the coaches still presented him with the ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Kickoff Returns: 1-7, 7.0 avg. Special Team Tackles: 1,4— Dick Anderson Award for outstanding toughness. 5 (2011); 4,2—6 (2012); 4,0—4 (2013). 2012 (Soph.)—He played in 10 games, including one start (Stanford); he missed the USC and Oregon games after suffering a cervical spine strain against Arizona State. He was in for 250 snaps from scrimmage, recording 40 tackles, which included 31 solo, five for losses including a quarterback sack, three stops for zero gains and two third down stops. He also had a forced fumble (against Colorado State) and a pass broken up. He had a CONNOR DARBY, OL season-high nine tackles (seven solo) against Stanford, when he played 67 6-4, 315, Fr., RS snaps and registered his sack and pass deflection. He also had six tackles against Arizona State and five each against Fresno State and Washington. Birmingham, Mich. He won the Bill McCartney Award for special teams achievement; he fin- (Detroit Country Day) ished second on the team in special team points with 21, as he was in on 50 six tackles (one inside-the-20), recorded 12 knockdown block, caused one AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.-RS)—He penalty and recovered a blocked kick. ended spring practices listed fourth on the 2011 (Fr.)—He saw action as a true freshman, playing in 12 games, nine depth chart at left offensive tackle. on defense (no starts; he missed the Colorado State game with a hip con- 2013 (Fr.)—Redshirted; he practiced all tusion). He saw just 82 snaps from scrimmage, but recorded 18 tackles, or season on the offensive line. A recruited one for every 4.6 plays which led the team; 13 of the stops were solo. He walk-on, he arrived on the Boulder campus had a season-high six tackles (four solo) at Washington, with five the very in June. next week against Oregon (four solo). He also racked up six special team points on the strength of five tackles (one solo, with one of the assists HIGH SCHOOL—He earned two letters as a two-year starter on the offen- coming inside-the-20). sive line, enjoying a stellar senior season when he allowed zero sacks, only one pressure and was credited with five touchdown blocks. Detroit HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he was a PrepStar All-Region selection and Country day School was 18-6 during his junior and senior seasons, 11-3 SuperPrep All-Midlands team member, the latter ranking him as the No. 58 and district regional champions his senior year and 7-3 his junior cam- player in the region and the No. 6 linebacker and No. 8 overall player from paign under coach Dan MacLean. He also lettered twice in track and field Colorado. He was named on the prestigious Tacoma News-Tribune (shot put and discus). Western 100 list and was one of 12 linebackers on the squad. Scout.com listed him as the No. 32 middle linebacker and Rivals.com ranked him as ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Business at Colorado, but is undecided the No. 35 inside linebacker; he was the top inside linebacker from on his sequence. He earned Magnum Cum Laude honors as a freshman Colorado by both publications. ESPN ranked him as the No. 65 inside line- and junior in high school.

57 PERSONAL—He was born February 5, 1995 in Freeland, Mich. His hob- He joined the team as a walk-on for spring practices. He practiced at bies include traveling, fishing, playing video games and weight lifting. His defensive end in the spring, marking the first time he played defense in his father, Dean, lettered three times (1981-83) in football at Central Michigan football career (he was only on offense in high school). University. After college he hopes to become a businessman. 2011 (Fr.)—He attended Colorado as a student, but was not a member of the football team; however, his NCAA “clock” started once he enrolled and started taking classes.

HIGH SCHOOL—He earned two letters in football playing quarterback, receiver and special teams; he was the team’s holder his sophomore ELIJAH DUNSTON, WR through senior seasons. He started at receiver as a senior, making eight 6-0, 185, Fr., RS touchdown receptions, and also saw spot duty at quarterback, as he threw for about 200 yards which included a 58-yard touchdown pass. Reseda, Calif. Under coach Todd Miller, Pine Creek was 10-2 his senior year, 11-1 his (Chaminade Prep) junior season and 12-1 his sophomore campaign, winning the Pikes Peak 1 League and District 20 titles all three years. PCHS advanced to the state semifinals his sophomore season and the quarterfinals his junior year, AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.-RS)— losing a heartbreaker in the latter to Longmont, 42-41; that team was the Enters the fall listed second at the “X” wide first undefeated regular season team in school history, which he lists as receiver position. He caught one pass for 10 his biggest moment in high school. He also lettered once in basketball yards in the main spring scrimmages. (forward). 2013 (Fr.)—Redshirted; practiced all fall at wide receiver. ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Political Science at Colorado. He was a first-team Academic All-State selection his junior and senior years at Pine HIGH SCHOOL—He earned PrepStar All-West Region honors at wide Creek. receiver as a senior, when he garnered first-team All-CIF Southern Section/Western Division honors, with the Los Angeles Daily News select- PERSONAL—He was born May 26, 1993 in Colorado Springs, Colo. His ing him second-team All-Area. He was a first-team All-Mission League hobbies include playing most sports and watching movies; he lists his performer as a senior (he was second-team as a junior and honorable favorite book as the Bible. He earned his Eagle Scout Award by the time mention as a sophomore). For his career, he caught 101 passes for 1,398 he was 13, several years earlier than most; he actually did it through a yards (13.8 per) and 18 touchdowns. A two-year starter, he had 38 recep- local church since there was no troop in his area. tions for 609 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior, while hauling in 53 balls for 641 yards and 11 scores as a junior (catching five or more passes in six games). He had 10 catches for 148 yards his sophomore season. He played defensive end on Chaminade’s freshman team, recording 20 quar- terbacks for the season, including eight in one game. Top games as a senior: in a 35-27 win over Notre Dame, he caught seven passes for 145 yards; in 42-14 win over St. Francis, he had a career-high eight receptions KYLE EVANS, TB for 93 yards and two touchdowns; and in a 62-26 rout of Cathedral, he 5-6, 175, Fr., HS caught three balls for 92 yards and a score. Top games as a junior: in a 38- San Jose, Calif. 14 loss to Alemany, he caught six passes for 92 yards and two TDs; in a 36-32 over Notre Dame, he caught seven for 84 and a score; in a 31-6 ver- (Archbishop Mitty) dict over St. Paul, he had seven receptions for 78 yards and two touchdowns; and in a 45-15 win over Inglewood, he had two catches for AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.)—He is 74 yards, both for TDs (43 and 31 yards). Under Coach Ed Croson, projected to play tailback as a true fresh- Chaminade Prep was 12-2 his senior season, claiming the Mission League man in college. championship and reaching the CIF finals, and was 11-3 his junior year, losing in the CIF semifinals. He also lettered four times in track, partici- HIGH SCHOOL—A three-time letterman pating in the 200-meter run (career best time of 21.9) and in the 4x100 and and senior team captain, he suffered a 4x400 relays. broken hand in the opening game of his senior year and would miss the next four games (initially, doctors said he would be out four months, but ACADEMICS—He is undecided on his major at Colorado. he returned in less than five weeks). As a junior, he earned second-team All-West Catholic Athletic League honors at both running back and cor- PERSONAL—He was born February 7, 1995 in Woodland Hills, Calif. nerback. He amassed 2,152 all-purpose yards in his prep career, doing so Hobbies included playing basketball and video games; he sings in his on just 261 touches as he averaged 8.2 yards every time the ball was in his church choir and he used to play the violin. In high school, he worked hands. As a senior, in just eight games, he rushed 82 times for 511 yards with PALS, a local after school program for area youths. and five touchdowns (6.2 per), with seven receptions for 125 yards and a score (17.9 per catch). He saw limited time on defense because of the injury, but did have nine tackles (three solo) and two passes broken up. On special teams, he returned three punts for 92 yards and three kickoffs for 84, giving him 812 all-purpose yards in the eight games, or 101.5 per. As a junior, he had 83 carries for 598 yards and seven TDs (7.2 per carry), THOR EATON, ILB with 12 receptions covering another 172 yards (14.3 per); on defense, he 6-3, 210, Jr., VR was in on 34 tackles (12 solo, two for losses), with an interception and two deflections. In a reserve role as a sophomore, he had 199 yards on 47 car- Colorado Springs, Colo. ries and two scores with four catches for 58 yards, but saw regular duty (Pine Creek) as a return man, with 10 punt returns for 69 yards and eight kickoff run- 92 backs for 180. His top game as a senior came in a 34-14 win over Palo Alto, when he rushed 10 times for 125 yards, including a 65-yard touchdown AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.)—He run, along with a 77-yard punt return for a score (earning Cal-Hi Player of enters the fall tied for third at the “will” the Week honors for his effort). Against St. Ignatius as a junior, he had 93 inside linebacker position. He had an yards on just 11 carries and racked up seven tackles on defense. Under assisted tackle in the spring game. coach Matt Haniger, AMHS was 11-2 his senior year, winning the West 2013 (Soph.)—He did not see any action. He Catholic Athletic League championship, 9-4 his junior season and 7-4-1 his moved from defensive end to inside line- sophomore campaign. He also lettered three times in track, participating backer for spring practice. in sprints and relays; he owned a career best of 11.2 in the 100-meter dash. 2012 (Fr.-RS)—He did not see any action, but did dress for three games.

58 ACADEMICS—He is interested in majoring in Business at Colorado. As a senior in high school, he was afforded the prestigious California Senate Student-Athlete Recognition honor. JOHN FINCH, FB/LS PERSONAL—He was born October 20, 1995 in Mountain View, Calif. His 5-11, 215, Soph., VR hobbies include watching the Science channel, movies and playing chess. An uncle, Kenny Coleman, was a wide receiver at Utah State. He earned Park City, Utah the Gary Bria Service Award a a senior, which recognized him for his serv- (Park City) ice for his school and community. 89 AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.)—He enters the fall listed fourth on the depth chart at fullback.

HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he earned second-team All-State and first-team All- SHAY FIELDS, WR District honors, participating in Utah’s (he was also invited 5-11, 170, Fr., HS to play in the Down Under Bowl). As a junior, he garnered honorable men- tion All-State and first-team All-District accolades. A four-year performer Bellflower, Calif. on the offensive line, as a senior guard, he did not allow a quarterback (St. John Bosco) sack, allowed just three pressures and had 12 pancake blocks; as a junior 5 center, he allowed one sack and five hurries while recording eight pan- AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.)—He will cakes. A two-year starter on defense at inside linebacker, he racked up 95 lineup at wide receiver as a true freshman tackles as a senior (38 solo, 16 for losses including two sacks), with three in college, and as one of CU’s top recruits, forced fumbles, three recoveries and a pass broken up. As a junior, he was could challenge for a position in the two- in on 73 tackles (33 solo, 10 for losses with two sacks), along with three deep. fumble recoveries, two caused fumbles and two pass deflections. He was reserve defensive end his freshmen and sophomore seasons. In his first HIGH SCHOOL—He earned first-team All-State (Division I) honors from career start in a 20-19 win over Delta his junior year, he was in on 22 tack- MaxPreps (second-team by Cal-Hi Sports), in addition to garnering All-CIF les, five for losses; his top game as a senior came in a 40-18 win over Southern Section, Long Beach Press-Telegram Dream Team, Wave Wasatch, when he was in on 18 tackles, with a sack and a PBU. On special Newspapers All-East Region and All-Trinity League accolades. He was the teams, he was Park City’s long snapper his sophomore through senior CIF Southern Section Pac-5 Offensive Player of the Year and played in the years, and was also a member of the kickoff coverage team each season. Semper Fidelis All-American Game (in Carson, Calif., on January 5, where Under coach Kai Smalley, PCHS was 3-8 his senior year and 6-4 his junior he had three receptions for 47 yards and a touchdown). He was also season, with the school 11-2 his sophomore year and 7-5 as a frosh under named as one of nine wide receivers on the Tacoma News-Tribune’s coach Brandon Matich. He also lettered twice in wrestling, twice in track Western 100 List, and Rivals.com ranked him as the No. 44 receiver in the (sprints, bests of 11.9 in the 100 and 53.0 in the 400) and once in lacrosse. nation. As a senior, he caught 82 passes for 1,617 yards and 18 touch- downs, averaging 19.7 yards per catch with a long reception of 95 yards; ACADEMICS—He is interested in majoring in Economics at Colorado, but he had seven 100-yard games in catching at least three balls in all 16 is also interested in Pre-Law. games. His junior year, he had 25 catches for 576 yards, or 23.0 per recep- tion, with four touchdowns and a long play of 57; he also rushed five times PERSONAL—He was born November 12, 1993 in Walnut Creek, Calif. His for 84 yards with a long run of 50. He was also explosive as a kickoff return hobbies include hunting, fishing, camping and playing golf (his best man, with eight career returns for 244 yards, or 30.5 per. He played some round is an 85). spot defensive back at times when called up, both at corner and safety (five tackles as a junior, one as a senior). Top games as a senior: in a 69-24 win over Agoura, he had four receptions for 224 yards, averaging 56.0 yards per with all four going for touchdowns (covering 78, 72, 44 and 30 yards); the 224 yards tied a 39-year old school record. He also scored four times in a 75-35 win over Crenshaw, when he had six receptions for 145 WILL FISCHER-COLBRIE, QB yards. His top effort as a junior came in a 39-13 win over Servite, when he 6-1, 215, Fr., HS had five catches for 139 yards and a score. Under coach Jason Negro, St. John Bosco was 16-0 his senior year, claiming the No. 1 ranking in the Los Altos, Calif. state as well as by many for the nation in winning the state open division, (St. Francis) CIF Southern Section and Trinity League titles. Bosco was 8-5 his junior year when it was also the Trinity League champ. He lettered four times in AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.)—He is track (sprints and relays); he had career-bests of 10.77 in the 100-meter projected to play quarterback as a true dash (league champion as a junior, third as a senior) and 21.9 in the 200. freshman in college.

ACADEMICS—He is interested in Communication or Sports Medicine as HIGH SCHOOL—A team captain at two possible majors at Colorado. He owned a grade point average of a shade schools his junior and senior seasons, he over 3.0 in high school, making the Honor Roll as a senior. garnered first-team All-De Anza League honors and second-team All-Area by the Daily News as a junior, when he was selected as his team’s offen- PERSONAL—He was born June 22, 1996 in Los Angeles, Calif. His hobbies sive most valuable player. Following his senior year, he was selected as a include working out and playing video games. His father (Shay, Sr.) played CES Literacy Classic All-Star, named to the CIF Central Coast Section team. cornerback and safety at Whittier College; his mother, Chiohko Owens, is As a senior, he completed 42-of-82 passes for 756 yards and 11 touch- a healthcare professional. He has participated often in his school’s com- downs (only two interceptions), as with changing schools from Mountain munity service days. Full name is Leonsha. View to St. Francis, his new one had a more run-based offense; he added two scores rushing the football, with a long gain of 22 (he had negative yardage overall due to sacks). As a junior at MHS, he completed 116-of-256 passes for 1,572 yards and 13 touchdowns (12 interceptions); he rushed for a net 88 yards on 19 carries, though that total included sacks. He also handled the punting chores on occasion (27.7 average on three pooch kicks). He was on the junior varsity team as a freshman and sophomore. Top games as a senior: in a 49-15 win over Archbishop Riordan, he com-

59 pleted all six of his passes for 145 yards and three touchdowns; and in a 41-34 win over Serra, he was 8-of-11 for 145 yards and two scores. As a junior at Mountain View, he had six games with 150-plus yards passing, with his best outings against Los Altos (6-of-7, 190 yards and 2 TDs in a 55- GEORGE FRAZIER, FB 8 win) and Wilcox (13-of-25, 209 yards, 2 TDs in a 55-28 loss). Under coach 6-2, 245, Fr., RS Greg Calcagno, St. Francis was 9-4 his senior year; under coach Toure Carter, Mountain View was 3-7 his junior season. He also played baseball Monrovia, Calif. as a freshman on the junior varsity team. (Monrovia) 28 ACADEMICS—He is interested in majoring in Business at Colorado, and AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.-RS)—He also has an interest in Engineering. missed all of spring practice as he contin- ued rehabilitation following reconstructive PERSONAL—He was born Sept. 13, 1996 in Mountain View, Calif. His hob- surgery (meniscus) in the offseason. bies include drawing and art. He is interested in the coaching profession 2013 (Fr.)—Redshirted; he initially was pro- after his playing days are over. jected to play at either outside linebacker or defensive end in his freshman year in college, but was moved to full- back halfway into practices to get a look at that position where he remained the rest of the fall.

HIGH SCHOOL—He earned PrepStar All-West Region and preseason SuperPrep All-Far West honors at linebacker as a senior, when he was also JASE FRANKE, DL named second-team All-State by Cal-Hi Sports (SuperPrep ranked him as 6-4, 270, Fr., HS the No. 74 player overall in California-Hawaii-Nevada, Scout.com ranked him the No. 42 inside linebacker nationally). Scout.com named him to its Camarillo, Calif. West 150 team, the No. 115 player overall and the sixth-ranked middle (St. Bonaventure) linebacker. From his sophomore through senior years, he was a three- 92 time, first-team All-CIF Southern Section/Mid Valley Division, first-team AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.)—He is Pasadena Star-News All-Area and All-Rio Hondo League performer, includ- projected as a defensive linemen as a true ing being named his league’s defensive player of the year as a junior and freshman in college. senior. He was in on 84 tackles as a senior (47 solo), with eight for losses including two quarterback sacks, seven fumble recoveries (four caused) HIGH SCHOOL—He earned first-team All- and 18 passes broken up. On offense (tight end/H-back), he rushed for 260 Marmonte League honors as a senior, when yards and four touchdowns with seven receptions for 137 yards and two he was in on 75 tackles, 15 of which were for losses, including eight quar- more scores. As a junior, he had 69 tackles (27 solo), 11 for losses with terback sacks. He also had 18 quarterback hurries, a forced fumble, one three sacks, as well as three interceptions and three fumble recoveries. recovery and a pass broken up playing primarily defensive end, though He did a little bit of everything on offense, rushing for 85 yards and a TD, often moved inside to tackle. He played spot duty as an offensive tackle, catching two passes for 87 yards and a score, as well as completing 21-of- inserted in situations that required an extra blocker. As a junior, again at 51 passes for 415 yards (with 2 TDs/4 INT). He also started at linebacker both end and tackle, he racked up 60 tackles, with 12 for losses including as a sophomore, recording 77 tackles (46 solo), with nine for losses, one six sacks, along with 10 pressures. He started the last half of his sopho- a sack, with two fumble recoveries and an interception. He had 230 total more year at end. Top games as a senior: in a 31-17 loss to Westlake, he tackles in his prep career, with 12 fumble recoveries. He was called up to made seven tackles, two of which were sacks, with three hurries; in a 43- the varsity as a freshman for the playoffs and participated on special 7 win over Newbury Park, had had six tackles and four hurries as he teams. Top games as a senior: in a 42-31 win over Sierra Canyon, he helped limit the offense to 60 rushing yards on 20 attempts, over 100 rushed four times for 149 yards and two touchdowns (including an 85- yards below its season average. Under coach John Muller, St. yard run), caught one pass for 47 yards and had four tackles on defense; Bonaventure was 8-4 his senior year; for coach Todd Therrien, the team in a 35-14 win over Temple City, he had eight tackles, five solo, with four was 11-2 his junior year, Marmonte East champions and CIF Southern for losses. Top games as a junior: in a 67-21 rout of Whittier Christian, he Section semifinalist, and 10-3 his sophomore season. He also lettered was in on nine tackles, seven solo which included three for losses and two twice in track (sprints and throws), with career bests of 140-0 (discus) quarterback sacks, had two interceptions and a touchdown reception on and 42-0 (shot put). offense that covered 56 yards; in a 40-36 win over Paramount, he had a season-high 10 tackles (eight solo). Top game as a sophomore: in a 27-7 ACADEMICS—He is undecided on his major at Colorado. He owned a 3.0 win over Paramount, he had a prep career-high 13 tackles (nine solo, two grade point average in high school. for losses). Under Coach Ryan Maddox, Monrovia was 12-3 his senior year, 11-3 his junior season and 12-2 his sophomore year, winning the Rio PERSONAL—He was born June 2, 1995 in Thousand Oaks, Calif. His hob- Hondo League title on all three occasions. Monrovia won the CIF Mid bies include playing adult league softball. An aunt (Barb Franke) played Valley title his sophomore and junior years but lost in the semifinals his college basketball at the University of Wisconsin, and an uncle, Al senior season. He also lettered three times in basketball (power forward) Lorenzen, played basketball at the University of Iowa; his daughter (Jase’s as a freshman, sophomore and senior, and two times in track, participat- cousin), Haley Lorenzen, will be a freshman this fall on the women’s bas- ing in the 100-meter run, shot put (career best of 49-0) and discus (155-0). ketball team at the . (First name rhymes with case, last name is pronounced frank-E.) ACADEMICS—He is interested in majoring in Integrative Physiology at Colorado. Owned a grade point average of 3.5 in high school and was a member of the Honor Roll.

PERSONAL—He was born June 12, 1995 in West Covina, Calif. His hobbies include playing most sports, in particular basketball, and video games, as well as coaching 8th grade football in nearby Duarte. Father (George Frazier IV) played college football (safety) at Fresno State, and an uncle (Damon Griffin) played wide receiver at Oregon and in the NFL with San Francisco, Cincinnati and St. Louis.

60 interceptions), while rushing 117 times for 421 yards and 12 TDS; he also caught one pass for eight yards, and it, too went for a touchdown. He threw for 300 or more yards on three occasions and 200 or more eight RICK GAMBOA, ILB times, with seven multiple TD-pass games. In a reserve role as a junior, he 6-1, 225, Fr., HS was 6-of-12 for 38 yards (0 TD/1 INT), and a sophomore, he completed all three of his passes for 47 yards (no scores or picks). He thus passed for Sylmar, Calif. 2,957 yards in his prep career. Top games his senior year: in a 48-14 win (Chaminade College Prep) over Monrovia, he was 12-of-26 for 305 yards and four touchdowns, with 32 23 yards rushing and two more scores; he threw for a career-high 386 AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.)—He is yards on 32-of-46 passing, with three scores, in a 56-35 loss to Chaminade; projected as an inside linebacker as a true and in a 45-28 win over Culver City in the CIF playoffs, he was 20-of-29 for freshman in college. 244 yards (1 TD/1 INT). Under coach Jim Bonds, St. Francis was 10-3 his senior year, reaching the CIF Southern Section/West Division semifinals, HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he earned and was 4-7 his junior season and 9-3 his sophomore year. first-team All-State (Division II) honors from MaxPreps (second-team by Cal-Hi Sports), in addition to garnering All-CIF ACADEMICS—He is interested in majoring in Business at Colorado. He Southern Section Western Division and Los Angeles Daily News All-Area was one of 43 players honored by the San Gabriel Valley, Pasadena and team accolades. Rivals.com ranked him as one of the top 100 players in Whittier Chapter of the National Football Foundation, named one of its the state of California following being named the Daily News’ area and Scholar-Athlete recipients for 2013; he was also presented with the Jim Mission League defensive player of the year as a junior. He was All-CIF, All- Brownfield Memorial Scholarship. In high school, he was a four-time State and All-Area as a junior, and honorable mention All-CIF and All-State member of the Mission League All-Academic team, and garnered St. as a sophomore; he was a three-time, first-team All-Mission League per- Francis Scholar-Athlete honors all four years as a prep. former (sophomore through senior years). As a senior, he was in on 170 tackles (102 solo), with 12 for losses including five quarterback sacks; he PERSONAL—He was born Oct. 30, 1995 in Glendale, Calif. His hobbies had three games with 20 or more stops and had 10 or more on nine occa- include water skiing, fishing and playing the piano. His grandfather (Jim sions. He also forced three fumbles to go with two passes broken up and Brown) played football for UCLA, earning All-America honors at guard in an interception. He played some fullback on offense, but it was primarily 1955, and an uncle (Kevin Brown) was a quarterback at Cal. An excep- a blocking role as he did not have any carries. His junior season, he had tional student, he was also recruited by Harvard and Yale. 159 tackles (95 solo), with 14 behind the line of scrimmage (seven sacks, and one TFL for a safety), with two pass deflections and an interception; he had two games with 20 or more tackles and seven with 10 or more. He had 113 tackles his sophomore year (88 solo), with eight for losses includ- ing three sacks; he had three games with 10 or tackles. For his career, a three-year starter at inside linebacker, he had 442 tackles (285 solo, 34 for JORDAN GEHRKE, QB losses, 15 sacks), with 19 games when he had double figure tackle counts. 6-1, 195, Soph., RS In the CIF Southern Section title game, a 38-35 win over Serra, he had 13 tackles, two for losses, as one of his top efforts his senior year (he had 20 Scottsdale, Ariz. tackles against Serra in a 28-20 win as a junior). As a junior, he had 22 tack- (Notre Dame Prep/Scottsdale CC) les (11 solo, five for losses with two sacks) in a 49-39 win over Pelaski 7 Academy from Arkansas, one of two five TFL games he had that season AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.)—He (the other came in an overall 18 tackle effort in a loss to Oaks Christian). enters the fall listed second at quarterback, Under coach Ed Croson, Chaminade was 14-2 his senior year, claiming the but he’ll still compete for the top spot in CIF Division II state, Division II regional, Western Division and Mission August drills. He had an outstanding spring, League titles and finishing with a No. 2 ranking in the state; the team was completing 36-of-62 passes for 496 yards 12-2 his junior season and 11-3 his sophomore year. and four touchdowns (no interceptions) in the four main spring scrimmages (a 146.7 rating). He connected with ACADEMICS—He is interested in Business as his major at Colorado. He Bryce Bobo for a 67-yard TD in the spring game. maintained a 3.0 grade point average in high school. 2013 (Soph.-RS)—Redshirted; he practiced all fall at quarterback and dressed for all 12 games. He was the second to last recruit of Coach Mike PERSONAL—He was born March 31, 1996 in Sylmar, Calif. His hobbies MacIntyre’s first Colorado class, signing with the Buffaloes on May 18; he include listening to music; during high school, he coached his little joined the team for summer workouts. brother’s football team. AT SCOTTSDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE: 2011 (Fr.)—He earned second team All-Region honors in helping SCC lead the nation in passing yards (355.2 per game). He played in all 10 games, completing 174-of-366 passes for 2,388 yards and 22 touchdowns; he completed 51.8 percent of his passes and threw 14 interceptions. He was sacked just twice all season TY GANGI, QB and also scored one rushing touchdown. His top game came in the season 6-2, 190, Fr., HS finale, a 71-29 win over Phoenix College, when he was 29-of-43 for 384 yards and seven touchdowns (three interceptions). SCC was 5-5 under Glendale, Calif. coach Doug Madoski. (St. Francis) HIGH SCHOOL—He was a second-team All-State and a first-team All-II AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.)—He is Section III performer as a senior, when he completed 134-of-250 passes for projected to play quarterback as a true 2,012 yards, a 53.6 completion percentage; he had 23 touchdowns and just freshman in college. 10 interceptions. He also rushed for 133 yards (24 attempts) and scored twice. As a junior, also a first-team All-Conference selection, he was 124- HIGH SCHOOL—He was selected as the of-183 (a 67.8 percentage) for 2,358 yards with 24 touchdowns against San Gabriel Valley Player-of-the Year by the only four picks; his long pass covered 78 yards and his passer rating was Pasadena Star-News in leading St. Francis to one of its best seasons in 141. He added 16 rushing attempts for 78 yards and a touchdown. He saw school history. He also earned first-team All-CIF Southern Section and All- spot action on the varsity as a sophomore (2-of-4 for 26 yards passing). He Mission League honors. played one snap on defense in his prep career, coming in a playoff game As a senior, he accounted for 3,311 yards and 38 touchdowns: he com- as a senior when he went in as an extra defensive back on the final play of pleted 189-of-342 passes for 2,882 yards and 25 scores (with only six the game in a “Hail Mary” situation. Top games as a senior included a 33-

61 14 win over Salpointe Catholic, when he completed 13-of-25 passes for 271 yards and five touchdowns; in a 41-14 win over Cactus Shadows (15-of-28, 279, 3 TDs), in a 41-10 win over McClintock (11-of-15, 175, 3 TDs with a 6- yard TD run) and in a 28-24 win over Desert Mountain (10-of-21, 109, 3 JIMMIE GILBERT, DL TDs). Top games his junior year: in a 49-48 loss to Williams Field, he was 6-4, 230, Soph., 1L 14-of-18 for 359 yards and two scores (the 4A state semifinal game where he was stopped just short of the end zone on a 2-point try with 19 seconds College Station, Texas remaining); and in a 42-14 playoff win over Mingus the previous week, he (A&M Consolidated) was 10-of-14 for 235 yards and four touchdowns. He had five 200-plus yard 98 games and completed 60 percent or more of his passes in 11 games. Notre AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.-RS)—He Dame Prep was 5-5 his senior season, 11-2 his junior campaign and 7-4 his missed all of spring as he completed reha- sophomore year under coach Scott Bemis. He lettered twice in basketball, bilitation from offseason surgery to mend a playing multiple positions (averaged 4.7 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.4 in 23 chronic subluxation. games as a senior), and also lettered once in track as a sophomore 2013 (Fr.)—He played in all 12 games (one (sprints and relays). start, at Oregon State), seeing action for 261 snaps from scrimmage. He was in on 11 tackles, eight of which were solo ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Psychology at Colorado. He was on the (two for losses including one quarterback sack). He also had five third Dean’s List throughout high school and graduated with a cumulative 3.64 down stops, three quarterback hurries and a forced fumble. He had a grade point average. season-high three tackles on two occasions, at Arizona State (all solo) and versus Central Arkansas (two unassisted, including his sack when he PERSONAL—He was born July 28, 1994 in Scottsdale, Ariz. His hobbies played his most snaps in a game – 48). He had his caused fumble against include playing most sports, including basketball and baseball, along the Sun Devils. with trying new ones, and playing the guitar; an interesting summer job after high school was working with a friend in construction. A second HIGH SCHOOL—He earned PrepStar All-Central Region honors at defen- cousin, Jay Gehrke, was a pitcher for Arizona State in the late 1990s. He sive end as a senior, when he earned Associated Press second-team has been very active in community service, including working with Boys All-State honors. The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal named him to its Texas & Girls Clubs, Hope Kids and various area churches. 100 List (one of 12 linebackers). Scout.com ranked him as the No. 74 defensive end in the nation, while 247sports.com listed him among its top five “Texas Sleepers.” He earned first-team All-District 14-5A honors as a senior, and was first-team All-District 12-5A his junior and sophomore sea- sons. As a senior, he played as a hybrid defensive end/outside linebacker and was in on 78 tackles (39 solo), almost a third of which were for losses (25), including 10 quarterback sacks. He recorded 32 quarterback hur- J.C. GENOVA, ILB ries, three passes broken up, two fumble recoveries (one caused) and a 5-11, 215, Fr., TR blocked field goal. He started at end his sophomore and junior seasons (he had at least 48 tackles, five quarterback sacks, three interceptions Newport Beach, Calif. and two fumble recoveries as a junior; his coaches didn’t always log the (Mater Dei/Portland State) tackle numbers and didn’t record any his sophomore year). He played 32 tight end on offense in special packages as a junior and senior, primarily AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.-RS)—He a blocker in two-tight end formations. He also played on coverage and must sit out the season after transferring to FG/PAT units on special teams. One of his top games as a senior came in CU from Portland State; he did finish the a 21-14 win over The Woodlands, when he had three quarterback sacks spring listed third on the depth chart at the and as many pressures, and one of his best games his junior season came “mike” inside linebacker position. He joined in a 27-20 loss to Cy-Woods, when he had two sacks and returned an inter- the team as a walk-on for spring practices, ception 18 yards for a touchdown. Under Coach David Raffield, A&M and had three tackles (two solo, one for a loss), in the four main spring Consolidated was 9-3 his senior year (District 14-5A tri-champions), 5-6 scrimmages. He’ll have three years to play three once eligible in 2015. his junior season and 11-2 his sophomore campaign (District 12-5A cham- pions). He lettered four times in basketball (forward, a four-year starter) AT PORTLAND STATE (Fr., 2013)—Redshirted; he did not see any action and lettered three times in track (shot put, with a career personal best of but was a defensive back under coach Nigel Burton. PSU was 6-6 in his 55-6), reaching the regionals as a senior. lone season there. ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Integrative Physiology at Colorado. HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he was first-team All-State (Division I), first- team All-CIF and first-team All-Orange County in addition to being named PERSONAL—He was born November 9, 1994 in College Station, Texas. His the defensive most valuable player in the Trinity League. At his linebacker hobbies include spending time with his friends, as he one of the few in position, he recorded 106 tackles (74 solo), with 28 for losses including 11 this day and age who does not play video games. His father (Jimmie Sr.) quarterback sacks, also forcing three fumbles. He was in on 66 tackles (31 played college basketball at Texas A&M from 1983-86 (a 6-9 center; he was solo, three for losses) along with an interception as a junior. On offense, named to the All-Southwest Conference Newcomer Team in 1983, was a he rushed 78 times for 335 yards and six touchdowns his senior season, fifth round draft choice by the Chicago Bulls in the ’86 NBA Draft and while gaining 200 yards on 63 tries with four scores as a junior. Top games played professionally overseas); his mother (Nelda) played college bas- as a senior included 60 yards rushing and a TD on 11 carries in a 48-13 win ketball at North Texas; and his older sister (Karla) was a center for Texas over Carson; and in a 24-7 win over Santa Margarita, he rushed for 44 A&M (the team MVP as a senior in 2013-14). He also volunteers at his yards on eight attempts with a score while racking up 13 tackles, with 11 father’s recreation center, spending time with young kids. solo including four quarterback sacks, on defense. Mater Dei was 11-3 his TACKLES senior season, reaching the CIF championship game, 4-6 his junior year Season G Plays UT AT —TOT TFL Sacks TZ 3DS Hurr FR FF PBU Int and 9-4 his sophomore year under coach Bruce Rollinson. 2013 12 261 83—11 2- 7 1- 3 05 30100

ACADEMICS—He is interested in majoring in Business at Colorado.

PERSONAL—He was born October 20, 1994 in Newport Beach, Calif. His hobbies include going to the beach and playing video games.

62 three touchdowns on four touches (two rushing, one receiving); and in a 30-19 win over Deer Valley, he had 14 tackles (7 solo), with three rushes for 26 yards and a score. Top games as a junior: in a 34-6 win over Dixon, ADDISON GILLAM, ILB he rushed 14 times for 148 yards and three TDs, with one catch for 37 6-3, 225, Soph., 1L yards and another score; and in a 14-7 win over Lassen, he had a season- high 10 tackles (5 solo), with three passes broken up while scoring a Palo Cedro, Calif. rushing touchdown. Under Coach Bryon Hamilton, Foothill was 10-2 his (Foothill) senior year and 9-3 his junior season, advancing to the second round of 44 the playoffs both years. He played on the junior varsity team as a sopho- AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.)— more and was on the freshman squad in ninth grade (he has played the Selected by his teammates as one of six sport since the sixth grade). He also lettered in basketball (also played on team captains for the season; along with the AAU level) and track (sprints); he was a member of Foothill’s 4x100 Sefo Liufau, they are the first two perma- relay team that set the school record and qualified for the state champi- nent captains elected as sophomores in CU onships. history. He enters the fall atop the depth chart at the “mike” inside linebacker position. He was selected preseason ACADEMICS—He is majoring Psychology at Colorado. He was an honor second-team All-Pac-12 by Athlon Sports and Phil Steele’s College Football roll student throughout high school. (third-team by Lindy’s Pac-12 Football), he’s ranked as the nation’s No. 15 inside linebacker by PSCF. He won the Iron Buffalo Award for the line- PERSONAL—He was born April 7, 1994 in Riverside, Calif. An outdoor backers for his spring work in the weight room. To no one’s surprise, he enthusiast, his hobbies include disc golfing, backpacking, snowboarding led the team in tackles with 28 in the four spring scrimmages (20 solo, two and cliff jumping. He signed with San Jose State in its 2012 recruiting sacks). class, but was set to grayshirt and enroll there for the spring ’13 semes- Fr. (2013)—In earning unanimous first-team Freshman All-American ter, but decided to attend Colorado after the coaching change and honors (Athlon Sports, FWAA, Sporting News, Phil Steele’s College Football, enrolled in classes in Boulder in January. He took nine units at Shasta collegefootballnews.com), he was the first freshman to ever lead CU in College in Redding in the fall of 2012, but did not participate in sports. tackles since they were first tracked in 1964 (a sophomore had only led the (Last name is pronounced gill-um) team five times in those 50 seasons). The league coaches saw fit to only TACKLES make him an honorable mention All-Pac-12 performer (other entities had Season G Plays UT AT —TOT TFL Sacks TZ 3DS Hurr FR FF PBU Int him as high as second-team), as he earned second-team All-Colorado 2013 12 838 78 41—119 10-38 3-25 11 15 30 0 6 1 honors from the state’s chapter of the National Football Foundation. He ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Interception Return Yards: 1-11, 11.0 avg.,0 TD (2013). was one of three recipients of the Freshman Athlete of the Year at the Special Team Tackles: 3,0—3 (2013). CUSPY Awards (CU Sports Performers of the Year), sharing the honors with two others as it was an outstanding year for newcomers across the board in several sports. The coaches selected him as the winner of the Dave Jones Award as the team’s most outstanding defensive player. He set seven school records for a freshman: the most defensive snaps played in season (838), in a game (86, twice, versus Oregon and California), the most tackles for a season (119, which also included a record 78 solo), the DIEGO GONZALEZ, P/PK most third down stops in a season (15) and the most tackles in a game (18, 5-11, 210, Soph., TR versus Oregon, with a record 14 unassisted). The Colorado NFF chapter Guadalupe, Nuevo Leon, Mexico selected him as the state’s player of the week for that game as well as for the season finale at Utah, when he had 15 tackles (six solo), an intercep- (Prepa Tec/Monterrey Tech) tion, two tackles for zero and two third down stops. He had 21 tackles at 10 or behind the line of scrimmage, as he had 10 for losses, which included AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.)—He three quarterback sacks, and 11 stops for zero gain. In recording 10 or enters the fall listed tied for second at more tackles in five games, he also had six passes broken up, three hur- placekicker (including kickoff duties) and ries and two touchdown saves and had another three tackles on special third at punter. He made all four extra point teams (all solo). He opened his career with a monster game against tries in the main spring scrimmages but Colorado State: 14 tackles (seven solo, two for losses including a sack and missed his only field goal try (wide right three for zero gains) with four third down stops (he was CU’s Male Athlete from 47 yards out in the spring game). of the Week for that game as well as the Oregon contest). He enrolled at CU for the spring semester and participated in spring drills, emerging first 2013 (Soph.-RS)—He was the final recruit of Coach Mike MacIntyre’s first on the depth chart at mike inside linebacker. He had 10 tackles, one for a Colorado class, committing to the Buffaloes on July 23. He had four years loss and two for zero gains, and a fumble recovery in the four main spring to play three in eligibility, but had to sit out the 2013 season due to a scrimmages. requirement to spend a year in residence; he was officially deemed a transfer since he participated in football at a college in Mexico HIGH SCHOOL—He earned PrepStar All-Far West Region honors at line- (Monterrey Tech, the English translation for Tecnológico de Monterrey). backer as a senior, when he was also named first-team All-Eastern League, second-team All-North Coast Section and was named his school’s Most AT MONTERREY TECH (Fr., 2012)—He handled the punting and kickoff Valuable Player. He recorded 74 tackles as a senior (39 solo), with eight for chores for Monterrey Tech, averaging 43 yards per punt with several kick- losses including two quarterback sacks; he also had seven pass deflec- offs through the end zone; only one of his punts was returned and that for tions, two interceptions and two forced fumbles. On offense, he saw a paltry two yards as his hang time often pinned opponents inside their action in situational play calls, he rushed 26 times for 253 yards (9.7 per) own 20. and five touchdowns, with nine receptions for 117 yards (13.0) and two more scores. He saw spot duty on returns, with six combined punt and HIGH SCHOOL—He played three years at Prepa Tec in Monterrey for kickoff for 116 yards. As a junior, he was in on 65 tackles (36 solo), with coach Roberto Rodriguez. His teams were undefeated (12-0) both his seven for losses, six passes broken up and an interception. Again, on junior and senior seasons, winning the state’s national championship offense he saw action in specific situations, with 299 rushing yards on 46 both seasons. As a senior, he converted 49-of-51 extra point tries and hit attempts (6.5 per) with seven touchdowns, with eight receptions for 104 8-of-10 field goals (long of 51); he also averaged 43 yards per punt with yards (13.0) and two TDs. He returned seven punts for 189 yards (27.0 several boots over 60 yards (long of 65). average) and two touchdowns, one which covered 71 yards against Red Bluff, and averaged 26.6 yards on five kickoff returns (he was Foothill’s ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Business (Management) at Colorado. Special Teams MVP for the season). Top games as a senior: in a 42-0 win over Pleasant Valley, he rushed four times for 85 yards and two touch- PERSONAL—He was born September 11, 1992 in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, downs (including a 52-yard run), in a 60-0 romp over Dixon, he scored Mexico. His hobbies include playing most sports and movies. He is a left-

63 footed kicker (placements, kickoffs and punts) and performed extremely 300 yards and four touchdowns as a sophomore and two receptions for well in several kicking camps: in Kohl’s 2011 Professional Kicking Camp, 46 yards and a TD as a freshman. He played defense in spots, at safety as he was graded as the top placekicker and the fifth punter. He hit multiple a senior (two forced fumbles and two recoveries) and at cornerback as a 65-yard field goals and honed his hang times in the camp, which he junior (one interception). One of his top games his senior year came in a attended on two occasions. Full name is Diego Gonzalez Garza. wild 41-40 win over Angleton, when he rushed for over 100 yards and a touchdown while making three receptions for 75 yards and another score. Lamar was 4-6 his senior year under first-year head coach Ronald Patton; his coach his freshman through junior years was Lydell Wilson. Under Wilson, LCHS were the state champions his freshman year with a 13-2 record, defeating Copperas Cove, 20-14 in a game that Goodson said was D.D. GOODSON, WR one of his top prep highlights despite blocking for most of the game. They 5-6, 175, Sr., 3L were district champions his freshman and sophomore (6-3) seasons; Lamar was 4-6 his junior year. He also lettered once in track, participating Rosenberg, Texas in the 4x100 and 4x200 relays his senior year; his 4x100 team advanced to (Lamar Consolidated) 3 the regional meet after placing second in the district. ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Sociology at Colorado. He earned honor- AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.)—He able mention Pac-12 All-Academic Team honors both his sophomore and enters the fall listed first on the depth chart junior years. A two-time District All-Academic Team member, the National at the “H” wide receiver position. He caught Honor Society member boasted a 3.67 grade point average in high school. a 17-yard touchdown pass in the spring game (from Sefo Liufau), one of three recep- PERSONAL—He was born May 30, 1993 in Pineville, La. His hobbies tions he had in the contest; he had nine for include spending time with his Rottweiler (Ace), working out, watching 93 yards and two TDs in the four main scrimmages. He won the Iron television, and does a good amount of community service, including as a Buffalo Award for the wide receivers for his spring work in the weight volunteer with the Special Olympics. He is close to his family and loves room. nothing more than spending time with them. An older brother, Jeramy, 2013 (Jr.)—He played in all 12 games (three starts), as he finished third played running back and wide receiver at Rice. He hails from the same on the team in receiving; he had 22 catches for 306 yards and two touch- high school that produced CU All-Big 12 safety and eight-year NFL veteran downs, averaging 13.9 yards per catch. He had 12 grabs of 10 yards or Michael Lewis. His first name is Joseph; he was given the nickname D.D. longer and three of 20 or more, including his season long of 75 yards for a while growing up and it stuck. TD that he hauled in from Paul Richardson on a little trickery against Oregon. He also rushed four times for 42 yards. He caught a TACKLES career/season-high five passes in the opener against Colorado State, Season G Plays UT AT —TOT TFL Sacks TZ 3DS Hurr FR FF PBU Int which were good for 44 yards, including an 18-yard TD. He caught at least 2011 4 98 62—80- 0 0- 0 00 00000 one pass in 11 games and two or more in seven contests. He also caught 2-point conversion passes against both Colorado State and USC, becom- RUSHING High Games RECEIVING High Games ing the sixth Buff to score two in the same season. He also had six special Season G Att Yds Avg. TD Long Att Yds No Yds Avg. TD Long Rec Yds team points on the strength of two tackles, both inside-the-20, and two 2012 8518 3.6 0 11 2 11 000.0 0000 first downfield credits that altered returns. He lined up at wide receiver 2013 12 4 42 10.5 0 31 1 31 22 306 13.9 2 75t 5 75 for spring practices, and despite it being the first time he had played Totals 20 9 60 6.7 0 31 2 31 22 306 13.9 2 75t 5 75 receiver since high school, he established himself as a regular in the rota- ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Kickoff Returns: 5-97, 19.4 avg., 0 TD, 25 long (2011). tion. He led the team in receptions in the four main spring scrimmages Punt Returns: 1-(-2), -2.0 avg. (2012). Two-Point Conversions: 2 (2013). Special with 13, which he caught for 169 yards and three touchdowns. He moved Team Tackles: 2,0—2 (2013). to receiver from tailback for the spring, and the switch was so successful that he was named the recipient of the Fred Casotti Award as the most improved offensive back. 2012 (Soph.)—He saw action in eight games (no starts), though on a lim- ited basis as a reserve tailback. He gained 18 yards on five attempts on the season: he had one carry for 11 yards against Arizona State and two attempts for six yards at Oregon that accounted for the bulk of his stats. CHRIS GRAHAM, P/PK He had one punt return attempt, which he fumbled against CSU late in the 6-3, 220, Fr., RS first half. He moved back over to offense from the secondary for spring drills, and looked very good at times, rushing 13 times for 55 yards in the Burlingame, Calif. major scrimmages (long of 24). (Burlingame) 2011 (Fr.)—He originally was intended to redshirt, but injuries forced him 15 into action. He started his first game against Oregon in week eight, and AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.-RS)—He would play in four games overall including two starts as the nickel back enters the fall tied for second at place- (the other was against USC). He was in for 98 snaps from scrimmage on kicker. He made all 10 kicks in spring the season, logging eight tackles (six solo); he had four tackles (three scrimmage action (seven PATs, three field unassisted) against Oregon in 44 snaps on the field, and also returned goals: those were good from 31, 30 and 39 kickoffs that game, averaging 19.4 yards for five runbacks. He had two yards, the latter in the spring game). solo stops in 25 plays versus the Trojans in his other start. He was the final high school recruit in Jon Embree’s first class, signing with the 2013 (Fr.)—Redshirted; he practiced at both punter and placekicker all Buffaloes on June 8. Designated as an “athlete” instead of at a specific fall, and in fact, dressed for all 12 games in case he needed to be activated position when he reported, the 4.4-speedster started out on offense but in case of injury. He joined the team in the summer as a recruited walk-on. was shuttled over to defense due to all the injuries in the secondary. HIGH SCHOOL—A four-year letterman at a variety of positions (kicker, HIGH SCHOOL—He was selected as the District 23-4A Utility Player of wide receiver, outside linebacker), he was a first-team All-Peninsula Bay the Year, also earning first-team All-Area and All-District honors at wide League performer at outside ‘backer his junior year. Overall as a prep, he receiver. A four-year starter at wide receiver, he caught 30 passes for over was 19-of-21 on field goal attempts, with a long of 50 as a junior a school 500 yards and two touchdowns as a senior, when he also rushed for 370 record, and was 54-of-57 on extra point kick for 111 career points. yards and nine scores out of the wildcat formation. He was explosive Burlingame was a combined 17-25 under coach John Philipopoulos returning kickoffs, as he had around 30 returns with a 35.0-yard average during his four years there, including 5-6 marks his junior and senior sea- and a touchdown. As a junior, when he was All-Area and All-District, he sons. He also earned four letters playing basketball (forward), averaging caught 40 balls for 700 yards and seven touchdowns, with 25 catches for 5.3 points on 55.4 percent field goal shooting and 4.3 rebounds per game

64 as a senior, when Burlingame won the 2013 Central Coast Section title that ended his sophomore and senior seasons. Serra was 14-1 his senior with a 21-9 record (after claiming the Peninsula South crown with a 12-0 year, winning the CIF Southern Section before losing in the state title mark). He was a first-team All-League performer his senior season. game, 15-0 his junior season (CIF Southern Section and California state champions) and 13-1 his sophomore year before falling in the CIF ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Integrative Physiology at Colorado. Southern Section title game.

PERSONAL—He was born December 10, 1994 in San Jose, Calif. His ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Sociology at Colorado. hobbies include playing golf, and he has aspirations of becoming a doctor after college. PERSONAL—He was born December 26, 1992 in Long Beach, Calif. Hobbies include playing the piano (he has since he was six) and other sports including basketball. He was very active in community service both through his high school and church, the majority of which included outreach to the homeless. His high school sends several players annually to Pac-12 schools as he had played with many in his prep career.

WOODSON GREER III, OLB TACKLES 6-3, 220, Sr., 3L Season G Plays UT AT —TOT TFL Sacks TZ 3DS Hurr FR FF PBU Int 2011 3 40 21—31- 1 0- 0 11 00000 Carson, Calif. 2012 6 69 75—12 2- 3 1- 2 02 00000 (Junipero Serra) 2013 8 268 25 9— 34 2- 5 0- 0 41 21000 37 Totals 17 377 34 15— 49 5- 9 1- 2 54 21000 AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.)—He ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Special Team Tackles: 1,1—2 (2011); 2,0—2 (2012); 1,0— enters the fall listed first on the depth chart 1 (2013). at the “sam” outside linebacker position. He had 11 tackles, two for losses, with three third down stops in the four main spring scrimmages. 2013 (Jr.)—He saw action in eight games (four starts), as his position was the one that came out of the lineup when the Buffs were in the nickel GARRETT GREGORY, DE defense. He missed the last four games of the year after suffering a nasty 6-1, 225, Fr., RS stinger in practice on Nov. 5, one that even prevented him from practic- ing other than on an extremely limited basis. In playing the most to date Gilroy, Calif. in his career, he was in for 268 snaps from scrimmage and recorded 34 (Valley Christian) tackles, 25 of which were solo including two for losses. He also had four 49 tackles for zero gains, two quarterback hurries, a third down stop and a AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.-RS)—He fumble recovery, the latter coming against Arizona when he was also in enters the fall listed fourth on the depth on seven tackles (five solo) and played a career-best 62 snaps. He posted chart at right defensive end. In the spring a career-high eight tackles (six unassisted) against Charleston Southern. game, he had four tackles, including three He had a good spring and was the recipient of the Greg Biekert Award as solo and half a quarterback sack; he also selected by the coaching staff as the most improved linebacker. had a third down stop and recovered a 2012 (Soph.)—He saw action in nine games, including six on defense at fumble that led to the winning score in the 21-17 win by the Black over the outside linebacker (no starts), recording 12 tackles, seven of the solo vari- Gold. ety, in 69 snaps from scrimmage. He saw his most playing time against 2013 (Fr.)—Redshirted; he practiced as a defensive end throughout the Arizona State, when he was in for 25 plays and posted a season-high seven season after joining the team as a recruited walk-on for August drills. tackles (five solo), with his first career quarterback sack. He was third on the team in special team points with 19, on the strength of two solo tack- HIGH SCHOOL— As a senior, he was a team captain and earned honor- les (one inside-the-20), seven knockdown blocks, three caused penalties, able mention All-West Catholic Athletic League team honors. A two-year three forced fair catches, two first downfield credits that altered the starter on both offense (primarily a blocking tight end) and defense return path, and a fumble recovery. He had entered the fall listed second (end), he was in 80 tackles, 28 for losses including 13 quarterback sacks at ‘sam’ (outside) linebacker and had six solo tackles, including a sack, in his senior season, when he also caused five fumbles, with three recover- the main spring scrimmages. ies, and 12 passes broken up. On offense, he caught four passes for 76 2011 (Fr.)—He saw action in five games, including three on defense at out- yards. As a junior, he was a first-team All-WCAL and an honorable mention side linebacker (no starts), playing a total of 40 snaps from scrimmage. He Central Coast Section performer when he recorded 71 tackles, 12 for had three tackles on the year, two solo, with a third down stop and a losses (five sacks), eight passes broken up and three fumble recoveries; tackle for zero. He finished eighth on the team in special team points with he caught 10 passes for 180 yards on offense. Top career games came his 11, on the strength of eight knockdown blocks, a downed punt, one tackle senior year: in the opener, a 35-27 loss to Vacaville, he had 15 tackles and and one . three sacks, and in a 54-22 win over Milpitas, he had 12 tackles that included five sacks. As a sophomore he was in on 84 tackles (14 for losses, HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he was named PrepStar All-Region and eight sacks), with six passes broken up and five fumble recoveries, and as SuperPrep All-Far West team member, as the publication ranked him the a freshman, when he played linebacker, he recorded 80 tackles, 10 for No. 65 player in the region (the No. 10 linebacker on that list). Scout.com losses with seven sacks, seven PBU’s and five fumble recoveries. Valley ranked him as the No. 48 outside linebacker in the nation, the seventh Christian won the Division 3 CCS championship as a senior under coach best from California. He also earned first-team All-CIF Southern Section Mike Machado, despite an 8-6 overall record as the team put it together Western Division, first-team All-Mission League and first-team All-South down the stretch, winning its final five games, including a 4-0 mark in the Bay Area honors. As a junior, he was first team All-Western League and All- playoffs. He also lettered twice in track, participating in sprints and South Bay after garnering second team All-Western League accolades as relays; he had prep bests of 11.5 in the 100-meter dash and 23.5 in the 200. a sophomore. For his career, he racked up 281 total tackles, which included 113 solo stops and 12½ quarterback sacks. As a senior, he had ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Business at Colorado, but is undecided 69 tackles (41 solo) and one fumble recovery, which followed a monster on his sequence. junior year, which saw him record 140 tackles (41 solo) and 11½ sacks that totaled 76 yards in losses. He also had one forced fumble and one PERSONAL—He was born December 7, 1994 in San Mateo, Calif. His recovery that season. As a sophomore, he had 72 tackles (31 solo), one hobbies include reading and playing golf. He was very active in community sack and one interception. Under coach Scott Altenberg, Serra compiled service as a prep, working in grounds and maintenance as teaching a 42-2 record in his three years there, winning three consecutive Mission Sunday School at his church. After college, he hopes to become a doctor. League titles and 29 straight games sandwiched between playoff losses He played with Coach Mike MacIntyre’s son at Valley Christian.

65 HIGH SCHOOL —As a senior, SuperPrep ranked him as the No. 198 athlete in the nation and the No. 84 prospect overall out of Louisiana, when he earned first-team All-State, All-River Parish, All-Metro and All-District DEVYN GRIMES, WR honors. He was a second-team All-District honoree as a junior, and was 5-9, 200, Jr., TR first-team All-Metro and All-District as a sophomore. A four-year letter - man, he played cornerback, wide receiver and running back during his Grass Valley, Calif. career. In his senior season, his first playing in the secondary, he recorded (Nevada Union/Cabrillo College) 55 tackles, 4½ quarterback sacks and forced four fumbles, in addition to 86 making nine interceptions, one of which he returned for a touchdown. On AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.) —He offense, he had 28 rushes for 176 yards and five touchdowns, also catch - enters the fall listed fifth on the depth chart ing three passes for 125 yards and another score. He returned a punt 64 at wide receiver. yards for another TD, giving him eight touchdowns in four different ways. His top performance as a senior came in a 49-6 win in the state playoffs AT CABRILLO COLLEGE (2011, 2012/Fr., against Kaplan, when he had scored both rushing and on the punt return, Soph.) —He lettered twice playing both while also causing a fumble, recovering another and grabbing an inter - wide receiver and running back at Cabrillo College in Aptos, Calif. As a ception. He had two interceptions in three St. Charles wins as a senior: sophomore, he earned first-team All-Coast Conference honors as a slot against Miller-McCoy Academy (55-2), Northshore (36-8) and Port Allen receiver, when he had a team-high 33 receptions for 309 yards and four (48-0). He played wide receiver as a junior, making 28 receptions for 608 touchdowns. He caught at least one pass in all 10 games, with his top yards, and running back as a sophomore, averaging over seven yards per game coming in a 23-7 win over Monterrey, when he caught six balls for 74 carry in gaining 530 yards on 74 rushes. In his four seasons under coach yards and a score. He also rushed 13 times for 70 yards. Under coach Bill Frank Monica, St. Charles went 49-6 (15-0 as a senior, 13-2 as a junior, 12-2 Garrison, Cabrillo was 5-5 his sophomore year and 4-6 his freshman as a sophomore, and 9-2 as a freshman), winning the state championship season. his senior season as the Comets advanced to at least the state semifinals in each of three seasons as a starter. He lettered in baseball (centerfield), HIGH SCHOOL —As a senior, he first-team All-Sierra League honors at batting .453 with five home runs as a junior when he earned first-team All- running back, also earning honorable mention All-CIF honors. He rushed River Parish, All-Metro and All-District and honorable mention All-State 127 times for 1,216 yards and 11 touchdowns, averaging a healthy 9.6 honors. He earned first-team All-District honors in four sports, as in addi - yards per carry; he also caught 16 passes for 250 yards (15.6 per) and two tion to football and baseball, he earned the distinction in soccer and track scores. He had six 100-yard games, including a high of 221 on 17 carries (sprints; 100-, 200-meter dashes). (two TDs) in a 34-27 loss to Roseville; in a 45-32 loss to Granite Bay, he had 17 rushes for 190 yards and two scores. Those were two of four games ACADEMICS —He is interested in majoring in Communication and where he averaged over 10 yards per attempt (in the other pair, he had Business at Colorado. just nine carries). Under coach Dave Humphers, NUHS was 4-6 his senior year and 13-1 his junior season, winning both the Sierra League and Sac- PERSONAL —He was born March 22, 1994, in Metairie, La. He enjoys work - Joaquin Division I championships. He also lettered twice in wrestling ing out and playing different sports in his free time. He also serves his (189-lb. class) and twice in track (sprints, relays). community by making dinners for the homeless at Thanksgiving. He received scholarship offers in both football and baseball but opted for the ACADEMICS —He is majoring in Integrative Physiology at Colorado. gridiron and CU. TACKLES PERSONAL —He was born November 21, 1993 in Folsom, Calif. His hobbies Season G Plays UT AT —TOT TFL Sacks TZ 3DS Hurr FR FF PBU Int include dance and writing. 2012 6 119 91—10 1- 1 0- 0 00 00000 2013 9 156 35—80- 0 0- 0 00 01010 Totals 15 275 12 6— 18 1- 1 0- 0 0 0 010 10 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Kickoff Returns: 6-150, 25.0 avg., 44 long (2012); 1-11, 11.0 avg., (2013). Fumble Returns: 1-42, 42.0 avg., 0 TD (2013). Special Team Tackles: 4,3—7 (2012); 0,1—1 (2013). JEFFREY HALL, DB 5-11, 180, Jr., 2L Reserve, La. (St. Charles Catholic) JOSEPH HALL, WR 16 5-9, 165, Fr., HS AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.) —He did not participate in spring practice, as he was San Luis Obispo, Calif. suspended for an off the field incident; it (Mission Prep) won’t be resolved until well into the season. 27 2013 (Soph.) —He saw action in all 12 AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.) —He games, including nine on defense with one suffered a fractured finger in the fourth start (at UCLA at left cornerback). He was in for 156 snaps from scrim - practice of the spring and missed the mage and recorded eight tackles (three solo), but his big play of the year remaining practices, but still participated in came in the finale at Utah, when he scooped up a fumble at the goal line all team conditioning activities. He joined and returned it to near midfield. He played a career-high 57 snaps at the team as a walk-on for spring practice. UCLA, recording two tackles. He had a brief experiment at wide receiver for the first half of spring practice, but returned to the secondary for the HIGH SCHOOL —He garnered first-team Division IV All-State and All-Area final portion. honors as a senior (second-team All-State as a junior), first-team All-CIF 2012 (Fr.) —He saw action in nine games (no starts), including six on Northeast Division honors as a junior and senior and was a first-team San defense. He was in for 119 scrimmage plays, recording 10 tackles (nine Luis Obispo All-County performer (senior; second-team as a junior). In solo, one for a loss). He had a season/career-high three tackles (all solo) earning three letters starting at both receiver and cornerback, he against Washington. He also saw spot duty returning kickoffs, with six for compiled some impressive career numbers in 32 games: he caught 131 150 yards, a healthy 25.0 per return with a long of 44. He earned 11 special passes for 2,550 yards, averaging 19.5 per, scoring 42 touchdowns; team points, on the strength of seven tackles (four solo), two knockdown Defensively, he made 99 tackles (61 solo), with 12 interceptions and 18 blocks, a fumble recovery and a downed punt. passes broken up. He returned 20 kickoffs for 560 yards (28.0 per), and

66 brought back 29 punts for 394 yards (13.6) with five combined kick returns for scores. His senior year, he hauled in 60 receptions for 1,365 yards and 24 touchdowns, averaging an impressive 22.8 yards per catch; he had 42 tackles, 12 passes broken up and three interceptions on GREG HENDERSON, CB defense. He had 12 career 100-yard games, eight in his senior year, when 5-11, 185, Sr., 3L he caught at least three passes in 12 of 13 games. Top games included a 54-26 CIF semifinal win over Salesian his senior year, when caught four Corona, Calif. passes for 101 yards (3 TDs), with 14 tackles (12 solo) and five pass deflec - (Norco) tions on defense. In a 41-8 win over Frazier Mountain, he caught six passes 20 for a career-high 168 yards and two scores. Under coach Chad Henry, AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.) —CU’s Mission Prep was 11-2 his senior year, 8-2 his junior season and 6-4 his starting left cornerback. He was selected sophomore campaign. He also lettered four times in baseball (shortstop); preseason fourth-team All-Pac-12 by Athlon in 92 career games, he batted .343 and owned an on base percentage of Sports and Phil Steele’s College Football , the .471. He had two home runs, 52 runs batted in and scored 93 runs. He also latter ranking him as the nation’s No. 29 cor - played varsity soccer as a freshman, scoring two goals with two assists; nerback. He again won the Iron Buffalo he was the only frosh starter on Mission Prep’s undefeated 23-0 team that Award for the defensive backs for his spring work in the weight room. He won the CIF Southern Section Division V championship. enters his senior year ranked 93rd in tackles (173), tied for 43rd in inter - ceptions (five) and tied for 16th in pass deflections (22) all-time at ACADEMICS —He is interested in Mechanical Engineering as his major at Colorado. Colorado. He made the Principal’s Honor Roll every semester in high 2013 (Jr.) —He started all 12 games at right cornerback in earning first- school, and also took AP and Honors courses each year as a prep. team All-Colorado honors from the state’s chapter of the National Football Foundation. In playing the most snaps by a Buff on defense (897), PERSONAL —He was born February 15, 1994 in San Luis Obispo, Calif. he finished third on the team in tackles with 68 (46 solo, with two for losses and another pair for zero gain), and was second with 14 third down stops. He led the team in interceptions with four, returning those for 82 yards, which included a 46-yard return for a touchdown against Central Arkansas; it was the most picks by a CU player since Lorenzo Sims inter - ception five back in 2004. He had a fumble recovery, which he turned into a big 53-yard return for a score against Colorado State that expanded CU’s TERRAN HASSELBACH, DE lead to 33-24 early in the fourth quarter. He also led the team in passes 6-1, 235, Fr., HS broken up with 10, and along the way picked up six touchdown saves. He had four or more tackles in 11 games, including nine twice, against Parker, Colo. Oregon State and at Washington (when he had a season high eight solo). (Regis) He had two interceptions against Oregon, with his other coming against 96 Oregon State. He added two assisted tackles and a downed punt inside- AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.) —He is the-5 on special teams duty. He won the Iron Buffalo Award for the projected to play defensive end as a true defensive backs for spring conditioning in the weight room, and had a fine freshman in college. spring overall (he had two interceptions in the four main scrimmages). 2012 (Soph.) —He played in 10 games (eight starts) a year ago, missing HIGH SCHOOL —As a senior, the only year time in the front third of the season with a knee sprain he suffered in the he played , he earned season opener against Colorado State; he still managed to evolve into a All-Colorado honors from the Denver Post , Mile High Sports Magazine and solid cornerback after being thrown into the fire as a true freshman in American Family Insurance/9News All USA Colorado (the Post selected 2011. For the year, he was in for exactly 600 plays from scrimmage, rack - just two for its team). He garnered Mile High’s “Comeback Player of the ing up 47 tackles (31 solo, including three for losses and one tackle for Year” honor and also was the publication’s player of the year at his posi - zero). He also had two third down stops, three pass deflections and a tion (defensive lineman). He also earned All-Continental League honors forced fumble (the latter against Stanford). He had a season-high six tack - and was its defensive lineman of the year. In just nine games as a starting les twice, in the last two games of the season (versus Washington, with defensive end (he missed two), he was in on 78 tackles for the year, 57 five solo, and Utah, four being unassisted). solo, which included 24 for losses and 11 quarterback sacks for 118 yards 2011 (Fr.) —He played in all 13 games, starting 12 (all but the California in losses. In addition, he had 35 quarterback hurries, four forced fumbles game), all at right cornerback. In earning CU’s Lee Willard Award as the and three passes broken up. Top games as a senior included three double- team’s most outstanding freshman, the league coaches voted him as an figure tackle efforts, highlighted by a 31-16 win over Douglas County, honorable mention All-Pac 12 team member, collegefootballnews.com when he had 15 stops (11 solo), five for losses including three sacks and tabbed him as a second-team freshman All-American, he was a second- four hurries; and in a 35-12 win over ThunderRidge, he had 14 tackles team All-Colorado performer as selected by the state’s chapter of the (seven solo, four for losses with a sack). He had eight hurries in a 42-7 win National Football Foundation and rivals.com placed him on its Freshman over Chaparral. Under coach Mark Nolan, Regis was 9-2 his senior year, All-Pac 12 team. He set a school record for the most defensive plays by a claiming the Continental League title. freshman with 823, with his 76 against Washington State also a single- game freshman best. He was in on 58 tackles, 44 solo, with three for ACADEMICS —He is interested in Business as his major at Colorado. losses, three tackles for zero (so six at or behind the line of scrimmage), six third down stops, a forced fumble and one recovered. He had one PERSONAL —He was born November 27, 1995 in Centennial, Colo. His interception, which came against Arizona’s heralded quarterback Nick hobbies include music (playing the piano included), and films; he has Foles. He led the team with nine pass deflections, the first freshman in aspirations of becoming a film producer one day. His father, Harald, school history to ever do so since numbers started being tracked in 1964. played collegiately at Washington and for Denver in the NFL; he played He had a season/career-high 10 tackles at Stanford (six solo), seven 112 games for the Broncos between 1994 and 2000 and was a member of against UCLA and four on eight other occasions. He added two solo tack - two Super Bowl champion teams. As to why he received the Mile High les on special teams coverage duty. Sports Comeback Award, he is a true example of perseverance: he was in a near-fatal car accident (with his father) right before the start of the HIGH SCHOOL —As a senior, he was ranked the No. 10 cornerback in freshman football season in 2010. He wasn’t cleared to play until two California and the No. 122 corner in the nation by ESPN in earning first- years later due to the impact on his ribs and internal organs. He was ready team All-State, All-CIF Southern Section, first-team All-Riverside County to play as a junior, but in practice, he suffered a fluke shoulder injury that and first-team All-Big VIII honors (he was All-CIF and All-Big VIII his junior required surgery and six months of rehabilitation. year as well). In his career, he totaled over 100 tackles and had 22 passes (Name is pronounced Tare-run Hass-el-back.) broken up and nine interceptions, returning one for a touchdown. A double-digit average return man, he returned three punts for touchdowns

67 in his career (all as a junior) and added another score in spot duty at 3 defensive tackle in the Midlands Region (and No. 49 overall). ESPN.com receiver. His senior year, he had 65 tackles (46 solo), 13 pass deflections, ranked him the No. 38 defensive tackle in the country and the No. 7 over- seven interceptions, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. As a all player in Colorado. He was named the Colorado Defensive Player of the junior, he had 45 tackles (32 solo) and came up with a pair of intercep- Year by The Denver Post, in addition to earning All-Colorado honors from tions and seven pass break-ups. In spot duty on offense, he had a handful the paper. He also was All-State (5A) as a senior, and honorable mention of receptions including one for a TD and rushed five times for 22 yards. As All-State (5A) as a junior. A three-year starter on the defensive line, as a a sophomore, he had 13 tackles in backup duty. He lists his biggest game senior he was in on 111 tackles, with 26 for losses and quarterback sacks. as against Crenshaw his senior year: in a 25-21 win, he had 13 tackles, He also saw some action at fullback on offense, catching one pass for five three PBU’s and an interception. Against Redlands in a 34-17 win, he had yards in primarily a blocking role. He recorded 109 tackles (11 sacks) as a an interception and broke free for a 50 yard punt return. Against Poly in a junior, and 80 tackles (six sacks) his sophomore season. Top games as a 42-21 win, he had six tackles (four solo), an interception he returned 60 senior included a 42-13 win over Cherry Creek (seven tackles, three yards and a forced fumble. Under coach Todd Gerhart, Norco was 28-10 sacks) and a 12-7 loss versus Grandview (eight tackles, two sacks). Under his three years on varsity and 20-5 his final two years as a starter on the direction of former CU All-American Dave Logan, Mullen compiled a defense, winning the CIF Southern Section Big VIII League championship 37-3 record in his three seasons (9-3 as a senior; 14-0 as a junior; 14-0 as a both seasons. He also lettered in track (sprints/relays), participating in sophomore) and won back-to-back 5A state championships. He also let- the 100-meter dash and 4x100-meter relay his junior and senior seasons. tered in wrestling for Mullen, advancing to the state semifinals as a junior He was a first-team All-League performer in the 100-meters. in the heavyweight division.

ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Business (Finance) at Colorado. He ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Economics at Colorado. He earned hon- exceeded a 3.5 grade point average in high school and was on the Honor orable mention Pac-12 All-Academic team honors as a sophomore, with a Roll all four years. 3.14 grade point average. He held a 3.5 grade point average and was a member of the Honor Roll at Mullen. PERSONAL—He was born December 27, 1992 in Los Angeles. His hobbies include playing the drums and an interest in dogs, particularly pit bulls. PERSONAL—He was born September 21, 1993, in Torrance, Calif. His hob- He participated in a program through his church to help feed the home- bies include hunting and fishing, or as he says, you will “Always find him less in the Los Angeles area. in a pair of Wrangler’s and cowboy boots.” Both his father (Troy) and grandfather (Scott) played defensive tackle in college at Texas Tech and TACKLES New Mexico, respectively. He has worked in the community with World Season G Plays UT AT —TOT TFL Sacks TZ 3DS Hurr FR FF PBU Int Vision, an organization that packs shoes, clothes, and other items to send 2011 13 823 44 14— 58 4- 7 1- 0 36 01191 to those in need in Africa. 2012 10 600 31 16— 47 3- 5 0- 0 12 00130 2013 12 897 46 22— 68 2- 6 0- 0 2 14 01 0 10 4 TACKLES Totals 35 2320 121 52—173 9-18 1- 0 6 22 02 2 22 5 Season G Plays UT AT —TOT TFL Sacks TZ 3DS Hurr FR FF PBU Int 2012 11 290 13 12— 25 2- 6 0- 0 51 10000 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Special Team Tackles: 2,0—2 (2011); 2,2—4 (2012); 0,2— 2013 12 251 62—80- 0 0- 0 11 30000 2 (2013). Totals 23 541 19 14— 33 2- 6 0- 0 6 2 40 0 0 0

TYLER HENINGTON, DL CHRIS HILL, TE/LS 6-2, 245, Jr., 2L 6-2, 225, Fr., RS Centennial, Colo. Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Mullen) 94 (Mountain Vista) 38 AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.)—He AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.-RS)—He enters the fall listed first at left defensive enters the fall listed fourth at tight end and end. Shifting from defensive tackle to end second at the snapper positions (both long after dropping a little over 20 pounds from and short). He caught two passes for 30 his playing weight as a sophomore (265), he yards in the four main scrimmages, includ- exhibited much more speed for his pass ing a 24-yard grab in the spring game. rush. 2013 (Fr.)—Redshirted; he practiced as both a tight end and long snap- 2013 (Soph.)—He played in all 12 games (no starts), as he saw action for per. He joined the team as a recruited walk-on for August drills. 251 snaps from scrimmage; he was in on eight tackles (six solo), with three quarterback hurries, a caused interception, a third down stop and HIGH SCHOOL—He lettered three times playing multiple positions, a tackle for zero. He had a season-high three tackles at Arizona State. He defensive end, tight end, receiver and long snapper; he was a three-year had a very solid spring, recording six tackles, including three sacks in the starter on offense and as a senior on defense. As a senior captain, he was four main scrimmages, and was the recipient of the Dan Stavely Award as named as a first team all-Continental Football League (5A) at defensive selected by the coaching staff as the most improved defensive lineman. end (second-team at tight end), where he recorded 68 tackles, including 2012 (Fr.)—He played in 11 games as a true freshman (two starts, which 20 for losses with 11 quarterback sacks; he also had four forced fumbles, came in the last two games of the year against Washington and Utah), with two recoveries and three passes broken up. He had seven sacks On his playing time increasing as the season progressed as he was in for 290 offense, he caught 23 passes for 361 yards (15.7 per) and three touch- snaps overall. He recorded 25 tackles (13 solo), with seven at or behind downs. Top games his senior year came against Highlands Ranch (seven the line of scrimmage (five for zero, two for losses) and a third down stop; sacks in a 40-17 win over rival Highlands Ranch), versus Chaparral (in a the five tackles for zero were the second most on the team. He had 19 of 38-34 win, he caught five passes for 57 yards), versus Westminster (a 35- his tackles over the course of the final four games, including a 12 win, where both receptions went for touchdowns) and against Regis season/career-high seven (two solo) against Washington; he also had five (five tackles including three sacks and two grabs for 89 yards, including (two solo) at Arizona and four (three solo) versus Stanford. a 70-yard TD in a 28-21 win). As a junior, he caught 15 passes for 195 yards (13.0 avg.). Under coach Ric Cash, Mountain Vista went 4-6 each of his HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he was ranked the No. 8 prospect in sophomore, junior and senior seasons. He also lettered twice in swim- Colorado and the state’s No. 1 defensive lineman by both Rivals and ming and was member of the MVHS team that captured the state title in Scout.com. SuperPrep ranked him as the No. 10 player in the state, the No. 2010.

68 ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Communication at Colorado. in power lifting (team were three-time 4A state champions) and lettered once in basketball (forward). PERSONAL—He was born April 1, 1995 in Slidell, La. His hobbies include playing basketball, music and playing the guitar. His great, great uncle, ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Business (Finance and Management) at Tom Thevenow, played 15 years in the major leagues with five different Colorado, and also has an interest in Aerospace Engineering. He was one teams (1924-38): he led the St. Louis Cardinals to their first-ever World of the state of Kansas’ National Football Foundation’s Scholar-Athletes, an Series victory in 1926 over the New York Yankees, batting .417 in the honor also afforded him by the Greater Kansas City Football Coaches seven game series (he also set the major league record for the most con- Association. On the national level, he was one of five NFF honorees secutive at bats without a home run – 3,347). In that game, he tagged out nationwide, out of over 3,300, who was selected as a National High School Babe Ruth, who was attempting to second base, to end the game; Scholar-Athlete, based on a combination of academic and athletic accom- history incorrectly credits Rogers Hornsby with the tag, but the family plishments and was honored in New York City at the NFF’s national dinner has a photo. in December 2012.

PERSONAL—He was born July 22, 1993 in Prairie Village, Kan. His hob- bies include snowboarding, skiing, fishing, hunting and mountain biking. He has made mission trips to Haiti and is active in Young Life, a non- denominational Christian ministry. During one summer, he started a mowing company. An uncle, Bob Bender, played football at Iowa, and a JESSE HISS, FB cousin, Tom Bender, played football at Missouri. He has had five neck sur- 6-1, 230, Soph., VR geries in his lifetime. Bonner Springs, Kan. (Basehor-Linwood) 40 AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.)—He enters the fall listed third at fullback. Primarily a blocking role, he did catch a ISAIAH HOLLAND, OL pass in one of the spring scrimmages where 6-5, 330, Fr., HS he ran away from the defense for a 45-yard Arvada, Colo. touchdown. 2013 (Fr.-RS)—He did not see any action, but did dress for three games. (Valor Christian) He has entered the fall listed fourth at the mike inside linebacker position, but midway through August drills he was moved back to fullback where AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.)—He is he started his collegiate career. projected to be an offensive lineman his 2012 (Fr.)—Redshirted; he practiced at fullback at the start of the year true freshman year in college. but moved over to linebacker where he finished the season. He joined the team as a recruited walk-on for August camp. HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he earned All- Colorado honors from both the Denver Post HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he earned first-team All-State 4A honors and and Mile High Sports Magazine. He was the anchor of a dominant offensive first-team All-Kansas at linebacker by Rivals.com (which also made him a line that allowed just three quarterback sacks total in two seasons (none preseason All-State selection), first-team All-Kaw Valley League accolades personally), starting all 28 games at tackle over the course of his junior at linebacker and running back (which he also had earned as a junior), and senior seasons. He registered several touchdown and downfield and was an honorable mention All-Metro performer by the Kansas City blocks both years, along with several pancake blocks. He attended Patch Star. He finished his career as Basehor-Linwood’s all-time leading tackler High School, located on a U.S. military post in Stuttgart, Germany, as a (428, 220 solo); he had three 100-plus tackle seasons to set the mark. As a freshman and sophomore, where he played junior varsity football (offen- senior, he had 63 rushes for 712 yards (11.3 per) with 12 touchdowns and sive line and some defensive end as a frosh). VHS was the two-time 5A a long run of 80 yards; he also caught 14 passes for 209 yards (14.9) with Colorado state champion when he anchored the Eagles offensive line: as two scores (long of 48). On defense, he had 115 tackles (59 solo), 13 for a senior in 2013 under coach Rod Sherman, Valor was 13-1, and as a junior losses including six quarterback sacks, four fumble recoveries, three coach Brent Vieselmeyer, they were 12-2. caused fumbles, three pass deflections and an interception. As a junior, he had 115 rushes for 725 yards (6.3 avg.), with 12 touchdowns and a long ACADEMICS—He is interested in Mechanical Engineering as his major at gain of 58 yards; he had three 100-yard games on the year. He also caught Colorado. He was one of Colorado’s 11 Scholar-Athletes as selected by the five passes for 79 yards (15.4 per, no TDs). On the other side of the ball, state’s chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Football he racked up 111 tackles (61 solo), 12 for losses with five sacks; he had Hall of Fame. seven fumble recoveries (two caused), four pass break ups and two inter- ceptions. As a sophomore, when he garnered All-League honors at PERSONAL—He was born December 18, 1995 in Denver. His hobbies linebacker, he made 98 tackles (48 solo), along with five sacks, two caused include fishing, camping and robotics. His father, Darius Holland, was a fumbles, on recovery, two passes broken up and an interception. He also four-year letterman at defensive tackle for the Buffaloes from 1991-94 and rushed 29 times for 184 yards and two touchdowns. He played solely on played for Green Bay, Detroit, Cleveland, Minnesota and Denver over the defense as a freshman, recording 104 tackles (52 solo, eight for losses), course of a 10-year career in the National Football League. Active in his with one sack, a fumble recovery and two pass break ups. One of his top community, he has volunteered in the nursery at the “True Life Church,” career games came during his junior year in a 43-20 win over Perry- served as a mentor at the “Dare to Play” football camp for athletes chal- Lecompton: he rushed 14 times for 118 yards and two touchdowns, with lenged with Down Syndrome, and helped gather Christmas trees for 18 tackles, one for a sack, an interception and a pass deflection. In a 60-0 children of underprivileged families. He originally accepted an appoint- win over Bishop Ward his senior year, he had seven carries for 146 yards, ment to attend the U.S. Military Academy at West Point but had a change including his 80-yard run, and two scores, a reception for 16 yards and six of heart. The last high school recruit of the 2014 class, as he signed a tackles. A four-year starter and letterman under coach Steve Hopkins, grant-in-aid to attend CU on May 24. Basehor-Linwood was 10-1 his senior year, 9-1 his junior season, 8-2 his sophomore campaign and 5-4 his freshman season. BLHS was league champion three times (2009-11), district champions three times (2009-11) and regional champions twice (2010-11). He also lettered four times in track (throws, 4x400 relay), was a state qualifier in the shot put and the league champion his junior and senior years. He also lettered three times

69 win over Kingwood when he recorded his prep best of 15 pancakes. Under Coach Mark Schmid, The Woodlands was 8-4 his senior year, sharing the District 14-5A title, and 12-2 his junior season; TWHS lost in second round AARON HOWARD, DE of the playoffs his senior year after reaching the quarterfinals the previ- 6-1, 240, Soph., TR ous season. He also lettered four times in track; participating in throws, he had a career best of 54-6 in the shot put and 159-11 in the discus (fin- Denver, Colo. ished sixth in the state in the shot as a senior with a throw of 54-2½). (East/Willamette) 99 ACADEMICS—He is undecided on his major at Colorado, though is AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.)—He enrolled in CU’s School of Arts & Sciences. He owned a 3.6 grade point enters the fall listed fifth on the depth chart average at The Woodlands. at left defensive end. He joined the team as a walk for spring practice. PERSONAL—He was born April 29, 1995 in London, England (where his mother is from and where his parents met; he moved to America as a 4- AT WILLAMETTE (Fr./2012)—He earned year old). His hobbies include fishing, playing video games and one letter playing defensive end at Willamette (Ore.) University. In a weightlifting. An older brother (Nick) will be a junior this fall on the reserve role as a freshman, he recorded three tackles (all solo, two for lacrosse team at Guilford College. Active in community service, he has losses) playing for coach Glen Fowles. Willamette was 8-2 his one season regularly worked as a volunteer coach for a special needs football camp. there.

HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he earned honorable mention All-Denver Prep League honors at defensive end; he also lined up at offensive tackle. That season, he was in on 22 tackles (nine solo, six for losses including three quarterback sacks), along with two hurries and a fumble recovery. A four-year starter, he played under coach and former Buff Ron Woolfork JEROMY IRWIN, OL his freshman and sophomore years (7-4 and 6-4 records, respectively), 6-5, 295, Soph., 1L and then under coach Ron McFarland his last two years at East (6-4 mark both seasons). He also lettered twice in lacrosse (attack position). Cypress, Texas (Cypress Fairbanks) ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Psychology at Colorado. An excellent 76 student as a prep, he made East’s 4.0+ Honor Roll all four years in high AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.-RS)— school. He was 100 percent healed from a foot injury from the previous summer when suf- PERSONAL—He was born February 1, 1994 in Denver. His hobbies fered a stress fracture of his fifth metatarsal include playing most sports and music. His father, Paul, was a one-time on March 22, forcing him to miss the member of CU’s football team. remainder of spring practice. Upon his return, he is expected to contend for the starting spot at left offensive tackle. 2013 (Soph.)—Redshirted; he suffered a broken bone in his foot doing some yard work on July 30, and was expected to be out at least until the early part of the season. He ended the spring listed second at both left tackle and left guard and figured to be either a starter or a regular in the JONATHAN HUCKINS, OL rotation before the injury. 6-3, 305, Fr., RS 2012 (Fr.)—He saw action in 10 games on the season (no starts), as he played for the first time in the third game of the year and then played the The Woodlands, Texas rest of the way; he was in on offense for seven games. He played 72 total (The Woodlands) snaps on the year (at guard), grading to 75.0 percent (54 plus plays); je 79 had five “will-breaker” blocks, with his best game grade when he had 10 AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.-RS)—He or more plays coming against Oregon (71.4 percent). He also played 27 enters the fall listed second on the depth snaps on the field goal/PAT unit on special teams. chart at both center and left guard. He has bulked up about 15 pounds since his arrival HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he was ranked the No. 47 offensive guard in on campus as a true freshman. the nation by ESPN.com and the No. 89 offensive tackle nationally by 2013 (Fr.)—Redshirted; practiced the Scout.com; he earned Texas Top 100 honors from The Houston Chronicle. entire fall on the offensive line. As both a junior and a senior, he was a unanimous first-team selection to the All-5A District 17 team, after earning honorable mention distinction as HIGH SCHOOL—He earned PrepStar All-Central Region honors at offen- a sophomore. A three-year starter at left guard, he only gave up one sack sive guard as a senior, when the Houston Chronicle named him to its in his entire prep career, and that came during his sophomore season. He All-Greater Houston team as well as among its Houston Top 100; he also played a key role in Cy-Fair averaging over 250 rushing yards per game in earned honorable mention All-State (from the Associated Press), second- his senior season, as the team ran for well over 3,000 yards in 13 games; team All-District 14-5A and first-team All-County honors. Rivals ranked that included one of his top personal performances that year, when in a him as the No. 75 offensive guard in the nation. As a junior, he was a 52-7 win over Cypress Springs, he helped pave the way for an offensive second-team All-District performer. A two-year starter (26 games), he had attack that gained 398 yards on the ground. One of his most memorable 118 career pancake blocks and over 20 direct touchdown blocks for the moments came in a 21-14 win over Cinco Ranch in the playoffs, a victory Highlanders ferocious running game. As a senior, he graded out above 85 that sent Cy-Fair to the 5A Division I Regional Finals. Under coach Ed percent in allowing just one quarterback sack, five pressures and being Pustejovsky, Cy-Fair improved dramatically each season: 0-10 as a sopho- called for a single penalty (a false start). He allowed just two sacks and more, 9-3 as a junior, 12-1 as a senior, winning the District 17 one pressure while being flagged for five penalties. He played some defen- championship his senior season after sharing it his junior year. He also sive tackle on spot occasions (goal line, short yardage), making three lettered in track and field (shot put), advancing to regionals as a junior; tackles (two for losses) as a senior and five (one for a loss) as a junior. Top his personal best throw was 51-0. He played basketball early in high games as a senior: in a 53-25 win over Oak Ridge, he had eight pancake school but gave it up to concentrate on football. and three touchdown blocks, and in a 66-422 win over Klein Collins, he had six pancakes and two TD blocks. Top game as a junior came in a 28-0 ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Economics at Colorado.

70 PERSONAL—He was born July 8, 1993, in North Little Rock, Ark. He is the youngest of a set of triplets, born moments after his brothers John and Sean; Sean also was a member of CU’s 2012 recruiting class. A grandfather (Roby Irwin) played football at TCU, and an uncle (Jack McClelland) ran COLIN JOHNSON, WR track at Texas. His hobbies include playing computer games, working out 6-0, 175, Soph., VR and eating. He serves his community through PALS, an organization that mentors kids and does other projects such as feeding the homeless. Saratoga, Calif. (Mountain View St. Francis) 84 AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.)— Enters the fall listed third at the “X” receiver position. He caught one pass for 14 yards in the four main spring scrimmages. SEAN IRWIN, TE 2013 (Fr.-RS)—He did not see any action; he 6-3, 245, Soph., 1L had sat out most of spring practice, other than seeing some limited action, as he completed rehabilitation following Cypress, Texas knee surgery. He was 100 percent for fall drills. (Cypress Fairbanks) 2012 (Fr.)—Redshirted; he joined the team as a walk-on after the first 81 game, but was injured in practice on October 30, suffering a severe knee AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.)—He sprain (ACL). He would have surgery to repair the knee on November 26. enters the fall listed atop the depth chart at tight end. He caught three passes for 28 HIGH SCHOOL— As a senior, he earned first-team All-West Catholic yards in the main spring scrimmages, two Athletic League honors and was an honorable mention Central Coast of which went for touchdowns. The Section performer. A four-year team captain, he completed 81-of-134 coaches selected him as the recipient of the passes (60.4 percent) for 1,257 yards, with 15 touchdowns and just two Daniel Graham Award for the spring, presented to the most improved “big interceptions in his only season as a starter at quarterback. He also ran skill” player. for 179 yards and a touchdown. Top games: in a 35-21 win over Willow 2013 (Fr.-RS)—He played in all 12 games, including one start (against Glen, he completed 8-of-11 passes for 233 yards and three touchdowns; California) but was utilized primarily in a reserve role on offense; he had and in a 38-35 win over St. Ignatius, he was 10-of-14 for 177 yards and four one reception on the year (a 7-yard grab against Oregon). He played all 56 TDs (which tied the school record). As a junior, he was the backup quar- snaps on the field goal/PAT unit on special teams. He caught six passes for terback and saw sporadic action on both offense and as a safety on 37 yards in the four main spring scrimmages. defense. Under coach Nick Navarro, St. Francis was 6-6 his senior year 2012 (Fr.)—Redshirted; practiced at tight end the entire fall. and 6-4-1 his junior season. He also lettered twice in baseball as a middle infielder (second base/shortstop), St. Francis posting a 55-12-1 record in HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he only played in four games after an ankle that time frame, spending time each season ranked nationally in the top injury sustained during two-a-days caused him to miss the Bobcats’ first six, including a No. 1 ranking on several occasions his junior year; SFHS nine games. However, he was still ranked the No. 39 tight end in the nation won the WCAL title both those seasons. As a freshman, he led all players by Scout.com despite missing the majority of the year with ESPN.com tab- on the freshman team with a .612 batting average. bing him as the No. 72 tight end nationally and as the No. 210 player overall from the state of Texas. As a junior, he was named first-team All- ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Business (Finance) at Colorado. He Greater Houston by The Houston Chronicle and also earned first-team earned his way on to the High Academic Honors list at St. Francis his All-5A District 17 honors. For his career, he made 24 receptions for 495 freshman through senior years, and was very active there in student gov- yards and four touchdowns, the bulk of which came during his junior ernment (including publicity for the Associated Student Body). season (16 catches, 305 yards, two touchdowns); he also was of the best blocking tight ends in the state of Texas. One of his top games as a senior PERSONAL—He was born October 4, 1993 in Los Gatos, Calif. His hobbies came in the 5A Division I Regional Finals versus Fort Bend Hightower: include most aspects of music, as he is an accomplished piano player, and with Cy-Fair trailing 14-0, he caught a 20-yard touchdown pass to put the spending tie with friends and family, especially his younger brother Bobcats on the board and provide the team some momentum, but ulti- (Ryan) and sister (Kelsey). He has helped coach and teach football to mately they it lost 21-14 to a school that reached the state championship young kids and has aspirations of becoming a high school coach one day, game. Top outings from his junior season came in a 31-7 win over Cypress preferably for his alma mater. (First name in pronounced coll-in.) Falls in which he had several pancake blocks, and in a 28-14 loss to Cy- Woods, when he had two catches for 30 yards. A two-year starter and three-year lettermen at tight end, he played a key role in Cy-Fair’s turn- around as under coach Ed Pustejovsky, Cy-Fair improved dramatically each season: 0-10 as a sophomore, 9-3 as a junior, 12-1 as a senior, winning the District 17 championship his senior season after sharing it his junior CLAY JONES, FB year. He also lettered in basketball as a sophomore and threw the discus 6-0, 230, Jr., 2L on the track and field team. Palo Alto, Calif. ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Classics at Colorado. (St. Francis) 48 PERSONAL—He was born July 8, 1993, in North Little Rock, Ark. He is the middle of a set of triplets, born moments after his brother, John, and AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.)—He before his brother, Jeromy; Jeromy was also is a member of CU’s 2012 enters the fall listed second at fullback; pri- recruiting class. A grandfather (Roby Irwin) played football at TCU, and marily a blocking role, he did catch two an uncle (Jack McClelland) ran track at Texas. His hobbies include play- passes for 25 yards and rushed once for a ing computer games and paintballing. four-yard gain in main scrimmage action before he was sidelined the last two weeks RECEIVING High Games with a fractured finger (April 2; he had surgery eight days later). Season G No. Yds Avg. TD Long Rec Yds 2013 (Soph.)—He played in the first two games of the season, but in the 2013 12 17 7.0 0717 second game against Central Arkansas, he suffered a severe neck strain and was sidelined the remainder of the year, limited to conditioning and light contact work by the end of the year. He was moved to offense from inside linebacker prior to spring practice.

71 2012 (Fr.-RS)—He saw action in four games (no starts, the middle four of tered twice in basketball (center, averaging six points and five rebounds the season), including one on defense; that was at Southern California per game as a senior) and twice in baseball (pitcher: he had a 2-2 record when he was in for four plays where he recorded one solo tackle. He was with a 2.95 earned run average as a sophomore; middle relief as a senior in all four on special teams and recorded two wedge breaks. with a 2.67 ERA). Christian Brothers was CVC champions as a senior. 2011 (Fr.)—Redshirted; he practiced the entire fall at the inside line- backer spots. He joined the team as a walk-on after the first game of the ACADEMICS—He is interested in Business, likely the Management season. sequence, as his major at Colorado. An honor roll member since his fresh- man year, he is a member of the National Society for High School Scholars HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he was named first-team All-Western and a CVC Scholar-Athlete as he owned a 3.7 grade point average. Catholic Athletic League by the Palo Alto News, the San Jose Mercury News and the league’s coaches; he also served as a captain in the Charlie PERSONAL—He was born November 2, 1995 in Davis, Calif. His hobbies Wedemeyer All-Star Game. As a junior, the Los Altos News named him the include skiing, riding bikes, hiking, off-roading and playing golf (he breaks top newcomer in the WCAL. As a senior, he recorded 100 tackles with four 90 regularly with a career-best round of 82). His father, Tom, was an out- quarterback sacks, broke up seven passes and had five forced fumbles side linebacker for the University of Nevada-Reno in the late 1970s. playing inside linebacker. His junior campaign, he had 50 tackles with a pair of sacks, three pass break-ups and two forced fumbles. He also played fullback and was a long snapper. He had over 200 tackles playing on the junior varsity as a freshman and sophomore. Under coaches Mike Mitchell and Nick Navarro, St. Francis compiled a 15-8-1 record (9-4 as a junior, 6-4-1 as a senior) in his two seasons on the varsity and advanced to the CIF Central Coast Section championship game his junior season, a TONY JONES, TB moment he lists as the biggest of his prep career. He also lettered four 5-7, 185, Sr., 3L times in lacrosse, named an Adidas All-American as a senior, and also played basketball. Paterson, N.J. (Don Bosco Prep) ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Economics at Colorado. 26 PERSONAL—He was born May 28, 1993 in Palo Alto, Calif. His hobbies AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.)—He include white water kayaking and he has volunteered as a basketball enters the fall in a three-way tie for second coach for the Special Olympics. An older brother, Colin, plays club on the depth chart at tailback. He led all lacrosse at Arizona. players in yards in the four spring scrim- mages, racking up 150 on 29 tries with three touchdowns; he was the leading rusher in the spring game (13-88, with a long of 25). He won the Iron Buffalo Award for the running backs for his spring work in the weight room. He enters his senior year ranking 55th in rushing yards (866), 30th in receptions (66) and 92nd in receiving yards (407) all-time at Colorado. 2013 (Jr.)—He played in all 12 games (no starts), and finished third on the HAYDEN JONES, TE team in rushing with 249 yards on 73 attempts (scoring one touchdown). 6-6, 245, Fr., HS He also caught 13 passes for 93 yards and a TD, averaging 7.2 yards per reception, and overall, earned 13 first downs. His rushing single-game Sacramento, Calif. high came in the second game of the season against Central Arkansas (13- (Christian Brothers) 58), with his receiving best coming at UCLA (3-42). His rushing 89 touchdown came on a 1-yard run at UCLA, with his TD reception covering AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.)—He is 10 yards against California. He accrued six special team points, logging projected as a tight end as a true freshman one in six separate categories: an assisted tackle, a knockdown block, a in college. downed punt, a recovered kick, a first downfield credit that altered the path of the return man and a forced fair catch. HIGH SCHOOL—A two-year starter at both 2012 (Soph.)—He played in 11 games (two starts, missing the Fresno tight end and defensive end (playing some State game due to a sore ankle), finishing second on the team in rushing outside linebacker at times as well), along with handling his team’s kick- with 320 yards; he averaged a team-best 5.1 yards per rush, buoyed by an ing chores, he earned first-team All-Capital Valley Conference (CVC) 84-yard touchdown run at Washington State. That play was key in CU’s honors from the Sacramento Bee as both a junior and senior, as well as comeback from 17 points down in a 35-34 win, and tied for the eighth- being selected as a first-team All-Metro performer and the Division 3 longest rushing play in school history. He was third on the team in player of the year as a senior. He caught 35 passes for 499 yards and two receptions (26) and scoring (18 points), and earned 13 first downs (seven touchdowns as a senior, averaging 14.3 yards per catch, while also per- rushing, six receiving). He had a career-high 105 yards on four carries at forming well in a blocking role with 14 pancake blocks and numerous Washington State, and gained between 31 and 43 yards on five occasions; downfield blocks. On defense, he was in on 35 tackles (15 solo), nine for his other touchdowns came against Arizona State and Utah. He caught losses including four quarterback sacks; he also had six hurries and two five passes (for 19 yards) versus UCLA and had four catches for a season- fumble recoveries. He averaged 34.8 yards for 36 punts, with a long of 63 best 57 yards at USC. He was dedicated in his summer workouts, gaining and 14 inside-the-20, while converting 37-of-46 extra points and 9-of-14 12-15 pounds of muscle in his upper body and entered the season at a field goals, with a long of 40; seven of his 55 kickoffs went for touchbacks. playing weight of 190, up from 175 as a redshirt frosh. He had 22 touches As a junior, he caught 22 balls for 339 yards and a touchdown (15.4 per), for 316 yards in the spring (14.4 per, 15-216 rushing, 7-100 receiving) with with 70 tackles on defense (25 solo, nine for losses with two sacks) along three touchdowns. with five hurries and a fumble recovery. He averaged 33.6 yards for 1 5 2011 (Fr.-RS)—He played in all 13 games, including two starts (Oregon, punts and made good on his two placements, one PAT and a 22-yard field Arizona State), finishing second on the team in rushing with 297 yards on goal. Top games as a senior: in a 58-42 win over Placer, he had six catches 78 carries (3.8 per) and two touchdowns. He was also a favorite target out for 84 yards and a touchdown, converted 7-of-8 PAT kicks with a field goal of the backfield, hauling in 27 receptions for 198 yards and two scores; for 16 points overall, had a sack on defense and two punts inside-the-20 those were the fourth most catches on the team. He earned 22 first downs and two kickoffs that went for touchbacks; he had eight receptions for 84 (14 rushing), picking up four of those in five 3rd-and-1 on third downs. He yards and two field goals (40 and 28 yards) and three pancake blocks in a tried his hand at returning kickoffs, with six for 105 yards, or 17.5 per. He 52-28 loss to Jesuit. His top game as a junior came in a 40-14 win over Bella had the bulk of his rushing yards subbing for an injured Rodney Stewart, Vista, when he had his career-long reception of 74 yards (2-84 overall). seeing his first extensive action at Washington after Stewart went down: Under coach George Petrissans, Christian Brothers was 9-4 his senior he had 14 carries for 49 yards which included both his scoring runs (1- season, reaching the CIF Section semifinals, and 6-5 his junior year. He let- and 2-yards) and caught seven passes for 49 yards. In his first start, he

72 had 71 yards on 19 attempts against Oregon, and when Stewart was the holiday season, he worked for a landscape nursery helping trim and injured again in the season finale at Utah, he had 72 yards on 12 carries. deliver Christmas trees. He has a sincere interest in the future to help He also caught seven passes for 61 yards at Arizona State and had his younger kids attend school and get a degree instead of being on the receiving TD’s at Stanford and versus Arizona (both five yards in length). streets. He had an outstanding spring, as in the three main scrimmages, he rushed 36 times for 189 yards (5.3 avg.) and two touchdowns. RUSHING High Games RECEIVING High Games 2010 (Fr.)—Redshirted; practiced all fall in the offensive backfield and Season G Att Yds Avg. TD Long Att Yds No Yds Avg. TD Long Rec Yds played a key role on the scout team. 2011 13 78 297 3.8 2 38 19 72 27 168 6.2 2 20 7 61 2012 11 63 320 5.1 3 84t 16 105 26 146 5.6 0 45 5 57 HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he earned third-team All-America honors by 2013 12 73 249 3.4 1 23 13 58 13 93 7.2 1 38 4 42 EA Sports. He started all four years at Don Bosco Prep under coach Gary Totals 36 214 866 4.0 6 84t 19 105 66 407 6.2 3 45 7 61 Toal, helping the team to a 47-1 record, four Non-Public Group 4 state ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Passing: 1-0-0, 0 yards (2012). Kickoff Returns: 6-105, championships and a consensus national championship in 2009. Don 17.5 avg., 23 long (2011); 1-5, 5.0 avg. (2012). Bosco Prep won the mythical national championship by finishing in the Special Team Tackles: 0,1—1 (2013). top spot in the USA Today Super 25 poll and the National Prep Football Poll (and three other polls or rankings). In his career, he rushed 343 times for 2,608 yards and 61 touchdowns. He also caught 39 passes for 481 yards and five touchdowns and returned 17 kickoffs for 341 yards and one touchdown. As a senior, he was the Gatorade New Jersey Player of the Year while The New Jersey Star-Ledger named him the New Jersey Player of the Year, first-team All-State, Non-Public-League Player of the Year, first- SAMSON KAFOVALU, DL team All-Non-Public League, Bergen County Player of the Year and first-team All-Bergen County. He earned North Jersey Record Tri-County 6-5, 245, Jr., 2L Player of the Year, first-team All-Tri-County and first-team All-Conference Riverside, Calif. honors as a senior, as well. He rushed 174 times for 1,387 yards and 34 touchdowns, caught 13 passes for 226 yards and a touchdown and had 13 (Arlington) 93 kickoff returns for 226 yards and a touchdown. His 34 rushing touch- downs and 36 overall touchdowns set new school records. He also AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.)—He did blocked one kick on special teams. He was named the North Jersey Record not participate in spring drills, as he took Player of the Week four times and also earned the U.S. Army All-America time to concentrate on his academics; his Bowl National Player of the Week honors after a win over Prattville High status for the fall is also dependent on his School in Alabama, when he rushed 22 times for 220 yards and three studies. touchdowns in a game that secured Don Bosco Prep as the nation’s best 2013 (Soph.)—He saw action in seven team. He scored at least two rushing touchdowns in every game, three or games, including two starts, the latter of which came in the last two more in seven games and four on three occasions. Don Bosco Prep put games of the year at left defensive end (USC, at Utah). He was in for 184 itself on the map early in the season his senior year, opening the season plays from scrimmage, recording 18 tackles (11 solo), including five for by traveling across the country to play De La Salle out of Concord, Calif., losses, three being quarterback sacks. He also had four third down stops and earning a 30-6 victory behind Jones’ performance of 21 carries for 91 (one of which was on fourth down), two hurries and a chasedown. He yards and three touchdowns. He closed out his career with 31 carries for posted a career-high six tackles at Utah, when he played his most snaps 218 yards and four touchdowns against St. Peter’s Prep to win the Non- in game on the year (47; three of the stops were solo, including credit for Public League Championship. He scored six total touchdowns in that a half-sack). He added two knockdown blocks on special teams return game, as he had one kickoff return for a 90 yards and two catches for 71 unit duty. He moved to the outside from tackle during spring drills and yards and a score. He put up the numbers his senior season despite not had 11 tackles, including five quarterback sacks, in the four main spring playing in the second half of six games. As a junior, he earned second- scrimmages. team Non-Public Group 4 honors from the North Jersey Record despite 2012 (Fr.)—He first saw action in the third game of the season and played having a shortened season with a broken collar bone. In eight games, he in the final 10 games (four starts) at defensive tackle as a true freshman, rushed 41 times for 271 yards and four touchdowns, and had five recep- with his playing time increasing as the season progressed (249 plays in tions for 77 yards. He earned third-team All-Bergen County from the New all). He was in on 20 tackles, 13 of the solo variety (one quarterback sack, Jersey Record as a sophomore when he rushed 72 times for 487 yards and three tackles for zero) and had a fumble recovery. He had a season-high 15 touchdowns. He also had 11 receptions for 106 yards and two touch- five tackles (two solo) against Washington, with four (three solo) against downs and returned eight kickoffs for 171 yards. He opened his Utah and three (all solo) against Stanford. sophomore campaign by rushing 11 times for 102 yards and three touch- downs in a 34-20 victory against St. Joseph’s (Pa.). As a freshman, he had HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he was ranked as the No. 77 player in the Far 56 rushes for 463 yards and eight touchdowns while catching 10 passes West region by SuperPrep, which ranked him the No. 4 defensive end out for 72 yards and a touchdown. He opened his career as a freshman with of the state of California; Scout.com ranked him as the No. 64 defensive 11 carries for 60 yards and a touchdown in a 31-28 win over St. Joseph’s end prospect in the nation. In both his junior and senior seasons, he (Pa.) and had his first 100-yard game against St. Joseph Regional with just earned recognition as a first-team All-CIF Southern Section Central three carries compiling 100 yards that included a 63 yard touchdown. Don Division defensive lineman (second-team as a sophomore). A three-year Bosco recorded 12-0 records his freshman, sophomore and senior sea- starter and four-year letterman, he was Arlington’s defensive lineman of sons and an 11-1 record his junior year. He also participated in track the year both his junior and senior seasons. For his career, he recorded (sprints, relays) as a freshman. 127 tackles, four quarterback sacks, two forced fumbles, and a fumble recovery. As a senior, he had 56 tackles (12 solo) and 2½ sacks (for 13 ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Ethnic Studies at Colorado. In April 2014, yards in losses). One of his top performances came in a 63-14 win over he was one of two recipients of CU’s Clancy A. Herbst, Jr., Student-Athlete Vista del Lago as a senior, when he had six tackles and scored on a 2-yard Achievement Award, presented to those athletes who overcome per- touchdown run on his only career rushing attempt. Other top games as a sonal, academic or emotional challenges difficulties to succeed both senior came in a 31-14 loss to La Sierra (nine tackles, one sack) and in a academically and athletically (the youngest of five siblings, he will be the 28-0 loss to Rancho Verde (five tackles, one fumble recovery). Under first in his family to graduate from college). coach Pat McCarthy, the Lions went 29-15 in his four seasons (5-6 his senior year, 9-3 his junior season, 10-2 his sophomore campaign and 5-6 PERSONAL—He was born March 15, 1992 in Paterson, N.J. He enjoys play- his freshman year). He played basketball as a freshman, but did not letter ing video games and studying to keep his grades up. He volunteered for and gave the sport up to concentrate on football. St. Joseph’s hospital as a transport assistant, helping deliver patients throughout the hospital, where he worked for five hours every Sunday for ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Communication at Colorado. He was a seven months prior to his senior season. As a senior in high school during solid student as a prep, possessing a 3.3 grade point average in high school.

73 PERSONAL—He was born February 17, 1994, in Riverside, Calif. His hob- and National Football Foundation All-Sac Joaquin Section team mention bies include playing basketball, playing the bass guitar at his church (his (Cal-Hi Sports named him third-team All-State). An All-Sierra Foothill siblings also play instruments there) and helping his family around the League performer, he was the league’s Offensive Most Valuable Player. house. His older brother, David, is a junior defensive end on the Oregon Scout.com ranked him as the No. 43 tight end in the nation. He hauled in football team, and a cousin, Calvin Tonga, is a senior defensive tackle for 40 receptions for 791 yards and 13 touchdowns, averaging a stout 19.8 Colorado State. He attended the same high school as former CU tight end yards per catch. On defense, he was a starter at times at outside line- David Brown, a member of the 1990 national championship team. (Last backer both his junior and senior years: he was in on 20 tackles, with name is pronounced KOF-AH-VAH-LOO) four quarterback sacks and a couple of hurried throws as a senior, which followed up his junior season when he racked up 30 tackles, with two TACKLES interceptions and three passes broken up. Top games as a senior Season G Plays UT AT —TOT TFL Sacks TZ 3DS Hurr FR FF PBU Int 2012 10 249 13 7— 20 0- 0 1- 0 30 11000 included a two 100-yard reception efforts, when he had six grabs for 138 2013 7 184 11 7— 18 5-29 3-22 04 20000 yards and two scores in a 30-28 loss to Del Oro, and 120 yards on two Totals 17 433 24 14— 38 5-29 4-22 34 31000 catches in a 46-28 win over Vacaville. He caught at least one pass in all 12 games, and two or more in all but one; he scored twice in four games, including a career-high three TDs (8-76) in a 49-7 triumph over Nevada Union. His two picks as a junior were most significant: both came in Granite Bay’s Division I state championship win over Long Beach Poly; he returned his second one 29 yards for a touchdown that put his team up 14-7 in the third quarter en route to the 21-20 victory. GBHS was 8-4 JOSH KAISER, OL his senior year under coach Skip Albano and was 13-3 his junior for 6-5, 270, Fr., HS coach Ernie Cooper. He played baseball (pitcher, third base) as a fresh- man on the junior varsity team. Mission Viejo, Calif. (Mission Viejo) ACADEMICS—He is undecided on major, but is interested in Business at 75 Colorado. He owned a 3.3 grade point average entering his final semester of high school. AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.)—He is projected as an offensive lineman, most PERSONAL—He was born on June 28, 1996 in Walnut Creek, Calif. His hob- likely as a tackle, as a true freshman in bies include weightlifting, playing basketball and most recently golf. An college. older brother, Brendan, was a three-year starting quarterback at Granite Bay and played collegiately at Cal. He is active in his community, working HIGH SCHOOL—He earned first-team All- with kids at a local elementary school. South Coast League and second-team All-Orange County honors as senior, his only year he lined up at offensive tackle. He was key player in a pro- lific Mission Viejo offense that averaged 45.4 points and over 300 yards rushing per game, as he had well over 40 touchdown blocks, numerous downfield blocks and 18 pancake blocks in allowing just one sack and being flagged for only one penalty all season. As a junior, he played defen- sive end, recording 30 tackles, with three for losses including one quarterback sack. Under coach Bob Johnson, MVHS was 11-1 his junior ALEX KELLEY, OL and senior seasons, winning the South Coast League title both years and 6-2, 305, Soph., 1L reaching the Southern Section quarterfinals. He lettered in track as a Oceanside, Calif. senior (throws); he posted a career-best of 47-0 in the shot put. (Vista) 74 ACADEMICS—He is undecided on his major at Colorado, but is interested in criminal justice. He owned a 3.0 grade point average in high school. AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.)—He enters the fall atop the depth chart at PERSONAL—He was born April 10, 1996 in Mission Viejo, Calif. His hob- center; he also has extensive experience at bies include snowboarding, paintball and playing basketball. An older guard. sister, Gabrielle, played college basketball at Long Beach State. He is 2013 (Fr.-RS)—He saw action in all 12 active in his community, and his high school team has volunteered annu- games, nine on offense and all 12 on special ally for a local 10-kilometer that serves as a fundraiser for pediatric teams, serving as one of the three protectors on the punt unit, a rare cancer. (Last name in pronounced ky-zer.) assignment for an offensive lineman. He played 97 snaps from scrimmage on offense, with 58 plus plays; that worked to a 59.8 plus percentage (actual grade was higher as they take into account neutral results). He had three knockdown blocks and did not allow a quarterback sack or pressure while not being flagged for a penalty. The coaches named him the recipient of the Joe Romig Award as the most improved offensive line- man in the spring. DYLAN KEENEY, TE 2012 (Fr.)—Redshirted; he practiced along the offensive line the entire 6-6, 220, Fr., HS fall. A member of the 2011 recruiting class, he wound up joining the team in January, delaying his enrollment after he suffered a broken ankle play- Granite Bay, Calif. ing recreational football in the early summer on a beach near his home. (Granite Bay) 86 Thus, he was a “grayshirt” (and counts back to the ’11 class). HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, SuperPrep named him to its All-Far West AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.)—He is team, ranking him the No. 98 player overall in the region, the No. 15 offen- projected to be a tight end, as a true fresh- sive lineman but the first center on the list. Scout.com ranked him as the man in college. No. 122 player from California and No. 22 center in the country (the top center in California and the No. 2 center in the west). ESPN also ranked HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, his first and him the No. 122 player from California, the No. 16 center in the country only year playing tight end, he earned first- (No. 2 from California). He also earned first-team All-CIF San Diego Section team All-State (Division I), All-NorCal and All-Sac-Joaquin Section team and second-team All-State (by Cal-Hi Sports) honors. He garnered first- honors from MaxPreps, in addition to garnering Sacramento Bee All-Metro

74 team All-League honors twice, in the Avocado League as a senior and in he had eight tackles and two sacks on defense, and Pomona rushed for the Palomar League as a junior; Vista switched leagues for the 2010 240 yards offensively. Under coach Anthony Rice, Pomona went 11-10 season. He recorded 108 pancake blocks his senior year, anchoring an combined in his junior and senior seasons; he had followed Rice to offensive line that helped Vista score 34.2 point per game (30 or more Pomona from Colony High School (Ontario, Calif.), which had gone 10-2 points in eight games). The offense racked up 416.8 yard of offense per his sophomore year and won the Mount Baldy League title. As a sopho- game (234.7 rushing), totaling over 3,000 net yards rushing for the year, more, he was named second-team All-League as an offensive lineman and featuring a 1,500-yard rusher. His junior season, he had 60 pancake blocks also played varsity as a freshman. He also lettered in track (shot put). as Vista averaged 31.3 points per game and 343 yards per game on offense (226 on the ground). As a sophomore, he had 30 pancake blocks. His top ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Communication at Colorado. game his senior year came when Vista defeated heavily favored Torrey Pines 24-21 in the CIF semifinals en route to the championship. His junior PERSONAL—He was born March 26, 1994, in La Habra, Calif. An older year, his favorite moment came when Vista defeated La Costa Canyon, 47- brother (Robert) is a junior defensive end at Army. His hobbies include 7, snapping its 23-game win streak in the CIF semifinal match-up. Under fishing and playing most sports. While at Colony, he teamed with CU coach Dan Williams, Vista was 29-9 in his three seasons there, including sophomore defensive back Jered Bell as CU’s roots are deep at Pomona: two championship seasons his junior (10-3 record) and senior (12-1) they join Buffalo alumni Jo Jo Collins (1984-88), J.J. Flannigan (1986-89) years. VHS won the Avocado League and CIF San Diego Section and Lamarr Gray (1986-90) on that list. (Name is pronounced JAIR-ED Championship in 2010 after claiming the Palomar League title his junior KOH) year, when they advanced to the CIF San Diego Section championship game. He also lettered three times in wrestling, earning first-team All-CIF San Diego Section honors as a junior and senior and a three-time, first- team All-Palomar League performer as a heavyweight.

ACADEMICS—He is majoring in both Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Colorado but is interested in sports medicine or coaching as a possible SAM KRONSHAGE, OL career after football. As a senior in high school, he was named to the 2010 6-5, 285, Fr., RS All-Academic Team by the San Diego Union-Tribune for maintaining above a 3.0 grade point average. The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands) PERSONAL—He was born December 1, 1992 in Madrid, Spain, where his 71 parents were working as missionaries (he was 7-years old when they AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.-RS)—He moved to the states). His hobbies include hanging out with friends and enters the fall listed second at right offen- going to the beach. His father (Karry) lettered three times at offensive sive tackle, and is also on the left side in the tackles for the Buffaloes from 1976-79, starting his senior year; an older third spot. brother (Hal) completed his career at Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo in 2010, 2013 (Fr.)—Redshirted; practiced all fall as where he started at center for two seasons. He spent two weeks in the an offensive lineman. summer of 2010 in Haiti passing out supplies to earthquake victims and helping build an orphanage. HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he earned PrepStar All-Central Region honors at offensive tackle. The Houston Chronicle named him as a member of its Houston Top 100, and he earned honorable mention All- State, first-team All-District 14-5A, first-team All-County and first-team All-Greater Houston honors. He played in the International Bowl, as he was a member of Team USA (U-18) that squared off against Team Canada in Austin, Texas. He also was a second-team All-District performer as a GERRAD KOUGH, OL junior. A two-year starter at offensive tackle, he had over 80 pancake 6-4, 295, Fr., RS blocks, 20 direct touchdown blocks and did not allow a quarterback sack in his 26-game career. As a senior, he graded out to 89 percent, highest on Pomona, Calif. the team; he allowed four quarterback pressures and was called for five (Pomona) penalties. As a junior, he allowed five pressures and was flagged just three 68 times. Top game as a senior came in a 42-33 win over College Park, when AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.-RS)—He he graded out to 93 percent and had six pancake blocks; his best game as enters the fall listed third at left offensive a junior was against Dallas Skyline (a 35-31 loss in the state 5A quarterfi- guard. nals), when he had a 95 percent game grade with three pancake blocks. 2013 (Fr.)—Redshirted; he practiced all fall Under Coach Mark Schmid, The Woodlands was 8-4 his senior year, shar- as an offensive lineman. He missed all of ing the District 14-5A title, and 12-2 his junior season; TWHS lost in second spring ball after undergoing surgery (March round of the playoffs his senior year after reaching the quarterfinals the 8) to repair a broken bone in his foot he injured in conditioning drills. He previous season. signed in the 2012 class but grayshirted, enrolling at CU in January. He spent the fall working out, and gained 25 pounds to bulk up to 295 from ACADEMICS—He is interested in majoring in Geology at Colorado. He the 270 he weighed on signing day. owned a 3.0 grade point average at The Woodlands.

HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he was ranked the No. 113 offensive tackle PERSONAL—He was born May 8, 1995 in Houston, Texas. His hobbies in the nation by ESPN.com and as the No. 99 player overall in California. include anything outdoors, especially fishing, golf and tennis. An older He earned first-team All-CIF Southern Section Mid-Valley Division honors brother, Jake, will be a senior on the lacrosse team this fall at Mississippi. as an offensive lineman, and also made the Inland Empire All-Star team. In Community service in high school included coaching 7-on-7 in the SCFL both his junior and senior seasons, he earned recognition as a first-team (South County Football League) in Houston. (Last name is pronounced All-Valle Vista League performer as a starter both years at tackle. As a kronn-sage) senior, he compiled over 50 pancake blocks as he paved the way for an offense that averaged 217 rushing yards per game. He also played defen- sive tackle, totaling 38 tackles and recovering two fumbles. Despite losing 24-7, one of his most memorable games as a senior came against Monrovia in the playoffs when he had four tackles. Another top perform- ance from his senior season came in a 45-14 win versus Northview when

75 DONOVAN LEE, ATH PHILLIP LINDSAY, TB 5-8, 170, Fr., HS 5-8, 175, Fr., RS West Hills, Calif. Aurora, Colo. (Chaminade College Prep) 29 (Denver South) 23 AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.)—He is AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.-RS)—He projected as wide receiver or running back enters the fall tied for second on the depth as a true freshman, but could also wind up chart at tailback. He received plenty of reps at cornerback. in the spring, with 22 rushes for 77 yards in the four main spring scrimmages (with five HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he earned receptions for 44 yards and a touchdown). first-team All-State (Division II) honors from both Cal-Hi Sports and The coaches selected him as the recipient of the Fred Casotti Award for MaxPreps, in addition to being named All-CIF Southern Section Western the spring, presented to the most improved running back. 2013 (Fr.)—Redshirted; he practiced the entire fall at running back but Division and garnering All-Area team accolades from both the Los Angeles filled in where needed on the scout team and earned the Offensive Scout Times and Los Angeles Daily News. He was the Mission League’s Most Player of the Year honor as selected by the coaches. Valuable Player on defense, and Chaminade’s MVP overall, culminating a career where he was a three-year starter on both offense (running back HIGH SCHOOL—The No. 5 overall and top running back prospect in the and wide receiver) and defense (cornerback). He was also team MVP his state by the Denver Post, he earned PrepStar All-Central Region honors at junior season, when he garnered honorable mention All-CIF, All-State and running back as a senior, despite suffering a knee injury in the season first-team All-Mission League honors; he made the All-State opener. He sat out one game and came back to play in South’s third game Underclassmen Team as a sophomore. As a senior, he rushed for 1,979 (against rival East), but came out after one quarter as was injured again. yards on 247 attempts with 37 touchdowns, averaging 8.0 per carry, while It was then determined he had a torn ACL instead of a sprain, and under- hauling in 29 catches for 610 yards and four more scores. He had three went surgery on September 19. In those two games, he still rushed for 299 games with over 200 yards rushing and nine with 100 or more. On yards on 31 carries, scoring two touchdowns, with one reception for 18 defense, he was in on 63 tackles (40 solo, three for losses with a quarter- yards and a punt return for 35; he thus had 33 touches for 352 yards, or back sack), with five interceptions, returning three of those for TDs, 10 10.6 per. On defense, he had 12 tackles (five solo). SuperPrep named him pass deflections, a forced fumble, a recovery and a blocked kick. As a to its preseason All-Midlands team, the No. 49 player overall in the region junior, he had 76 carries for 652 yards and 12 touchdowns, with 22 recep- and the third-ranked running back. As a junior, he earned first-team All- tions for 299 yards and two TDs. He had 52 tackles (42 solo), with six State honors from the Denver Post; his freshman through junior seasons, interceptions (123 return yards), 11 passes broken up, two forced fumbles he earned first-team All-Conference honors on offense (4A West Metro as and two recoveries (for 74 yards in returns). His sophomore year, he a frosh, 5A Denver League as a sophomore and junior); he was first-team on defense as a junior and second-team as freshman and soph. He fin- rushed 20 times for 136 yards and three scores, with one reception for 14 ished his prep career as South’s all-time leader in rushing yards (545 yards; he racked up 60 tackles (50) solo with six interceptions and 10 attempts for 4,587 yards, averaging 8.4 per carry) and all-purpose yards deflections. For his career, he rushed for 2,770 yards, with 923 receiving (5,747, a shade under 9.5 yards for his 606 touches). He had 57 career yards, 17 interceptions, 31 pass deflections and 65 touchdowns, the latter touchdowns (44 rushing, nine receiving, three interception and one kick- including seven return scores. He saw spot action on the varsity as a off return), with 23 100-yard rushing games (five 200-plus) and 15 games freshman (four rushes, three yards). Top games as a senior: in a 56-35 win where he scored multiple touchdowns. As a linebacker on defense, had over St. Francis, he rushed 24 times for 274 yards and seven touchdowns 285 tackles, 10 quarterback sacks and three interceptions. As a junior, he (with 74 more yards on three receptions); he had 222 yards and five TDs had 192 rushes for 1,762 yards (9.2 per) and 13 touchdowns, with 10 in a 46-43 win over Notre Dame and 133 yards and four scores in the big receptions for 177 yards and three scores; he racked up 94 tackles on win over Serra; and in the state championship game, a 41-9 throttling of defense (65 solo), with five or losses (three sacks), an interception, a pass Enterprise, he had three interceptions, one for a TD, with a rushing TD on broken up and a forced fumble. He returned eight kickoffs for 130 yards offense. In a 64-11 romp over Pacifica his junior year, he had two kick and four punts for 54. His sophomore season, he carried 164 times for return touchdowns, two interceptions, 56 yards rushing and a score and 1,261 yards and 16 TDs, with 13 catches for 219 yards and four scores; he a 41-yard reception. Under coach Ed Croson, Chaminade was 14-2 his had 101 tackles (75 solo, three sacks) and an interception with five kick- senior year, claiming the CIF Division II state, Division II regional, Western off returns for 146 yards and four punt returns for 125 yards. Making the Division and Mission League titles and finishing with a No. 2 ranking in the varsity as a freshman, he rushed for 1,265 yards and 13 touchdowns on state; the team was 12-2 his junior season and 11-3 his sophomore year. 158 carries, caught 10 passes for 169 yards and two touchdowns, He also lettered four times in track (sprints and relays), with career bests recorded 78 tackles (36 solo, four sacks), an interception, a caused fumble and a recovery. In his two games as a senior, he had 22 rushes for 160 of 10.8 in the 100 and 51.0 in the 400-meter dash, though he posted a 50.0 yards and a TD in a 42-34 win over Mesa Ridge (when he had his reception on the third leg in a 4x400. and punt return), and in a 53-34 win over Denver East, he had nine carries for 139 yards and a score (including a 66-yard run) in just the first quarter ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Integrative Physiology at Colorado. before exiting with the knee injury. Top games as a junior: in a 64-13 win over Lincoln, he had 17 rushes for 300 yards and four touchdowns, return- PERSONAL—He was born January 31, 1995 in Beaumont, Texas. He is ing an interception 39 yards for another TD; he had three other games involved with his high school aerial team as well as it choir (Lord’s over 200 yards, against Niwot (19-231, 1 TD in a 49-12 win), George Chorus). A younger brother (Dymond, a high school sophomore) is a Washington (15-225, 2 TD and a season-high 13 tackles in a 50-28 win) and wide receiver and defensive back who is already receiving scholarship Poudre (15-206, 1 TD and 12 tackles in a 23-20 loss). Top games as a soph- offers from Division I schools. omore: in a 41-34 win over Lakewood, when he had 18 rushes for 138 yards and a score, caught two passes for 38 yards, both for touchdowns, and returned a kickoff 82 yards for a fourth TD; and in a 48-0 win over Lincoln, he carried 17 times for 250 yards and two TDs. As a freshman, he burst on the scene with seven 100-yard games, including 175 and a touch- down on 15 carries in his first varsity game (a 47-33 loss to Golden, in which he also caught a 9-yard TD pass); he also had his career-high in tackles, posting 18 (nine solo with a sack) in a 26-12 win over Kennedy. Under Coach Tony Lindsay (his uncle), Denver South was 12-2 his senior

76 season, the 4A Plains League champions and the state runner-up (falling ball workouts) after undergoing surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome 17-14 to Monarch in the 4A title game), 6-4 his junior year, 7-3 his sopho- (compression between the clavicle and the first rib, requiring the latter to more campaign and 6-4 his freshman year. He lettered in basketball be removed). But he worked hard at rehabilitation and returned in time (guard) as a freshman, and lettered four times in track (sprints and to play to play an important part in Columbine’s 2011 football title run. relays); he had personal bests of 10.9 in the 100-meter dash, 22.2 in the 200 and 49.0 in the 400. ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Business (Finance) at Colorado, and is also interested in Integrative Physiology. An Honor Roll member through- ACADEMICS—He is undecided on his major at Colorado. He owned a 3.49 out high school, he owned a 3.5 grade point average and was named to grade point average in high school, just .01 shy of making the Honor Roll. the state’s All-Academic Team.

