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What we learned schematically about Colorado from the spring game

Our Tony Cosolo broke down what we saw from an Xs and Os standpoint in Colorado’s spring game

I am an X’s and O’s nerd when it comes to sports, especially football. I love to track the formations, personnel groupings and pace of play that a team employs during a season.

This spring session has been torture for me seeing so much of the Colorado Buffaloes football team on social media, but not having a good handle on what the actual football will look like come next season.

We received a partial answer to some of these questions during the spring game on Saturday when the Buffaloes took the field for the first time in an organized fashion in front of fans. There will probably be a lot of changes to the team between now and when the season kick offs against TCU, but here are some general schematic notes I took from Colorado’s spring game:

Some Buffs want Colorado to keep coaching staff intact

Some Buffs players would like to see the current coaching staff remain intact

One voice that seems to be overlooked during a head coaching search is that of the players — at least from an outside perspective. While student-athletes only have a few years of eligibility, they are the ones most impacted by the decision made.

At the University of Colorado, athletic director Rick George and his search committee are currently looking for the Buffs’ next head football coach, somebody who will likely bring in fresh assistants.

But if you ask a handful of CU players, they’d like to see current members of the staff retained in hopes of having more time to learn their concepts. Freshman linebacker Devin Grant shared this sentiment on Twitter and he was retweeted by Simeon Harris, Casey Roddick, Ben Finneseth, Tommy Brown and Trent Carrizosa. Jeremy Mack, Trey Ortega and Charlie Offerdahl also liked the tweet.

It’s unlikely that Grant’s wish will come true, but interim head coach Mike Sanford and his coordinators Clay Patterson and Gerald Chatman have performed mostly well in the aftermath of Karl Dorrell leaving.

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5 takeaways from Colorado’s 28-13 loss to Utah

Here’s what we learned in Friday’s season finale

The Colorado Buffaloes fell 28-13 in their final game of the season against the Utah Utes on Friday in Salt Lake City, finishing the year with a 4-8 record. While the Buffs upsetting the No. 19 Utes was unlikely, this game exemplified many of the strengths and weaknesses that Colorado has shown all season long.

The Buffs’ offense had another weak outing, totaling 148 yards and failing to score a touchdown. The highlights came from CU’s defense and special teams, a common theme this season for the Buffs.

Now that it’s all said and done, we have some time to reflect on what was a turbulent season for the Colorado Buffaloes. Here are five takeaways from their final game of the year against the Utah Utes:

Buffs Player of the Game vs. Utah: Devin Grant

The Buffs finished out the season and Devin Grant is the player of the game.

Well, the Colorado Buffaloes football season is officially over after a 28-13 loss to Utah the day after Thanksgiving.

All in all, the Buffs finish with some bright spots as they look ahead to the 2022 campaign. La’Vontae Shenault and Keith Miller III are a few players to transfer already, and there might be more making the decision soon.

Nonetheless, the Buffs shocked everybody on Friday night by jumping out to an early lead against Utah on the road. Unfortunately, the Utes were too much for the Buffs, putting Colorado’s 2021 record at 4-8.

In the season finale, the Buffs player of the game is Devin Grant.

Grant was fantastic and is a player that Karl Dorrell should be excited about long-term.

He was everywhere against a really talented Utah team who just upset the Oregon Ducks a week before.

Sadly, the offense for the Buffs didn’t show up. Brendon Lewis threw just nine complete passes for 84 yards and Alex Fontenot led the ground game with 28 yards on 10 carries.

It wasn’t pretty, and if it weren’t for Nikko Reed’s kickoff return and Cole Becker’s field goals, the Buffs wouldn’t have put up any points.

Grant gets the honors to finish out the 2021 season for the Buffs, and now they will head to the offseason and perhaps add more talent in the transfer portal.