A year ago, there was no question which players on Colorado’s offense would draw the most attention from the defense.

Heisman Trophy-winning receiver Travis Hunter, record-setting quarterback Shedeur Sanders and three other NFL-bound receivers were not only the leaders of the CU offense, they were the offense.

That of course will change with all of those players now in the NFL. From head coach Deion Sanders on down, the message from CU is that opponents will need to pay attention to the run game for the first time in a while.

“We’re going to be counted on to where one of these guys, or just the position in a whole, could be the focus when a team, they look, ‘OK, their running game matters,’” first-year CU running backs coach Marshall Faulk said.

While CU has put up big numbers through

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