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Just the facts … Committed January 31st … Powell is a fullback prospect from Upland, California. Powell is 5’11″, 250-pounds. Upland teammates Donta Abron, a running back who committed December 12th, and Marques Mosley, a cornerback prospect who committed December 20th, also plan to sign with CU. Rivals bio Scout bio

What others had to say about Powell … Powell is considered to be a three-star prospect by both Rivals and Scout. Rivals rates Powell as an…

Stoppin’ by for a Visit – 2/5?

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Stoppin’ by for a Visit – January 28th

One last visitor?

Wednesday, February 1st is Signing Day. Most of the recruits for the Class of 2012 will sign their Letters of Intent, and recruiting Classes will be assessed.

But February 1st is the first day of the Signing period – not the last.

Which leads us to the story of Jontrey Tillman. Rivals bio

Tillman is a 5’9″, 170-pound athlete from Baldwin, Louisiana. Tillman has been a Stanford commit since last June, but now finds himself looking for a college home after he was informed by Stanford, the school to which he, his 4.0 GPA and 26 ACT score had been committed for six months, that he had not been accepted.

“It was a crushing thing for this kid,” said his high school coach Ryan Antoine. “He’s going to take some time to heal, and then find some place he can love again.”

Tillman is not going to commit on Signing Day, and may take several official visits. He has offers from schools like Northwestern, Kansas, and Memphis. Tillman took his first official visit to Houston last weekend, and may visit Colorado as early as this weekend. A trip to Washington…

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Stoppin’ by for a Visit – 1/20

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Stoppin’ by for a Visit – January 20th

UPDATE (1/22): A good time was apparently had by all this weekend by the eight official visitors.

In addition to enjoying a Chamber of Commerce 65-degree day, the prospects watched some of the East/West Shrine game (in which Buff quarterback Tyler Hansen played well, thank you very much), before heading off on a Banjo Billy’s Bus to the Arizona game. The group, though, reportedly left at halftime, missing out on the great comeback win by the CU men’s basketball team.

Wide receiver commit Peyton Williams is still on crutches following his surgery, but apparently is progressing well and on schedule. Quarterback Shane Dillon remains a firm commit – and it was perfect timing for Tyler Hansen to play well with Dillon and his family in town.

Of the official visitors who are not committed to the Buffs, there was no indication that they will be committing to Colorado immediately (i.e., this weekend). Prize linebacker recruit Seth Jacobs was in town with his family, and, according to a reliable source, had a great time. Jacobs was on the fourth of his five official visits (he’s been to Arizona, Arkansas, and Oklahoma State, and…

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Stoppin’ by for a visit – 1/13

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Stoppin’ by for a visit – January 13th

January 15th – Update – When all was said and done, only four players made it to Boulder for their official visits, with one, running back Davien Payne, already a Colorado commit. The others who were in Boulder were tight end Jalen Cope-Fitzpatrick, defensive back Chris Solomon, and defensive back Jeffrey Hall. I have it from several sources that Jalen Cope-Fitzpatrick, a four-star recruit who committed to USC last summer, was given special attention from the coaches, particularly head coach Jon Embree. Whether or not JC-F found the “family” atmosphere he was reportedly seeking remains to be seen. (Even if he was impressed, he still has an official visit to USC scheduled for next weekend, so the USC coaches will have the last opportunity to sway Cope-Fitzpatrick to remain with Trojans). As to the other two uncommitted players, three-star defensive back Chris Solomon, I’ve been told, had a great time and may well become a Buff this week.

Up Next – With only two recruiting weekends left before Signing Day (Wednesday, February 1st), the Buffs will be pulling out all the stops in a last minute attempt to shore up the Class of 2012. A…

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Recruiting Notebook – Defense

//posted 1.1.2012

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Recruiting Notebook – Defense

Continuing on in our review of each unit on the Colorado roster, we turn our attention to the defense. This week: The secondary (Defensive line and linebackers review posted below)

Defensive Backs

Players Lost – Seniors Anthony Perkins, Jonathan Hawkins, Arthur Jaffee, Brian Lockridge, and Travis Sandersfeld. After earning 26 starts at safety, Anthony Perkins suffered a high ankle sprain nine snaps into the Oregon game on October 22nd. It appeared that Perkins’ career was over, as he missed the next four games. Determined to go out with his uniform on, though, Perkins made it back into the lineup for the season finale, not only starting, but leading the Buffs with ten tackles in the 17-14 victory over Utah. Despite playing in only nine games this past fall, Perkins finished tied with fellow safety Ray Polk for second place on the team with 80 tackles.

The other four senior defensive backs contributed to different degrees. Travis Sandersfeld appeared in as many career games as Perkins (38), but had less than half as many starts (11). Sandersfeld was also injured for much of 2011, missing six games, but also finished strong, posting ten tackles against Utah. Sandersfeld posted 56…

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