Colorado University Athletics
Gameday - UMass
Saturday, Sept. 12
Folsom, Field
Boulder, Colo.
TV: Pac-12 Mountain
Radio: 850 AM KOA
BOULDER GÇô Nine days after a downer of an opener to the 2015 football season, the Colorado Buffaloes boldly showed a little leg GÇô actually a lot of leg and a lot more GÇô and bobbed back to the surface. Seasons arenGÇÖt usually condemned or glorified by one Saturday in September, but what the Buffs fashioned on this one at bright and shiny Folsom Field was beyond desperately needed.
If a 48-14 rundown of the University of Massachusetts didnGÇÖt put the Buffs completely back on track, it undeniably offered an energy boost as they turned the page on last weekGÇÖs lost trek to paradise and begin work for next weekendGÇÖs annual bash with rival Colorado State (5 p.m., Sports Authority Field, CBS-SN).
GÇ£I almost donGÇÖt know what to say itGÇÖs been so long (since a win),GÇ¥ said third-year CU coach Mike MacIntyre, whose team had lost nine consecutive games before Saturday.
Recent home openers hadnGÇÖt been that kind to the home team either; CU had lost six of its past nine. But this Saturday was different. The Buffs, said MacIntyre, GÇ£physically dominatedGÇ¥ an opponent for the second consecutive week and GÇ£finally put a team away GÇô we hadnGÇÖt done that since weGÇÖve been here.GÇ¥
GÇ£We had a chip on our shoulder and finally came out and played like we are supposed to play,GÇ¥ added CU quarterback Sefo Liufau. GÇ£Our main objective was to get a win . . . I am excited and happy for what happened today.GÇ¥
The Buffs got their win and then some. Their 48 points were the most in a CU home opener since the 1999 team scored 63 against San Jose State GÇô MacIntyreGÇÖs former school.
Now 1-1 after the 28-20 loss at HawaiGÇÖi, the Buffs turned SaturdayGÇÖs early shootout with the Minutemen (0-1) into a basic ground war GÇô and CUGÇÖs stable of backs overpowered the UMass defense. The Buffs rushed for 390 yards of their 558 in total offense and scored five rushing touchdowns, with Michael Adkins II and Christian Powell each topping 100 yards. The last time CU could boast a pair of 100-yard rushers in the same game was in 2010...more
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