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Spikers Head To West Coast For A Trio of Matches
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 - The CU volleyball team will play a trio of matches this Friday and Saturday at the Crowne Plaza Fullerton Titan Classic. The Buffs will face Georgia State, Montana and Cal State Fullerton over the course of the two days.

Former High Jumper Jones A Contestant On "Project Runway"
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 - Former CU track & field high jumper Gretchen Jones has recently rocked the fashion world with her presence on season eight of Lifetime Television's "Project Runway," a reality show hosted by Heidi Klum and Tom Gunn that is focused on fashion design.

Brooks: Kiesau Primed For His 'Sophomore' Season
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 - As Eric Kiesau prepares for his second season coordinating what Colorado does offensively, he's more in control, more confident, more compatible with his surroundings than he was in 2009.

Brooks: Revisiting CU's 1990 Championship Season
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 - To commemorate the 20th anniversary of Colorado's national title, CUBuffs.com will take a look back at each game of the 1990 season. Game stories that appeared in the Rocky Mountain News will be reprinted each Wednesday on the CU website.

Daily Camera

CU Buffs defense: No more big plays
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 - There seems to be some revisionist history occurring on the practice fields at Colorado. Remember spring and summer practices a year ago, when defensive players and coaches often insisted they weren`t making significant changes in advance of the 2009 season?

DiStefano sets bar for Buffs, Hawkins
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 - Colorado football coach Dan Hawkins and athletic director Mike Bohn have resisted throughout the offseason establishing any rock solid criteria -- such as a win total -- for what will qualify as a successful season this fall.

CU Buffs WR Jefferson OK being off radar
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 - Big things would have been expected in recent years from a sophomore wide receiver like Will Jefferson in the Colorado football program.

CU Buffs officials, Big 12 still discussing exit fees
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 - Colorado Chancellor Phil DiStefano says there is a lot of ground to cover in negotiations with the Big 12 Conference over exit fees to part ways with the league, but he is confident differences can be worked out.

Flashback: A look back at CU's 1990 championship season
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 - Editor`s note: This is the first of a season-long series on Colorado`s march to the 1990 national championship.

Pre-game CU-Boulder apparel sales: Rivalry against CSU equals big business
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 - Forty-five hours before kickoff, the T-Galaxy shop on University Hill was abuzz as students picked through the sea of gold-and-black apparel.

No breaks for Nebraska in first Big Ten seasons
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 - OMAHA, Neb. -- The Big Ten`s welcome gift to Nebraska looks more like a booby prize. The football schedule for 2011-12, the Cornhuskers` first two seasons in the Big Ten, pits Nebraska against a lineup no sane coach would envy.

College football roundup: Buckeyes throttle Marshall
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 - Ohio St. 42, Marshall 7 COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Terrelle Pryor tossed three touchdown passes, Brandon Saine rushed for 103 yards and two scores and No.

Denver Post

CU's McKnight wants to add wins to big-time list
Thu, 2 Sep 2010 - The first time in the big time for Scotty McKnight came, appropriately, in an end zone. No, he didn't score a touchdown.

Rams' disrespect motivates CU Buffs' Herrod
Thu, 2 Sep 2010 - Colorado State's 23-17 victory over Colorado in Boulder last year still sticks in the craw of many CU players, but perhaps none more than Marquez Herrod.

Buffs get loud to be proud again
Thu, 2 Sep 2010 - That new sound you're hearing from up here at Colorado practice isn't the lock step of an offensive line that's finally healthy.

Kiszla: Want to win? Hire Bill McCartney
Thu, 2 Sep 2010 - Should we poke the Buffaloes with a stick and wonder if Colorado football is dead?

Woody's Mailbag: Buffs flying under radar?
Thu, 2 Sep 2010 - Sports columnist Woody Paige responds to your questions in Woody's Mailbag. In this installment, Woody takes sixn Q's, including one asking him about an 18-game NFL season.

Police warn CU, CSU students to behave at game
Wed, 1 Sep 2010 - DENVER—The names of students caught sipping suds at the annual Rocky Mountain Showdown could be mud at their respective schools.

CU quarterback Hansen demonstrates maturity
Wed, 1 Sep 2010 - A professor might compare the junior quarterback's acquired acumen in evaluating football game tapes with that of progressing from B-movies to documentaries.

Comcast to air CU-CSU football game to digital subscribers
Wed, 1 Sep 2010 - Saturday's noon Colorado-Colorado State kickoff will be available to Comcast subscribers with digital set top boxes, including those who normally cannot access The Mtn. on channel 411 (147 in Colorado Springs/Pueblo).

USC transfer Patterson to return punts for CU Buffs
Wed, 1 Sep 2010 - After a two- hour practice Tuesday morning, Colorado coach Dan Hawkins said veterans would handle the kickoffs in Saturday's season opener against Colorado State. But a newcomer will be CU's primary punt returner.

CU-CSU game now available on Comcast "basic"
Wed, 1 Sep 2010 - Saturday's Colorado-Colorado State game will be available to Comcast subscribers with digital set top boxes, including those who normally cannot access The Mtn. on channel 411 (147 in Colorado Springs/Pueblo).

Longmont Daily Times-Call

Forecasting the Buffs’ 2010 football season
9/3/2010 - A year ago, the University of Colorado football team got off to a horrible start and never recovered.

Buffs confident in season
9/2/2010 - BOULDER — Every year, the University of Colorado football team — and other teams throughout the country — spend the preseason talking about how good they can be. This preseason has been no different for Colorado. But, there sure seems to be something different this time around.

CU true freshman to take the field
9/1/2010 - BOULDER — Justin Torres didn’t arrive on the University of Colorado campus until July.
By then, a lot of CU’s true freshmen were recruits and already were involved with team workouts.

The view from the top
8/29/2010 - BOULDER — The Flatirons can be seen from miles outside of Boulder.
Every year, people come from all over just to hike or rock climb in the Flatirons.

Goodman named starting kicker
8/29/2010 - BOULDER — It’s no secret to Colorado fans that Aric Goodman has had his struggles.

Colorado Daily

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Announcements

Colorado State

Date: Sept. 4
Time: Noon
Where: Invesco Field at Mile High Stadium
Weather: Sunny. High: 89° Low: 61° 0% chance of precipitation
TV: The Mtn
Radio: 850AM KOA (On-line: CUBuffs.com for FREE!)

March Madness

Congratulations to the winners!

1st. Woody99 119pts
2nd. cubuffs00 99pts
3rd. C_hawkfan1 89 pts

Blogs

Read buffs6236's post game thoughts on the Nebraska game from his Buffs Report Blog.

Announcements updated: 15:15:34 08/31/10

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