PERSONAL—He was born July 24, 1994 in Denver. His hobbies include PERSONAL—He was born June 16, 1995 in Salem, Mass. His hobbies riding his mountain bike on area trails, playing video games and playing include playing most sports, especially basketball (he grew up also play- with his younger brothers. Father (Troy) was a fullback at Colorado State; ing and baseball), playing chess and traveling, especially into two cousins, Gabe and Tony Lindsay, played college football at Oklahoma Colorado’s high country where he loves to hike; he is also heavily State; and two older sisters were collegiate athletes, Cheri, an All-SWAC involved in church activities. His father (John Sr.) played football at volleyball player at Prairie View A&M and Sparkle, who lettered in bas- William & Mary (punter/tight end), but was on the national stage as a 12- ketball at Mesa (Colo.) State. Three days after he underwent knee surgery, year old: he won the NFL’s Punt, Pass & Kick competition at Super Bowl he received a personal call to cheer him up from Denver Bronco running VIII at Rice Stadium in Houston (where Miami beat Minnesota, 24-7). With back Willis McGahee, who rebounded from a similar injury to continue his his lacrosse teammates, he participated in Meals on Wheels, delivering pro career. He will be the first player on the roster from Denver South food to the needy. (Last name is pronounced lih-sell-uh) since 1983, when seniors Scott Martin and Shelby Nash were seniors; but he will be the first to join the team as a true freshman since 1967 (defen- sive ends John Bliss and Dave Turner). The first player to commit in CU’s 2013 recruiting class (on March 22, 2012), his family’s house was robbed and his dog (Rambo) beaten that same night; the burglars were appre- hended and the dog fully recovered. SEFO LIUFAU, QB 6-4, 230, Soph., 1L Tacoma, Wash. (Bellarmine Prep) 13 JOHN LISELLA, OL AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.-RS)— 6-4, 265, Fr., HS Selected by his teammates as one of six Littleton, Colo. team captains for the season; along with Addison Gillam, they are the first two per- (Columbine) 78 manent captains elected as sophomores in CU history. He participated in the presti- AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.)—He gious Manning Passing Academy in the summer (second week in July). He enters the fall listed third at right offensive has bulked up some 20 pounds from his playing weight as a freshman, and tackle; originally a member of Colorado’s won the Iron Buffalo Award for the quarterbacks for his spring work in the 2013 recruiting class, he “grayshirted” and weight room. He is already 20th all-time at CU in career passing yards delayed his enrollment until the 2014 spring (1,779) and is tied for 16th in touchdown passes (12). semester. In that time away from football, 2013 (Fr.)—He earned honorable mention Freshman All-America honors he hit the weight room and gained 30 pounds of muscle from collegefootballnews.com and won the team’s Lee Willard Award, pre- sented to the most outstanding freshman. Only the 10th freshman (six HIGH SCHOOL—He earned PrepStar All-Central Region honors at offen- true, four redshirt) to ever start a game at quarterback at Colorado, he sive guard as a senior, when SuperPrep selected him Preseason became just the third freshman to lead the Buffaloes in single-season All-Midlands (ranking him the No. 37 player overall and the No. 10 offen- passing, joining Craig Ochs (2000, also a true frosh) and Cody Hawkins sive lineman) and the Denver Post naming him to its 5A All-State team. He (2007, a redshirt freshman). He played in eight games, starting seven; he earned first-team All-5A Super 6 League honors as both a junior and did not play in the first four games of the year, but appeared for the first senior. He played a significant role in Columbine’s powerful running game, time at Arizona State. He then made his first start in a 43-10 win against blocking for backs who ran for 3,489 yards (317.2 per game) his senior year and an incredible 5,008 yards (357.7 ypg) as a junior, leading Charleston Southern in the sixth game of the season (going 14-of-20 for Columbine to the state title. A play specifically designed for him was 198 yards with a TD and no interceptions); those were the fourth-most simply called “99,” where he would pull to the outside and level the line- yards in a CU frosh debut. His best game of the year came in a 41-24 win backer and/or safety to clear the path for the quarterback or tailback, over Cal, when he completed 23-of-36 passes for 364 yards and three with Columbine scoring at least 10 touchdowns his junior and senior sea- touchdowns (one pick); that tied for the 16th most passing yards for a sons on the play. He did not allow a quarterback sack or a pressure either single-game in CU annals, but the second-most by a freshman (behind year, and was called for only one penalty (illegal procedure), something only 418 by Koy Detmer vs. Oklahoma in 1992). He was the Las Vegas he took great pride in as he felt it was a testimony to his discipline. He Bowl’s player of the week for his effort against the Bears. He also set true played end on defense, with 32 tackles (12 solo) and four quarterback freshman records in five single-season categories: efficiency (128.3), hurries as a senior, to go with 28 tackles (10 solo) with two sacks, four attempts (251), completions (149), passing yards (1,779) and touchdowns hurries, one forced fumble and a pass broken up his junior year. His prep (12), also tying the single-game mark the most TD passes by a frosh with career high in tackles were six on two occasions: as a senior in a 38-15 win the three versus Cal. He had 40 rushes for 43 yards by NCAA calculation, over Chatfield, he had two solo, one for a loss, and four assists, and as a but minus sacks, he really rushed 30 times for 118 yards; he also caught a junior in a 38-20 win over Bear Creek, he also had two solo, one for a quar- pass for 32 yards, the latter from Nelson Spruce in the season finale at terback sack, four assists and two hurries. He was a reserve defensive Utah. He accounted for 91 first downs earned overall, and put the Buffs in end as a sophomore, recording five tackles (two solo, with one a sack). position to score 36 of 91 drives (39.6 percent). He threw for over 200 Under Coach Andy Lowry, Columbine was 14-0 his junior season, winning yards four times, and completed at least 50 percent of his passes in all the Colorado 5A state championship and the 5A Super 6 League crown; eight games he appeared. CHS was 7-4 his senior season and 9-2 his sophomore campaign. He has lettered twice in lacrosse, and plans to earn a third letter this spring (he’s HIGH SCHOOL—He earned PrepStar All-West Region honors at quarter- a defender). He missed his entire sophomore season (and summer foot- back as a senior, when the Seattle Times tabbed him as one of 16 “Red

77 Chips” in the state of Washington (the top honor in the paper’s Seattle U.S. Army and became a fan of the Buffaloes. Three uncles played college 100) and he was selected as one of 12 quarterbacks on the prestigious football, with two going on to play pro ball: Sale Liufau (defensive tackle Tacoma News-Tribune’s Western 100. He was also selected as an honor- at Iowa Wesleyan), Sale Isaia (offensive lineman at UCLA and with the New able mention “Northwest Nugget” by the News-Tribune, its Top 20 in the England Patriots) and Jack Thompson (also known as the “Throwin’ Pacific Northwest (seven made the first-team) and was the paper’s Area Samoan,” a quarterback at Washington State and in the NFL with Player of the Year (he also was the 4A Narrows League player of the year). Cincinnati (which selected him third overall in the 1979 draft) and Tampa ESPN.com ranked him as the No. 19 quarterback in the nation while Bay. He is active in community service, volunteering at the Nativity House Rivals.com ranked him No. 27 and SuperPrep tabbed him preseason All- with his teammates and being an Acolyte (altar server) with his younger Far West and ranked him as the No. 6 overall player in Washington (the cousins. (Name is pronounced seff-oh loo-fow) No. 2 quarterback). Scout.com named him to its West 150 team, the No. 126 player overall and the 11th-ranked quarterback. In his career, he PASSING RUSHING started at quarterback his sophomore through senior years and led Season G Att-Com-Int Pct. Yds TD Long Att Yds Avg. TD Long Bellarmine to a 34-5 record, completing 522-of-838 passes for 7,297 yards 2013 8 251-149- 8 59.4 1,779 12 75t 40 43 1.1 0 11 and 68 touchdowns (with only 20 interceptions); that worked to a 62.3 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Receiving: 1-32, 32.0 avg., 0 TD (2013). NCAA Rating: completion percentage, as he completed over 50 percent of his passes in 128.3 (career), 128.3 (2013). 33 of 39 games. He had three 300-yard games, 12 200-yard games and 36 Sacked/Yards Lost: 10/75 (2013). 100-yard games in throwing at least two touchdown passes 21 times ( he threw three or more 10 times and four or more on four occasions). He also rushed for 606 career yards and 18 touchdowns, and in his prep career, accounted for 87 tackles overall. As a senior, he directed about as bal- anced an offense as possible, one that averaged 181.6 yards rushing and 182.1 yards passing. He completed 193-of-280 passes for 2,518 yards (24 TD/5 INT), while rushing 78 times for 291 yards and eight touchdowns; he EDDY LOPEZ, DT also handled some spot kicking duties, punting nine times for a 35.4 aver- 6-4, 300, Fr., HS age (57 long, three inside-the-20) and kicked off four times, three for touchbacks. As a junior, he was 137-of-228 for 2,253 yards (long of 88, 23 El Paso, Texas TD/6 INT), with 66 rushes for 249 yards and eight scores. As a sophomore, (Coronado) he was 192-of-330 for 2,526 yards (21 TD/9 INT), with 66 yards rushing and 91 two touchdowns. Top games as a senior: despite losing in the state title AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.)—He is game to Skyline, 49-24, he threw for a prep career high 373 yards on 33-of- projected as defensive lineman, most likely 45 passing (3 TD/2 INT); in a 31-12 win over South Kitsap, he was 18-of-25 a tackle, for his true freshman year in col- for 309 yards and four touchdowns; and in a 42-38 loss to Lakes, he was lege. 27-of-38 for 327 yards and three touchdowns (no interceptions). Top games as a junior: in a 63-0 win over Stadium, he was 11-of-15 for 274 yards HIGH SCHOOL—A two-year starter at and five TDs; in a 37-19 win over Graham-Kapowsin, he completed 13-of- defensive tackle, as a senior, he earned first-team All-District 1-5A and 19 passes for 298 yard and three scores (rushing for 27 yards and a fourth first-team All-City honors along with the El Paso Times naming him as the TD). Top games as a sophomore: in a 35-21 win over Shelton, he com- co-defensive player of the year; he was second-team All-District as a pleted 21-of-30 passes for 249 yards and four touchdowns, with two junior. As a senior, he was in on 69 tackles (42 solo), with 16 for losses rushes for 25 yards; he was 17-of-22 for 277 yards and a score in a 26-0 win including four quarterback sacks; he pressured 31 throws by opposing over Stadium; and in a 28-21 comeback win over Bothell in the state quar- quarterbacks. He was in on 41 tackles as a junior, with 21 of his 27 solo terfinals, he threw for 202 yards and four touchdowns, as he helped rally tackles behind the line of scrimmage, including three-and-a-half sacks; he the Lions to the win after they fell behind 21-0. Under Coach Tom Larsen, had 23 quarterback hurries, a fumble recovery, a pass broken up and a Bellarmine Prep was 12-2 his senior year, reaching the state title game, 11- blocked kick. He was a part-time starter at fullback and tight end as a 1 his junior season (losing in the quarterfinals) and 11-2 his sophomore campaign (reaching the semifinals). Bellarmine was the 4A Narrows sophomore (no defense), rushing once for 15 yards. Top games as a League champions for 2011 and 2012 and was the runner-ups his sopho- senior: in a 59-0 win over Socorro, he had a career-high 10 tackles, three more year. He lettered four times in basketball (power forward/center), for losses including a sack with five hurries; in a 24-23 win over starting all four years in being named first-team All-Narrows League as a Montwood, he had six tackles (two TFLs) and seven hurries. His top junior and senior. He had a big junior year, as he averaged 12.5 points and game as a junior came in a 41-7 win over Hanks, when he had six tackles, 10.1 rebounds per game in earning first-team All-League honors and was all for losses (three sacks, three TFLs) and also had six hurries. Under his team’s MVP in leading the Lions to a 24-5 mark and the Narrows coach Bob Anderson, Coronado was 8-3 his senior year, 4-6 his junior League title. His top game came in a 66-50 win over Mount Rainier in the season and 4-7 his sophomore year. He also lettered three times in bas- state quarterfinals, when he had 20 points (on 9-of-12 shooting), 22 ketball, playing both power forward and center his freshman through rebounds and seven assists; that game followed a 25-point, 12- junior years, though mostly was a reserve performer. effort (also shooting 9-of-12) in a 75-54 win over Snohomish (he was named to the state’s All-Tournament team). He earned All-Narrows (4A) ACADEMICS—He is planning to pursue a major in Integrative Physiology League honors as a senior, averaging 10.1 points, 9.0 rebounds and 2.6 at Colorado. He had the equivalent of a 3.1 grade point average in high assists per game. school.

ACADEMICS—He is interested in majoring in Business at Colorado. At PERSONAL—He was born July 29, 1996 in El Paso, Texas (he’ll be the last CU’s 2014 academic recognition breakfast, he received the Buffalo member of CU’s 2014 recruiting class to turn 18). His hobbies include Leadership and Initiative Award for the entire freshman class (all sports); snowboarding, paintball and playing golf (though he’s only been playing those are presented to those who have exhibited outstanding initiative since his junior year in high school, he already breaks 90 regularly). His and demonstrate a strong commitment to service to the CU and Boulder prep coach, Bob Anderson, had this to say of him after he was named co- communities. He owned a grade point average of 3.6 in high school and defensive player of the year: “There weren’t too many people that could has been on the Honor Roll throughout; he also received his school’s block him. He was getting double- and triple-teamed because he was that big Scholar-Athlete Award. of a force for us.”

PERSONAL—He was born October 29, 1994 in Fort Lewis-Madigan, out- side of Tacoma, Wash. An avid soccer fan, his hobbies include playing board games with friends and family. Father (Joe) was born in American Samoa and was stationed in Colorado Springs from 1986-89 while in the

78 JAY MacINTYRE, WR MICHAEL MATHEWES, DL 5-10, 185, Fr., HS 6-5, 250, Fr., HS Boulder, Colo. Mission Viejo, Calif. (Louisville Monarch) 14 (Mission Viejo) 93 AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.)—He is AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.)—He is projected as a wide receiver in his true projected as a defensive lineman, most freshman season. likely as an end, in his true freshman season. HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he earned All- Colorado honors from both the Denver Post HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he earned and Mile High Sports Magazine along with all-Mountain League honors. As first-team All-State (Division I) honors from Max Preps (third-team from a junior, playing for San Jose’s Valley Christian, he earned first-team All- Cal-Hi Sports), in addition to also being named first-team All-CIF Southern West Catholic Athletic League honors (second-team as a sophomore, Section All-Pac 5 Division and to the Los Angeles Times All-Area and the when he was Valley’s sophomore of the year for all sports). As a senior, he All-County teams as well as Mission Viejo’s Most rushed 80 times for 696 yards and 14 touchdowns, averaging 8.7 yards per carry with a long run of 55; he completed 32-of-54 passes for 986 yards Valuable Player. A first-team All-South Coast League performer, he was and 12 touchdowns (with only two interceptions), a completion rate of selected as the league’s Defensive Player of the Year. A two-year starter at 59.3 percent while averaging a gaudy 18.3 yards per attempt and 30.8 per defensive end, he had a banner senior season, living in the backfield of the completion (for a passer rating by NCAA standards of 278.6). He also opponent as evidenced by his 26 tackles for loss, including 14 quarter- returned eight punts for 225 yards and three touchdowns (28.2 per, long back sacks, among his approximate 60 tackles for the year. He also had of 50); he had six kickoff returns for 320 yards and three scores (53.3 per, two fumble recoveries, a forced fumble, a handful of passes broken up long of 94). On defense, playing cornerback, he had three interceptions, and an interception that he returned for touchdown. He had one of his returning those for 57 yards with a touchdown (which covered 55 yards) best career games as a prep in a 28-25 win over New Jersey’s Don Bosco and 16 passes broken up. Overall, he accounted for 1,682 yards of total Prep, as he was named the Rivalry Series MVP for what one game offense, and 1,298 all-purpose yards on 97 touches, or an average of 13.4 accounts claimed “wreaking havoc all day in the backfield, with his size per play; and these numbers despite the fact that Monarch was so far giving Bosco’s line problems all night.” As a junior, when he earned ahead of its opponent in the second half, the “mercy rule” was enacted in second-team All-League honors in addition to earning the Future Pride of seven of its 12 games (played with a running clock). He also punted six the Diablos Award, he was in on approximately 50 tackles, with 11 sacks times for a 34.5 average (with a long of 66)—the only six punts Monarch and two fumble recoveries. He saw limited action as a sophomore, as he had all season. Top games included throwing four touchdown passes in played on the junior varsity team during the regular season but was the first four minutes of the game against John F. Kennedy, as MHS scored called up to the varsity for the CIF playoffs. On offense, he started at offen- 42 first quarter points en route to a 56-6 win; in a 45-18 triumph over sive tackle the last few games of his junior year and the entire season as Wheat Ridge, he was 4-of-5 for 142 yards and a touchdown (the incom- a senior, though he also played some spot tight end and fullback in block- pletion was a spike), rushed for 54 yards and a score, and picked off two passes, returning one for a touchdown. As a junior at Valley Christian, he ing situations. Under coach Bob Johnson, MVHS was 11-1 his junior and had 71 rushing attempts for 436 yards and five touchdowns, while com- senior seasons, winning the South Coast League title both years and pleting 42-of-82 passes for 979 yards (11 TDs/4 INT); as a sophomore, he reaching the Southern Section quarterfinals. The team was 10-3 his soph- rushed for 228 yards and five scores on 51 tries and completed 37-of-78 omore year, claiming the lead title and reaching the section semifinal. He passes for 550 yards and seven TDs. He played defense when needed, lettered twice in wrestling, competing as a heavyweight as a senior (10-3 either as a safety or the nickel back. His top game as a junior came in the record; he was the Sea View League champion and finished eighth in his CIF Southern Section championship, a 51-20 win over Altos: in being CIF section). He also lettered three times in track (throws); he owned a named the game’s MVP, he completed 7-of-8 passes for 116 yards and career best of 58-0 in the shot put (he was fifth in his CIF section and sev- three touchdowns, rushed six times for 36 yards and a score, and had enth in CIF Masters as a senior). He served as a team captain for all three nine tackles and an interception on defense. In a wild 49-42 loss to sports he participated in at Mission Viejo. Archbishop Mitty, he rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown and passed for 100 and another score; as a sophomore in a 35-28 win over Mitty, he ACADEMICS—He is interested in Business as his major at Colorado. completed 10-of-13 passes for 161 and two TDs with a third TD rushing. Selected as one of the National Football Foundation’s (Orange County Under coach Phil Bravo, Monarch was 10-2 his senior year, the Mountain Chapter) Scholar-Athlete award winners, he was also a member of the 4A champs and state semifinalist; under coach Mike Machado, Valley Principal’s Honor Roll all four years as he owned a 3.8 grade point aver- Christian was 8-6 his junior year, the Division 3 CIF Central Coast Section age as a prep. champions, and was 6-6 his sophomore year. He letter four times in bas- ketball; he played his first two seasons at Valley Christian, where he PERSONAL—He was born August 18, 1995 in Mission Viejo, Calif. His scored his career-high of 29 points against Monte Vista Christian, and the last two at Monarch (averaging 15 points as a senior). hobbies include playing the guitar, spending time at the beach and play- ing most sports. A cousin on his mother’s side, Henrik Thomsen, was a ACADEMICS—He is interested in Education as his major at Colorado. He Scandinavian champion who was just shy of qualifying for the Olympics owned a 3.3 grade point average in high school. in the sport of Greco-Roman wrestling. He is active in his community, and his high school team has volunteered annually for a local 10-kilometer PERSONAL—He was born April 9, 1995 in Martin, Tenn. His hobbies that serves as a fundraiser for pediatric cancer. include playing video games and spending time with his family’s golden (Last name is pronounced Mathews.) retriever, Millie. His father (Mike) is CU’s head football coach, who played collegiately at Vanderbilt and Georgia Tech; is uncle (Matt MacIntyre) played football at Western Kentucky; his grandfather (George MacIntyre) played collegiately at Miami-Florida and was a longtime college coach, including head coach at Vanderbilt, where his other grandfather (Ben Rowan) played basketball; and an aunt (Debbie Rowan) played college basketball at Lipscomb

79 DEREK McCARTNEY, DE TYLER McCULLOCH, WR 6-3, 240, Fr., RS 6-5, 215, Sr., 3L Westminster, Colo. Albuquerque, N.M. (Faith Christian) 95 (Eldorado) 87 AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.-RS)— AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.)—He Enters the fall listed first at right defensive missed all of spring practice healing from a end. He won the Dan Stavely Award as chronic stress reaction in a foot, participat- selected by the coaching staff for being the ing in conditioning on a limited basis. He most improved defensive lineman in spring will enter his senior tied for 36th in recep- practices, when he had 12 tackles, five for tions (58) and 45th in receiving yards (670) losses including four quarterback sacks, in the four main scrimmages. all-time at Colorado. 2013 (Fr.)—Redshirted; did not see any action. He won the team’s award 2013 (Jr.)—He played in all 12 games (no starts), despite his being ham- as the Defensive Scout Player of the Year for his efforts on the scout team. pered much of the season with an injured foot (deemed a stress reaction). He ended spring practices tied for second at the right defensive end posi- He caught 14 passes for 138 yards and a touchdown, all but one in the first tion; he had seven tackles in the main scrimmages. He was awarded the half of the season. His top game came against Central Arkansas, when he Jim Hansen Award for outstanding academics, selected by the coaching had five grabs for 50 yards; his scored his touchdown on a 24-yard pass staff after spring ball. He joined the program in January for the 2013 from Connor Wood at Oregon State (he caught two balls for 29 yards in spring semester; he signed in the 2012 recruiting class but grayshirted. He that contest). He also made three receptions for 41 yards at Arizona State. weighed 215 on signing day, but bulked up to just over 230 by the time he 2012 (Soph.)—He played in all 12 games, including 10 starts, finishing reported to campus. He might also participate in track (throws). second on the team in both receptions (34) and yards (436), as well as owning the second best yards per catch (12.8) for those with 10 or more receptions. He was also second in catches for 20 or more yards (6) and HIGH SCHOOL—He earned first-team 2A All-State (Denver Post) and All- those that went 10-plus (17). He scored two touchdowns, which came Flatirons League honors his sophomore through senior seasons as a against CSU and Fresno State, and had at least one catch in 11 games with starter for Faith Christian. He played both defensive end and tight end for a high of seven (for 69 yards) versus UCLA. His yardage best came in the the Eagles, compiling 132 tackles and 30 quarterback sacks on defense, season finale against Utah, when he had six receptions for 88 yards. He and 15 catches for 187 yards and a touchdown in his career. As a senior, earned 16 first downs (including six of eight catches on third downs), and he had 62 tackles (42 solo), 16 sacks, three forced fumbles, two fumble he caught 15 balls on first down throws (for a team best 13.5 yards per). recoveries, and two pass deflections, in addition to blocking both a punt He had one special teams point, coming on a knockdown block on return and a field goal. On offense, he had eight catches for 53 yards. His top unit duty. He was one of only three receivers on the roster who entered games as a senior came in a 35-7 win against Platte Valley (11 tackles, the year that had caught a pass in college. three sacks, blocked punt) and a 23-13 loss to Kent Denver (eight tackles, 2011 (Fr.)—He played in all 13 games, including two starts (California, three sacks). In his junior season, he tallied 40 tackles (23 solo), including Colorado State), becoming just the seventh true freshman to start at least six sacks and four forced fumbles on defense, while also catching five one game at wide receiver since 1973 (but the fifth since 2007). He caught balls for 47 yards and a touchdown at tight end. As a sophomore, he had 10 passes for 96 yards and a touchdown, with six of the receptions earn- 30 tackles with eight sacks and two fumble recoveries, also intercepting ing first downs. He caught two passes in three games and one in four three passes on defense. Offensively, he had two receptions for 87 yards. others; he had two for 25 yards in his first career game, the season opener In his four years as a letterman, Faith Christian went 44-7 under coach at Hawai’i. He also caught a pair against Cal and Stanford, and his touch- Blair Hubbard, winning the Flatirons League all four seasons; included in down came on a 14-yard throw from Tyler Hansen at Ohio State. He also that mark was a 14-0 record and a state championship his sophomore saw action on special teams, racking up five special team points on the season. He also lettered in basketball (forward/center), earning second- strength of four knockdown blocks and a fumble recovery (the latter team 2A All-State honors as a junior and helping the Eagles to a No. 1 against Oregon). ranking as a senior, when he was honorable mention 3A All-State (FCHS moved up one classification in basketball). In the spring, he lettered in HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he earned first-team All-State honors from track (throws); as a senior, he was the state 3A champion in the discus the coaches at both wide receiver and defensive back, along with first- (154-11) while placing fifth in the shot put (3A, with a throw of 47-5½). He team All-District 2-5A accolades at both positions. Rivals.com ranked him was second in the shot put in the (3A) state as a junior (49-10¾); he was as the No. 10 player overall in the state of New Mexico, as well as the top 14th in the discus (124-3, thus he improved by over 30 feet between his receiver; NewMexicoPreps.com ranked him No. 14 and third, respectively. junior and senior years). As a junior, he was first-team All-District 5-5A at wide receiver. As a senior, he missed all but five games after suffering a lacerated liver and spleen ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Integrative Physiology at Colorado. early in the year, though he was able to return by the end of the season While sitting out the fall 2012 semester, he attended Front Range and participate in the playoffs. Despite missing just over half the season, Community College and took eight credits worth of classes. He was an he still caught 40 passes for 570 yards and nine touchdowns. On defense, Honor Roll member in high school. he played both cornerback and safety, racking up 42 tackles, with five passes broke up, two fumble recoveries and a caused fumble. As a junior, PERSONAL—He was born November 22, 1993, in Chicago, Ill. His grand- he hauled in 52 passes for 720 yards and 11 touchdowns. His two top father is legendary Bill McCartney, the all-time winningest football coach games as a senior bookended the season: in a 46-26 win over West Mesa in Colorado history and member of the College Football Hall of Fame. His in the opener, he caught 11 passes (three one-handed) for 130 yards and a touchdown, and in a 28-27 loss to Las Cruces in the quarterfinals of the father is former CU and defensive tackle Shannon state playoffs, he had seven receptions for 186 yards and all four Eldorado Clavelle. His older brother, T.C. McCartney, played football at LSU and was touchdowns (53, 7, 19 and 6 yards); Eldorado went for two points with a graduate assistant with the Buffs for two years (2012-13); he is now in 1:18 left but couldn’t convert. Under coach Charlie Dotson, Eldorado was quality control with the Cleveland Browns. He enjoys reading and hang- 9-3 his senior year, 6-6 his junior season, and 12-1 and District Champions ing out with friends in his free time. He also assists his grandfather with his sophomore year. He also lettered twice in baseball (pitcher/outfield), his organization, Promise Keepers. and played basketball as a freshman.

ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Communication at Colorado (owner of a 3.34 grade point average). He earned honorable mention Pac-12 All-

80 Academic Team honors as both a junior and sophomore. Owner of a 3.9 grade point average in high school, he was an Academic All-Albuquerque Metro Team member as a senior and an Academic All-District honoree as a junior and senior. RYAN MOELLER, DB 6-0, 205, Fr., RS PERSONAL—He was born April 8, 1993 in Albuquerque. His hobbies include playing basketball, golf and video games. His uncle is Tommy Rifle, Colo. Sheppard, the former media relations director who is cur- (Rifle) rently the vice president of basketball operations for the Washington 25 Wizards (his mother, Barbara, is Tommy’s sister). As a third grader, he AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.-RS)—He was earned the President’s Physical Fitness Award. (Last name is pro- enters the fall listed second on the depth nounced Muh-cull-ock_). chart at free safety. He had a big spring, posting the second-most tackles in the four RECEIVING High Games main spring scrimmages with 24 (20 solo); Season G No. Yds Avg. TD Long Rec Yds seven of those came in the spring game (six 2011 13 10 96 9.6 1 19 2 25 unassisted). 2012 12 34 436 12.8 2 37 7 88 2013 12 14 138 9.9 1 24t 5 50 2013 (Fr.)—Redshirted; he practiced at defensive back over the course of Totals 37 58 670 11.6 4 37 7 88 the fall, also doing whatever was asked of him on scout team duty. He joined the team as a recruited walk-on for August drills.

HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he earned first-team All-Colorado honors from the Denver Post, which also selected him first-team All-State (3A); he was also the 3A state player of the year in being named first-team All- Western Slope League and he was a second-team All-American (small ISAAC MILLER, OL schools) by Max Preps. He was the seventh leading rusher in the nation 6-7, 250, Fr., HS (second in Colorado) in 2012, as he had 272 carries for 3,002 yards and 43 touchdowns; that was an average of 11.0 per try and included a long TD Longmont, Colo. run of 94 yards. He also caught five passes for 209 yards (41.8 per) with (Silver Creek) three scores, one of which also covered 94 yards. He scored 50 touch- 76 downs overall, as he had eight interceptions with two “pick-sixes” and two more scored on punt returns. He racked up 57 tackles (39 solo), with AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.)— two forced fumbles and two pass deflections. As a junior, the Post selected Originally scheduled to report with the him to its first-team All-State squad and he was also All-League; in addi- other members of his recruiting class, due tion, he was the Wendy’s Colorado player of the year. He was 12th to shoulder surgery in the spring, he will nationally in rushing with 280 carries for 2469 yards and 22 touchdowns delay his enrollment until January and will (8.8 per attempt), with a 97-yard scoring run; he had 53 tackles on defense thus “grayshirt.” He is planning to take a (39 solo), with two interceptions, three hurries, two forced fumbles and couple of classes in the fall at his own expense to get acclimated in two recoveries. For the 24 games over the course of his junior and senior advance of enrolling full-time for the spring semester. seasons, he rushed for 5,471 yards and 65 touchdowns, despite playing in the second half only six times (four as a senior, two as a junior). As a soph- HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior team captain, he earned All-Colorado omore, he earned first-team All-WSL accolades with 144 carries for 1,500 honors from both the Denver Post and Mile High Sports Magazine in addi- yards (10.4), with 18 touchdowns. Thus for his career as a three year tion to being named All-Northern Conference. He was unanimously rated starter at tailback and strong safety, he had 697 rushing attempts for 7,043 as one of the top 10 recruits in the state of Colorado, and as the No. 2 yards and 84 touchdowns, averaging a gaudy 10.1 yards per carry; over- offensive lineman. He was an All-Region performer as both a junior and all, he scored 93 touchdowns (and accounted for one more with a TD pass senior as selected by the Longmont Times-Call, and was a first-team All- as a junior). He had 31 games of 100-plus yards, with 16 of 200 or more and State (3A) team member as a junior (no All-State teams were issued in four at 300-plus; he had 17 career runs of 60 yards or longer. He had 14 2013 for the state). A two-and-a-half year starter at left offensive tackle (he career interceptions. Top career games: as a senior against Moffat County, was required to sit out the first five games his sophomore season after in a 45-0 win, he rushed 20 times for 416 yards and five touchdowns; transferring from Niwot), he allowed just three sacks over his junior and Glenwood Springs (34-326, 3 TD in a 28-0 win) and Erie (22-262, 4 TD in a senior seasons; the coaches did not track statistics for offensive linemen, 42-0 win). As a junior, his best games came versus Delta (20-321, 4 TD in a but observers noted multiple pancake blocks in all of his games. He 41-7 win) and Moffat County (26-319, 5 TD in a 48-6 win). Under coach played some spot defensive tackle at times, and did block a field goal Damon Wells, Rifle went 13-1 his senior year and 11-1 his junior season against Coronado as a senior. Under coach Mike Apodaca, Silver Creek (14-0 combined in league play), but lost in the 2012 state championship was the 3A state champion his junior year (12-2), and the state runner-ups game and in the 2011 quarterfinals; RHS was 6-4 his sophomore year and his senior (10-3) and sophomore seasons (11-2); that worked to a com- 4-6 his freshman season when he was a reserve on offense and played spe- bined 33-7 during his prep career. cial teams (he had one rush that year, which went for 72 yards and a score). He also lettered in wrestling (171 lb. class) and track (sprints and ACADEMICS—He is interested in Integrative Physiology as his major at jumps); Rifle was the 3A state champion his sophomore year. As a junior, Colorado. He was one of 11 players in the state to be named as a presti- he was on the state champion 4x200-meter relay team and he owned prep gious National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete. A member of the bests of 22-0¼ in the long jump and 45-3¼ in the triple jump. He lettered Honor Roll all four years at Silver Creek, he owns a weighted 4.3 grade as a freshman in baseball, batting .263 with one home run (a 340-foot point average in high school, as he was a member of the Academic All- slam), but summed up his career as the “King of swinging bunts.” State team his sophomore through senior years. ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Communication at Colorado. He owned PERSONAL—He was born March 22, 1996 in Boulder. His hobbies include a 3.3 grade point average in high school and earned Academic All-State weightlifting, playing basketball, Frisbee and anything that involves the honors as a sophomore (and honorable mention status as a junior). outdoors. His father (Russell) played college football at Jamestown College in North Dakota. He in active in the community and has volun- PERSONAL—He was born July 14, 1995 in Denver. His hobbies include teered with Special Olympics, working with the kids in both softball and snowboarding, camping, fishing and playing basketball. His father, Jay, swimming. He was the first commitment of CU’s 2014 recruiting class, lettered in football and wrestling at Northern Iowa (he also played semi- doing so on May 24. pro football). Among many summer jobs he has had, perhaps the most

81 interesting was bucking hay bales, which is basically stacking by hand 50- fumble recovery. On offense, he had 19 receptions for 387 yards and three to 150-pound bales of hay, usually in a barn. Very active in community touchdowns, with 326 yards rushing with five touchdowns on 19 carries, service, among his good deeds included assisting in youth football, par- with a long rush of 78 yards. His best game as a senior came in a 54-27 win ticipating in the Adopt-A-Highway clean-up program, helped provide over Norco, when he returned two kickoffs for touchdowns (83 and 95 meals to the homeless with Extended Table in Glenwood Springs, volun- yards), had one catch for a 48-yard touchdown, had an interception and teered at the Castle Valley Children’s Clinic Christmas party for special was in on eight tackles. Another top contest came against Los Osos, when needs kids, singing on Veteran’s day at a local nursing home and helped he had four carries for 68 yards and a TD on offense, in addition to an stack sandbags for flood abatement. interception, five tackles and a pass deflection on defense in a 49-21 Upland victory. A two-year starter on defense, as a junior he tallied 65 tackles (47 solo), one interception, two pass breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. Under coach Tim Salter, the Scots were 43-10 in his four seasons (12-1 his senior year, league champions; 8-4 as a junior, 12-2 as a sophomore and 11-3 as a freshman). He also lettered in track and field, competing in the 100- and 200-meter dashes, the 4x100-meter relay, MARQUES MOSLEY, DB triple jump, and high jump. He played basketball as a freshman but did 6-0, 185, Jr., 2L not letter. Upland, Calif. ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Communication at Colorado. (Upland) 17 PERSONAL—He was born May 31, 1994, in Artesia, Calif. His hobbies AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.)—He include hanging out with friends and playing video games, in addition to enters fall camp listed second on the depth being very talented musically: he plays the drums and the ukulele, along at strong safety. He had five tackles, all solo with writing and producing music. He has given back to his community by with one for a loss, in the four main spring working at his local church and coaching Pop Warner football. A cousin, scrimmages. He begins his junior year 21st Sirr Parker, played running back at Texas A&M and in the NFL. Parker in all-time kickoff return yards at Colorado scored on a 32-yard touchdown pass in the 1998 Big 12 Conference cham- (604). pionship to give the Aggies a 36-33 overtime victory over Kansas State, 2013 (Soph.)—He saw action in 11 games, 10 on defense (no starts; did and his life was the subject of a 2001 Showtime movie entitled They Call not play at UCLA) and was in for 127 plays from scrimmage. He racked up Me Sirr. He played in high school with fellow CU 2012 signee Donta Abron. 16 tackles (11 solo, one for zero), and also had three third down stops (First name is pronounced mar-kease) (one on fourth down), two touchdown saves and a forced fumble, the latter coming in the season finale at Utah. He had two solo stops in the TACKLES Season G Plays UT AT —TOT TFL Sacks TZ 3DS Hurr FR FF PBU Int opener against Colorado State, both big plays as one was a third down 2012 12 524 27 29— 56 2-11 1-10 02 30011 stop and the other stifling the Rams on a fourth down try at CU’s 17-yard 2013 11 127 11 5— 16 0- 0 0- 0 13 00100 line with just less than two minutes remaining in the game. His season- Totals 23 651 38 34— 72 2-11 1-10 15 30111 high in tackles were three on three occasions (at Arizona State, at ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Interception Returns: 1-0, 0.0 avg. (2012); Kickoff Washington, at Utah). He earned four points in CU’s elaborate special Returns: 21-549, 26.1 avg., 1 TD, 100t long (2012). teams scoring system, coming on the strength of three tackles (two solo) Special Team Tackles: 1,0—1 (2012); 2,1—3 (2013). and a downed punt. In the preseason, Phil Steele’s College Football selected him as the third-team kick returner on its All-Pac 12 preseason team (collegesportsmadness.com selected him on its second-team). He was also one of 36 players on the preseason watch list for the top kickoff returners as determined by the College Football Performance Awards. 2012 (Fr.)—He earned honorable mention All-Pac 12 honors at defensive back from the league coaches, and was a second-team All-Pac 12 choice at kickoff returner by collegesportsmadness.com. He played in all 12 DANIEL MUNYER, OL games, including starts in seven, three at nickel back and the final four 6-2, 295, Sr., 3L games of the season at strong safety. He finished sixth on the team in tack- Los Angeles, Calif. les with 56 (27 solo), as he saw action for 524 snaps from scrimmage, the fourth most ever played on defense by a true freshman in school history. (Notre Dame) 52 He recorded a season-career-high 14 tackles (five solo) against Stanford, and had seven on two other occasions (Fresno State, Washington). He AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.)—CU’s also had a quarterback sack on a safety blitz, two third down stops, three starting right offensive guard. He was elect- hurries, a pass broken up, an interception (which he had versus Fresno) ed by his teammates as one of six team cap- and two touchdown saves. He led the team in kickoff returns, averaging tains for the 2014 season. He was selected 26.1 yards for 21 returns; that included a 100-yard return for a touchdown preseason second-team All-Pac-12 by against Utah, CU’s first kickoff return for a score in three years (and was Athlon Sports and was a third-team choice the Kickoff Return Performer of the Week as selected by Intersport). He by Phil Steele’s College Football. The coaches selected him as the recipi- was the seventh freshman to lead CU in kickoff returns, with the 26.1 aver- ent of the Eddie Crowder Award for the spring, presented to a player who age second only to Ben Kelly’s 31.1 in 1997. On special teams, he earned provided outstanding leadership. three points, as he had a solo tackle inside-the-20 and a forced fumble. In 2013 (Jr.)—He started all 12 games at right offensive guard, playing 742 the first extensive scrimmage of August camp, he returned a kickoff 100 snaps from scrimmage (fifth-most among the linemen). He had 510 plus yards for a touchdown, which turned out to be glimpse of how he would plays, grading to a 68.7 plus percentage; his actual game and season conclude his freshman year. grades were higher as they took neutral results into the equation. He tied for the team lead in direct touchdown blocks with six, and was second in HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he was ranked the No. 91 safety in the knockdown blocks with 41 (combined pancakes, blown the opponent off nation and the No. 128 player overall out of California by ESPN.com; he the line and/or driving finishes). He was called for juts two penalties, starred in all three phases of the game, at defensive back, wide receiver allowed two-and-a-half sacks and allowed eight pressures. The coaches and kick returner. He was a first-team All-CIF Inland Division selection and presented him with CU’s Tyronee “Tiger” Bussey Award, presented to the earned first-team All-Baseline League honors at defensive back, while gar- player who displays inspiration in the face of physical adversity. He suf- nering second-team accolades at receiver; he was an honorable mention fered a fractured fibula in spring drills (March 21, in a fumble recovery All-League performer as a junior. In his senior season, he recorded 64 drill), and missed the last eight practices. He was limited in fall camp, and tackles (43 solo), had two interceptions, four passes broken up and a two-thirds of the way in he was still not all the way back though was

82 increasing his participation in contact drills. Athlon Sports selected him as a third-team guard on its All-Pac 12 preseason team. 2012 (Soph.)—He earned honorable mention All-Pac 12 honors from the league coaches, and was a mid-season All-Pac 12 choice by Phil Steele’s JORDAN MURPHY, FB College Football. He started all 12 games, six at right guard and six at 6-0, 235, Jr., 1L center, the latter due to injuries, and played the most snaps of all the offensive linemen with 785. He had 653 plus-plays, thus graded out to 83.2 Castle Rock, Colo. percent for the season, and graded to 80 percent or higher in nine of 12 (Lutheran/Colorado State) games, with a high of 88.6 percent against Stanford. He led the team in 33 will-breaker blocks (essentially pancakes-plus) with 49, and tied for the AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.)—He lead in touchdown blocks with seven. He was not called for a penalty and enters the fall listed atop the depth chart at allowed only two-and-a-half quarterback sacks and three pressures. He fullback. Though his is primarily a blocking played another 10 snaps on the field goal/PAT unit on special teams. role, in the spring, he did get three carries 2011 (Fr.-RS)—He saw action in seven games (three starts); he emerged (for 10 yards) in the main scrimmages; as the starting center at the end of spring drills and held it through com- those included a 1-yard plunge for a touch- petition in August camp. He started the first three games before going down in the spring game (where he also caught a pass for four yards). down with a severe ankle sprain against Colorado State that forced him to 2013 (Soph.)—He saw action in 10 games, including one start (which miss the next four games. On the year, he was in for 205 snaps from scrim- came against Central Arkansas); he missed the USC game after suffering a mage, grading out to 76.1 percent, with his best game grade a solid 81.0 concussion in practice leading up to the game, and as a result, he also percent against California. He had five great effort blocks, allowed one didn’t travel to Utah or the season finale. He didn’t record any offensive quarterback pressure, three sacks and was called for two penalties. He statistics, but on special teams, he made five knockdown blocks that also had three plays on the Field Goal/PAT unit on special teams. The helped spring the return man for additional yardage. He had a solid coaches selected him as the Dan Stavely Award winner following spring spring, and caught a touchdown pass in one of CU’s four main scrim- practice, the honor going to the top redshirt freshman-to-be. mages. 2010 (Fr.)—Redshirted; he practiced all along the offensive line as a 2012 (Soph.-RS)—He was ineligible to play due to NCAA transfer rules, as member of the scout team. He earned the Offensive Scout Team Award for he joined the Buffs as an invited walk-on for August camp. He practiced the Colorado State game. the entire season at fullback, as the reason he transferred to CU from Colorado State was that the new coaching staff in Fort Collins didn’t uti- HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he earned All-State, All-Area (Los Angeles lize his position in their new offense. and San Fernando Valley), All-Sierra League and All-Pac 5 Conference AT COLORADO STATE: 2011 (Fr.)—He played in eight games, all on spe- honors. He garnered All-Far West honors from both PrepStar and cial teams, recording there tackles (two solo); he joined the team as a SuperPrep, the latter ranking him as the No. 129 player from the region preferred walk-on for preseason drills. (California, Hawai’I, Nevada), the 13th offensive lineman on that list. Scout.com listed him as the No. 61 offensive guard in the country. A three- HIGH SCHOOL—He earned first-team 1A All-State honors (Denver Post) year starter at offensive line and one year starter on the defensive line, he as a junior and senior, along with first-team All-Metro South League helped Notre Dame to a 28-7 record in his career. His senior year, he honors his sophomore through senior years. He was selected as the con- helped anchor a line that averaged 198.7 yards rushing and 188.3 yards ference’s defensive most valuable player his senior season, when he passing per game on offense, helping Notre Dame (9-3) to the Sierra recorded 116 tackles (94 solo), with five interceptions, two fumble recov- League championship and second-round appearance in the playoffs eries and two forced; he had 10 or more tackles in eight of 10 games. under coach Kevin Rooney. On defense, he had 53 tackles, 17 for losses Primarily a blocking fullback on offense, he rushed four times for 22 yards including four sacks, three pass break-ups and two forced fumbles. His and caught two passes for 17 yards. Top games as a senior included rack- top game came when the team flew to Dallas to play Klein Oak at the ing up 16 tackles (11 solo) against Byers, 14 (all solo) versus Clear Creek brand new Cowboys Stadium and he had five tackles for loss in a 37-7 win. Against Crespi, Notre Dame won 23-21 on a 53-yard field goal on the last and 13 (also all solo) against Nederland; against arch rival Denver play of the game, and against Birmingham, he had two sacks as Notre Lutheran, in a 42-20 win, he had 15 tackles (12 solo), while also scoring a Dame turned a 14-10 halftime lead into a 48-10 victory. He was a team cap- rushing touchdown. He set all his school tackles records for career, tain and member of the team council, leading his group of linemen as a season and single-game. Under coach Daryl Moe, Lutheran was 6-4 his liaison with the coaching staff. As a junior, he earned All-State and All- senior year; he was coached by Steve Fickert previously, with LHS going Sierra League honors helping Notre Dame to an undefeated regular 4-5 his junior season, 5-4 his sophomore campaign and 4-5 his freshman season and final record of 11-1 after winning the Sierra League. That year. He also lettered three times in track (throws, setting the school shot season, Notre Dame averaged 274.5 yards passing and 180.7 yards rush- put record of 48-6 and placing fourth in the 2A state finals) and twice in ing per game. He saw limited action on the defensive line that season and basketball (guard). had 16 tackles and two sacks. He also lettered in track and field (throws); he was the CIF Section champion in the shot put as a junior with a career- ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Business (Marketing) at Colorado. He best throw of 55-0. earned honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic Team honors as a sopho- more (with a 3.02 grade point average). ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Communication at Colorado, and is also working toward a Certificate in Digital Media. He was named to the hon- PERSONAL—He was born June 7, 1993 in Littleton, Colo. His hobbies orable mention Pac-12 All-Academic Team as a redshirt freshman, include playing the guitar (including in church) and singing. An uncle, sophomore and junior. He earned All-Academic team mention for his high Tom Murphy, played basketball at Colorado Christian University and school for both football and track & field and was honored by maintain- holds the record for highest single-season scoring average (27.8 in 1990- ing a 3.0 or higher grade point average. 91). He was a survivor of the Century 16 Theater shooting in Aurora, Colo., just after midnight on July 20, 2012; he was in Theater No. 9 where PERSONAL—He was born March 4, 1992 in Harbor City, Calif. He enjoys the gunman entered through an exit door and proceeded to murder 12 fishing, hiking, playing video games, handing out with friends and watch- innocent people, including a 6-year old, and would 58 others, paralyzing ing movies and lists the best movie he has seen recently as the Book of some for life. He knows he was lucky to escape the tragedy with his life. Eli. He volunteered about 30 hours of his time to help his school host a Renal Prom for local kidney patients who can’t regularly attend high school. He also volunteered at his high school’s youth sports camps for the last two summers.

83 MARC MUSTOE, OL STEPHANE NEMBOT, OL 6-7, 290, Jr., 2L 6-7, 295, Jr., 2L Broomfield, Colo. Van Nuys, Calif. (Arvada West) 72 (Montclair Prep) 77 AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.)—He AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.)—CU’s enters the fall atop the depth chart at left starting right offensive tackle, and this offensive tackle, but the competition will could be his breakout season. The coaches continue well into August drills. selected him as the recipient of the Joe 2013 (Soph.)—He saw action in the first six Romig Award for the spring, presented to games of the season, but he suffered a frac- the most improved offensive lineman. tured fibula against Charleston Southern and was lost for the remainder 2013 (Soph.)—He started all 12 games at right offensive tackle, playing of the year. He was in on four games on offense, playing a total of 27 snaps the second-most snaps on offense both overall and by the linemen (823). from scrimmage; the bulk of those came at Arizona State (18). He had 21 He had 484 plus plays on the year, earning a 58.8 plus-play percentage; his plus plays, thus owned a 77.8 plus percentage for the year (grades were actual game and season grades were higher as they took neutral results higher as they included neutral results); he had two knockdown blocks, into the equation. He led the team in knockdown blocks with 45 (com- while not allowing a quarterback sack (he did allow two pressures and bined pancakes, blown the opponent off the line and/or driving finishes), was flagged for one penalty). He also lined up at tight end for three snaps and tied for the team lead in touchdown blocks with six. Improved as the in short-yardage situations. As a member of the FG/PAT unit on special season progressed, as he was still learning the nuances of the position; he teams, he played an additional 24 snaps. He missed spring practice as he was called for three penalties, allowed seven-and-half sacks and 20 pres- was recovering from injuries he sustained when he was hit by a sport util- sures. He also played an additional 29 snaps on the field goal/PAT unit on ity vehicle while riding his bike in January. It was the second time in his special teams. He won the Iron Buffalo Award for the offensive linemen for life he was injured in an automobile accident, and he also suffered injuries spring conditioning in the weight room. when he fell while hiking on Long’s Peak. 2012 (Fr.-RS)—He played in all 12 games, 10 on offense at right tackle, 2012 (Fr.-RS)—He saw action in seven games (no starts), playing 32 snaps starting seven, and appeared in two others on the FG/PAT unit on special from scrimmage and grading out to 71.9 percent for the year. He had three teams. He was in for 422 snaps from scrimmage, and had 30 will-breaker will-breaker blocks on the year and he played an additional 19 snaps on blocks (highest percent of those to snaps on the team), along with five the field goal/PAT unit on special teams. touchdown blocks. He graded out to 74.6 percent for the season, and 2011 (Fr.)—Redshirted; practiced on the offensive line the entire fall. played his best games in the second half of the season, first at Arizona, where he graded out to 83.9 percent (52 plus plays out of 62), with five HIGH SCHOOL—A SuperPrep All-American and All-Midlands team “will-breaker” blocks and two touchdown blocks. The next week against member, as the publication ranked him as the No. 32 player in the region Washington, he had a career-best seven will-breaker efforts. Due to and he was the No. 3 offensive lineman and No. 2 player from Colorado on injuries, he played more as a redshirt frosh than anticipated due to that list. PrepStar named him All-Region. He was named to the prestigious injuries, and was thrown into the fire against several top defenders, thus Tacoma News-Tribune Western 100 as one of 21 offensive linemen on the did allow five-and-a-half quarterback sacks and five pressures, still not list. Scout.com had him as the No. 33 offensive tackle in the country, while bad numbers. He bulked up some 25 pounds (all muscle) since arriving as Rivals.com ranked him as the No. 51 offensive lineman in the country and a freshman and his second year on campus. the No. 5 player from Colorado. ESPN ranked him the No. 45 offensive 2011 (Fr.)—Redshirted; he was projected as a defensive end and prac- tackle and the No. 4 player from Colorado. He was an All-Colorado selec- ticed there early in camp, but then was moved to offense where he started tion by the Denver Post as a senior, when he was also first-team All-State learning the offensive tackle position the remainder of the year. (5A) and All-Big 6 Conference. He earned second-team All-Big 8 honors as a junior. Playing offensive tackle as a senior, he helped Arvada West aver- HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he was an All-Region selection by PrepStar age 343.6 yards of total offense (202.5 yards passing and 141.1 yards and All-Far West team member by SuperPrep, the latter publication’s No. rushing per game). As a junior, the team averaged 30.3 points and 291.2 74 player in the region, the No. 69 player from California and No. 11 defen- yards of offense per game. He sat out his sophomore season due to state sive end in the region. ESPN ranked him as the No. 45 defensive tackle in transfer rules because he began the fall camp at another school. His fresh- the country and the No. 49 player from California (the sixth DT in the man season, he lettered on the offensive line at Broomfield High School. state). Rivals.com ranked him the No. 51 defensive end nationally, No. 80 Under head coach Casey Coons, Arvada West went 17-7 his two seasons in California (the eighth strong side DE statewide), while Scout.com as a starter, including 11-2 his junior season when A-West won the Big 8 ranked him the No. 70 offensive tackle in the nation, No. 97 player from Conference championship and advanced to the state semifinals. His California (fifth OT in the Golden State). The Alpha League most valuable freshman season under coach Gary Davies, Broomfield compiled a 12-1 lineman, he also earned first-team mention. Rivals.com tabbed him, “the record, winning the 4A Northern League Championship and advancing to most intriguing prospect in the west.” He earned second-team All-Alpha the state semis. League as a junior, his first year playing football. As a senior, he totaled 61 tackles (44 solo) with 11 quarterback sacks, two forced fumbles, two ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at recoveries and one pass break-up. On special teams, he kicked off 35 Colorado. He earned honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic Team times with three touchbacks and also returned a kickoff 10 yards. His honors as a sophomore. He was twice named Academic All-Colorado in junior season he had 36 tackles (27 solo) with one fumble recovery while high school for maintaining a grade point average above 3.8. he kicked off twice. Top career games included a 30-6 win over St. Anthony when he had seven tackles and four sacks, and in a 42-8 loss to PERSONAL—He was born January 31, 1992 in Denver. His hobbies Paradete, he had 12 tackles and three sacks. He also lettered in basketball include anything where he can enjoy the mountains including hiking, (Alpha League’s best defender as a junior), soccer (defender) and volley- camping, fishing, skiing and other outdoor activities. He also enjoys read- ball (front row/middle blocker). ing. ACADEMICS—He is majoring in International Affairs at Colorado (owner of a 3.28 grade point average). He earned second-team Pac-12 All- Academic Team honors both as a sophomore and a redshirt freshman. He

84 was a member of his high school’s Honor Roll all eight semesters as a prep, maintaining better than a 3.5 grade point average.

PERSONAL—He was born December 7, 1991, in Douala, Cameroon. His CLAY NORGARD, DT hobbies include watching movies, television sitcoms and football and 6-0, 240, Soph., 1L basketball games, art, kickboxing and martial arts (Tai Chi). He speaks Highlands Ranch, Colo. three different languages (French, English and Spanish) and nine different African dialects (Bafoussam, Baleng, Bangala, Bangante, Badjoun, Bafang, (Mountain Vista) 36 Bayangam, Batick and Trshang). He participated in a program through Montclair Prep to help feed the homeless up to twice a week and says it is AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.)—He his dream to come to the United States and make enough money to go back entered fall camp listed second at one of to Africa and help the needy. (Name is pronounced steff-on name-bot.) the two defensive tackle spots. He moved from inside linebacker to defensive tackle during spring drills, as the coaches wanted to find a position that better suited his size and particular talents. 2013 (Fr.-RS)—He saw action in three games toward the end of the season, all on special teams (Washington, USC and Utah); he dressed for ANDRE NICHOLS, DE eight others. He made his presence known in that short period, recording 6-4, 230, Sr., 1L five knockdown blocks on the kickoff return unit that helped clear a path for additional yardage. He was moved from offense (fullback) to inside Colorado Springs, Colo. linebacker prior to spring drills, and he looked good making the transi- (Rampart tion. He had five tackles (four solo, one for a loss) in the main spring 58 scrimmages. AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.)—He 2012 (Fr.)—Redshirted; he was projected as a fullback upon his arrival in entered the fall listed fourth at left defen- college and practiced there and on the scout team throughout the fall. He sive end. He had two tackles, one solo, joined the team for spring drills, as he enrolled at CU in January after which was tackle for zero, in the spring graduating from high school early. game. 2013 (Jr.)—He saw his first collegiate HIGH SCHOOL—He was ranked as the No. 4 fullback in the nation by action, playing in two games on special teams (Charleston Southern, Rivals, which also listed him as the No. 7 prospect out of the state of Arizona) but was injured in practice and tests would reveal he had a her- Colorado. MaxPreps ranked him as the No. 21 inside linebacker, while niated disk; he missed the remainder of the season. He played 11 snaps in Scout.com tabbed him as the No. 105 defensive end nationally and the No. all on the FG/PAT unit. He had also missed most of spring practices after 11 player overall from Colorado; EPSN ranked him as the No. 56 defensive suffering a shoulder subluxation on the third day of drills (March 12). end nationally, the No. 101 player in the Midlands, and No. 7 player from 2012 (Soph.)—He did not see any action, but dressed for three games and Colorado. The Denver Post tabbed him as a first-team All-Colorado and practiced all year at defensive end. He got plenty of reps during spring first-team 5A All-State selection both as a junior and senior, and he gar- drills with a depleted corps of defensive linemen and had four tackles nered first-team All-Centennial League accolades his sophomore through (three solo, one for a zero gain) in the main spring scrimmages. senior seasons. A three-year starter on defense, he recorded 218 tackles, 2011 (Fr.-RS)—He did not see any action; he suffered a fractured jaw that including 88 for losses with 32 quarterback sacks, 19 forced fumbles and required surgery and was on a liquid diet at one point, which made him 10 fumble recoveries over his last two seasons. He had 115 tackles as a drop some weight. He had joined the team as a walk-on for spring prac- senior, including 45 for a loss (17 sacks) while forcing 10 fumbles and tices and had three tackles (one solo) in the three main spring recovering six. In a playoff game against Douglas County in a 18-14 vic- scrimmages. tory, he recorded 15 tackles and a pair of sacks. He opened the season in 2010 (Fr.)—He attended Colorado as a student, but was not a member of a 50-7 win over Smoky Hill with 11 tackles, including nine solo. His junior the football team; however, his NCAA “clock” started once he enrolled season, he had 103 tackles, including 43 for a loss with 15 quarterback and started taking classes. sacks, forcing nine fumbles and recovering four. He played defensive tackle, defensive end and both inside and outside linebacker throughout HIGH SCHOOL—He lettered three years in football first playing running high school. Under coach Ric Cash, Mountain Vista was 4-6 his senior back and then both tight end and defensive end at Rampart. As a senior, season, 4-6 his junior year and 7-4 his sophomore season. He also lettered when he was team captain, he had 20 solo tackles, six for losses including three times in track and was named first-team All-State at the 5A classifi- three quarterback sacks, while catching three passes for 80 yards on cation by the Denver Post. He set school records in the shot put, discus offense. He rushed for over 700 yards combined with seven touchdowns and javelin. as a freshman and sophomore, with a long run of 60 yards. RHS was 5-5 hos sophomore year and 2-8 both his junior and senior seasons under ACADEMICS—He is majoring Economics at Colorado. coach Dan Morse. He also lettered three times in track (sprints, relays); as the team captain, he led his 4x100 and 4x200 relays teams, as both qual- PERSONAL—He was born November 1, 1993 in The Woodlands, Texas; he ified for the state championships his senior year. is part Native American (Cherokee). His father (Erik) played center at Colorado for two years (1987-88) and was named All-Big Eight as a senior ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Psychology at Colorado. He was a before going on to enjoy an 11-year NFL career with the Houston Oilers member of the Honor Roll his sophomore through senior years in high organization. His mother (Lisa) also attended CU. His hobbies include school. snowboarding and long boarding, and his favorite athlete is Clay Matthews. He lists the biggest moment of his prep career as when he PERSONAL—He was born January 29, 1992 in Richmond, Va. His hobbies earned All-Colorado honors his junior season. include music, trivia, playing Xbox and keeping up on technology.

