Rick George on why he’s stepping down as CU Buffs athletic director: ‘It’s time’

Rick George on why he’s stepping down as CU Buffs athletic director: ‘It’s time’

Two months after he was hired as Colorado’s athletic director on July 17, 2013, Rick George and the Buffaloes were hit with adversity. The 100-year flood in Boulder County in September of 2013 led to six reported deaths and damaged or destroyed hundreds of homes. The flood also caused George and CU to cancel a home football game against Fresno State, which pales in comparison with the other impacts of the storm, but these were the first of many …