Football

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 […]

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

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

BUFFSBLOG BIG BOLD BRAINCHILD: MOVE FCS FOOTBALL TO THE SPRING Read More »

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

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

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

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

COLORADO BUFFALOES TO AIR ON ESPN AND NFL NETWORK THIS SPRING – A QUICK PRIMER

Who said that the Spring isn’t Colorado Buffaloes football season? Colorado is the only team in the country that will have its Spring Game nationally televised on ESPN. The much ballyhooed Spring Game (stay tuned to BuffsBlog for more on the game!) will kickoff at 2 pm on April 19th. Just as improbably, Colorado’s Pro

COLORADO BUFFALOES TO AIR ON ESPN AND NFL NETWORK THIS SPRING – A QUICK PRIMER Read More »

WHICH TRANSFER WILL MAKE THE BIGGEST IMPACT FOR CU FOOTBALL IN 2025? MAILBAG REVISISTED

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: Which incoming transfer will have the biggest impact this upcoming season? –Johnny C The answer is Liberty transfer QB Kaidon Salter.

WHICH TRANSFER WILL MAKE THE BIGGEST IMPACT FOR CU FOOTBALL IN 2025? MAILBAG REVISISTED Read More »

CU FOOTBALL, THE GOLDEN BUFFALO MARCHING BAND, AND THE MAGIC NUMBER

My son makes fun of me for trying to get into Folsom Field early on gamedays to see the CU Golden Buffalo Marching Band play in Balch Fieldhouse before Ralphie runs.  “Dad, do we need to leave yet for the stadium?” he mockingly asks me 2 hours before kickoff while we’re tailgating. Yes, son.  Yes, we need

CU FOOTBALL, THE GOLDEN BUFFALO MARCHING BAND, AND THE MAGIC NUMBER Read More »

HELLO! ZAYNE DESOUZA – 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 recruiting class and transfer portal.  Up next is TE Zayne DeSouza. For our last Hello! post, see: Position: Tight end. Size: 6’6”, 255 pounds as currently listed on the CU roster.  DeSouza will have the largest frame of any tight

HELLO! ZAYNE DESOUZA – WELCOME TO THE BLACK AND GOLD Read More »