85 Phil Steele’s College Football and was a rivals.com first-team Freshman All- Pac 12 performer. Phil Steele’s also tabbed him mid-season third-team All-Pac 12. He was a three-time honorable mention Intersport Performer DARRAGH O’NEILL, P of the Week selection fort his efforts against Colorado State (43.7 average 6-2, 190, Sr., 3L on seven punts), Oregon (43.2, 12) and UCLA (44.0, 6). He averaged 42.6 yards per punt, with a 38.8 net figure; 21 of his 74 kicks placed inside-the- Louisville, Colo. 20 (eight inside-the-10, three inside-the-5) and 17 traveling 50 yards or (Boulder Fairview) longer with 57 his longest. His 21-to-2 ratio of inside-the-20 punts to touch- 8 backs was fourth best in the nation and only 29 were returned, the longest AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.)—CU’s for 31 yards; 20 were fair caught. He averaged 43.5 yards for 19 punts fourth-year punter and one of the best in inside the CU 25, and 43.4 on 65 boots from the 50 or further out. His 42.6 the nation (he has been CU’s punter for all average was the second-best by a freshman in the nation, trailing only 25 games in his career). He is bidding to join LSU’s Brad Wing (44.4 on 59 punts); it was the second highest ever by a Stan Koleski (1973-76) and Matt DiLallo CU frosh, behind a 43.7 figure in 2006 by DiLallo. The 74 punts were the (2006-09) as the only players in school his- second most for a single-season in school history, well over the previous tory to lead the team in punting for four seasons. He was selected most by a freshman, 47, also by DiLallo; his net average of 38.8 set a CU preseason second-team All-Pac-12 by Athlon Sports and was a fourth-team freshman record, besting DiLallo’s 38.5 mark. Against Oregon, he placed choice by Phil Steele’s College Football. He won the Iron Buffalo Award for six punts inside-the-20, setting a CU single-game record as it topped the the specialists for his spring work in the weight room. He enters his senior five that Mitch Berger had against Texas in 1993; four of those were inside- season tied for first all-time at Colorado with 216 career punts (second in the-10, also a school best as several had done it three times. He joined the yardage with 9,132, just 13 off the lead), and is already the career leader team as a walk-on in spring practices, trying out as a punter; it was the in punts inside-the-20 (68) and inside-the-10 (25). He is usually a right- first time he had ever played organized football. footed kicker, but with his soccer background, can punt with his left; of 2010 (Fr.)—He attended Colorado as a student, but was not a member of his 216 career punts, 207 have been right-footed, nine with his left (for 369 the football team; however, his NCAA “clock” started once he enrolled yards, an average of 41.0 per with a long of 51 and two inside-the-20). and started taking classes. 2013 (Jr.)—Once again, he was CU’s punter for the third straight season, averaging 40.5 yards for 66 punts; his average dipped a bit because the HIGH SCHOOL—He lettered three times in both basketball and soccer average yardline of his kicks was the CU37 (compared to the 32 in 2012). for Boulder’s Fairview High. He was the Max Preps Player of the Year as a Sixteen of those kicks originated in opponent territory (35.1 average), had senior in basketball, earning first-team All-Colorado, All-State (5A) and he placed 13 of those inside-the-20. He owned the same average, 42.2, for All-Front Range League honors in leading Fairview to a 22-6 record and to punts on CU’s side of the 50 as well as for 10 that were inside the Buff 25. the state championship game (where the Knights lost to Regis, 68-58). He Only 20 of his kicks were returned, with another 19 fair caught (four went averaged 23.4 points per game (609 total in 28 games), with a career-high for touchbacks). He placed 22 kicks inside-the-20, 18 of which were inside- of 42 against Chatfield, a game in which he went 21-of-23 from the free the-15; his 10 inside-the-10 set a school record (three were placed throw line. He had nine games with 30 or more points, eclipsing 40 on two inside-the-5). He had a punt blocked against USC, which ended a streak of occasions. In fact, he made 191 of 213 free throws on the year (89.7 per- 131 without one that dated back to 2011; it was the second-longest streak cent), shot 49 percent from the field (30-of-85 three pointers, 35 percent) in school history (to 153 by , 1984-87). He did make some and also averaged 3.9 rebounds, 3.0 steals and 2.2 assists per game. As a school history, however, when he converted a 2-point conversion on a junior, he averaged 10.5 points, 2.1 assists, 2.0 rebounds and 1.2 steals per run against Charleston Southern, the first CU punter to ever score a 2- game as Fairview was 26-1, not losing until the state semifinal game point PAT (he also attempted a failed pass for one at Arizona State). For against George Washington (76-74). FHS was 62-18 in his three varsity sea- the second straight year, he was one of 25 players on the official presea- sons under coach Frank Lee, which included back-to-back 11-0 records in son watch list for the Ray Guy Award, which is presented to the nation’s Front Range League play his junior and senior years. In soccer, playing top punter (and was one of 36 players on the preseason watch list for the forward for coach Stan Jozwiak, he scored 35 goals in his three-year top punter as determined by the College Football Performance Awards). career, including 13 his senior season when he earned honorable mention He was the unanimous preseason choice as the first-team Pac-12 punter, All-State honors. He had 12 goals as a junior and 10 as a sophomore. selected by Athlon Sports, Lindy’s Pac-12 Football, Phil Steele’s College Football, The Sporting News and USA Today. ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Business (Accounting) at Colorado, and 2012 (Soph.)—He earned honorable mention All-American honors from is the owner of a 3.29 grade point average. He earned second-team Pac-12 Sports Illustrated, and honorable mention All-Pac 12 accolades from the All-Academic Team honors as a junior (honorable mention as a sopho- league coaches (he was a honorable mention Sophomore All-American by more). collegefootballnews.com). He averaged 43.5 yards for 76 punts in 2012, placing a school record 25 inside-the-20 (14 inside-the-15, seven inside- PERSONAL—He was born December 21, 1991 in Cork, Ireland, the south- the-10 and two inside-the-5), forcing 23 fair catches as 60.5 percent of his ernmost major city in the country, about 10 miles inland from the Celtic kicks were not returned; his average jumped to 44.5 when accounting for Sea. His family moved to the United States when he was three, but all their eight punts coming inside opponent territory (he put six of those inside- relatives are still in Ireland and they visit there every summer. His hobbies the-20), and he had 16 kicks of 50 yards or longer. All but two of his punts include playing basketball; in fact, the University of Denver recruited him were with his right leg, he did two with his left, averaging 47.0 yards on as a basketball player. His father, Colm, is the owner and proprietor of those with one inside-the-20 (both were rugby style). He tied the school Boulder’s popular restaurant, Conor O’Neill’s, located on 13th Street just record for the most punts in a single season, and set CU marks for season off Boulder’s famous Pearl Street Mall. A younger brother, Shane, was a punting yards (3,307) and punts inside-the-20 with the 25. He was model high school soccer All-American and signed with the of consistency, averaging at least 42.5 yards per punt in nine of 12 games, organization in the summer of 2012; he is now a starting midfielder for the and over 40 in 11 games. He was one of 25 players on the official presea- team. (First name is pronounced Dar-uh.) son watch list for the Ray Guy Award (and was one of 44 on a similar list for the College Football Performance Awards punter of the year). A PUNTING In had Ret Net Net Season G No Yds Avg Long 20 50+ TB blk Yds Yds Avg. former walk-on, he was placed on scholarship permanently beginning in 2011 13 74 3152 42.6 57 21 17 22243 2869 38.8 the 2012 spring semester. 2012 12 76 3307 43.5 61 25 16 30261 2986 39.3 2011 (Fr.-RS)—He became just the fifth player in CU history to serve as 2013 12 66 2673 40.5 56 22 74 1182 2411 36.5 the team’s regular punter as a freshman, joining Stan Koleski (’73), Andy Mitchell (’94), Matt DiLallo (’06) and teammate Zach Grossnickle (’10); his Totals 37 216 9132 42.3 61 68 40 93686 8266 38.3 74 punts were the most ever by a Buff frosh, breaking Grossnickle’s record ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Rushing: 1-1, 1.0 avg., 0 TD (2013). Special Team of 60. He played in all 13 games, and by the end of the season, he had Tackles: 3,0—3 (2011); 1,0—1 (2012); 1,1—2 (2013). become just the seventh walk-on to play as a true freshman since 1986, (Net Yards includes touchback yardage.) and would be rewarded by earning a scholarship. He earned second-team Freshman All-American honors from both collegefootballnews.com and

86 second-longest by any freshman and just one of three of 50 yards or longer by all frosh; it tied for the 22nd longest in the nation and the third longest in the Pac-12 in 2011). He opened 6-of-6 in field goal attempts, the WILL OLIVER, PK first player at Colorado to make his first six field goals in a career in a 5-11, 190, Sr., 3L single season (old mark was five by Crosby in 2003). He missed out tying the record for the most consecutive made field goals to start a Buff career Los Angeles, Calif. (7, by Jeremy Flores, over two seasons, 2000-01); his seventh try was (Harvard-Westlake) blocked by Washington State as the right side of the FG/PAT unit was over- 28 run on the attempt. He bounced back to make two 48-yard efforts, AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.)—He is however, and the average distance of his 11 makes were 37.2 yards. He one of 30 players on the official initial watch also made his first 22 career PAT tries before missing wide left against list for the 23rd Annual Lou Groza Award, Arizona, though that miss was aided by winds gusting to 60 miles per presented to the nation’s top placekicker. hour. While just 6-of-10 on field goals inside 40 yards as the four misses He was selected preseason third-team All- were all blocked, he was a very impressive 5-of-6 outside of 40 yards. He Pac-12 by Phil Steele’s College Football and became just the seventh true freshman to attempt a placekick in Colorado was a fourth-team choice by Athlon Sports. The coaches selected him as history, joining Tim Mangnall (1976), Tom Field (1979), Ken Culbertson the recipient of the Jim Hansen Award for the spring, presented to the (1986), Eric Hannah (1987), Mason Crosby (2003) and Justin Castor player who is the most outstanding academically. He enters his senior (2010); he joined Field and Crosby as the only ones to play in the season year eighth in scoring (fourth in kick scoring) at Colorado with 189 points, opener. and has made 60 consecutive PAT kicks dating back to his freshman year (the second-longest streak in school history). He has made 34-of-48 HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he was ranked the No. 31 kicker in the career field goals, both numbers the fourth-most at CU. nation by ESPN, No. 5 from California; kicking “guru” Chris Sailer ranked 2013 (Jr.)—He earned honorable mention All-Pac-12 honors as voted on him as the No. 12 kicking prospect in the country when he was named by the league coaches, and was also one of 20 semifinalists for the Lou first-team All-Mission League as a kicker and first-team All-Area as a Groza Award, which is presented to the nation’s top placekicker. The punter. As a junior, he was a first-team All-Del Ray League performer coaches named him the co-recipient of the Bill McCartney Award, given before his school switched league affiliations. In his prep career, he con- for special teams achievement. He led the team in scoring with 81 points, nected on 18-of-23 field goals and 50-of-50 PAT kicks for 104 total points; connecting on all 30 extra-point kicks (extending his streak to 60 in a row) his senior season he made 6-of-9 field goals and all 25 extra-point kicks for and making good on 17-of-24 field goals (the same exact figures he had 43 points. Two of his field goals came from 40-plus yards and his kickoffs compiled over his first two seasons). He opened the year strong by scor- resulted in touchbacks 85 percent of the time. He punted for the first time ing 15 points in CU’s 41-27 win over Colorado State: he made all seven as a senior, averaging 38.0 yards per punt, pinning nine inside-the-20 (with kicks he attempted in the game, three PATs and four field goals, which a long of 59). As a junior, he hit 6-of-8 field goals with four makes from 43 came from 22, 41, 44 and 52 yards, and he had two touchbacks kicking off; yards or longer, including kicks from 51 and 50 yards. He made good on the Groza committee made him one of its “three stars of the week.” He all 10 point after touchdown tries, with 80 percent of his kickoffs resulting made three field goals in two other games, Oregon (3-of-3, from 33, 22 and in touchbacks. As a sophomore, he was perfect: 6-of-6 on field goals and 31 yards) and at UCLA (3-of-5, from 23, 47 and 37 yards). He drilled a 15-of-15 PAT’s, for 33 points. He was the National Kicking Event Prep Camp career-long 53 yard field goal against Arizona, and also kicked a 48-yarder Champion in the summer of 2010, and the year before, he was a two-time (both kicks were five minutes apart in the second quarter). The average finalist in the field goal kicking events at two separate Chris Sailer camps. distance of his makes was 33.6 yards (and misses from 46.3 yards), as he He also lettered in lacrosse and soccer, the only student at H-W in each of was 13-of-15 inside of 45 yards. He assumed the regular role of kicking off his sophomore, junior and senior seasons to be a three-sport varsity ath- for the first time in his career with 56 total, 29 of which were returned; 26 lete; he was presented with the prestigious Schumacher Award as a senior went for touchbacks (16 through the end zone) with the other being fair which is given to the outstanding three-sport performer who contributes caught. Of those kicks that were returned, nine did not make it back past the most to the athletic program. In lacrosse, as a crease attack man, he the 25 and six not beyond the 20. He connected on 24-of-25 kicks in the scored a school and a Mission League record 56 goals as a senior (the old four spring scrimmages. mark had been 45), which also included a record nine goals in one game 2012 (Soph.)—He saw action in 11 games, and led the team in scoring (old mark was six); he was the league MVP leading his team to a 13-1 with 46 points; he didn’t have an opportunity to overly show his talents, record, including an 8-0 mark in conference play. As a junior he tallied 31 attempting only eight field goals all year (made six). His long make was goals and one assist and was named the team’s offensive most valuable just 37 yards as he had one attempt all year over that distance (a 43-yard player; as a sophomore, he injured his thumb after just three games but try that was blocked against Utah), and he converted all 28 extra-point had already scored eight goals. His 95 career foals shattered the old mark kicks. He had his first real pressure PAT kick of his career (he had some of 80 for both H-W and the league. He also lettered in hockey, but for critical field goal tries as a frosh) when he made the game-winner in CU’s Venice High School because there weren’t enough kids to compose a 35-34 win at Washington State. He also made a 30-yared field goal early in hockey team at Harvard-Westlake. Prior to settling on those four sports, the fourth quarter that gave CU a 17-16 lead in the season opener against in middle school he also played water polo, baseball, tennis and ran track. Colorado State, and drilled a 36-yarder as time expired to pull CU within 20-17 of Arizona State at halftime. He kicked off seven times, with the ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Business (Finance) and is also working opponent starting on average at its own 23. He missed the last portion of toward his Master’s in Accounting on a concurrent basis; he is interested spring practice due to a chronic shoulder issue, but was deadly before he in sports management or sports marketing as a career choice. He was was sidelined. He made good of 9-of-10 kicks in three main spring scrim- inducted into CU’s prestigious 4.0 GPA club for his perfect mark for the mages (he sat out the spring game), with a long of 58 and the average Fall 2013 semester. He earned first-team Pac-12 All-Academic Team distance of his makes covering 48.6 yards — his miss was from 60 and it honors as a junior with a 3.67 grade point average, and was a second-team was wide left, not short. selection as a sophomore. He was a member of the Honor Roll in high 2011 (Fr.)—He saw action in 12 games, setting a school record for the school maintaining above a 3.2 GPA at Harvard-Westlake, which in April most points scored (62) by a freshman in CU history, besting the old mark 2010 was ranked the No. 12 prep school in the country by Forbes and the by 10 points (Mason Crosby scored 52 in 2003). He also set frosh school top one of its kind west of the Mississippi River. marks for field goals made (11) and attempted (16) while making good on 29-of-31 PAT kicks. In just his second game, Oliver was named one of the PERSONAL—He was born November 23, 1992 in Santa Monica, Calif. His three “Stars of the Week” by the Lou Groza Award, as he kicked four field hobbies include playing the viola in his school’s symphony orchestra and goals and three extra points in CU’s 36-33 overtime loss to California. He playing most other sports. His family owned a house until he was 10 years nailed a 32-yarder to send the game into overtime in the final minute, old in Aspen, where he learned to both play hockey and ski. He worked made a 22-yarder to account for CU’s OT scoring, and in the first half, for two years as an usher at the Hollywood Bowl, the famous amphithe- made good on a 52-yard kick that was the longest by a freshman in CU his- ater set against the backdrop of the famous Hollywood sign and hills. He tory and the longest in the nation by a true freshman in 2011 (the

87 also dedicated some of his spare time to the Riviera Foundation and vol- ACADEMICS—He is undecided on his major but is enrolled in CU’s School unteers teaching kids how to play tennis. He requested a switch from No. of Arts & Sciences. He owned a 3.5 grade point average in high school. 91 he wore as a freshman to No. 28 because he is a devout fan; Luc Robitaille, former player and currently in the Kings’ front PERSONAL—He was born September 19, 1995 in San Jose, Calif. His hob- office, introduced him to Adam Deadmarsh, the one-time Avalanche and bies include playing basketball and most sports in general. Two older former Kings player who wore… No. 28. brothers are playing college football: Kyle will be a sophomore safety at Stanford this fall, while Kristoffer will be a sophomore running back at SCORING FG BREAKDOWN———————————————————————— Idaho. He is very active in community service through an after school pro- Season G EP-EPA FG-FGA 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+ Long PTS gram with Bellarmine, as he has worked extensively with the elderly, 2011 12 29-31 11-16 0-0 3-5 3-5 4-5 1-1 0-0 52 62 children with disabilities and the underprivileged. He also serves as a 2012 11 28-28 6- 8 1-1 1-1 4-5 0-1 0-0 0-0 37 46 presidential ambassador for the school, representing Bellarmine at most 2013 12 30-30 17-24 2-2 5-5 4-5 4-7 2-5 0-0 53 81 school events. He originally committed to San Jose State. (Last name is Totals 35 87-89 34-48 3-3 9-11 11-15 8-13 3-6 0-0 53 189 pronounced oh-lew-bo-day.) ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Kickoffs: 16 Total, 12 Ret (2011); 7 Total, 5 Ret (2012); 56 Total, 29 Ret (2013). TACKLES Special Team Tackles: 1,0—1 (2011); 2,2—4 (2013). Season G Plays UT AT —TOT TFL Sacks TZ 3DS Hurr FR FF PBU Int 2013 5 61 33—60- 0 0- 0 01 00000 ADDITONAL STATISTICS—Special Team Tackles: 1,1—2 (2013).

KENNETH OLUGBODE, OLB 6-0, 210, Soph., 1L ROBERT ORBAN, TE San Jose, Calif. 6-6, 195, Fr., RS (Bellarmine Prep) 31 Denver, Colo. AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.)—He (Regis) 82 enters the fall listed first on the depth chart at the “will” inside linebacker position. He AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.-RS)—He had four tackles in the four main spring finished up spring ball listed third on the scrimmages, including two in the spring depth chart at the “X” receiver position, game. The coaches selected him as the having officially switched over from tight recipient of the Greg Biekert Award for the spring, presented to the most end where he mostly practiced as a frosh. improved linebacker. 2013 (Fr.)—Redshirted; he practiced at tight end after joining the team as a recruited walk-on for August drills. 2013 (Fr.)—He saw action in all 12 games, including five on defense (no starts) as he was in for 61 plays from scrimmage. He made six tackles HIGH SCHOOL—In earning three letters playing tight end and wide (three unassisted), with a third down stop. He earned a spot playing on receiver, he was a two-time All-Continental Conference performer as a CU’s special teams, and accrued 11 points in CU’s elaborate point system junior and senior, when he combined to make 77 receptions for 874 yards on the strength of two tackles (one solo and an assist inside-the-20) along and seven touchdowns. Under coach Mark Nolan, Regis was 5-6 his senior with eight knockdown blocks that helped clear the path for additional year, 5-5 his junior season and 13-1 his sophomore year, when the Rangers yardage on returns. won its league title and reached the state championship game (he was promoted to the varsity for the playoffs). His offensive coordinator on the HIGH SCHOOL—He earned PrepStar All- West Region honors at outside varsity was former Buff quarterback Bobby Pesavento (’01). He also let- linebacker as a senior, when MaxPreps.com named him first-team All- tered three times in lacrosse (defender); he was first-team All-Conference Northern California for all divisions with Cal-Hi Sports naming him as a senior after being named honorable mention as a junior. Regis won second-team All-State in its multi-purpose category. The Contra-Costa the conference title both those seasons. Times selected him to its “Cream of the Crop” team, ranking him No. 14 of the 20 players on its list. He was also the West Catholic Athletic League ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Civil Engineering at Colorado. He was a Player of the Year as well as the San Jose Mercury News CCS Player of the first-team Academic All-State team member in both football and lacrosse Year in making the paper’s All-Area team. He earned second-team All-State as a junior and senior in high school. He earned “First Honors” from Regis and first-team All-WCAL honors. As a senior, he played running back and his sophomore through senior years. tight end on offense, rushing for 787 yards and 14 touchdowns, a 7.7 aver- age for his 102 carries. He caught eight passes for 207 yards and another PERSONAL—He was born September 3, 1994 in Littleton, Colo. His hob- score. He was the backup quarterback as a junior, rushing 11 times for 72 yards but did not throw a pass. Defensively, at inside linebacker as a bies include skiing, playing the piano and guitar and playing video games. senior, he racked up 103 tackles, with 13 quarterback hurries, three His father, Bob, was a center at Harvard from 1980-82 and his grandfather, forced fumbles, three passes broken up, two quarterback sacks and a Roger Orban, was an offensive guard at Kansas State. Since he was 6-years blocked punt. He played outside linebacker as a junior, making 50 tackles old, his family has been season ticket holders for CU games at Folsom which included three sacks, along with three forced fumbles, one recov- Field. ery, three hurries, two passes broken up and an interception. He was on the varsity as a sophomore but did not see any action. Top games as a senior: in a season opening loss to DeLaSalle, he recorded a career-high 13 tackles, two for losses; in a 38-35 win over Valley Christian, he rushed for over 150 yards and three touchdowns (including a 46-yard dash). Under Coach Mike Janda, Bellarmine was 12-2 his junior year, winning the CIF Central Coast Section championship, and was 11-2 his senior season, losing in the CIF-CCS final (13-10 to St. Ignatius in overtime); it claimed the West Catholic Athletic League title both years (7-0 in league play). He let- tered four times in basketball (guard).

88 to go with one shutout. One of his top games as a senior came against Iolani, when he posted 11 tackles, two sacks, at least eight pressures and a forced fumble in an all-around dominant performance. St. Louis was 11- JUDA PARKER, DL 1 and the ILH and state champions under coach John Hao. He transferred 6-2, 270, Sr., 3L to St. Louis his senior season after his previous school since seventh grade, Word of Life Academy, a school with under 300 students, was in the Aiea, Hawai’i process of closing down mainly due to financial issues. (St. Louis) 56 ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Communication at Colorado. He earned AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.)—He was mention on his high school Honor Roll every semester as a prep and elected by his teammates as one of six team maintained a 3.5 grade point average. He was the recipient of the 2012 and captains for the 2014 season. He moved 2014 Buffalo Leadership and Initiative awards (freshman and junior from defensive end to defensive tackle for years), presented to the student-athlete who has exhibited outstanding spring practices, and looked good at his initiative and demonstrates a strong commitment to service to both CU new position inside, as he enters the fall and the Boulder community. listed first at one of the two tackle spots (he bulked up some 20 pounds for his new position). He was in on nine tackles (eight solo, two for losses) PERSONAL—He was born May 11, 1993 in Honolulu, Hawai’i. His hobbies with a forced fumble in the four main spring scrimmages. include lifting weights and hanging out with his friends. An uncle, Brian 2013 (Jr.)—He saw action in all 12 games, including making starts in nine; Norwood, played football at Hawai’i and is currently the associate head he was in for 461 snaps from scrimmage (over 100 more than he played coach and defensive coordinator at Baylor. A cousin, Jordan Norwood, combined as an underclassman). He recorded 28 tackles, 18 solo with a was on the for the Cleveland Browns as a wide receiver in quarterback sack and a tackle for zero; he also had two quarterback pres- 2010, and also was on the Philadelphia Eagles’ roster after his collegiate sures, a third down stop, fumble recovery and a pass broken up. He had career at Penn State. Another cousin, Levi Norwood, plays football at a career/season-high seven tackles against Oregon (five solo), along with Baylor and an older cousin, Gabriel Norwood, is a professional basketball a hurry in playing 71 snaps, the most in a game in his career; he posted player in the Philippines. He has completed numerous hours of commu- four tackles in two other games (Charleston Southern, at UCLA), while his nity service through his church and high school, spending time with fumble recovery came at Arizona State. He participated on a limited basis children during Sunday School and helping feed the homeless during the in spring practice, as he completed rehabilitation from off-season shoul- holidays. He was part of an ambassador’s program at St. Louis and served der surgery, but was 100 percent come August drills. He won the Iron as a host and tour guide to new students. At CU, he participates in Read Buffalo Award for the defensive linemen for spring conditioning in the with the Buffs (CU’s program for fifth-graders) as well as in “Buffalo Hugs” weight room. (hospitalized children), assembles food baskets at The Pantry 2012 (Soph.)—He saw action in all 12 games (no starts), playing 241 snaps (Longmont, Colo.), personalizing them for families in need and delivers from scrimmage as he worked his way into the basic rotation at defensive them as well; has donated blood and bone marrow; he serves as the lead end. He was in for 19 tackles (14 solo, one for a loss), with one third down liaison for the team with the Friends of Jaclyn Organization where he stop and three quarterback hurries. He had a season/career-high four works with children with brain cancer; one of the student leaders with tackles against both Arizona State and Oregon (three solo in each game); CU’s Healthy Kids Day; and is the football team’s representative to CU’s he also had three tackles, all unassisted, against Colorado State. He added SAAC (Student-Athlete Advisory Committee). He was CU’s nomination for two tackles on special teams duty, one of which was a solo stop on a two- the 2014 AFCA Good Works Team. point conversion run attempt by Southern California. Following the TACKLES season, he had surgery on Nov. 30 to mend some chronic issues he was Season G Plays UT AT —TOT TFL Sacks TZ 3DS Hurr FR FF PBU Int experiencing with one of his shoulders. He had a solid spring and 2011 9 109 60—62- 9 0- 0 11 00000 recorded seven tackles in the main scrimmages. 2012 12 241 14 5— 19 1- 1 0- 0 01 30000 2011 (Fr.)—He saw action in nine games, including one start (versus 2013 12 461 18 10— 28 1- 2 1- 2 11 21010 Washington State), just the sixth true freshman to start at least one game Totals 33 811 38 15— 53 4-12 1- 2 23 51010 at defensive end/outside linebacker since 1973. He was in for 109 plays ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Special Team Tackles: 1,1—2 (2012). from scrimmage, making six tackles (all solo), with two tackles for loss, a third down stop and a tackle for zero gain. He had two solo tackles at Arizona State, one a third down stop and a tackle for loss, with one tackle in four other games. He was the recipient of the Buffalo Leadership and Initiative Award for all CU athletic freshmen, as the honor is given for out- standing initiative and demonstration to strong commitment to service to CHRISTIAN POWELL, TB the CU and Boulder communities. 6-0, 230, Jr., 2L HIGH SCHOOL—A SuperPrep All-Far West selection, as he was the No. 51 Upland, Calif. player in that region (No. 4 from Hawai’i) and the fifth-rated defensive end overall. Rivals.com ranked him the No. 28 defensive end in the country (Upland) 46 and No. 1 player from Hawai’i while Scout.com ranked him the No. 36 defensive end in the country and No. 2 player in the state. He earned men- AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.)—He tion on the prestigious Tacoma News-Tribune Western 100 team as he was enters the fall listed atop the depth chart at one of 19 defensive linemen. He participated in the Army All-American tailback; he also will shift over and lineup at Bowl and was a headliner in the game, recording six tackles, a fumble fullback, where is also considered the best recovery and had two big special teams plays, blocking one field goal and player on the team at the position. Once tackling the kicker for a sack on a fake kick attempt. At the National again CU’s nominee for the Doak Walker Underclassmen Football Combine, the coaches placed him on the offen- Award, he is 36th on CU’s all-time rushing list with 1,253 yards. sive line, where he had never played, and he came away with the OL Most 2013 (Soph.)—Colorado’s leading rusher, with 562 net yards on 147 Valuable Player Award for the camp. The Honolulu Advertiser named him attempts, or 3.8 per carry; he scored three touchdowns; 47 of his tries the state’s Defensive Player of the Year and the No. 4 prospect from gained five or more yards with 14 gaining 10-plus. He also caught eight Hawai’i. He earned the ILH Defensive Player of the Year honors as well, passes for 71 yards (8.9 per). The coaches selected him as the John Mack and was named first-team All-State and All-ILH; he had earned second- Award winner, presented to the team’s outstanding offensive player. His team All-ILH honors as a junior. He had a monster senior season, top came at UCLA playing before family and friends, gaining 97 yards on recording 65 tackles which included 24 for losses and 16 quarterback 22 rushes. He also had 78 yards (20 carries) against Oregon, giving him sacks; he added three forced fumbles, several batted passes and what he 199 against the Ducks in his career. He earned 37 first downs (33 rushing, termed, “too many quarterback hurries to count.” St. Louis’ defense four receiving), and converted 4-of-6 times with 1-yard to go on third allowed 13 points or less in seven games and just one score in five games and/or fourth down. He also saw special teams duty, and recorded seven

89 knockdown blocks on the kickoff return unit to help clear the way for RUSHING High Games RECEIVING High Games additional yardage. Lindy’s Football made him a preseason third-team All- Season G Att Yds Avg. TD Long Att Yds No Yds Avg. TD Long Rec Yds Pac 12 team member, and he was one of 63 players nationwide on the 2012 10 158 691 4.4 7 64t 32 147 7 30 4.3 0 13 1 13 official watch list for the Doak Walker Award, which is presented to the 2013 12 147 562 3.8 3 21 22 97 8 71 8.9 0 22 4 33 nation’s top running back. He worked hard in conditioning and lost 10 Totals 22 305 1253 4.1 10 64t 32 147 15 101 6.7 0 22 4 33 pounds from his frame from his freshman playing weight (240). ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Kickoff Returns: 1-13, 13.0 avg., 13 long (2012). 2012 (Fr.)—He earned honorable mention Freshman All-America honors (collegefootballnews.com) and honorable mention All-Pac 12 Conference honors (league coaches) in becoming just the fifth freshman to ever lead Colorado in rushing. He saw action in 10 games, including nine starts, missing two games to injury (Arizona State, Utah); he played fullback in the season opener but moved to tailback for the second game and remained there the remainder of the season. He had 158 attempts for 691 yards and seven touchdowns, numbers that were all the second-most by MARKEIS REED, DL a CU freshman. He had three 100-yard games, tying the most ever by a CU 6-4, 245, Fr., RS frosh (joining Lamont Warren in 1991 and Rodney Stewart in 2008), with San Francisco, Calif. his 64-yard run for a touchdown against Sacramento State the fourth longest rush by a true Buff freshman. In the latter, he made his starting (Vintage) debut at tailback and had 28 carries for 147 yards and three scores, with 7 the yards the eighth most by any CU player in a first career start and the AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.-RS)—He three touchdowns tying the CU frosh mark. His other 100-yard games enters the fall listed second at the right came on the road, at Arizona (32-137, 2 TD) and at Oregon (20-121, 2 TD); defensive end position, but with the rota- the 32 carries against Arizona also were the most by a CU freshman. He tion of players in games, figures to see his gained the bulk of his yards on first down plays (88 for 437, a 5.0 average), significant first action. He had four solo and converted 8-of-11 third/fourth-and-1 rushing tries for first downs. He tackles in the main spring scrimmages. He also caught seven passes for 30 yards, had a kickoff return (13 yards), led has added 15 pounds of muscle to his frame since the end of his true the team in all-purpose yards (734) and was second in scoring (42 points). freshman year. He earned 31 first downs (30 rushing) and 10 special team points on the 2013 (Fr.)—Redshirted; he practiced the entire fall along the defensive strength of six knockdown blocks, two tackles (one solo), a forced fumble line after moving to end from outside linebacker during August camp. He and a downed punt. He earned the team’s Lee Willard Award, an honor was a December High School graduate and thus was able to enrolled for bestowed the most outstanding freshman. the spring semester and participate in spring drills. He had three solo tackles in the four main spring scrimmages. HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he was one of the top-ranked fullbacks in the country, he was listed as the No. 3 prospect at the position by HIGH SCHOOL—He earned PrepStar All-West Region honors at defensive ESPN.com and No. 4 by Scout.com. SuperPrep slotted him as the No. 97 end as a senior, when he was first-team All-Napa Valley and first-team All- overall player in the Far West region and the No. 2 fullback out of the state Monticello Empire League (second-team All-MEL at running back) while of California; Rivals.com ranked him as the No. 55 athlete in the nation. He being a finalist for the area’s defensive player of the year. As a junior, he earned first-team All-CIF Southern Section Inland Division and All- was first-team All-Napa Valley and second-team All-MEL. He played three Baseline League honors on the defensive line as both a junior and a positions in high school, shifting between outside linebacker and defen- senior. He also was named first-team All-Baseline as a fullback for his sive end and running back. On defense, as a senior he recorded 69 tackles senior season, and as sophomore at Alta Loma High School, he garnered (42 solo), with six quarterback sacks, two forced fumbles, a fumble recov- honorable mention All-Baseline League honor as a defensive lineman. In his senior season, he rushed 40 times for exactly 400 yards and seven ery and a pass broken up, while as a junior, he had 43 tackles (27 touchdowns and had seven receptions for 116 yards, all while clearing the unassisted), with six tackles for loss including three sacks, a forced way for fellow CU signee Donta Abron to rush for 1,754 yards and 33 fumble and a recovery. He played offense (running back) as a senior, aver- touchdowns. On defense, he recorded 90 tackles (50 solo), including 15 aging 5.8 yards per carry as he ran for 730 yards and nine touchdowns on quarterback sacks, three safeties and two passes broken up. Top games 125 tries with a long gain of 60. His top games as a senior included three as a senior included a game against Murrieta Valley in the first round of 100-yard rushing games: in a 14-12 win over Woodland, he had 24 rushes the playoffs, when he rushed three times for 83 yards and two touch- for 156 yards and both VHS touchdowns, with eight tackles and two sacks downs, breaking one for a career-long 53 yards. He also had six tackles in on defense; in a 17-13 win over Vallejo, he carried 21 times for 128 yards, the 59-21 victory for the Highlanders. Another top game from his senior also scoring both TDs while recording nine tackles; and in a 21-0 win over season was a 54-27 win versus Norco when he had a career-high 17 tack- Rodriguez, he had 14 tries for 100 yards, with eight tackles, a sack and a les. As a junior, he had 63 tackles (36 solo), eight sacks, five forced fumble recovery. Top games as a junior, when he played solely on fumbles, and an interception on defense, while toting the ball four times defense: in a 23-6 loss to Clayton Valley, he had nine tackles, three for for 45 yards and catching two passes for 17 yards and a touchdown on losses; and in a 38-33 win over Wood, he had seven tackles which included offense. His best performance as a junior came in a 41-14 win against three quarterback sacks. Under Coach Dave Shipp, Vintage was 4-6 his Glendora, when he sacked the quarterback four times and recorded six senior year and 3-7 his junior season. total tackles. In his sophomore season with Alta Loma, he had 104 tackles (51 solo), three sacks, two fumbles caused, and two recovered fumbles. ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Journalism (Broadcast News) at On the other side of the ball, he rushed 27 times for 150 yards and four Colorado. scores, while catching seven passes for 42 yards. . Upland was 12-1 (Baseline League champions) as a senior and 8-4 as a junior under coach PERSONAL—He was born April 9, 1995 in Seattle, Wash. He has lived in Tim Salter. He also lettered in track (shot put), and was the Baseline six different cities in three states, including Boulder. He was the first com- League champion as a junior. mitment in the 2013 class after Mike MacIntyre and his staff were hired (he committed on January 7, 2013). (First name is pronounced mark- ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Communication at Colorado. He earned keese.) honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic Team honors as a sophomore with a 3.00 grade point average. He was a member of the Honor Roll in high school.

PERSONAL—He was born March 3, 1994, in Loma Linda, Calif. His hob- bies include working out and relaxing. He was high school teammates with fellow CU 2012 signees Donta Abron and Marques Mosley.

90 DEAYSEAN RIPPY, OLB DEVIN ROSS, WR 6-2, 220, Soph., TR 5-9, 170, Soph., 1L McKees Rock, Pa. Altadena, Calif. (Sto-Rox/Pittsburgh) 3 (Bishop Alemany) 2 AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.)—He AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.-RS)—He enters the fall listed second on the depth enters the fall listed second on the depth chart at the “sam” outside linebacker posi- chart at the “H” receiver position. He tion. He had a solo tackle and a quarterback caught three passes for 27 yards in major hurry in the spring game. spring scrimmage action. 2013 (Fr.-RS)—He had to sit out the season 2013 (Fr.)—He saw action in 10 games, play- per NCAA rules after transferring to CU from the University of Pittsburgh; ing for the first time in the second game of the season, but he missed the he joined the program in time for August drills. finale at Utah after suffering a concussion the previous game (USC). He caught six passes for 24 yards on the year, including one for seven yards against Central Arkansas in his first collegiate game; his top game was at AT PITTSBURGH (Fr./2012)—Redshirted; he practiced at inside line- UCLA, when he caught two passes for 11 yards. On special teams, he backer as a true freshman. returned five kickoffs for 107 yards (21.4 per), with most of those coming at Arizona State (4-for-86). HIGH SCHOOL—A four-star recruit, he was a four-year letterman, joining the varsity as a freshman and went on to be Considered as one of HIGH SCHOOL—He earned PrepStar All-West Region honors at wide Pennsylvania’s top prospects in the 2012 recruiting class: he was rated receiver as a senior, with SuperPrep naming his to its preseason All-Far the No. 8 prospect in Pennsylvania by Scout.com and No. 9 by Rivals.com; West team (the No. 102 overall player in the California-Hawai’i-Nevada nationally, they ranked him as the Nos. 18 and 21 outside linebacker, region and the 17th receiver). Scout.com named him to its West 150 team, respectively. He earned first-team All-State Class A honors by the the No. 112 player overall and the 15-ranked receiver on the list. He Pennsylvania Sports Writers, garnered first team All-Class A accolades earned first-team All-Serra League accolades and the Los Angeles Daily from the Pennsylvania Football News along with making the Pittsburgh Post- News selected him second-team All-Area. He played in the Semper Fidelis Gazette’s “Fabulous 22” and the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review’s “Terrific 25” All-American Bowl (Carson, Calif.), where he caught one pass and teams. A two-time, first-team All-Big Seven performer, he was the league’s returned a kickoff 18 yards. He was a second-team All-Serra League per- defensive player of the year as a senior. He was also selected to play in the former as a junior, his first year on the varsity after being named the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl, which showcased 100 of the country’s team’s Most Valuable Player on the Junior Varsity his sophomore year. As premier senior players at Chase Field in Phoenix. Always around the ball, a senior, he caught 32 passes for 523 yards and four touchdowns, averag- he averaged close to 15 tackles a game as an upperclassman: as a senior, ing 16.3 yards per catch. He averaged over 45 yards on four kickoff returns, including two he ran back for touchdowns (long of 99 yards). He he was in on 190 tackles, with 28 for losses including 17 quarterback sacks caught 17 passes for 380 yards (22.4 average) with a touchdown as a (in addition to making three interceptions), while as a junior he registered junior, when he saw some spot play at running back and gained 50 yards 145 tackles with 13 sacks. He also emerged as a big-play wide receiver his on a handful of carries. He also returned six kicks (punt and kickoff) for final two years at Sto-Rox, with 46 receptions for 906 yards (19.7 avg.) with touchdowns. He was an occasional starter at cornerback on defense, 12 touchdowns. He enjoyed a two prolific years as a underclassman: he racking up 17 tackles (seven solo) as a senior, with two pass deflections was in on 77 tackles as a sophomore (45 solo, seven sacks) and as a fresh- and a fumble recovery his senior year; he has 12 tackles and two inter- man, he racked up 55 (40 unassisted, four sacks). He had 11 tackles (10 ceptions as a junior. Top games as a senior: in a 54-14 win over J.W. North, solo) in a 20-17 win over South Park that year, his first double-digit game he caught three passes for 100 yards and two touchdowns, including a 74- and a prelude to the future: he had 14 the next week versus Keystone yard bomb, and returned the second half kickoff 99 yards for a third Oaks and had five 10-plus tackles games his soph campaign, including 15 score; and in a 56-35 win over Bishop Amat, he caught two passes for 93 in a 25-7 win over LaSalle where 10 were unassisted including six sacks. yards, one of which covered 79 yards for a touchdown. His top game as a He had five career games with four or more quarterback sacks and junior came in a 28-21 win over Crespi, when he caught seven passes for topped the 20-tackle plateau on three occasions. Under coach Ron 130 yards and a TD. A two-year letterman for Coach Dean Herrington, Butschle, Sto-Rox was 12-1 his senior year (WPIAL Big Seven champions Alemany was 9-3 his senior year, losing in the Pac-5 Quarterfinals, and 8-3 and state runner-ups) and 7-3 his junior year; under coach Jason Ruscitto, his junior season, winning the Serra League title both years. He also let- they were 8-3 his sophomore and freshman seasons (Century League tri- tered in track as a sophomore, participating in sprints (career bests of champs in the latter). 11.3 in the 100-meters and 23.1 in the 200); he has trained with the team in the spring but did not compete after his sophomore year. ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Ethnic Studies at Colorado. ACADEMICS—He is undecided on his major at Colorado. He owned a grade point average in excess of 3.1 at Bishop Alemany and has been a PERSONAL—He was born August 12, 1993 in Pittsburgh. His hobbies member of the Honor Roll his freshman through senior years. include playing basketball, hiking and biking. His first cousin, Doug Rippy, was a four-year letterman at linebacker for the Buffaloes from 2009-12. PERSONAL—He was born August 12, 1995 in Los Angeles, Calif. His hob- Originally had committed to Florida but switched to his hometown Pitt bies include watching movies. A cousin and teammate, Steven Mitchell, after it became apparent the Gators had too many commitments for the committed to Southern California, and two other cousins played college number of scholarships they could offer. ball at USC, Chris Hale (cornerback, who also spent time in the NFL with Buffalo) and William Harris (safety). Active in community service in high school, he volunteered at a local shelter and collected food and clothing.

RECEIVING High Games Season G No. Yds Avg. TD Long Rec Yds 2013 10 6 24 4.0 0 11 2 11 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Kickoff Returns: 5-107, 21.4 avg., 28 long (2013).

91 HIGH SCHOOL—He earned PrepStar All-West Region honors at running back as a senior, when MaxPreps.com named him second-team All-State at the position while Cal-Hi Sports named him third-team All-State in its JAISEN SANCHEZ, DB multi-purpose category. He was named the San Jose Mercury News 6-1, 195, Fr., HS Offensive Player of the Year on its All-Area team, with the San Francisco Chronicle naming him to its All-Metro First-Team. The Contra-Costa Times Kapolei, Hawai’i selected him to its “Cream of the Crop” team, ranking him No. 17 of the 20 (St. Louis) players on its list. He earned first-team West Catholic Athletic League 39 honors and third-team All-Central Coast Section accolades (as a junior, he AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.)—He is was first- and third-team, respectively). As a senior, he rushed 166 times projected to lineup as a defensive back in for 1,951 yards and 32 touchdowns with a long run of 95 yards; he had 10 his true freshman season. 100-yard games, two 200-yard games and eight carries of 50 yards or longer. He also caught 14 passes for 385 yards and five more scores and HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he earned added two touchdowns on returns (one punt and one kickoff), thus first-team All-State honors from the accounting for over 2,500 yards and 39 touchdowns for the year (he Honolulu Star-Advertiser, as well as first-team All-Interscholastic League scored three or more TDs in eight games). As a junior, he rushed 49 times and first-team Scoring Live accolades. He started the year out at safety for 576 yards and nine touchdowns (long of 70), with six receptions for and was moved to cornerback about halfway through, finishing the 111 yards and one TD; he also returned one kickoff for a score. On season with 52 tackles (35 solo, three for losses), with 16 passes broken defense, he recorded over 100 tackles and had three interceptions as a up and three interceptions, one of which he returned for a touchdown. As senior, with 113 tackles, six forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, two a junior, playing both corner and then safety, he racked up 70 tackles (50 interceptions and two blocked kicks as a junior. Top games as a senior: in solo, 10 for losses), with 12 deflections, an interception and a forced a 42-21 win over Bishop O’Dowd, he rushed 10 times for 232 yards and fumble. He played junior varsity as a sophomore but was called up late in three scores (including the 95-yarder), with two interceptions on defense; the year and saw action in one game, making three tackles. As a freshman, in a 38-35 loss to Bellarmine, he had 21 carries for 277 yards and two he played slotback, his only time on offense as a prep, and primarily touchdowns while making 13 tackles; and in a 56-14 rout of Burlingame, appeared in a reserve role. Top games as a senior included the state’s All- he gained 196 yards on just six carries, four going for touchdowns (includ- Star game at the end of the year, when as a member of the East team, he ing a 70-yard run); he had an interception on defense and scored five had five passes broken up and an interception while not allowing a com- touchdowns overall. Top games as a junior: in a 49-20 win over pletion by the state’s best receivers. In a 55-0 win over Baldwin, he had Archbishop Riordan, he had 10 rushes for 193 yards and four touch- three deflections and returned an interception 30 yards for a touchdown, downs; and in a 43-42 loss to St. Ignatius, he had eight carries for 116 and in a 45-24 win over Kahuku, he had three break-ups and an intercep- yards and two scores. Under Coach Mike Machado, VCHS was 8-6 his tion. Under coach Matt Wright, St. Louis was 6-3 his senior year and 5-5 senior year, which included a 5-0 run in the playoffs where the Warriors his junior season; under coach John Hao, St. Louis was 6-4 his sophomore averaged 51 points per game on their way to the CIF Central Coast cham- season. He also lettered four times in track (sprints and relays); he owned pionship (Severson scored 19 touchdowns in the playoffs). Valley career bests of 11.1 in the 100-meter dash and 22.6 in the 200. Christian was 6-6 his junior year. He also lettered three times in track (sprints); he was second in both the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes in ACADEMICS—He is undecided on his major at Colorado, but is interested sectionals as a junior (he also exhibited 4.46 speed in the 40-yard dash). in Sports Medicine. He made St. Louis School’s Principal’s List for the first time in the fall of his senior year and repeated for his final semester (he ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Business at Colorado, but is undecided owned a 3.2 cumulative grade point average (3.6 for his senior year). on his sequence.

PERSONAL—He was born July 4, 1996 in Honolulu, Hawai’i. His hobbies PERSONAL—He was born January 2, 1995 in Whittier, Calif. His hob- include going to the beach and playing basketball. (First name is pro- bies include working out and playing Xbox. His high school nounced Jy-son, as in Tyson) quarterback was Jay MacIntyre, son of CU Coach Mike. (Last name is pronounced see-ver-son)

STATISTICS—Kickoff Returns: 36-795, 22.1 avg., 0 TD, 48 long (2013).

RYAN SEVERSON, LB CHRISTIAN SHAVER, DL 5-10, 200, Soph., 1L 6-3, 235, Fr., HS San Jose, Calif. Sandy, Utah (Valley Christian) 30 (Jordan) 47 AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.)—He AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.)—He is enters the fall listed second on the depth projected to lineup as a defensive lineman chart at the “will” inside linebacker posi- for his true freshman season in college. tion. In the four main spring scrimmages, he recorded 11 tackles (seven solo, one for a HIGH SCHOOL—He earned first-team All- loss and one for zero) along with a third Region honors from the Desert News as a down stop. senior (second-team as a junior); he was first-team All-District performer 2013 (Fr.)—He saw action in 11 games (no starts; he missed the Arizona as both a junior and senior. As a senior, he played defensive end and was State game with a slight hamstring pull), as he appeared only on special in on 59 tackles (43 solo), 13 of which were behind the line of scrimmage teams, but he made his mark. The seventh freshman to lead the team in with 6½ quarterback sacks; he added nine quarterback hurries, forced kickoff returns in school history, he returned 36 for 795 yards, the third- one fumble and recovered another. He started on offense as well, playing most single-season yards in CU annals. He returned eight kickoffs for 171 left tackle, allowing only two quarterback sacks and flagged for just two yards at Washington, the eight returns tying for the second most with the penalties (no holding calls). His junior year at inside linebacker, he racked yards the fifth most in CU history for a single game. He finished eighth on up 77 tackles (57 solo), with 11 for losses (two-and-a-half sacks), along the team with 12 special team points (CU’s elaborate scoring system), as with two forced fumbles, a pass broken up, two hurries and an intercep- he was in on two tackles (one inside-the-20), along with forcing four fair tion. Top games as a senior included three with eight tackles, all with six catches, downing three punts and earning two first downfield credits that solo. He had his two top tackle efforts his junior year, with 13 (10 solo) altered the return path.

92 against Kearns in a 61-29 win and 11 (seven solo) versus Layton, a 56-14 He played junior varsity ball his freshman and sophomore years, racking verdict; another top game came in a 41-14 win over Brighton, he had up a combined 188 tackles over the two seasons. seven total stops, four for losses with a sack and a forced fumble. His family moved to Sandy, a southern suburb of Salt Lake City, from the ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Sociology at Colorado. Phoenix area after his sophomore year in high school; as a sophomore at North Canyon High School, he earned first-team All-Section honors and PERSONAL—He was born December 31, 1992 in San Francisco, Calif. His was the area sophomore defensive player of the year. He was in on 35 hobbies include being a deejay, dancing and making people smile. His tackles (30 solo), with 15 for losses including seven-and-a-half sacks play- father, Bill, was a member of the U.S. Olympic ski team and was the NCAA ing defensive end; he also recovered three fumbles. His top game at North slalom champion in 1974 while competing for Boise State (he was Canyon came in a 17-11 win over Desert Mountain (six tackles, four for inducted into the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 1982). His mother, losses including three sacks). Under coach Eric Kjar, Jordan was 7-6 his Suzanne, was a former news anchor for KRON-TV in San Francisco and senior year, reaching the 5A semifinals in its bid to defend its state crown now works as a news media producer. after a 1-3 start; JHS was 12-1-1 his junior season, claiming the state and Region 3 titles. North Canyon, under coach Conrad Hamilton, was 6-5 his sophomore year. He also lettered four times in track; he was the Utah state champion in the discus as a junior (career-best throw of 171-0; he was third as a senior despite participating with the flu and placed second in the javelin) and as a sophomore at North Canyon, he set the school record (152-4). He owned career bests of 53-0 in the shot put and 189-2 in KYLE SLAVIN, TE the javelin. 6-4, 245, Sr., 2L ACADEMICS—He is undecided on his major at Colorado, but is interested Littleton, Colo. in Education or something to do with law enforcement. He owned a 3.94 (Chatfield) grade point average in high school (top 10 in his class). 88 PERSONAL—He was born May 2, 1996 in Prescott, Ariz. His hobbies AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.)—He include watching movies, playing basketball, hiking and anything to do enters the fall listed second on the depth with the outdoors. An uncle (Michal Franz) played football at Northern chart at tight end. He won the Iron Buffalo Arizona. As a high school freshman and sophomore in Arizona, he was Award for the tight ends for his spring work heavily involved in student government and did a good amount of com- in the weight room. munity service, working with charities such as a Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon 2013 (Jr.)—He played in all 12 games, and an Autism Walk. (Last name is pronounced shave-er.) including starting on nine occasions, and also saw significant time on spe- cial teams. Primarily used in blocking situations, he did catch nine passes for 68 yards and a touchdown. His top game was at UCLA, when he caught three passes for 23 yards, with his other multi-catch game against Colorado State in the opener (two for 12 yards). His TD reception covered 10 yards from Sefo Liufau in the California game, giving the Buffaloes a 10- 0 lead at the time. On special teams, he recorded 11 knockdown blocks on the kickoff return unit; those are credited with clearing the path for addi- HUNTER SHAW, OLB tional yardage on a return. 6-3, 205, Jr., VR 2012 (Soph.)—He played in all 12 games, including three starts, making 14 receptions for 109 yards (7.8 per) and a touchdown; eight of his grabs Atherton, Calif. earned first downs (both of his third down catches earned firsts). His first (Sacred Heart Prep) career catch was for a touchdown, covering nine yards against 34 Sacramento State. He caught three balls for 20 yards in two games, at AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.)—He Washington State and versus Arizona State. He also saw action on special enters the fall listed fourth at the “sam” out- teams (recording one point, a knockdown block). He improved during the side linebacker position. He had an spring, and caught three passes for 32 yards in main scrimmage action. unassisted tackle that as also good for a 2011 (Fr.-RS)—He saw action in seven games on offense and special third down stop in the spring game. teams, making one start, versus Washington State when the offense 2013 (Soph.)—He did not see any action, opened in a two-tight end set. He did not have any receptions, but had one but did dress for one game (Charleston Southern); he missed the last knockdown block on kickoff return unit duty. He had a solid spring, catch- three weeks of practice after suffering a concussion on November 9. He ing five passes for 68 yards and two touchdowns in the three main spring rejoined the team as a walk-on for spring practices; he had one tackle in scrimmages. Three of those receptions for 50 yards came in the spring the main scrimmage action. game, including touchdowns that covered 22 and seven yards. 2012 (Fr.-RS)—Attended CU-Boulder but was not on the football team. 2010 (Fr.)—Redshirted; practiced the entire fall at tight end. He was the 2011 (Fr.)—He did not see any action, as he joined the team as a walk-on Scout Team Special Teams Award winner for the Georgia game. at the start of the season but left the squad at the midway point of the year. HIGH SCHOOL—The first signee to commit in June of 2009, he earned All- HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he earned second-team All-State honors at Region honors from PrepStar and SuperPrep, where he was ranked as the linebacker, as he was in on 116 tackles; 14 of those were for losses which No. 48 player from the midlands and was the third tight end on that list. included four quarterback sacks. In addition, he had seven quarterback He was one of seven tight ends named to the prestigious Tacoma News- hurries, five passes broken up, two interceptions, a forced fumble and a Tribune Western 100 list. Rivals.com ranked him as the No. 11 player from recovery, and a blocked field goal. As a junior, he led the Peninsula Bay Colorado while Scout.com ranked him the No. 45 tight end and ESPN League in tackles with 109 (45 solo, with 18 for losses including three ranked him as the No. 53 tight end in the country. In his career, he had 100 sacks); he also had eight passes broken up, four fumble recoveries, three receptions for 1,298 yards and eight touchdowns. As a senior, he earned forced fumbles and two interceptions. He had 13 career games with 10 or All-Colorado (all classifications) as a defensive end and All-State (5A) as a more tackles, topped by two games with 16 his senior season: in a 35-28 tight end by the Denver Post. He also earned first-team All-Big 8 league win over Scotts Valley (six solo, two for losses, one sack) and in a 49-21 honors on both offense and defense and was named first-team All-Area by win over Valley Christian (two solo); in a 49-20 win over Seaside, he had the Columbine Courier. On offense as a senior, he caught 40 passes for 412 14 tackles, which included career bests of 11 solo and four for losses. On yards while on defense, he had 68 tackles, 12 sacks, 10 pass break-ups and offense, he played quarterback sporadically throughout his prep career; eight forced fumbles. Against Columbine, he had eight catches on offense he completed 10-of-16 passes for 165 yards and three touchdowns on the and 12 tackles as Chatfield came back from a 13-0 deficit to win 16-13 on varsity. Under coach Peter Lavorato, SHP was 11-2 his senior year and the a 46-yard field goal as time expired. Against Bear Creek, he had six catches 2010 Central Coast Section Division IV champions, and 8-4 his junior year. on offense and 10 tackles on defense. As a junior, he earned second-team

93 All-Big 8 Conference honors and was the team’s second leading receiver led the team in special team tackles with 14 (11 solo, three inside-the-20) with 41 catches for 605 yards and four touchdowns. He led the team in and he was second in overall points with 25; he also had three forced fair receiving as a sophomore and earned second-team All-Big 8 Conference catches, two first downfield credits that altered returns, a touchdown honors, catching 19 passes for 291 yards and four touchdowns. Against save, a knockdown block and a caused penalty. His biggest tackle came on Pomona his sophomore year, he had three key catches as Chatfield punt coverage, when he tackled Oregon’s Cliff Harris in the end zone for defeated the second-ranked team in the state. He also lettered three times a safety, helping the Buffs avert a shutout as those were CU’s only points in basketball, averaging 4.1 points and 2.8 rebounds as a senior for a 20-5 in a 45-2 loss. He was the special teams award winner for his efforts in the Chatfield team. Colorado State game. 2010 (Fr.)—He was originally penciled in to redshirt, practicing at safety ACADEMICS—He graduated with a degree in Communication at Colorado over the first half of the season, but after the season-ending injury to in December 2013; he is currently pursuing a second major in Political Anthony Perkins, he was “activated” and started the last six games of the Science. In high school, he was twice named to Chatfield’s Honor Roll (3.5 year at strong safety (or in each one he appeared in). He finished fourth or higher GPA for the semester). on the team in tackles with 60 (30 solo, two for losses), but his 10.0 aver- age per game was a team-best; the 60 tackles were the third-most in a PERSONAL—He was born August 31, 1991 in Walnut Creek, Calif. His hob- single-season by a true freshman in school history (behind Jordan Dizon, bies include playing lacrosse, video games, lifting weights and hanging 85 in 2007, and J.J. Billingsley, 67 in 2002). In 414 snaps from scrimmage, out with his friends. His family has been CU football season ticket holders he also had a quarterback sack, one tackle for zero, three third down for 20 years and he has been coming to Folsom Field for as long as he can stops, a pass broken up and an interception, the latter coming at Kansas. remember and his parents and grandparents all attended CU. His grand- In his first career game against Texas Tech, he tied the school record for father, Jack Anderson, played baseball at CU and was a long-time member the most tackles in a game by a true freshman with 15 (four solo includ- of the CU Board of Regents, where he was a key figure in CU’s change to ing his sack); he matched the mark set by J.J. Billingsley against San Diego blue uniforms in the early 1980s. His football team volunteered at the State in 2002. He then took over the record for himself in the season finale Denver Rescue Mission and served food and he has volunteered though at Nebraska, recording a career-high 17 tackles (11 solo); that matched his church, packaging and shipping food. the overall freshman mark by Matt Russell, who had 17 at Oklahoma State in 1993. Those were his two double-figure tackle games, and he also had RECEIVING High Games nine (four solo) at Kansas and eight (five solo) at Oklahoma. He also had Season G No. Yds Avg. TD Long Rec Yds seven special team points on the strength of five tackles (three solo, one- 2011 7000.0 0000 inside-the 20) and a knockdown block. He was one of seven true freshmen 2012 12 14 109 7.8 1 12 3 20 to play for the Buffs in the 2010 season. 2013 12 9 68 7.6 1 10t 3 23 Totals 31 23 177 7.7 2 12 3 23 HIGH SCHOOL—He earned third team All-State, first-team All-Passaic County and first-team All-Tri County A League honors as a senior (he was also first-team All-League as a junior). Started both ways for three sea- sons (running back, safety), and broke into the starting lineup on defense the second half of his freshman season. As a senior, he rushed for 1,261 yards on 215 attempts (5.9 per), with 10 touchdowns and seven 100-yard games; on defense, he racked up 117 tackles (61 solo), with three inter- TERREL SMITH, DB ceptions, 24 passes broken up and two forced fumbles. He returned 20 5-9, 190, Sr., 3L punts for 232 yards (11.6 per) and a touchdowns, and averaged 17.2 yards on 13 kickoff returns. As a junior, he had 185 carries for 936 yards and 6 Paterson, N.J. TDs, with 87 tackles (49) solo on defense, where he also had four pass (Passaic County Tech) deflections, two forced fumbles, on recovery and an interception. He 41 returned five punts for 98 yards (19.6 per) with a touchdown, and aver- AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.)—Elected aged 20.1 for 12 kickoff returns. He had 392 yards as a sophomore (90 by his teammates to serve as one of six carries, 3 touchdowns), with 60 tackles on defense (31 solo), with five team captains for the 2014 season. He only passes broken up, an interception and a caused fumble. He had 13 tack- participated in spring practice on a limited les, 12 solo, his freshman year. Top games as a senior included a 25-22 win basis as he finished rehabilitation from over Clifton, when he rushed for a career-high 234 yards (on just 22 car- shoulder surgery last September. A three- ries, or 10.6 per), and had 13 tackles on defense; a 35-0 win over year regular who’s played 1,371 career snaps on defense, he enters his Bloomfield, when he scored four touchdowns (two rushing, one receiving senior year ranked 99th in defensive tackles (166) and 15th in special and one via punt return); and in a 22-15 win over rival Passaic, when he team tackles (24) at Colorado. rushed for 133 yards and two scores, with 10 tackles and two PBU’s. One 2013 (Sr.-RS)—He decided to use a redshirt year available to him and of his best games as a junior came in a 14-0 loss to Milford, when he opted to have a chronic shoulder injury repaired; he underwent surgery rushed 33 times for 181 yards. Under coach John Iurato, PCT was 8-3 his on September 5 and started the rehabilitation process soon thereafter. senior year, reaching the state playoffs, and was 6-4 his junior season, 4-6 2012 (Jr.)—He played in all 12 games, including seven starts, and was his sophomore campaign and 2-8 as a freshman. He also lettered three CU’s second-leading tackler with 70 (48 solo). He recorded a team-high times in track (sprints, freshman through junior years). seven touchdown saves and added three third down stops, three passes broken up, two fumble recoveries and three quarterback pressures. He ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Communication at Colorado. He owned a had a season-high 12 tackles (seven solo) and a fumble recovery against 3.1 grade point average as a prep and made the Principal’s Honor Roll as Arizona State, with 11 (eight solo) at Oregon; he had six games in all with a senior. eight or more tackles. He earned 11 special team points, on the strength of five solo tackles (one of which was inside-the-20), two knockdown PERSONAL—He was born August 29, 1992 in Passaic, N.J. His hobbies blocks, a downed punt, a forced fair catch and a caused penalty. He had a include fishing, bowling, movies and video games. (First name is pro- fine spring, with eight tackles and an interception in the main spring nounced ter-rel.) scrimmages. 2011 (Soph.)—He saw action in all 13 games, 11 on defense including six TACKLES Season G Plays UT AT —TOT TFL Sacks TZ 3DS Hurr FR FF PBU Int starts. He was in for exactly 400 snaps from scrimmage, recording 36 tack- 2010 6 414 30 30— 60 2- 8 1- 6 13 00011 les (29 solo), with three third down stops, a quarterback chasedown 2011 11 400 29 7— 36 0- 0 0- 0 03 00001 (near sack) and an interception (which he made at Stanford). He had a 2012 12 557 48 22— 70 0- 0 0- 0 03 32030 season-high eight tackles (seven solo) against Southern California, with Totals 29 1371 107 59—166 2- 8 1- 6 19 32042 six (five solo) at Washington and five (four solo) versus Arizona; one of ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Interception Return Yards: 1-0, 0.0 avg., 0 TD (2010); 1-0, the stops against the Wildcats was a key fourth down stop when he 0.0 avg., 0 TD (2011). sniffed out a fake punt attempt on UA’s first drive of the second half. He Special Team Tackles: 3,2—5 (2010); 11,3—14 (2011); 5,0—5 (2012).

94 2013 (Soph.)—He played in all 12 games, including seven starts (the last seven games of the year). In 479 snaps from scrimmage, he recorded 39 tackles (24 solo), with three for losses including a quarterback sack, along WYATT TUCKER SMITH, SN with three additional stops for zero gains. He had five third down stops 6-2, 235, Jr., JC and a quarterback chasedown (near sack). He posted a career/season- high six tackles (three solo) against Oregon, and was credited with five Gulfport, Miss. (Gulfport/ against both UCLA (four solo) and Southern California (three unassisted). Mississippi Gulf Coast CC) He was also a regular on the field goal/PAT unit on special teams, playing 69 all 56 snaps that the unit was utilized. AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.)—He 2012 (Fr.)—He played in seven games, including one start (versus signed with the Buffaloes during the Stanford); he did not play in the opener against Colorado State and December junior college signing period and missed the other four games due to injuries (concussion suffered in prac- enrolled in classes in Boulder for the spring tice on September 25, and a severe neck sprain he suffered in the second semester; he participated in spring practice half against Stanford on November 3). He was in on 17 tackles on the and exited atop the depth chart at long season, six of the solo variety including two tackles for loss and a tackle snapper. He has three years to play two in eligibility. for zero; he also recorded a third down stop, a quarterback hurry and a pass broken up. He had a season -high four tackles on two occasions, at AT MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST (2011-12/Fr., Soph.)—He served as the Fresno State (two solo) and Stanford (all assisted). He also caused an snapper for punts and placekicks for two seasons at Mississippi Gulf interception at Washington State, on a fourth-and-three play by the Coast Community College (Perkinston, Miss.), handling every snap both Cougars deep in CU territory, he got his hand on the ball and diverted it years (122 placement, 60 punt). As a sophomore, he forced 25 fair just enough for Jon Major to intercept the pass and quash what could catches, altered returns three times, had two assisted tackles and a have been a clinching score by WSU; instead, CU scored five plays later to fumble recovery. He snapped for two very good kickers, first-team JUCO cut the lead to 31-21 and eventually rallied for a 35-34 win. All-American placekicker Stephen Brauchle (who went on to UL- Lafayette) and second-team All-American punter Kevin Phillips. Playing HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he was a member of the PrepStar Top 150 for coach Stan Campbell, MGCCC was 8-2 his sophomore year and 9-2 his All-America team, with the publication ranking him as the No. 141 overall freshman season, winning the South Division title of the MACJC player and No. 7 defensive tackle in the country. SuperPrep ranked him (Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges) and reaching the No. 48 player in the Far West Region (No. 43 from California) and as the state championship game. the third-ranked defensive tackle. Scout.com ranked him the No. 36 defen- sive tackle in the country and the No. 2 defensive tackle out of California HIGH SCHOOL—A three-year letterman, he was his team’s regular long (Rivals.com ranked him No. 45 and second, respectively). ESPN.com snapper and a versatile performer on the offensive line. He earned the ranked him as the No. 48 defensive tackle nationally, the No. 66 player starting spot at right guard but broke his leg in practice after the season from California and No. 95 overall in the West Region. He earned Defensive opener his senior year; he returned for the last two games of the year in Player of the Year honors for the CIF Southern Section-Northern Division his snapper role. He played tackle and tight end his junior season, though as well as for Ventura County and the Marmonte League; The Ventura in more of a blocking role in the latter (no receptions) in addition to his County Star also named him the Defensive Player of the Year. He was snapping duties. He was basically a reserve lineman and tight end as a named first-team All-Southern Section-Northern Division, All-Ventura sophomore. Under coach Mike Justice, Gulfport was 9-4 his senior year County (coaches and Ventura County Star) and All-Marmonte League. As a and 11-2 his junior season, advancing to the second round of the state junior, was named the Defensive Lineman of the Year for the CIF-SS playoffs both times, and was 6-5 his sophomore year. He also lettered Northern Division, Ventura County and the Marmonte League, earning once in golf, doing so his senior year. first team honors from all three and was selected to play in the California High School All-State Game. He moved to California from (Queens) New ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Journalism at Colorado. He earned his York prior to his sophomore season; in his first year on the west coast, he A.A. Degree from MGCCC in December 2013. was named first-team All-Marmonte League, first-team All-Ventura County and first-team All-CIF SS Northern Division. MaxPreps named him an All- PERSONAL—He was born July 5, 1994 in Marietta, Ga. His hobbies American and he was named to the Cal-Hi All-State Sophomore team. For include golf and playing the guitar. Two uncles, Tri and Trent Weaver, his career, he racked up 296 tackles and 23 quarterback sacks, with stel- played baseball at Mississippi State. He has coached for Team (Brian) lar numbers as a senior: 102 tackles (61 solo), with seven sacks, two Jackson Kicking, tutoring the long snappers who range in age from sixth- forced fumbles, two recovered fumbles and an interception. His junior graders to high school seniors throughout the Southeast. He finished year, he had 99 tackles (42 solo), with nine sacks and one fumble recov- third in the nation at the Chris Riviera Special Teams Camp. He is the first ery. As a sophomore, he recorded 95 tackles (37 solo), with seven sacks, player from Mississippi to sign with the Buffaloes since 1989, when free a fumble recovery and pass break-up. He also participated on the PAT and safety Dwayne Davis did so; he went on to letter four times and also hailed field goal units on special teams. His biggest games were the CIF champi- from Gulfport High. onship games his sophomore and senior seasons and his junior season when he recorded five sacks and eight tackles in a 38-7 win over Newberry Park. A three-year starter under coach Jim Benkert, Westlake was 40-3 those three seasons (14-1 as a senior, 12-2 as a junior, 14-0 as a sopho- more) with three Marmonte League championships and two CIF Southern Section Northern Division titles. He also helped the freshman team to a JUSTIN SOLIS, DL 10-0 record. He also lettered three times in basketball (forward/center). 6-1, 305, Jr, 2L ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Communication at Colorado. He main- tained above a 3.0 grade point average throughout high school. Thousand Oaks, Calif. (Westlake) PERSONAL—He was born June 28, 1994 in Woodland Hills, Calif. He grew 57 up in Queens, N.Y., and moved to California with his grandmother, AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.)—He Barbara Owens, prior to the start of his freshman year. His mother, enters the fall listed second on the depth Shannon, graduated from Westlake and the family thought it was in his chart at one of the two defensive tackle best interests to attend high school on the other coast. His hobbies positions. He sat out spring practices to include working out, hanging out with friends, scuba diving and traveling. concentrate on his academic studies, which He and his grandmother were featured in The New York Times for their he did accomplish and will be back com- traveling habits, which started when he was 5-years old and have taken peting on the field in August.

