Cha'pelle Brown News

Kansas State defensive back Stephen Harrison and defensive back Tysyn Hartmann break up a pass intended for Colorado wide receiver Markques Simas during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game Saturday in Manhattan.

This opinion by CU Independent Sports Editor Cheng Sio is part of a column swap leading up to the Colorado Buffaloes vs.

Tyler Hansen wanted to prove that he should have been Colorado's starting quarterback all along.

CAMERA/Mark Leffingwell Video: Watch the conference on www.dailycamera.com D an Hawkins and his staff will have had an extra five days to prepare for West Virginia than for most opponents.

It's hard to tell if Saturday's 24-0 victory reveals whether the Colorado Buffaloes made any real improvement this week, or they just got to play Wyoming.

All of a sudden, the Colorado Buffaloes have some depth at wide receiver. Maybe. On Wednesday, Andre Simmons finally received the clearance he needed to practice with his new team.

It's hard to believe Cha'pelle Brown is already entering his senior season. It seems like just yesterday, the 5-foot-7 cornerback was getting thrown into the fire as a true freshman.

BOULDER, Colo.-West Virginia plays the first of five games in the month of October against a University of Colorado Buffaloes team that ended any hope of a Mountaineer run for a national title by dumping a lethargic WVU squad by a 17-14 overtime score in 2008.

The great thing about the preseason college football magazines is they're all so accurate.