BOULDER — Senior wide receiver Travon Patterson, who was released from his scholarship at Southern California after the NCAA penalized the Pac-10 power for rules violations involving 2005 Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush, is waiting for his paperwork to get cleared before he can practice with Colorado.
CU coach Dan Hawkins downplayed any suggestion that USC coach Lane Kiffin is purposely delaying the process.
Freshman wide receiver Paul Richardson was released from his scholarship at UCLA and already is practicing with the Buffaloes.
“We anticipate (Patterson to practice) here shortly,” Hawkins said. “We don’t know when. Obviously what Paul has done here, he can run and he’s talented and he’s got some hands. He’s got to learn the system. Travon, we haven’t seen at all.”
QB competition.
Who will be the starting quarterback?
Coming off a 3-9 season, that’s one of the biggest questions the Buffs need to answer before their Sept. 4 opener against Colorado State at Invesco Field.
Junior Tyler Hansen and senior Cody Hawkins are battling for the job. Hansen started CU’s last seven games in 2009, completing 129-of-231 passes (.558) for 1,440 yards, eight touchdowns and seven interceptions in eight games overall.
Hawkins is CU’s career leader in touchdown passes with 46, breaking Joel Klatt’s record (44, from 2002-05).
Hawkins made five starts in 2009 and played in eight games overall. He passed for 1,277 yards and 10 touchdowns and threw 11 inter- ceptions.
“We’ll just see it when it emerges,” Dan Hawkins said. “There’s no big rush right now (to declare the starter). . . . We might (rotate QBs). We’ll see how it goes.”
