Merlin Sfcsrdom CANDIDATE -OUT OF LEAGUE RACE Colorado Trying To Bounce Back Boulder, Colo. UP) Its-football season that began so auspiciously now in shreds, Colorado must pull itself together after last week's mauling by Missouri to meet undefeated Nebraska at Boulder Saturday. The Buffaloes began the compaign with what many veteran followers rated a powerful team by beating Indiana and Penn State both of which have taken repeated lumps since. . Now they are 3-3- tor the season and 1-3 in the Big Eight Conference after Saturday's 30-16 loss to Missouri. 1 ' As much as anything, the angel ... I guess that's where Gabriel came from." Last year Orvis, along with departed i all-America Bill Brundige, who was the first-round draft choice by the late Vince Lombardi for the Redskins, terrorized enemy backs. Orvis dropped ball carriers or passers 19 times for losses. He has cat-like quickness as shown by his 4.7 speed In the 40-yard dash and his strength is awesome. His smashing tackle of Alabama quarterback Neb Hayden In the end zone for a fourth-quarter safety opened the gates, for CUV 47-33 win over the Tide in the Liberty Bowl last December. Many feel if it had not been for the great play by Brundige, Orvis would have been an ail-American as a soph. But not Orvis, who says, "I have learned one thing since I got out of the service and that's humility. You have to be humble to win and get along in life. I feel I'm a humble man." Buffaloes seem to suffer from the lack of a consistently effective quarterback. Jim Bratten, a senior, has been the starter most of the year, but coach Eddie Crowder . went with junior Paul , Arendt a g a i n s t the Tigers figuring Arendt has a stronger' pitching arm. But he admitted Arendt had little luck in moving the club against a Missouri outfit that rang up 17 points in the opening quarter. Arendt wound up with 10 completions for 177 yards in 25 tries and Bratten three for 87 yards in eight throws. Neither had an interception in contrast to the loss to Oklahoma a week earlier when the Sooners stole four Colorado aerials. Sophomore Jon Keyworth proved to be Colorado's most effective ball carrier against Missouri with a 4.1-yard average for 10 carries. Ward Walsh seems to be an assured starter at fullback against the Cornhuskers Saturday. - Cliff Branch, a junior college transfer, who has made three long runs with kicks for touchdowns this season, set a Colorado record Saturday of 158 yards in catching seven passes. Branch, wide receiver Steve Dal Porto and end Bob Masten probably will be Colorado's most dependable receivers the rest of the way. Undoubtedly tho player the Buffaloes miss the most from the 1969 team that won the Liberty Bowl against Alabama is Bob Anderson, the durable tailback who is now earning a paycheck from the Denver Broncos of the National Football League. Anderson was their No. 1 draft pick. Herb Orvis, Colorado defensive end, came in for . high praise from Missouri coach Dan Devine. "We haven't blocked him on a pass play yet," Devine said. Crowder said the Tigers' eight-man line "stopped our rushing game.' DesDite the loss, Colorado good physical big test with should be in trim for the Nebraska.
