Let's interrupt coverage of Colorado's late-season swoon for a moment. Something far more important than a football game will transpire outside Folsom Field Saturday.
Just the other day, Sean Tufts had a flashback.
The former Colorado linebacker admits he has never dealt well with adulation. Earlier this week, when ESPN published a wonderful, in-depth look at Tufts' work with the Buffs4Life Foundation — volunteer work largely inspired by the suicide of his good friend and former teammate, Drew Wahlroos, 14 months ago — Tufts found himself grateful for the platform, yet uneasy with the attention.
For Tufts and the other volunteers that donate their time and efforts to Buffs4Life, raising money along with awareness of mental health issues for past, current and even future Buffaloes athletes has turned into a calling far more important than any of Tufts' past endeavors on the football field.