BOULDER — True freshman cornerback Yuri Wright made national news for things he posted on Twitter last winter. His tweets caused some schools to discontinue recruiting him. CU supported Wright, however, and he’s glad. He also said he doesn’t think he’ll make the same mistakes he did previously.
“Yeah, I trust myself,” Wright told CU’s official athletics website. “I learned my lesson. … Remembering how I felt then, I know it’s something I’ll never do again.”
Because of a new policy this year, CU freshmen are not allowed to talk with the media.
Wright is now focused on earning a starting job. “I think there’s a chance that I could be playing really early,” he told CU’s website.
Freshmen fired up. For some freshmen, learning to practice with the intensity of Division I college football can be difficult. Not so for this year’s crop, coach Jon Embree said.
“Ironically, we’ve got to rein them in a little bit,” he said. “They’re full-speed players, which is good. Those guys go full speed. It didn’t take much to show them or let them know how we practice or how we finish drills. That’s allowed us to continue to move at the pace that we’re moving at because we’re going at a quick pace. They’ve done a good job of absorbing information and not a lot of mental errors out here, which is good.”
Embree said that has been a bit of change from last year’s group of freshmen.
Footnotes. Wright and fellow freshman corner Kenneth Crawley picked off passes Thursday, as did sophomore Greg Henderson. The defense also forced some fumbles, Embree said. “That side is starting to get a little bit of an identity and a little bit of swagger about them,” Embree said. … With an ongoing, three-man battle for the quarterback job among Nick Hirschman, Jordan Webb and Connor Wood, Embree was asked if the turnovers are equally spread out. He declined to name names, but said, “No they aren’t all equal offenders.” … Sophomore linebacker Kyle Washington missed Thursday’s practice with a concussion and junior center Gus Handler missed practice with an undisclosed illness. … Friday marks CU’s first schedule practice in pads.
