Diego Gonzalez's high school team won two state championships. That's not unusual for a college football player, except in his case the state is Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
He also played one year of college football there before transferring to Colorado as the final recruit in coach Mike MacIntyre's first CU class in 2013. MacIntyre is glad he did.
Gonzalez kicked the game-winning field goal in overtime Saturday night, lifting the Buffs to a 27-24 victory over Colorado State in the Rocky Mountain Showdown.
Gonzalez's parents drove 18 hours from Mexico to see him play in that game and the next two, but he didn't have time to look for them in the crowd of 66,253 at Sports Authority Field at Mile High after his 32-yard game- winner.