BOULDER — On a day when the college football national championship was set to be decided, the Colorado Buffaloes returned to work, six weeks after their last game.
The confluence of the two events did not go unnoticed.
"We've been off for six weeks, we're just getting back into workouts — and they're still playing," said junior offensive lineman Colby Pursell after Monday's workout. "That's tough. You sit at home during break and all those bowl games are being played and there are still teams playing right now. We want to be one of those teams.