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CU report: Miller out for season

Brad Byler, Special to the Rocky

Published September 28, 2008 at 9:51 p.m.

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Vince Young was a thorn in CU's side.

Photo by Eric Gay / Associated Press

Vince Young was a thorn in CU's side.

He said it

">They were on me a little bit, but they never pulled the trigger with an offer. I know some players play their state school and get really up for it. It's not really that way for me. I enjoy playing Oklahoma more than playing Texas."

Patrick Williams, CU's senior wide receiver from DeSoto, Texas, on being recruited by the Longhorns before he chose CU.

Numbers game

5 players on CU's roster are from Texas. In 2005, Gary Barnett's last season as CU's head coach, there were 16 players from Texas on the CU roster.

Dan Hawkins has had success recruiting California, dating to his days as head coach at Boise State, and CU's roster reflects the change in recruiting emphasis. There are 35 players from California on CU's team.

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Sophomore right tackle Ryan Miller is lost for the season after fracturing his left fibula against Florida State on Saturday, the University of Colorado sports information department confirmed. CU will look into applying for an injury hardship for Miller to give him another season of eligibility.

Texas, CU's next opponent, also lost a player for the season Saturday.

Senior fullback Luke Tiemann will have surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee suffered in the Longhorns' 52-10 win against Arkansas.

FOREVER YOUNG

Senior free safety Ryan Walters is one of the few players left on the CU team who saw action the last time the Buffaloes played Texas in a regular-season game. The Buffs lost 42-17 in Austin, Texas, and Walters, a redshirt freshman at that time, has vivid memories of Texas quarterback Vince Young.

"He was probably the best college football player I've seen in person," Walters said. "He kind of tore us up, but they are a different team and we are a different team, so it'll be a good game on Saturday. They are a prestigious program, but you get that a lot playing here. We face a lot of big-time schools."