BOULDER — Even though the Colorado Buffaloes are finally ready to embark upon a "normal" season, the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic will no doubt be a factor in CU's season opener.
When the Buffs kick it off Friday at 7 p.m. against Northern Colorado at Folsom Field (Pac-12 Networks), Karl Dorrell's team will be facing a team that hasn't played a game in 650 days and one that is under the direction of a new head coach whose only previous coaching experience is at the high school level.
Thus, while Dorrell and his staff have done their best to prepare a scouting report on Ed McCaffrey's Bears — even going as far as to look at McCaffrey's Valor Christian teams — Dorrell is perhaps more concerned with making sure his Buffs keep their focus on things they can control.