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Colorado Buffs DC Jim Leavitt has hard time defending his defense

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BOULDER — Frequently the numbers have been gruesome. Arizona piled up 616 yards of offense against Colorado, Oregon 537, Colorado State 500.

The visuals have been ugly, too. Opposing quarterbacks running free for big gains. Defenders out of position, missing tackles. Receivers running wide open.

Jim Leavitt was brought in to rebuild the Colorado defense this year, but it's still a construction zone, and it faces another daunting challenge Saturday when CU faces UCLA's outstanding freshman quarterback, Josh Rosen.

"We're not all there, we all know that," Leavitt said, adding there are "moments you see us get a little better: End of the Colorado State game was a good thing, and the last game was good.