January 6, 2006

Auditors Question $117,400 in Football-Program Expenses at the U. of Colorado

By BRAD WOLVERTON

For fans of the Buffaloes, December brought more bad news.

A financial audit of the athletics department at the University of Colorado at Boulder has uncovered wide-ranging accounting problems in the football program over the past three years, including $117,400 in questionable expenses paid by the university.

In a report released last month, state auditors said they found an "overall lack of controls over spending and cash advances" that led to "poorly documented, questionable,