When I asked head coach Deion Sanders about Colorado’s tight ends room last week, he caught me off guard when he disclosed that members of the group are dealing with injuries. On Thursday, we received confirmation of those words as TEs coach Tim Brewster said that Louis Passarello sustained a knee injury that will keep him sidelined for an extended period (h/t Adam Munsterteiger of BuffStampede).
It’s sobering news as Passarello had taken hold of the starting job in spring ball and looked to have developed into a starting caliber contributor for the Buffs.
Combine this with Caleb Fauria dealing with injuries — although he’s expected to work his way back soon — and the TEs room looks thin. But hope is coming in the form of walk-on Michael Harrison, who moved from wide receiver to TE.
Harrison has bulked up to 225 pounds after making the position change and received praise from Brewster (h/t Neill Woelk of CUBuffs.com):
“My profile for a tight end is a receiver-trained guy, a guy that’s got receiving ability,” Brewster said. “Then what I love to do is impose my mindset, impose my will on them to make them physical in the run game. You don’t have to be a road grader, but you have to fundamentally compete on every snap. Mike has embraced that. He’s gotten bigger. He’s not a liability in the run game and he can be a real plus in the pass game.”
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