Hotel-stricken Buffs find silver linings

Sophomore tailback Jarek Broussard at CU’s first fall practice on Oct. 9. (Courtesy of University of Colorado)On Thursday the University of Colorado Buffaloes football team was given clearance to begin fall camp on the condition that they would quarantine themselves for two weeks in a local hotel. For some, this may invoke images of Stephen King’s The Shining, but the young Buffs have embraced their mini quarantine.

“I think this bubble will help us,” said senior wide receiver K.D. Nixon. “It’s different. You get a chance to be with all your brothers—there’s a hundred of us. So just being in a hotel where you can talk to each other, have fun with each other (and) love each other. Even though…