Mike Sanford seems to get it.
While he’s likely not in the running to become Colorado’s next full-time head coach, the Buffs interim leader has done everything right during his first two weeks on the job.
About two weeks ago, Sanford inherited a winless football team that had just seen its head coach, Karl Dorrell, fired. But instead of giving up on 2022, the Buffs have approached Sanford’s entrance as a reset. The slate has been wiped clean and there’s a new energy in Boulder.
On Saturday, CU’s new mindset culminated in a well-deserved 20-13 overtime win against the Cal Bears. With everything these players have gone through recently, it was great to finally see some smiles.
This is all for the players and all about the players. This is all about their response, their resolve. All of that stuff that I said here 10 days ago, everyone thought that I was crazy. We talked about how unbelievable of a group of resilient fighters that we have in our locker room. I think everybody had a chance to see that on full display today. I’m really just proud of our players. I told them after the game, that’s a great moment. It’s a moment we’re going to celebrate, but we talked about a fresh season, a new season. What I told them is that the best part about being 1-0, which we are in our new season post-bye week, is that you have a chance to be 2-0 and that’s where our attention turns 24 hours from now.
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