Colorado University Athletics
Football Hosts Open Scrimmage on Saturday
August 09, 2016 | Football, Neill Woelk
Last Chance to Preview the Buffs
BOULDER — Want to get a good look at the 2016 Colorado Buffaloes before their Sept. 2 season opener?
You will have your chance Saturday. Mike MacIntyre's Buffs are scheduled to participate in their first full-contact scrimmage of fall camp Saturday morning in Folsom Field. The Buffs will practice a variety of situations in the scrimmage — full-length field drives, red zone, two-minute drills, etc. — and referees will be on hand to officiate the action.
Saturday's practice, which will also include the regular assortment of individual and team drills, is scheduled to begin at 9:45 a.m. The Buffs will warm up before moving into team and individuals drills, with the scrimmage to follow. Â Parking will be free in the Regent Auto Park and in lot 169 north of Boulder Creek. Â Fans can also pay to park in the first level of the Folsom Parking Garage.
The practice should end approximately at noon. It will be the last practice of fall camp open to the media and public. Following the game, fans are invited on to Folsom Field to play corn hole, toss the football around and take photos. Â A number of student-athletes will be available to sign autographs and take photos.
While the Buffs return 18 starters (nine offense, nine defense) and 13 other players with at least three career starts, a number of positions will still be hotly contested in camp. Those include wide receiver, where returnees Shay Fields and Devin Ross are being challenged by newcomers Juwann Winfree and Johnny Huntley III; offensive line, where as many as four spots could be up for grabs; inside linebacker, where the Buffs have three different players who have led the team in tackles in one of the last three seasons; and running back, where incumbent Phillip Lindsay is being pushed by Donovan Lee.
Colorado opens its season Friday, Sept. 2, vs. Colorado State in a nationally televised 6 p.m. game at Denver's Sports Authority Field. MacIntyre is 2-1 against CSU, including last year's overtime win vs. the Rams in Denver.
CU opens its six-game home schedule a week later (Sept. 10) with a 3:30 p.m. game vs. Idaho State at Folsom Field.
CU will also continue its Pearl Street Stampede tradition this year before home games and the CSU game. The first Stampede is set for Thursday, Sept. 1, at 7 p.m.
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