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Colorado Daily – USC Week
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No. 19 Colorado a seven-point underdog to USC
Lines from 5Dimes …
— Utah (3-2, 1-2) … a 14.0-point favorite at home against Arizona (3-3, 2-1) … Friday, 8:00 p.m., MT, ESPN
— No. 17 Oregon (4-1, 1-1) … a 3.0-point underdog at home against No. 7 Washington (5-1, 3-0) … Saturday, 1:30 p.m., MT, ESPN/ABC
— California (3-2, 0-2) … a 7.5-point favorite at home against UCLA (0-5, 0-2) … Saturday, 5:00 p.m., MT, Pac-12 Networks
— USC (3-2, 2-1) … a 7.0-point favorite at home against No. 19 Colorado (5-0, 2-0) … Saturday, 8:30 p.m., MT, FS1
— Idle … Washington State … next: v. Oregon
— Idle … Arizona State … next: v. Stanford next Thursday
— Idle … Stanford … next: at Arizona State next Thursday
— Idle … Oregon State … next, v. California
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LB Jacob Callier lost for the season; DB Mekhi Blackmon to sit out the rest of the season
From CUBuffs.com … Sophomore linebacker Jacob Callier has undergone shoulder surgery, and is lost for the season. Callier played in 11 games last fall as a true freshman, and started against Colorado State and UCLA. Since Callier played in only four games this fall, he won’t lose a season, and will use 2018 as a red-shirt season.
Sophomore defensive back Mekhi Blackmon, who also saw action in the first four games, will take advantage of the new red-shirt rule, and will sit out the remainder of the campaign. By only playing in four games, Blackmon will not lose his red-shirt year, and will still have four years to play three at Colorado.
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Steven Montez and Laviska Shenault continue to post award-worthy numbers
From CUBuffs.com … It has become as reliable of a connection as sunrises and the east: Montez to Shenault.
Once again, Colorado’s dynamic combination of quarterback Steven Montez and wide receiver Laviska Shenault Jr. proved unstoppable. Saturday afternoon, the two Colorado stars connected 13 times for 127 yards and two touchdowns in a 28-21 win over Arizona State.
Shenault is quickly rising in the ranks of Heisman Trophy favorites, as well as other national awards. In five games, he has 51 receptions for 708 yards and six touchdowns, including a 3-yard scoring reception and a 30-yard scoring reception against the Sun Devils. He also has four rushing touchdowns, including two Saturday.
“He is a fabulous football player,” ASU coach Herm Edwards said. “There were a couple of times that we had him doubled and he still caught the football. … We could not tackle him.”
Neither could the Sun Devils contain Montez, who is also a candidate for a host of national awards. The CU junior has completed 115 of his 153 attempts for 1,420 yards and 11 touchdowns, and has been so accurate that his 72.7 percent completion rate Saturday — 24-for-33 — actually dropped his season percentage to 75.2.
“He knows where he wants to go with the ball,” CU head coach Mike MacIntyre said. “He’s really worked on his feet. He knows when to step up, he knows when to step out and scramble and get his feet set. He’s just continued maturing and he’s gotten a little better in every area.”
The connection was certainly on target Saturday. The two hooked up on big play after big play, producing six first downs — including some key third-down plays that kept scoring drives alive — to go along with the two touchdowns.
… Continue reading story here …
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Buffs trying to remained focused on one opponent at a time – “Attention only comes from winning”
From the Daily Camera … Colorado battled past Arizona State, 28-21, on Saturday to remain the only undefeated team in the conference. The Buffs also insist they’ll remain focused.
“The attention only comes if we keep winning,” linebacker Rick Gamboa said. “The focus we have is worrying about the team we have in front of us. We are playing in the Pac-12 and it is one of the best conferences in the country. It has some of the best teams in the country. You can’t overlook anyone from top to bottom.”
Over the next two weeks, the Buffs will take aim at the top. USC is the defending Pac-12 champion and can seize control of the South by beating the Buffs. On Oct. 20, CU will visit No. 7 Washington (5-1, 3-0).
“They’re going to be huge games,” quarterback Steven Montez said. “USC and Washington are two very good teams that are playing very well right now. We just have to approach it exactly how we’ve been approaching it all year. We’re going to come in Sunday, watch the film, kind of flush this game out of our system and then on Monday we’re right back to work and we’re scheming for USC.
“It’s just another week for us.”
