Colorado won a major battle over old rival Nebraska last September in Lincoln, the highlight of what soon after spiraled into another lost season. But new CU fotoball coach Mel Tucker says he’s still scrapping to win the perception war against the Cornhuskers, at least on the recruiting trail.
“There are in-state kids here who don’t care a thing about CU, so it’s a sell job,” Tucker told The Denver Post recently. “It’s like, you’ve got to win games before they’ll even consider you. I’ve been through that before, that’s just how it is.