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CU football: Running backs battle on despite injuries

DENVER — — It's no secret that the Colorado Buffaloes have four tailbacks they really like.

On Saturday, though, the Buffs had to figure out a way to get it done with only two of them at the end.

Michael Adkins and Patrick Carr both went down with injuries early in Saturday's 27-24 overtime win against Colorado State, but CU managed to get just enough out of Christian Powell and Phillip Lindsay.

"We're down to CP and had (walk-on) Kyle Evans ready to go," MacIntyre said. "We were kind of limited a little bit there, but CP and those guys kept battling.