The list of players projected to help the Colorado defense next season that weren’t available for Saturday’s spring football game is a long one.
Defensive coordinator Tyson Summers wasn’t about to make excuses, however.
“It doesn’t matter,” he said. “You have to go play with what you’ve got. We’re going to play with the best players that we can and we’re going to play with whatever number we’ve got and we’ll figure it out.”
The CU offense put 76 points on the board during the Black & Gold game, and Summers’ initial reaction was simply, “Too many points.”
CU played the spring game without its best defensive lineman, Mustafa Johnson, who wore a walking boot after being injured about a week earlier. Six other defensive linemen, including Auburn graduate transfer Jaunta’vius Johnson, are expected to join the team this summer.
The Buffs also played without potential starters or contributors at cornerback (Chris Miller and Ronnie Blackmon) and safety (Aaron Maddox and Hasaan Hypolite).
While fairly healthy at linebacker, the Buffs will add three junior college linebackers in the summer, all of which could compete for starting roles.
Despite the lack of depth this spring, Summers didn’t waste much time worrying about who wasn’t available to the Buffs.
“We were able to figure it out today and again I think (defensive line coach Jimmy) Brumbaugh and (outside linebackers coach Brian) Michalowski have done a really nice job with those groups, improving them throughout the spring.”
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