95 the duo to 48 of the 50 states and countless places around the world best from California (as well as the No. 10 wide receiver in the West on including China, Egypt, Russia, Germany, Poland, England, France, Italy, another listing). He earned first-team All-CIF Northern Division and first- Greece, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, Croatia and team All-Area (Los Angeles Daily News) honors at wide receiver both his many more. He has spent the last three summers working with kids’ junior and senior seasons and was named All-State by Cal-Hi Sports at sports camps at Westlake. (Last name is pronounced so-lease.) wide receiver as a junior and a second-team all-purpose performer as a senior. The Los Angeles Times selected him a first-team All-Star at receiver TACKLES (junior) and defensive (senior). He was named to the Ventura County All- Season G Plays UT AT —TOT TFL Sacks TZ 3DS Hurr FR FF PBU Int 2012 7 149 6 11— 17 2- 3 0- 0 11 10010 Decade team at receiver; he was also first-team All-Ventura County as a 2013 12 479 24 15— 39 3- 8 1- 1 35 00000 junior and senior, the latter year being named the Defensive Back of the Totals 19 628 30 26— 56 5-11 1- 1 46 10010 Year in the county. He was the Marmonte League Wide Receiver of the Year both his junior and senior seasons and was a second-team selection at defensive back as a sophomore. He was the co-MVP for Westlake both his junior and senior years after he was named the Most Improved Player his sophomore season. For his career, he had 149 receptions for 2,795 yards and 37 touchdowns, 12 games with 100 or more yards, caught at least three passes in 26 of 28 games his final two years (with at least seven NELSON SPRUCE, WR receptions seven times) and scored multiple touchdowns 11 times. He 6-1, 195, Jr., 2L was just the third receiver at Westlake to have back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons. He also returned 23 punts for 462 yards and two touchdowns. On Westlake Village, Calif. defense, he had 141 tackles (88 solo), eight interceptions, eight pass (Westlake) break-ups and one forced fumble. As a senior, he caught 73 passes for 22 1,292 yards and 18 touchdowns and returned 15 punts for 236 yards (15.7 AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.)—Elected per return) and a score, impressive numbers considering he played in the by his teammates to serve as one of six second half in just four of 14 games. On defense in spot duty, he had 31 team captains for the 2014 season. He tackles (19 solo) with three pass break-ups and two interceptions. As a enters the fall atop the depth chart at the junior, he had 65 receptions for 1,325 yards and 18 touchdowns on “Z” receiver position after another excel- offense. He returned eight punts for 226 yards (28.3 average) with one lent spring, one in which he competed at touchdown; three returns covered over 50 yards. On defense, he had 54 about 10 pounds lighter than he did his sophomore season. Phil Steele’s tackles (32 solo) and two interceptions. His sophomore season, he played College Football selected him to its third-team All-Pac-12 team for the pre- primarily on defense and had 56 tackles (37 solo), four interceptions, five season (and also tabbed him as the fourth-team punt return man). He won pass break-ups and a forced fumble. On offense, he had 11 receptions for the John Wooten Award as selected by the coaching staff for having the 178 yards and a touchdown with one rush for 15 yards. Top games his most outstanding work ethic during spring practices; he caught nine senior year: in a 31-12 win against Oaks Christian he caught seven passes passes for 123 yards and a score in the four main scrimmages. He enters for 130 yards and two touchdowns; in a 32-31 loss to St. Bonaventure, he his junior year 13th in receptions (99) and is 20th in receiving yards matched his career high with nine catches for 133 yards (2 TDs) with an (1,096) all-time at Colorado. interception and seven tackles (but in a playoff rematch won by Westlake, 2013 (Soph.)—He started all 12 games at receiver, finishing second on the he had seven receptions for 132 yards and a score); in a 49-28 win over team in receptions (55), receiving yards (650) and receiving touchdowns Palos Verdes in the playoffs, he caught five balls for 131 yard and three (4), while averaging 11.8 yards per catch. He caught 23 balls for 10 or TDs. In his first career start at receiver in his junior season opener, he more yards (seven for 20-plus), and caught four or more passes in eight caught five passes for a career-high 233 yards (46.6 average) with four games. He earned 29 first downs, 28 receiving and one passing, the latter touchdowns, including a 94-yarder, in a 48-26 win over Paso Robles. Other coming on a 32-yass pass the threw to quarterback Sefo Liufau against top games as a junior: he had nine catches for 196 yards (21.8 per, 2 TDs) Utah. He caught 15 passes on third/fourth downs (for 151 yards), picking and seven tackles in a 31-27 win over Newbury Park; in a 49-27 win over up 10 of those first downs on clutch plays. He earned CU’s Athlete-of-the Ventura, he had five receptions for 143 yards and two touchdowns, one Week honor for his game against Cal, when he caught eight passes for 140 covering 71 yards; in a 17-7 playoff win over St. Bonaventure, he had a yards (both single game season bests) including his career long of 62, and career-high eight tackles and two interceptions on defense while catching when he returned an onside kick 46 yards for a touchdown – the first such three passes for 40 yards; and in a 14-10 win over Moorpark in CIF cham- instance in CU history. He also led the team in punt returns with nine for pionship game, he had seven receptions for 107 yards and a touchdown 45 yards, or a 5.0 average; he was the only player to field a punt for the and five tackles. Under coach Jim Benkert, Westlake compiled a 33-7 Buffs all season, and had two kickoff returns for a 31.5 average with the record his time there, including a perfect 14-0 mark his junior season and one TD. He was third on the team in all-purpose yards with 758, averaging 12-2 mark as a senior with a 22-game win streak over the course of those 11.5 yards per his 66 touches, and was fourth in scoring with 30 points. two seasons. He also lettered in baseball, earning All-Marmonte League The coaches named him the co-recipient of the Tom McMahon Award, honors as a third baseman his sophomore season when he batted .400; he presented to the player(s) with great dedication and work ethic. He won played shortstop as a junior (did not play as a senior). the Iron Buffalo Award for the wide receivers for spring conditioning in the weight room. ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Business (Finance) at Colorado. He 2012 (Fr.-RS)—He played in all 12 games, staring nine, including the last earned second-team Pac-12 All-Academic Team honors as both a sopho- eight of the season and became just the third freshman to lead the more (with a 3.619 grade point average) and a redshirt freshman. He was Buffaloes in single-season receptions, doing so with 44. He also led the named to the All-Ventura League Academic Team as a senior for main- team in receiving yards with 446, averaging 10.1 per catch with three taining a 3.8 or above grade point average. touchdowns. He had 22 catches of 10 yard or longer (three 20-plus), with 29 of his receptions earning first downs, including 11 on 15 third/fourth PERSONAL—He was born December 5, 1992 in Venice Beach, Calif. His down grabs. He also caught 15 passes on first downs and 14 on second hobbies include playing golf (he’s a scratch player), Xbox, lifting weights downs. His top games all included one touchdown receptions: at and working out. He did some community service work in high school Washington State (8-103), versus Utah (season/career high 10 catches for with his baseball team, working with the local Little League. 98) and Colorado State (8-64). 2011 (Fr.)—Redshirted; practiced at wide receiver the entire fall. RECEIVING High Games Season G No. Yds Avg. TD Long Rec Yds 2012 12 44 446 10.1 3 22 10 103 HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he earned PrepStar All-America honors, with 2013 12 55 650 11.8 4 62 8 140 the publication ranking him the No. 60 player overall in the nation on its Totals 24 99 1096 11.1 7 62 10 140 Top 150 Dream Team. SuperPrep placed him on its All-Far West team and ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Punt Returns: 1-(-2), -2.0 avg. (2012); 9-45, 5.0 avg. (2013). ranked him the No. 64 player in the region, the ninth wide receiver. Kickoff Returns: 2-63, 31.5 avg., 46 long, 1 TD (2013). Scout.com ranked him the No. 95 wide receiver in the nation, the 10th

96 there. He earned a letter as he played in 11 games for the Spartans, mainly on special teams, though on defense he recorded an assisted tackle against New Mexico State and a solo stop versus Bowling Green in the COLIN SUTTON, OL Military Bowl. 6-4, 290, Fr., RS HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, on defense he was a first-team All-Mission Foothill Ranch, Calif. League, first-team All-Area (Los Angeles Daily News) and a first-team All- (Orange Lutheran) CIF Southern Section Division IV performer; he also played in the 2012 66 Daily News’ All-Star Game. As a junior, he garnered first-team All-League, AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.-RS)—He first-team All-CIF and second-team All-State honors by Cal-Hi Sports at enters the fall listed third on the depth wide receiver (he was also first-team All-League and second-team All-CIF chart at right offensive guard. as a sophomore). As a senior, he caught 44 passes for 687 yards (15.6 per) 2013 (Fr.)—Redshirted; he practiced on the and three touchdowns; that followed a prolific junior year when he had 59 offensive line the entire fall. receptions for 946 yards and 17 touchdowns (averaging 16.0 per catch). Including 52 catches for 859 yards (16.5 per) and seven TDs as a sopho- HIGH SCHOOL—He earned PrepStar All-West Region honors at offensive more, he had career numbers of 155 receptions, 2,492 yards and 27 scores guard as a senior, when SuperPrep ranked him as the No. 93 prospect in (16.1 per catch), and had seven career 100-yard receiving games. On the states of California, Hawai’i and Nevada in naming him to its presea- defense, he was in on 56 tackles as a senior playing safety, 42 of the solo son All-Far West team. SuperPrep wrote about him: “He mauls opposing variety (one for a loss), with six pass deflections, two fumble recoveries linemen, plays with leverage, can get out in space and is an effective an interception. He made 25 tackles as a junior (18 solo) and was in on blocker downfield. He’s a tireless worker off the field and is one of the eight as a sophomore (five unassisted). Top games: in a 28-22 win over St. strongest linemen in the state.” Also as a senior, he earned first-team All- Paul as a senior, he had 11 tackles (nine solo), with a fumble recovery and Orange County and first-team All-Trinity League honors while being a pass broken up, while catching four passes for 86 yards; in a 28-25 loss named an “Athleader of the Year” by NCSA Athletic Recruiting, an honor to Dominquez in the CIF first round playoffs as a junior, he caught eight bestowed for numerous criteria including academic success, a solid work passes for 169 yards and three touchdowns. Under coach Jim Bonds, St. ethic, gives back to his community and puts the team first in leading by Francis was 9-3 his senior year, 6-5 his junior season and 9-3 his sopho- example. A three-year starter at offensive guard (shifting to tackle on more campaign. He also lettered twice in basketball, playing his freshman occasion), he did not allow a quarterback sack or even a single pressure and sophomore years, and once in track (long jump). his junior and season seasons. He had 52 pancake and 10 direct touch- down blocks his senior year, when he wasn’t called for any penalties, with ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Communication at Colorado. He earned over 50 ‘cakes and eight touchdown blocks as a junior, when he was Mission League All-Academic team honors as a senior in high school. flagged for two penalties. He allowed just one sack and a couple of pres- sures his sophomore season. He played nose guard on the freshman PERSONAL—He was born February 8, 1994 in Sierra Madre, Calif. His team, with six quarterback sacks and four passes broken up. Under Coach hobbies include reading, running, swimming and spending time at the Chuck Petersen, Orange Lutheran was 6-4 his senior season; OLHS was 6- beach. He belonged to the Life, Learning & Safe Experience Club at St. 4 his junior year and 5-5 his sophomore season under Coach Jim Kunau. Francis. He played basketball (center) as a freshman.

ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Business at Colorado, but is undecided on his sequence. He was a member of the Honor Roll throughout high school with a grade point average of 4.3 (on a 4.0 scale).

PERSONAL—He was born October 11, 1994 at Vandenberg Air Force Base TEDRIC THOMPSON, DB (near Lompoc, Calif.). His hobbies include hiking, working out and play- 6-0, 200, Soph., 1L ing video games. Active in his community, he has volunteered at his church’s Sunday School. An older sister (Chloe) is a two-time Olympic Valencia, Calif. swimmer, participating in the Beijing (2008) and London (2012) games for (Valencia) the U.S. Team. His father (David) lettered four years as an offensive line- 9 man (C, OG and OT) at Air Force from 1982-85 and is a U.S. Air Force AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.)—He officer who was in the Pentagon during the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, enters the fall listed first on the depth chart 2001. (First name is pronounced kaw, as in caution, -lynn.) at strong safety, but the competition at the position will continue well into August drills with Terrel Smith back in the fold. He had 11 tackles and an interception in the four main scrimmages, which included a team-high six tackles (five solo) to lead the Gold team in the spring game. 2013 (Fr.)—He saw action in all 12 games, including three starts: at free TRAVIS TALIANKO, DB safety against Oregon and at strong safety versus California and USC. He 6-1, 210, Soph., TR was in for 323 plays from scrimmage and recorded 32 tackles (22 solo), along with three passes broken up and two third down stops. He had a Sierra Madre, Calif. (St. Francis/San career/season-high six tackles on two occasions, versus Oregon (four Jose State/College of the Canyons) solo) and at Arizona State (three unassisted). He had five tackles against 27 Washington and Utah, with four against California when he played 85 AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.)—He snaps from scrimmage, the third-most by a true freshman in a game at joined the team in July after meeting all the Colorado (behind teammate Addison Gillam, who played 86 twice that requirements of a “4-2-4” transfer. He year). He earned nine special team points in CU’s elaborate special teams enrolled at Colorado after spending the scoring system, accrued via six tackles (five solo), a knockdown block 2013-14 school year at the College of the and two touchdown saves. Canyons (Valencia, Calif.), but he did not play football there. HIGH SCHOOL—He earned PrepStar All- West Region honors at defensive back as a senior, when he was afforded preseason SuperPrep All-Far West AT SAN JOSE STATE (Fr./2012)—He signed with San Jose State out of high accolades; Scout.com named him to its West 150 Team (the No. 145 player school in what turned out to be Mike MacIntyre’s final recruiting class overall and the 11th safety); ESPN.com ranked him as the No. 60 safety in

97 the nation. A three-time, first-team All-Foothill League performer, he was 2012 (Soph.)— He saw action in nine games (no starts), all on special second-team All-State (MaxPreps) and All-CIF Southern Section (North teams and in one on defense. He was in for 16 snaps against Oregon, Division) as a senior. A three-and-a-half year starter at safety (he was where he made four tackles, three of which were solo stops that included called up to the varsity for the last six games as a freshman), he recorded a tackle for zero gain and a third down stop. He finished fourth on the 170 career tackles, six interceptions and approximately 40 passes broken team in special team points with 18, on the strength of five tackles (two up. As a senior, he was in on 58 tackles (23 solo), deflected 15 passes, solo, two inside-the-20), six knockdown blocks, two forced fair catches, a forced three fumbles (one recovered), made one interception and caused penalty, a first downfield credit that altered the path of the return blocked a field goal. His junior year, he racked up 43 tackles (17 solo, three and a forced fumble. He moved from safety to linebacker during the for losses), intercepting three balls, with 14 passes broken up, two forced spring, eventually settling on the outside. fumbles, one recovery and a blocked PAT kick. He had 57 tackles (28 solo) 2011 (Fr.)—He saw action in eight games, five on defense (no starts). In with two picks and a forced fumble as a sophomore, and he was in on 12 78 plays from scrimmage, he had eight tackles (four solo), with a third tackles (3 solo) as frosh. On offense (two-year starter and in the rotation down stop and pass broken up. He played in the season opener on special as a soph), he had 93 career receptions for 1,272 yards (13.7 per catch), teams, appearing in his native Hawai’i. He saw the bulk of his defensive with 15 touchdowns; he had 26 catches for 386 yards (7 TD) as a senior, play against Oregon, when he was in for 56 plays; he had six tackles, three 42 for 431 yards (2 TD) as a junior and 25 for 431 (6 TD) as a sophomore. solo, with the third down stop and PBU; he had two tackles the next game Top games as a senior: in a 31-20 win over Hart, he recorded a career-high at Arizona State. 15 tackles and had a key pass broken up to thwart a late scoring drive, and he caught four passes for 62 yards, including a 40-yard catch and run that HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he was ranked the No. 5 player in Hawai’i by set up the go-ahead score; in a 54-41 win over Canyon, he caught five Rivals.com (the No. 2 linebacker) and the No. 13 player in the state by passes for 86 yards and two touchdowns with six tackles and three pass ESPN, but the top linebacker on its list. He earned third-team All-State deflections on defense; he also had 13 tackles in a 43-36 win over Paso honors (Honolulu Advertiser), was named first-team All-ILH and was the Robles. Top games as a junior: in a 19-14 loss to Hart, he had career bests Defensive Most Valuable Player for Punahou. He racked up 97 total tack- of nine receptions for 98 yards (1 TD), making six tackles on defense; in 1 17-0 win over Santa Monica, he recorded nine tackles, two passes broken les, with 18 for losses including 12 quarterback sacks, along with two up and a forced fumble. Under Coach Larry Muir, Valencia was 9-4 his interceptions, two fumble recoveries and once caused fumble. senior year, 6-5 as a junior, 11-2 his sophomore season and 12-1 his fresh- Offensively, in spot duty as a running back, he ran the ball 10 times for 107 man year (5-1 after he was called up to the varsity); VHS won or shared yards and a touchdown. As a junior, he had 67 tackles overall, 10 which the Foothill League title all four years and reached the CIF semifinals on went for losses including six sacks, to go with one forced fumble and a three occasions. blocked kick he returned for a touchdown. Playing behind Manti Te’o as a sophomore, he saw action in spot duty on defense and had one inter- ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Sociology at Colorado. ception returned for a touchdown. He saw action on every special teams unit his sophomore and junior seasons, recording many tackles and other PERSONAL—He was born January 20, 1995 in Inglewood, Calif. His hob- big hits. Under head coach Kale Ane, Punahou compiled a record of 23-9 bies include playing basketball and spending time with friends and fami- his three years, including a 12-1 record that culminated with an ILH and ly. An older brother, Cedric, will be a junior safety this fall at Minnesota. Hawai’i state championship his sophomore season. He lists his top game In conjunction with one of his classes, he has done community service, as his senior year against St. Louis, when despite suffering a sprained volunteering with the homeless. (First name is pronounced teh-drick) MCL, he remained in the game and registered two sacks in addition to neutralizing some key players on the opposite side of the ball. He also let- TACKLES tered once in basketball, with Punahou taking third place in the state as a Season G Plays UT AT —TOT TFL Sacks TZ 3DS Hurr FR FF PBU Int 2013 9 323 22 10— 32 0- 0 0- 0 02 00030 junior, and three times in track (sprints and relays). He competed in the 200- and 400-meter dashes and the 4x400 relay, the latter on a team that ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Special Team Tackles: 5,1—6 (2013). won the state title three times (sophomore through senior seasons), help- ing PHS to the state title twice (and to within a half-point for a third one when he was a sophomore). He took second place in the 400-meter dash as a junior (49.7) and fourth as a senior (50.2). His fastest time in the 200 was a 23.0 when he was a sophomore, with a 23.2 clocking his best as a senior. K.T. TU’UMALO, LB ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Communication at Colorado. He main- 6-2, 220, Sr., 3L tained a 3.0 grade point average as a prep and is the first person in his Honolulu, Hawai’i extended family to attend college. (Punahou) 42 PERSONAL—He was born April 29, 1992 in Honolulu, Hawai’i. His hobbies include going to the beach, body surfing and music; he loves to mix and AT COLORADO: This Season (Sr.)—He edit songs and is interested in becoming a disc jockey. In his free time enters the fall listed third at both the “will” during his senior year in high school, he spent time tutoring kids at his inside and “sam” outside linebacker posi- former middle school. First name is actually Kyle, but goes by his initials. tions. He had five tackles and a forced (Last name is pronounced two-ooh-mah-low.) fumble in the spring game. 2013 (Jr.)—He saw action in 11 games, one TACKLES on defense, but in all of those on special teams. In his one game on Season G Plays UT AT —TOT TFL Sacks TZ 3DS Hurr FR FF PBU Int defense, which came against Southern California, he was in for 14 plays, 2011 5 78 44—80- 0 0- 0 01 00010 making four tackles (all solo, one of which was a 1-yard quarterback 2012 1 16 31—40- 0 0- 0 11 00000 sack) along with a third down stop. He earned seven points on special 2013 1 14 40—41- 1 1- 1 01 00000 Totals 7 108 11 5— 16 1- 1 1- 1 13 00010 teams duty in CU’s elaborate point scoring system on the strength of three tackles (one solo, one inside-the-20) and three knockdown blocks. ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Special Team Tackles: 2,3—5 (2012); 1,2—3 (2013). He opened the year practicing at “will” inside linebacker position, but eventually practiced at “sam” outside spot as well; he returned to line- backer from the safety position, where he had moved to (from linebacker) as a sophomore.

98 Taumoepeau (senior defensive lineman at New Mexico State), Mo Latu (redshirt freshman offensive lineman at Arizona State) and Siosifa Tufunga (redshirt freshman offensive lineman at Washington). An uncle, JOSH TUPOU, DL Viliami Maumau, is former CU defensive tackle who played from 1994-97 6-3, 325, Jr., 2L for the Buffaloes and in the NFL with the Denver Broncos. (Last name is pronounced two-poe.) Buena Park, Calif. (Buena Park) TACKLES 55 Season G Plays UT AT —TOT TFL Sacks TZ 3DS Hurr FR FF PBU Int 2012 10 343 20 17— 37 5-15 1- 1 10 10000 AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.)—He 2013 12 598 25 13— 38 3- 6 ½- 2 13 30010 enters the fall listed atop the depth chart at Totals 22 941 45 30— 75 8-21 1½- 3 23 40010 one of the two defensive tackle positions. He had an outstanding spring, and Athlon Sports selected him as a preseason third- team All-Pac-12 performer. The coaches selected him as the recipient of the Dick Anderson Award for the spring, presented to a player with outstanding toughness. A little heavier than his playing weight as a sophomore, his added pounds were gained from work- ing out in the weight room. When the seniors were charged with drafting JOHN PAUL TUSO, DL the teams for the annual spring game, he was the No. 1 selection overall 6-3, 265, Jr., 2L by the Black team’s captain, Kaiwi Crabb. 2013 (Soph.)—He started all 12 games at defensive tackle, playing 598 Englewood, Colo. snaps from scrimmage. He was in on 38 tackles for the year (three for (Cherry Creek) losses, including a half-quarterback sack), along with three third down 51 stops, three quarterback hurries, a caused interception, a pass broken up AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.)—He is and a quarterback chasedown (near sack). He had a career/season-high expected to miss the entire season after nine tackles in the finale at Utah, where he was credited with his half-sack; he suffered ACL and meniscus tears in he had four tackles in three other games. He also played an additional 17 practice (March 17); he underwent sur- snaps on the field goal/PAT unit on special teams. He dropped 25 pounds gery on April 10. from his frame (to around 310) between January and the start of August 2013 (Soph.)—He saw action in one game drills. but did dress for all 12; he was in for two snaps against Charleston 2012 (Fr.)—He earned honorable mention Freshman All-American honors Southern. He had three solo tackles, including a quarterback sack and from collegefootballnews.com. He played in 10 games, including seven two third down stops, in the four main spring scrimmages, starts; he missed the Oregon and Stanford games due to a severely sprain 2012 (Fr.-RS)—He saw action in one game, Stanford, getting in for eight ankle, which he suffered in practice on September 11 but he kept playing snaps in his collegiate debut (but did not register any statistics). With so on and reinjuring over the course of the six-week period until he finally few linemen available for spring practice, he got in some decent reps to was held out of action. On the year, he recorded 37 tackles, 20 of the solo develop; he had an assisted tackle in main scrimmage action. He has variety, in 343 snaps from scrimmage, the most snaps played by a true gained about 15 pounds of muscle since enrolling as a freshman. freshman defensive lineman at Colorado dating back to at least 1984. He 2011 (Fr.)—Redshirted; he joined the team as a walk-on after the season was in on five tackles for losses, including a quarterback sack as well as a opener and practiced all fall on the defensive line. tackle for zero, to go with a quarterback pressure. He had a season-high eight tackles (two solo) against Washington, when he also played a HIGH SCHOOL—He lettered three seasons at defensive end. As a senior, season most 57 plays; he had six tackles (three unassisted) against he started all 11 games and recorded 31 tackles (eight solo), with five for Fresno State and five against both Arizona State and Sacramento State. losses and a quarterback sack. He also recovered two fumbles and caused one. He had a career high five tackles against Denver East and four on two HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, his first time playing on defense, SuperPrep other occasions. He had 15 tackles as a junior (six solo), with four for ranked him as the No. 88 overall player in the Far West Region and the No. losses and a sack with a fumble recovery. Under coach Mike Brookhart, 82 player from California (the No. 5 defensive tackle); Scout.com ranked Cherry Creek was 7-4 his senior year, 5-6 his junior season and 11-3 his him as the No. 70 defensive tackle in the country. He was named the sophomore campaign. Freeway League Defensive Player of the Year, earning first-team All- Freeway League honors, along with first-team All-CIF Southern Section ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Geology at Colorado. and second-team All-Orange County accolades. As a senior playing defen- sive tackle, he was in on 78 tackles (36 solo), with five sacks and four PERSONAL—He was born January 2, 1993 in Frisco, Colo., just on the forced fumbles; he played guard on offense and did not allow a quarter- other side of the Continental Divide; he was basically raised there until back sack and also was on the field goal/PAT unit on special teams. He moving to Denver as a teenager. His hobbies include skiing and hiking. As transferred to Buena Park from Orange High School after his junior year; a youngster, he broke his growth plate in a knee, and there was a time he at Orange, he was a first-team All-Golden West League selection at offen- thought he’d never walk again, much less play sports. sive guard as a junior. He claimed he did not have a top or most memorable game in high school because he played at the same speed all TACKLES Season G Plays UT AT —TOT TFL Sacks TZ 3DS Hurr FR FF PBU Int the time. Under coach Anthony White, Buena Park was 8-3 his senior year, 2012 1800—00- 0 0- 0 00 00000 and under coach Dan Stroup, Orange was 2-8 his junior year. He also let- 2013 1200—00- 0 0- 0 00 00000 tered in track, throwing the shot put. Totals 2 10 00—00- 0 0- 0 00 00000

ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Communication at Colorado.

PERSONAL—He was born May 2, 1994 in Long Beach, Calif. His hobbies include spending time with his family and playing basketball; he also has a keen sense of humor (he informed the SID staff that he is half-mermaid, with X-ray vision, and he can communicate with lions). He has three cousins playing college football, including two in the Pac-12: Walton

99 JOHN WALKER, DB LEE WALKER, WR 5-9, 175, Soph., 1L 6-0, 175, Fr., HS Washington, D.C. San Diego, Calif. (H.D. Woodson) 26 (Madison) 25 AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.)—He AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.)—He enters the fall listed third on the depth enters the fall listed second on the depth chart at right cornerback. He had three chart at the “X” receiver position. He tackles (all solo) in the four main spring enrolled at Colorado for the spring semes- scrimmages. ter after taking a year off to improve his test 2013 (Fr.-RS)—He played in 10 games, start- scores (he originally signed with Arizona). ing one (at nickel back at Arizona State), but missed the last two games He caught nine passes for 112 yards and two touchdowns in the four main after suffering a hip contusion in practice (on November 19). He was in for spring scrimmages (one of the scores came in the spring game on an 18- 85 snaps from scrimmage (46 in his one start), and was credited with yard pass from Sefo Liufau). seven tackles (three solo). He had two tackles (one unassisted) against Arizona State, with one stop in five other games. On special teams, he HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he earned first-team All-Western League and earned 15 points in CU’s elaborate scoring system, tying for the fourth- second-team All-CIF honors on defense (cornerback). He had 1,838 all- most on the team; he was in on seven tackles (four solo, one purpose yards as a senior, accumulated mostly on 41 receptions for 755 inside-the-20), along with five knockdown blocks and two forced fair yards (18.4 avg., with 12 touchdowns and a long play of 87 yards) and 21 catches. He had a tremendous spring, recording 22 tackles (21 solo, one kickoff returns for 549 yards (26.1 average); he also returned 21 punts for for a loss) and five third downs stops in the four main spring scrimmages. 481 yards (22.9 per), with four TDs via returns. He had two 100-yard 2012 (Fr.)—Redshirted; practiced the entire fall in the secondary. He suf- receiving games and nine contests with over 100 all-purpose yards. On fered a severe cut to his hand and in particular his flexor tendon on the defense, he was in on 15 tackles, 14 solo, made three interceptions and third day of practice that ticketed him for a redshirt year. had six passes broken up. He caught 21 passes for 572 yards (27.3) and seven touchdowns as a junior, when he had 891 all-purpose yards. He had HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, was ranked the No. 51 cornerback in the 48 tackles, 35 solo, four interceptions (for 79 yards in returns) and three country by ESPN.com, which also ranked him as the No. 6 player from the PBU’s. For his career, he had 2,877 all-purpose yards (1,327 receiving, 700 District of Columbia and No. 118 overall player in the Atlantic Region. punt return, 682 kickoff return, 75 rushing and 93 interception return). SuperPrep ranked him as the No. 7 player from Washington D.C., and No. Top games as a senior included the state title game, a 38-35 win over 48 player in the Mid-Atlantic Region (the eighth defensive back). He was Marin Catholic (three receptions, 77 yards, 1 TD; three solo tackles on named All-Met (Metro Area Washington, D.C.) by the Washington Post and defense); in a 42-20 win over Mission Bay, he caught six balls for 101 yards the Pigskin Club of Washington, D.C. He had 84 tackles (57 solo) with four and three touchdowns; in a 35-21 win over St. Augustine, he had five quarterback sacks, three forced fumbles and two interceptions while receptions for 136 yards and a score; and in a 35-31 triumph over Mount averaging over three pass break-ups per game; all three of his forced fum- Miguel, he had a career-best 304 all-purpose yards (including 238 via bles were picked up by fellow CU signee De’Jon Wilson. He was stellar on return). As a junior, he had five catches for 212 yards and two scores in a special teams as the gunner on punt return and also played on kickoff 38-28 win over Hoover, and added a five-catch, 121-yard effort, also with return. He blocked three kicks on the season, two punts and a field goal. two TDs, in a 45-17 win over Mater Dei Catholic. Under head coach Rick H.D. Woodson was his third high school in four years, as he attended Jackson, Madison was 14-1 his senior year, wining the CIF Division III state Archbishop Carroll High School his sophomore and junior seasons, play- championship, along with the regional and Western League titles. MHS ing quarterback as a sophomore and cornerback as a junior (48 tackles, was 10-1-1 his junior season and 12-2 his sophomore year (losing in the 29 solo). He attended Frost Friendship Collegiate his freshman year but state title game). He also lettered in track (sprints, relays). did not play any sports. Under coach Greg Fuller, Woodson was 6-5 his senior season; under Rick Houchens, Carroll was 6-4 his junior year and ACADEMICS—He is interested in Communication as his major at 2-8 his sophomore season. Colorado.

ACADEMICS—He is major in Sociology at Colorado. He was on the Honor PERSONAL—He was born August 25, 1995 in San Diego, Calif. In his spare Roll throughout high school, attaining a perfect 4.0 grade point in his final time, he enjoys reading the Bible and playing video games. A cousin, Akili three quarters, and was Woodson’s salutatorian. Smith, played quarterback at Oregon and was the third overall pick in the first round by the in the 1999 NFL Draft. He originally PERSONAL—He was born July 23, 1994 in Washington D.C. His hobbies signed with Arizona in its 2013 recruiting class, but didn’t qualify aca- include riding dirt bikes, playing basketball, swimming and snow skiing. demically; instead of attending junior college, he opted to improve his He is active in the D.C. community, including helping at his church in the test scores, which he accomplished and he decided to re-open his recruit- past on Thanksgiving delivering turkeys and with a food drive. He won a ment. sportsmanship award through the Boys & Girls Club. An older sister, Sydney Leonard, played basketball at St. Thomas.

TACKLES Season G Plays UT AT —TOT TFL Sacks TZ 3DS Hurr FR FF PBU Int 2013 6 85 34—70- 0 0- 0 00 00000 ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Special Team Tackles: 4,3—7 (2013).

100 GRANT WATANABE, ILB CHELDON WEST, WR 5-11, 230, Fr., HS 6-0, 175, Jr., RS San Antonio, Texas Moorpark, Calif. (Brennan) 45 (Moorpark/Moorpark College) 80 AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.)—Originally scheduled to report with AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.-RS)—He the other members of his recruiting class, due to an injury he will delay enters the fall tied for third at the “H” his enrollment until January and will thus “grayshirt.” receiver position. He caught five passes for 81 yards and a touchdown in the four main HIGH SCHOOL—He was the first player in Brennan history to play four scrimmages (one for 24 in the spring game). seasons on the varsity. He earned APSE Class 4A All-State honorable men- 2013 (Jr.)—Redshirted; he practiced at tion as a senior, first-team All-District 28-4A honors as a junior and senior, wide receiver the entire fall; he joined the team as a walk-on for August and was named the area defensive player of the year by the San Antonio drills after transferring to CU from Moorpark (Calif.) College. Express-News as junior. He was rated as the No. 83 overall prospect in the state of Texas. He was selected to play for the USA Under-19 game for the AT MOORPARK COLLEGE (2011/2012, Fr./Soph.)—He was a two-year USA-Canada All-Star game in Arlington, Texas on February 7 (he will not starter and lettered twice at receiver for Moorpark, located northwest of play in the game). As a senior, he played in 11 of his team’s 16 games, as Los Angeles. He caught 25 passes for 285 yards (11.4 per catch) with three he battled several injuries (hairline fracture and torn ligaments in his touchdowns as a sophomore, with his top game in a 41-9 loss to Ventura, foot, sprained knee, strained hamstring and a concussion) but still man- when he had seven receptions for 125 yards a touchdown. He caught 38 aged to record 122 tackles, 10 behind the line of scrimmage including four passes for 698 yards (18.4) with nine touchdowns as a freshman. Under quarterback sacks; he also had two forced fumbles, six passes broken up coach Will Thurston, MC was 2-8 his sophomore year and 6-4 under Jim and four interceptions, returning one for a touchdown. As a junior, he Bittner and Thurston his freshman year. posted monster numbers: 167 tackles, with 29 behind the line of scrim- HIGH SCHOOL—A four-year letterman at wide receiver, he earned first- mage including three sacks; he had four interceptions and two fumble team All-Ventura County, All-Marmonte League and All-CIF as a senior, recoveries; Between his junior and senior seasons, he had 21 games with when he had over 800 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns. He also started 10 or more tackles. As a sophomore, he racked up 98 tackles, 16 for losses at cornerback and made two interceptions, one of which he returned for with five sacks, and made three interceptions, while as a freshman, he was a score, and averaged 12 yards on punt returns. Under coach Tom Lins, in on 56 stops, eight for losses. Overall, he had 443 career tackles, 63 for Moorpark was 7-4 his senior year, 12-2 his junior season (CIF Section losses, with 11 interceptions. Top games as a senior: he was the MVP in champions), and 9-1 his sophomore and freshman years (a combined 37- the state title game despite his team falling 31-7 to Denton; he was in on 8). 13 tackles with two for losses. In a 62-0 win over Lanier, he had 15 tackles, with two for losses. Top games as a junior: in a 24-0 win over East Central, ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Political Science at Colorado. He has he had 11 tackles, two interceptions and a sack; in a 31-28 win over Cedar aspirations after college of becoming a lawyer. Park Vista Ridge in the playoffs, he posted 13 tackles and a fumble recov- ery; and in a 52-6 win over Lanier, he had 19 tackles in just 43 plays. Under PERSONAL—He was born April 25, 1993 in Inglewood, Calif. His hobbies coach Stephen Basore, BHS was 15-1 his senior season and 13-1 his junior include snowboarding, playing basketball and reading, and he can also year, claiming the 28-4A district title both times, reaching the state finals play the piano and drums. An older brother, Chastin, played collegiately and quarterfinals, respectively; Brennan was 7-4 his sophomore year and at Fresno State (wide receiver) and for two seasons each in the NFL with 0-10 his freshman year, the school’s first year sponsoring varsity football. Green Bay and Jacksonville. He cited as one of his biggest prep moments He lettered in basketball and track earlier in his high school career, throw- as scoring a touchdown on now teammate Nelson Spruce. ing a career-best 50-0 in the shot put.

ACADEMICS—He is interested in Business as his major at Colorado, but is undecided on what sequence.

PERSONAL—He was born August 9, 1995 in West Valley City, Utah. His hobbies include watching movies and playing video games; he is also an EVAN WHITE, DB Eagle Scout. He has four relatives who have played or are playing in the 6-2, 195, Fr., HS National Football League: a cousin, Stanley Havili (fullback with Indianapolis, played collegiately at USC); another cousin, Paul Soloiai Aurora, Colo. (defensive tackle with Miami, college ball at Utah); an uncle, Tony Moeaki (Cherokee Trail) (tight end with Buffalo, collegiately at Iowa); and another uncle, Harvey 6 Unga (running back with Chicago, college at BYU). He is very active in his AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.)—He is community, performing landscaping and clean-up duties and helping to projected to be a defensive back, most feed the homeless. He was the second commitment of CU’s 2014 recruit- likely to lineup at safety, his true freshman ing class and has been a classmate of George King, a true freshman on year in college. CU’s basketball team, since grade school. (Last name is pronounced what-ah-na-be.) HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he earned All- Colorado honors from both the Denver Post and Mile High Sports Magazine; the Post called him arguable the state’s best defensive player for 2013, as MHS named him the best cornerback in the state. He was a first-team All-Centennial League performer as a junior and senior (second-team as a sophomore). A three-year starter on defense at safety, he was in on 64 tackles as a senior (41 solo), four for losses including a quarterback sack; he had eight passes broken up and six interceptions. He also returned a pair of kickoffs for 115 yards, including a 74-yard jaunt for a touchdown against Arvada West. His junior year, he racked up 80 tackles (46 solo, two for losses) and had seven interceptions, one he

101 returned for a touchdown; he had nine passes broken up and a fumble played volleyball at San Jose State; his grandfather on his mother’s side recovery. As a sophomore, he was in on 42 tackles (23 solo) with two (Bert Watson) played football at Washington and for the Green Bay interceptions. He was a reserve wide receiver on offense, with 10 recep- Packers. A first cousin, Sarah Bareilles, is a singer-songwriter and pianist. tions for 140 yards and a touchdown his senior year and 17 for 231 and He dated Miss Junior Idaho as a senior, as both were on Eagle’s Student two TDs as a junior. Top games as a senior included the state semifinal Council. Sully is short for Sullivan. (Last name is pronounced wee-fulls.) against Valor Christian, when he had seven tackles and two interceptions in a 42-23 loss; he had four career games with 10 or more tackles (career- high of 13 against Chatfield as a senior). Under coach Monty Thelen, CTHS was 10-3 his senior year and 12-2 his junior season, reaching the state semifinal and finals, respectively, and was 6-4 his sophomore year. He let- tered three times in basketball (forward; averaged eight points and nine rebounds as a senior) and four times in track (sprints and relays; he DE’JON WILSON, DL owned career bests of 11.03 in the 100-meter dash, 22.01 in the 200 and 6-1, 255, Soph., 1L 50.0 in the 400). He was a two-time All-Centennial performer in track. Washington, D.C. ACADEMICS—He is interested in Broadcast Journalism or Commun - (H.D. Woodson) ication as his major at Colorado. 90 AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.)—He PERSONAL—He was born September 18, 1995 in Denver. His hobbies enters the fall listed second on the depth include playing video games. A cousin, J.J. Billingsley, was a safety for the chart at left defensive end. He had a pro- Buffaloes last decade (2002-06). He has been active in community service ductive spring, and tallied eight tackles through school programs, including coaching kids in sports. (four solo, two for losses with a half-sack), along with three quarterback hurries, a third down stop and a tackle or zero. He won the Iron Buffalo Award for the defensive linemen for his spring work in the weight room. 2013 (Fr.-RS)—He saw action in 11 games (no starts; he did not play against Central Arkansas), and was in for 176 snaps from scrimmage. He posted 12 tackles (eight solo, two for losses including a half-quarterback SULLY WIEFELS, OL sack and two tackles for zero), along with a fumble recovery, a quarter- 6-3, 300, Jr., JC back pressure, a caused interception and a pass broken up. He had a career/season-high five tackles at Washington (two solo, with a half-sack Eagle, Idaho and a tackle for zero), when he played his most snaps in a game (50). He (Eagle/American River College) also had three stops against Charleston Southern, when he recovered a 53 fumble. He did not participate in most of spring drills as he was concen- AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.)— trating on academics. Projected as an offensive lineman in his first 2012 (Fr.)—Redshirted; practiced on the defensive line during the year at a four-year college; he enrolled at season. CU in June and has three years to play two in eligibility. HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, SuperPrep ranked him the No. 27 player from the Mid-Atlantic Region and was the eighth defensive lineman and AT AMERICAN RIVER COLLEGE (2012/2013, Fr./Soph.)—He earned first- fourth player from Washington D.C. on that list. He was also the No. 4 team All-State honors as a sophomore and first-team All-Valley player from the District of Columbia by Rivals, No. 6 by Scout and No. 7 Conference twice at American River College (Sacramento, Calif.), with by ESPN.com. The Pigskin Club of Washington, D.C., named him first-team JC.Gridiron.com listing him as the No. 8 interior offensive line prospect in All-Metropolitan as a junior and senior, an honor he also earned from the the nation. He started both years, at offensive tackle as a sophomore Washington Post and DCSports.com. As a junior, he earned defensive (allowing no sacks or pressures, with just two penalties and averaging player of the year honors for the DCIAA Eastern Division. In his prep three pancake blocks per game); he was a guard as a freshman. Under career, he attended three high schools in the D.C. area; he lost some cred- coach John Osterhout, ARC was 8-3 both his sophomore and freshman its with one of the transfers and originally was allowed to play a a senior, years, winning the conference title in the latter. but an emergency change in the rules allowed him to play after missing the first two games of the season. He finished his senior year with 60 total HIGH SCHOOL—He earned first-team All-State honors as a senior tackles, 24 for losses and 11 quarterback sacks, along with forcing six fum- (second-team as a junior) and was a first-team All-Southern Idaho bles and an interception. He returned three fumbles for touchdowns, all Conference performer his sophomore through senior years, when he three forced by fellow CU recruit John Walker. Against Fairmont Heights, lined up at right offensive tackle. A four-year starter on the varsity, he a 22-8 victory, he recorded 11 tackles with one sack and against Wilson in played left guard as a freshman. He blocked for two premier prep quar- a 24-6 win, he had eight tackles with two sacks. His junior season he set terbacks at Eagle, Taylor Kelly (Arizona State) his first two seasons and school records with 33 tackles for a loss and 21 sacks and he also had four then Tanner Mangum (Elite 11, BYU) the last two. Under coach Paul forced fumbles. Under coach Greg Fuller, Woodson was 6-5 his senior Peterson, EHS was 41-7 in his prep career, state 5A champions his sopho- season and under coach Trey Taylor, was 9-3 his junior year; they were 4- more year (11-1), and runner-ups his freshman (11-1) and senior (12-2) 0 both years in the DCIAA Eastern Division, earning Woodson a spot in the seasons. He also lettered three times in wrestling and twice in track Turkey Bowl, also the DCIAA championship game, which Woodson won (throws). both times. He also lettered in basketball and track; on the hard court, he was named most improved player two years in a row and as a senior aver- ACADEMICS—He is interested in Political Science or Sociology as his aged 17 points and eight rebounds per game. He ran relays and threw the major at Colorado. He graduated from American River College with his shot put in track and field, twice named first-team All-Met. A.A. degree in June 2014. In high school, he was an Academic All- Conference team member as a junior and senior and was on the student ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Communication at Colorado. He was council for all four years (he was class president as a junior and the all named H.D. Woodson’s student of the week a total of eight times in his student body president as a senior). high school career.

PERSONAL—He was born August 16, 1994 in Gilroy, Calif. His hobbies PERSONAL—He was born January 7, 1993 in Washington, D.C. Two include anything outdoors, including fishing, hunting, hiking and boating. cousins, Tavon Wilson and Joelil Thrash, played football at Illinois; Wilson His father (Chuck) played football at Idaho State, while his mother (Gina) is now with the New England Patriots. He was named Homecoming King

102 as a senior and his hobbies include hanging out with his friends, playing games and sports like basketball. He has been active in his community through the local recreation center, helping coach kids whenever he could. He enjoyed volunteering for his former Pop Warner football team YURI WRIGHT, DB and also volunteered around his neighborhood. He is the first person in 6-1, 170, Soph., 1L his family to go to college. (First name is pronounced DEE-ZHON) Spring Valley, N.Y. TACKLES (Ramsey [N.J.]) Season G Plays UT AT —TOT TFL Sacks TZ 3DS Hurr FR FF PBU Int 5 2013 11 176 84—12 2- 8 ½- 5 20 11010 AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.-RS)— He enters the fall listed third at left cornerback; he missed the final week of spring practice, and thus the spring game, with a concussion. Prior to that, he had recorded 11 tackles (nine solo, two for losses), with three third down stops and two pass deflections in three AHKELLO WITHERSPOON, CB main scrimmages. 6-3, 185, Soph., JC 2013 (Soph.)—Redshirted; he eventually returned to practice after a con- Sacramento, Calif. (Christian cussion he suffered in camp (August 14) kept him out of full participation until after the season started. At that point, the staff concluded he could Brothers/Sacramento City College) benefit from a redshirt year (which they were already considering). He 23 was hampered by assorted injuries the first portion of spring practices. AT COLORADO: This Season (Soph.)—He Lindy’s Pac-12 Football selected him as a second-team performer on its All- enters the fall tied atop the depth chart at Pac 12 preseason team. right cornerback. He had a tremendous 2012 (Fr.)—He played in eight games, starting six (three at right corner spring, recording 11 tackles and eight and three on the left side), missing four others due to injuries (concus- passes broken up in the four main scrim- sion, sprained ankle). He earned honorable mention All-Pac 12 honors mages; he had three solo stops, an from the league coaches. He was in for 310 snaps from scrimmage, the interception and four PBU’s in the spring game alone, three of the latter 12th most by a true frosh at CU dating back to at least 1984, the sixth most coming in the end zone. He signed with the Buffs in the December junior by a defensive back. On the year, he posted 21 tackles (16 solo), with a college signing period and enrolled in classes for the spring semester; he tackle for loss, a third down stop and a touchdown save. He a came to Colorado with four years to play three in eligibility. season/career-high seven tackles (five solo) against Stanford, playing 71 of 74 snaps in that game; he also had four against Fresno State (all solo) AT SACRAMENTO CITY COLLEGE—He played one season at Sacramento and four (three unassisted) against Oregon, playing all 75 snaps in the City College, starting at cornerback. In eight games, he racked up 21 tack- game versus the Ducks. les (15 solo), with seven passes broken up and a forced fumble; he had also had three interceptions, which tied for third in the Mid-Empire HIGH SCHOOL—He graduated from Ramsey (N.J.) High School, where he Conference. His top game came against Siskiyous, when he had eight tack- finished up his course work after transferring there from Don Bosco Prep les (seven solo) and a PBU. Under coach Dannie Walker, Sac City was 1-9 (which is also in Ramsey) for his final semester. He played football for Don his only season there. Bosco, where as a senior, he was a SuperPrep All-American, which ranked him as the No. 27 defensive back in the country, the No. 10 player from New Jersey and the top cornerback from the Garden State. A PrepStar HIGH SCHOOL—He played just one season of high school football, start- Dream Team member, the publication ranked him as the No. 2 cornerback ing at cornerback his senior year at Christian Brothers. He was in on 25 in the country and the No. 52 player overall. He was the No. 40 overall tackles (14 solo), with four passes broken up and an interception. Despite player on the ESPNU150 list, also ranked as the No. 4 cornerback, the No. his short prep career, he had over a dozen schools interested in him. Top 2 player from New Jersey and No. 8 player in the Atlantic Region; ESPNHS games as a senior: in a 23-20 win over River City, he had three tackles, with tabbed him a second-team All-American. Rivals.com ranked him as the five points scored on kicks (2-3 PAT, 1-2 FG, the latter good from 35 yards); No. 85 player in the country, the No. 7 cornerback (No. 1 from New Jersey) he missed a late field goal try to tie the game but on the next drive, inter- and the No. 3 player from the state on its lists. Scout listed him on its cepted a pass on defense and returned it 34 yards to the 4-yard line, Scout 300 list and was the No. 10 defensive back nationally, while setting up the winning touchdown with 13 seconds left in the game. In a 247Sports ranked him as the No. 47 prospect nationally, the No. 4 corner- 45-6 win over McClatchy, he had three tackles and scored nine points, back, and the No. 3 player from New Jersey. MaxPreps/Lemming ranked converting all six PAT kicks and drilling a 35-yard field goal. Under coach him as the No. 100 player in the country and the No. 7 cornerback. He George Petrissans, Christian Brothers was 6-5 his senior year. He also let- played in the Army All-American Bowl Game as one of 90 participants in tered twice in basketball (point guard), averaging 16 points and seven San Antonio, leading the East team in tackles with nine and two passes assists as a senior, and two times in baseball (outfield), owning a .300 bat- broken up. As a senior, he earned first-team All-New Jersey by MGSVarsity ting average with 21 stolen bases his senior season. He also played soccer and ESPNHS while also earning first-team All-North Jersey and first-team as a freshman. All-Bergen County honors. His junior season was his first playing varsity at Don Bosco and he earned second-team honors on the All-North Jersey ACADEMICS—He is interested in Integrative Physiology as his major at and All-Bergen County squads. For his career, he registered 83 tackles, Colorado. He has aspirations of becoming a doctor after his football along with nine interceptions and 25 passes broken up. As a senior, he had career is over. 38 tackles with three interceptions and 10 pass break-ups, with a fumble return for a touchdown. Playing spot duty at wide receiver, he caught four PERSONAL—He was born March 21, 1995 in Oak Park, Calif. His hobbies passes for 55 yards and a score. His junior season he had 45 tackles, with include playing basketball and singing (particularly rhythm and blues). His six interceptions (two returned for touchdowns) and 15 pass deflections. father, Lucky, was a tailback at Nevada-Reno, and a cousin, Mike Brown, On special teams, he played on several units including kickoff coverage, played basketball at the University of Rhode Island. A grandfather, Jimmy kickoff return and punt (he had nine blocked punts in his career, six as Witherspoon, was a blues artist, with his best known song, Ain’t Nobody’s junior). Under coach Greg Tool, Don Bosco Prep compiled a perfect 23-0 Business, reaching No. 1 on the R&B charts in 1949. His full name is James record during his two years (11-0 as a senior; 12-0 as a junior) and was Ahkello Elec Witherspoon. (First name is pronounced ah-kellow.) ranked the No. 1 team in the country by most ranking services his senior year and in the top three by most his junior season. He originally favored basketball and played three seasons at Don Bosco, helping the team to a 55-23 record (15-7 as a junior; 18-10 as a sophomore; 22-6 as a freshman) on the varsity.

103 ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Communication at Colorado.

PERSONAL—He was born March 5, 1993, in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, an island in the southern portion of the Windward Islands at RICHARD YATES II, DB the southern end and eastern border of the Caribbean Sea. He enjoys 6-2, 190, Jr., 2L playing basketball, fishing and cricket, the latter of which he is very tal- ented. He also plays the violin and the drums. In his spare time at home, Lakewood, Colo. he volunteers at a soup kitchen and at a daycare. (Kent Denver) 33 TACKLES AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.)—He Season G Plays UT AT —TOT TFL Sacks TZ 3DS Hurr FR FF PBU Int 2012 8 310 16 5— 21 1- 3 0- 0 11 00000 enters the fall listed third at free safety. He had a very active spring, recording nine tackles (seven solo, including a quarter- back sack and a tackle for zero), along with a third down stop and a forced fumble in the four main scrimmages. 2013 (Soph.)—He saw action in all 12 games, all on special teams; he tied BRYAN WYMAN, DL for third on the team with 15 points in CU’s elaborate special teams scor- 6-1, 260, Fr., RS ing system. He was in on four tackles (one solo) and had 11 knockdown blocks on the kickoff return unit which helped clear the path for addi- Chula Vista, Calif. tional yardage. (Otay Ranch) 2012 (Fr.-RS)—He saw action in 10 games on special teams, but did not 97 get in on defense. He recorded six knockdown blocks on return unit duty AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.-RS)—He to help clear the way for the return man. He had seven tackles (three solo) enters the fall listed third at one of the two in the main spring scrimmages but missed the spring game with a mild defensive tackle positions. He has added 20 knee sprain. pounds to his frame since his arrival on 2011 (Fr.) —Redshirted; practiced the entire fall in the secondary. An campus as a true freshman. invited walk-on, he joined team for August camp. 2013 (Fr.)—Redshirted; he practiced the entire all along the defensive line. He joined the team as a recruited walk- HIGH SCHOOL—As a senior, he earned first-team All-State honors from on for August drills. the Denver Post at defensive back, along with earning first-team All-2A Colorado League accolades at both quarterback and safety; he was the HIGH SCHOOL—He lettered three times at offensive tackle; he did not league’s offensive and defensive player of the year. He recorded 143 tack- play any defense as a prep; he played both left and right tackle during his les, which included 101 solo, to go with five interceptions, nine passes senior season when he allowed only three quarterback sacks and was not broken up, six forced fumbles and three recoveries. On offense, he com- called for a penalty the entire year. He was a reserve performer as a junior. pleted 98-of-160 passes (61.3 percent) for 1,450 yards and 17 touchdowns, Under coach Anthony Lacsina, Otay Ranch was 6-5 his senior season and while throwing just four interceptions. Two of his top games his senior 5-5 his junior year. He was promoted to the varsity at the conclusion of the year came in the playoffs: in a 21-14 quarterfinal win over Aspen, he J.V. season his sophomore year and saw some limited action. scored from a yard out to put his team ahead in overtime, and then inter- cepted a pass in the end zone to end the game. Then in a 29-25 loss to Brush in the semifinals a week later, he set a school record with 32 tack- ACADEMICS—He is undecided on his major, but is interested in les, which also included a record 24 unassisted; however, Brush won the Economics. He graduated with honors from Otay Ranch, and was a game on the last play. He did not play his junior season until the state member of the CIF All-Academic team as a junior and senior (he owned a playoffs, as he suffered a torn ACL playing in summer league basketball; 3.42 cumulative grade point average in high school). when he returned, he saw action solely on defense and special teams in four playoff games, making 10 tackles with an interception, a forced PERSONAL—He was born April 15, 1995 in San Diego, Calif. His hobbies fumble and the recovery (all three of the later against Erie). As a sopho- include wakeboarding, snowboarding and building computers, in fact, more, when he was honorable mention All-League at quarterback, he anything dealing with computers and other kinds of highly technical threw for 905 yards and nine touchdowns, while rushing for 106 yards and devices. another two scores. Kent Denver was 10-3 his senior season, claiming the 2A Colorado League title, was 11-3 his junior season (the 2A state runner- up), 10-2 his sophomore year and 6-4 his freshman campaign (6-0 in league play and Colorado League champs) under coach Scott Yates, his father. He also lettered three times in basketball (guard/forward), with KDS the Metro League champions his sophomore and junior seasons, and four times in baseball (catcher/outfielder). As a senior, he was a first-team All-3A/2A Metro League performer as an outfielder, batting .354.

ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Mechanical Engineering at Colorado and is the owner of a 3.55 grade point average. He earned second-team Pac-12 All-Academic Team honors both as a sophomore and redshirt freshman. As a senior at Kent Denver School, he was a finalist for two of the most prestigious prep awards that combine athletic and academic achieve- ment in the state of Colorado, the Freddie Steinmark Award and the John Lynch Scholarship Award.

PERSONAL—He was born September 8, 1992 in Lakewood, Colo. His hob- bies include fishing, hunting and playing guitar, and he also has earned his black belt in Taekwondo. His father, Scott, lettered at safety for the Buffs as a senior in 1979, and an uncle, Shannon Yates lettered in football at the Air Force Academy.

STATISTICS—Special Team Tackles: 1,3—4 (2013).

104 how the buffs were built FRESHMAN RECRUITS WALKONS FOUR YEAR JUNIOR 2010 2012 2013 2014 2011 Ryan Moeller TRANSFERS COLLEGE Cade Apsay Jered Bell Kenneth Crawley Michael Adkins II Brandan Brisco Robert Orban 2013 TRANSFERS Kaiwi Crabb Terrence Crowder Chidobe Awuzie %Sam Bennion Clay Jones #Hunter Shaw #James Carr Tony Jones Jeffrey Hall Bryce Bobo Shay Fields 2011 #Andre Nichols Bryan Wyman Deaysean Rippy Daniel Munyer Tyler Henington Connor Center Jase Franke #*Darragh O’Neill Brad Cotner Kyle Slavin Jeromy Irwin Timothy Coleman, Jr. Rick Gamboa John Paul Tuso 2014 Terrel Smith Sean Irwin Elijah Dunston Terran Hasselbach Richard Yates Brian Boatman 2013 Samson Kafovalu George Frazier Isaiah Holland Lance Cottrell Wesley Christensen 2011 †Gerrad Kough Jimmie Gilbert Hayden Jones 2012 Kyle Evans Jordan Gehrke Malcolm Creer †Derek McCartney #Addison Gillam Josh Kaiser Vincent Arvia Will Fischer- Cheldon West Brady Daigh Marques Mosley Diego Gonzalez Dylan Keeney #Thor Eaton Collbrie D.D. Goodson #Clay Norgard Jonathan Huckins Donovan Lee Jesse Hiss Ty Gangi 2014 Woodson Greer III Christian Powell Sam Kronshage Eddy Lopez Colin Johnson J.C. Genova #Wyatt Tucker Smith Greg Henderson Justin Solis Phillip Lindsay Jay MacIntyre Jordan Murphy Devyn Grimes Travis Talianko Michael Mathewes †Alex Kelley Josh Tupou †John Lisella Joseph Hall Sully Wiefels †Isaac Miller Tyler McCulloch John Walker Sefo Liufau 2013 Aaron Howard #Ahkello Witherspoon De’Jon Wilson Kenneth Olugbode Jaisen Sanchez Marc Mustoe Ed Caldwell Stephane Nembot Yuri Wright #Markeis Reed Christian Shaver *—has since been placed on scholarship; Connor Darby #—joined team in spring of year listed, Will Oliver Devin Ross #Lee Walker John Finch otherwise joined in the fall; Juda Parker Ryan Severson †Grant Watanabe Chris Graham %—delaying enrollment until 2016 as he is Nelson Spruce Colin Sutton Evan White serving his Mormon mission; Garrett Gregory K.T. Tu’umalo Tedric Thompson †—grayshirt (signed in that class but delayed Chris Hill enrollment until following spring).

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Colorado has 50 lettermen returning for 2014 (47 from the 2013 team, with an additional three from the 2012 season); they break down into 22 on offense, 26 on defense and two specialists; the Buffs lose 23 lettermen off the 2013 squad (9 offense/12 defense/2 specialists). CU returns 15 starters from last season (7 offense/8 defense), losing 7 (4 offense/3 defense); several positions had multiple personnel shuttle in and out, so there are several other players back with starting experience. The 2013 starters are listed in bold (six or more starts, thus occasionally two players listed at same position if they shared time due to injury or rotated), and (*) denotes letters earned primarily on special teams. The breakdown: OFFENSE Position Returning (22) Lost (9) WR (x) Nelson Spruce, Tyler McCulloch Alex Turbow WR (z) Keenan Canty, Wesley Christiansen Paul Richardson WR (h) D.D. Goodson, Devin Ross LT Marc Mustoe Jack Harris LG Kaiwi Crabb, Alex Kelley, Jeromy Irwin (from 2012) C Brad Cotner Gus Handler RG Daniel Munyer RT Stephane Nembot TE Kyle Slavin, Sean Irwin Scott Fernandez, Alex Wood QB Sefo Liufau Jordan Webb, Connor Wood TB Christian Powell, Michael Adkins, Tony Jones, Malcolm Creer Donta Abron FB Jordan Murphy, *Clay Jones DEFENSE Position Returning (26) Lost (12) LDE Juda Parker, Samson Kafovalu, D’Jon Wilson *Andre Nichols DT Justin Solis Kirk Poston DT Josh Tupou, Tyler Henington, John Paul Tuso Nate Bonsu RDE Jimmie Gilbert Chidera Uzo-Diribe MLB Addison Gillam, Brady Daigh WLB *Ryan Severson, *Clay Norgard Derrick Webb SLB Woodson Greer III, Kenneth Olugbode, *K.T. Tu’umalo *Paul Vigo, *Tommy Papalion, *Lowell Williams CB Kenneth Crawley, Chidobe Awuzie (N), Jeffrey Hall, John Walker SS Marques Mosley, Terrel Smith (from 2012), Tedric Thompson Parker Orms, *Isaac Archuleta FS Jered Bell, *Richard Yates CB Greg Henderson, Yuri Wright (from 2012) *Harrison Hunter, *Josh Moten (from 2012) SPECIALISTS Position Returning (2) Lost (2) P Darragh O’Neill PK Will Oliver Justin Castor SN none Ryan Iverson

105 2013 YEAR-IN-REVIEW

COLORADO 41 GAME COLORADO ...... 10 10 3 18 — 41 COLORADO STATE 27 11 Colorado State...... 0 10 14 3—27 SEPTEMBER 1, 2013 SCORING Score Time Qtr SPORTS AUTHORITY FIELD AT MILE HIGH, DENVER COLORADO — Richardson 82 pass Wood (Oliver kick) 7- 0 12:41 1Q COLORADO — Oliver 22 FG 10- 0 0:32 1Q DENVER — The rumbled into the Mike MacIntyre era Colorado State — Roberts 39 FG 10- 3 14:17 2Q with a gutsy 41-27 victory against rival Colorado State in the Rocky COLORADO — Goodson 18 pass from Wood (Oliver kick) 17- 3 3:56 2Q Mountain Showdown. Colorado State — Bibbs 7 run (Roberts kick) 17-10 1:13 2Q COLORADO — Oliver 41 FG 20-10 0:00 2Q In his first game in CU’s multiple/pistol offense, Connor Wood completed Colorado State — Hansley 74 punt return (Roberts kick) 20-17 12:51 3Q 33-of-46 passes for 400 yards and three touchdowns. Two of the TD passes COLORADO — Oliver 44 FG 23-17 4:10 3Q – 82 and 75 yards – went to Paul Richardson, playing in his first game after Colorado State — Bibbs 2 run (Roberts kick) 23-24 2:51 3Q sitting out last season with a knee injury. COLORADO — Oliver 52 FG 26-24 13:07 4Q COLORADO — Henderson 53 fumble return (Oliver kick) 33-24 11:12 4Q And with the CU defense needing a big play in Sports Authority Field at Colorado State — Roberts 30 FG 33-27 3:47 4Q Mile High, Greg Henderson delivered a monstrous one. With the Buffs COLORADO — Richardson 82 pass Wood (Goodson pass Wood) 41-27 3:36 4Q cradling a 26-24 lead early in the fourth quarter, he scooped up a CSU fumble and raced 53 yards to score. Attendance: 59,601 Time: 3:37 Weather: 76 degrees, cloudy skies, 40% humidity, 10 mph winds from the southeast The Buffs couldn’t have had a more effective start – scoring on their second play from scrimmage – an 82-yard Wood-to-Richardson pass. TEAM STATISTICS COLORADO COLORADO ST. After his PAT pushed CU ahead 7-0, Oliver then kicked a 22-yard field goal First Downs ...... 24 16 Third Down Efficiency (Fourth) ...... 7-18 (0-0) 2-14 (1-3) in the final minute of the first quarter and the Buffs were up 10-0. CSU’s Rushes—Net Yards...... 37-109 28-94 first points then came courtesy of a 39-yard Jared Roberts field goal three Passing Yards ...... 400 201 plays into the second quarter, cutting CU’s advantage to 10-3 with 14:17 Passes (Att-Comp-Int)...... 46-33-0 39-22-0 left before intermission. Total Offense...... 509 295 Return Yards ...... 87 92 It took nearly 11 minutes for either team to score again, but in the final 3:56 Punts: No-Average ...... 8-42.5 7-49.7 of the half CU got 10 points and CSU seven. Wood drove the Buffs 63 yards Fumbles: No-Lost...... 0-0 2-2 in seven plays, hitting D.D. Goodson in the back of the end zone with an 18- Penalties/Yards ...... 8/68 4/50 yard touchdown. Quarterback Sacks—Yards...... 2-19 1-11 Time of Possession ...... 33:30 26:30 Drives/Average Field Position...... 16/C30 14/CS30 CSU answered immediately with a seven-play, 74-yard march capped by Red Zone: Scores-Attempts (Points)...... 3-3 (13) 3-4 (17) Kapri Bibbs’ first career TD – a 7-yard run around left end. Roberts’ extra point brought the Rams to within 17-10 and the Buffs had 1:13 remaining to INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS respond. Rushing—Colorado: Powell 15-42, Goodson 1-31, T.Jones 13-27, C.Wood 4-8, Abron 2- 5, Team 2-minus 4. Colorado State: Bibbs 15-70, Alexander 1-17, Nwoke 6-6, Grayson 5-0. Starting at his own 25, Wood used six plays to cover 51 yards and position Passing—Colorado: Wood 46-33-0, 400, 3 td. Colorado State: Grayson 39-22-0, 201, 0 td. Oliver for a 41-yard field goal on the first half’s final play. The Buffs trotted Receiving—Colorado: Richardson 10-208, Spruce 8-99, Goodson 5-44, T.Jones 4-14, to their locker room holding a 10-point lead (20-10). Slavin 2-12, McCulloch 2-12, Fernandez 2-11. Colorado State: Hansley 7-90, Higgins 6- 57, Vaden 3-16, Cartwright 2-22, Alexander 2-11, Coffman 1-4, Bibbs 1—1). CU accepted the second-half kickoff and was forced to give the ball back to Punting—Colorado: O’Neill 8-42.5 (48 long, 2 In20, 1 TB). Colorado State: Hunt 7-49.7 CSU. Darragh O’Neill’s punt traveled 46 yards, but sophomore Joe Hansley’s (69 long, 1 In20). return covered 74 – and the Rams suddenly were down only by three points Punt Returns—Colorado: Spruce 4-34. Colorado State: Hansley 3-92, Ruiz 1-0. Kickoff (20-17). Returns—Colorado: Mosley 1-19. Colorado State: Coffman 4-162, Simmons 1-30. Tackle Leaders—Colorado: Gillam 7,7—14; Orms 5,4—9; Webb 6,1—7; Crawley 4,1— With momentum swinging to CSU, CU needed an answer – and the Buffs 5; Henderson 3,2—5; Uzo-Diribe 3,1—4; Awuzie 2,1—3; Greer 2,1—3; Bell 1,2—3; drove as far as the Rams’ 24-yard line before a holding call snuffed the Mosley 2,0—2; Parker 1,1—2; Bonsu 0,2—2. Colorado State: Pierre-Louis 1,14—15; drive. The Buffs forced a punt and this time marched to the Rams 18-yard Blake 6,5—11; Davis 3,8—11; James 2,7—9; Barrett 3,5—8; Morgan 2,4—6. line, where the drive stalled again but Oliver connected on a 44-yard field Quarterback Sacks—Colorado: Gillam 1-17, Parker 1-2. Colorado State: Barrett 1-11. and CU increased its lead to 23-17. Interceptions—Colorado: none. Colorado State: none. Passes Broken Up—Colorado: Awuzie, Gilllam, Henderson, Orms. Colorado State: Edwards, James, Oden, Tonga. CSU got another long return – this one 84 yards by junior Thomas Coffman on Oliver’s kickoff – and set up at the CU 16-yard line. It took three plays to GAME NOTES score, with Bibbs running 2 yards to give the Rams their first lead of the MacIntyre became just the second CU head coach to win his first game since afternoon, 24-23, with 2:51 left in the third quarter. 1932 … Attendance for the game was 59,601; CU accounted for 32,779 of those as attendance was below 60,000 for the third straight year (and for the fourth When CU’s ensuing drive stalled at the CSU 35-yard line, Oliver tied a in the last five) ... CSU 18,169 and the Broncos 5,032 (many of which were out career-long kick with a 52-yarder, giving the Buffs a 26-24 lead with 13:07 of CU’s allotment)… Eleven players, including six true freshmen, made their remaining. CU debuts in the game ... Colorado snapped an 8-game losing streak with the win ... The Buffaloes did not commit a turnover in their season opener for the Grayson moved the Rams to mid-field and on second down hit Bibbs across first time since 2000 ... Colorado made its first 2-point conversion in three the middle for a short gain – but he couldn’t escape Chidera Uzo-Diribe’s years when Wood found Goodson on a short pass for the deuce ... Colorado strip, which Henderson scooped up and raced 53 yards to put CU up 33-24. improved to 9-4-2 all-time on Sundays ... The Buffs donned their traditional home gold pants with the white road jerseys for the first time in 2008 (Nov. 1 CSU again responded with 3:47 to play as a 30-yard Roberts filed goal at Texas A&M), winning in the look for the first time since the 2004 Houston allowed the Rams to pull within 33-27. Bowl over UTEP ... Colorado dominated the majority of the game, leading for 52:57 (CSU led for just 4:44), and defensively held the Rams to under 200 yards Wood and Richardson then delivered again – this time connecting for a 75- until their last two drives netted 100, but the game had been decided by then yard score. For good measure, Wood hit Goodson for the two-point ... The Buffs improved to 24-1 in season openers dating back to 1967 when conversion and the Buffs had their largest lead of the game – 41-27, which scoring first ... Colorado allowed under 30 points for the first time since the ’12 would eventually become the final. opener against the Rams (11 games).

