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CU football: Jordan Carrell making immediate impact

Massachusetts at Colorado

Records: UMass 0-0, CU 0-1.

Kickoff: 12:01 p.m. MDT Saturday.

Where: Folsom Field.

TV: Pac-12 Network.

Radio: KOA (850 AM). Pregame starts at 10:05 a.m.

At a time when most top prospects are excited to figure out the next step in their future endeavors, Jordan Carrell was a football player who was physically beaten and mentally exhausted.

Like most young players, Carrell was certain he wanted to continue his career at the next level. However, a significant soft tissue injury in Carrell's wrist not only forced recruiters to shy away, but it also prompted Carrell to wait a year before starting college.