Competition notches up for Colorado, Michigan State

(Photo credit: Nick King/Lansing State Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)Colorado has rolled through the early part of the schedule, but the competition is picking up this week.

The Buffaloes (4-0) swept their home games but will face a test when they open the Maui Invitational against Michigan State on Monday in Lahaina, Hawaii.

"I like the direction we're heading, and I Iook at Maui as a mid-term exam," co