Tony Harman
Football
Neill Woelk, Contributing Editor
MINNEAPOLIS — Karl Dorrell‘s Colorado Buffaloes need a boost of confidence.
They aren’t headed to the easiest place in the nation to find that jump start. The 0-2 Buffs face 2-0 Minnesota on Saturday in a 1:30 p.m. game at Huntington Bank Stadium and the Golden Gophers are off to as hot a start as anyone in the nation.
While their opponents haven’t been high-level FBS teams — New Mexico State and FCS program Western Illinois — the Gophers have nevertheless racked up some impressive numbers. They lead the nation in both total offense (582 yards per game) and total defense (allowing just 142.5 per game).
The Buffaloes, meanwhile, have yet to manufacture anything resembling consistency on offense, averaging just 255 yards and 11.5 points per game, near the bottom of the national rankings.
Defensively, CU has managed to keep games close into the third quarter, but in the end, has yielded 428 yards and 39.5 points per game.
There’s also this — Minnesota visited Boulder last season and walked away with a 30-0 victory, and the Gophers have a long list of returning players who participated in that win.
But Dorrell and his players believe they are ready to put together a much-improved performance. Question is, will it be enough for the Buffs to collect their first win and gain some momentum heading into the Pac-12 portion of the schedule?
Our keys to this week’s game:
1. Don’t let…
Click Here to Read the Full Original Article at University of Colorado Athletics…