Buffs To Nudge Way Into Top 25

A quick prediction for tonight's University of Colorado vs. University of West Virginia Football game: CU 40 WV 37.
This will be a high flying shootout with little defense from either squad. It is quite possible the last team to score will decide the outcome.
CU has a better passing offense with sophomore Cody Hawkins under center, but senior Patrick White is certainly dynamic at the helm for West Virginia in their spread option run attack.
The obvious key: Make White beat you with his arm and not his legs. I have watched White gash defense after defense with his freakish speed and ability to stop on a dime.
Load the box, and if he completes 30 passes, so be it. But that is unlikely.
Hawkins will need some help from blue chip running back Darrell Scott. The kid is a horse, at 215pounds, but he needs to improve his vision and cut back ability. This ain't Eastern Washington, and he will have to grow up in a hurry.
Watch for Hawkins to hit wideout Scottie McKnight all night. The junior McKnight is a master at precise intermediate routes.
When West Virgina crowds McKnight in the slot, look for Hawkins to take a shot at sophomore wideout Josh Smith down the field. Smith's speed is devastating, and one big play out of him can deflate a defense.
So, the game will be close but in the end Buffs fans will be singing "Glory, Glory Colorado!"
And CU will crack the top 25 by next Monday.
~Peter Rossi