GOLDEN — For the first time in more than a decade, a Colorado native will start at quarterback for the Colorado School of Mines' season opener.

Denver South product Joseph Capra has taken the reins as the Orediggers’ next signal caller.

“It’s cool. It’s kind of nice to just kind of represent where I’m from a little bit, just being a local kid coming from Denver,” Capra told Denver7 Sports. “Just to have my parents at every single game, it’s really nice. If I come run off the field after a touchdown, I look up there and they’re cheering. So it’s really special.”

Capra turned heads last fall when he torched Fort Lewis for 279 yards, three touchdowns, and just one incompletion.

“I have a feel for the speed of the game, and I got to play in a good amount of games against some pretty good t

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