Why should you give a dime about Coach Prime? Four words: Pat Shurmur, CU interim. The best Buffs will be running a 40-yard dash to the transfer portal in about 4.2 flat. Next thing you know, the best Buffs on the roster have Buckeye leaves on their helmets. “I hope we can bring in another great coach who can keep the kids around,” former CU wideout Blake Anderson, one of the … [Read more...] about Keeler: Coach Prime is new face of university that can’t afford to lose him
Keeler: CU Buffs players, staff gave standing ovation at legendary coach Bill McCartney’s memorial service. It was for Peach Pagano, Mac’s friend to the end
BOULDER — If they handed out Heismans for selfless hearts, Archie Griffin would be eating Peach Pagano’s dust. “I was bawling down there,” Pagano told me Wednesday, not long after the last chords of the public memorial service to honor the late, great CU icon Bill McCartney had faded into the Events Center rafters. “I had no idea they were going to honor me. I was just like, … [Read more...] about Keeler: CU Buffs players, staff gave standing ovation at legendary coach Bill McCartney’s memorial service. It was for Peach Pagano, Mac’s friend to the end
CU Buffs family gathers to celebrate life of Bill McCartney
Members of the McCartney family knew the day was coming. Bill McCartney died on Jan. 10 at the age of 84 after a long battle with dementia and his son, Mike, said this week, “I thought I was ready, because we knew he was dying.” Who can really be ready, though, to say goodbye to a man who meant so much? “It hit me a lot harder than I expected,” Mike said, “and I got really … [Read more...] about CU Buffs family gathers to celebrate life of Bill McCartney
AP college football poll, final: Ohio State is No. 1, CU Buffs in at No. 25
Ohio State was No. 1 in the final Associated Press Top 25 college football poll of the season Tuesday after beating Notre Dame for its first national championship since 2014. The Buckeyes (14-2) received every first-place vote following their mostly dominant run through the College Football Playoff. The Irish (14-2) finished No. 2 for their highest end-of-season ranking since … [Read more...] about AP college football poll, final: Ohio State is No. 1, CU Buffs in at No. 25
Late CU Buffs legend Bill McCartney made impact on fellow coaches
Colorado head football coach Bill McCartney, left, talks with quarterbacks coach Gary Barnett as they attend a state championship game at Longmont High School on Dec. 8, 1990. Barnett would later become the Buffaloes’ offensive coordinator and head coach. (Cliff Grassmick/Daily Camera) In December of 1990, Colorado head football coach Bill McCartney and his quarterbacks coach, … [Read more...] about Late CU Buffs legend Bill McCartney made impact on fellow coaches