BOULDER — No matter the scheme, no matter the game plan, no matter the coaching staff, there is one simple, universal truth when it comes to football defense:
It all starts up front. If the big men in the trenches aren't salty, a defense is behind before the game ever starts.
Clearly, Colorado defensive coordinator/defensive line coach Chris Wilson is a proponent of that truth. Wilson's career has included stops at elite college programs and Super Bowl champion NFL franchises — and through it all, he's seen one constant.
"When your fronts become great, your teams become great," Wilson said Monday after the Buffaloes' fifth practice of fall training camp.