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AMES, Iowa --- Colorado coach Dan Hawkins targeted 10 wins this season, but his team has fallen well short of that mark and won't play in a bowl game for the third time in four years. The ramifications might include the coach losing his job. Get inside for more.   Full Story

It's more than safe to call him a legend. It's a title well earned for longtime Colorado linebackers coach Brian Cabral, who will be a part of his 300th game in the program as a player and coach Saturday when the Buffs take on Texas A&M.   Full Story

Ray Polk started last week at Kansas State and is listed atop the depth chart this week as the Buffs prepare for Missouri. He talked to us about his increasing role with the CU defense. Get inside for more.   Full Story

The Colorado defense has been playing well enough to win games for the past month now, but the offense has been inconsistent and sometimes downright ugly. That must change in the final five games of 2009.   Full Story

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) -- Daniel Thomas ran for 145 yards and a touchdown, and Emmanuel Lamur had two interceptions to lead Big 12 North-leading Kansas State to a 20-6 win over Colorado on Saturday.    Full Story

The winner will come out of the weekend in first place in the Big 12 North Division when 2-1, 4-4 Kansas State entertains 1-1, 2-4 Colorado at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. For the Wildcats, they will be trying for their first 3-1 start to the conference season since 2000.    Full Story

BOULDER, Colo. – Despite erasing a 21-point victory, the University of Kansas football team could not pull off the win as Colorado escaped with a 34-30 victory over the Jayhawks in front of 51,146 fans Saturday night in Boulder. KU dropped to 5-1 overall and 1-1 in the Big 12, while Colorado improved to 2-4 overall and 1-1 in the league.   Full Story

Before the season started, Colorado Coach Dan Hawkins made headlines by predicting the Buffaloes would win 10 games in the 2009 season.    Full Story

Kansas football is 5-0, one of nine remaining unbeaten teams in the land, and owners of a seven-game winning streak — the fourth longest streak at KU in the last 56 years and tied for the fourth-longest active streak in the NCAA.   Full Story

MANHATTAN, Kan. - Kansas State Athletic Department officials announced Wednesday that kickoff time for the Colorado football game on October 24 will be either 11:30 a.m. or 1:10 p.m.    Full Story

The Colorado defense started this season with big problems giving up 77 points and 1,000 total yards in its first two outings. But the Buffs have turned things around at the same time the level of competition has kicked up a notch or two over the past month, giving fans hope as the team begins play in the Big 12 North Division.   Full Story

Colorado football coaches have told Tyler Hansen he will be the starting quarterback for the rest of the year. Hansen took over for Cody Hawkins in the fourth quarter of a hard-fought loss at Texas on Saturday.   Full Story

AUSTIN, Texas --- Buster Douglas beat Mike Tyson. The New York Giants beat the undefeated New England Patriots in the Super Bowl two years ago. So, yeah, we're saying there's a chance for the Colorado Buffaloes at No. 2 Texas today.   Full Story

Colorado faces the No. 2 team in the nation this week in Austin, Texas, and the Buffs must do a better job handling the mental approach to the contest than they have with similar games against highly ranked competition in the past. Safety Anthony Perkins discusses the team's mindset and more.   Full Story

Colorado defensive line coach Romeo Bandison began this season hoping to coax solid play out of a young and inexperienced group of players. After four games, one of those players has announced his decision to transfer and another is just coming back from injury. He discusses where things stand now and the future.   Full Story

Scotty McKnight has become a workhorse in the Colorado offense. He is working his way up the national and Big 12 Conference leaderboards for receptions despite playing in an offense that values running the ball as much as passing.   Full Story

MORGANTOWN, W.V. --- Colorado gave up three big plays and couldn't produce enough of its own in a 35-24 loss to West Virginia here Thursday night, dropping to 1-3. The Buffs allowed tailback Noel Devine to rush for a career best 220 yards and quarterback Cody Hawkins threw three interceptions. Get inside for more from players and coaches.   Full Story

While the turnover bug bit WVU early in its Thursday night matchup with Colorado, the Mountaineers were able to find enough success on the ground to allow them to pull away late for a 35-24 victory.   Full Story

There are only a handful of players on the Colorado roster who played a meaningful role in the last road victory the program experienced nearly two years ago at Texas Tech. That alone explains why the Buffs have struggled on the road since. Running back Demetrius Sumler was one of those players and he talked to us about what it will take to earn a win at West Virginia tonight.   Full Story

As the college football season moves along, more and more scouts from NFL teams will make an appearance at universities across the country. Scout.com's Chris Steuber has the latest and confirms that 8 teams and 5 high level scouting executives will be in Morgantown on Thursday night.   Full Story

The last time Colorado went on the road to play under the lights and watchful eyes of a national television audience, it wasn't pretty in Toledo. Defensive end Marquez Herrod believes this week's game at West Virginia will be different even though he and his teammates face another athletic and speedy opponent. Get inside for more.   Full Story

Colorado coaches have been waiting to get running backs Darrell Scott and Rodney Stewart involved in the same game plan. This week looks like it will finally happen. Get inside for this video interview with one of those sophomores.   Full Story

It was a long, tough offseason for Colorado offensive lineman Blake Behrens, but the third-year sophomore is healthy enough to contribute once again and is in the mix for playing time at guard entering the fourth game of the year.   Full Story

Colorado football coaches have been heard yelling "That's the way A-Dub." or "Nice catch A-Dub." more and more often recently on the practice fields. The target of those compliments is wide receiver Anthony Wright, who seems to be settling in nicely at his new position. Get inside for this video interview.   Full Story

Colorado defensive end Nick Kasa is back on the practice fields in pads and a helmet doing a lot of jogging, but he's not fully cleared from a sprained knee just yet and isn't participating fully. When that clearance comes and how he reacts to getting back in the mix will go along way toward deciding whether he plays this season. Get inside for this video interview.   Full Story