Is Colorado’s Stunning Turn Under Coach Prime Set to Shake Up the CFP Landscape?
4. A More Serious Defensive Front
Hunter was already good in 2023, but the defense around him has made uniform strides forward too.
The Buffs have already gotten 20 takeaways in 10 games this season, matching their total in 12 last year (with Hunter landing three interceptions in both years). They’ve dropped their yards allowed per play from 6.3 to 5.2 while facing roughly the same percentage of run and pass plays over the two years.
Most of that improvement has come in the area Hunter has least to do with: rush defense. Colorado allowed an unpalatable 4.7 yards per rush last year and has nibbled down to 3.7 this year, with an even more dramatic improvement (4.6 to 3.5 yards allowed per carry) in this year’s Big 12 games compared to last year’s in the Pac-12.

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