There are still folks in my notifications that are surprised by the recent roster movement in Boulder.
Deion "Coach Prime" Sanders was transparent from the beginning...
I don't know how he could have been clearer about his post-spring ball intentions -->
After playing nearly 800 offensive snaps at UConn this past season, OL Yakiri Walker is on the move to Boulder.
The 6-foot-2, 267-pound Walker, originally from DeSoto, Texas, announced his commitment as a transfer for the
#CUBuffs
on Saturday morning.
According to PFF, Walker…
During his announcement on Instagram, and in front of his family and friends, 4-star athlete prospect Kam Mikell dialed up Coach Prime and the
#CUBuffs
staff.
ICYMI - Real bummer for CFB. People make mistakes and Henry Blackburn is going to feel this one, rightfully so. Hopefully he learns a lesson to play the game with more integrity going forward (even teased he'd be head hunting). But his head coach is also culpable in all this -->
Colorado star Travis Hunter is out for the next three weeks, after exiting Saturday's 43-35 double-overtime win over Colorado State with an injury, Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders tells
@CoachReedLive
:
🚨 New
#CUBuffs
transfer commit alert 🚨
DL Quency Wiggins plans to continue his CFB career in Boulder.
The 6-foot-6, 265-pounder was the No. 1 ranked recruit in Louisiana out of Madison Prep Academy on 247Sports out of high school in 2022 and saw action in nine games the…
Blue-chip WR Drelon Miller joins the herd a week after returning from an official visit to Boulder. He accounted for more than 4,200 yards of offense and more than 50 TDs during prep career at Silsbee (Texas) High.
After catching 23 passes at Cincinnati this past season, Chamon Metayer is on the move to Boulder. The 6-foot-5,
248-pound TE was a top 100 Florida recruit coming out of HS.
✍️OFFICIALLY A BUFF✍️
Drelon Miller might not be the most highly ranked prospect in Colorado's 2024 class currently, but he's among the top 10 ranked commits for the Buffaloes in the modern era, dating back to 2000. Miller averaged 23.0 yards on the more than 150 receptions he…
There were a lot of times
@BrianHowell33
& I were the only writers covering a
#CUBuffs
practice or road game the past decade. Going to be very interesting to see how crazy the media coverage is now that Deion Sanders is the coach in Boulder. A lot more 👀s on
#Buffs
football now!
"Baby T.O." has signed his financial aid paperwork with the
#CUBuffs
. Cordale Russell turned down two dozen other offers, including 18 Power 5 options, when he committed to TCU out of North Mesquite (Texas) High. A two-way player at the high school level, also playing edge on…
Shedeur Sanders again refuses to criticize the offensive line.
"I'm a little banged up right now. That's just what happens when you go against a great defense."
✍️OFFICIALLY A BUFF✍️
Many
#CUBuffs
commits had a successful senior campaign, but none was more dominant than Eric Brantley was at his spot in the trenches of Valdosta (Ga.) High's defensive line. He racked up 98 tackles, 34 for a loss, 12 sacks, 16 hurries and one interception…
Kamron Mikell, one of the top five ranked athlete prospects in the 2024 class, is continuing to show his commitment to the
#CUBuffs
on social media.
#Buffs
' 89.93 average commit rating in 2024 class still ranks first among future Big 12 programs.
Every year, I like to spend 10 minutes at Farrand Field before covering the
#CUBuffs
’ first preseason football practice... just to stop and appreciate being in a position to do this for a living (before work gets hectic).
Like usual, Boulder is flexing today. 💪🏼
With blue-chip receiver Omarion Miller on board, the
#CUBuffs
combined team recruiting ranking (HS/JuCo signees & transfers) has moved into the top 25 nationally and No. 5 in the Pac-12. Keep in mind
@DeionSanders
has only been on the job full-time in Boulder for a week now.
