The early days of a head coaching tenure can be difficult. You’re tasked with earning the trust of players, fans and everyone else related to the program all while being expected to win football games.
I’ve written about this before, but some may forget that legendary Colorado head coach Bill McCartney had a very difficult beginning to his career in Boulder. His inaugural 1982 season ended with just two wins, and it began with a 31-17 home loss vs. Cal on Sept. 11.
Now over 40 years later, the Buffs are fresh off the Karl Dorrell era and interim head coach Mike Sanford is now set to lead Colorado into battle against the Golden Bears on Saturday. Although Sanford likely won’t retain his head status after this season, maybe this tidbit is a sign of good things to come.
(Hat tip to CU Sports Information for this find)
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