University of Colorado junior tailback Brandon Caesar will miss the 2005 season after suffering a torn patella tendon Wednesday. He will undergo surgery today.
It will be the second straight lost season for the 6-foot, 210-pound junior from Broussard, Quebec, who missed last year after surgeries on both knees.
He was a contender for the first-string tailback spot vacated by Bobby Purify, who graduated.
“We all feel badly for him,” Buffaloes coach Gary Barnett said.
Caesar played in nine games as a redshirt freshman in 2003, mainly on special teams. He had eight carries for 21 yards from scrimmage.
DU at Top of World
The University of Denver men’s basketball team will be playing Kennesaw (Ga.) State at the Top of the World Classic in Fairbanks, Alaska, after the schedule was finalized Thursday.
DU plays Kennesaw on Nov. 18, in the opening game of the second session at 8 p.m.
Sertich leaves C.C.
Colorado College forward Mike Sertich dropped out of school, saying he hasn’t bounced back from a shoulder injury and would like to find a school that better suits his career goal, landscape architecture.
Sertich, whose older brother, Marty, won the Hobey Baker Award last season, said Wednesday his left shoulder hasn’t responded to therapy since he had surgery in April, and he probably would have missed much of the upcoming season.
Coons to Canton
Arvada West High School coach Casey Coons is one of 51 high school coaches (one from each state and the District of Columbia) selected by the NFL to attend the 2005 NFL Youth Football Summit in Canton, Ohio, during Hall of Fame weekend, Aug. 5-7.
Coons and the other coaches will hear from Hall of Famers Anthony Muñoz and Jackie Slater and speakers who will address sports medicine and other topics relating to youth football.
Crush holds the line
The Colorado Crush announced ticket prices will remain the same for the 2006 season. Individual game tickets start at $7 for the ArenaBowl XIX champions. Season tickets are on sale now.