106 COLORADO 38 GAME Central Arkansas...... 0 14 37—24 CENTRAL ARKANSAS 24 22 COLORADO ...... 7 7 3 21 — 38 SEPTEMBER 7, 2013 SCORING Score Time Qtr FOLSOM FIELD, BOULDER COLORADO — Richardson 55 pass from Wood (Oliver kick) 7- 0 4:58 1Q COLORADO — Henderson 46 interception return (Oliver kick) 14- 0 11:55 2Q BOULDER — The Colorado Buffaloes rallied with three fourth-quarter Central Arkansas — Lewis 23 pass from Smothers (Denker kick) 14- 7 4:37 2Q touchdowns to put away stubborn Central Arkansas squad, 38-24, and win Central Arkansas — Dixon 11 pass from Smothers (Denker kick) 14-14 0:22 2Q its home opener under first-year coach Mike MacIntyre. In the process, CU Central Arkansas — Denker 28 FG 14-17 13:54 3Q improved to 2-0 and ended a six-game losing streak at Folsom Field. COLORADO — Oliver 31 FG 17-17 11:28 3Q Central Arkansas —Smothers 1 run (Denker kick) 17-24 14:56 4Q CU quarterback Connor Wood passed for 341 yards (23-of-36) and COLORADO — Bell 79 interception return (Oliver kick) 24-24 10:43 4Q submitted his second straight three-TD game of the season. Wood COLORADO — Richardson 30 pass from Wood (Oliver kick) 31-24 9:16 4Q outdueled UCA quarterback Wynrick Smothers, who was 33-of-55 for 280 COLORADO — Spruce 39 pass from Wood (Oliver kick) 38-24 4:24 4Q yards (2 TDs/2 INT) for the Bears, who came into the game ranked No. 5 in the FCS. Attendance: 35,168 Time: 3:25 Weather: 90 degrees, partly cloudy skies, 18% humidity, 9 mph winds Wood connected with Richardson 11 times for 209 yards and two of his from the north three scores. The Buffs took a 7-0 lead early in the second quarter after a 55-yard Wood-to-Richardson touchdown pass, and then Greg Henderson TEAM STATISTICS COLORADO CENTRAL ARK. made it 14-0 with a 46-yard interception return, the first pick for the Buffs First Downs ...... 23 19 secondary in 267 pass attempts. Third Down Efficiency (Fourth) ...... 5-12 (0-0) 6-19 (2-3) Rushes—Net Yards...... 34-84 26-60 The Bears didn’t blink as Wood fumbled as he was sacked by defensive end Passing Yards ...... 341 280 Markeith Gaines. Fellow end Derek Floyd recovered at the UCA 31, and six Passes (Att-Comp-Int)...... 36-23-2 55-33-3 plays later Smothers hit Lewis with a 23-yard TD pass to make the game 14- Total Offense...... 425 340 7. Return Yards ...... 125 22 Punts: No-Average ...... 3-46.7 6-42.3 On CU’s next series, Wood suffered his first interception of the season – a Fumbles: No-Lost...... 3-2 1-1 Penalties/Yards ...... 8/64 6/51 deflected ball intended for slot receiver D.D. Goodson that was lunged for Quarterback Sacks—Yards...... 1-3 4-25 and grabbed by defensive back Bobby Watkins at his own 24-yard line. Time of Possession ...... 26:42 33:18 Drives/Average Field Position...... 14/C27 15/CS30 Ten plays later, Smothers capped a 76-yard march with an 11-yard scoring Red Zone: Scores-Attempts (Points)...... 1-1 (3) 3-4 (17) pass to tight end Chase Dixon. Denker’s extra point tied the score at 14-14 with 22 seconds remaining before intermission. INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing—Colorado: Jones 12-58, Powell 6-22, Goodson 1-9, Abron 8-9, Wood 6-3, Team 1- Things appeared to settle down for the Buffs, but it was short lived as the minus 17. Central Arkansas: Matthews 13-32, Smothers 10-18, Wilson 2-9, Veasley 1-1. Buffs gave up an 88-yard kickoff return to set up a 28-yard Denker field goal Passing—Colorado: Wood 36-23-2, 341, 3 td. Central Arkansas: Smothers 55-33-3, 280, and the Bears’ first lead (17-14) of the game. 2 td. Receiving—Colorado: Richardson 11-209, McCulloch 5-50, Spruce 4-62, Canty 1-8, Wood and CU answered with a 55-yard march that positioned Oliver for a Ross 1-7, Powell 1-5. Central Arkansas: Lewis 9-89, Matthews 7-46, Gardner 4-49, Dixon 31-yard field goal that tied the score at 17-17 with 11:28 left in the third 4-36, Wilson 4-21, Murphy 1-13, Watts 1-9, Burdette 1-6, Hart 1-6, Smith 1-5. quarter. Punting—Colorado: O’Neill 3-46.7 (54 long, 2 In20). Central Arkansas: Harrison 6- 42.3 (68 long, 2 In20). It held until UCA’s Gaines got his hands on Wood once more – and once Punt Returns—Colorado: none. Central Arkansas: Murphy 1-10. Kickoff Returns— again Wood fumbled. Defensive end Jonathan Woodard scooped up the ball Colorado: Severson 3-52. Central Arkansas: Winfrey 1-88, Williams 2-26, Love 1-14. and ran to the CU 16 before being hauled down from behind by Buffs tackle Tackle Leaders—Colorado: Webb 9,3—12; Bell 7,1—8; Orms 5,2—7; Awuzie 6,0—6; Stephane Nembot. Gillam 3,3—6; Henderson 4,0—4; Uzo-Diribe 3,1—4; Tupou 3,0—3; Crawley 2,1—3; Gilbert 2,1—3; Greer 1,2—3; Parker 2,0—2; Solis 2,0—2. Central Arkansas: Heard The Bears ran six plays and advanced to the Buffs’ 1-yard line, where on the 6,0—6; Winston 3,2—5; Floyd 4,0—4; Love 4,0—4; Peters 4,0—4; Bush 3,1—4; three with 3,0—3. first play of the fourth quarter Smothers scored on a quarterback sneak to Quarterback Sacks—Colorado: Gilbert 1-3. Central Arkansas: Gaines 2-16, Randall 1- push UCA up 24-17 with all but four seconds of the last quarter remaining. 6, Woodard 1-3. Time was on the Buffs’ side, but the Bears weren’t clock watching – they Interceptions—Colorado: Bell 1-79, Henderson 1-46, Crawley 1-0. Central Arkansas: Mitchell 1-4, Watkins 1-0. were zeroing in on Wood. The pressure continued, and Wood tossed his Passes Broken Up—Colorado: Crawley 2, Henderson, Tupou, Uzo-Diribe. Central second pick of the game – this one picked by free safety Marvin Mitchell at Arkansas: Jones, Randall, Winfrey, Winston. the UCA 44. Smothers drove the Bears as far as the Buffs’ 24-yard line before CU safety GAME NOTES Jered Bell stepped in front of a Smothers pass, picked it and ran 79 yards Colorado last opened with a pair of wins in 2008 … CU improved to 2-2 all-time for the TD to tie the game once more (24-24). against FCS schools ... The temperature at kickoff – 90 degrees – tied for the ninth warmest for any game in CU history and tied for the second warmest The Buffs went ahead with 9:16 to play when Chidobe Awuzie pilfered the ever in Boulder (with the Aug. 26, 2001 Fresno State game; both are tied for the football from Wilson after a short reception and set up Wood & Co. at the warmest night game in Boulder) ... WR Paul Richardson became the first player in Pac-12 Conference history to have back-to-back 200-yard receiving games ... UCA 30-yard line. On the second play, Wood found Richardson open again Ralphie V did not lead the team out for the first time since 2003 (against – this time for 30 yards and their fourth TD hookup of the season to make Nebraska) because of a timing snafu; she made the second half run just fine, the game 31-24 in the Buffs favor. however ... Colorado scored 30 points in back-to-back games for the first time since the 10th and 11th games of the 2010 season, and has allowed under 30 for The Buffs couldn’t relax until Wood hit Nelson Spruce on a third-and-20 two games in a row since games 4 and 5 of that same year … Henderson’s receiver screen which he took 39 yards for a touchdown to push the Buffs interception was the first by a Buff in a 10-game span and 267 opponent passes lead to 38-24. since the last one (a fourth quarter pick by ILB Jon Major at Washington State on Sept. 22, 2012) ... The Buffs returned two interceptions for scores in the CU corner Kenneth Crawley intercepted Smothers in the end zone with 1:50 same game for the first time since the last day of the last century: Dec. 31, 1999 to play. The Buffs took over at their 20-yard line, got one first down and when ILB Jashon Sykes and SS Rashidi Barnes did it against Boston College put a period on a wild home opener. in the Insight.com Bowl ... The attendance of 35,168 was the smallest for CU home game in Boulder that wasn’t affected due to the weather since 1988.

107 OREGON STATE 44 GAME COLORADO ...... 3 0 0 14 — 17 COLORADO 17 33 Oregon State...... 10 7 21 6—44 SEPTEMBER 28, 2013 SCORING Score Time Qtr RESER STADIUM, CORVALLIS Oregon State — Romaine 36 FG 3- 3 10:03 1Q COLORADO — Oliver 19 FG 3- 3 6:19 1Q CORVALLIS, Ore. — If it was questionable whether a three-week layoff had Oregon State — Smith 3 pass from Mannion (Romaine kick) 3-10 2:09 1Q an ill effect on Colorado, the answer was given in a 44-17 loss to Oregon Oregon State — Cooks 8 pass from Mannion (Romaine kick) 3-17 0:16 2Q State in CU’s 2013 Pac-12 Conference opener. Oregon State — Cooks 22 pass from Mannion (Romaine kick) 3-24 12:03 3Q Oregon State — Ward 42 pass from Mannion (Romaine kick) 3-31 6:48 3Q CU (2-1, 0-1) trailed 17-3 at halftime, but hung tough with Oregon State for Oregon State — Smith 4 pass from Mannion (Romaine kick) 3-38 5:13 3Q the majority of the first half. COLORADO — McCulloch 24 pass from Wood (Ross pass The teams traded field goals in the game’s first 13 minutes, OSU striking from Wood) 11-38 10:51 4Q first with a 36-yarder from Trevor Romaine and the Buffs answering four Oregon State — Hamlett 11 pass from Mannion (snap fumbled) 11-44 6:48 4Q minutes later with a 19-yarder from Will Oliver set up by a Greg Henderson COLORADO — Richardson 28 pass from Wood (pass failed) 17-44 0:13 4Q interception, his third of the young season. Mannion hit Caleb Smith for the TD with 2:09 left in the first quarter from 3-yards out. Attendance: 44,279 Time: 3:28 Weather: 60 degrees, rain (light to moderate), 20 mph winds from the The Buffs’ defense appeared fairly sound throughout the first half, snuffing southeast a pair of Beavers’ drives with an interception by corner Greg Henderson and a sack/forced fumble by end Chidera Uzo-Diribe and fumble recovery TEAM STATISTICS COLORADO OREGON STATE by end Juda Parker. First Downs ...... 14 29 Third Down Efficiency (Fourth) ...... 2-15 (0-1) 5-17 (1-2) But following Parker’s fumble recovery, which stopped an OSU drive at the Rushes—Net Yards...... 35-154 34-120 CU 19, the Buffs couldn’t capitalize. They went three-and-out, with an Passing Yards ...... 146 420 unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on Daniel Munyer ruining the series and Passes (Att-Comp-Int)...... 34-14-2 54-28-1 forcing a punt. Total Offense...... 300 540 Return Yards ...... 36 35 The game remained 10-3 for the majority of the first half with the second Punts: No-Average ...... 10-41.1 7-44.1 quarter’s only score the second connection between Mannion and Crooks, Fumbles: No-Lost...... 1-1 2-1 Penalties/Yards ...... 6/64 6/40 capping a 12-play, 71-yard march to end the half. Quarterback Sacks—Yards...... 2-20 1-16 Time of Possession ...... 25:10 34:50 If the Buffs were going to rally, they needed to stop the Beavers Drives/Average Field Position...... 17/C28 19/OS39 immediately in the second half. It didn’t happen; OSU took the second half Red Zone: Scores-Attempts (Points)...... 1-1 (3) 6-8 (34) kickoff and fashioned a drive that nearly matched their final first-half march. INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing—Colorado: Adkins 14-98, Jones 4-22, Powell 10-21, Wood 5-8, Richardson It covered 75 yards, required seven plays and concluded with another 1-7, Team 1-minus 2. Oregon State: Ward 19-55, Cooks 5-47, Brown 5-29, Bolden 1- Mannion-to-Cooks scoring pass – this one for 22 yards. Romaine’s extra 10, Mannion 3-minus 19, Team 1-minus 2. point pushed the Beavers comfortably in front 24-3 with 12:03 left in the Passing—Colorado: Wood 34-14-2, 146, 2 td. Oregon State: Mannion 52-27-1, 414 6 third quarter. td; Ward 1-1-0, 6; Vaz 1-0-0, 0. Receiving—Colorado: Richardson 5-70, McCulloch 2-29, Adkins 2-5, Fernandez 1- Then the wheels appeared to be close to coming off for the Buffs. But after 13, Jones 1-10, Spruce 1-9, Goodson 1-9, Powell 1-1. Oregon State: Cooks 9-168, Marques Mosley fumbled the kickoff and Romaine recovered at the OSU Ward 7-103, Mullaney 3-55, Hamlett 3-44, Smith 3-30, Cummings 1-8, Brown 1-6, 46, the Beavers were forced into a three-and-out. It didn’t matter. Mannion 1-6. Punting—Colorado: O’Neill 10-41.1 (55 long, 2 In20). Oregon State: Kostol 7-44.1 When CU again failed to generate any offense and punted, Mannion (67 long, 1 In20). completed a 76-yard drive with his third TD pass of the afternoon – a 42- Punt Returns—Colorado: none. Oregon State: Cooks 1-6, Reynolds 1-2. Kickoff yard screen taken to the end zone by Terron Ward. Romaine made it 31-3 – Returns—Colorado: Severson 2-44, Mosley 1-36, Spruce 1-17. Oregon State: and another special teams blunder awaited the Buffs on Romaine’s kickoff. Marable 1-27. Tackle Leaders—Colorado: Gillam 8,5—13; Henderson 7,2—9; Uzo-Diribe 3,3—6; When his squib kick wasn’t handled by up man Brady Daigh, OSU’s Zack Bell 3,2—5; Bonsu 3,2—5; Webb 2,3—5; Crawley 4,0—4; Orms 2,2—4; Greer 3,0— 3; Thompson 3,0—3; Tupou 2,1—3; Awuzie 2,0—2; Henington 1,1—2; Solis 1,1—2. Robinson recovered at the CU 26. Four plays later, Mannion tied the OSU Oregon State: Zimmerman 4,3—7; Johnson 3,3—6; Alexander 2,4—6; Crichton single-game record with his fifth TD pass, this one covering 4 yards to 2,3—5; Wynn 1,4—5; Murphy 4,0—4. Smith to make it 38-3. The disastrous third quarter was and including the Quarterback Sacks—Colorado: Bonsu 1-14, Uzo-Diribe 1-6. Oregon State: final score of the first half, the Beavers put up 28 unanswered points in just Zimmerman 1-16. over 10 minutes of game action. Interceptions—Colorado: Henderson 1-36. Oregon State: Murphy 1-27, Reynolds 1-0. Passes Broken Up—Colorado: Awuzie, Bell, Gillam, Henderson. Oregon State: Connor Wood and Tyler McCulloch hooked up for the Buffs score with Martin, Nelson, Noland-Lewis, Rosa. 10:51 to play. When Wood hit freshman Devin Ross with a two-point conversion pass, the score was 38-11 – but time and most everything else wasn’t on CU’s side. GAME NOTES A storm blew into Corvallis the night before the game (it lingered for three After Wood was intercepted with just under 7 minutes remaining, Mannion days), as it brought winds gusting to 30 miles per hour and constant rainfall broke the OSU record for TD passes in a single game, hitting tight end (light to moderate) during the game … This was the first game in 2013 that Connor Hamlett with an 11-yard toss. Colorado did not a hold a lead … TB Michael Adkins made his debut responding with 14 rushes for 98 yards, the second most yards by a true That made the game 44-11 with 6:48 remaining, but if anything can be said freshman in his first game at Colorado (the record is held by TB Marcus about the Buffs it’s that they didn’t give up. Houston, who had 100 versus Colorado State in Denver on Sept. 2, 2000) … CB Greg Henderson made his second interception of the season and his third in Wood hit Paul Richardson from 28 yards out with just 13 seconds left in his career (he has returned the pair for 82 yards) … WR Tyler McCulloch had the game, little solace but giving the nation’s leading receiver his fifth his fourth touchdown catch of his career … Colorado outrushed Oregon State touchdown in three games on the season. The 2-point conversion failed last Saturday (154-140); it was a rare loss when CU had the edge in rushing and ended the game at 44-17. yards, as the Buffs are 137-17-3 since 1989 when doing so.

108 OREGON 57 GAME Oregon ...... 29 14 14 0—57 COLORADO 16 44 COLORADO ...... 10 600—16 OCTOBER 5, 2013 SCORING Score Time Qtr FOLSOM FIELD, BOULDER COLORADO — Oliver 33 FG 3- 0 12:02 1Q Oregon — Mariota 2 run (Brown run) 3- 8 10:13 1Q BOULDER — Colorado had its early moments against No. 2 Oregon, but COLORADO — Goodson 75 pass from Richardson (Oliver kick) 10- 8 9:35 1Q the Buffaloes couldn’t make them last. The day belonged to Oregon Oregon — Tyner 2 run (Wogan kick) 10-15 4:55 1Q quarterback Marcus Mariota, his hurry-up offense and his cadre of super- Oregon — Addison 75 pass from Mariota (Maldonado kick) 10-22 1:54 1Q fast skill players. Oregon — Lowe 17 pass from Mariota (Wogan kick) 10-29 0:56 1Q COLORADO — Oliver 22 FG 13-29 13:24 2Q Shrugging off early 3-0 and 10-8 deficits that might have offered Buffs fans COLORADO — Oliver 31 FG 16-29 9:48 2Q a flickering glimpse of a shock-the-universe upset, the unbeaten Ducks won Oregon — Mariota 1 run (Maldonado kick) 16-36 6:04 2Q in a walk, 57-16, before 45,944 at Folsom Field. CU dropped to 2-2 overall Oregon — Huff 4 pass from Mariota (Wogan kick) 16-43 0:57 2Q and 0-2 in the Pac-12 while the Ducks improved to 5-0 and 2-0, respectively. Oregon — Addison 44 pass from Mariota (Maldonado kick) 16-50 10:39 3Q Oregon — Huff 26 pass from Mariota (Wogan kick) 16-57 6:50 3Q Mariota’s night was finished midway through the third quarter, but he did Attendance: 45,944 Time: 3:15 more than enough to win Pac-12 player of the week honors. He accounted Weather: 61 degrees, sunny skies, 17% humidity, 8 mph winds from the for seven touchdowns, hitting on 16-of-27 passes for 355 yards and five northwest TDs, with seven rushes for 43 yards and two more scores. TEAM STATISTICS COLORADO OREGON CU receiver Paul Richardson caught five passes for 134 yards and First Downs ...... 15 31 completed one pass for 75 yards and his team’s only TD. Christian Powell Third Down Efficiency (Fourth) ...... 0-15 (1-3) 9-18 (2-4) showed flashes with 20 carries for 78 yards. Rushes—Net Yards...... 36-94 62-349 Passing Yards ...... 280 406 CU was unconventional from the opening kickoff, calling for an on-sides Passes (Att-Comp-Int)...... 34-12-2 34-19-2 Total Offense...... 374 755 kick that the Ducks recovered. But the Buffs forced a three-and-out, took Return Yards ...... 5 - 1 possession and drove 69 yards to position Will Oliver for a 33-yard field Punts: No-Average ...... 8-40.8 3-40.7 goal that gave CU a 3-0 lead. Fumbles: No-Lost...... 0-0 2-1 Penalties/Yards ...... 2/20 5/41 But that CU advantage lasted all of 1:49 – the time required for Oregon to Quarterback Sacks—Yards...... 1-6 2-16 score on its next possession. Mariota capped the 75-yard, nine-play march Time of Possession ...... 28:06 31:54 Drives/Average Field Position...... 17/C34 17/O28 with a 2-yard run, then tight end Pharaoh Brown took a direct center snap Red Zone: Scores-Attempts (Points)...... 3-4 (9) 5-7 (36) and ran for the 2-point conversion. Oregon 8, CU 3. INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS The Buffs responded with a 75-yard pitch-and-catch from Richardson on a Rushing—Colorado: Powell 20-78, Adkins 6-18, Jones 3-5, Abron 1-1, Goodson 1-0, flanker reverse pass to receiver D.D. Goodson to put the Buffs back up, 10- Wood 5-minus 8. Oregon: Marshall 23-122, Forde 9-82, Mariota 7-43, Tyner 10-30, Huff 2-23, Allen 0-14, Lockie 2-12, Rodrigues, 3-10, Roseberry 1-7, Cassell 1-6, Bassett 3-1, 8, with 9:35 left in the first quarter. Team 1-minus 1. Passing—Colorado: Wood 33-11-2, 205, 0 td; Richardson 1-1-0, 75, 1 td. Oregon: An ill-advised Wood pass under pressure was picked off by Oregon corner Mariota 27-16-0, 355, 5 td; Rodrigues 4-1-1, 37; Lockie 3-2-1, 14. Terrance Mitchell, resulting in a short (43 yards) seven-play drive and a 2- Receiving—Colorado: Richardson 5-134, Spruce 3-36, Goodson 1-75, Adkins 1-20, yard scoring run by Thomas Tyner to go up 15-10. A 75-yard Slavin 1-8, S.Irwin 1-7. Oregon: Addison 5-158, Huff 5-103, Tyner 2-29, Marshall 2-17, Mariota-to-Addison scoring pass shot Oregon in front 22-10 and preceded Allen 1-37, Brown 1-24, Lowe 1-17, Mundt 1-13, Delaney 1-8. Wood’s second interception. Mitchell got that one, too, and the Ducks Punting—Colorado: O’Neill 8-40.8 (50 long, 5 In20). Oregon: Maldonado 3-40.7 (47 quickly capitalized, with Mariota hitting Keanon Lowe for a 17-yard score long, 1 In20). that capped a 34-second possession to make it 29-10 Oregon at the end of Punt Returns—Colorado: Spruce 1-5. Oregon: Addison 1-minus 3. Kickoff Returns— Colorado: Severson 5-134, Adkins 2-54. Oregon: Hill 1-2, Lowe 1-2. the first quarter. Tackle Leaders—Colorado: Gillam 14,4—18; Orms 8,2—10; Uzo-Diribe 7,1—8; Webb 6,2—8; Parker 5,2—7; Thompson 4,2—6; Solis 3,3—6; Awuzie 4,1—5; Crawley 4,1—5; CU cut into the lead with another pair of Oliver field goals (22, 31 yards) to Greer 4,0—4; Bell 3,1—4; Bonsu 1,3—4; Henderson 2,1—3. Oregon: Ekpre-Olomu 7,1— pull to within 29-16. Mariota then took advantage with 6:04 left before 8; Malone 4,3—7; Mitchell 6,0—6; Patterson 6,0—6; Washington 4,0—4; Hart 2,2—4. intermission with a rushing TD to make it 36-16, and Oregon added another Quarterback Sacks—Colorado: Gillam 1-6. Oregon: Walker 1-15, Washington 1-1. TD – this one on a 4-yard Mariota-to-Huff pass – to take its 27-point (43-16) Interceptions—Colorado: Henderson 2-0. Oregon: Mitchell 2-2. halftime lead. Passes Broken Up—Colorado: Bell, Bonsu, Webb. Oregon: Buckner, Hardrick, Mitchell. Oregon further blew it open by scoring on its first two second-half possession, with Mariota hitting Addison for a 44-yard score, then finding GAME NOTES Huff for a 26-yarder. With 6:50 left in the third quarter, the Ducks were Colorado lost its 10th straight Pac-12 game … The teams combined for 493 cruising 57-16 and had comfortably entered name-your-score mode. yards of offense in the first quarter (UO 262, CU 231), when they also combined for 12 possessions … Colorado led for 6:29 in the first quarter, the most any CU linebacker Addison Gillam finished with a CU freshman record 18 team has led Oregon in five games this year (Tennessee led Oregon for 5:26 in tackles (14 solo), four third down stops and two tackles for loss, one of the first quarter of their game); the 10 first quarter points were the most by an opponent in a quarter against UO this year … Colorado had 318 yards in which was a sack. the first half, just 2.5 yards shy of what Oregon came in allowing per game (320.5); but the Buffs managed just 56 after halftime … Oregon’s 755 yards of A fumble forced by Chidera Uzo-Diribe and recovered by CU linebacker total offense were the second most ever against a CU defense, trailing 875 by Derrick Webb at the Oregon 10-yard line offered the Buffs a chance for a Oklahoma in an 82-42 loss on Oct. 4, 1980 (758 of those were rushing) … third-quarter score, but they couldn’t take advantage. The Buffs actually Oregon became the first CU opponent to amass at least 400 yards of either took the ball away on three straight possessions, the other two coming on rushing or passing and 300 of the other (406 pass/349 rush); the 406 passing yards were the 13th most ever by an opponent … Colorado was 0-of-15 on Greg Henderson interceptions, but the Buffs couldn’t take advantage. CU third down, eclipsing its old worst mark on the down, as the Buffs were 0-of- closed the game with four straight three-and-outs, as the high-scoring affair 13 against Kansas State in a 20-14 loss at Manhattan on Nov. 6, 1999 … CB saw a scoreless fourth quarter. Greg Henderson was the first Buff to have two interceptions in the same game since Oct. 27, 2007, when CB Terrence Wheatley snared three at Texas Tech.

109 ARIZONA STATE 54 GAME COLORADO ...... 0 6 0 7 — 13 COLORADO 13 55 Arizona State ...... 25 22 70—54 OCTOBER 12, 2013 SCORING Score Time Qtr SUN DEVIL STADIUM, TEMPE Arizona State — Strong 69 pass from Kelly (Gonzalez kick) 0- 7 13:28 1Q Arizona State — Grice 8 run (Strong pass from Bercovici) 0-15 10:26 1Q TEMPE, Ariz. — Host Arizona State jumped out to an early 25-0 lead in Arizona State — Gonzalez 26 FG 0-18 6:27 1Q the game’s first 10 minutes, forcing Colorado to change quarterbacks en Arizona State — Grice 1 run (Gonzalez kick) 0-25 4:45 1Q route to a 54-13 win over the Buffaloes. COLORADO — Spruce 10 pass from Liufau (pass failed) 6-25 14:54 2Q Arizona State — Coleman 1 pass from Kelly (Gonzalez kick) 6-32 13:27 2Q Arizona State — Safety, Liufau intentional grounding in end zone 6-34 9:48 2Q True freshman Sefo Liufau replaced Connor Wood after just three series, Arizona State — Gonzalez 41 FG 6-37 7:57 2Q the coaches making the call after Wood opened 0-of-4 with an Arizona State — Gonzalez 20 FG 6-40 5:49 2Q interception and two sacks. Arizona State — Kelly 17 run (Gonzalez kick) 6-47 0:16 2Q Arizona State — Robinson 1 run (Gonzalez kick) 6-54 3:22 3Q Liufau, the first true freshman to quarterback the Buffs since Tyler COLORADO — Powell 8 run (Oliver kick) 13- 54 11:03 4Q Hansen in 2008, directed a pair of scoring drives, finishing his debut Attendance: 50,104 Time: 3:00 completing 18-of-26 passes for 169 yards, with one touchdown and two Weather: 81 degrees, clear skies, 8 mph winds from the west interceptions. He also ran three times for 19 yards, not including the one TEAM STATISTICS COLORADOARIZONA STATE time he was sacked. First Downs ...... 17 29 Third Down Efficiency (Fourth) ...... 7-14 (1-1) 7-14 (1-1) On their first possession under their new quarterback, the Buffs Rushes—Net Yards...... 35-99 58-276 marched 80 yards in 11 plays and scored on a 10-yard Liufau-to-Nelson Passing Yards ...... 169 256 Spruce pass. Nice start, but the talented kid from Tacoma was up against Passes (Att-Comp-Int)...... 30-18-3 22-11-0 Total Offense...... 268 532 nasty odds when he took his first college snap. Return Yards ...... 0 77 Punts: No-Average ...... 4-40.8 2-36.5 By the time Liufau entered the college game, the Buffs trailed 25-0 – and Fumbles: No-Lost...... 2-1 1-0 that was with 4:45 left in the first quarter. Wood was pulled after his pick Penalties/Yards ...... 8/75 3/25 Quarterback Sacks—Yards...... 1-2 3-20 by corner Lloyd Carrington that set up ASU at the CU 15-yard line and led Time of Possession ...... 26:20 33:40 to a 1-yard run by Marion Grice. Drives/Average Field Position...... 12/C23 12/AS42 Red Zone: Scores-Attempts (Points)...... 2-3 (13) 7-8 (42) The Sun Devils kept the heat coming and had pushed their lead to 47-6 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS by intermission. ASU scored on eight of its nine first-half possessions and Rushing—Colorado: Adkins 16-62, Powell 7-29, Jones 4-12, Liufau 4-10, Wood 2-minus sacked Liufau in the end zone for a safety. 11, Team 2-minus 3. Arizona State: Grice 13-88, Robinson 15-69, Bercovici 6-39, Kelly 5-36, Lewis 9-19, Foster 6-18, R. Smith 1-11, Eubank 1-2, Team 2-minus 6. Passing—Colorado: Liufau 26-18-2, 169, 1 td; Wood 4-0-1, 0 td. Arizona State: Kelly ASU outgained CU 392-94 in the first half (532-268 for the game), with 19-9-0, 233, 2 td; Bercovici 3-2-0, 23. Grice rushing 13 times for 88 yards and his pair of TDs and catching two Receiving—Colorado: Spruce 5-42, Richardson 4-39, McCulloch 3-41, Goodson 2-20, passes for 46 yards. Like Kelly, he was done for the night as was receiver Powell 1-22, Slavin 1-8, Ross 1-minus 1, Adkins 1-minus 2. Arizona State: Strong 3-109, Jaelen Strong, whose three receptions went for 109 yards and one score. Grice 2-46, C. Smith 1-47, R. Smith 1-25, Rogers 1-12, Lewis 1-11, Foster 1-5, Coleman 1-1. Kelly’s other TD pass – a 1-yarder – went to Davon Coleman, who Punting—Colorado: O’Neill 4-40.8 (44 long, 0 In20). Arizona State: Kelly 1-37.0 (37 long, 1 In20), Haack 1-36.0 (36 long, 1 In20). normally plays defensive end. Punt Returns—Colorado: none. Arizona State: Nelson 3-31. Kickoff Returns— Colorado: Ross 4-86, Hall 1-11. Arizona State: Lewis 1-19, Foster 1-16. Kelly was replaced to start the second half by backup Mike Bercovi, who Tackle Leaders—Colorado: Daigh 8,2—10; Gillam 6,2—8; Bell 6,1—7; Webb 4,3—7; doubles as ASU’s holder and hit Strong with a two-point conversion pass Thompson 3,3—6; Greer 4,1—5; Henderson 3,2—5; Awuzie 4,0—4; Gilbert 3,0—3; Orms 3,0—3; Henington 2,1—3; Mosley 2,1—3; Poston 2,1—3. Arizona State: Wadood 7,0— after the Sun Devils’ second TD. 7; Young 6,1—7; Fiso 4,3—7; Bishop 4,2—6; Bradford 3,1—4; Coleman 2,2—4. Quarterback Sacks—Colorado: Bonsu 1-2. Arizona State: Bradford 1½-12, Young 1-3, The Buffs, meanwhile, struggled to find any first-half offense with the Coleman ½-5. exception of the 80-yard Liufau-led drive. Leading receiver Paul Interceptions—Colorado: none. Arizona State: Randall 1-26,Carrington 1-20, Nelson 1-0. Richardson did not have a first-half catch, and didn’t get one until CU’s Passes Broken Up—Colorado: Bell, Gillam, Henderson, Thompson, Webb. Arizona opening possession of the second half. Spruce, with three catches for 25 State: Nelson. yards, was the Buffs’ top receiver in the opening half. GAME NOTES The Buffs defense was minus CU senior safety Parker Orms for half the Colorado donned black helmets for just the sixth time in its history, and are now 1-5 in the head gear (this was the third road game; the other two were second quarter through the rest of the game. He was flagged for allegedly losses at UCLA in 2011 and at Arizona last year) … The game time was exactly targeting an ASU receiver and ejected, spending the rest of the game in 3:00 (only 26 in CU’s last 284 have been played un under three hours) … CU lost the locker room. its 11th straight Pac-12 game (school record for most consecutive losses in conference play; old mark was eight twice) … CU snapped an 0-for-19 streak on third downs in the first quarter (last try at Oregon State; 0-of-15 vs. Oregon After Liufau suffered his second interception – a pick in the end zone on and 0-of-3 before converting against ASU); Colorado was 5-of-5 on third down a pass intended for Richardson – Bercovi engineered a 14-play, 80-yard in the second half … TB Christian Powell’s 8-yard run for a touchdown in the drive that was capped by senior R.J. Robinson’s 1-yard run – the first fourth quarter was CU’s first rushing touchdown this season … PK Will Oliver scoring run of his career. With Gonzalez’s PAT, ASU went ahead 54-6 with improved to 10-of-10 on PAT kicks in 2013, extending his consecutive streak made to 40 ... SN Ryan Iverson had one tackle on punt coverage, giving him 13 3:22 left in the third quarter, and the final quarter started with that score. (10 solo) for his career, tying the most career tackles in school history by a long snapper (Chris O’Donnell had 13 from 1987-90) ... QB Sefo Liufau became Liufau led the Buffs on their second scoring drive of the night, this one the ninth true freshman to play for the Buffs this season when he appeared in 89 yards in 11 plays, with Christian Powell running 8 yards for the score. the first quarter; the last true freshman to appear in a game at quarterback for CU was Tyler Hansen, who made his debut in a 14-13 win against Kansas State Will Oliver’s PAT made it 54-13. in Boulder on Oct. 18, 2008; he completed 7-of-14 passes for 71 yards (1 TD/1 INT). He made his starting debut the following week at Missouri.

110 COLORADO 43 GAME Charleston Southern...... 0 10 00—10 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 10 66 COLORADO ...... 8 14 7 14 — 43 OCTOBER 19, 2013 SCORING Score Time Qtr FOLSOM FIELD, BOULDER COLORADO — Adkins 23 run (O’Neill run) 8- 0 12:52 1Q Charleston Southern — Deboy 33 FG 8- 3 14:50 2Q BOULDER — Stepping away from their Pac-12 Conference schedule on a COLORADO — Adkins 5 run (Oliver kick) 15- 3 11:41 2Q perfect mid-October Saturday, the Colorado Buffaloes eventually stepped COLORADO — Richardson 60 pass from Liufau (Oliver kick) 22- 3 9:16 2Q out of Folsom Field with a 43-10 win over Charleston Southern. Charleston Southern — Korn 7 pass from Copeland (Higgins kick)22-10 0:06 2Q COLORADO — Powell 2 run (Oliver kick) 29-10 7:11 3Q Michael Adkins II, a true freshman from San Diego, accounted for a COLORADO — Adkins 33 run (Oliver kick) 36-10 11:22 4Q freshman school record four touchdowns on runs of 23, 5, 33 yards and 34 COLORADO — Adkins 34 run (Oliver kick) 43-10 6:09 4Q yards. Entering Saturday’s game, the Buffs had scored one rushing TD in their previous five games. Attendance: 36,730 Time: 2:50 Tailback/fullback Christian Powell also scored on a 2-yard run as the Buffs Weather: 61 degrees, mostly sunny skies, 20 percent humidity, 5 mph enjoyed their most productive running afternoon of the season (218 yards). winds from the east

The Buffs broke a three-game losing streak, evened their record at 3-3 and TEAM STATISTICS COLORADO CHARLESTON won their first game under first-time starting quarterback Sefo Liufau. First Downs ...... 19 11 In his first start Saturday, he was 14-of-20 for 198 yards. Liufau’s TD pass Third Down Efficiency (Fourth) ...... 5-10 (1-1) 5-16 (1-1) covered 60 yards, most of them courtesy of fleet junior Paul Richardson in Rushes—Net Yards...... 31-218 45-148 Passing Yards ...... 198 48 the second quarter. Richardson finished with eight receptions for 122 Passes (Att-Comp-Int)...... 21-15-0 14-7-1 yards. Total Offense...... 416 196 Return Yards ...... 8 0 The game against previously unbeaten CSU, the FCS’ No. 23ranked team, Punts: No-Average ...... 4-39.8 7-43.1 was arranged on Sept. 30; it replaced a Sept. 14 game against Fresno State Fumbles: No-Lost...... 0-0 2-1 which was postponed due to the record rainfall and floods that ravaged Penalties/Yards ...... 2/25 6/33 the Boulder and area. Quarterback Sacks—Yards...... 2-21 1-14 Time of Possession ...... 23:13 36:47 CSU, which entered the afternoon 7-0, was without its first two Drives/Average Field Position...... 11/C39 11/CS20 quarterbacks and started freshman Kyle Copeland, who was playing in only Red Zone: Scores-Attempts (Points)...... 2-2 (14) 2-2 (10) his third game and had thrown two incompletions in his only two attempts. Copeland’s final passing stats: 7-of-14 for 48 yards, one TD, one INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS interception. Rushing—Colorado: Adkins 13-137, Powell 11-52, Jones 4-37, Liufau 3-minus 8. CSU: Copeland 20-50, Holloway 5-44, Reyes 14-43, Allen 2-10, Hammond 2-2, Frazier 2- CU outgained CSU 416-196 in total offense, with the Buffs adjusting to CSU’s minus 1. option attack and holding them to zero points and 46 total yards in the Passing—Colorado: Liufau 20-14-0, 198, 1 td; Wood 1-1-0, 0, 0 td. Charleston second half. Southern: Copeland 13-7-1, 48, 1 td; Reyes 1-0-0, 0. Receiving—Colorado: Richardson 8-122, Spruce 2-27, Goodson 1-28, Canty 1-15, The Buffs got out of the first half with a 22-10 lead largely made possible by McCulloch 1-5, Adkins 1-1, Ross 1-0. CSU: Korn 4-32, Glears 1-16, Hammond 1-0, a timely forced fumble from Chidera Uzo-Diribe and Paul Richardson’s Reyes 1-0. runaway speed. Uzo-Diribe stripped CSU quarterback Kyle Copeland at the Punting—Colorado: O’Neill 4-39.8 (42 long, 2 In20). Charleston Southern: Burns 7- Buccaneers’ 12-yard line in the second quarter. Two plays later, Adkins took 43.1 (71 long, 2 In20). a handoff headed off left tackle, weaved to his right and scored from 5 yards Punt Returns—Colorado: Spruce 2-4. Charleston Southern: none. Kickoff Returns—Colorado: Severson 2-52. Charleston Southern: Hammond 1-16, Cruz 1- out for his and the Buffs second score of the game. He previously broke 13. free for a 23-yard TD on the opening drive. Punter Darragh O’Neill then Tackle Leaders—Colorado: Gillam 6,2—8; Greer 6,2—8; Crawley 6,0—6; Henderson scored on the two-point conversion. 6,0—6; Awuzie 5,0—5; Parker 3,1—4; Solis 3,1—4; Tupou 3,1—4; Bell 2,1—3; Uzo- Diribe 2,1—3; Webb 2,1—3; Wilson 2,1—3; Orms 1,1—2; Poston 1,1—2. Charleston CU’s 15-3 lead ballooned to 22-3 after a three-and-out CSU series and the 60- Southern: Jackson 5,0—5; Curl 4,1—5; Lee 4,1—5; Smith 4,0—4; Freeman 4,0—4; yard pitch-and-catch executed by Liufau and Richardson. Credit Liufau with Brown 3,0—3. keeping the play afloat; he fielded a bouncing center snap, collected himself Quarterback Sacks—Colorado: Awuzie 1-12, Uzo-Diribe 1-9. Charleston Southern: and spotted Richardson crossing right to left in front of the formation. Smith 1-14. Richardson took the short pass, reversed his field and outran two Interceptions—Colorado: Bell 1-4. Charleston Southern: none. Buccaneers in pursuit to the right pylon. Passes Broken Up—Colorado: Henderson, Thompson. Charleston Southern: none. But after CU had surged in front 22-3, CSU collected itself for its second 9- plus minute drive of the half – the first ended with a field goal when an apparent TD pass on a well-designed pitch was reviewed and overruled – GAME NOTES and scored on a 7-yard Copeland to Colton Korn pass six seconds before Colorado averaged eight yards per play on offense (8.0) for the first time since intermission. 2005 (8.14 vs. North Texas) … Colorado dropped to 0-6 on the coin toss in 2013 … The first half took 1 hour, 16 minutes to play … The final game time The Buffs scored on their first possession of the second half, opening a 29- was 2:50, CU’s first sub-3:00 game since 2011 at UCLA (2:54), and the fastest 10 lead after a 13-play, 64-yard march capped by Powell’s 2-yard run. since Nov. 23, 1991 at Iowa State (a 17-14 win in a blizzard) … Colorado Exactly 3 minutes later – at 4:11 – Liufau and his offense failed to capitalize improved to 3-2 all-time vs. FCS programs, Charleston Southern fell to 0-23 on a Jered Bell interception near midfield, and the quarter ended with CU against FBS teams … TB Michael Adkins and QB Sefo Liufau made their first clutching its 19-point advantage. collegiate starts today; it marked the first time in CU history a true freshman at both quarterback and running back made their starting debuts in the same With 11:22 remaining, Adkins’ 33-yard jaunt and Oliver’s extra point sent game … Junior DE Andre Nichols saw his first college action (FG/PAT unit) … the Buffs comfortably ahead 36-10. Just over 5 minutes later, Adkins shook Colorado held CSU to 46 yards and just two first downs in the second half (0- loose again and broke three tackles and ran 34 yards en route to his record- of-6 on third downs) … DE Chidera Uzo-Diribe forced his fifth fumble of the setting fourth TD. year (leads the NCAA) … There were just 111 total plays in the game (CU averaged 8.0 on its 52, CSU 3.3 on its 59 (which ate up 36:47 on the clock); 34 Wood replaced Liufau and Tony Jones replaced Adkins with just over 3 fewer than in any game to date involving CU … The two-point conversion was minutes remaining, with CU taking possession near its 15-yard line and added to college football in 1958; this marked the first time a CU punter played ending the game near midfield. a role in converting one when Darragh O’Neill ran it in.

111 ARIZONA 44 GAME Arizona ...... 10 14 10 10 — 44 COLORADO 20 77 COLORADO ...... 7 6 7 0 — 20 OCTOBER 26, 2013 SCORING Score Time Qtr FOLSOM FIELD, BOULDER Arizona — Carey 1 run (Smith kick) 0- 7 7:55 1Q COLORADO — Richardson 75 pass from Liufau (Oliver kick) 7- 7 7:42 1Q BOULDER — Behind a career-high 192 yards rushing by QB B.J. Denker Arizona — Smith 37 FG 7-10 4:34 1Q and another 119 by tailback Ka’Deem Carey, low by his standards, the COLORADO — Oliver 53 FG 10-10 14:50 2Q slowly pulled away to a 44-20 win over the Colorado COLORADO — Oliver 48 FG 13-10 5:12 2Q Buffaloes. Arizona — Carey 7 run (Smith kick) 13-17 2:28 2Q Arizona — Phillips 44 pass from Denker (Smith kick) 13-24 0:50 2Q Denker also completed 21-of-32 passes for 265 yards and a touchdown, Arizona — Smith 26 FG 13-27 13:25 3Q giving him 457 yards in total offense – the sixth-highest output in school COLORADO — Adkins 1 run (Oliver kick) 20-27 9:53 3Q history, with his 192 yards rushing believed to be a school record for a QB. Arizona — Carey 1 run (Smith kick) 20-34 7:55 3Q The Buffs held Carey, the nation’s leading rusher, to 42 yards below his Arizona — Carey 6 run (Smith kick) 20-41 14:30 4Q average but he did find the end zone four times. Arizona — Smith 28 FG 20-44 9:10 4Q

Sefo Liufau, making his first Pac-12 start for the Buffaloes (3-4, 0-4 Pac-12), Attendance: 38,679 Time: 3:15 finished 17-for-32 for 212 yards and a 75-yard touchdown to Paul Weather: 59 degrees, clear skies, 31 percent humidity, 3 mph winds from Richardson, who made seven catches for 132 yards. The Buffs managed the southeast 349 yards in total offense, 137 of them on the ground. TEAM STATISTICS COLORADO ARIZONA Indeed, the Buffs played the Wildcats toe-to-toe through the game’s first First Downs ...... 19 26 27 ½ minutes, even taking a 13-10 lead on Liufau’s 75-yard TD pass to Third Down Efficiency (Fourth) ...... 7-17 (0-2) 7-16 (1-1) Richardson and a pair of Will Oliver field goals that were set up by Arizona Rushes—Net Yards...... 42-137 50-405 turnovers. Passing Yards ...... 212 265 Passes (Att-Comp-Int)...... 33-17-1 32-21-1 CU linebacker Woodson Greer recovered an Arizona fumble that led to Total Offense...... 349 670 Return Yards ...... 26 19 Oliver’s career-long 53-yard field goal and tied the score at 10-10 with 14:50 Punts: No-Average ...... 5-38.6 4-37.0 left in the second quarter. Just under 5 minutes later, after Oliver was just Fumbles: No-Lost...... 0-0 2-1 wide left on a 52-yard attempt, Denker was intercepted by Buffs safety Jered Penalties/Yards ...... 2/20 5/69 Bell, who returned the pick 26 yards to the Wildcats 49, a drive that ended Quarterback Sacks—Yards...... 0-0 0-0 with an Oliver 48-yarder to make it 13-10 with 5:07 left in the first half. Time of Possession ...... 30:31 29:29 Drives/Average Field Position...... 15/C30 14/A26 Allowing the Wildcats (5-2, 2-2 Pac-12) two touchdowns in the first half’s Red Zone: Scores-Attempts (Points)...... 1-2 (7) 6-6 (34) final 2:28, the Buffs found themselves trailing 24-13 at intermission. Arizona INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS got the first of those two scores on a 7-yard run by Carey, capping a nine- Rushing—Colorado: Adkins 16-54, Powell 13-35, Liufau 8-33, Jones 4-14, O’Neill 1-1. play, 75-yard march. Then, after Arizona’s defense forced a CU Arizona: Denker 15-192, Carey 23-119, Jenkins 9-87, Baker 3-7. three-and-out, Carey ran 30 yards and Denker connected with slot receiver Passing—Colorado: Liufau 32-17-1, 212, 1 td; Richardson 1-0-0, 0. Arizona: Denker 32- Nate Phillips, who got a step on Bell, for a 44-yard TD pass. 21-1, 265, 1 td. Receiving—Colorado: Richardson 7-132, Spruce 3-28, Goodson 2-27, Fernandez 2-12, CU tied the score on the long Liufau-Richardson scoring pass, then Jake Jones 2-7, Adkins 1-6. Arizona: Grant 6-41, Phillips 4-69, Miller 3-69, Richards 3-50, Smith’s 37-yard field goal sent Arizona up 10-7 with 4:34 left in the first Carey 3-12, Wharton 2-24. quarter. Punting—Colorado: O’Neill 5-38.6 (47 long, 3 In20). Arizona: Riggleman 4-37.0 (55 long, 2 In20). Needing a defensive stop to open the second half, the Buffs got a partial Punt Returns—Colorado: none. Arizona: none. Kickoff Returns—Colorado: stop. Three plays – two of them runs by Denker that netted 65 yards – put Severson 2-79. Arizona: Grant 1-23. the Wildcats inside the Buffs’ 10 with first-and-goal. But CU held Arizona to Tackle Leaders—Colorado: Orms 13,2—15; Awuzie 5,7—12; Bell 7,2—9; Greer 5,2— 7; Gillam 3,4—7; Henderson 1,5—6; Uzo-Diribe 3,2—5; Crawley 4,0—4; Webb 3,1—4; a field goal – a 26-yarder by Smith – then responded with its own 75-yard Tupou 1,2—3; Kafovalu 2,0—2; Solis 2,0—2; Wilson 2,0—2. Arizona: Wright 6,3—9; drive (nine plays) and pulled to within seven (27-20) on Michael Adkins II’s Parks 7,0—7; Fischer 5,2—7; Flowers 6,0—6; Gilbert 2,4—6; four with 4,1—5. 1-yard plunge and Oliver’s PAT. Quarterback Sacks—Colorado: none. Arizona: none. Interceptions—Colorado: Bell 1-26. Arizona: Parks 1-19. Carey scored his third TD of the night – another 1-yard dive – and Smith Passes Broken Up—Colorado: Henderson 2, Uzo-Diribe 2, Crawley, Wilson. Arizona: kicked Arizona ahead again by two touchdowns (34-20) with 7:55 left in the Parks 2, Grandon, Holiday, McKnight. third quarter. GAME NOTES Liufau, with the help of a personal foul (facemask) on Arizona cornerback It was the annual Blackout Breast Cancer game, so the Buffaloes wore all Jonathan McKnight that nullified an interception, drove CU to the Arizona black, including pink accessories (and the Ralphie logo was pink as well); but 4-yard line but no further. Liufau’s fourth-down pass to the end zone fell the Buffs dropped to 21-22-1 all-time wearing all black (0-3 with black incomplete. helmets) … Colorado fell to 61-33-5 in 99 homecoming games, to 50-50-2 in night games overall (6-1 vs. Arizona, 24-13-2 at home) … WR Paul After it was made, just over 3 minutes later, the fourth quarter began with Richardson’s 75-yard TD reception was his sixth play of 50 yards or longer the Buffs still trailing by 14 points. this season, tying the modern day record for most plays 50 yards or longer in year (and it was the 12th of his career) … OLB Woodson Greer started on And the end was beginning . . . CU attempted a fake punt at its own 15-yard the inside (at the will spot) with the Buffs opening in the nickel … DL Samson Kafovalu returned to action as he completed all requirements to play after line, with punter Darragh O’Neill trying to skirt left end but being violating assorted team rules … Arizona ran 39 first down plays, and gained hammered after a 3-yard gain to the 18. Carey needed two runs to cover yardage on 36 of those; the other plays were two rushes for zero and an that distance, scoring his fourth TD on a 6-yard run up the middle. incomplete pass as UA averaged 9.97 yards on first down; CU averaged a healthy 6.4 … FS Jered Bell made his third interception of the season, which After Smith’s extra point the Wildcats were cruising, 41-20, with 14:30 he has returned for 109 yards and a TD; his four career picks he has returned remaining. He added a 28-yard field goal to make it 44-20 with 9:10 to play 146 yards … P Darragh O’Neill punted three times inside UA territory, placing all inside the 15 … PK Will Oliver made his career long field goal of and that ended the scoring. 53 yards; he previously had two from 52 yards.

112 UCLA 45 GAME COLORADO ...... 3 10 0 10 — 23 COLORADO 23 88 UCLA ...... 7 14 14 10 — 45 NOVEMBER 2, 2013 SCORING Score Time Qtr ROSE BOWL STADIUM, PASADENA COLORADO — Oliver 23 FG 3- 0 0:56 1Q UCLA — Fuller 76 pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick) 3- 7 0:19 1Q PASADENA, Calif. — What started as a promising day for Colorado ended COLORADO — Richardson 7 pass from Liufau (Oliver kick) 10- 7 11:04 2Q in a 45-23 loss to the No. 17 UCLA Bruins on a beautiful Saturday at the UCLA —Hundley 11 run (Fairbairn kick) 10-14 7:49 2Q Rose Bowl. UCLA — Fuller 6 pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick) 10-21 6:25 2Q COLORADO — Oliver 47 FG 13-21 1:16 2Q UCLA trailed 10-7 in the second quarter, but scored a pair of quick UCLA —Hundley 1 run (Fairbairn kick) 13-28 10:53 3Q touchdowns to go ahead 21-10 and forced CU to play from behind the rest UCLA —Thigpen 5 run (Fairbairn kick) 13-35 1:24 3Q of the way. COLORADO — Jones 2 run (Oliver kick) 20-35 12:20 4Q UCLA — Fairbairn 45 FG 20-38 9:12 4Q Paul Richardson made seven catches for 70 yards, while Christian Powell COLORADO — Oliver 37 FG 23-38 6:17 4Q carried 22 times for 97 yards and kicker Will Oliver hit three of his career- UCLA —Fuller 8 run (Fairbairn kick) 23-45 3:36 4Q high five field goal attempts, uncharacteristically missing a pair of Attendance: 80,377 Time: 3:16 45-yarders. Sefo Liufau, making his first Pac-12 road start, finished 25-of-36 Weather: 74 degrees, light haze, 19 percent humidity, 7 mph winds from passing for 247 yards and one TD. the southwest

UCLA quarterback Brett Hundley accounted for four touchdowns, TEAM STATISTICS COLORADO UCLA completing 19 of 24 passes for 273 yards and two scores, and running 11 First Downs ...... 26 18 Third Down Efficiency (Fourth) ...... 8-17 (0-1) 6-11 (0-0) times for 72 yards and another pair of TDs. Rushes—Net Yards...... 40-134 33-139 Passing Yards ...... 247 273 Before the Bruins’ final first-quarter possession, the Buffs had outgained Passes (Att-Comp-Int)...... 36-25-0 24-19-0 them 111-17 in total offense and had six first downs to none for the Rose Total Offense...... 381 412 Bowl hosts. CU also had a 3-0 lead, courtesy of Oliver’s 23-yard field goal, Return Yards ...... 0 - 2 Punts: No-Average ...... 2-35.0 3-43.7 which followed a wide right 45-yard attempt on the Buffs’ first possession Fumbles: No-Lost...... 2-1 0-0 and marked Oliver’s first miss of the season from that distance. Penalties/Yards ...... 5/40 11/122 Quarterback Sacks—Yards...... 0-0 1-8 But it took UCLA two plays – one of them a run for minus-one yard – to take Time of Possession ...... 35:59 24:01 the lead. Following that loss of a yard on first down, Hundley teamed with Drives/Average Field Position...... 10/C25 12/U41 receiver Devin Fuller for a 75-yard TD pass that put UCLA up 7-3 with 19 Red Zone: Scores-Attempts (Points)...... 4-4 (20) 5-5 (35) seconds left in the first quarter. INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing—Colorado: Powell 22-97, Jones 7-15, Liufau 8-14, Abron 3-8. UCLA: Hundley The Buffs’ effort spilled into the second quarter; Liufau drove them 73 11-72, Thigpen 4-38, Jones 4-13, Fuller 1-8, James 6-8, Perkins 4-3, Team 3-minus 3. yards in 10 plays, hitting Richardson with a 7-yard scoring pass, moving Passing—Colorado: Liufau 36-25-0, 247, 1 td. UCLA: Hundley 24-19-0, 273, 2 td. CU back in front 10-7 with 11:04 left before the half. Receiving—Colorado: Richardson 7-70, Spruce 6-49, Goodson 3-42, Jones 3-42, Slavin 3-23, Ross 2-11, Powell 1-10. UCLA: Payton 4-31, Fuller 3-99 Evans 3-66, Perkins 2-28, Duarte 2-16, Ortiz 2-11, James 2-2, Mazzone 1-20. In the next 4:27, the Bruins scored twice to take a 21-10 lead. The first TD Punting—Colorado: O’Neill 2-35.0 (46 long, 1 In20). UCLA: Covington 3-43.7 (50 long, followed a 61-yard, eight-play drive and was scored by Hundley on an 11- 1 In20). yard run through the middle of the CU defense, then on the ensuing kickoff, Punt Returns—Colorado: Spruce 1-0. UCLA: Evans 1-minus 2. Kickoff Returns— Buffs returner Ryan Severson’s fumble was recovered by Bruins freshman Colorado: Severson 5-84, Ross 1-21. UCLA: Fuller 3-102, Zumwalt 1-13. linebacker Jayon Brown at the CU 14. Three plays later, Hundley and Fuller Tackle Leaders—Colorado: Webb 6,3—9; Gillam 6,1—7; Orms 5,1—6; Solis 4,1—5; hooked up again, this time for a 6-yard score. With Fairbairn’s extra point, Awuzie 4,0—4; Uzo-Diribe 4,0—4; Bell 3,1—4; Parker 3,1—4; Henderson 2,2—4; Tupou 2,1—3; Hall 1,1—2; Kafovalu 1,1—2; Greer 0,1—1. UCLA: Jack 7,2—9; the Bruins took a deep breath and were up 21-10. Savaliinaea 6,1—7; Adams 4,2—6; Jefferson 3,3—6; Barr 4,1—5; Zumwalt 3,2—5; Marsh 2,3—5. CU had 6:20 left before intermission to answer, and Oliver did with his Quarterback Sacks—Colorado: none. UCLA: McCarthy 1-8. second field goal of the half – a 47-yarder that pulled the Buffs to within Interceptions—Colorado: none. UCLA: none. eight (21-13). Passes Broken Up—Colorado: Henderson 2, Awuzie. UCLA: Barr, Jack, McCarthy.

Hundley took the Bruins 70 yards in 12 plays, scoring the TD on a 1-yard GAME NOTES run two plays after he had run 14 yards – again up the middle – to convert Colorado finally won the pregame coin toss, after losing it the first seven a third-and-10 at the CU 19 and that put the Bruins up 28-13. games … CU has lost 13 straight against ranked teams (last win: 34-30 over Kansas in 2009); the Buffs have lost 21 straight road games against ranked Liufau then pointed the Buffs in the right direction, marching them to the opponents, with the last win a 31-17 over UCLA at the Rose Bowl in 2002 ... CB Jeffrey Hall made his first career start, subbing for an injured Kenneth UCLA 28-yard line before the drive stalled. Oliver came on for a 45-yard Crawley … CU forced UCLA into a “three-and-out” on its opening drive, the field attempt, but it was wide right and after UCLA took possession at the fourth time in eight games the Buff defense has accomplished that (the Bruins Buffs 48-yard line on the next possession, UCLA extended its lead to 35-13. had four in 12 drives, scoring three of their six TDs on drives started in CU territory) … CU’s 11:33 in time of possession for the first quarter was a CU opened the fourth quarter by completing a 75-yard, 13-play march, quarter high this season, as was its 20:38 in the first half for a half and 35:59 capped by Tony Jones’ 2-yard dive. The Buffs pulled back to within 15 for a game … CU gained a Pac-12 season best 381 yards, and moved the ball into UCLA territory on seven of 10 drives … UCLA’s 412 total yards and 215 points (35-20). UCLA hit a 45-yard field goal on its next possession and the first half yards were the fewest against CU in a league game this year (ASU had Buffs answered that with Oliver’s third field goal of the day from 37-yards the previous game low of 532, OSU had the previous first half low of 285) … It out to make the score 38-23. was feast or famine for the Bruins: their 15 plays of 10 yards or more gained 317 yards; the other 42 just 95 … CU running backs have combined for 234 After CU was unsuccessful on an on-sides kick attempt, UCLA benefitted carries without a fumble this season … ILB Addison Gillam had seven tackles, bringing his season total to 81, just four shy of the school’s freshman record from a short field (47 yards) and scored its final touchdown on an 8-yard … With 97 rushing yards, TB Christian Powell became the 50th player in Hundley-to-Fuller lateral. UCLA won 45-23. school history to rush for 1,000 career yards (1,067, 44th on CU’s all-time list).

