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BOULDER, Colo. -- Davis Webbs change of heart might lead to a change of fortunes for the Colorado football team and coach Mike MacIntyre in 2016.The Texas Tech quarterback spurned the Buffs at the last minute when the graduate transfer who had committed to the Buffaloes decided to play his final season at Cal instead.Without Webb, theres added urgency for senior Sefo Liufau to come back strong from the season-ending foot injury he sustained Nov. 13.Hes made all of his benchmarks and done everything hes been asked. He even trimmed down some more. He lost a little more body weight and gained a little more muscle, MacIntyre said. Hes taken advantage of the situation. Weve had no issues so far, but I need to knock on wood for sure.Had Webb come to Boulder, the Buffs might have been able to redshirt Liufau so that he could come back fully healthy in 2017.MacIntyre is counting on Liufau coming back better than ever this year, however.I look for him to have an excellent year, MacIntyre said. In his sophomore year, he threw the ball well. Last year, he was running the ball well. ... I think that this year hell put all of it together and have a phenomenal year and walk out of here the way he should with what hes earned and the victories he needs to get.MacIntyres future could depend on it. Reaching a bowl game for the first time since the 2007 season could go a long way toward turning around the moribund program.Ive heard that since the first year I got here. When you havent gone to a bowl game in a while, thats always the first thing said. Our goal for our players is tomorrows practice, MacIntyre said. We want to win every game we play, we really do. I definitely feel like we have the opportunity to do that.Here are some other things to watch for in 2016:KEY GAMES: Colorado State, Sept. 2; at Michigan, Sept. 17; Utah, Nov. 26. The first is the big rivalry, the second a chance to kick-start the program against a perennial national power and the third a big game because its a budding rivalry that the Buffs hope replaces the old showdowns they had with Nebraska.DE-FENSE! DE-FENSE! Senior defensive back Chidobe Awuzie will lead a reinforced defense this season. I expect to be really good on defense, MacIntyre said. Chido is definitely a leader on defense, hes what you would call a true playmaker on defense. People come up to me all the time and say, `Golly, hes all over the field. Well we put him all over the field and he also has the ability to make plays all over the field. Hes a key ingredient in our defense and we definitely build things around him depending how we play certain teams.LIUFAUS IMPACT: The Buffs named Liufau a captain for the third consecutive year. Thats only been done twice in history and the last time was 1893, MacIntyre noted. Thats huge. I think that answers the leadership side of it.PREDICTION: 4-8. Although, this team does have that well-show-you look. Thats what I see, MacIntyre said. We need to see it on Saturdays when we show up, but its in their mindset for sure.SEASON OPENER: Colorado State on Sept. 2 in Denver. The opening game is always a lot of fun; theres always a lot of hype for the opening game anywhere in the country, MacIntyre said. Thats always exciting, but when you play a rival in the very first game at a neutral site, its a unique experience and puts a little more hype and emotion on it. Playing that football game is a big deal. Its one that our players hear about for 365 days a year. You dont hear about every other game 365 days a year. That puts a little more of an emotional tie to the game than most games.---AP college football site: http://collegefootball.ap.orgByron Pringle Jersey . -- If this was Aaron Gordons final home game at Arizona, and it almost certainly was, then he went out in style. 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NAPA, Calif. -- Quarterbacks Matt Flynn and Terrelle Pryor basically performed as advertised in the exhibition opener for the Oakland Raiders. Flynn was the steady by unspectacular game manager who tries to stay on schedule as he moves the offence methodically down the field. Pryor was a somewhat predictable mix of dazzling and frustrating, mixing big plays with a boneheaded decision that led to a turnover. The surprise of the quarterback group might have been undrafted rookie from Penn State Matt McGloin, who showed why he has passed fourth-round pick Tyler Wilson for third string on the depth chart when he produced Oaklands only touchdown in the 19-17 win over Dallas on Friday night. "I think the thing that you see from Matt is he is composed," coach Dennis Allen said Saturday. "He does have poise in the pocket and he doesnt get rattled. For a guy who is an undrafted free agent, to handle himself the way hes handled himself in pressure situations has been a nice surprise." McGloin was 4 for 7 for 78 yards in the third quarter, completing two long pass to fellow rookie Brice Butler, including a well-placed 30-yard touchdown. McGloin went from a walk-on at Penn State to an NFL prospect after throwing for 3,271 yards and 24 touchdowns last season under coach Bill OBrien. He joined the Raiders as an undrafted free agent in May and recently passed the more heralded Wilson the depth chart as he tries to earn a roster spot. "He did great," Flynn said. "Hes had a great camp so far and its fun to watch those guys that youve been helping day in, day out go out there and perform well." All of Oaklands top three quarterbacks had their good moments in the win. Flynn responded from a sack fumble after a blown protection on the opening drive to convert to third downs through the air on a field-goal drive late in the first quarter. Flynn finished 4 for 5 for 37 yards. "When you look at Matt Flynn youre not going to be wowed because hes the biggest, strongest, fastest, best arm," Allen said. "But thats not what being a great quarterback in this league is all about. Being a great quarterback in this league is more about the mental part oof the game than it is the physical part of the game.dddddddddddd Its timing, its decision-making, its accuracy. Those are some of the things that I see him being able to do." That was Pryors biggest problem. An otherwise impressive night was overshadowed by one ill-fated decision late in the first half. After moving the Raiders down the field with ease, Pryor rolled out on a third-and-4 from the 6. He had room to run on the outside for a first down or possibly a touchdown but decided instead to try to throw the ball across his body to Butler in the middle of the end zone. J.J. Wilcox stepped in front of the pass and intercepted it and Pryor immediately knew he made a bad decision. "I looked at the pictures and I could have ran it easy," Pryor said. "That was just me being greedy. Maybe in the back of my mind I was saying, Hey, I want to throw a touchdown pass. People think I cant. I have to understand the abilities I have and use them to perfection." Pryor responded by leading the Raiders to a field-goal on an impressive two-minute drill at the end of the half, even throwing two balls away instead of forcing it into coverage as he learned his lesson. Even though Flynn is on track to be the starter at quarterback this season, the Raiders plan to use Pryor at times as well. He showed why with two long runs on read-option plays, a scramble that led to a completion and as a decoy on Rashad Jennings 16-yard run. Pryor could be used in a special red zone and short-yardage package or come in for a series or two at a time as the Raiders try to capitalize on his athleticism. "You see what the athletic skill set that really excites all of us," Allen said. 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