Kickers

The bad news: The placekicking job has fallen, almost by default, to sophomore Aric Goodman.  Freshman Jameson Davis, Goodman’s competition, has been hampered by a leg injury during fall camp.

The good news: Goodman may have won the job anyway.  Already nicknamed "Money" by his teammates, Goodman had a string of 25 consecutive field goals in the second week of practice.  In the first scrimmage, Goodman hit on all five PATs and made all three field goal attempts—from 33, 50, and 53 yards.

"It doesn’t surprise me that Aric is having a great fall camp, and I expect that will continue," said CU special teams coach Kent Riddle.  "When you get confidence and are a good technician, the ball goes through.  Aric is doing a good job of that."

Goodman continued his good work in the second scrimmage: perfect again—three for three in extra points, and two for two on field goal attempts (29 and 49 yards).  Jameson Davis did get in his first scrimmage work of the fall with three kickoffs (one touchback).

Junior punter Matt DiLallo was, for the most part, back in form during the first scrimmage.  The freshman All-American in 2006, who saw his numbers dip in 2007, had five punts for a 42.2 yard average in the first scrimmage, with a long of 50 yards and two punts downed inside the 20-yard line.  DiLallo also had one kick blocked.

(For those of you wondering—yes, Darrell Scott did have one punt.  It went for 38 yards.  On a fake punt, though, Scott was stopped short of a first down by none other than fellow freshman running back Ray Polk).

In the August 17 scrimmage, backup punter Tom Suazo was given the opportunity to make his case for the job, getting three punts.  Suazo punted for an average of just under 40 yards per kick, with one inside the 20-yard line.

Look for DiLallo to be your starter on August 31.

Position Updates

Defense

Defensive Line

The loss of Drew Hudgins calls into question the depth of the defensive end position at Colorado.  Before suffering his season-ending ACL injury, Hudgins was expected to compete with sophomore Marquez Herrod for the starting job at right defensive end.

"I feel really bad for Drew, but I think we’ll be okay," said defensive line coach Romeo Bandison.  "With one less guy, there are more repetitions to go around.  Everybody has a chance to shine."

Also vying for playing time with Herrod are junior Jason Brace, redshirt freshmen Conrad Obi and Eugene Goree, and true freshman Will Pericak, converted from tight end after Riar Geer returned to the team in late July.

Pericak will also see time as a backup at defensive tackle, where senior starters George Hypolite and Brandon Nicholas are well-entrenched.  "We had Will for a few minutes, and he picked up things fast," said Bandison.  "Things just seem to come natural for him."

After the second scrimmage, three of the positions are filled—all with seniors.  Hypolite and Nicholas will be your defensive tackles, with Maurice Lucas at one defensive end position.

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