113 WASHINGTON 59 GAME COLORADO ...... 7 0 0 0 — 7 COLORADO 7 99 Washington...... 10 21 21 7—59 NOVEMBER 9, 2013 SCORING Score Time Qtr HUSKY STADIUM, SEATTLE Washington — Coons 27 FG 0- 3 12:01 1Q Washington — Sankey 1 run (Coons kick) 0-10 6:39 1Q SEATTLE — Washington used a wealth of offensive weapons and broke COLORADO — Richardson 53 pass from Liufau (Oliver kick) 7-10 3:56 1Q open a close game with two late first half touchdowns in defeating the Washington — Perkins 6 pass from Price (Coons kick) 7-17 14:55 2Q Colorado Buffaloes, 59-7, on a cold, drizzly night at Husky Stadium. Washington — Price 18 run (Coons kick) 7-24 3:19 2Q Washington — Serefian-Jenkins 15 pass from Price (Coons kick) 7-31 0:02 2Q Washington — Watson 84 interception return (Coons kick) 7-38 11:49 3Q After turning a 17-7 edge into a 31-7 halftime lead, Washington (6-3, 3-3 Pac- Washington — Price 4 run (Coons kick) 7-45 7:04 3Q 12) converted three consecutive CU turnovers in the third quarter into 21 Washington — Peters 53 fumble return (Coons kick) 7-52 3:45 3Q points to put the game out of reach. Washington — Washington 5 run (Coons kick) 7-59 11:50 4Q Attendance: 66,599 Time: 2:48 Two of the Buff turnovers were interceptions thrown by freshman Weather: 50 degrees, light rain throughout, 75 percent humidity, quarterback Sefo Liufau, a product of Bellarmine Prep in nearby Tacoma. negligible winds His first pick was returned 84 yards for a touchdown by safety Tre Watson, TEAM STATISTICS COLORADO WASHINGTON the second pick jump-started a seven-play, 40-yard scoring drive capped by First Downs ...... 15 28 quarterback Keith Price’s 4-yard run. Third Down Efficiency (Fourth) ...... 6-15 (0-2) 8-13 (2-4) Rushes—Net Yards...... 37-128 51-316 Passing Yards ...... 171 312 And following those turnovers was a fumble by Tony Jones that was Passes (Att-Comp-Int)...... 25-14-2 29-22-0 recovered and returned 53 yards for a touchdown by corner Marcus Peters, Total Offense...... 299 628 Return Yards ...... 0 160 who also was credited with a tipped pass on Liufau’s first pick. It was the Punts: No-Average ...... 3-45.0 0-0.0 first fumble by a CU running back in 2013. When the smoke finally cleared, Fumbles: No-Lost...... 2-1 0-0 the Huskies had built an insurmountable 52-7 lead entering the fourth Penalties/Yards ...... 1/4 6/50 quarter. Quarterback Sacks—Yards...... 2-11 2-14 Time of Possession ...... 29:08 30:52 Drives/Average Field Position...... 11/C26 9/W30 CU (3-6, 0-6 Pac-12) finished the night with 299 yards in total offense to Red Zone: Scores-Attempts (Points)...... 0-1 (0) 7-9 (45) UW’s 628. The Buffs converted six of 15 third down attempts to the Huskies’ INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS eight of 13 – and two of those conversions were for 14 and 12 yards. Rushing—Colorado: Powell 12-73, Adkins 5-26, Abron 7-19, Jones 6-14, Liufau 5-minus 1, Team 2-minus 3. Washington: Sankey 23-143, Washington 4-57, Miles 2-45, Price 7- 29, Cooper 8-25, Ross 1-15, Callier 4-5, Team 2-minus 3. Colorado junior Paul Richardson, one of the nation’s leading receivers, was Passing—Colorado: Liufau 22-12-2, 160, 1 td; Wood 3-2-0, 11, 0 td. Washington: Price still hampered by a sprained ankle he suffered two weeks earlier against 29-22-0, 312, 2 td. Arizona, and in fact wore a protective boot when he exited the team bus Receiving—Colorado: Spruce 5-40, Richardson 3-77, Goodson 2-18, Adkins 1-18, Canty 1-10, Jones 1-7, McCulloch 1-1. Washington: Mickens 5-72, Smith 5-55, Sankey 4-53, and still had it on during the initial walk-through. But in the final warm-ups Serefian-Jenkins 3-62, Hall 2-43, Ross 2-21, Perkins 1-6. 30 minutes before the game, he shed the boot and appeared to fairly Punting—Colorado: O’Neill 3-45.0 (56 long, 1 In20). Washington: none. healthy. Punt Returns—Colorado: none. Washington: none. Kickoff Returns—Colorado: Severson 8-171. Washington: Ross 2-34. Entering the game in pursuit of a pair of school records, Richardson only Tackle Leaders—Colorado: Henderson 8,1—9; Webb 5,3—8; Gillam 4,3—7; Crawley 3,3—6; Bell 4,1—5; Orms 4,1—5; Thompson 4,1—5; Wilson 2,3—5; Awuzie 2,2—4; played the first half. His 53-yard first-half TD catch was his ninth of the Mosley 3,0—3; Uzo-Diribe 3,0—3. Washington: Lawyer 4,2—6; Littleton 3,3—6; Tutogi year, two short of Derek McCoy’s school record of 11 set in 2003. His 77 3,3—6; Shelton 2,4—6; Feeney 3,2—5; King 3,1—4; Timu 2,2—4; Watson 2,2—4. yards made him the seventh player to record over 1,000 yards in a season, Quarterback Sacks—Colorado: Gillam 1-2, Wilson ½-5; Kafovalu ½-4. Washington: Parker 1-6, Littleton ½-4, Shelton ½-4. with his 1,061 by game’s end inching him closer to Charles E. Johnson’s Interceptions—Colorado: none. Washington: Watson 1-84, Parker 1-23. season mark of 1,149 set in 1992. And that 53-yard catch gave him seven Passes Broken Up—Colorado: Bell, Henderson. Washington: Peters. plays (all receptions) of 50-plus yards this season, setting a school record. GAME NOTES UW, which had already scored on four of its first five possessions, drove 66 Washington now leads the all-time series 8-5-1, having won the last five meetings (the first three with both as members of the Pac-12) … The five straight wins ties the yards in 46 seconds and got a 15-yard TD pass from Price to Austin Seferian- second longest current winning streak over CU; USC has won seven straight and Jenkins two seconds before halftime, its second score in the half’s final Missouri and Texas also own wins the last five times out against the Buffs … four minutes. The Huskies had gone ahead 10-0, but CU answered with a Colorado dropped to 79-34 against teams with three or more losses dating back to the 1985 season … Since 1989, CU is now 56-38-1 in its last 95 November games (50- seven-play, 76-yard march highlighted by the Liufau-to-Richardson play to 26 against all-comers aside from Nebraska, going 6-12-1 against the Huskers, and cut it to 10-7. 51-15 against unranked teams) ... ILB Clay Norgard saw his first career action, playing on special teams (kickoff return unit) … Of the 70 players on the trip, 59 played in the game (with six redshirting) … Washington converted all three CU Price, a senior, was a thorn in CU’s side for three years, personally turnovers into touchdowns (21 points); two via return (interception, fumble), the amassing close to 1,000 yards of total offense in leading UW to three wins first defensive returns for scores against CSU this year … the fumble (by TB Tony Jones) came after 253 carries without a fumble by CU running backs in 2013 ... The by a combined score of 149-34. The Huskies had nine possessions in the 53-yard TD reception by WR Paul Richardson was his ninth of the season, and he game, and drove into CU territory on all nine, running 55 of their 80 plays became just the fourth Buff to have that many in a year; the nine have covered 465 yards, or 51.7 per; his 20 career have spanned 836 yards (41.8) ... It was also his 13th on the Buffs side of the field. career play of 50 yards or longer, the seventh in 2013; both are modern day Colorado records (the only players possibly with more would have been Kayo Lam in 1935 and Byron White in 1937, but those records do not exist) ... Richardson also surpassed the 1,000-yard mark for receiving yards for the season, just the seventh CU player to accomplish that feat ... ILB Addison Gillam recorded seven tackles to give him 88 for the season, a CU record for the most tackles by a freshman for a single season in school history ... ILB Ryan Severson tied for the second most kickoff returns in a game at Colorado (8), with the 171 yards the fifth-most ever.

114 COLORADO 41 GAME California...... 0 10 0 14 — 24 CALIFORNIA 24 1100 COLORADO ...... 3 21 3 14 — 41 NOVEMBER 16, 2013 SCORING Score Time Qtr FOLSOM FIELD, BOULDER COLORADO — Oliver 27 FG 3- 0 3:02 1Q COLORADO — Slavin 10 pass from Liufau (Oliver kick) 10- 0 14:56 2Q BOULDER — On a cold and windswept afternoon at Folsom Field, the California — D’Amato 42 FG 10- 3 8:25 2Q Colorado Buffaloes presented coach Mike MacIntyre with his first Pac-12 California — Muhammad 55 run (D’Amato kick) 10-10 7:11 2Q Conference win in a 41-24 victory over California, ending a 14-game league COLORADO — Jones 10 pass from Liufau (Oliver kick) 17-10 2:40 2Q losing streak that also marked CU’s 300th win at Folsom Field, its home COLORADO — Powell 2 run (Oliver kick) 24-10 0:46 2Q since 1924. COLORADO — Oliver 24 FG 27-10 0:42 3Q COLORADO — Adkins II 63 pass from Liufau (Oliver kick) 34-10 12:22 4Q California — Bigelow 1 run (D’Amato kick) 34-17 6:14 4Q The Buffs’ 485 yards in total offense against the Bears marked their most COLORADO — Spruce 46 onside kickoff return (Oliver kick) 41-17 6:07 4Q productive game since getting 509 in the season-opening win against California — Bigelow 26 run (D’Amato kick) 41-24 1:23 4Q Colorado State. The bulk of CU’s total was produced by freshman quarterback Sefo Liufau, who completed 23 of 36 passes for 364 yards and Attendance: 38,252 Time: 3:24 three touchdowns, with one interception. Weather: 53 degrees, partly cloudy skies, 28% humidity, 6 mph winds/west (gusting to 47) The fleet Paul Richardson did his part, as did Nelson Spruce. Over half of TEAM STATISTICS COLORADO CALIFORNIA Liufau’s completions went to “P-Rich” (11 catches, 140 yards) and Spruce First Downs ...... 23 23 (eight for a career-high 140). Richardson’s 11 catches tied the school single- Third Down Efficiency (Fourth) ...... 6-14 (0-0) 4-17 (3-5) game record. Rushes—Net Yards...... 38-121 34-197 Passing Yards ...... 364 214 Liufau’s three TD tosses were to tailbacks Michael Adkins II (63 yards) and Passes (Att-Comp-Int)...... 36-23-1 52-26-1 Tony Jones and tight end Kyle Slavin. Tailback Christian Powell ran for a 2- Total Offense...... 485 411 yard score and Spruce returned an on-side kickoff 46 yards for CU’s final TD. Return Yards ...... 2 12 Punts: No-Average ...... 5-37.0 7-48.3 Fumbles: No-Lost...... 0-0 2-1 The Buffs (4-6, 1-6 Pac-12) closed out the half by scoring twice in just under Penalties/Yards ...... 4/33 4/37 2 minutes to take a 24-10 lead. That pair of swift scores came on a 10-yard Quarterback Sacks—Yards...... 3-16 0-0 pass from Liufau to Jones and the TD run by Powell, who finished with 60 Time of Possession ...... 32:41 27:19 yards on 18 carries. Adkins ran nine times for 39 yards and Jones’ eight Drives/Average Field Position...... 14/C25 15/W33 attempts netted 22 yards. Red Zone: Scores-Attempts (Points)...... 5-6 (27) 1-1 (7) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS CU never trailed, going up 3-0 on a Will Oliver 27-yard first-quarter field Rushing—Colorado: Powell 18-60, Adkins 9-39, Jones 8-22, Liufau 2-2, Team 1-minus goal, and increased the margin to 10-0 on a 10-yard Liufau pass to Slavin, 2. California: Bigelow 15-107, Muhammad 10-78, Goff 6-9, Kline 3-3. his second career TD. Passing—Colorado: Liufau 36-23-1, 364, 3 td. California: Goff 45-23-1, 173, 0 td; Kline 7-3-0, 41, 0 td. Cal pulled to 10-3 on a 42-yard Vincenzo D’Amato field goal with 8:25 left Receiving—Colorado: Richardson 11-140, Spruce 8-140, Adkins 1-63, Jones 1-10, Slavin before halftime. Less than 2 minutes later, the Bears tied the score at 10 1-10, Goodson 1-1. California: Treggs 7-32, Lawler 6-81, Grisom 2-18, Muhammad 2-18, on a 55-yard sprint by Khalfani Muhammad. The Buffs answered with their Anderson 2-17, Harper 2-10, Bigelow 2-7, Rodgers 1-20, Powe 1-6, Harris 1-5. two quick scores and had their first halftime lead in Pac-12 play of the Punting—Colorado: O’Neill 5-37.0 (45 long, 1 In20). California: Leininger 4-54.2 (58 season. long, 1 In20); Goff 3-40.3 (44 long, 1 In20). Punt Returns—Colorado: Spruce 1-2. California: Treggs 3-12. Kickoff Returns— Colorado: Spruce 1-46. California: Muhammad 2-46, Gingold 1-10, Powe 1-minus 1. CU dodged a bullet early in third quarter when Liufau was intercepted after Tackle Leaders—Colorado: Gillam 10,1—11; Webb 10,1—11; Bell 6,4—10; Awuzie his arm was hit in mid-release; the fluttering pass was picked off by Cal 5,3—8; Crawley 6,1—7; Thompson 3,1—4; Tupou 3,1—4; Henderson 2,2—4; Uzo- linebacker Jalen Jefferson at the CU 38-yard line. But the Buffs allowed the Diribe 3,0—3; Solis 1,2—3; Henington 2,0—2; Kafovalu 2,0—2. California: Lowe Bears only three yards and stopped them on fourth down to escape any 9,2—11; Barton 8,2—10; Jackson 8,1—9; Walker 5,3—8; Jefferson 6,1—7; Kragen damage. 4,1—5; Dozier 4,0—4. Quarterback Sacks—Colorado: Uzo-Diribe 2-9, Kafovalu 1-7. California: none. After Cal coach Sonny Dykes pulled Goff on the Bears’ fourth series of the Interceptions—Colorado: Crawley 1-0. California: Jefferson 1-0. third quarter, replacing him with redshirt freshman Zach Kline, the Buffs Passes Broken Up—Colorado: Crawley 2, Gillam 2, Awuzie, Parker, Thompson, Uzo- held the Bears to a three-and-out. Diribe. California: Lowe.

Liufau promptly drove CU to the Cal 7-yard line, where the drive stalled GAME NOTES and Oliver kicked his second field goal of the game – a 24-yarder that This was the second time in seven series games that the two schools played pushed the Buffs up 27-10. with first-year head coaches (Mike MacIntyre, Sonny Dykes); back in 1982, they opened the season against each other with Bill McCartney (CU) and Joe In the first 3 minutes of the final quarter, CU clinched the ‘W’ on the 63- Kapp (Cal) coaching their first-ever games … Spruce’s return of the onside kickoff for a touchdown was the first in CU history ... The Buffs improved to yard catch-and-run from Liufau to Adkins. He scrambled out of at least four 300-159-10 in its 90th season playing home games at Folsom Field ... Colorado tackles, sprinting and weaving in front of the Buffs bench on his way to the cut the Cal lead in the series to 4-3; the Buffs lead in Boulder, 3-2 … The 41 end zone, making the score 34-10. points were the most by the Buffs in the series … The 21 second quarter points matched CU’s high for a quarter this year (also in the fourth vs. Central Two series later, Jared Goff drove the Bears 52 yards in 10 plays, with Arkansas), and the 24 points were a first half high, as was its 324 total yards running back Brendan Bigelow scoring on a 1-yard run, pulling pulled Cal … The Buffs scored their first touchdown of the year in the last two minutes to within 34-17. But the Bears’ onside kick attempt backfired when Spruce of the first half (came in outscored 56-3) ... Richardson broke the school record fielded the ball cleanly and returned it untouched for 46 yards and a for single-season receiving yards, ending the game with 1,201; that eclipsed the 21-year old mark of 1,149 set by Charles E. Johnson in 1992. He also tied touchdown. the single-game reception mark and the season best for 100-yard games (six)... Spruces enjoyed his second 100-yard day, thus it was the 15th time two players Cal (1-10, 0-8) scored its final TD on a 26-yard Bigelow run with 1:23 left; this had 100-plus games ... QB Sefo Liufau had his first multi-TD game; the 364 time, the Bears executed the onside kick, but Goff was intercepted in the yards tied for the 16th most in a game in CU history, the second-most by a end zone by corner Kenneth Crawley to prevent a final cosmetic score. freshman (Koy Detmer had 418 against Oklahoma in 1992; he was also a true frosh) ... P Darragh O’Neill had one punt inside-the-20, the 65th of his career, tying John Torp’s CU record set from2002-05.

115 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 47 GAME Southern California ...... 9 14 14 10 — 47 COLORADO 29 1111 COLORADO ...... 0 0 7 22 — 29 NOVEMBER 23, 2013 SCORING Score Time Qtr FOLSOM FIELD, BOULDER USC — Allen 12 run (Heidari kick) 0- 7 5:34 1Q USC — Safety, Vainuku blocked punt out of end zone 0- 9 1:04 1Q BOULDER — Southern California turned Colorado’s Senior Night at frigid USC — Allen 1 run (Heidari kick) 0-16 5:23 2Q USC — Agholor 20 pass from Kessler (Heidari kick) 0-23 0:42 2Q Folsom Field sour, beating the Buffs 47-29 for its eighth consecutive win in COLORADO — Bell 31 fumble return (Oliver kick) 7-23 14:46 3Q the series and snuffing CU’s hopes of reaching the postseason. USC — Telfer 10 pass from Kessler (Heidari kick) 7-30 11:29 3Q USC — Allen 23 run (Heidari kick) 7-37 7:19 3Q The loss dropped the Buffs to 4-7 overall (1-7 Pac-12), while USC (9-3, 6-2) COLORADO — Spruce 38 pass from Liufau (Oliver kick) 14-37 14:34 4Q kept rolling under interim coach Ed Orgeron (6-1 since he took over) and USC — Heidari 39 FG 14-40 10:14 4Q COLORADO — Adkins II 3 run (Oliver kick) 21-40 8:01 4Q took advantage of a pair of late first half turnovers and turned a 9-0 lead COLORADO — Richardson 5 pass from Liufau (Goodson pass from Liufau) 29-40 3:19 4Q into 23-0 in the final six minutes of the half. USC — Vainuku 52 run (Heidari kick) 29-47 2:19 4Q Attendance: 36,005 Time: 3:19 But in mid-20-degree temperatures, the Buffs converted a Trojans fumble Weather: 29 degrees, partly cloudy skies, 64% humidity, 3 mph into a score before the second half was a minute old, but never could winds/northwest generate enough offense to catch USC. USC outgained CU 449-312 in total offense, with just over half of the Buffs’ output coming in the fourth quarter. TEAM STATISTICS COLORADO USC Through three quarters, CU had 150 yards of total offense against a USC First Downs ...... 18 20 defense that ranked second in the Pac-12. Third Down Efficiency (Fourth) ...... 3-11 (0-1) 8-16 (0-0) Rushes—Net Yards...... 31-124 41-243 Passing Yards ...... 188 206 Although they able to generate only 36 yards in total offense in the first Passes (Att-Comp-Int)...... 33-17-1 30-20-0 quarter, CU had stayed close, trailing only 9-0. USC drove 71 yards in 10 Total Offense...... 312 449 plays on its first possession and went ahead 7-0 on Allen’s 12-yard run and Return Yards ...... 31 33 Andre Heidari’s extra point kick. With 1:04 left in the quarter, USC’s added Punts: No-Average ...... 7-35.3 6-30.2 Fumbles: No-Lost...... 1-1 3-1 a safety when Soma Vainuku blocked Darragh O’Neill’s punt out of the end Penalties/Yards ...... 3/35 3/25 zone. Quarterback Sacks—Yards...... 2-9 2-13 Time of Possession ...... 26:36 33:24 Pulled down from the backside by defensive end Leonard Williams, Liufau Drives/Average Field Position...... 14/C25 15/SC38 lost the ball and USC end George Uko gathered it in at the CU 20-yard line. Red Zone: Scores-Attempts (Points)...... 2-2 (15) 3-3 (21) Five plays later, Allen scored his second TD, this one on a 1-yard run. The INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Trojans went up 16-0. Rushing—Colorado: Adkins 14-63, Powell 8-41, Jones 5-24, Goodson 1-2, Liufau 3- minus 6. USC: Allen 21-145, Vainuku 5-70, Isaac 8-26, Akiba 3-9, Madden 1-6, Wittek On CU’s next series, USC free safety Dion Bailey pulled in a Liufau pass that 2-minus 5, Kessler 1-minus 8. Passing—Colorado: Liufau 33-17-1, 188, 2 td. USC: Kessler 28-19-0, 184, 2 td; Wittek appeared headed for the Buffs bench. Cody Kessler took the Trojans the 2-1-0, 22, 0 td. distance in eight plays, hitting receiver Nelson Agholor with a 20-yard Receiving—Colorado: Richardson 8-88, Spruce 4-52, Goodson 2-31, Adkins 2-10, Ross scoring pass, making it 23-0 at the half. 1-7. USC: Grimble 6-46, Rogers 3-56, Agholor 3-38, Allen 3-24, Vainuku 2-11, Isaac 1-17, Telfer 1-10, Pinner 1-4. CU needed a break – and got it – to start the second half. On USC’s first Punting—Colorado: O’Neill 6-41.2 (52 long, 0 In20, 1 blk); Team 1-0.0 USC: Albarado possession, Allen was stripped of the ball by CU safety Jered Bell, who 6-30.2 (42 long, 2 In20). scooped and scored with a 31-yard run, making it 23-7. Punt Returns—Colorado: none. USC: Agholor 1-20, Vainuku 1-13, Harris 1-0. Kickoff Returns—Colorado: Severson 4-72. USC: Cravens 1-33, Agholor 1-24, McQuay 1-3. Tackle Leaders—Colorado: Webb 8,3—11; Henderson 4,4—8; Crawley 3,4—7; Bell USC went 75 yards on the ensuing possession, getting a 46-yard run from 5,1—6; Gillam 5,0—5; Solis 3,2—5; Tu’umalo 4,0—4; Tupou 3,1—4; Kafovalu 2,2— Allen and scoring on a 10-yard pass from Kessler to tight end Randall Telfer. 4; Daigh 3,0—3; Orms 3,0—3; Five with 1,0—1. USC: Tavai 6,0—6; Hutchings 5,1—6; The Buffs were again looking at a 23-point deficit (30-7) with 11:29 left in the Pullard 4,0—4; Powell 3, 0—3; Sarao 3,0—3; Uko 3,0—3; four with 2,1—3. third quarter. Quarterback Sacks—Colorado: Kafovalu 1-8, Tu’umalo 1-1. USC: Uko 1-8, Williams 1-5. Interceptions—Colorado: none. USC: Bailey 1-0. Less than 5 minutes later, Allen took revenge on Bell, juking him with an Passes Broken Up—Colorado: Bell, Gillam. USC: Harris 2, Shaw 2, Wright. outside fake and cutting inside on the way to a 23-yard TD. USC went up 37- 7 and Allen went over 100 yards rushing (123) with his third TD of the night. GAME NOTES USC now leads the series, 8-0 (CU’s longest active losing streak to any school)... The temperature at kickoff was 29 degrees, the 14th coldest for a Less than a minute into the fourth quarter, Liufau and Spruce teamed for game at Folsom Field; CU dropped to 11-2-1 all-time at home in sub-30 degree their 38-yard score, with Spruce taking the ball off the back of a USC weather at game time (it was the second coldest game in USC history) ... CU defender at the 1-yard line and stepping into the end zone to make it 37-14 finished the year with an attendance total of 229,778 for the season; an but then Heidari’s 39-yard field goal extended the Trojans’ margin to 40-14 average of 38,296 for six games ; though CU’s lowest figure since 1985 with 10:14 to play. (36,789), it still ranks second for the 19th straight year for per game average in the state for all sport teams in 2013, trailing the Denver Broncos (76,987) but ahead of the Colorado Rockies (34,491) ... On USC’s first scoring drive, CU held A 30-yard Liufau completion to Richardson set up a 3-yard TD run by the Trojans to 3 yards on first down (four rushing plays); however, USC gained Adkins that got the Buffs to within 40-21. That was followed by a Liufau-to- 28 yards on second down and 40 on third … Colorado did not run a play in USC Richardson 5-yard scoring pass and Liufau’s two-point conversion pass to territory until its 28th of the game, with 2:40 left in the first half; it was the D.D. Goodson that drew the Buffs to within 40-29. only play in plus territory for the half (and was an interception) … FS Jered Bell’s 31-yard fumble return for a touchdown was the fifth return TD for the Buffs this year, the most since six in 2004 ... SS Parker Orms was presented CU attempted an on-sides kick, but USC recovered with 3:16 left and when with the 16th annual Buffalo Heart Award, given by the “fans behind the Vainuku scored on a 52-yard run a minute later and Heidari booted the bench” to the players with those qualities they feel best exemplifies the heart extra point, the night’s scoring and CU’s home season were done. of a Buff ... WR Paul Richardson (8-88, 1 TD) now has 79 catches for 1,289 yards, 16.3 per, with 10 touchdowns; he now holds CU’s mark for single-season receptions with 79, breaking the old mark of 78 by D.J. Hackett set back in 2003. He set the yards mark last week and added to it and pulled to within one of the TD mark (11 by Derek McCoy, 2003).

116 UTAH 24 GAME COLORADO ...... 0 0 7 10 — 17 COLORADO 17 1122 Utah...... 14 703—24 NOVEMBER 30, 2013 SCORING Score Time Qtr RICE-ECCLES STADIUM, SALT LAKE CITY Utah — Murphy 16 pass from Schulz (Phillips kick) 0- 7 11:26 1Q Utah — York 6 run (Phillips kick) 0-14 0:10 1Q SALT LAKE CITY — Turnovers and red zone failures helped bring Utah — York 16 run (Phillips kick) 0-21 11:16 2Q Colorado’s season to a frustrating end as Utah capitalized just enough to COLORADO — Fernandez 34 pass from Liufau (Oliver kick) 7-21 9:15 3Q ease past the Buffaloes, 24-17, sending the Buffaloes back across the COLORADO — Oliver 19 FG 10-21 12:17 4Q Rockies disappointed but not disillusioned after one season under Mike Utah — Phillips 46 FG 10-24 8:39 4Q MacIntyre. COLORADO — Spruce 14 pass from Liufau (Oliver kick) 17-24 2:30 4Q Attendance: 45,023 Time: 3:17 “Our kids fought extremely hard,” said MacIntyre, whose first CU team Weather: 46 degrees, sunny skies, 2 mph winds/northwest finished 4-8 overall and 1-8 in the Pac-12 Conference. “I believe in our last two Pac-12 games we’ve outplayed the opponent decidedly in the second TEAM STATISTICS COLORADO UTAH half and just came up short. I’ve got to do a better job of getting it started First Downs ...... 20 21 in the first half. We had a couple of plays here and there we could have Third Down Efficiency (Fourth) ...... 2-14 (1-2) 6-17 (1-1) made and didn’t.” Rushes—Net Yards...... 25-48 44-155 Passing Yards ...... 273 233 Passes (Att-Comp-Int)...... 47-24-1 33-19-1 The Utes (5-7, 2-7 Pac-12) snapped a five-game losing streak and finished a Total Offense...... 321 388 game ahead of CU in the league’s South Division, largely due to taking Return Yards ...... 53 23 advantage of two early first half fumbles by CU freshman quarterback Sefo Punts: No-Average ...... 8-38.0 7-44.1 Liufau. Those enabled Utah to build a 21-0 halftime lead, and the Utes Fumbles: No-Lost...... 3-2 3-2 Penalties/Yards ...... 2/13 5/43 would eventually end the game by intercepting Liufau and snuffing a final Quarterback Sacks—Yards...... 1-5 3-17 Buffs threat after they had closed to 24-17 with 2:30 to play. Time of Possession ...... 28:00 32:00 Drives/Average Field Position...... 16/C31 15/U33 In addition to limiting Utah to just a field goal in the second half, CU’s Red Zone: Scores-Attempts (Points)...... 2-3 (10) 3-5 (21) defense allowed only 158 of their 388 total yards in the final two quarters INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS (and just 46 in the fourth). But as it couldn’t the previous week against Rushing—Colorado: Adkins 10-38, Powell 5-12, Liufau 7-minus 1, Jones 3-minus 1. USC, CU couldn’t overcome a calamitous first half. Utah: York 35-132, Schulz 5-20, Radley 2-6, Poole 3-1, Team 3-minus 4. Passing—Colorado: Liufau 46-23-1, 241, 2 td; Spruce 1-1-0, 32. Utah: Schulz 33-19-1, Utah constructed its three-TD lead on scoring drives that covered just 120 233, 1 td. yards (34, 6, 8), yet the Buffs had a golden opportunity to cut into that lead Receiving—Colorado: Spruce 6-66, Fernandez 4-61, Richardson 4-54, Powell 4-33, Goodson 2-11, Liufau 1-32, Slavin 1-7, Adkins 1-6, Jones 1-3. Utah: Murphy 8-93, midway through the second quarter. After freshman Addison Gillam made Anderson 7-94, Norwood 1-25, Fitzgerald 1-16, York 1-5, Williams 1-0. an interception deep in Utah territory, CU would squander a first-and-goal Punting—Colorado: O’Neill 8-38.0 (50 long, 3 In20). Utah: Hackett 7-44.1 (54 long, 3 at the Ute 5-yard line; Utah made another great defensive stand early in the In20). fourth quarter in the first half, forcing CU to settle for a field goal after Punt Returns—Colorado: none. Utah: Norwood 2-1. Kickoff Returns—Colorado: earning a first down at the Utah 3. The Utes had driven to the CU 5, where Severson 5-107. Utah: Anderson 1-19. Tackle Leaders—Colorado: Gillam 6,9—15; Webb 7,7—14; Tupou 4,5—9; Kafovalu safety Marques Mosley — playing after senior Parker Orms suffered a first- 3,3—6; Henderson 4,1—5; Uzo-Diribe 4,1—5; Awuzie 3,2—5; Thompson 3,2—5; half shoulder sprain — jarred the ball loose from Jake Murphy at the goal Olugbode 3,1—4; Solis 3,1—4; Mosley 2,1—3; Bell 1,2—3; Bonsu 1,2—3. Utah: Reilly line. Cornerback Jeff Hall retrieved it and nearly reached midfield with his 3,11—14; Whittingham 2,8—10; Palepoi 3,5—8; McGill 4,2—6; Orphey 5,0—5; Dimick 2,2—4. return, with an extra 15 yards added on for a personal foul call on the Utes. Quarterback Sacks—Colorado: Kafovalu ½-3; Tupou ½-2. Utah: Fauonuku 1-6, Palepoi 1-6, Dimick 1-5. Will Oliver’s 19-yard field goal cut the lead to 21-10, CU’s second score of Interceptions—Colorado: Gillam 1-11. Utah: Reilly 1-3. the game after Liufau hit a streaking Scott Fernandez for a 34-yard Passes Broken Up—Colorado: Bell, Hall. Utah: McGill 2, Orphey 2, Filiaga, touchdown to cap a 78-yard, seven-play drive on the Buffs’ second Whittingham. possession of the half. But Utah came right back and pumped the lead back up to 24-10 on a 46-yard Andy Phillips field goal with 8:39 to go. GAME NOTES Colorado wore all white uniforms for the first time since the 2010 finale at After CU punter Darragh O’Neill pinned Utah at its own 1-yard line, the CU Nebraska and for the first time with black helmets … Utah’s starting right defense held and the Buffs took over after a Ute punt at their own 48. Liufau offensive tackle, Siaoi Aiono, is the son of former CU guard, Junior Ili (1981- 85) … WR Nelson Spruce’s 32-yard completion to QB Sefo Liufau was the first engineered an eight play, 52-yard drive capped by a fourth-and-10 pass at completion to a quarterback since Oct. 20, 2012, when Jordan Webb caught the Utah 14 to Nelson Spruce for a touchdown; Oliver’s PAT kick, his 60th a 15-yard pass from Spruce at USC (Spruce is thus 2-of-2 for 47 yards in his in a row, pulled CU to 24-17, but his onside kick attempt went out of bounds career as a passer) ... Colorado recovered an onside kick to open the second and Utah took over at the Buffs 44 with 2:29 left. half; the Buffs had been 0-of-their-last 8 in onside kick tries; the last recovery of one was on Sept. 11, 2009 (Jeff Smart at Toledo) … CU outscored Utah 14- 3 in the second half and outgained the Utes, 209-158 … Colorado had three CU’s defense did its part, stopping the Utes, using timeouts judiciously and fumbles, for a total of 14 for the season; that still was a school low for an 11- forcing another Utah punt. CU took over at its 10 with 2:01 to play, and had plus game season, as the old best was just 18 fumbles in the 1993 and 2004 a chance, until Liufau was intercepted by linebacker Trevor Reilly at the 36 seasons … TE Scott Fernandez (4-61, 1 TD) caught his second career touchdown, covering 34 yards from QB Sefo Liufau; his two career scores on the drive’s first play. The Utes then ran out the clock and both school’s covered 105 yards, or 52.5 yards per (he had a 71-yard grab at Arizona in seasons came to a close. 2012). He also caught a career-high four passes … ILB Addison Gillam (15 tackles) finished the season as the first freshman and just the sixth underclassman to lead CU in tackles with 119 … TB Michael Adkins had 38 yards rushing to finish the season with 535, the sixth-most yards by a freshman in school history (fifth by a true frosh) … P Darragh O’Neill had three punts inside-the-20 to break a tie with Jon Torp for the most in a career, ending his junior year with 68.

117 2013 Statistics

Won 4, Lost 8 (1-8 Pac-12) RUSHING —avg. per— high Player G Att Gain Loss NET att. game TD Long 10+ 5+ game RESULTS/Attendance (—Pac-12 Game) Result Time Attendance Christian Powell...... 12 147 579 17 562 3.82 46.8 3 21 14 47 97 S1Colorado State (Denver)...... W 41-27 3:37 59,601 Michael Adkins II...... 9 103 558 23 535 5.19 59.4 6 34t 18 40 137 S7CENTRAL ARKANSAS (N) ...... W 38-24 3:25 35,168 Tony Jones...... 12 73 268 19 249 3.41 20.8 1 23 4 20 58 S 28 at Oregon State...... L 17-44 3:28 44,279  Sefo Liufau ...... 8 40 113 70 43 1.08 5.4 0 11 1 11 33 O 5  OREGON ...... L 16-57 3:15 45,944 D.D. Goodson...... 12 4 42 0 42 10.50 3.5 0 31 12 31 O 12  at Arizona State (N) ...... L 13-54 3:00 50,104 O 19 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN...... W 43-10 2:50 36,730 Donta Abron ...... 11 21 49 7 42 2.00 3.8 050319 O 26  ARIZONA...... L 20-44 3:15 38,679 Paul Richardson...... 12 1707 7.00 0.6 0701 7 N2 at UCLA...... L 23-45 3:16 80,377  Darragh O’Neill...... 12 1101 1.00 0.1 0100 1 N9 at Washington (N) ...... L 7-59 2:48 66,599  Connor Wood...... 7 22 79 79 0 0.00 0.0 0 19 18 8 N 16  CALIFORNIA ...... W 41-24 3:24 38,252 Team (k-downs, snaps).. 12 9031 -31 -3.44 -3.1 ...... -…… … N 23  SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (N) ... L 29-47 3:19 36,005 N 30  at Utah ...... L 17-24 3:17 45,023 SCORE-BY-QUARTERS 1234OT — Total PASSING —avg. per— TOTAL OFFENSE Player G Att-Com-Int (T) Pct. Yards att. comp. TD Long HT Sacked Att. Yards Avg. COLORADO ...... 58 80 37 130 x—305 Opponents...... 114 157 118 70 x—459 Sefo Liufau ...... 8 251-149- 8 (3) 59.4 1779 7.1 11.9 12 75t 37 10/ 75 291 1822 6.3 Connor Wood ...... 7 157- 84- 7 (2) 53.5 1103 7.0 13.1 8 82t 28 10/ 79 179 1103 6.2 TEAM STATISTICS Colorado Opponents Paul Richardson.... 12 2- 1- 0 (0) 50.0 75 37.5 75.0 1 75t 0 0/ 0 3 82 27.3 FIRST DOWNS ...... 233 271 Nelson Spruce ...... 12 1- 1- 0 (0) 100.0 32 32.0 32.0 0 32 0 0/ 0 1 32 32.0 by rushing...... 79 118 Team (spiked passes).. 0- 0- 0 … 0.0 … …. …. .. .. 0 0/ 0 9 -31 -3.4 by passing...... 130 141 NCAA Ratings: Liufau 128.30; Wood 120.42; Richardson 530.0, Spruce 368.8. by penalty...... 24 12 FIRST DOWN PLAYS/YARDS...... 365/2129 409/2662 Passes w/o INT: Wood 4, Richardson 2, Liufau 0. (T—interceptions that were tipped; HT—hurried throws) average gain on first down ...... 5.83 6.51 THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY...... 58-172 73-188 RECEIVING —— avg. per—— high games percentage...... 33.7 38.8 Player G No. Yards rec. game TD Long 20+ 10+ rec yards FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY ...... 4-14 15-25 Paul Richardson ...... 12 83 1,343 16.2 111.9 10 82t 19 50 11 11-209 percentage...... 28.6 60.0 Nelson Spruce ...... 12 55 650 11.8 54.2 4 62 7 23 8 8-140 RUSHING ATTEMPTS ...... 421 506 D.D. Goodson...... 12 22 306 13.9 25.5 2 75t 3 12 5 1-75 yards gained...... 1696 2745 Tyler McCulloch...... 12 14 138 9.9 11.5 1 24t 15 5 5-50 yards lost ...... 246 243 NET RUSHING YARDS ...... 1450 2502 Tony Jones ...... 12 13 93 7.2 7.8 1 38 13 4 3-42 average per rush...... 3.44 4.94 Michael Adkins II...... 9 11 127 11.5 14.1 1 63t 24 2 1-63 average per game ...... 120.8 208.5 Scott Fernandez ...... 12 9 97 10.8 8.1 1 34t 13 4 4-61 PASSING ATTEMPTS...... 411 418 Kyle Slavin...... 12 9 68 7.6 5.7 1 10t 01 3 3-23 passes completed...... 235 247 Christian Powell ...... 12 8 71 8.9 5.9 0 22 14 4 4-33 had intercepted...... 15 10 Devin Ross ...... 10 6 24 4.0 2.4 0 11 01 2 2-11 completion percentage ...... 57.2 59.1 NET PASSING YARDS...... 2989 3114 Keenan Canty...... 11 3 33 11.0 3.0 0 15 02 1 1-12 average per attempt...... 7.27 7.45 Sefo Liufau ...... 8 1 32 32.0 4.0 0 32 11 1 1-32 average per completion...... 12.7 12.6 Sean Irwin ...... 12 1 7 7.0 0.6 07001 1- 7 average per game ...... 249.1 259.5 QBs sacked/yards lost ...... 20/154 18/113 SCORING Touchdowns——————-— 2Pt TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS...... 832 924 Player G Total Rush Rec. Ret. PAT EP-EPA FG-FGA Saf DEX PTS TOTAL NET YARDS...... 4439 5616 Will Oliver ...... 12 00000-0 30-30 17-24 ——81 AVERAGE GAIN PER PLAY...... 5.34 6.08 Paul Richardson ...... 12 10 0 10 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 ——60 AVERAGE PER GAME...... 369.9 468.0 Michael Adkins...... 9 7 6 1 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 ——42 FUMBLES-LOST...... 14-9 20-11 PENALTIES/YARDS...... 52/461 64/586 Nelson Spruce ...... 12 50410-0 0-0 0-0 ——30 Offensive...... 31/253 25/185 Christian Powell ...... 11 33000-0 0-0 0-0 ——18 Defensive ...... 14/133 29/306 D.D. Goodson...... 12 20202-0 0-0 0-0 ——16 Special Teams...... 7/75 10/95 Jered Bell...... 12 20020-0 0-0 0-0 ——12 Bench/Fans/NCAA Unsportsmanlike 0/0 0/0 Greg Henderson ...... 12 20020-0 0-0 0-0 ——12 TURNOVERS (Margin: -3/-0.25)...... 24 21 Tony Jones...... 12 21100-0 0-0 0-0 ——12 TOTAL RETURN YARDS...... 373 470 Punt Returns: No-Yards...... 9-45 20-182 Scott Fernandez ...... 12 10100-0 0-0 0-0 ——6 Interceptions: No-Yards ...... 10-202 15-208 Tyler McCulloch...... 12 10100-0 0-0 0-0 ——6 Misc. (Fumble/Blk. FG) Returns...... 3-126 3-80 Kyle Slavin...... 12 10100-0 0-0 0-0 ——6 KICKOFF RETURNS: No-Yards...... 48-1085 31-721 Darragh O’Neill...... 12 00001-2 0-0 0-0 ——2 average per return...... 22.6 23.3 Devin Ross ...... 10 00001-0 0-0 0-0 ——2 PUNTS ...... 67 59 Sefo Liufau ...... 8 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 ——0 yards...... 2673 2515 gross average ...... 40.5 42.6 Connor Wood...... 7 0 0 0 0 0-3 0-0 0-0 ——0 yard deductions: returns/touchbacks 182/80 46/140 COLORADO...... 12 36 10 21 5 4-6 30-30 17-24 00305 net yards...... 2411 2329 Opponents ...... 12 58 31 24 3 2-3 55-55 16-18 20459 net average ...... 36.5 39.5 DEFENSIVE/tackles for loss...... 67-244 53-213 PUNTING In had Ret. Net Net quarterback sacks/yards...... 18/113 20/154 Player G No. Yards Avg. Long 20 50+ TB blk Yds. Yds Avg. quarterback hurries ...... 36 65 Darragh O’Neill...... 12 66 2673 40.50 56 22 741182 2411 36.5 passes broken up...... 46 37 Team ...... 12 100.00 00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 forced fumbles (ST)...... 12 (0) 12 (4) BLOCKED KICKS (Special Teams)...... 0 1 Opponents ...... 12 59 2515 42.63 73 19 16 70 46 2329 39.5 TIME OF POSSESSION...... 345:56 374:04 average per game ...... 28:50 31:10 FIELD GOALS G 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+ Total Pct. Long TIME SPENT IN THE LEAD (tied 108:56) . 197:17 413:47 Will Oliver ...... 12 2-2 5-5 4-5 4-7 2-5 0-0 17-24 70.8 53 TIMES PENETRATED OPPONENT 20 ...... 32 62 (22,41,44,52) (53s,31) (19) (33,22,31) (—) (—) (53,52wl,48) (45wr,23,47,45wr,37) (51wr,38wl) (40wr,27,24) (—) (19) scores/td,fg...... 26/14,12 51/42,9 Opponents ...... 12 0-0 6-6 6-6 4-6 0-0 0-0 16-18 88.9 46 GOAL-TO-GO SITUATIONS ...... 11 30 scores/td,fg...... 8/5,3 26/24,3 TOTAL DRIVES...... 167 168 ALL-PURPOSE YARDS (Top 4) G Plays Rush Rec. PR KOR Total Avg. Avg./G drives ended by: TD...... 31 55 Paul Richardson ...... 12 84 7 1,343 001,350 16.1 112.5 FG Made/FG Miss... 17/7 16/2 Ryan Severson ...... 11 36 0 795 00795 22.1 72.3 Punt/Downs...... 67/9 59/10 Nelson Spruce...... 12 66 0 650 45 63 758 11.5 63.2 TO/SAF/Clock...... 22/1/13 19/0/7 Michael Adkins II ...... 9 116 535 127 0 54 716 6.2 79.5 TOTAL POINTS ...... 305 459 average per game ...... 25.4 38.3 118 DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Tackles ——————— –—For Loss— Miscellaneous——————————– ATTENDANCE Pos Player G Plays UT AT —TOT Avg. Sacks Other TZ 3DS QBP QCD FR FF PBU Site G Attend. Average High W-L LB Addison Gillam ...... 12 838 78 41 —119 9.9 3-25 7-13 11 15 31006 In Boulder ...... 6 229,778 38,296.3 45,944 3-3 LB Derrick Webb ...... 12 748 68 31 — 99 8.3 0- 0 7-12 5740202 On The Road.... 5 286,382 57,276.4 80,377 0-5 DB Greg Henderson...... 12 897 46 22 — 68 5.7 0- 0 2- 6 2 14 011010 DB Jered Bell ...... 12 752 48 19 — 67 5.6 0- 0 4-17 2700126 Neutral...... 1 59,601 59,601.0 59,601 1-0 DB Parker Orms...... 11 654 51 15 — 66 6.0 0- 0 2- 6 3501001 DB Chidobe Awuzie ...... 12 643 43 16 — 59 4.9 1-12 4- 9 1701124 PUNT RETURNS DB Kenneth Crawley ...... 11 761 38 12 — 50 4.5 0- 0 2- 2 1800005 Player G No. Yards Avg. Long TD DE Chidera Uzo-Diribe...... 12 739 36 10 — 46 3.8 4-24 7-32 2711 3054 Nelson Spruce...... 12 9 45 5.0 19 0 DT Justin Solis...... 12 479 24 15 — 39 3.3 1- 1 2- 7 3501000 DT Josh Tupou...... 12 598 25 13 — 38 3.2 ½- 2 2- 4 1331001 LB Woodson Greer III...... 8 268 25 9— 34 4.3 0- 0 2- 5 4121100 KICKOFF RETURNS DE Tedric Thompson...... 9 323 22 10 — 32 3.6 0- 0 0- 0 0200003 Player G No. Yards Avg. Long TD DE Juda Parker ...... 12 461 18 10 — 28 2.3 1- 2 0- 0 1120101 Nelson Spruce...... 12 2 63 31.5 46t 1 DT Nate Bonsu ...... 12 344 8 11 — 19 1.6 2-16 1- 1 0110001 Marques Mosley ..... 10 2 55 27.5 36 0 DL Samson Kafovalu ...... 7 184 11 7— 18 2.5 3-22 2- 7 0421000 Michael Adkins II .... 9 2 54 27.0 29 0 LB Brady Daigh...... 8 113 13 3— 16 2.0 0- 0 0- 0 2100010 Ryan Severson ...... 11 36 795 22.1 48 0 DB Marques Mosley ...... 11 127 11 5— 16 1.5 0- 0 0- 0 1300010 DE De’Jon Wilson...... 11 176 84—12 1.1 ½- 5 1- 3 2010101 Devin Ross...... 10 5 107 21.4 28 0 DE Jimmie Gilbert...... 12 261 83—11 0.9 1- 3 1- 4 0531010 Jeffrey Hall...... 12 1 11 11.0 11 0 DE Kirk Poston...... 9 162 83—11 1.2 0- 0 3- 3 0211000 DT Tyler Henington...... 12 251 62—8 0.7 0- 0 0- 0 1130000 INTERCEPTION RETURNS DB Jeffrey Hall...... 9 156 35—8 0.9 0- 0 0- 0 0000101 Player G No. Yards Avg. Long TD DB John Walker...... 6 85 34—7 1.2 0- 0 0- 0 0000000 LB Kenneth Olugbode ...... 5 61 33—6 1.2 0- 0 0- 0 0100000 Greg Henderson...... 12 4 82 20.5 46t 1 LB K.T. Tu’umalo ...... 1 14 40—4 4.0 1- 1 0- 0 0100000 Jered Bell ...... 12 3 109 36.3 79t 1 DB Harrison Hunter...... 2 14 20—2 1.0 0- 0 0- 0 0000000 Kenneth Crawley .... 11 200.0 00 LB Paul Vigo...... 4 37 11—2 0.5 0- 0 0- 0 0100000 Addison Gillam ...... 12 1 11 11.0 11 0 LB Lowell Williams...... 2 16 00—0 0.0 0- 0 0- 0 0000000 DL John Paul Tuso ...... 1 2 0 0 — 0 0.0 0- 0 0- 0 0000000 FUMBLE RETURNS DEFENSIVE SCRIMMAGE SNAPS: 924. TOUCHDOWN SAVES (38): Crawley 9, Bell 7, Henderson 6, Webb 5, Player G No. Yards Avg. Long TD Orms 5, Awuzie 3, Gillam 2, Mosley 2, Hunter. Greg Henderson...... 12 1 53 53.0 53t 1 FOURTH DOWN STOPS (6; included in 3DS): Bell, Crawley, Gillam, Kafovalu, Mosley, Uzo-Diribe. Jeffrey Hall...... 9 1 42 42.0 42 0 INTERCEPTIONS CAUSED (4): Henington, Tupou, Uzo-Diribe, Wilson. Jered Bell ...... 12 1 31 31.0 31t 1 SACKS FOR 0 (0; deducted from TFL count): None. SAFETIES (0): None. SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS Player (TDS) UT UT/20 AT AT/20 FF FR KSD WB DP BLK RK CP FFC FDF Points Player (TDS) UT UT/20 AT AT/20 FF FR KSD WB DP BLK RK CP FFC FDF Points Ryan Iverson ...... 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 2 = 20 D.D. Goodson ...... 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 = 6 Brady Daigh...... 4 2 0 0 0 0 10 0000101=18 Tony Jones...... 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 = 6 Alex Wood...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0100000=18 Jordan Murphy...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 5 Scott Fernandez ...... 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 0000000=15 Clay Norgard ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 5 John Walker...... 4 1 3 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 = 15 Marques Mosley...... 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 = 4 Richard Yates ...... 1 0 3 0 0 0 11 0000000=15 Will Oliver...... 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 4 Paul Vigo...... 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0100020=14 Isaac Archuleta ...... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 = 3 Ryan Severson ...... 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 2 = 12 Malcolm Creer...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 3 Kenneth Olugbode...... 1 0 1 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 11 Greg Henderson...... 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 = 3 Kyle Slavin ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0000000=11 Harrison Hunter...... 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 = 3 Woodson Greer ...... 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 = 10 Darragh O’Neill ...... 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 = 3 Tedric Thompson (2).. 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 9 Alex Turbow ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 3 Jered Bell ...... 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 = 8 Chidobe Awuzie ...... 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 2 Christian Powell...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 7 Samson Kafovalu ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 2 K.T. Tu’umalo ...... 1 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 7 Jeffrey Hall...... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 1 Derrick Webb...... 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 = 7 Clay Jones...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 1 Addison Gillam...... 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 = 6 Nelson Spruce ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 = 1 BLOCKED KICKS SUMMARY (0): None. KEY: UT—Unassisted Tackle; UT/20—UT Inside-the-20; AT—Assisted Tackle; AT/20—AT Inside-the-20; TZ—Tackles For Zero; 3DS—Third/Fourth Down Stops (tackles, INTs, QBPs or PBUs); QBP— Quarterback Pressure; QCD—Quarterback Chasedowns; FF—Forced Fumble; FR—Fumble/Muff Recovery (Opponent on defense or CU or Opponent on special teams); PBU—Passes Broken Up; KSD—Knockdown or Springing Block on Kick Return; WB—Wedge Break; DP—Downed Punt (meaningful); BLK—Blocked Kick; RK—Recovered Blocked Kick, Punt or On-side kick; FFC—Forced Fair Catch; FDF—First Downfield (on kickoff or punt that altered return path); CP—Caused Penalty. A defensive game played is credited only when a player is in for at least one defensive play; defensive tackles do not include special team tackles. NOTE: Defensive/special team statistics compiled from coaches’ video; NCAA/Pac-12 Colorado stats are not accurate.

AT-A-GLANCE SUMMARIES First Downs Rushing Passing Total Off. Return Punting Fumbles Penalties Third QB Avg. Time of Game Score 1234OT Tot Ru Pa Pn Att Yards TD Att-Com-Int Yards TD Att Yards Yards No-Avg. No-Lost No/Yds Downs Sacks F.Pos. Poss. COLORADO 41 10 10 3 18 - 24 6 15 3 37 109 0 46-33-0 400 3 83 509 87 8-42.5 0-0 8/68 7-18 2-19 C 30 33:30 Colorado State 27 0 10 14 3-16 68228 94 2 39-22-0 201 0 67 295 92 7-49.7 2-2 4/50 2-14 1-11 CS 30 26:30 COLORADO 38 77321 - 23 8 12 3 34 84 0 36-23-2 341 3 70 425 125 3-46.7 3-2 8/64 5-12 1- 3 C 27 26:42 Central Arkansas 24 0 14 37-19 2 15 2 26 60 1 55-33-3 280 2 81 340 22 6-42.3 1-1 6/51 6-19 4-25 CA 35 33:18 COLORADO 17 30014 - 14 76135 154 0 34-14-2 146 2 69 300 36 10-41.1 1-1 6/64 2-15 2-20 C 28 25:10 Oregon State 44 10 7 21 6-29 11 17 1 34 120 0 54-28-1 420 6 88 540 35 7-44.1 2-1 6/40 5-17 1-16 OS 39 34:50 COLORADO 16 10 600-15 59136 94 0 34-12-2 280 1 70 374 5 8-40.8 0-0 2/20 0-15 1- 6 C 34 28:06 Oregon 57 29 14 14 0-31 15 16 0 62 349 3 34-19-2 406 5 96 755 - 1 3-40.7 2-1 5/41 9-18 2-16 O 28 31:54 COLORADO 13 0607-17 79135 99 1 30-18-3 169 1 65 268 0 4-40.8 2-1 8/75 7-14 1- 2 C 23 26:20 Arizona State 54 25 22 70-29 18 9258 276 4 22-11-0 256 2 80 532 77 2-36.5 1-0 3/25 7-14 3-20 AS 42 33:40 COLORADO 43 8 14 7 14 - 19 10 9031 218 5 21-15-1 198 1 52 416 8 4-39.8 0-0 2/25 5-10 3-22 C 39 23:13 Charleston Southern 10 0 10 00-11 73145 148 0 14- 7-1 48 1 59 196 0 7-43.1 2-1 6/33 5-16 1-14 CS 20 36:47 COLORADO 20 7670-19 79342 137 1 33-17-1 212 1 75 349 26 5-38.6 0-0 2/20 7-17 0- 0 C 30 30:31 Arizona 44 10 14 10 10 - 26 17 9050 405 4 32-21-1 265 1 82 670 19 4-37.0 2-1 5/69 7-16 0- 0 A 26 29:29 COLORADO 23 3 10 0 10 - 26 6 13 7 40 134 1 36-25-0 247 1 76 381 0 2-35.0 2-1 6/40 8-17 0- 0 C 25 35:59 UCLA 45 7 14 14 10 - 18 6 11 1 33 139 4 24-19-0 273 2 57 412 - 2 4-43.7 0-0 11/122 6-11 1- 8 U 41 24:01 COLORADO 7 7000-15 69037 128 0 25-14-2 171 1 62 299 0 3-45.0 2-1 1/ 4 6-15 2-11 C 26 29:08 Washington 59 10 21 21 7-28 13 15 0 51 316 4 29-22-0 312 2 80 628 160 0- 0.0 0-0 6/50 8-13 2-14 W 30 30:52 COLORADO 41 3 21 3 14 - 23 6 15 2 38 121 1 36-23-1 364 3 74 485 2 5-37.0 0-0 4/33 6-14 3-16 C 25 32:41 California 24 0 10 0 14 - 23 7 14 2 34 197 3 52-26-1 214 0 86 411 12 7-48.3 2-1 4/37 4-17 0- 0 Ca 33 27:19 COLORADO 29 00722 - 18 89131 124 1 33-17-1 188 2 64 312 31 7-35.3 1-1 3/35 3-11 2- 9 C 25 26:36 Southern California 47 9 14 14 10 - 20 9 11 0 41 243 4 30-20-0 206 2 71 449 33 6-30.2 3-1 3/25 8-16 2-13 SC 38 33:24 COLORADO 17 00710 - 20 3 15 2 25 48 0 47-24-1 273 2 72 321 53 8-38.0 3-2 2/13 2-14 1- 5 C 31 28:00 Utah 24 14 703-21 7 13 1 44 155 2 33-19-1 233 1 77 388 23 7-44.1 3-2 5/43 6-17 3-17 U 32 32:00

119 SCORING DRIVES (Game-By-Game) DRIVE ANALYSIS Opponent Plays Yards Time Result Qtr (Down) How PAT Quarterback DISTANCE COLORADO OPPONENT Colorado State 2 86 0:45 TD 1 (2) Richardson 82 pass from Wood Oliver Wood Length TD FG TD FG Colorado State 17 69 6:24 FG 1 (4) Oliver 22 FG ……… Wood (minus) —0—0 Colorado State 7 63 2:40 TD 2 (3) Goodson 18 pass from Wood Oliver Wood 0— 9 0012 Colorado State 6 51 1:13 FG 2 (1) Oliver 41 FG ……… Wood 10—19 1360 Colorado State 9 27 3:46 FG 3 (4) Oliver 44 FG ……… Wood 20—29 0221 Colorado State 5 21 1:53 FG 4 (4) Oliver 52 FG ……… Wood 30—39 1122 Colorado State 1 75 0:11 TD 4 (1) Richardson 75 pass from Wood Goodson/Wood Wood 40—49 2153 Central Arkansas 2 57 0:33 TD 1 (2) Richardson 55 pass from Wood Oliver Wood 50—59 3443 Central Arkansas 7 55 2:19 FG 3 (4) Oliver 31 FG ……… Wood 60—69 6384 Central Arkansas 2 30 0:37 *TD 4 (2) Richardson 30 pass from Wood Oliver Wood 70—79 11 3 19 1 Central Arkansas 10 73 3:17 TD 4 (3) Spruce 39 pass from Wood Oliver Wood 80—89 7070 Oregon State 6 15 2:33 *FG 1 (4) Oliver 19 FG ……… Wood 90—99 0010 Oregon State 10 80 3:06 TD 4 (2) McCulloch 24 pass from Wood Ross/Wood Wood Oregon State 5 80 1:05 TD 4 (2) Richardson 28 pass from Wood pass failed Wood GAME OPENING DRIVES Oregon 9 69 2:11 FG 1 (4) Oliver 33 FG ……… Wood COLORADO OPPONENT Oregon 2 75 0:38 TD 1 (2) Goodson 75 pass from Richardson Oliver Wood Game Pts FD Yds Pts FD Yds Oregon 7 74 2:26 FG 2 (4) Oliver 22 FG ……… Wood Colorado State 7182 0124 Oregon 5 39 1:52 FG 2 (4) Oliver 31 FG ……… Wood Central Arkansas 00 90013 Arizona State 11 80 4:44 TD 2 (2) Spruce 10 pass from Liufau pass failed Liufau Oregon State 0125 3338 Arizona State 11 89 3:51 TD 4 (3) Powell 8 run Oliver Liufau Oregon 3271 00 1 Charleston Southern 6 65 2:01 TD 1 (1) Adkins 23 run O’Neill run Liufau Arizona State 00 07284 Charleston Southern 2 12 0:32 *TD 2 (2) Adkins 5 run Oliver Liufau Charleston Southern 7465 00 3 Charleston Southern 3 68 1:18 TD 2 (3) Richardson 60 pass from Liufau Oliver Liufau Arizona 0226 7689 Charleston Southern 13 64 5:37 TD 3 (2) Powell 2 run Oliver Liufau UCLA 0362 00 9 Charleston Southern 4 54 1:07 TD 4 (1) Adkins 33 run Oliver Liufau Washington 00 73373 Charleston Southern 15 82 2:53 TD 4 (1) Adkins 34 run Oliver Liufau California 0453 0333 Arizona 1 75 0:13 TD 1 (1) Richardson 75 pass from Liufau Oliver Liufau Southern California 0230 7471 Arizona 7 19 2:30 *FG 2 (4) Oliver 53 FG ……… Liufau Utah 0* 1 14 7366 Arizona 7 18 2:26 *FG 2 (4) Oliver 48 FG ……… Liufau Arizona 9 75 3:32 TD 3 (2) Adkins 1 run Oliver Liufau SECOND HALF OPENING DRIVES UCLA 10 50 4:52 FG 1 (4) Oliver 23 FG ……… Liufau COLORADO OPPONENT UCLA 10 73 4:11 TD 2 (2) Richardson 7 pass from Liufau Oliver Liufau Game Pts FD Yds Pts FD Yds UCLA 10 52 5:04 FG 2 (4) Oliver 53 FG ……… Liufau Colorado State 00 9003 UCLA 11 75 4:04 TD 4 (1) T. Jones 1 run Oliver Liufau Central Arkansas 3250 30 1 UCLA 7 60 2:49 FG 4 (4) Oliver 37 FG ……… Liufau Oregon State 0117 7475 Washington 7 76 2:34 TD 1 (1) Richardson 53 pass from Liufau Oliver Liufau Oregon 0218 7273 California 7 71 2:58 FG 1 (4) Oliver 27 FG ……… Liufau Arizona State 0575 7680 California 5 87 1:18 TD 2 (2) Slavin 10 pass from Liufau Oliver Liufau Charleston Southern 7464 00 7 California 10 75 4:31 TD 2 (3) T. Jones 10 pass from Liufau Oliver Liufau Arizona 7475 3266 California 8 49 1:50 *TD 2 (2) Powell 2 run Oliver Liufau UCLA 0347 7470 California 12 70 5:13 FG 3 (4) Oliver 24 FG ……… Liufau Washington 0131 7240 California 2 67 0:47 TD 4 (2) Adkins 63 pass from Liufau Oliver Liufau California 0* 040116 Southern California 8 78 3:09 TD 4 (1) Spruce 38 pass from Liufau Oliver Liufau Southern California 00- 7 0* 06 Southern California 6 65 2:13 TD 4 (1) Adkins 3 run Oliver Liufau Utah 00 10111 Southern California 7 42 2:29 TD 4 (1) Richardson 5 pass from Liufau Goodson/Liufau Liufau (*—drive ended by a turnover) Utah 7 78 3:00 TD 3 (2) Fernandez 34 pass from Liufau Oliver Liufau Utah 10 41 3:18 *FG 4 (4) Oliver 19 FG ……… Liufau POSSESSIONS AT-A-GLANCE Utah 8 52 1:49 TD 4 (4) Spruce 14 pass from Liufau Oliver Liufau Avg. 3-Plays No. Plays Snaps & Out* Snaps/TD (*—scored following a turnover) Colorado 167 832 4.98 52 26.8 (31) Opponent 168 924 5.50 51 16.8 (55) (*—less if there is a turnover; must not have Yards Per Play—TD Drives: 10.5 (195-2,056); FG Drives: 5.9 (124-730); Non-Scoring Drives: 3.2 (513-1,653). earned a first down or scored a touchdown.) LONGEST PLAYS (Top 12) COLORADO OPPONENT Yards Opponent Player(s) Yards Opponent Player(s) 82 Colorado State Paul Richardson pass from Connor Wood (TD) 76 UCLA Devin Fuller pass from Brett Hundley (TD) 75 Oregon D.D. Goodson pass from Paul Richardson (TD) 75 Oregon Bralon Addison pass from Marcus Mariota (TD) 75 Colorado State Paul Richardson pass from Connor Wood (TD) 69 Arizona State Jaelen Strong pass from Taylor Kelly (TD) 75 Arizona Paul Richardson pass Sefo Liufau (TD) 56 Arizona Daniel Jenkins run 63 California Michael Adkins II pass from Sefo Liufau (TD) 55 California Khalfani Muhammad run (TD) 62 California Nelson Spruce pass from Sefo Liufau 54 Arizona B.J. Denker run 60 Charleston Southern Paul Richardson pass from Sefo Liufau (TD) 52 Oregon State Brandin Cooks pass from Sean Mannion 55 Central Arkansas Paul Richardson pass from Connor Wood (TD) 52 Washington Dwayne Washington run 55 Oregon Paul Richardson pass from Connor Wood 52 Southern California Soma Vainuku run (TD) 53 Washington Paul Richardson pass from Sefo Liufau (TD) 49 Utah Dres Anderson pass from Adam Schulz 34 Charleston Southern Michael Adkins II run (TD) 33 Oregon State Michael Adkins II run Number of plays 20-plus yards in length: 42 (37 pass, 5 rush) Number of plays 20-plus yards in length: 73 (49 pass, 24 rush) Number of plays 40-plus yards in length: 10 (10 pass, 0 rush) Number of plays 40-plus yards in length: 19 (12 pass, 7 rush) Returns Returns Type Yards Opponent Player Yards Yards Opponent Player KICKOFF 48 Arizona Ryan Severson KICKOFF 88 Central Arkansas Dillion Winfrey PUNT 19 Colorado State Nelson Spruce PUNT 74 Colorado State Joe Hansley (TD) INTERCEPTION 79 Central Arkansas Jered Bell (TD) INTERCEPTION 84 Washington Tre Watson (TD) FUMBLE 53 Colorado State Greg Henderson (TD) FUMBLE 53 Washington Marcus Peters (TD) Number of returns 20+ yards in length: 37 (30 kickoff, 0 punt, 4 interception, 3 fumble, 0 misc.) Number of returns 20+ yards in length: 23 (15 kickoff, 2 punt, 5 interception, 1 fumble, 0 misc.) Number of returns 30+ yards in length: 13 ( 8 kickoff, 0 punt, 2 interception, 3 fumble, 0 misc.) Number of returns 30+ yards in length: 11 ( 8 kickoff, 1 punt, 1 interception, 1 fumble, 0 misc.)

