Spring Practices

(4/26) CU’s sixth transfer commit comes from Villanova offensive lineman Wyatt Hummel … Weekend off to a good start: CU picks up RB help, with Miami (Ohio) running back Rashad Amos committing …

CBS Sports 2025 Mock Draft: Shedeur Sanders/Travis Hunter taken 1 and 2 overall … 2023 Pac-12 First Round NFL Draft Picks: 8 (First round picks from teams in 2024 Big 12: 1) … ESPN’s List of Top 50 Transfers – CU has three leaving; three coming in …

Trivia time: Who was the last Buff to hear their name called at the NFL Draft? (Answer: It depends) … With recent drought, CU has fallen out of the Top 25 in all-time NFL Draft picks … Can you name CU’s two “Mr. Irrelevants”? …

*OC Pat Shurmur discusses spring practices* … CU safeties liking the Livingston defense: “You make zero plays with a frown on your face” … Key Games for Shedeur in 2023 to improve his NFL draft stock … “Travis is a unicorn – the sky’s the limit” …

Colorado once again is a national leader in Transfer Portal defections … The loss of Cormani McClain and all of last year’s offensive line is not a great look, but will this spring prove to be another season of addition by subtraction? … Let’s find out …

Coach Prime recently hired two more coaches with no collegiate coaching experience … Is an NFL-centric staff CU’s path to winning seasons and championships? … Or … Could this be the Embree experiment Part II? … Let’s talk about it …

Spring practices have brought with them the signing of three (very) under-the-radar recruits, along with the hiring of two new coaches, with one – Warren Sapp – bringing with him some controversy … On the field, freshmen have been turning heads – Is that a sign of promising depth? Or another rebuilding season? … Let’s find out …

College Sports Tomorrow is a 20-person group with some powerful names looking to completely revamp college football … What is CST proposing? … Can it work? … And, most importantly to the Buff Nation, will the University of Colorado ultimately make the cut? …

Coach Prime is always on the national radar, but his Media Day comments, along with those of his coordinators, bear review …. Plus: CU men’s and women’s basketball teams set new standards with their remarkable March Madness runs …

Spring check list: Buff kickers struggled from outside the 40-yard line, and kickoffs were short (when they weren’t going out-of-bounds) … Is Mark Vassett a first-team All-Big 12 punter? … Will LaJohntay Wester make a name for himself as a returner this spring? …

Robert Livingston may not have been Coach Prime’s first choice at defensive coordinator, but is he the best choice? … Is the influx of talent along the defensive line enough to make the line Big 12 worthy? …. Have the holes at linebacker been filled? … Will the CU secondary be the most talented in the Big 12? … Let’s find out …

CU was 124th in the nation in pass defense last season, which belies the talent on the roster … Will the coaching staff be able to piece together a strong defensive backfield, even if that means playing four (count ’em, four) Jackson State transfers? …

LaVonta Bentley and Trevor Woods were second and third on the team in tackles, but the numbers produced were the lowest totals in school history … Will transfer Jaylen Wester be the answer, or will CU be shopping for help again come April? …

CU has a room full of transfers at the position, not to mention a new position coach, Vincent Dancy, who has never before been a Power Five assistant … CU’s defensive success will depend on getting to opposing Big 12 quarterbacks – Will this group be up to the task? …

The defensive line wasn’t the sole reason for CU’s poor defensive numbers in 2023, but the numbers weren’t pretty … Will the two returning contributors beat out the SEC transfers? … Will incoming freshmen be forced into duty? … Let’s find out …

There will be plenty of fluff pieces during CU’s closed spring practices (starting March 18th) … Which are the stories which will be “must read” for Buff fans, and which will be “save for later”? … Let’s find out …

CU’s offensive line in 2023 was historically bad, leading to a fresh infusion of FBS transfer starters, and one five-star phenom … Will new OL coach Phil Loadholt (with no assistant coaching jobs on his resume) be able to mold a Big 12-worthy unit? …

The CU wide receiver room is one of the deepest in the roster … Will transfers LaJohntay Wester and Terrell Timmons, Jr., make an immediate impression? … Which of the underclassmen will step up? … Will CU actually throw to a tight end this fall? …

CU was dead last in rushing last fall (130th), and taking a huge number of sacks isn’t the sole reason … Dylan Edwards had five scores in ’23 – four in Game One … Is Alton McCaskill finally healthy enough to show the 2021 season wasn’t a fluke? … Will freshman Micah Welch make an impression? … Let’s find out …

CU has a QB on the roster who is not only likely to be drafted, but probably will be a first round pick … But … What will a Shurmur offense look like? … Who will emerge as the primary backup? … Is CU done in the Transfer Portal? …