BOULDER — If you attend a Colorado football game this fall, you’re virtually guaranteed to hear the cheer:
“Spruuuuuuuuuuuuce.”
It’s the sound the home crowd makes after every catch by Buff receiver Nelson Spruce — which means the crowd has had plenty of practice perfecting the chant, and will likely have many more opportunities this fall.
Last year, Spruce caught a school-record 106 passes for 12 touchdowns (also a school record). He had at least 10 catches in four games, including a school-record 19 against Cal, and was held to less than five catches only once in 12 games, that coming in a loss to Oregon.