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Colorado Daily – Arizona State Week
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November 11th
… CU in a few minutes …
Julian Lewis and Omarion Miller already forming a bond for the future
From the Daily Camera … Wide receiver Omarion Miller has seemingly developed a good connection with freshman quarterback JuJu Lewis, who made his first start at West Virginia.
Lewis is 33-of-56 for 428 yards this season, with Miller as his top target. Miller has nine catches for 208 yards and two touchdowns on 13 targets from Lewis.
No other receiver has more than five catches or eight targets from Lewis.
“Definitely,” Lewis said when asked if he’s developed a special rapport with Miller.
He then quickly added, “Same thing with Joseph (Williams) and Sincere (Brown) and all those guys out there. Just those extra reps after practice are so important. I was the third string (quarterback) last week, so I mean, I wasn’t getting as many reps with those guys, but after practice every day this week, just getting those extra reps we needed just so we can get that chemistry.”
Miller has averaged 23.1 yards per catch on passes from Lewis, up from 17.3 with Kaidon Salter and 16.3 with Ryan Staub. Miller averaged 22.6 yards per catch the previous two years with Shedeur Sanders at quarterback.
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November 10th
… CU in a few minutes …
CU final home game kickoff against Arizona State on six-day hold; to be announced on Sunday
- Game announced today:
- Oklahoma State at UCF … Saturday, 2:00pm MT on ESPN+ …
- Games to be held for six-day selections
- Baylor at Arizona
- BYU at Cincinnati
- Arizona State at Colorado
- TCU at Houston
- Kansas at Iowa State
- Kansas State at Utah
Texas Tech and West Virginia
With Buffs out of bowl contention, thoughts turn to roster management
From the Daily Camera … Of the 102 players on the CU roster, 33 are in their final year of eligibility. That leaves 69 players that could come back next year, with 23 of those being walk-ons.
Particularly with the 46 scholarship players who could come back, CU – as well as those players – have decisions to make. Under Sanders, the Buffs have been heavily active in the transfer portal.
CU had 57 out-going transfers prior to Sanders’ first season in Boulder, in 2023. A year later, in 2024, there were 41 out-going transfers. This past offseason, there were 33.
Based on that pattern, CU is likely to see perhaps half of those 69 players jump into the transfer portal.
Ultimately, CU could have close to 70 new players in 2026.
Sanders also has some decisions to make with his coaching staff. First and foremost would be a decision on offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur, whose contract expires after this season. It was recently reported that Shurmur had offensive play-calling duties removed, in favor of tight ends coach Brett Bartolone.
Over the course of the next few weeks, the Buffs will try to pick up a pair of wins, but do so with an eye to the future.
“It’s really roster management, coach management, understanding what we’re doing going forward,” Sanders said. “But I promise you there’s going to be some changes.”
… Continue reading story here …
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