Alamo Bowl Preview: Colorado Buffaloes Injury Report
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QB Sam Noyer will be active tonight, but his sprained right shoulder may require offseason surgery. He hurt that shoulder on a tough tackle during the Utah game, but like Sefo Liufau before him, he is taking the field anyway. The Buffs plan on giving freshman Brendon Lewis some reps, so he could see more time if Noyer struggles throwing the ball.
OL Kary Kutsch is back from COVID-19, although there are usual questions about how the longer-term symptoms will affect his stamina. It’s good to have him back, as the original starting offensive line is in action.
Valero Alamo Bowl Betting Prediction
Tuesday night at the Alamodome in San Antonio, TX, No. 20 Texas will take on 4-1 Colorado in the Valero Alamo Bowl at 9:00 p.m. ET. Given the success the Buffaloes had in their shortened season, are they worth a look as an underdog or will the Longhorns cover as a 7.5-point favorite?
Game Snapshot
9:00 p.m. ET, Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Venue: Alamodome, San Antonio, TX
TV: ESPN
Texas Longhorns Game Notes
Texas senior QB Sam Ehlinger has accepted an invitation to the Reese s Senior Bowl. Ehlinger (6 3/225) will leave Austin as one of Texas best quarterbacks when it comes to his individual numbers. In four seasons he completed 62.5 percent of his passes, throwing for 11,276 yards and 93 touchdowns with 27 interceptions. Ehlinger was also productive on the ground, rushing for 1,912 yards and 33 touchdowns during his Longhorn career. He will likely be a Day 3 selection in this spring s draft, as the quarterback class projects to be quite dee
Shorthanded Buffs cherish Alamo Bowl opportunity
December 28, 2020
Sophomore running back Jarek Broussard looks to evade Aztec defenders during the second quarter of play at Folsom Field. Nov. 28, 2020 (Nigel Amstock/CU Independent)
Heading into the program’s first bowl game in four years, the CU Buffs football team is not taking the experience for granted. Head coach Karl Dorrell flew past expectations in 2020 but the first-year Colorado head coach has bigger goals in mind.
“We made a good step of progress this year,” Dorrell said. “I know the expectation was low and all that but in our building, we always felt we had some capable players to be successful and we were able to be successful.”