✍️OFFICIALLY A BUFF✍️
247Sports director of recruiting Steve Wiltfong put it best when asked, why were college football's elite programs after Kamron Mikell's commitment? "He'll be one of the fastest players in any stadium that he steps in at any point in his college career,"…
Colorado is literally the sixth sunniest state in the United States. So, aside from this year's abnormally cold winter, the Denver/Boulder area rarely has snow on the ground.
#Facts
I will never understand why people love Colorado so much. Snow sucks and it snows there literally eight months out of the year. Hard pass.
Visiting is one thing. Living there would be another.
🚨 New
#CUBuffs
transfer commit alert (
#13
in the last nine days)🚨
6-4, 210 WR Cordale Russell is Boulder bound after appearing in three games at TCU in 2023. He was ranked by 247Sports as the No. 11 recruit in the talent rich Lone Star State coming out of North Mesquite last…
Deion "Coach Prime" Sanders and his staff helped deliver a holiday present to Buff Nation on Monday.
The
#CUBuffs
have added an experienced, proven player at a position of need:
Coach Prime: "I am here. I am here. My mother is here, my sister is here, my dog is here, my daughter is here, three of my sons are here and my other daughter comes out for the home games. I get mail here. Pay taxes here. I'm here."
Fun Saturday for
#CUBuffs
fans who have shown a loyalty and stick-with-it-ness that's extremely commendable.
Now, Deion "Coach Prime" Sanders is set to run out behind Ralphie for the first time against rival Nebraska.
Doesn't it feel like we're living in a movie these days.
The hate coming at the
#CUBuffs
is confusing. What are you mad at?
Go focus on your team if you don't like the fact Coach Prime is trying to get the
#Buffs
back to competing for championships.
Do I love Coach Prime's work or don't play mentality? Absolutely.
The Hall-of-Famer…
✍️OFFICIALLY A BUFF✍️
Micah Welch is a bowling ball type runner that has proven he can carry a big load at the high school level. He averaged more than 20 carries per game and scored 18 touchdowns as a junior at Milledgville (Ga.) Baldwin, before averaging nearly eight yards per…
#CUBuffs
football's 10 verbal commitments for 2024 have an average rating of 91.08, which remains first among future Big 12 programs and is better currently than a lot of big name programs, including LSU, Miami Michigan, Oklahoma & Penn St.
If Jordan Seaton's 247Sports Composite rating stays at .9940, he'll become the third highest ranked signee in
#CUBuffs
football history when he inks with the program.
✍️OFFICIALLY A BUFF✍️
The 2023 Metro Detroit Defensive Player of the Year, Brandon Davis-Swain should push for early playing time on the
#CUBuffs
defensive line as a true freshman. His playmaking ability on offense as a senior at West Bloomfield (Mich.) High turned heads. Not…
#CUBuffs
fans can breathe a massive sigh of relief...
Despite a late push from Maryland, and a couple other schools, 5-star OT Jordan Seaton has signed on the dotted line with the
#Buffs
:
Transfer commit No. 7 on board for the
#CUBuffs
... and it's another talented, experienced OL...
6-foot-6, 305-pound Matthew Bedford played 2,720 offensive snaps at Indiana between the 2019 and the 2023 seasons. He graded out at a career-best 67.1 by PFF this past season.
🚨🦬TRANSFER COMMIT NO. 19 🦬🚨
After a standout 2023 season at Oklahoma State, CB D.J. McKinney is on the move to Colorado with three years of eligibility remaining:
Coach Prime on Undisputed when asked how many times his phone has rang about other jobs: "A couple times but I am happy where I am. I got a kickstand down. I am straight. I love this fanbase. I am looking out the window at these snow-capped mountains and I am loving it."…
When he makes it official on Feb. 1, Cormani McClain will become the
#CUBuffs
' fourth five-star high school signee since 2000 and the first since 2008.
