Arguably the biggest storyline coming into the Colorado Buffaloes’ 2022 season is the quarterback competition. About three weeks from the start of fall camp, Karl Dorrell told reporters on Wednesday that it’s incumbent starter Brendon Lewis’s job to lose.
Matching up against Lewis for the second consecutive preseason camp will be former Tennesse transfer J.T. Shrout, who missed the entirety of 2021 after suffering a knee injury in mid-August. The Buffs also have Houston transfer Maddox Kopp, incoming freshman Owen McCown and last year’s backup Drew Carter on hold.
But for now, Dorrell appears to have confidence in Lewis.
“B-Lew is in the driver’s seat,” Dorrell said. “He was our starter a year ago. We can’t discredit that. Someone’s going to have to beat him out, that’s the flat truth, so I’m not going to go any further than that. He knows he’s got a job to hang on to, and he knows he’s got to continue to get better and he knows that there’s people nipping at his heels.”
Starting all 12 games last season, Lewis threw for 1,540 yards and 10 touchdowns while showing growth throughout the season. Dorrell added that he was impressed with the extra work Lewis has put in the offseason.
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