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Colorado Vault Ready To Hit Stores
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 -
Colorado Vault, a 144-page historical look at CU football, is hitting the stores this weekend.

Barringer Named USATF Athlete of the Week
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 -
Jenny Barringer earned her second USATF Athlete of the Week honor on Wednesday after setting the American record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase on Sunday.

Limited Spots Remain For Football 101
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 -
Limited spots remain for the third annual Football 101, an instructional football camp for women led by Dan Hawkins and his staff.

Daily Camera

VIDEO: Hawkins talks about Scott and tough '08 schedule
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 - Hawkins talks with reporters about the difficult 2008 schedule the Buffs will face and about true freshman running back Darrell Scott.

VIDEO: Josh Freeman: Best QB in Big 12?
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 - Kansas State quarterback Josh Freeman shares why he believes he is the best quarterback in the Big 12 this season.

VIDEO: Kansas coach Mark Mangino
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 - Kansas coach Mark Mangino talks with reporters at Big 12 Conference football media days on Tuesday in Kansas City.

Hypolite draws crowd at Big 12 media days
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 - A sharp wit, scholarly perspective and affable nature have drawn regular Colorado football writers and readers to defensive tackle George Hypolite the past three years for insight on the inner workings of the team and just about anything else.

CU's Scott a hot topic at Big 12 media days
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 - Hype comes with the territory in preseason football discussions, and Colorado coach Dan Hawkins and three of his players figured to experience some of it while making their appearance at Big 12 Conference media days Tuesday.

Missouri resolves to take next step
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 - There is no denying in the space of a few short years the Missouri football program has gone from afterthought at preseason media days to the team with star power.

Hall gains confidence with Knicks in summer league
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 - Marcus Hall set a Colorado men's basketball record last season for most minutes played (1,202).

Buffzone Blog: A Kansas State-sized ego
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 - Big 12 football media days began this week with Missouri quarterback Chase Daniel saying he believes he is the best quarterback in the league, but admitting that saying so sounds a bit cocky.

Buffzone Blog: Darrell Scott back to punt
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 - There was a lot of interest in Colorado running back recruit Darrell Scott at Big 12 football media days here in Kansas City today. Perhaps the most interesting comments made about Scott came from coach Dan Hawkins, who said he believes Scott could be a decent punter on the college level.

Buffzone Blog: Mangino still defending 2007 schedule
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 - We've started Day Two of Big 12 football media days here in Kansas City with Kansas coach Mark Mangino picking up right where he left off in January, defending a weak schedule that many believe helped the Jayhawks reach national prominence last season.

Denver Post

CU cornerbacks in jam via Big 12 passing lane
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 - Ryan Walters is a glass-half-full kind of guy. If it's raining, at least it isn't hailing. Stuck in traffic? Hey, more time to listen to some tunes.

Big 12: Scott has Heisman look
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 - CU's George Hypolite had a take on anything and everything Tuesday at the Big 12 Conference media day, holding court over print and broadcast hounds. He even predicted an eventual Heisman Trophy for incoming CU freshman tailback Darrell Scott.

Hawkins: Scott could punt, too
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 - In no surprise, the first question fielded today by Colorado coach Dan Hawkins during CU's session at Big 12 Football Media Days involved incoming blue-chip tailback Darrell Scott.

Rocky Mountain News

CU's Hawkins intrigued by Scott's punting
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 - Picture this: Colorado faces fourth-and-long in its Big 12 Conference opener against Texas (Oct. 4, Folsom Field). High school All-America tailback Darrell Scott drops into punt formation. Could happen.

Longmont Daily Times-Call

Big (12) desire
7/23/2008 - KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Year 3 of his tenure is about to begin, and Dan Hawkins, as he might put it, is totally being Dan Hawkins. The Colorado football coach spent Monday and Tuesday at Big 12 Media Days doing any radio talk show that asked. There were more than a dozen on hand.

Buffs TE cleared to play
7/22/2008 - KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Tight end Riar Geer has been cleared to play for Colorado in 2008, while receiver Markques Simas, offensive tackle Sione Tau and linebacker Nate Vaiomounga have been declared academically ineligible for the season.

Colorado Daily

Buff Backers Poll
Which redshirt freshman do you believe will have the biggest impact in 2008?

Ethan Adkins

Tyler Ahles

Matthew Bahr

Matt Ballenger

Blake Behrens

Shawn Daniels

Eugene Goree

Josh Hartigan

Jonathan Hawkins

Mike Iltis

Conrad Obi

Anthony Perkins

Lagrone Shields

Markques Simas

Lamont Smith

Sione Tau

Anthony Wright

Talk about it in the message board.

Announcements

Buff Club Golf Tournaments 2008

Sign-up for all 2008 Buff Club Golf Tournaments Today!
Pikes Peak Buff Club- June 2nd
Boulder Buff Club- June 9th
Denver Buff Club- June 27th
To register for the tournaments please call 303-492-2200

Football Schedule
Date Time Opponent TV
Sun, Aug 31 5:30 p.m. Colorado State FSN
Sat, Sep 06 1:30 p.m. Eastern Washington
Thu, Sep 18 6:30 p.m. West Virginia ESPN
Sat, Sep 27 TBA at Florida State
Sat, Oct 04 TBA Texas
Sat, Oct 11 TBA at Kansas
Sat, Oct 18 TBA Kansas State
Sat, Oct 25 TBA at Missouri
Sat, Nov 01 TBA at Texas A&M
Sat, Nov 08 TBA Iowa State
Sat, Nov 15 TBA Oklahoma State
Fri, Nov 28 1:30 p.m. at Nebraska ABC

7th Annual Buff Backers Men's Baskball Tournament Contest

Congratulations to the winners!

1st: Kansanforbuffs77
2nd: wish0922
3rd: drew6236

7th Annual Buff Backers Bowl Contest

Congratulations to the winners!

1st: Buff Fan In Iowa
2nd: BlackNGold
3rd: bufffan2

Announcements updated: 08:49:48 06/20/08

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