Mel Tucker instituted two “developmental periods” per week during in-season practices when he took over as the Buffs’ head coach. Each Monday and Wednesday, a section of on-field work is dedicated, not to game-planning for that week’s opponent, but to giving reps to younger guys and coaching them up.
The goal was to get them ready for 2020 and beyond, but as the season has played out the timeline has been sped up.