Football
After being named head football coach in early December, Jon Embree (Comm’89) hired an assistant coaching staff that includes other ex-CU players and/or coaches.
Is CU at a competitive disadvantage in terms of its resources in comparison to schools in the future Pac-12, the conference the Buffs will join later this year?Â
Six coaches and about 80 players returned for the celebratory weekend.
Former CU linebacker Alfred Williams, the school’s all-time leader in sacks, will be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame on Dec. 7, becoming just the fifth Buff to earn the honor.
Junior-to-be Tyler Hansen was listed ahead of senior Cody Hawkins on the quarterback depth chart the day of the spring game in April, but the battle for the starting QB job will be carried into the summer.
After William H. Baughn died, his family continued to discover hidden achievements of the man who acquired armfuls of accolades, then quietly tucked them out of sight.
Despite the Buffs finishing 3-9, the fourth losing record in Dan Hawkins’ four seasons as CU football coach, university officials decided to retain Hawkins for a fifth season.
The football team struggled during the non-conference portion of its schedule, posting a 1-3 record before starting Big 12 action.
When the Buffs host Colorado State on Sept. 6, Dan Hawkins will begin his fourth season as CU’s head football coach. He talked with Coloradan contributor Mark Wolf about football, music and kidney stones.