SALT LAKE CITY — When the Colorado Buffaloes line up against Utah in Saturday’s season finale at Rice-Eccles Stadium (12:37 p.m. kickoff, Pac-12 Networks), they’ll see a team in the mold Mike MacIntyre would like to build in Boulder.
Tough, physical defense and a balanced offense, solid special teams play, productive in the red zone and a team that is not prone to mistakes.
Not coincidentally, those have been some of the Buffs’ problem areas this year, and Saturday will be CU’s last chance to produce what would be a “quality win” in the Pac-12 this year.