Sports Writer

Brian Howell

Brian Howell has worked for Prairie Mountain Publishing since 2004 and has covered the Colorado Buffaloes since 2010.

Colorado women’s basketball: Freshman Jada Wynn brings shooting talent to Buffs

October 6, 2022 at 4:49 p.m.

Jada Wynn was finishing seventh grade when her mother was hired as the head women’s basketball coach at Washington. For four years, Wynn had visions of playing for the Huskies....

BOULDER, CO-April 9, 2022: Assistant coach, ...

Colorado football: Clay Patterson aiming to restore fun, confidence in Buffs’ offense

October 6, 2022 at 1:46 p.m.

Growing up in Oklahoma, Clay Patterson had visions of what he could do if he was running an offense for the college football teams he watched.

Confidence from last year carrying over for Colorado women’s basketball

October 5, 2022 at 6:20 p.m.

Colorado women’s basketball coach JR Payne has always taken pride in having her team prepared for each game. Payne and her staff have worked countless hours on scouting reports and...

Late Saturday night, as the Colorado football team was clearing out of its locker room at Arizona Stadium, offensive coordinator Mike Sanford and tight ends coach Clay Patterson spent several minutes talking on the sidelines.

Colorado football: Mike Sanford focused on players, not job status with Buffs

October 5, 2022 at 5:09 p.m.

Late Saturday night, as the Colorado football team was clearing out of its locker room at Arizona Stadium, offensive coordinator Mike Sanford and tight ends coach Clay Patterson spent several...

BOULDER, CO-August 6:Tommy Brown talks to ...

Colorado football notes: Buffs coming together amid coaching change

October 4, 2022 at 6:06 p.m.

Colorado’s Tommy Brown was with fellow offensive lineman Frank Fillip on Sunday when the phone rang. “I know what this phone call is,” Fillip said to Brown. Following Saturday’s 43-20...

Plans were apparently already in the works for the Colorado football team to transition from the lower practice fields on campus to the facility at Franklin Field this week. It just happened to coincide with Mike Sanford’s first practice Tuesday as the interim head coach of the Buffaloes.

Colorado football: Buffs back to work after head coach Karl Dorrell let go

October 4, 2022 at 5:33 p.m.

Plans were apparently already in the works for the Colorado football team to transition from the lower practice fields on campus to the facility at Franklin Field this week. It...

It doesn’t take long in watching Tayanna Jones play basketball to realize that she is blessed with athleticism. Fitting that athleticism into the framework of team basketball has been her challenge since coming to Colorado as a transfer in 2020.

Colorado women’s basketball: Tayanna Jones an X-factor for Buffs

October 3, 2022 at 5:48 p.m.

It doesn’t take long in watching Tayanna Jones play basketball to realize that she is blessed with athleticism. Fitting that athleticism into the framework of team basketball has been her...

In firing head football coach Karl Dorrell on Sunday, Colorado athletic director Rick George bought himself some time.
After a bye this week, CU has seven games remaining and George isn’t expected to announce the Buffs’ next full-time head coach until after the Nov. 26 finale.

Colorado football: Potential Buffs head coach candidates

October 3, 2022 at 4:38 p.m.

In firing head football coach Karl Dorrell on Sunday, Colorado athletic director Rick George bought himself some time. After a bye this week, CU has seven games remaining and George...