Rooney’s 3 extra points: Struggling CU Buffs defense bracing for BYU

Rooney’s 3 extra points: Struggling CU Buffs defense bracing for BYU

BuffZone writer Pat Rooney discusses three topics regarding CU Buffs athletics as the football team tries to build off a win against Wyoming when BYU visits Folsom Field.

Kaidon Salter quieted the quarterback talk. Now Colorado will look for a similar settling-in performance out of the defense.

While the early quarterback carousel consumed the headlines, the Buffs’ most consistently glaring issue through the first third of the season has been their porous defense.

Although Big 12 teams haven’t all played equal competition to this point, CU’s defensive numbers have been ugly regardless of the context. The Buffs are surrendering 409.3 yards per game, more than any Big 12 team except the trainwreck that has engulfed Okla