… Continue reading story here …
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Colorado Daily – USC Week
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No. 19 Colorado a seven-point underdog to USC
Lines from 5Dimes …
— Utah (3-2, 1-2) … a 14.0-point favorite at home against Arizona (3-3, 2-1) … Friday, 8:00 p.m., MT, ESPN
— No. 17 Oregon (4-1, 1-1) … a 3.0-point underdog at home against No. 7 Washington (5-1, 3-0) … Saturday, 1:30 p.m., MT, ESPN/ABC
— California (3-2, 0-2) … a 7.5-point favorite at home against UCLA (0-5, 0-2) … Saturday, 5:00 p.m., MT, Pac-12 Networks
— USC (3-2, 2-1) … a 7.0-point favorite at home against No. 19 Colorado (5-0, 2-0) … Saturday, 8:30 p.m., MT, FS1
— Idle … Washington State … next: v. Oregon
— Idle … Arizona State … next: v. Stanford next Thursday
— Idle … Stanford … next: at Arizona State next Thursday
— Idle … Oregon State … next, v. California
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LB Jacob Callier lost for the season; DB Mekhi Blackmon to sit out the rest of the season
From CUBuffs.com … Sophomore linebacker Jacob Callier has undergone shoulder surgery, and is lost for the season. Callier played in 11 games last fall as a true freshman, and started against Colorado State and UCLA. Since Callier played in only four games this fall, he won’t lose a season, and will use 2018 as a red-shirt season.
Sophomore defensive back Mekhi Blackmon, who also saw action in the first four games, will take advantage of the new red-shirt rule, and will sit out the remainder of the campaign. By only playing in four games, Blackmon will not lose his red-shirt year, and will still have four years to play three at Colorado.
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Steven Montez and Laviska Shenault continue to post award-worthy numbers
From CUBuffs.com … It has become as reliable of a connection as sunrises and the east: Montez to Shenault.
Once again, Colorado’s dynamic combination of quarterback Steven Montez and wide receiver Laviska Shenault Jr. proved unstoppable. Saturday afternoon, the two Colorado stars connected 13 times for 127 yards and two touchdowns in a 28-21 win over Arizona State.
Shenault is quickly rising in the ranks of Heisman Trophy favorites, as well as other national awards. In five games, he has 51 receptions for 708 yards and six touchdowns, including a 3-yard scoring reception and a 30-yard scoring reception against the Sun Devils. He also has four rushing touchdowns, including two Saturday.
“He is a fabulous football player,” ASU coach Herm Edwards said. “There were a couple of times that we had him doubled and he still caught the football. … We could not tackle him.”
Neither could the Sun Devils contain Montez, who is also a candidate for a host of national awards. The CU junior has completed 115 of his 153 attempts for 1,420 yards and 11 touchdowns, and has been so accurate that his 72.7 percent completion rate Saturday — 24-for-33 — actually dropped his season percentage to 75.2.
“He knows where he wants to go with the ball,” CU head coach Mike MacIntyre said. “He’s really worked on his feet. He knows when to step up, he knows when to step out and scramble and get his feet set. He’s just continued maturing and he’s gotten a little better in every area.”
The connection was certainly on target Saturday. The two hooked up on big play after big play, producing six first downs — including some key third-down plays that kept scoring drives alive — to go along with the two touchdowns.
… Continue reading story here …
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Buffs trying to remained focused on one opponent at a time – “Attention only comes from winning”
From the Daily Camera … Colorado battled past Arizona State, 28-21, on Saturday to remain the only undefeated team in the conference. The Buffs also insist they’ll remain focused.
“The attention only comes if we keep winning,” linebacker Rick Gamboa said. “The focus we have is worrying about the team we have in front of us. We are playing in the Pac-12 and it is one of the best conferences in the country. It has some of the best teams in the country. You can’t overlook anyone from top to bottom.”
Over the next two weeks, the Buffs will take aim at the top. USC is the defending Pac-12 champion and can seize control of the South by beating the Buffs. On Oct. 20, CU will visit No. 7 Washington (5-1, 3-0).
“They’re going to be huge games,” quarterback Steven Montez said. “USC and Washington are two very good teams that are playing very well right now. We just have to approach it exactly how we’ve been approaching it all year. We’re going to come in Sunday, watch the film, kind of flush this game out of our system and then on Monday we’re right back to work and we’re scheming for USC.
“It’s just another week for us.”
… Continue reading story here …
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Stuart
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