Colorado head football coach Bill McCartney, left, talks with quarterbacks coach Gary Barnett as they attend a state championship game at Longmont High School on Dec. 8, 1990. Barnett would later become the Buffaloes’ offensive coordinator and head coach. (Cliff Grassmick/Daily Camera) In December of 1990, Colorado head football coach Bill McCartney and his quarterbacks coach, Gary Barnett, went to Longmont High School to watch a player they were recruiting. CU had wrapped up a 10-1-1 regular season, was ranked No.