New
#CUBuffs
commit Jordan Seaton is listed at 6-5, 287 pounds which is a typical size for a blue-chip OL prospect. But if you saw Seaton in person during his visits to Boulder, you could attest to the fact he's one of the most imposing prospects the
#Buffs
have ever hosted.
🚨New
#CUBuffs
transfer commit alert🚨
5-foot-11, 195-pound CB Preston Hodge recorded 60 tackles and two interceptions as an underclassman at Liberty -->
Make that 5 transfer commits in one day for
#CUBuffs
football...
Kahlil Benson played 1,423 offensive snaps - 774 in 2023 and 649 in 2022 - at Indiana the previous two seasons.
He will have two years of eligibility remaining as a graduate transfer in 2024.
A three-star recruit…
#CUBuffs
landed an important piece at LB for 2024 with transfer DJ Lundy committing on Christmas. Efforts to build strong LB corps in Boulder for the future, beyond '24, have been underway...
Top 2025 LB target Mantrez Walker plans return trip to Boulder:
KIPP Columbus OT Jordan Hall commits to Colorado. Was a Jackson State commit.
"I'm a part of that Louis luggage he was talking about. It won’t be easy, but I’m ready to get to work"
Buffaloes get a 6'8, 330-lb OL whose coaches say improved a ton as a Sr.
Jordan Seaton is also a receiving threat? (A penalty took the points off the board but impressive nonetheless)
Seaton’s Team Ice leads 39-3 late in the third quarter)
🚨🦬TRANSFER COMMIT NO. 20🦬🚨
Former FAU star LaJohntay Wester has committed to
#CUBuffs
, per his Instagram page.
Over the course of four seasons with the Owls, Wester hauled in 252 passes for 2,703 yards & 21 TDs.
He was on the 2023 FWAA All-America Team as a punt returner.
When a player enters the transfer portal, there should be just two options:
1) Don't respond
2) Wish them good luck
Ugly, unnecessary conversations going on in my notifications every time I log into Twitter.
60 Minutes, ESPN's College GameDay and FOX's Big Noon Kickoff pregame show will all be in Boulder this Saturday, as will a blue-chip athlete prospect that is currently verbally committed to an SEC program:
OL Yakiri Walker on choosing to transfer to play for the
#CUBuffs
: "I just wanted to give some more protection up front, and just want to get the o-line right!"
After playing nearly 800 offensive snaps at UConn this past season, OL Yakiri Walker is on the move to Boulder.
The 6-foot-2, 267-pound Walker, originally from DeSoto, Texas, announced his commitment as a transfer for the
#CUBuffs
on Saturday morning.
According to PFF, Walker…
Coach Prime had a meeting with the
#CUBuffs
offensive line.
"The meeting was phenomenal. You are going to see a more cohesive, more aggressive, more prepared group than ever before. I really do believe that."
New
#CUBuffs
commit Dylan Edwards averaged 10.3 yards on 622 rushing attempts during prep career at Derby (Kan.) High.
In less than a week, Coach Prime has already landed two of the top 19 rated CU commitments in the last 23 years... and it feels like we're just getting started.
#CUBuffs
5-star signee Jordan Seaton will be one of five team captains for Team Ice in the UA Next All-America Game, which will be played at 2 pm (MT) on Jan. 3 with TV coverage on ESPN.
The
#CUBuffs
have landed 9 247Sports Composite blue-chip high school recruits since
@DeionSanders
and Co. arrived in Boulder in December.
The
#Buffs
signed a total of 9 blue-chip high school recruits the previous 7 YEARS.
Wow.
Four-star prospect Jason Harris announcing his decision to play his college football in Boulder. He has already signed a national letter of intent with the
#CUBuffs
—>
#CUBuffs
' rushing attack that is averaging just 61.0 yards through three games is welcoming Alton McCaskill IV to the mix. The Houston transfer shed the yellow, no-contact jersey in practice:
Deuce Roberson, who previously broke a 30-year Colorado high school receiving yards record, is returning home to try to make an impact in the
#CUBuffs
program:
Official statement from the
#CUBuffs
:
"Colorado is happy to provide all game film and any practice film prior to spring 2023 to any student-athlete and institution upon request."
