The Colorado Buffaloes enjoyed a breakout season. They came out of nowhere to go 4-1 and nearly won the Pac-12 South. For their success, first-time head coach Karl Dorrell has been named Pac-12 Coach of the Year, and sophomore running back Jarek Broussard won Offensive Player of the Year.
Dorrell came into an impossible situation at CU. He replaced a one-and-done Mel Tucker, filled out his coaching staff very late in the coaching carousel, somehow maintained the majority of the roster and recruiting class, and then, after all that, he barely met his players before the pandemic.
This was supposed to be an in-between year for the Buffs, but because of a stellar coaching job and breakout performances on the field, they overachieved.