BOULDER — Colorado’s fast start and improvement from last season has caught the attention of Florida State’s coordinators.
“They’re a very, very talented football team,” longtime Seminoles defensive coordinator Mickey Andrews said Monday during a news conference in Tallahassee, Fla. “Based on what we’ve seen (on game films) and have been able to determine, they’ll be as good a football team as we’ll play this year.”
Colorado (3-0) plays Florida State (2-1) on Saturday in Jacksonville, Fla. The Seminoles like to play one home game in Jacksonville for recruiting purposes and to make it easier for some fans to attend. Last year, the Seminoles played one of their best games in Jacksonville, a 21-14 victory over Alabama.
Florida State won 16-6 in 2007 at Boulder.
“(Colorado) has improved their ballclub,” Andrews said. “Their skill positions are stronger and better, especially at running back.”
Said Florida State offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher of CU’s defense: “They can put pressure on you. They’re coached well and play extremely hard, they really do. In the third year of their program (under Dan Hawkins), you can see a difference in the little things. It will be a difficult test for us.”
Bright lights.
Colorado’s next home game, Oct. 4 against Texas, will be telecast nationally over Fox Sports Net affiliates, beginning at 5 p.m., CU announced Monday.
CU games against Colorado State and West Virginia also were shown nationally. This week’s game against Florida State will be an ABC regional telecast, with a 1:30 p.m. MDT kickoff.
Footnotes.
Sophomore kicker Aric Goodman was named Big 12 Conference special teams player of the week. Goodman, who attended Cherry Creek High School, booted the game-winning, 25-yard field goal in overtime Thursday night in CU’s 17-14 victory over West Virginia. He was awarded a scholarship by Hawkins following the game. “He was fired up,” Hawkins recalled Monday of Goodman’s reaction. . . . Among key Florida State players returning this week from a three-game suspension for their role in a 2007 academic cheating scandal are defensive tackle Justin Min-cey, defensive end Neefy Moffett, cornerback Patrick Robinson, linebacker Dekoda Watson and tight end Caz Piurow-ski. All are considered first-teamers.
Tom Kensler: 303-954-1280 or tkensler@denverpost.com
