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COLORADO SPRING FOOTBALL 2025: WHAT WE’RE HEARING ABOUT THE DEFENSE

This is a follow-up to our earlier article about what we’re hearing about the offense this spring.  For that article, check out: Under the Deion Sanders regime, there’s a tight lid on information out of the Champions Center.   One source of information is the “CU Sponsored State Media,” ie Well-Off Media, Reach the People Media and Uncle […]

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SPRING ROSTER 2025 OVERANALYSIS (PT. 2 of 2): THE BIGGEST TEAM IN CU HISTORY, AND NOTES ON 2 NEW COMMITMENTS

The CU football staff finally put out the new spring roster (or, as we call it, the PHONEBOOK) and we here at BuffsBlog couldn’t be more excited!  This is part 2 of our over-analysis — for part 1 (where we look at all the freshman and transfers), check out: Now, for a few quick reminders: First,

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SPRING ROSTER 2025 OVERANALYSIS (PT. 1 OF 2): THE FRESHMEN AND TRANSFERS

The CU football staff finally put out the new spring roster (or, as we call it, the PHONEBOOK) and we here at BuffsBlog couldn’t be more excited….because it’s good stuff, yes, but almost equally importantly — it gives us a chance to shout out The Jerk! Now, for a few quick notes on how this

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COLORADO SPRING FOOTBALL 2025: WHAT WE’RE HEARING ABOUT THE OFFENSE

I’ve been wanting to get a football update out after a couple of weeks of spring practice, but information is thin on the ground this year. There’s a tight lid on information out of the Champions Center, and most CU-centric journalists are wary of disclosing something publicly that risks the ire of Deion Sanders.  One source

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HELLO QUANELL FARRAKHAN JR. – WELCOME TO THE BLACK AND GOLD!

This is a post in our series of  Hello posts, where we breakdown each newcomer in the 2024-2025 high school recruiting class.  For our previous Hello! post, learn about 4-star offensive tackle Carde Smith at: Position: Wide receiver. The Details:   247 On3 ESPN Rivals Ranking 90/100; 4 stars; #47 WR; #49 player in TX 89.65/100; 4

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BUFFSBLOG BITES: WILL SHEPPARD SHINES, SILENT FB COMMIT?, POTENTIAL NEW FOOTBALL COACH, AND BASKETBALL ISSUES

Super Bowl winning coach to join coaching staff? Deion Sanders’ coaching mentor may be joining the CU football staff. There are rumors within the program that former Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer will be joining the football staff as a defensive analyst. Zimmer was spotted at practice in Boulder this past week, deceked out

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BUFFSBLOG BIG BOLD BRAINCHILD: MOVE FCS FOOTBALL TO THE SPRING

It’s peak off-season time and here at BuffsBlog we’re going to introduce a new alliterative recurring column:  the BuffsBlog Big Bold Brainchild.  It’s a chance to talk about big ideas that interest us but that we haven’t seen discussed on the latest ESPN Screaming Heads tv show or talked about on local sports radio.  We’d love to get

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POSITION INSIDER: HOW WILL CU’S INSIDE LINEBACKERS MEASURE UP IN 2025?

While Deion Sanders believes the Colorado Buffaloes defense will be better overall this upcoming season than it was last season, there is one position group that remains a question mark — inside linebacker.   While this may be contrary to public opinion, the truth is that average play from CU’s inside linebackers this upcoming season will

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STAY, GO, HELLO? THE SEARCH FOR IMPROVED GUARD PLAY HEADLINES CU BASKETBALL’S UPCOMING ROSTER REBUILD

Putting together a college basketball roster in 2025 is like making hot dogs  — you have to piece the team together from various sources and hope the end result is worth the mustard.   CU’s basketball team, fresh off the most disappointing season of the Tad Boyle era, is poised to welcome in 5 true freshmen and

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DEION SANDERS RE-SIGNED; RICK GEORGE DELIVERS; NOW WE HIT THE BUFFALO STANCE

The CU Board of Regents unanimously approved a new five-year contract with Sanders today, which runs through the 2029 season.  Deion Sanders will make $10 million in 2025, $10 million in 2026, $11 million in 2027, $11 million in 2028 and $12 million in 2029. Only seven coaches made more money last year than Deion’s salary net

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