College Football: Predicting the worst team in Big Ten, Pac-12 in 2020

BOULDER, COLORADO - NOVEMBER 09: Evan Price #43 of the Colorado Buffaloes celebrates with his teammates after kicking his second field goal of the game against Stanford Cardinal in the fourth quarter at Folsom Field on November 09, 2019 in Boulder, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) /

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SALT LAKE CITY, UT – NOVEMBER 30: Steven Montez #12 of the Colorado Buffaloes reacts to a dropped pass by a receiver against the Utah Utes in the second half of their game at Rice-Eccles Stadium on November 30, 2019 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images) /

Pac-12: Colorado Buffaloes

During this offseason, the Colorado Buffaloes were, for lack of a better term, screwed. This college football team was left out to dry by a head coach who promised that he’d return in 2020. Within the week, Mel Tucker left for a much higher salary at Michigan State University. This left the Buffaloes with a few sizable holes to fill on their coaching staff.

This team will return over half of their starters on defense, but lose their top contributor in Laviska Shenault. Their schedule won’t give them any help as they’ll face Texas A&M, Oregon, USC, Stanford and Washington.

All things considered, the hiring of Karl Dorrell was a pretty good one with the current circumstances. Unfortunately, that isn’t enough of a win for this squad to lift themselves out of last-place status. At best, this team is looking at a decent defense and a below-average offense. Things are going to be worse in college football before they’re better in Boulder.

My prediction: 1-6

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