BOULDER — After months of strength and conditioning, classroom work and walkthroughs, Karl Dorrell's Colorado Buffaloes are finally ready to hit the field for spring ball.
The Buffs will conduct their first of 15 spring practices Wednesday, the beginning of a somewhat condensed spring session that will wrap up with the annual Spring Showcase on April 23.
The No. 1 priority, Dorrell said, is simple: compete.
"We want this spring practice to be a very competitive spring for all positions," said Dorrell, who is entering his third year at CU. "A lot of people are competing to move up the depth chart, and new players are getting involved with what we're doing in terms of showcasing what they can do … We want to develop our systems on offense, defense and special teams —going back to square one and teaching the basic fundamentals and principles of all three of those areas.