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CU Buffs striving for more in red zone

With a four-point lead early in the third quarter at Stanford on Oct. 22, the Colorado football team was knocking on the door of the end zone.

The Buffaloes had second-and-goal from the Stanford 3-yard line, and called a play that was designed for quarterback Sefo Liufau to fake the handoff to running back Phillip Lindsay and, on the play-action, turn to toss the ball into the end zone to tight end George Frazier.

Frazier, who doesn't have a catch all season, was wide open. Unfortunately for the Buffs, they didn't block Stanford linebacker Joey Alfieri, who sprinted untouched into the CU backfield and slammed Liufau to the ground before he could even look for Frazier.