Buffs balance budget for third year in a row

Colorado athletic director Rick George, right, said the department is "proud" of balancing the budget for the third straight year. (Cliff Grassmick / Staff Photographer)

When he was hired as Colorado's athletic director four years ago, Rick George made it a priority to balance the department's budget.

Thanks in large part to a turnaround season in football, the Buffaloes have done it for a third consecutive year. CU recently wrapped up the final numbers for the 2017 fiscal year, and once again finished in the black.

"That's something that we're proud of because that was a commitment we had made four years ago," George said. "That's been important and that was a priority. That was in our…