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Rooney: Lawsuit dismissal can clear Mike MacIntyre's focus for CU Buffs football

With the opening of preseason training camp less than two weeks away, Colorado football coach Mike MacIntyre has one less headache to worry about.

On Wednesday, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by Pamela Fine, the ex-girlfriend of former Buffaloes assistant coach Joe Tumpkin, against a number of CU officials. The suit sought restitution from MacIntyre, athletic director Rick George, President Bruce Benson and Chancellor Phil DiStefano for failing to address Fine's accusations of prolonged physical and emotional abuse from Tumpkin.

Fine's civil suit against Tumpkin remains active, as does Tumpkin's criminal case. Until that changes, the ugly and deflating ending to what otherwise was a resurgent 2016 season for MacIntyre and the Buffaloes will remain an ever-present shadow lurking over the program.