BOULDER — Valley Christian High School in San Jose, Calif., had a pretty remarkable offensive backfield in 2012. Tailback Byron Marshall went on to be a standout running back and wide receiver at Oregon. Another tailback, Ryan Severson, became a linebacker at Colorado. Yet another tailback, Jarrod Lawson, is a running back at San Jose State. Jay MacIntyre was the quarterback.
The best of them was Severson, who also played linebacker.
"He was an awesome high school player," said MacIntyre, son of CU coach Mike MacIntyre and a redshirt freshman receiver for the Buffs. "He was the all-star of our team.