In the.....it can't get any worse for Hawkins files.

[sarge87]

First....the GOOD news

 

Colorado coach Dan Hawkins turned to an old friend last year to fill a coaching vacancy on his staff. He found another familiar face this year to serve as his next wide receivers coach. Hawkins has hired Robert Prince as an assistant coach, sources confirmed to the Camera on Thursday. The school has not announced the hiring because all the necessary paperwork is not complete, but Prince has visited campus in Boulder.

 

Prince is well-traveled, most recently spending last season with the Seattle Seahawks in the National Football League. He coached wide receivers for the Jacksonville Jaguars for two years before that and broke into the NFL as a full-time assistant with the Atlanta Falcons from 2004 to 2006, where he crossed paths with new CU secondary coach Ashley Ambrose.

 

Robert Prince (Courtesy Seattle Seahawks)

 

Prince, who is married with three children, is familiar with Colorado. He served as an assistant coach for two seasons at Fort Lewis College in the mid-1990s.

 

He previously served as an assistant coach under Hawkins for three seasons at Boise State (2001-03). Prince is the fourth member of the CU staff to have served under Hawkins in Boise, joining defensive coordinator Ron Collins, special teams and tight ends coach Kent Riddle and defensive line coach Romeo Bandison, all of whom has been at CU the past four seasons.

 

Hawkins coached CU wide receivers last year. He chose the role after a post-spring football shakeup on his staff left him searching for ways to hire quality coaches very late in the offseason. He also hired his mentor, Bob Foster, to join the staff for one season.

 

Hawkins acknowledged after the season that coaching a position and handling all his responsibilities as head coach sometimes proved to be too much.

 

Prince inherits a talented group of wide receivers led by senior Scotty McKnight, who will become the program`s all-time leading pass catcher early next fall.

 

The group also includes junior Markques Simas, who enjoyed a breakout season, particularly in the second half of 2009, and Michigan transfer Toney Clemons, who sat out last season. Junior Kendrick Celestine also returns to the program this year after a one-year hiatus.

 

A group of talented underclassmen also will compete for playing time, led by sophomore Will Jefferson and redshirt freshmen Jarrod Darden and Terdema Ussery.

 

Prince will get his first opportunity to work with his new players when spring practices begin March 6. The annual spring game is scheduled for April 10.

 

Now...the BAD news

 

On the same day that Colorado football coach Dan Hawkins announced that he`d hired a new wide receivers coach, Hawkins also announced that he has suspended one of CU`s top players at the position.

 

 

Welcome to Boulder, Robert Prince.

 

Prince, CU`s new receivers coach, was supposed to inherit what might be one of the most talented positions on the CU roster. But that lineup took a hit Friday morning when Hawkins announced the indefinite suspension of wide receiver Markques Simas for violating team rules.

 

CU officials didn`t specify the rule broken by Simas, but a Boulder police report obtained by the Camera shows that Simas was arrested early Friday morning on suspicion of driving under the influence.

 

According to the report, a Boulder police officer saw a gold Explorer make a U-turn without using a turn signal near 15th Street and University Avenue around 2:20 a.m. The SUV also crossed the double yellow center line while making the turn. When the of-ficer stopped the vehicle, the driver, who police identified as Simas, had bloodshot eyes and slurred speech, the report said.

 

Simas admitted to drinking two beers and part of a third earlier in the evening, the report said.

 

A breath test taken by Simas shortly at the traffic stop showed he had a breath alcohol concentration, or BRAC, of 0.135, the report said. Another test administered almost an hour later at the police department showed a BRAC of 0.138.

 

The legal limit in Colorado is 0.08.

 

A press release issued by the athletic department said athletic director Mike Bohn approved of the suspension.

 

"This is obviously disappointing, but we are going to continue to emphasize our philosophy of excellence with class and we will uphold our standards," Hawkins said.

 

Simas missed the 2007 season as a redshirt, and was then academically ineligible for 2008. He finally saw the field for the first time last fall in CU`s 24-0 win over Wyoming. He secured a starting position and finished second on the team 43 receptions for 575 yards and three touchdowns.

 

Colorado starts spring drills on March 6, with the spring game scheduled for April 10.

[Touchdown Tommie]

Not too surprised....he is gone shortly anyways! Are his worst days as a Buff still better than a Husker's best day???

[knapplc]

Not too surprised....he is gone shortly anyways! Are his worst days as a Buff still better than a Husker's best day???

Do you think he'll ever live that down on this side of the border? As long as he's HC over there we're going to remember that.

[Husker Richard]

Not too surprised....he is gone shortly anyways! Are his worst days as a Buff still better than a Husker's best day???

Do you think he'll ever live that down on this side of the border? As long as he's HC over there we're going to remember that.

 

 

And I'm sure long after that too.......