120 FIRST DOWN RUSHING THIRD-FOURTH DOWN PASSING Player Att. Yards Avg. FD TD Long Player Att-Com-Int Pct. Yards FD TD Long Sacked Michael Adkins II...... 55 344 6.3 11 3 34t Sefo Liufau ...... 80- 46- 3 57.5 529 33 3 60t 3/12 Christian Powell ...... 75 301 4.0 70 12 Connor Wood ...... 43- 16- 2 37.2 156 9239t 2/25 Tony Jones ...... 36 114 3.2 01 9 Connor Wood...... 7 39 5.6 00 9 THIRD-FOURTH DOWN RECEIVING Sefo Liufau...... 10 39 3.9 10 11 Player Att. Yards Avg. FD TD Long D.D. Goodson ...... 2 33 16.5 10 31 Nelson Spruce 15 151 10.1 82 39t Donta Abron...... 13 33 2.5 00 6 Paul Richardson 12 189 15.8 91 60t Paul Richardson ...... 1 7 7.0 00 7 Team...... 5 -9 -1.8 00 -1 D.D. Goodson 11 145 13.2 11 1 28 Tony Jones 6 67 11.2 31 38 FIRST DOWN PASSING Christian Powell 4 38 9.5 10 22 Player Att-Com-Int Pct. Yards FD TD Long Sacked Michael Adkins II 4 34 8.5 20 18 Sefo Liufau...... 96- 60- 3 62.5 732 27 4 75t 4/31 Tyler McCulloch 4 25 6.3 30 9 Connor Wood...... 56- 34- 2 60.7 524 17 1 75t 3/29 Kyle Slavin 2 15 7.5 20 8 Nelson Spruce...... 1- 1- 0 100.0 32 1032 0/ 0 Scott Fernandez 2 12 6.0 20 6 Keenan Canty 1 10 10.0 10 10 FIRST DOWN RECEIVING Devin Ross 1 - 1 - 1.0 00 - 1 Player Att. Yards Avg. FD TD Long Paul Richardson ...... 46 804 17.5 29 4 75t NON-OFFENSIVE SCORES (5) Nelson Spruce...... 22 238 10.8 71 38t vs. Opponent Player Play D.D. Goodson ...... 7 53 7.6 20 17 Colorado State Greg Henderson 53 fumble return Tony Jones ...... 4 20 5.0 00 8 Central Arkansas Greg Henderson 46 interception return Michael Adkins II...... 3 31 10.3 10 20 Christian Powell ...... 3 30 10.0 20 12 Central Arkansas Jered Bell 79 interception return Tyler McCulloch ...... 3 28 9.3 10 16 California Nelson Spruce 46 kickoff return (on-side) Devin Ross...... 3 25 8.3 10 11 Southern California Jered Bell 31 fumble return Scott Fernandez...... 2 19 9.5 10 11 By Opponent (3) Player Play Sefo Liufau...... 1 32 32.0 10 32 Colorado State Joe Hansley 74 punt return Kyle Slavin...... 1 8 8.0 00 8 Washington Tre Watson 84 interception return Washington Marcus Peters 53 fumble return THIRD-FOURTH DOWN RUSHING 3/4-&-1 Player Att. FD Pct. Yards Avg. TD Att. FD QUARTERBACK SACKS (18-113) Michael Adkins II ...... 8 5 62.5 47 5.9 0 3- 3 Connor Wood ...... 2 1 50.0 10 5.0 0 0- 0 Colorado State (2-19): Gillam 1-17, Parker 1-2. Central Arkansas (1-3): Gilbert 1-3. Christian Powell...... 18 8 44.4 70 3.9 1 6- 4 Oregon State (2-20): Bonsu 1-14, Uzo-Diribe 1-6. Oregon (1-6): Gillam 1-6. Arizona Tony Jones...... 11 3 27.3 36 3.3 0 3- 1 State (1-2): Bonsu 1-2. Charleston Southern (3-22): Awuzie 1-12, Uzo-Diribe 1-9, Solis Sefo Liufau ...... 9 2 22.2 31 3.4 0 1- 1 1-1. Arizona (0-0). UCLA (0-0). Washington (2-11): Gillam 1-2, Kafovalu ½-5, Wilson Darragh O’Neill ...... 1 0 0.0 1 1.0 0 0- 0 ½-4. California (3-16): Uzo-Diribe 2-9, Kafovalu 1-7. USC (2-9): Kafovalu 1-8, Tu’umalo D.D. Goodson ...... 1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0- 0 1-1. Utah (1-5): Kafovalu ½-3, Tupou ½-2. Donta Abron ...... 2 0 0.0 -1 -0.5 0 1- 0

2013 COLORADO BUFFALO SINGLE-GAME HIGHS Individual Team Bests/Highs LONGEST SCORING RUN— 34, Michael Adkins II vs. Charleston Southern MOST FIRST DOWNS— 26, at UCLA LONGEST NON-SCORING RUN— 33, Michael Adkins II at Oregon State MOST RUSHING ATTEMPTS— 42, vs. Arizona LONGEST SCORING PASS— 82, Paul Richardson from Connor Wood vs. Colorado State MOST RUSHING YARDS— 218, vs. Charleston Southern LONGEST NON-SCORING PASS— 62, Nelson Spruce from Sefo Liufau vs. California MOST PASS ATTEMPTS— 47, at Utah LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN— 48, Ryan Severson vs. Arizona State MOST COMPLETIONS— 33, vs. Colorado State LONGEST PUNT RETURN— 19, Nelson Spruce vs. Colorado State MOST INTERCEPTIONS THROWN— 3, at Arizona State LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURN— 79, Jered Bell vs. Central Arkansas MOST PASSING YARDS— 400, vs. Colorado State LONGEST PUNT— 56, Darragh O’Neill at Washington MOST OFFENSIVE PLAYS— 83, vs. Colorado State LONGEST FIELD GOAL— 53, Will Oliver vs. Arizona MOST TOTAL OFFENSE— 509, vs. Colorado State MOST TOUCHDOWNS—4, Michael Adkins II vs. Charleston Southern (4 rushing) FEWEST FUMBLES— 0, on five occasions MOST RUSHING ATTEMPTS— 22, Christian Powell at UCLA MOST FUMBLES— 3, vs. Central Arkansas, at Utah MOST RUSHING YARDS—137, Michael Adkins II vs. Charleston Southern FEWEST TURNOVERS— 0, vs. Colorado State, Charleston Southern MOST PASS ATTEMPTS— 46, Connor Wood vs. Colorado State; Sefo Liufau at Utah MOST TURNOVERS— 4, vs. Central Arkansas, Arizona State MOST PASS COMPLETIONS— 33, Connor Wood vs. Colorado State MOST TIME OF POSSESSION— 35:59, at UCLA MOST INTERCEPTIONS THROWN— 2, on five occasions (Wood 3, Liufau 2) LONGEST TOUCHDOWN DRIVE— 89 yards (11 plays), at Arizona State MOST PASSING YARDS— 400, Connor Wood vs. Colorado State LONGEST FIELD GOAL DRIVE— 74 yards (7 plays), vs. Oregon MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES— 3, three times (Connor Wood 2, Liufau 1) MOST RECEPTIONS— 11, Paul Richardson vs. Central Arkansas, vs. California Defensive Bests MOST RECEIVING YARDS— 209, Paul Richardson vs. Central Arkansas FEWEST FIRST DOWNS ALLOWED— 11, by Charleston Southern MOST TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS— 53, Sefo Liufau at Utah (46 pass, 7 rush) MOST TOTAL OFFENSE— 408, Connor Wood vs. Colorado State FEWEST RUSHING ATTEMPTS ALLOWED— 26, by Central Arkansas MOST FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED— 5, Will Oliver at UCLA FEWEST RUSHING YARDS ALLOWED— 60, by Central Arkansas MOST FIELD GOALS MADE— 4, Will Oliver vs. Colorado State FEWEST PASS ATTEMPTS ALLOWED— 14, by Charleston Southern MOST TACKLES— 18, Addison Gillam vs. Oregon (14 solo) FEWEST PASS COMPLETIONS ALLOWED— 7, by Charleston Southern MOST SOLO TACKLES— 14, Addison Gillam vs. Oregon FEWEST PASSING YARDS ALLOWED— 48, by Charleston Southern MOST TACKLES FOR LOSS— 3, Chidera Uzo-Diribe vs. Oregon MOST INTERCEPTIONS— 3, vs. Central Arkansas MOST QUARTERBACK SACKS— 2, Chidera Uzo-Diribe vs. California FEWEST TOTAL PLAYS ALLOWED— 57, by UCLA MOST QUARTERBACK HURRIES— 2, on six occasions (Uzo-Diribe 3, Kafovalu, FEWEST TOTAL YARDS ALLOWED— 196, by Charleston Southern Tupou, Webb) MOST FUMBLES FORCED— 2, at Oregon State, at Arizona State, at Utah MOST INTERCEPTIONS— 2, Greg Henderson vs. Oregon MOST TURNOVERS GAINED— 4, vs. Central Arkansas MOST PASSES BROKEN UP— 2, on six occasions (Crawley 2, Henderson 2, Gillam, MOST PASSES BROKEN UP— 8, vs. California Uzo-Diribe) MOST QUARTERBACK SACKS— 3, vs. California MOST THIRD/FOURTH DOWN STOPS— 4, Addison Gillam vs. Colorado State, Oregon MOST QUARTERBACK HURRIES— 6, vs. California MOST KNOCKDOWN BLOCKS (OL)— 9, Gus Handler vs. Oregon MOST TACKLES FOR LOSS— 8, at Oregon State, vs. Charleston Southern MOST SPECIAL TEAM POINTS— 6, Brady Daigh at Arizona State 121 GAME-BY-GAME INDIVIDUAL CHARTS RUSHING PASSING TYLER McCULLOCH NATE BONSU, DT TYLER HENINGTON, DT JUSTIN SOLIS, DT No Yds TD Plays UT,AT-TT TFL Other Plays UT,AT-TT TFL Other Plays UT,AT-TT TFL Other MICHAEL ADKINS II SEFO LIUFAU Colorado State ...... 2 12 0 Colo. St...... 39 0,2—2 0-0 ...... Colo. St...... 24 1,0—1 0-0 QBH Colo. St...... 21 0,1—1 0-0 ...... Central Arkansas .. 5 50 0 UCA...... 60 0,2—2 0-0 ...... UCA...... 15 0,0—0 0-0 ...... UCA...... 17 2,0—2 0-0 3DS Att Yds TD A-C-I Yds TD Oregon State...... 2 29 1 Oregon St..... 61 3,2—52-15 QBS Oregon St..... 28 1,1—2 0-0 ...... Oregon St..... 19 1,1—2 1-4 ...... Colorado State ...... –—DNP–— Colorado State ...... –—-DNP–—- Oregon ...... 0 0 0 Oregon...... 58 1,3—4 0-0 PBU Oregon...... 34 0,0—0 0-0 ...... Oregon...... 44 3,3—6 0-0 ...... Central Arkansas .. –—DNP–— Central Arkansas .. –—-DNP–—- Arizona State...... 3 41 0 Ariz. St...... 49 1,0—1 1-2 QBS Ariz. St...... 19 2,1—3 0-0 TZ Ariz. St...... 34 1,1—2 0-0 3DS,TZ Oregon State...... 14 98 0 Oregon State...... –—-DNP–—- Charleston Southern 150 Char So...... 22 1,0—1 0-0 ...... Char So...... 6 0,0—0 0-0 ...... Char So...... 40 3,1—4 1-1 QBS,3DS Oregon ...... 6 18 0 Oregon ...... –—-DNP–—- Arizona...... 0 0 0 Arizona...... 10 1,0—1 0-0 ...... Arizona...... 21 0,0—0 0-0 ...... Arizona...... 69 2,0—2 0-0 ...... Arizona State...... 16 62 0 Arizona State...... 26-18-2 169 1 UCLA ...... 0 0 0 UCLA...... 4 0,0—0 0-0 ...... UCLA...... 8 0,0—0 0-0 ...... UCLA...... 48 4,1—5 1-3 3DS,2-TZ Charleston Southern 13 137 4 Charleston So...... 20-14-0 198 1 Washington...... 1 1 0 Wash ...... 14 0,0—0 0-0 ...... Wash ...... 26 0,0—0 0-0 ...... Wash ...... 44 1,2—3 0-0 ...... Arizona...... 16 54 1 Arizona...... 32-17-1 212 1 California ...... 0 0 0 California ..... 4 0,0—0 0-0 ...... California ..... 29 2,0—2 0-0 ...... California ..... 47 1,2—3 0-0 ...... UCLA ...... –—INJ–— UCLA ...... 36-25-0 247 1 USC ...... 0 0 0 USC ...... 6 0,0—0 0-0 ...... USC ...... 26 0,0—0 0-0 ...... USC ...... 41 3,2—5 0-0 3DS Washington...... 5 26 0 Washington...... 22-12-2 160 1 California ...... 36-23-1 364 3 Utah...... 0 0 0 Utah ...... 17 1,2—3 0-0 ...... Utah ...... 15 0,0—0 0-0 3DS Utah ...... 55 3,1—4 0-0 ...... California ...... 9 39 0 USC ...... 33-17-1 188 2 USC ...... 14 63 1 Utah...... 46-23-1 241 2 PAUL RICHARDSON KENNETH CRAWLEY, CB SAMSON KAFOVALU, DL TEDRIC THOMPSON, S Utah...... 10 38 0 No Yds TD Plays UT,AT-TT PD Other Plays UT,AT-TT TFL Other Plays UT,AT-TT PD Other CONNOR WOOD DONTA ABRON Colorado State ...... 10 208 2 Colo. St...... 67 4,1—5 0 TFL,TDS Colo. St...... 0 –——SUSP–——- Colo. St...... 0 –——-DNP–——- A-C-I Yds TD Central Arkansas .. 11 209 2 UCA...... 81 2,1—3 2 INT,2TDS UCA...... 8 0,0—0 0-0 ...... UCA...... 0 –——-DNP–——- Att Yds TD Colorado State ...... 46-33-0 400 3 Oregon State...... 5 70 1 Oregon St..... 83 4,0—4 0 ...... Oregon St..... 0 –——DNP–——- Oregon St..... 13 3,0—3 0 ...... Colorado State ...... 2 5 0 Central Arkansas .. 36-23-2 341 3 Oregon ...... 5 134 0 Oregon...... 78 4,1—5 0 ...... Oregon...... 0 –——DNP–——- Oregon...... 40 4,2—6 0 ...... Central Arkansas .. 8 9 0 Oregon State...... 34-14-2 146 2 Arizona State...... 4 39 0 Arizona St. ... 71 1,1—2 0 2-TDS Ariz. St...... 0 –——DNP–——- Arizona St. ... 48 3,3—6 1 ...... Oregon State...... 0 0 0 Oregon ...... 33-11-2 205 0 Charleston Southern 8 122 1 Char So...... 56 6,0—6 0 2-3DS,TZ Char So...... 0 –——DNP–——- Char So...... 5 1,0—1 1 ...... Oregon ...... 1 1 0 Arizona State...... 4- 0-1 00 Arizona...... 7 132 1 Arizona...... 80 4,0—4 1 3DS Arizona...... 15 2,0—2 1-2 3DS Arizona...... 3 0,1—1 0 ...... Arizona State...... 0 0 0 Charleston So...... 1- 1-0 00 UCLA ...... 7 70 1 UCLA...... 0 –———INJ–——- UCLA...... 9 1,1—2 0-0 ...... UCLA...... 0 –——-DNP–——- Charleston Southern 000 Arizona...... –—-DNP–—- Washington...... 3 77 1 Wash...... 58 3,3—6 0 TFL Wash ...... 24 1,1—2 1-4 ½-QBS Wash...... 37 4,1—5 0 ...... Arizona...... 3 8 0 UCLA ...... –—-DNP–—- California ...... 11 140 0 California ..... 86 6,1—7 2 INT,23DS California ..... 38 2,0—2 1-7QBS,4DS California ..... 85 3,1—4 1 3DS UCLA ...... 7 19 0 Washington...... 3- 2-0 11 0 USC ...... 8 88 1 USC ...... 71 3,4—7 0 ...... USC ...... 43 2,2—4 1-8QBS,3DS USC ...... 37 1,0—1 0 ...... Washington...... 0 0 0 California ...... –—-DNP–—- Utah...... 4 54 0 Utah ...... 30 1,0—1 0 ...... Utah ...... 47 3,3—6 1-5 ½-QBS Utah ...... 55 3,2—5 0-0 ...... California ...... 0 0 0 USC ...... –—-DNP–—- Utah...... –—-DNP–—- USC ...... 0 0 0 KYLE SLAVIN JIMMIE GILBERT, DE MARQUES MOSLEY, S JOSH TUPOU, DT Utah...... ——ILL–— RECEIVING No Yds TD Plays UT,AT-TT TFL Other Plays UT,AT-TT PD Other Plays UT,AT-TT TFL Other MALCOLM CREER Colorado State ...... 2 12 0 Colo. St...... 16 0,0—0 0-0 ...... Colo. St...... 13 2,0—2 0 3&4DS Colo. St...... 43 0,0—0 0-0 ...... Central Arkansas .. 0 0 0 UCA...... 48 2,1—3 1-3 QBS,H UCA...... 1 1,0—1 0 ...... UCA...... 64 3,0—3 0-0 TZ,PD Att Yds TD MICHAEL ADKINS II Oregon State...... 0 0 0 Oregon St..... 28 0,0—0 0-0 ...... Oregon St..... 8 0,1—1 0 ...... Oregon St..... 69 2,1—3 0-0 ...... Colorado State ...... –—DNP–— No Yds TD Oregon ...... 1 8 0 Oregon...... 20 0,0—0 0-0 ...... Oregon...... 6 1,1—2 0 ...... Oregon...... 50 1,1—2 0-0 ...... Central Arkansas .. –—DNP–— Colorado State ...... –—DNP–— Arizona State...... 1 8 0 Ariz. St...... 24 3,0—3 1-4 FF Ariz. St...... 15 2,1—3 0 ...... Ariz. St...... 45 1,0—1 0-0 ...... Oregon State...... –—DNP–— Central Arkansas .. –—DNP–— Charleston Southern 000 Char So...... 12 0,0—0 0-0 ...... Char So...... 5 0,0—0 0 ...... Char So...... 42 3,1—4 1-3 3DS,2H Oregon ...... –—DNP–— Oregon State...... 2 5 0 Arizona...... 0 0 0 Arizona...... 23 0,0—0 0-0 ...... Arizona...... 5 0,1—1 0 ...... Arizona...... 49 1,2—3 0-0 ...... Arizona State...... –—DNP–— Oregon ...... 1 20 0 UCLA ...... 3 23 0 UCLA...... 8 0,0—0 0-0 ...... UCLA...... 0 ———DNP–——- UCLA...... 45 2,1—3 0-0 ...... Charleston Southern –—DNP–— Arizona State...... 1 - 2 0 Washington...... 0 0 0 Wash ...... 20 1,0—1 0-0 ...... Wash...... 15 3,0—3 0 3DS,TZ Wash ...... 40 2,0—2 0-0 ...... Arizona...... 0 0 0 Charleston Southern 1 10 California ...... 1 10 1 California ..... 17 0,1—1 0-0 ...... California ..... 0 ———DNP–——- California ..... 55 3,1—4 1-1 QBH UCLA ...... 0 0 0 Arizona...... 1 6 0 USC ...... 0 0 0 USC ...... 30 1,0—1 0-0 3DS,H USC ...... 3 0,0—0 0 ...... USC ...... 38 3,1—4 0-0 ...... Washington...... 0 0 0 UCLA ...... –—INJ–— Utah...... 1 7 0 Utah ...... 15 1,1—2 0-0 3DS,H Utah ...... 55 2,1—3 0 FF Utah ...... 58 4,5—9 1-2 ½-QBS California ...... 0 0 0 Washington...... 1 18 0 USC ...... 0 0 0 California ...... 1 63 1 NELSON SPRUCE ADDISON GILLAM, ILB PARKER ORMS, SS CHIDERA UZO-DIRIBE, DE Utah...... 0 0 0 USC ...... 2 10 0 No Yds TD Plays UT,AT-TT TFL Other Plays UT,AT-TT PD Other Plays UT,AT-TT TFL Other TONY JONES Utah...... 1 6 0 Colorado State ...... 8 99 0 Colo. St...... 66 7,7—142-19 4-3DS Colo. St...... 67 5,4—9 1 2-TZ Colo. St...... 59 3,1—4 1-1 FF,PBU Central Arkansas .. 4 62 1 UCA...... 81 3,3—6 1-1 3DS UCA...... 81 5,2—7 0 3DS UCA...... 68 3,1—4 1-2 CI,3DS Att Yds TD SCOTT FERNANDEZ Oregon State...... 1 9 0 Oregon St..... 77 8,5—13 1-3 2-3DS Oregon St..... 80 2,2—4 0 ...... Oregon St..... 66 3,3—6 2-15 2-FF,2H Colorado State ...... 13 27 0 No Yds TD Oregon ...... 3 36 0 Oregon...... 86 14,4-18 2-7 4-3DS Oregon...... 86 8,2—10 0 ...... Oregon...... 68 7,1—8 3-17 FF,3DS Central Arkansas .. 12 58 0 Colorado State ...... 2 11 0 Arizona State...... 5 42 1 Ariz. St...... 48 6,2—8 1-1 PBU Ariz. St...... 33 3,0—3 0 ...... Ariz. St...... 55 0,0—0 0-0 ...... Oregon State...... 4 22 0 Central Arkansas .. 0 0 0 Charleston Southern 2 27 0 Char So...... 53 6,2—8 0-0 TZ Char So...... 54 1,1—2 0 ...... Char So...... 46 2,1—3 1-9 FF,QBS Oregon ...... 3 5 0 Oregon State...... 1 13 0 Arizona...... 3 28 0 Arizona...... 82 3,4—7 0-0 TZ Arizona...... 79 13,2-15 0 TFL,3DS Arizona...... 60 3,2—5 0-0 2-PD,TZ Arizona State...... 4 12 0 Oregon ...... 0 0 0 UCLA ...... 6 49 0 UCLA...... 57 6,1—7 0-0 ...... UCLA...... 57 5,1—6 0 3DS UCLA...... 50 4,0—4 0-0 TZ,QCD Charleston Southern 4 37 0 Arizona State...... 0 0 0 Washington...... 5 40 0 Wash ...... 68 4,3—7 1-2 QBS,TZ Wash...... 66 4,1—5 0 2-3DS,TZ Wash ...... 60 3,0—3 0-0 QCD,H Arizona...... 4 14 0 Charleston Southern 000 California ...... 8 140 0 California ..... 86 10,1-11 2-6 2-PBU California ..... 0 ———INJ–——- California ..... 71 3,0—3 2-9 2-QBS UCLA ...... 7 15 1 Arizona...... 2 12 0 USC ...... 4 52 1 USC ...... 57 5,0—5 0-0 PD,3D USC ...... 31 3,0—3 0 ...... USC ...... 66 1,0—1 0-0 QBH Washington...... 6 14 0 UCLA ...... 0 0 0 Utah...... 6 66 1 Utah ...... 77 6,9-15 0-0 INT Utah ...... 20 2,0—2 0 ...... Utah ...... 70 4,1—5 1-3 2-3DS California ...... 8 22 0 Washington...... 0 0 0 USC ...... 5 24 0 California ...... 0 0 0 WOODSON GREER III, OLB JUDA PARKER, DE DERRICK WEBB, ILB Utah...... 3 - 1 0 DEFENSIVE USC ...... 0 0 0 Plays UT,AT-TT TFL Other Plays UT,AT-TT TFL Other Plays UT,AT-TT TFL Other Utah...... 4 61 1 SEFO LIUFAU CHIDOBE AWUZIE, CB Colo. St...... 25 2,1—3 0-0 QCD Colo. St...... 26 1,1—2 1-2 QBS Colo. St...... 67 6,1—7 0-0 3DS,2H UCA...... 20 1,2—3 0-0 TZ,H UCA...... 17 2,0—2 0-0 ...... UCA...... 81 9,3-12 1-1 TZ,TDS Att Yds TD D.D. GOODSON Plays UT,AT-TT PD Other Oregon St..... 44 3,0—3 0-0 ...... Oregon St..... 51 0,1—1 0-0 FR,H Oregon St..... 82 2,3—5 0-0 3DS,TZ Colorado State ...... –—DNP–— No Yds TD Colo. St...... 25 2,1—3 0 3DS Oregon...... 14 4,0—4 0-0 3DS Oregon...... 71 5,2—7 0-0 QBH Oregon...... 83 6,2—8 0-0 FR,PBU Central Arkansas .. –—DNP–— Colorado State ...... 5 44 1 UCA...... 66 6,0—6 0 FF,FR Ariz. St...... 32 4,1—5 1-4 QBH Ariz. St...... 51 1,1—2 0-0 ...... Ariz. St...... 48 4,3—7 2-4 PBU Oregon State...... –—DNP–— Central Arkansas .. 0 0 0 Oregon St..... 42 2,0—2 1 3DS Char So...... 56 6,2—8 1-1 TZ Char So...... 34 3,1—4 0-0 ...... Char So...... 25 2,1—3 0-0 QBH Oregon ...... –—DNP–— Oregon State...... 1 9 0 Oregon...... 72 4,1—5 0 ...... Arizona...... 62 5,2—7 0-0 FR,TZ Arizona...... 44 1,1—2 0-0 ...... Arizona...... 21 3,1—4 0-0 ...... Arizona State...... 4 10 0 Oregon ...... 1 75 1 Ariz. St...... 45 4,0—4 0 ...... UCLA...... 5 0,1—1 0-0 ...... UCLA...... 46 3,1—4 0-0 3DS,TZ UCLA...... 52 6,3—9 2-5 ...... Charleston Southern 3 - 8 0 Arizona State...... 2 20 0 Char So...... 39 5,0—5 0 QBS,2-3D Wash ...... 0 ———INJ–——- Wash ...... 31 1,2—3 0-0 ...... Wash ...... 68 5,3—8 1-1 3DS Arizona...... 8 33 0 Charleston Southern 1 28 0 Arizona...... 79 5,7-12 0 ...... California ..... 0 ———INJ–——- California ..... 65 0,0—0 0-0 PBU California ..... 85 10,1-11 1-1 2-3DS UCLA ...... 8 14 0 Arizona...... 2 27 0 UCLA...... 57 4,0—4 1 ...... USC ...... 0 ———INJ–——- USC ...... 5 1,0—1 0-0 ...... USC ...... 70 8,3-11 0-0 2TZ Washington...... 5 - 1 0 UCLA ...... 3 42 0 Wash...... 39 2,2—4 0 ...... Utah ...... 0 ———INJ–——- Utah ...... 20 0,0—0 0-0 ...... Utah ...... 66 7,7-14 0-0 FR,TZ California ...... 2 2 0 Washington...... 2 18 0 California ..... 77 5,3—8 1 3DS USC ...... 3 - 6 0 California ...... 1 1 0 USC ...... 28 1,0—1 0 TDS GREG HENDERSON, CB KIRK POSTON, DE DE’JON WILSON, DE Utah...... 7 - 1 0 Utah ...... 74 3,2—5 0 FF,TFL USC ...... 2 31 0 Plays UT,AT-TT PD Other Plays UT,AT-TT TFL Other Plays UT,AT-TT TFL Other Utah...... 2 11 0 CHRISTIAN POWELL JERED BELL, FS Colo. St...... 67 3,2—5 1 FR (TD) Colo. St...... 19 0,0—0 0-0 ...... Colo. St...... 2 0,0—0 0-0 ...... UCA...... 81 4,0—4 1 INT/TD UCA...... 18 1,1—2 0-0 ...... UCA...... 0 ——-DNP–—— Att Yds TD TONY JONES Plays UT,AT-TT PD Other Oregon St..... 82 7,2—9 1 INT/3-3D Oregon St..... 24 1,0—1 1-1 ...... Oregon St..... 10 0,0—0 0-0 ...... Colorado State ...... 15 42 0 No Yds TD Colo. St...... 66 1,2—3 0 ...... Oregon...... 92 2,1—3 0 2-INT Oregon...... 19 2,0—2 0-0 ...... Oregon...... 6 0,0—0 0-0 ...... Central Arkansas .. 6 22 0 Colorado State ...... 4 14 0 UCA...... 81 7,1—8 0 INT/TD Ariz. St...... 71 3,2—5 1 QCD Ariz. St...... 28 2,1—3 1-1 3DS Ariz. St...... 11 1,0—1 0-0 ...... Oregon State...... 10 21 0 Central Arkansas .. 0 0 0 Oregon St..... 75 3,2—5 1 TFL/3DS Char So...... 55 6,0—6 1 3-3DS Char So...... 6 1,1—2 0-0 QCD Char So...... 26 2,1—3 1-3 FR,TZ Oregon ...... 20 78 0 Oregon State...... 1 10 0 Oregon...... 59 3,1—4 1 4DS Arizona...... 82 1,5—6 2 2-3DS Arizona...... 0 ———DNP–——- Arizona...... 37 2,0—2 0-0 PBU,QBH Arizona State...... 7 29 1 Oregon ...... 0 0 0 Ariz. St...... 66 6,1—7 1 ...... UCLA...... 57 2,2—4 2 ….. UCLA...... 0 ———DNP–——- UCLA...... 10 0,0—0 0-0 ...... Charleston Southern 11 52 0 Arizona State...... 0 0 0 Char So...... 54 2,1—3 0 INT Wash...... 80 8,1—9 1 3DS,TZ Wash ...... 11 0,0—0 0-0 ….. Wash ...... 50 2,3—5 1-5 ½-QBS,TZ Arizona...... 13 35 0 Charleston Southern 000 Arizona...... 77 7,2—9 0 INT,FF California ..... 84 2,2—4 0 3DS California ..... 0 ———DNP–——- California ..... 15 1,0—1 0-0 ...... UCLA ...... 22 97 0 Arizona...... 2 7 0 UCLA...... 57 3,1—4 0 ...... USC ...... 69 4,4—8 0 TZ USC ...... 26 0,0—0 0-0 3DS,H USC ...... 5 0,0—0 0-0 ...... Washington...... 12 73 0 UCLA ...... 3 42 0 Wash...... 42 4,1—5 1 3DS Utah ...... 77 4,1—5 0 ….. Utah ...... 11 1,0—1 1-1 ….. Utah ...... 4 0,0—0 0-0 ...... California ...... 18 60 1 Washington...... 1 7 0 California ..... 86 6,4-10 0 TFL,TZ USC ...... 8 41 0 California ...... 1 10 1 USC ...... 71 5,1—6 1FF,FR/TD Utah...... 5 12 0 USC ...... 0 0 0 Utah ...... 18 1,2—3 1 ...... Utah...... 1 3 0

122 MISCELLANEOUS FOOTBALL STATISTICS (Won 4, Lost 8)

DRIVE ENGINEERING Drives Drives Ended By———————————————— Points Pts./ Quarterback **Directing Offense Quarterback Started TD FG FGA PNT DWN TRN SAF CLK RPL Yielded Drive Drive Efficiency* Plays Yards Avg. 3&Out SEFO LIUFAU...... 97 22 8636 5 13 160 179 1.85 30.9% 39.6% 514 2787 5.42 29 CONNOR WOOD...... 70 99131 49070 91 1.30 25.7% 30.2% 309 1683 5.45 23 COLORADO...... 167 31 17 7 67 9 22 1 13 (0) 270 1.62 28.7% 35.7% 823 4470 5.43 52 OPPONENTS ...... 168 55 16 2 59 10 19 07(0) 433 2.57 42.3% 45.3% 912 5635 6.18 51 *—second number is the percentage the QB has put his team in position to score, allowing for missed field goals and minus drives ended by the clock. **—excludes kneel-downs, spiked passes and fake/muffed punt plays when not actually directing offense: Wood 6-(-26); Liufau 3-(-5); Opponents 12-(19).

KICKOFF ANALYSIS No. Opp. OSY ASY YARDAGE SUMMARY Kicker Total Ret. AYBF (Yds) FC MF NA TB (EZ+) In20/25 OB OnS SQB OSY Ret. ASY Ret. Team Plays 20+ 10+ 5+ 1-4 0 Neg. W. OLIVER...... 56 29 O7 (201) 10 126 (16) 6 / 9 0 (5) (1) 1619 889 O 29 O 31 Colorado 832 42 138 322 233 210 67 D. O’NEILL ...... 0 0 ...... (-) 00 0 0 (0) 0 / 0 0 (1) (0) ...... Opponent 924 73 201 398 244 205 80 OPPONENTS...... 83 47 C3 (153) 00 132 (11) 9 / 25 3 (2) (1) 2101 1170 C 25 C 25 KICKOFF KEY: AYBF—average yardline ball fielded on return attempts; MF—muffed; NA—no attempt at a return; EZ+—through or over end zone; OSY—Opponent Starting Yardline; ASY—Average Starting Yardline; Ret—averages using returned kicks only. Onsides (OnS), short squibs (SQB) and free kicks are omitted in figuring the above; out-of-bounds are not; returns may not add to team totals due to those credited on on-side kicks; free kicks following safeties NOT included. FREE KICKS: Colorado 2 (O’Neill 2), Opponents 0. FIRST DOWN TENDENCIES Rushing————- Passing————-- Overall————— Times Gained——————— Miscellany— Second Half Team Plays Yards Avg. Plays Yards Avg. Plays Yards Avg. 20+ 10+ 5+ 2- 0 Neg. TD QBS TO FD 2-&-10+ Att Yds Avg. COLORADO...... 204 901 4.4 161 1228 7.6 365 2129 5.83 22 65 158 154 71 26 10 7764 102 181 1075 5.9 Opponents ...... 260 1330 5.1 149 1332 8.9 409 2662 6.51 37 87 175 176 66 38 19 5683 114 180 1099 6.1 *—kept like the NFL in that quarterback sacks are deducted from passing to present the accurate picture. YARDS GAINED ANALYSIS 1st Down——— 2nd Down———- 3rd Down———-- 4th Down——- Season————— *By Quarter————— Opp. Territory Breakdown Team Att Yards Avg. Att Yards Avg. Att Yards Avg. Att Yards Avg. Att. Yards Avg. 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Att. Yards Avg. +0– COLORADO 365 2129 5.8 281 1461 5.2 172 819 4.8 14 30 2.2 832 4439 5.34 1354 935 991 1159 321 1488 4.6 555 210 67 Opponents 409 2662 6.5 301 1852 6.2 189 949 5.0 25 153 6.1 924 5616 6.08 1536 1718 1146 1216 471 2366 5.0 639 205 80 *—Overtime Yards: Colorado 0, Opponent 0. Drives In Opponent Territory (minus those with 50+scores): Colorado 78/158 (49.4%, 19.1 yards per drive); Opp. 106/164 (64.6%, 22.3 ypd) THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS [4th-&-1: Colorado 1-2 (1-2 rush), Opponents 5-5] 3rd Down and————————————————————————————————————————— Second Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11-14 15-19 20+ Rush Pass Half Total Pct. COLORADO...... 8-12 9-22 2-11 9-15 8-17 6-18 3-10 3-12 1-11 6-18 2-11 0- 8 1- 7 18-48 40-124 26-75 58-172 33.7 Opponents ...... 14-21 10-16 8-17 5-17 8-13 5-15 4-15 5-15 3-16 3-12 5-23 3- 5 0- 3 33-61 40-127 32-91 73-188 38.8 AVERAGE YARDS TO GO: Colorado 7.1 (172/1218); Opponents 6.4 (188/1197). SECOND DOWN EFFICIENCY: Colorado 91-281 (32.4%; 1-4 yds: 41-69); Opponent 103-301 (34.2; 1-4 yds: 40-70). TURNOVER ANALYSIS Location Own Territory————————— Opponent Territory———————————— By Quarter—————— Last 2 Min./OT** Team TO PTS (TD,FG) Pct(Pts) EZ/G-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 49-40 39-30 29-20 19-10 9-G/EZ Total (TD*) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT 1st-H 2nd-H COLORADO...... 24 117 (16,2)25.5 (459) 024 7 3 1 4 1 1 1=24 (2) 578400 (0) 1 (0) Opponents...... 21 61 (7,4) 20.0 (305) 121 2 2 4 1 3 1 4=21 (4) 365700 (0) 1 (0) First Offensive Play After Gaining TO: Colorado 17-30, 1.8 avg.,14 long, 0 TD (11-32 rush/5-2-0, 13 pass, 1 QBS-15; 4 Ret TD); Opponent: 22-68, 3.1 avg., 12 long, 1 TD (11-31 rush/11-5-0, 37 pass; 2 Ret TD). *—interception or fumble returns for a touchdown; **—number in parenthesis is number of turnovers in last 2-minutes while team is protecting lead or trying to tie or go ahead. YARDS LOST DUE TO PENALTIES Colorado Opponent GOAL-TO-GO SITUATIONS Times Penalized After Offensive Gain...... 9 9 Summary —————————————- GTG Plays———- 1-Yard Line Yards Lost Due To Penalties...... 103 133 Team Total TD FG FGA TO DWN CLK Plays TDs Pct. Plays TDs Touchdowns Cost (2-Pt Conversions Cost) .... 0 (0) 2 (0) COLORADO 11 53 0 0 3 0 29 5 17.2 21 First Downs Lost ...... 5 4 OPPONENTS 30 23 30202 61 23 37.7 18 12

EXPANDED PUNTING Avg. No. Return Avg. Long Pct. Not Net Inside Own 25 Opp Terr. Adjusted 50 & Out Player Punts Yards Avg. Spot Ret. Yards Return Return Returned Avg. In20 / 15/ 10 / 5 TB FC 60+ No. Yds. Avg. No.-Yards (In20) No Yds. Avg DARRAGH O’NEILL 66 2673 40.50 C37 20 182 9.1 74t 69.7 36.53 22 / 18/10 /3 4 19 0 10 422 42.2 16-561 (13) 50 2112 42.2 Right-footed kicks: 64-2582, 40.3 avg., 56 long, 21 In20 (1 blk). Left-footed/Rugby kicks: 2-91, 45.5 avg., 46 long, 1 In20. Average Spot—yardline where punts average from: O’Neill 66/2448.

AVERAGE STARTING FIELD POSITION FIRST DOWNS EARNED FUMBLES Colorado Opponent Player Rush Pass Rec. — Total (3/4) Player No-Lost Drives Started ...... 167 168 SEFO LIUFAU ...... 4 86 1—91 (34) GILLAM ...... 1-0 Cumulative Starting Yardlines ...... 4799 5586 Average Field Position ...... C29 O33 PAUL RICHARDSON...... 0 1 50 — 51 (9) T. JONES...... 1-1 Drives Started In Plus Territory ...... 13 27 CONNOR WOOD ...... 3 42 0—45 (11) LIUFAU...... 3-3 Scores/TD,FG ...... 7/4,3 21/18,3 CHRISTIAN POWELL ...... 33 04—37 (9) MOSLEY ...... 1-1 FGA/Punts/Downs/Clock ...... 0/3/2/0 0/2/2/0 MICHAEL ADKINS II ...... 27 04—31 (5) SEVENSON ...... 4-1 Turnovers/Ran Out Clock...... 0/1 0/2 NELSON SPRUCE ...... 0 1 28 — 29 (10) C. WOOD...... 3-2 Points ...... 38 135 D.D. GOODSON ...... 1 0 15 — 16 (11) TEAM...... 1-1 Drives Started Inside/At Own 20 ...... 45 (31/14) 40 (31/9) TONY JONES ...... 10 03—13 (6) TEAM TOTAL...... 14-9 Points Scored (TD/FG)...... 57 (7/3) 66 (8/3) TYLER McCULLOCH...... 0 0 9 — 9 (3) SCORING PERCENTAGE INSIDE-THE-20 (Red Zone) SCOTT FERNANDEZ ...... 0 0 6 — 6 (2) Colorado Opponent KYLE SLAVIN...... 0 0 4 — 4 (2) Times Penetrated Opponent 20...... 32 62 KEENAN CANTY ...... 0 0 3 — 3 (1) Total Scores...... 26 51 DONTA ABRON ...... 1 0 0 — 1 (0) Touchdowns (Rush/Pass) ...... 14 (7/7) 42 (27/15) DEVIN ROSS...... 0 0 1 — 1 (0) Field Goals-Attempts...... 12-14 9-9 Turnovers/Downs/Punts/Clock ...... 1/3/0/0 5/4/0/2 Scores From The 20 And Out/TD,FG ..... 22/17,5 21/14,7 MISCELLANEOUS Colorado Opponent Scoring Percentage (TD Pct.)...... 81.3 (43.8) 82.3 (67.8) Points Scored Last 2 Minutes (Total/1st, 2nd) 19/10,9 70/63,7 Total Red Zone Plays/Yards (Avg.)...... 89/252 (2.8) 184/602 (3.3) Third Down Efficiency ...... 5-19/26.3 18-33/54.5 Fourth Down Efficiency...... 2-4/50.0 3-7/42.9 *Ran Out Clock Not Trying To Score .... 0 0 (*—not included in total count above; the 20 IS NOT in the Red Zone) 123 OFFENSIVE LINE STATISTICS Play Count ______Total Plus Season Totals ______High PPP Game______Player CSU UCA OSU UO ASU ChS UA UCLA WSH CAL USC UTAH Plays Plays PPP KD TDB QBS PRS PEN (minimum 10 snaps) B. COTNER —— 7 720 10 INJ — 15 13— 63 35 55.6 42 00070.0% / Charleston Southern K. CRABB 82 70 69 65 45 47 75 76 48 69 61 72 779 487 62.5 30 2213 0 72.9% / Central Arkansas G. HANDLER 83 70 69 70 65 52 75 76 60 74 64 72 830 538 64.8 31 227472.9% / Central Arkansas J. HARRIS 83 70 69 65 44 46 75 76 62 73 64 72 799 601 75.2 20 2310 7 87.5% / Southern California A. KELLEY 1—30 7 20 10 2—17 73— 97 58 59.8 30 00080.0% / Charleston Southern D. MUNYER 83 70 31 64 52 42 73 76 46 72 61 72 742 510 68.7 41 6 2½ 8276.6% / Oregon M. MUSTOE —— 1 7 18 1 INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ 27 21 77.8 20 02172.2% / at Arizona State S. NEMBOT 83 70 69 65 61 52 75 76 62 74 64 72 823 484 58.8 45 6 7½ 20 3 69.2% / Charleston Southern Team 83 70 69 70 65 52 75 76 62 74 64 72 4160 2734 65.7 176 20 17 60 17 73.7% / Central Arkansas Sacks allowed by others or coverage not included; sacks & pressures may exceed overall team total as two players can be awarded a pressure on the same play. KEY: Play count in bold indicates plus percentage of 70 percent or better; PPP—Plus Play Percentage (this is not a game grade: plus plays are divided by total plays; other plays are either neutral or minus); KD—Knockdown Blocks (pancakes/blown off the line/finishes); TDB—Touchdown Blocks (direct); QBS—Quarterback Sacks Allowed; PRS—Pressures Allowed; PEN—Penalties. OL SNAPS AT TE (5): Mustoe 3, Kelley 2. FG/PAT TEAM PLAY COUNT (56, includes 2 two-point plays with PAT team personnel): Fernandez 56, Harris 56, S. Irwin 56, Solis 56, A. Wood 44, Slavin 42, Nembot 39, Henington 24, Mustoe 24, Tupou 17, Gillam 14, Nichols 11, Crabb 8, Parker 1 (Snappers: Iverson 56; Holders: O’Neill 56; Kickers: Oliver 56). PUNT TEAM SNAPS (69; includes fakes, roughing calls): Iverson 69.

MISCELLANEOUS STAT BOX (Coin Toss: O-offense; D-Defense; d-deferred/played defense first)

Red Zone (Scores-Att; (TD/FG); Plays-Yds) Avg./1st Down 2nd Down Eff. Plays (+/0/-) Plus Territory (Plays-Yards) Coin Game Colorado Opponent Colo Opp. Colo Opp. Colorado Opponent Colorado Opponent Toss Colorado State 3-3 (1/2) 6-28 3-4 (2/1) 9-30 6.4 5.3 9-30 7-22 62 13 8 41 21 5 38-147 28-102 L (D) Central Arkansas 1-1 (0/1) 2- 0 3-4 (2/1) 23-64 6.2 3.1 12-26 6-28 45 16 9 51 25 5 27-147 39-168 L (O) Oregon State 1-1 (0/1) 5-15 6-8 (5/1) 19-48 4.9 8.5 9-24 8-25 39 23 7 52 27 9 14- 90 40-227 L (O) Oregon 3-4 (0/3) 12- 6 5-7 (5/0) 19-67 7.6 8.9 6-22 12-30 40 26 4 73 17 6 25- 41 51-345 L (D) Arizona State 2-3 (2/0) 6-41 7-8 (5/2) 22-67 3.6 5.6 6-22 12-27 39 17 9 59 13 8 15-108 53-273 L (D) Charleston Southern 2-2 (2/0) 8-28 2-2 (1/1) 7-21 8.0 2.5 5-16 4-20 40 10 2 39 11 9 24-187 18- 63 L (O) Arizona 1-2 (1/0) 11-34 6-6 (4/2) 15-45 6.4 10.0 5-24 9-26 50 23 2 66 13 3 41-135 34-177 L (O) UCLA 3-3 (2/1) 9-31 5-5 (5/0) 14-64 4.1 5.2 9-26 9-20 58 13 5 42 96 34-153 35-198 W (O) Washington 0-1 (0/0) 1- 1 7-9 (6/1) 30-106 6.0 7.4 4-20 14-27 44 12 6 62 11 7 20- 63 55-335 L (D) California 5-6 (3/2) 15-42 1-1 (1/0) 3-16 5.8 5.3 10-27 8-28 52 15 7 49 27 10 35-155 42-125 W (O) Southern California 2-2 (2/0) 2- 8 3-3 (3/0) 9-42 6.3 5.8 9-22 8-24 41 17 6 53 14 4 17-146 35-205 W (O) Utah 2-3 (1/1) 12-18 3-5 (3/0) 14-32 4.9 6.5 7-22 6-24 45 23 4 52 17 8 31-116 41-148 L (O)

YARDS BY QUARTER/HALF COLORADO OPPONENT Game 1Q 2Q 1H 3Q 4Q 2H OT GAME 1Q 2Q 1H 3Q 4Q 2H OT GAME Colorado State 174 139 313 103 93 196 —- 509 70 74 144 23 128 151 —- 295 Central Arkansas 132 89 221 58 146 204 —- 425 59 141 200 41 99 140 —- 340 Oregon State 91 21 112 12 176 188 —- 300 109 176 285 191 64 255 —- 540 Oregon 231 87 318 42 14 56 —- 374 262 153 415 164 176 340 —- 755 Arizona State 54 31 85 94 89 183 —- 268 187 205 392 62 78 140 —- 532 Charleston Southern 65 99 164 79 173 252 —- 416 82 68 150 30 16 46 —- 196 Arizona 124 65 189 101 59 160 —- 349 175 186 361 194 115 309 —- 670 UCLA 113 108 221 89 71 160 —- 381 92 123 215 117 80 197 —- 412 Washington 83 74 157 124 18 142 —- 299 227 237 464 40 124 164 —- 628 California 191 133 324 95 66 161 —- 385 59 133 192 47 172 219 —- 411 Southern California 36 37 73 77 162 239 —- 312 101 105 206 125 118 243 —- 449 Utah 60 52 112 117 92 209 —- 321 113 117 230 112 46 158 —- 388

TB Christian Powell WR Paul Richardson PK Will Oliver

124 2013 SEASON HONORS

ALL-AMERICAN Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award (most outstanding player with Texas WR PAUL RICHARDSON (third-team: CBSSports.com; fourth-team: Phil roots): QB Connor Wood (one of 35 on official watch list) Steele’s College Football; honorable mention: Sports Illustrated) Lou Groza Award (most outstanding placekicker): PK Will Oliver (named one of 20 semifinalists on Nov. 4) FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICAN Ray Guy Award (most outstanding punter): P Darragh O’Neill (one of 85 official midseason candidates) ILB ADDISON GILLAM (first-team: Athlon Sports, FWAA, Sporting News, Rimington Award (most outstanding center): C Gus Handler (one of 44 on Phil Steele’s College Football, collegefootballnews.com) official watch list) TB MICHAEL ADKINS (honorable mention: collegefootballnews.com) Ted Hendricks Award (defensive end of the year): DE Chidera Uzo-Diribe QB SEFO LIUFAU (honorable mention: collegefootballnews.com) (one of 27 on final watch list, Nov. 26) College Football Performance Awards (top player at each position): S Phil Steele’s College Football MIDSEASON ALL-AMERICAN Marques Mosley (one of 36 on kickoff return watch list); P Darragh ILB ADDISON GILLAM (fourth-team) O’Neill (one of 36 on punter watch list); WR Paul Richardson (one of WR PAUL RICHARDSON (second-team) 31 on receiver watch list) ALL-PAC 12 CONFERENCE SUGAR BOWL-MANNING AWARD STARS OF THE WEEK WR PAUL RICHARDSON (first-team: Pac-12 Coaches, Athlon Sports, QB CONNOR WOOD (runner-up: September 1 vs. Colorado State: 33-of-46 Sporting News, Phil Steele’s College Football, for 400 yards (3 TD/0 INT), 166.3 passer rating). collegesportsmadness.com) TB MICHAEL ADKINS II (honorable mention: Pac-12 Coaches) EARL CAMPBELL-TYLER ROSE AWARD NATIONAL ILB ADDISON GILLAM (second-team: collegesportsmadness.com; third- PLAYER OF THE WEEK team: Phil Steele’s College Football; honorable mention: Pac-12 Coaches) QB CONNOR WOOD (honorable mention: September 1 vs. Colorado State: PK WILL OLIVER (honorable mention: Pac-12 Coaches) 33-of-46 for 400 yards (3 TD/0 INT), 166.3 passer rating). MIDSEASON ALL-PAC 12 (Phil Steele’s College Football): ILB ADDISON GILLAM, WR PAUL RICHARDSON (first-team); CB GREG HENDERSON, DE ATHLON SPORTS CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK CHIDERA UZO-DIRIBE (second-team); PK WILL OLIVER, P DARRAGH TB MICHAEL ADKINS II (Pac-12 Freshman of the Week: October 19 vs. O’NEILL (third-team). Charleston Southern: 13-137, 4 TD rushing (CU freshman record for touchdowns) COLORADO CHAPTER/NFF COLLEGE FOOTBALL WR PAUL RICHARDSON (Pac-12 Offense: September 7 vs. Central Arkansas: HALL OF FAME ALL-COLORADO TEAM 11-209-19.0 avg.-2 TD receiving; 6 first downs earned) OT JACK HARRIS (first-team) ROYAL PURPLE LAS VEGAS BOWL CB GREG HENDERSON (first-team) PLAYER OF THE WEEK (Fan Vote) WR PAUL RICHARDSON (first-team) DE CHIDERA UZO-DIRIBE (first-team) QB SEFO LIUFAU (November 16 vs. California: 23-of-36 for 364 yards passing, ILB ADDISON GILLAM (second-team) 3 TD/1 INT; second most passing yards by a CU freshman) PAC-12 CONFERENCE PLAYERS-OF-THE-WEEK LOU GROZA AWARD NATIONAL STARS OF THE WEEK WR PAUL RICHARDSON (September 1 vs. Colorado State: 10-208-20.8 avg.-2 PK WILL OLIVER (September 1 vs. Colorado State: 15 points: 4-of-4 field goals, TD receiving; 3 first downs earned, TD receptions of 82 and 75 yards) 22, 41, 44, 52 yards; 3-of-3 PAT kicks; 2 touchbacks/kickoffs) COLORADO CHAPTER/NFF COLLEGE FOOTBALL COLLEGE FOOTBALL PERFORMANCE AWARDS (CFPA) HALL OF FAME PLAYERS-OF-THE-WEEK PERFORMERS OF THE WEEK WR PAUL RICHARDSON (September 1 vs. Colorado State: 10-208-20.8 avg.-2 TB MICHAEL ADKINS II (honorable mention: October 19 vs. Charleston TD receiving; 3 first downs earned, TD receptions of 82 and 75 yards) Southern: 13-137, 4 TD rushing (CU freshman record for touchdowns) ILB ADDISON GILLAM (October 5 vs. Oregon: 18 tackles (14 solo), 2-7 TFL, DB GREG HENDERSON (honorable mention: September 7 vs. Central 1-6 QBS; 4 third down stops, 1 tackle for zero) Arkansas: 4 tackles (all solo, one TFL), 3DS, PBU and a 46 yard INT return FS JERED BELL (November 23 vs. Southern California: 6 tackles (5 solo), 1- for a touchdown) 3 TFL; forced fumble, recovery and 31-yard return for a touchdown) PK WILL OLIVER (honorable mention: September 1 vs. Colorado State: 15 ILB ADDISON GILLAM (November 30 vs. Utah: 15 tackles (6 solo), 1 points: 4-of-4 field goals, 22, 41, 44, 52 yards; 3-of-3 PAT kicks; 2 interception-11 yards, 2 tackles for zero, 2 third down stops, 1 quarterback touchbacks/kickoffs) hurry) PK WILL OLIVER (honorable mention: October 5 vs. Oregon: 10 points: 3-of- 3 field goals, 33, 22, 31 yards; 1-of-1 PAT kicks; 2 touchbacks/kickoffs) CU ATHLETES-OF-THE-WEEK PK WILL OLIVER (honorable mention: October 26 vs. Arizona: 2-3 FG (53- career long, 48), 2-2 PAT; 5 KO/4 TB) ILB ADDISON GILLAM (August 26-September 1: vs. Colorado State: 14 WR PAUL RICHARDSON (honorable mention: September 1 vs. Colorado tackles, 7 solo, two for losses including a sack, four third down stops and State: 10-208-20.8 avg.-2 TD receiving; 3 first downs earned) three tackles for zero.) WR PAUL RICHARDSON (honorable mention: October 5 vs. Oregon: 5-134- FS JERED BELL (September 2-8: vs. Central Arkansas: career-high 8 tackles, 26.8 avg., 0 TD receiving; 1-of-1, 75 yards, 1 TD passing; 6 first downs 7 solo; interception return 79 yards for a touchdown) earned) ILB ADDISON GILLAM (September 30-October 6: vs. Oregon: CU freshman WR PAUL RICHARDSON (honorable mention: September 7 vs. Central record 18 tackles, 14 solo, two for losses including four third down stops) Arkansas: 11-209-19.0 avg.-2 TD receiving; 6 first downs earned) WR NELSON SPRUCE (November 11-17: vs. California: 8-140 receiving WR NELSON SPRUCE (for Kickoff Return: November 16 vs. California: 1-46, including career long of 62; 1-46, 1 TD KOR, returned onside kick for TD) 1 TD; returned onside kick for a touchdown) DE CHIDERA UZO-DIRIBE (honorable mention: September 28 vs. Oregon BUFFALOES ON NATIONAL AWARD LISTS State: 6 tackles (3 solo, two TFL including one QBS); 2 forced fumbles, 2 (Watch Lists/Nominations hurries) Bednarik Award (top defensive player): DE Chidera Uzo-Diribe (one of 76 DE CHIDERA UZO-DIRIBE (honorable mention: October 5 vs. Oregon: 8 on official watch list) tackles (7 solo, three TFL including; 1 forced fumble, 1 third down stop) Biletnikoff Award (outstanding receiver): WR Paul Richardson (one of 75 on official watch list; did not advance to semifinalist stage) LAS VEGAS BOWL’S PAC-12 CONFERENCE Burlsworth Trophy (top current or former walk-on): SN Ryan Iverson (one PLAYERS-OF-THE-WEEK of 53 on official watch list) WR PAUL RICHARDSON (September 1 vs. Colorado State: 10-208-20.8 avg.-2 Butkus Award (top linebacker): ILB Derrick Webb (one of 51 on official TD receiving; 3 first downs earned, TD receptions of 82 and 75 yards) watch list) Doak Walker (top running back): TB Christian Powell (one of 63 on official watch list) 125 PAC-12 ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM COLORADO TEAM AWARDS DT NATE BONSU (first-team: International Affairs/Political Science, 3.38 (Selected by coaches unless otherwise indicated) GPA) Zack Jordan Award (most valuable player,): WR Paul Richardson PK WILL OLIVER (first-team: Business-Management, 3.67 GPA) John Mack Award (outstanding offensive players): TB Christian Powell QB CONNOR WOOD (first-team: Business-Finance, 3.39 GPA) OT STEPHANE NEMBOT (second-team: International Affairs, 3.28 GPA) Dave Jones Award (outstanding defensive players): ILB Addison Gillam P DARRAGH O’NEILL (second-team: Business-Accounting, 3.29 GPA) Bill McCartney Award (special teams achievement): ILB Brady Daigh, PK WR NELSON SPRUCE (second-team: Business, 3.61 GPA) Will Oliver DB RICHARD YATES (second-team: Mechanical Engineering, 3.55 GPA) Lee Willard Award (outstanding freshman): QB Sefo Liufau C BRAD COTNER (honorable mention: Political Science, 3.24 GPA) Dean Jacob Van Ek Award (academic excellence): DT Nate Bonsu TB D.D. GOODSON (honorable mention: Sociology, 3.11 GPA) Offensive Scout Player of the Year: TB Phillip Lindsay DT TYLER HENINGTON (honorable mention: Business-Management, 3.14 Defensive Scout Player of the Year: DE Derek McCartney GPA) Derek Singleton Award (spirit, dedication and enthusiasm): ILB Derrick WR TYLER McCULLOCH (honorable mention: Communication, 3.34 GPA) Webb OL DANIEL MUNYER (honorable mention: Communication, 3.11 GPA) Tyronee “Tiger” Bussey Award (inspiration in the face of physical FB JORDAN MURPHY (honorable mention: Business, 3.02 GPA) adversity): OG Daniel Munyer TB CHRISTIAN POWELL (honorable mention: Arts & Sciences, 3.00 GPA) Tom McMahon Award (great dedication and work ethic): TE Scott QB JORDAN WEBB (honorable mention: EEC Diversity, 3.06 GPA) Fernandez, WR Nelson Spruce NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION Eddie Crowder Award (outstanding leadership): OLB Paul Vigo, QB Connor Wood SCHOLAR-ATHLETE NOMINEE Offensive Trench Award: C Gus Handler, OT Jack Harris DT NATE BONSU (International Affairs & Political Science; 3.38 grade point Defensive Trench Award: DE Chidera Uzo-Diribe average) Hammer Award (hardest legal hit of the year): SS Parker Orms Best Interview (selected by team beat media): ILB Derrick Webb NFF HAMPSHIRE HONOR SOCIETY Buffalo Heart Award (selected by “the fans behind the bench”): SS (Seniors from all divisions of play who each maintained a cumulative 3.2 GPA Parker Orms or better throughout their college career.) DT NATE BONSU (International Affairs & Political Science; 3.38 grade point POSTSEASON ALL-STAR GAMES average) SS PARKER ORMS (Medal of Honor Bowl) FWAA/TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWL TEAM OF THE WEEK DE CHIDERA UZO-DIRIBE (East-West Shrine Game) 2013 GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS COLORADO (honorable mention: September 14: recognized for team’s charitable work after the devastating Colorado floods from record rainfall)

2013 GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS Here were CU’s starters for the 2013 season (bold indicates first career start):

OFFENSE WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE QB TB FB Colorado State Spruce Richardson Harris Crabb Handler Munyer Nembot Fernandez C. Wood Powell Goodson (WR) Central Arkansas Spruce Richardson Harris Crabb Handler Munyer Nembot Slavin C. Wood Powell Murphy Oregon State Spruce Richardson Harris Crabb Handler Munyer Nembot Fernandez C. Wood Powell A. Wood (TE) Oregon Spruce Richardson Harris Crabb Handler Munyer Nembot Fernandez C. Wood Powell Slavin (TE) Arizona State Spruce Richardson Harris Crabb Handler Munyer Nembot Fernandez C. Wood Powell Slavin (TE) Charleston Southern Spruce Richardson Harris Crabb Handler Munyer Nembot Slavin Liufau Adkins Powell Arizona Spruce Richardson Harris Crabb Handler Munyer Nembot Fernandez Liufau Powell Slavin (TE) UCLA Spruce Richardson Harris Crabb Handler Munyer Nembot Slavin Liufau Powell Goodson (WR) Washington Spruce Richardson Harris Crabb Handler Munyer Nembot Fernandez Liufau Powell Slavin (TE) California Spruce Richardson Harris Crabb Handler Munyer Nembot S. Irwin Liufau Powell A. Wood Southern California Spruce Richardson Harris Crabb Handler Munyer Nembot Fernandez Liufau Powell Slavin (TE) Utah Spruce Richardson Harris Crabb Handler Munyer Nembot Slavin Liufau Powell Goodson (WR)

DEFENSE LDE DT NT RDE MLB WLB OLB LCB SS FS RCB Colorado State Parker Tupou Bonsu Uzo-Diribe Gillam Webb Greer Crawley Orms Bell Henderson Central Arkansas Parker Tupou Bonsu Uzo-Diribe Gillam Webb Greer Crawley Orms Bell Henderson Oregon State Gilbert Tupou Bonsu Uzo-Diribe Gillam Webb Awuzie (N) Crawley Orms Bell Henderson Oregon Parker Tupou Bonsu Uzo-Diribe Gillam Webb Greer Awuzie Orms Thompson Henderson Arizona State Parker Tupou Bonsu Uzo-Diribe Gillam Webb Walker (N) Crawley Orms Bell Henderson Charleston Southern Parker Tupou Solis Uzo-Diribe Gillam Webb Greer Crawley Orms Bell Henderson Arizona Parker Tupou Solis Uzo-Diribe Gillam Greer Awuzie (N) Crawley Orms Bell Henderson UCLA Parker Tupou Solis Uzo-Diribe Gillam Webb Awuzie (N) Hall Orms Bell Henderson Washington Parker Tupou Solis Uzo-Diribe Gillam Webb Awuzie (N) Crawley Orms Bell Henderson California Parker Tupou Solis Uzo-Diribe Gillam Webb Awuzie (N) Crawley Thompson Bell Henderson Southern California Kafovalu Tupou Solis Uzo-Diribe Gillam Webb Daigh Crawley Thompson Bell Henderson Utah Kafovalu Tupou Solis Uzo-Diribe Gillam Webb Awuzie (N) Crawley Orms Bell Henderson

(N)—Nickel back. CONSECUTIVE STARTS—Munyer 24, Spruce 21, Harris 17, Uzo-Diribe 17, Nembot 16. CAREER STARTS—Henderson 33, Uzo-Diribe 29, Handler 27, Munyer 27, D.Webb 27, Orms 26. PLAYER PARTICIPATION (dressed/played): Colorado State 80/54; Central Arkansas 74/57; Oregon State 70/57; Oregon 74/58; Arizona State 70/57; Charleston Southern 72/59; Arizona 76/57; UCLA 70/51; Washington 70/59; California 74/55; Southern California 75/56; Utah 68/51.

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