It’s hard to look at Colorado's schedule and say that much (if any) progress has been made. But when looking closer at some of the Buffs’ numbers this season, it’s pretty obvious that some huge strides were made on the defensive side of the ball.
Buffzone.com’s Brian Howell broke down some of Colorado’s defensive improvements in a story today, including the Buffs’ big jump in scoring defense, from 11th in the Pac-12 in 2014 to sixth in 2015.
"Overall, I'm really proud of them this year,” defensive coordinator Jim Leavitt told Howell. “We've shown some resiliency.