Coach Prime on Oregon head coach Dan Lanning: "I respect the heck out of him. I love the way he runs his team, operates, so I have a lot of respect for him."
Five-star signee Cody Williams' message to
#CUBuffs
fans: “The people of Colorado should know that I’m bringing energy and that each time I step on the floor I’m going to be giving it all that I’ve got. And if they see me around campus to say hi, I don’t bite, most of the time."
Montez: "You guys saw all those crazy quotes (Nebraska was) putting out in the week and I think they talked themselves right out of it. Before the coin toss they were talking trash. They were spitting at the bottom of piles so they got what was coming to them."
#CUBuffs
defensive coordinator Charles Kelly has familiarity with defensive lineman Anquin Barnes based on his time in Tuschaloosa, and now the two will rejoin forces in Boulder. Houston, Indiana, Memphis, SMU, South Carolina and Wisconsin also extended an offer to Barnes after…
With former USF receiver Jimmy Horn Jr. on board, the
#CUBuffs
have moved up to No. 3 nationally on the 247Sports transfer team rankings (and No. 1 in the Pac-12).
I'm not trying to pile on because this has already gotten enough coverage, again rightfully so. But the fact the pass was already clearly incomplete on that play makes it so much more infuriating. To have a coach lecture about stupid, superficial morals and then this happens...
ICYMI - Real bummer for CFB. People make mistakes and Henry Blackburn is going to feel this one, rightfully so. Hopefully he learns a lesson to play the game with more integrity going forward (even teased he'd be head hunting). But his head coach is also culpable in all this -->
#CUBuffs
QB commit Antwann Hill Jr. had over 300 yards and 4 TDs, with no picks, as Houston County defeated North Atlanta in the 6A playoffs... this week's Tracking the Future feature:
Y'all disgrace the brand DNVR has created in your space. A shame. But ready to keep this going...
I know how bad the Wildcats were. But they still weren't as bad as the Buffs were when Coach Prime took over as compared to Fisch.
Arizona ranked 121st in the country in scoring…
In seven of the eight seasons before Deion, Colorado won a minimum of 4 games. 2022 was an aberration. The Miracle in Boulder is a mirage corporate and social media created for ratings and clicks.
Exactly what Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders has said was going to happen since he was hired in Boulder. He couldn’t have been more transparent about his plans for this program.
Made it to Texas, where the
#CUBuffs
will begin the Coach Prime era in less than 48 hours.
Thanks for the recommendation
@BrianHowell33
. Delicious! 👌🏼
Jordan Domineck's social media post shows a lot of pride in being a
#CUBuffs
player after a tough Senior Day loss, and his play has displayed a lot of pride in being with the
#Buffs
this fall -->
Fight CU down the field,
CU must win
Fight, fight for victory
CU knows no defeat
We'll roll up a mighty score
Never give in
Shoulder to shoulder
We will fight, fight
Fight, fight, fight!
.
To Folsom Field: Thank you all for the memories, it’s all love 🖤🦬
#skobuffs
#CU
Roughly 700
#CUBuffs
students showed up two hours prior to kickoff... it genuinely sounds like there are 20,000 people in Folsom Field right now. This is nuts.
Former UTEP Miner Justin Mayers was a hot commodity once he hit the transfer portal, quickly drawing in 17 offers, including 11 Power 5 options. He has played a total of 1,736 offensive snaps at the collegiate level, all at UTEP. The Texas native graded out at 77.9 as a starter…
With quarterback Shedeur Sanders, two-way star Travis Hunter and six others on board as transfer commits, the
#CUBuffs
currently have tied for the second-best average (91.25), based on 247Sports ratings, of transfers in the country.