BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Aric Goodman faced long odds on the operating table, so he wasn’t going to let a little pressure and some harsh words from his quarterback bother him.
Six months ago, surgeons told the University of Colorado’s right-footed senior that he had only a 15 percent chance of ever kicking again following right hip surgery on a torn labrum.
Goodman defied the doctors’ dire prognosis and returned to nail down the starting job for the third straight season. That’s when his get-well wishes were replaced by get-better mandates.
Starting quarterback Tyler Hansen suggested Goodman had “better step up” because his teammates were tired of his inconsistency.
Goodman basically said he was, too.
