BOULDER — University of Colorado football coach Mike Sanford announced Monday the reinstatement of the "Victory Club," first conceived under coach Bill McCartney when he arrived at CU in 1982, singling out players who graded out over 80 percent playing a significant amount of snaps in a game.
CU defeated California 20-13 in overtime Saturday, earning the team's first win of the season and the first with Sanford as the interim coach.
A total of 32 players earned the honor in the win:
Offense (9): OG Tommy Brown, RB Anthony Hankerson, WR Montana Lemonious-Craig, TE Brady Russell, RB Deion Smith, OG Casey Roddick, WR Jordyn Tyson, C Van Wells, and OT Jake Wiley;
Defense (19): ILB Robert Barnes, CB Nigel Bethel, ILB Josh Chandler-Semedo, ILB Marvin Ham, S Simeon Harris, DT Justin Jackson, DE Terrance Lang, DE Chance Main, DT Tyus Martin, CB Kaylin Moore, OLB Jamar Montgomery, CB Jason Oliver, ILB Quinn Perry, CB Nikko Reed, DT Jalen Sami, ILB Aubrey Smith, S Tyrin Taylor, OLB Guy Thomas, and S Trevor Woods;
Special Teams (4): PK Cole Becker, S Anthony Lyle, S Toren Pittman, ILB Mister Williams.