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College Football News gives 5 keys to the Buffs’ 2022 campaign

College Football News gives 5 keys to the Buffs’ 2022 campaign

Can Karl Dorrell’s team stun the world and win some more games this year after a 4-8 finish last year?

Only time will tell. The consensus from a few outlets is the Colorado Buffaloes are going to win around four games. Others have insisted that the difficult schedule isn’t going to help the Buffs at all.

Nonetheless, you need to play the games and see what happens. Maybe they will shock everybody and finish with more than four victories this year.

Pete Fiutak of College Football News examined the 2022 campaign for the Buffs and gave five keys to this upcoming season.

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KEY TO OFFENSE: GET THE CHAINS MOVING

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Get the chains moving. Here’s what Fiutak said:

The running game didn’t go anywhere, the passing attack couldn’t convert on third downs, and the steady production wasn’t there. On the plus side, the offense didn’t turn the ball over enough to matter, but it’ll have to take a few more chances and risks to open it all up a bit more.

Converting on third down will change everything.

Jarek Broussard joined Mel Tucker at Michigan State, but the Buffs have Alex Fontenot and Deion Smith, and the running game should be strong once again.

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KEY TO DEFENSE: THE PASS RUSH

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The Buffs need to find a way to get after the quarterback, and it starts up front.

Again – from earlier in this – the pass rush has been addressed this offseason as a main focus in spring ball, and it should be better. At least that’s the hope.

Colorado came up with three sacks in the opener against Northern Colorado, and it came up with three late in the year against Washington. It also came up with two against a hapless Arizona offensive line. It only generated five in the other nine games.

If they can disrupt the QB, the Buffs’ defense, in general, should be a lot stronger in…

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