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Following the Utah game, Sanders also spoke highly of Shurmur when he said, “Pat and I communicate really well. Pat and Sean communicated really well. Pat and Shedeur communicate really well. So I think he did a great job. I really did.”
With Lewis calling plays during the first eight games, the Buffs averaged 32.1 points and 408.6 yards per game. But, they had also sputtered throughout his last six quarters as play caller.
Shurmur called plays the last four games and the
Buffs averaged 20.3 points and 273.5 yards per game. In Shurmur’s second game as play-caller, though, the Buffs had 31 points and 339 yards in nearly upsetting then-no. 23 Arizona.
Early in the next game, Shedeur was injured and didn’t play at all in the final game and a half.
Prior to being hired by Coach Prime this summer, Shurmur’s most recent job was as the offensive coordinator of the Denver Broncos from 2020-21.
From 1999-21, Shurmur coached 22 seasons in the NFL. He was head coach of the New York Giants (201819) and Cleveland Browns (2011-12) and also had coordinator stints with the Broncos, Minnesota Vikings
maybe add a couple things defensively, add a thing or two offensively. Work on it for three or four days and then get ready for Miami.”
Notable
On Monday, the Buffs landed at No. 54 in the first
(2016-17), Philadelphia Eagles (2013-15) and St. Louis Rams (2009-10).
With the Eagles, Shurmur’s offense ranked fourth in the NFL scoring in 2013, third in 2014 and 13th in 2015. In 2017, his Vikings offense ranked 10th in scoring and he was named the NFL assistant coach of the year.
Sanders was also asked by USA Today if Shedeur and his other son, junior safety Shilo Sanders, would be back next season for their final years of eligibility.
“I would think so,” Sanders laughed. “They’re my sons. I would pray so. … It’s always been our dream that they’re going into the (NFL) draft together, and
edition of this season’s NET rankings. Miami is at No. 63. … CU also received five points in the latest AP top 25 poll released on Monday. Following the loss at Colorado State, that’s a drop of 65 points, as the Buffs unofficially were No. 28 last
we didn’t know how that would manifest itself with (the COVID-19 pandemic) and everything. It just so happened properly that they’re going in the same draft at the conclusion of next season.”
Notable
On Monday, former CU edge coach Nick Williams announced that he will be the new defensive ends coach at Syracuse. … Also on Monday, the East Village Times, which covers San Diego State, reported that Buffs’ offensive line coach Bill O’boyle will follow Lewis to SDSU. Lewis and O’boyle worked together for five years at Kent State before coming to Boulder together this year.
Colorado’s Eddie Lampkin, Jr. works against Pepperdine’s Aladje Gassama in Boulder on Sunday.
week (70 points) as the third team among others receiving votes. … CU played two games at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn early in the 201617 season in the Legends Classic, losing to Notre Dame before defeating a 22nd-ranked Texas squad.