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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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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

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CU BUFFS’ HIGH SCHOOL OFFENSIVE RECRUITING HOT BOARD, VERSION 2.0

This is v2.0 of the BuffsBlog.com OFFENSIVE RECRUITING BOARD.   If you’re having a hard time making out the general shape of Colorado’s 2025/26 class, this should catch you up. So You’re Saying There’s a Chance You’ll notice the final column in the recruiting board is called “So You’re Telling Me There’s a Chance.” This lists the

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MAILBAG REVISITED: WHAT WILL CU’S MEN’S HOOPS ROSTER LOOK LIKE FOR THE 2025-26 SEASON?

This is an excerpt from the BuffsBlog mailbag earlier this week with some updated thoughts. Question: What will the CU men’s hoops team roster look like next season?  –Chris G. from Mariner Drive BB:  Chris coming with the bleak question.   For purposes of this answer, I’m going to assume that Post Malone and Trevor Baskin are both granted an

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CU EXPECTED TO HIRE FORMER BENGALS DL DOMATO PEKO AS DEFENSIVE LINE COACH

On3 is reporting that CU is expected to name former Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle Domato Peko as its defensive line coach. Peko will be a head position coach for the first time at Colorado, but the former Bengal and Bronco worked closely with the Dallas Cowboys’ defensive line this past season. The 15 year NFL

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PUSHING TOWARDS A GREAT BASKETBALL ENVIRONMENT — THOUGHTS ON THE CU HOOPS EXPERIENCE AFTER A BASKETBALL ROADTRIP

CU basketball can improve the gameday experience for fans in a number of ways. After taking a trip to watch college basketball games in Iowa City (Iowa vs. Purdue), Ann Arbor (Michigan vs. Oregon) and South Bend (Notre Dame vs. Virginia Tech) last week, here are some thoughts on how to improve the gameday experience

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CU BUFFS AT THE NFL COMBINE — THE UNDERWEAR OLYMPICS — VERSION 3.0

Updates for version 3.0 are below are in green The 2025 NFL Scouting Combine is set for February 27 to March 2 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Last year’s combine delivered unforgettable moments—Xavier Worthy’s blazing 4.21 40-yard dash and Rome Odunze’s relentless effort to perfect his three-cone drill, refusing to leave the turf until he got it right. But before

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MARSHALL FAULK HAS BEEN NAMED RUNNING BACKS COACH, GIVING CU 3 HALL OF FAMERS ON STAFF

For more on the historicity of the hiring, check out: Somewhat relatedly, CU also announced the hiring of Andre Gurode as assistant offensive line coach. Gurode, along with Chris Naeole, was the greatest offensive lineman I’ve ever seen at CU. Happy to have him back in Boulder. -John

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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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