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Offense to get a boost

Posted September 9, 2007

Just got back from a chilly Sunday evening conditioning session in the rain. CU coach Dan Hawkins said he expects wide receiver Josh Smith and running back Hugh Charles to play next week against Florida State.

Did I mention it was cold out there. Jeez, less than 24 hours ago, the Buffs were "warming up" for their game at Arizona State at 102 degrees. Now it's drizzling and like 50 degrees in Boulder. Guys were shivering through interviews tonight.

Anyway, Hawkins said he had no news on whether Bernard Jackson would play but he is expecting Smith to be healed from his bruised kidney and ready to go against the Seminoles. He also believes Hugh Charles will return from his strained hamstring.

The Buffs need playmakers and those two guys qualify.

Hawkins said the only injury in the ASU game was defensive lineman Jason Brace suffering a sprained ankle. He's day to day. Aren't we all?

The Buffs did some stretching and met as offensive and defensive groups to go over their mistakes from Saturday and then they broke into small teams and played Buff Ball to lighten the mood and get the blood flowing.

I'll have a story about the offense in the morning paper and on Buffzone. I talked to coach Hawkins, quarterback Cody Hawkins, running backs coach Darian Hagan and offensive coordinator Mark Helfrich about where things went wrong Saturday and where they go from here.

They all had some pretty interesting things to say.