This was supposed to be one of the most electrifying offenses in Colorado football history.
Multiple receivers have 1,000-yard potential. There’s been talk about weapons being candidates for the Heisman Trophy, Doak Walker Award and Biletnikoff Award. The line was supposed to be the best CU’s had in years. The young quarterback directing it all has the talent to post a breakout year.
Maybe all that still happens, but a third of the way through the season, the Buffaloes (3-1, 0-1 Pac-12) are nowhere near living up to the preseason hype on offense.
“We’re disappointed, obviously, that we’re not scoring as much as we need to,” co-offensive coordinator Brian Lindgren said.
Four games in, the Buffs rank 11th in the Pac-12 in scoring (26.3 points per game) and 11th in yards (413.8 per game).
Of course, it doesn’t help those numbers that CU just played one of the nation’s top defenses in a 37-10 loss to Washington, but the Buffs were tied for 10th in scoring after a relatively soft non-conference slate.
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