Apr 8, 2021
BOULDER Karl Dorrell s Colorado Buffaloes will conduct their first scrimmage of the spring Friday, a workout that should provide at least a glimpse of some of the changes on both sides of the ball.
The Buffs are installing a new defensive scheme under new coordinator Chris Wilson, and they re making some offensive changes as well to incorporate some new looks on coordinator Darrin Chiaverini s side of the ball.
Dorrell has said he hopes to get the basic installation of the new playbook completed on both sides by the end of the spring. He also indicated he will stress his players just a little and challenge them to absorb as much as possible in the 15 allotted practices (Friday s scrimmage will be No. 6).
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Off to solid start, Dorrell sees big things in store for CU
By PAT GRAHAMJanuary 15, 2021 GMT
“How far we have to go,” he said Friday in a wrap-up video call.
That’s why Dorrell hasn’t taken much time off since the 55-23 loss to Texas closed the chapter on his first season in Boulder. He’s evaluating everything, from coaches (the team recently let go of their defensive coordinator) to schemes to players as they build off a 4-2 campaign.
“It was a good measuring stick of where we are as a program, and we’re not close to where we need to be,” said Dorrell, who w as named the Pac-12 coach of the year. “I’m going to make sure our staff does a really good job of, with a fine-tooth comb, going through everything we’ve done to scrutinize the good, the bad and the ugly.
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) Texas has been tested all year, but losing senior quarterback Sam Ehlinger to a shoulder injury was an obstacle the Longhorns never anticipated.
The same spirit that pushed the team through this entire chaotic season helped the Longhorns thrive without him.
Sophomore signal-caller Casey Thompson came off the bench and passed for 170 yards and four touchdowns, and No. 20 Texas overcame Ehlinger’s injury to beat Colorado 55-23 in the Valero Alamo Bowl on Tuesday night.
Freshman running back Bijan Robinson had 183 yards on 10 carries with a TD for Texas (7-3). He was selected the bowl’s offensive MVP.