BOULDER — It wasn’t pretty, but it was a win. The Colorado Buffaloes defeated the Washington Huskies 20-17 on Saturday at Folsom Field. The win is Colorado’s fourth in 11 games this season. The Buffs will wrap up their 2021 campaign Friday afternoon against Utah. Here’s what went down on Saturday: The defense steps up We knew coming into the…...

BOULDER — Colorado is UNDEFEATED! The Colorado Buffaloes wrapped up their first home stand of the season with a 90-46 win over the Maine Black Bears. The Buffs are now 3-0 and on their way to Paradise Jam, an eight-team tournament, where they’ll open on Friday against Southern Illinois. Here’s what we learned at the CU Events Center on Saturday:…...

Yikes. The Colorado Buffaloes jumped out to a 20-7 lead against the UCLA Bruins at the Rose Bowl on Saturday, before giving up 37 unanswered points to lose 44-20. Colorado fell to 3-7 on the season, officially killing its hopes of appearing in a bowl game this season. It will be the first time head coach Karl Dorrell will miss…...

BOULDER — Colorado is 2-0. The Buffaloes knocked off New Mexico by a score of 87-76 on Saturday. The Buffs created a six-point lead by halftime and never trailed in the second half of the game. Here’s what you need to know: The Buffs stay hot from deep Colorado’s 3-point shooting has been the most promising part of the Buffs’…...

BOULDER — Mustafa Johnson’s path back to the Colorado Buffaloes this season was an unlikely one. “What I learned is that you don’t have as many times to play as you think. When it comes to an ends, it’s going to come to an end,” Johnson said on Wednesday. “I was at a point where I was like, ‘Dang, what’s…...

BOULDER — Basketball is back! The Colorado Buffaloes opened their season with a home win over Montana State in an overtime thriller. The Buffs came back in the final minutes of regulation and ultimately beat the Bobcats 94-90. Here’s what we learned: The Buffs are resilient Colorado shouldn’t have fallen behind Montana State by 13 points. They should be a…...

BOULDER — Basketball season is almost underway!

With the season set to tip off on Tuesday, I'm laying out 21 predictions ahead of the 2021-22 season. Some are bold. Some aren't. Some are happy. Some are sad.

Here's what's about to go down:

Colorado will start 3-0

Colorado opens the season against Montana State, New Mexico and Maine.Simply put: Colorado is so much more talented than these teams, that it should be able to avoid an early loss even with so many new faces. Especially at home.

Jabari Walker will not declare for the draft

BOULDER — The Buffs got a dub. Colorado rallied from a four-point deficit with under two-and-a-half minutes to play, only to see Oregon State make a 60-yard field goal at the buzzer to force overtime. Then, in double-overtime, freshman CU kicker Cole Becker hit to win the game 37-34 at Folsom Field. The win is Colorado’s third of the season…...

BOULDER — When Brady Russell gets the ball in his hands, he doesn’t always remember what happens. “I’m not gonna lie,” Russell told DNVR on Wednesday. “A lot of the time I kind of just black out and wake up.” He misses out on quite a show. Whenever Russell gets the ball in his hands, he’s going to make somebody…...

BOULDER — The inevitable happened. The Colorado Buffaloes fell to the Oregon Ducks in Eugene Saturday by a score of 52-29. Coming into the game, the Buffaloes were dead last in the country in yards per game and Oregon was the No. 7 team in the country. The outcome was expected. But a couple of things that happened in the…...

BOULDER — Brian Daboll is a hot name right now. He’s the offensive coordinator of the NFL’s Buffalo Bills, and he has been since 2018, the same year the Bills drafted quarterback Josh Allen. Over the past three-and-a-half seasons, Allen has grown into being one of the top five quarterbacks in the NFL under Daboll’s tutelage. But before Daboll solidified…...

Matt McChesney joins Henry Chisholm to talk about Karl Dorrell’s decision to ditch Mitch Rodrigue in exchange for William Vlachos at offensive line coach. DON’T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE POD! iTunes link – Stitcher Link – Pocket Casts Link – Spotify Link DNVR subscribers! Leave your questions in the comment section for the next DNVR Buffs Podcast!

BOULDER — Wednesday night went well. Colorado debuted its 2021-22 basketball roster with a 78-48 win over the Colorado School of Mines in an exhibition at the CU Events Center. While Mines is a Division II school, they’re also one of the best Division II schools in the country, and they gave Colorado a run the last time the teams…...

BOULDER — Colorado’s offensive line coach position wasn’t open for long. CU will promote quality control coach William Vlachos to fill the position, according to The Athletic’s Bruce Feldman. Vlachos, 33, joined Colorado’s staff in March of 2020 as a quality control coach on the defensive side of the ball. The CU website defines his role as an “defensive blitz…...

BOULDER — The Buffs have made a change. The Colorado Buffaloes fired offensive line coach Mitch Rodrigue on Sunday, as first reported by Latitude’s Vic Lombardi. DNVR sources have confirmed the report. Rodrigue, 56, was halfway through his second season in the position, after signing onto head coach Karl Dorrell’s inaugural staff at Colorado. Colorado’s offense has struggled through seven…...

It happened again. Colorado lost to Cal by a score of 26-3 in Berkeley. It’s Colorado’s fifth loss in six games, with four of those losses coming by at least 22 points. The game was Cal’s first win against an FBS team this season. Here’s what we learned: The Arizona game was a fluke Colorado’s only win in the past…...

BOULDER — Over the summer, Colorado’s senior shooting guard made a change. Rather than continuing to go by Eli Parquet, he wanted to be known by his full name: Elijah Parquet. “I’ve been going by my nickname my whole life,” Parquet told DNVR. “I’m a senior now so I decided I’d rather go by my full name.” Not only is Parquet…...

BOULDER — Javon Ruffin isn’t used to staying in one place. “We were in Spain, Milwaukee, Chicago, Utah, Washington, Phoenix, we lived here for little bit in Denver,” Ruffin told DNVR. “We moved all over. I kind of got used to it.” Ruffin, a freshman guard for at Colorado, is the son of a professional basketball player. Michael Ruffin, a…...

BOULDER — The Buffs are back! The Colorado Buffaloes shut out the Arizona Wildcats in a 34-0 win at Folsom Field on Saturday afternoon. The win is Colorado’s first since the season-opener against FCS Northern Colorado and it improves its record to 2-4. While everything has to be taken with a grain of salt, given that Arizona has now lost…...