Football Recruiting

COLORADO FOOTBALL TRANSFER PORTAL BUZZ: BIG ADDITIONS AND MAJOR RECRUITING BATTLES AHEAD

Coach Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes have added three new transfers over the past week, continuing a dramatic roster overhaul. This past week’s portal pickups include a proven Mountain West cornerback in Tyrecus Davis, a massive young offensive lineman in Walker Andersen, and a battle-tested tackle in Andre Roye Jr.. Each brings a unique story – from JUCO grind to big-time […]

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INSIDE COLORADO FOOTBALL’S $20.5 MILLION SALARY ERA: HOW DEION SANDERS IS BUILDING A ROSTER LIKE AN NFL TEAM

In 2005, Reggie Bush was college football’s golden child. He was electric, unstoppable, and the face of a USC dynasty that felt more Hollywood than collegiate. He was a Heisman Trophy winner. …and yet just 5 years later, after reports surfaced that Bush and his family had accepted “impermissible financial benefits” from third parties, USC

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BEST COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEBSITES AND YOUTUBE CHANNELS YOU SHOULD BE FOLLOWING IN 2025: BUFFSBLOG MAILBAG REVISITED

[Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from the BuffsBlog mailbag that previously posted, with some additional information added since the publishing of the mailbag. For more mailbag, including CU-related questions (!) check out the mailbag at: https://buffsblog.com/cu-football-and-lawrence-welk-its-a-buffsblog-mailbag/] Mailbag question: “What are some of your favorite college football websites?” — Dan D. in Mead, Colorado MGoBlog:

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WHY JULIAN “JUJU” LEWIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT COLORADO FOOTBALL RECRUIT IN 25+ YEARS

[Editor’s note: This is a series of Hello! posts breaking down Coloardo’s true freshman football players. For posts on each of the true freshman that committed to CU in 2025, see: Quentin Gibson: https://buffsblog.com/hello-maxpreps-national-player-of-the-year-quentin-gibson-welcome-to-the-black-and-gold/; Jay Gardenhire: https://buffsblog.com/hello-and-goodbye-jay-gardenhire-welcome-to-the-black-and-gold/; Quanell “X” Farrakhan Jr. https://buffsblog.com/hello-quanell-farrakhan-jr-welcome-to-the-black-and-gold/; Carde Smith: https://buffsblog.com/hello-carde-smith-welcome-to-the-black-and-gold/; Zayne DeSouza: https://buffsblog.com/hello-zayne-desouza-welcome-to-the-black-and-gold/; Mantrez Walker: https://buffsblog.com/hello-mantrez-walker-welcome-to-the-black-and-gold/; Corbin Laisure: https://buffsblog.com/hello-corbin-laisure-welcome-to-the-black-and-gold/; Chauncey Gooden: https://buffsblog.com/hello-chauncey-gooden-welcome-to-the-black-and-gold/; Antonio “TJ” Branch: https://buffsblog.com/hello-tj-branch-jr-welcome-to-the-black-and-gold/; Adrian Wilson: https://buffsblog.com/hello-adrian-wilson-welcome-to-the-black-and-gold/;

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BUFFSBLOG BITES BONANZA: 7 BIG STORIES THAT CU FANS NEED TO KNOW RIGHT NOW

Welcome to BuffsBlog Bites – your one-stop shop for all things Buffs. Whether you’re a fan of football, basketball, or just the drama of college athletics in general, this blog post is for you. We’re looking at seven major storylines that every CU fan should have bookmarked, memorized, and possibly tattooed somewhere. Gavin Mueller, Gronk

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HELLO! MAXPREPS NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR QUENTIN GIBSON – WELCOME TO THE BLACK AND GOLD!

[Editor’s note: This is a series of posts breaking down Coloardo’s true freshman football players. For earlier posts, see: Jay Gardenhire: https://buffsblog.com/hello-and-goodbye-jay-gardenhire-welcome-to-the-black-and-gold/ Quanell “X” Farrakhan Jr. https://buffsblog.com/hello-quanell-farrakhan-jr-welcome-to-the-black-and-gold/ Carde Smith: https://buffsblog.com/hello-carde-smith-welcome-to-the-black-and-gold/ Zayne DeSouza: https://buffsblog.com/hello-zayne-desouza-welcome-to-the-black-and-gold/ Mantrez Walker: https://buffsblog.com/hello-mantrez-walker-welcome-to-the-black-and-gold/ Corbin Laisure: https://buffsblog.com/hello-corbin-laisure-welcome-to-the-black-and-gold/ Chauncey Gooden: https://buffsblog.com/hello-chauncey-gooden-welcome-to-the-black-and-gold/ Antonio “TJ” Branch: https://buffsblog.com/hello-tj-branch-jr-welcome-to-the-black-and-gold/ Adrian Wilson: https://buffsblog.com/hello-adrian-wilson-welcome-to-the-black-and-gold/ Christian Hudson: https://buffsblog.com/hello-christian-hudson/ Alexander McPherson: https://buffsblog.com/hello-alexander-mcpherson/]

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COLORADO FOOTBALL HIGH SCHOOL RECRUITING HOT BOARD — OFFENSE V3.0

RB KJ Edwards, the #3 RB in the nation, would give CU an explosive option out of the backfield. This is the v3.0 of the soon-to-be-(in)famous BuffsBlog.com OFFENSIVE RECRUITING BOARD.  As you can guess, v3.0 of the defensive recruiting board is also being worked on and will be up on the blog in the not-too-distant future.  

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BUFFSBLOG BITES: BIG RECRUITING WEEKEND, NEW TRANSFER, AND HOOPS NOTES

Biggest High School Recruiting Weekend This Decade? For those that read my most recent recruiting updates, you’ll know that I’ve been bullish on early recruiting results. For more, check out: https://buffsblog.com/colorado-buffaloes-high-school-recruiting-board-defense-version-one/ for the defensive board and https://buffsblog.com/cu-buffs-high-school-offensive-recruiting-hot-board-version-2-0/ for the offensive board. We’ll get these posts updated in coming weeks. But my optimism seems to be

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HELLO! [….and goodbye…..] JAY GARDENHIRE – WELCOME TO THE BLACK AND GOLD!

[Editor’s note: This post was going to run on Monday. However, after the Spring Game this afternoon, Jay Gardenhire announced that he was going to enter the tranfser portal. Gardenhire must have heard that this post was going to run and so he decided to transfer so that we wouldn’t publish the post and he

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