Arden Walker is at the point of his college football career when the next chapter is on his mind. He also knows that how the current chapter is written will impact the next one.
BOULDER — They'll have to be nearly perfect, but reaching a bowl game is still technically on the table for the 3-5 Colorado Buffaloes. With four regular season games remaining, three wins are needed to send CU to its second straight bowl game.
Arden Walker and his Colorado teammates knew there was potential for a big play when the fourth quarter began on Saturday night. Wyoming faced third-and-eight from its own 3-yard line on the first play of the final quarter, and Walker busted through and sacked Cowboys quarterback Kaden Anderson for a safety.
BOULDER — Defensive end Arden Walker has seen plenty of change throughout his two-plus years with the Colorado Buffaloes, ranging from massive roster movement to an enormous culture shift under coach Deion Sanders.
Defensive end Nikhil Webb Walker is back working out with the Colorado Buffaloes less than one year after being diagnosed with lymphoma. As revealed by Thee Pregame Show, Webb Walker participated in Thursday's summer workout session at CU's indoor practice facility alongside his teammates.
Defensive linemen are the first line of defense, charged with pressuring the passer and stuffing the run. On this list, we have sack masters coming off the edge and the big space eaters in the middle, drawing doubles and creating gaps for teammates to clean up.
As one of the Colorado Buffaloes' top defensive linemen, Arden Walker owns a unique perspective on the starting quarterback battle between early enrollee Julian "JuJu" Lewis and Liberty transfer Kaidon Salter.
Arden Walker grew up listening to stories about Colorado football, as his father, Arthur, was a star for the Buffaloes in the late 1980s. “I’ve been hearing those stories since I was probably … I’ll say probably three or four is the earliest I remember,” Arden said this week.
Colorado Buffaloes defensive end coach Vincent Dancy said Arden Walker has been out after having surgery on his hand. The Centennial State native played in all 12 games last season for CU after transferring from Missouri.