Securing the borders of Colorado was never a primary goal for Dan Hawkins, but entering his third season, the atmosphere the coach has created with the Buffaloes is influencing local talent to stay home.
"Everyone loves him," Patrick Mahnke, a defensive back from Highlands Ranch, Colo., told the Boulder Daily Camera. "Everyone wants to be a part of what he's bringing to CU. I think it's the atmosphere he's bringing. It's a positive atmosphere. He's a positive person. He pays attention to details." The sales pitch Hawkins shaped with recruits was bolstered by a four-game improvement in 2007, when Colorado finished 6-7 and reached the Independence Bowl. While some Big 12 rivals, as well as a few Pacific-10 schools, often made inroads in Colorado in years past, the... ...
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