CU Recruiting Class of 2026


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(7/7) 6’7″, 320-pound offensive tackle Xavier Payne (and former Florida State commit) joins the Herd … (7/1) CU’s fifth commitment comes from three-star linebacker Colby Johnson …

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Colorado Daily

//posted 7.7.2025
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Two Buffs named to 2025 Preseason All-Big 12 Team … Rick George: “It’ll be a tough year for us fiscally; the next three years, probably” … Daily Camera previews Utah: Every skill position player for the Utes will be new …

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Big 12 Notes

//posted 7.7.2025
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Two CU hires on list of the Top 25 worst hires of the 21st century … Over/under on Big 12 wins: CU down to 6.0 (from 6.5) … Pac-8/Texas State make it official: Bobcats to join conference in 2026 …

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Preseason Magazines

//posted 7.7.2025
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Brett McMurphy Bowl projections: CU to the Sun Bowl … Phil Steele: CU’s schedule 18th-most difficult in the nation (2nd in the Big 12) … College Football News CU Preview: Colorado will go to a bowl again …

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After being a liability for years, the Buff defensive line is a strength, which may prove necessary as CU is thin in both talent and depth at inside linebacker … CU’s defensive backfield is talented, though not as deep as during Coach Prime’s first two seasons …

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Starting quarterback is only one of the skill position player positions in question, as starting running backs and wide receivers will also be determined during Fall Camp … For the first time in years, the offensive line has both quality and depth …

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The preseason subjective narrative (“CU won’t be able to win without Travis and Shedeur”) was to be expected, but the objective numbers also show a lingering anti-CU and anti-Coach Prime bias …

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Bill McCartney’s 1990 Buffs played the nation’s most difficult schedule, but still won the national title … After two decades of wanting (needing?) to avoid challenging schedules, CU’s 2025 campaign is one of opportunity …

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Coach Prime is spending Father’s Day at home with family (including a new grandchild) … Buff fans don’t know how long we’ll have Coach Prime in Boulder, but it’s never a bad time to look at what he has already brought to CU …

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Transfer Portal Tracker

//posted 6.12.2025

(6/12) Help for the running back room, as Simeon Price (Coastal Carolina) becomes CU’s fifth scholarship back … (5/30) CU picks up linebacker Shaun Myers (North Alabama) and offensive lineman Cooper Lovelace (Northwestern) …

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Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark is advocating for a 5+11 College Football Playoff model, even though it will all but guarantee fewer Big 12 teams qualifying for the playoff … Is the 5+11 model best for the Big 12 (and CU)? …

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Kaidon Salter was once a four-star recruit heading to Tennessee, but now is in Boulder as a three-star transfer looking to prove doubters wrong … Can Salter adequately fill Shedeur Sanders’ shoes, and keep CU competitive in the Big 12? … Let’s find out …

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