BOULDER — In one of those rarities created by the Covid-19 pandemic, Colorado coach Karl Dorrell will conduct his first spring ball session with the Buffaloes after completing his first regular season in Boulder.
(It has happened once before in CU history. Bill McCartney was hired in the summer of 1982 and coached the fall season before conducting his first spring session in 1983.)
Still, not even McCartney dealt with all the unique circumstances that Dorrell has faced, ranging from a greatly abbreviated and limited summer conditioning session last year to a five-game regular season that didn't start until November to workout sessions that must still follow Covid-prevention protocol.