Buffs linemen rounding into shape

By Patrick Ridgell
© 2010 Longmont Times-Call

BOULDER — If it seems like too long since Sione Tau and Max Tuioti-Mariner have played in a football game, there’s good reason.

The two offensive linemen have been in the Colorado program for multiple seasons but have spent much of their collegiate careers in places other than the field. They’re participating in spring drills, working on a line that struggled with inexperience and injuries a year ago. And Tau and Tuioti-Mariner, who came to CU expecting to be contributors, are eager to get going.

“Just sitting down and watching everyone play, it made me want to hit even more,” Tuioti-Mariner said. “Not being able to play underneath the lights on Saturday really made me feel left out. … It’s time to start playing again.”

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