BOULDER — Colorado linebackers coach Andre Hart admits he made life tough on Marvin Ham in spring ball.
But Ham, one of the handful of returnees from last season on the Buffaloes' roster, wouldn't quit. He accepted the challenge, kept battling — and he may now be a starter when CU opens the season Sept. 2 at TCU.
"I tell Marvin all the time, I tried to get rid of him," Hart said Tuesday after Colorado's sixth practice of fall camp. "I did. I graded him every day, tough and hard. And he rose to the challenge.