-It would be hard to argue that, other than Darrell Scott, no other players are getting more attention than incoming freshmen Doug Rippy and Rodney "Speedy" Stewart. The Rocky Mountain News recaps a unique story that basically started with Nebraska firing Callahan and from there, the Buffs were able to sign these two impact players. How unbelievable would it be to have a "Darren Sproles like" player back returning kicks and on the outside to stretch the field. By the way, the Buffs need to make sure they lock up Darian Hagan right away. We had a post a couple months ago that showed Hagan was the lowest paid assistant coach on the Buffs staff. With all of the inroads he is making on the recruiting trail, especially out of state in places like Texas, California and Ohio, losing him would be a major loss to the future of this program.
-Also from the Rocky Mountain News article, they confirmed that two high profile recruits, WR Randall Carroll and DL Nosa Eguae, were in Boulder this week on a visit to the campus. Randall Carroll is an interesting recruit. The 5'11" 175lb 5 star receiver had already verbally committed to USC but in a strange twist, has not been in a lot of communication with the Trojans over the past couple of months. Instead, he is taking his official visits now after his verbal. Word has it that he is friends with Darrell Scott as well. Carroll must have been the 5 star WR that Scott was talking about in his interview with his Uncle Josh Smith. Eguae, a 6'3" 243lb explosive four star DE, currently has CU listed as his #1 choice. The Arlington, Texas player sounds like this will be his first of two visits to Boulder. He isn't trying to make a decision until after the conclusion of his high school season but it wouldn't surprise me if he committed after either one of his two visits. From rivals.com, he notes that CU got his picture off of rivals and put it on a Wheaties box with his new Buffs jersey on! It would be a surprise of Darrell Scott and the Buffs staff was able to lure Carroll away from USC but expect Eguae to be in a Buffs uniform this time next year.
-Daily Camera article on Lynn Katoa and his quest to prove he is not a "thug", Hawkins sentiments on the first day of pads (don't get people injured) and how freshmen LB Jon Major is holding his own at linebacker.
-Shaun Mohler is a "man on a mission." A pretty remarkable and inspirational story about the desire to play under Coach Brian Cabral and dawn the gold and black. You have to respect a guy who took 8 credits in the spring and summer just to come to Colorado.
-It looks like the Buffs are changing up the uniforms with Ray Polk wearing the new digs. Just keep the gold pants and I will be happy.
-Bloggin with the Buffs resumes on cubuffs.com this time with freshmen OL Max Tuito-Mariner. Check out what Max has to say since he has been in Boulder.
-Freshman RB Darrell Scott looks like a former RB who wore #19.
-Once TE Riar Geer was reinstated from his offseason issues, the Buffs coaching staff breathed a sigh of relief and now have the ability to experiment with the one of the three TE recruits. Will Pericak, the 6'4" 265lb TE from Boulder, has drawn the honor of going to the defensive side of the ball to play on the DL. It seems like Pericak is open to the position change which is the key to the whole transition being effective.
-Another article on WR Patrick Williams and how he is a new player this year. I applaud him for the hard work that he has put in this offseason...hopefully this will be the year that we see his true talent shine on the field as he has been a disappointment thus far in his career. A past post shows his lack of productivity compared to other active WR's in the Big 12. The good thing about four years of college is the ability to atone for the previous ones. A 75 - 80 catch year with 10 TD's while leading the Buffs to a winning season would go a long way in rewriting Williams legacy as a Buff.
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