A spring of positive energy … “As a running back, if you’re not excited, I don’t know what to tell you” … “Everybody that is in the WR room is a dawg” … “We are going to make it better. I like where we are” …

Spring brings about renewal … Not just renewed hope, but renewed rosters … CU’s Spring Game may have been “vanilla”, but the Buff Nation’s hope for the 2026 season is rising from the ashes of the 2025 debacle ….

Big 12 Friday night games: CU home game against Houston moved to a Friday night … NCAA proposing age limits for eligibility (five years from 19th birthday) … Bill Connolly’s Favorite Transfer Classes includes (surprise!) Colorado (at No. 3) …

CU lost three of its starting five basketball players – before the Transfer Portal even opened … In the Coach Prime era, every All-Conference player with eligibility remaining has left … If CU athletics wants to be competitive, it’s time to start with players already on the roster …

Vegas has the over/under win total for CU at 4.5 … DNVR posted “Five Reasons Why CU Will Bounce Back in 2026” – Does the article stand up to Vegas scrutiny? … Let’s find out …

The defensive tackles are undersized, and there is a decided lack of depth at linebacker … But … There is improved talent on the edge and in the secondary, giving the Buff Nation hope for significant improvement on last season’s porous defense …

We assume we know CU’s starting quarterback for 2026, but the remainder of the starting lineup is full of question marks … Who will step up in the skill positions? … Can the offensive line, sans Jordan Seaton, be even better than last year’s unit? … Let’s find out …