As the Colorado Buffaloes look to rebound this Saturday against Arizona, CU head coach Deion Sanders closed his weekly presser on Tuesday with an announcement on who will likely be starting at running back: sophomore Isaiah Augustave.
“(No.) 23 may get the nod this week,” Sanders said, referring to Augustave’s jersey number. “Everyone else has started but him, so he may be that back this week that gets the opportunity to do his thing.”
A transfer this past offseason from Arkansas, Augustave leads the Buffs with 127 rushing yards on 27 carries. He has appeared in every game but the opener against North Dakota State and scored his first touchdown of the season against Kansas State.
Sanders was originally inquired about the status of freshman tailback Micah Welch, who didn’t register a carry against Kansas State.
“You gotta understand he had a hamstring injury now,” Sanders explained. “He didn’t practice every day last week, so you kind of bring him back slowly.”
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