Tag: college football
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Colorado opponent preview: 2026 home slate begins against FCS Weber State
Deion Sanders likely won’t be bringing up his latest home opener against an FCS opponent at this year’s Big 12 media days. Two years ago in Las Vegas, while on the main stage at Allegiant Stadium, Coach Prime said what everyone was thinking about his Colorado team’s 2024 season opener against FCS powerhouse North Dakota…
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CU Buffs opponent preview: 2026 season kicks off in Atlanta vs. Georgia Tech
Year four of the Coach Prime era begins in a city that still reveres him. When Colorado heads to Atlanta for the Sept. 3 opener at Georgia Tech, it will be the program’s first game in the city known affectionately as “A-Town” — but that doesn’t mean it won’t be full of people cheering on…
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San Jose State transfer Danny Scudero already becoming ‘role model’ for CU Buffs wide receivers
BOULDER — Just a few months after joining the Colorado program, Danny Scudero was already used by Deion Sanders as an example for his new Buffaloes teammates. “You see him, how he’s dressed. That’s how I want all of y’all to dress. You see him, how he plays. That’s how I want every last one…
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Colorado football: Inside the CU Buffs’ player-led culture shift for 2026
BOULDER — As Ben Finneseth watched Indiana do what the college football world thought for decades was unthinkable — win a national championship — a thought popped into his head. “Why can’t that happen here?” The unequivocal leader of the Colorado football team, Finneseth is entering his sixth season as a former walk-on safety out…
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New-look CU Buffs flash speed, playmaking ability in spring game
BOULDER — Gone are the ESPN cameras, and even free tickets weren’t enough to get remotely close to filling Folsom Field. The 2026 Colorado football spring game was the fourth of the Deion Sanders era, and it lacked even an ounce of the luster that the snowy Boulder debut did for Coach Prime and his…
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Mark Kiszla: Coach Prime running out of time to prove pay-for-play can win for Buffs
BOULDER – After a 3-9 record turned the Buffs from We Comin’ to They Goin’ faster than you can say transfer portal, all the bombast of Coach Prime has been replaced with sober reflection by Deion Sanders. His CU football program is in trouble. It is at a crossroads. Make a wrong turn here, and…
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Deion Sanders poses potential spring exhibition between CU Buffs and CSU Rams
BOULDER — A Rocky Mountain Showdown in April? Deion Sanders is ready to sign up for that. As the Colorado coach continues to push for the ability for his team (and the rest of college football) to play exhibition games against other programs during the spring, he proposed an idea. It’s one that cuts out…
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Plenty of work to do for CU Buffs line with new offensive system and loss of star LT Jordan Seaton
BOULDER — It’s the 6-foot-5, 307-pound, multimillion-dollar question in the Colorado offensive line room. How in the world do you replace someone like Jordan Seaton? The star left tackle, who was more than happy to adopt the nickname “the franchise” ahead of the 2025 season, is no longer with the Buffaloes, opting to enter the…
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CSU Rams hit ground running in first spring practice period under coach Jim Mora
FORT COLLINS — Jim Mora moves from station to station, watching every position group like a hawk. A blow horn sounds. While the Colorado State football practice has entered its third hour, it’s time for the next competition period. It’s the first scrimmage day of the spring, so it’s the No. 1 offense vs. the…
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Vonn Bell adjusting to life on Colorado’s coaching staff after retiring from NFL
BOULDER — Vonn Bell could only resist his calling for so long. Despite working out for NFL teams as recently as last fall, the longtime safety made the jump to coaching this offseason with Deion Sanders and Colorado. He originally joined the staff as a defensive analyst assisting the safeties. But when defensive coordinator Robert…