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<\/p>\nPrime Mania has fully taken hold in the football world.<\/p>\n
A pair of alums coaching in the NFL are reveling in the warp-speed revitalization coach Deion Sanders has overseen at Colorado.<\/p>\n
Eric Bieniemy, of course, was CU\u2019s leading rusher when it won the national championship in 1990. Now, he\u2019s the Washington Commanders offensive coordinator and is returning to the Front Range on Sunday for a game against the Broncos.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m happy for the things that have taken place down in Boulder,\u201d Bieniemy told reporters Thursday before throwing a jab at Nebraska, which CU beat 34-16 on Saturday. \u201cIt\u2019s always good to beat the University of \u2018Nowledge. Nobody got that one, huh? That\u2019s alright.\u201d<\/p>\n
On Sunday afternoon, he\u2019ll match wits with Broncos defensive coordinator Vance Joseph, a longtime friend who was a freshman quarterback on that title team.<\/p>\n
Joseph\u2019s been closer to the action in Boulder, though he\u2019s still watching from afar, in a way, thanks to the scheduling demands of the NFL season.<\/p>\n
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\u201cIt\u2019s been fun, man,\u201d Joseph said. \u201cIt\u2019s been a long time since they won up in Boulder, and the excitement from the spring game up until now has been fun for all of us to watch. Obviously Prime has done a great job with making the program relevant, but now it\u2019s right. He\u2019s winning games. The quarterback is a special player. What (two-way star cornerback\/wide receiver Travis) Hunter is doing is special. It\u2019s back to what it used to be a long time ago. It\u2019s fun for all of us to see it happen and it\u2019s exciting.\u201d<\/p>\n
As much energy as there is around the Buffs, Joseph and Bieniemy each laughed off the possibility they could make it to Folsom Field for the Rocky Mountain Showdown on Saturday when the No. 18 Buffs (2-0) take on Colorado State (0-1). But they\u2019ll be keeping tabs on their surging alma mater.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s cool to be affiliated with CU once again.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll be watching from the hotel and it\u2019ll be a lot of fun,\u201d Bieniemy said. \u201cI\u2019ve got a bunch of family and friends that will be in Colorado. They\u2019re going to support the Buffs and then they\u2019ll support the Commanders as well.\u201d<\/p>\n