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Other items Dan Hawkins discussed Tuesday:. Coaching staff: Hawk-ins said he does not anticipate making any changes among the responsibilities of his staff, but said he'll have the offseason to 'see how things shake out.' Hawkins lost his offensive line coach last February and his offensive coordinator in May, so he knows things can change.

BOULDER - Benjamin Burney has been through some of the darkest times the University of Colorado has seen.

Benjamin Burney has been through some of the darkest times the University of Colorado has seen.

The slow starts Colorado has had in some games this season make it appear its opponents are sprinting out of the blocks in track shoes while the Buffs give chase in flip-flops. Some ugly numbers: CU has been outscored 64-27 in the first quarter and 130-80 by halftime.

Kent Riddle knew he had some explaining to do. It comes with the territory as the special teams coach.

To a coach grasping at any glimmer of hope for the future, we present Dan Hawkins with the second half of Colorado's miserable 36-17 loss to Missouri on Saturday.

Blaine Gabbert's right ankle is getting healthier. Gabbert had 192 passing yards and two touchdowns in Missouri's 36-17 win against Colorado Saturday.

Colorado coach Dan Hawkins could be making his final trip to Ames - at least as the Buffaloes' coach - during the Nov.

Missouri hit Colorado with a running game. A passing game. Eight sacks that resulted in three fumble recoveries and a safety.

In 26 Conference games this season, 20 teams that have committed the most turnovers have lost.

BOULDER, Colo. Running toe-to-toe with his defender, Missouri wide receiver Jerrell Jackson looked back at quarterback Blaine Gabbert and found what we wanted.

Danario Alexander caught two touchdown passes while Missouri's swarming defense had eight sacks and forced four turnovers, helping the Tigers hold off Colorado, 36-17, on Saturday to end a three-game slide.

B.J. Beatty didn't have any choice but to grow up tough. How many Hawaiians of Polynesian descent have red hair? "Kids would tease me about it when I was young," the Colorado junior linebacker said.

All week, Colorado football coaches had preached about getting off to a quick start in today's home game against Wyoming.

Colorado senior cornerback Cha'pelle Brown said earlier in the week that Friday night's game at Toledo would give the Buffaloes an opportunity to work against a spread formation similar to the ones that CU will see often in the Big 12.

University of Colorado defensive standout Benjamin Burney is entering his senior season, and couldn't be happier about finally being able to compete with a clean bill of health after spending last season on "injured reserve." Burney started all 13 games in 2007 as the Buffaloes closed out the season in the Independence Bowl.

Colorado cornerback Benjamin Burney, a fifth-year senior who has experienced just about everything during his collegiate career, said the secondary needs to come down with a serious case of it this week.

Senior Grant Stucker celebrated his first collegiate start by throwing for a touchdown and leading Colorado State on five scoring drives in the Rams' 23-17 upset of rival Colorado on Sunday night.

Colorado quarterbacks Cody Hawkins and Tyler Hansen still share the top line at that position, but some interesting developments were revealed this morning when CU released its first depth chart of August drills.

However, Colorado's head coach was smiling and perhaps breathing a sigh of relief during a brief post-practice session with members of the media on Monday night.