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Opinion: CU is lowering the obstacles to incoming transfer students, and that’s a good thing

by Ryan Harris and Scott Laband 1:30 AM MST on Jan 12, 20234:10 PM MST on Jan 11, 2023

Not only for the football team, but for non-athlete students, who can’t afford to have their pathway to economic self-sufficiency blocked.

Posted inCartoons

Drew Litton: Will parents hit “pause” after Damar Hamlin injury?

by Drew Litton 2:10 AM MST on Jan 6, 20238:47 PM MST on Jan 5, 2023

Drew Litton figures Damar Hamlin’s life-threatening injury naturally gave some parents pause about their kids playing football. And maybe even watching it.

Posted inOpinion Columns

Littwin: Before Damar Hamlin’s injury, we knew football’s dangers. Is that why we watch?

by Mike Littwin 3:03 AM MST on Jan 4, 20238:44 AM MST on Jan 6, 2023

Mike Littwin asks if the danger is exactly why we watch football. Cincinnati’s Damar Hamlin apparently suffered a hit to the heart that caused a rare form of cardiac arrest.

Posted inCartoons

Drew Litton: Do the Denver Broncos have a future with Russell Wilson?

by Drew Litton 2:10 AM MST on Dec 30, 20226:11 PM MST on Dec 29, 2022

The Denver Broncos have unloaded the baggage of a disastrous head coach, but Drew Litton wonders if, shackled to a subpar quarterback, they can claw back from the precipice.

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Nicolais: CU makes a bold pitch to play in Prime Time

by Mario Nicolais 3:03 AM MST on Dec 11, 20228:45 AM MST on Dec 10, 2022

After decades of coaching debacles, CU threw caution to the wind hoping for an immediate change to its football culture

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Opinion: Is CU really ready for Prime time?

by J.B. Holston 1:30 AM MST on Dec 10, 20226:55 PM MST on Dec 9, 2022

It’s a new era of team hopping, paid players and zero loyalty. It’s not clear this is a game Colorado should play.

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Drew Litton: “We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming…”

by Drew Litton 2:05 AM MST on Dec 9, 20228:49 PM MST on Dec 8, 2022

Cartoonist Drew Litton notes that the Denver Broncos and Russell Wilson were supposed to be the featured attractions for Colorado football fans. Then came Coach Prime.

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University of Colorado hires Deion Sanders to turn around football program

by The Associated Press 7:48 AM MST on Dec 4, 20229:09 AM MST on Dec 5, 2022

Colorado will prove a challenge for the magnetic Sanders, who inherits a program coming off a 1-11 season. But he brings instant name recognition and a track record of being able to recruit top-level talent.

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Drew Litton: Even Santa bypasses the discount rack for all those Russell Wilson jerseys

by Drew Litton 2:15 AM MST on Dec 2, 202210:18 AM MST on Dec 4, 2022

With this Denver Broncos season a certified Dumpster fire, Drew Litton — and Santa — wonder: Who’d put a jersey from the super-hyped quarterback on their holiday gift list?

Posted inCartoons

Drew Litton: What does a Broncos coach say when he runs out of excuses?

by Drew Litton 2:10 AM MST on Nov 18, 20227:56 PM MST on Nov 17, 2022

Cartoonist Drew Litton has heard Denver Broncos Coach Nathaniel Hackett’s excuses — but he knows a turkey when he hears one.

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