Football Recruiting

HELLO! CORBIN LAISURE – WELCOME TO THE BLACK AND GOLD

This is a post in the series introducing CU fans to CU’s freshman enrollees.  To see the previous Hello post, see    Position: Tight end. Size: Laisure is listed on most recruiting websites at 6’6”, 230 pounds.  On the CU roster, however, Laisure is listed at 6’5”, 225 pounds…meaning the Colorado altitude shrunk Corbin by an inch […]

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL’S NEW ERA – HOW THE HOUSE SETTLEMENT BENEFITS THE COLORADO BUFFALOES

With the House v. NCAA settlement reshaping college athletics, schools are scrambling to adapt to the new pay-for-play era. One of the biggest trends? Hiring general managers to handle roster construction, NIL strategy, and transfer portal management—turning college programs into mini-NFL franchises. It’s no surprise that Alabama (Kevin Steele), Florida (Graham Hall), USC (Chad Bowden),

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HELLO! ANTONIO “TJ” BRANCH JR. — COLORADO FOOTBALL’S NEXT GREAT DEFENSIVE BACK?

This is a post in the series introducing CU fans to CU’s freshman enrollees.  To see the previous Hello post, see: Position: Safety. Size: 6’2” 175  pounds on most recruiting sites.  Miraculously, Branch actually expanded an inch in the altitude as he is listed at 6’3” 180  pounds on the CU roster — Branch is RANGY. Offers: Branch committed

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HELLO! CHRISTIAN HUDSON — WELCOME TO THE BLACK AND GOLD

This is a post in the ongoing series introducing CU’s freshman enrollees.  To see the previous Hello post, see  https://buffsblog.com/hello-alexander-mcpherson/ HELLO! Christian Hudson. POSITION: Defensive tackle.  SIZE: Hudson is listed on recruiting sites as standing 6’2” and weighing 280 pounds.  On the CU roster, he’s listed at 6’1”, 290 pounds — meaning that the altitude did, in fact,

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