CU’s defense was ranked in the Top 50 nationally last season, and may be even better in 2025 … Can a strong defensive line and talented secondary compensate for questions about the inside linebacker room? Let’s find out …
The bad news? CU may only have one returning starter from the 2024 season … The good news? Role players from last season are back, as are quality players who have been recruited over, giving CU quality depth for the first time under Coach Prime …
Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas Tech, UCF, Utah, and West Virginia are profiled … Two are Tier One programs, while three are Tier Four candidates … But which ones are which? …
The first eight teams (at least alphabetically) in the Big 12 are put into four tiers … Where do the Arizona schools, Baylor, BYU, Cincinnati, CU, Houston and Iowa State fit into the 2025 Big 12 title race? … Let’s find out …
Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell gets a pay raise; sets aside funds for assistants and revenue sharing … ESPN: Only two teams have as much as a ten percent chance to make the College Football Playoff …
Coach Prime “Back and Feeling Great” – Monday’s press conference will be live on CU’s YouTube and Facebook channels, as well as ESPN+ … CU introduces “The Arch” – “A Bridge to the New Era of College Athletics” … Daily Camera offensive line preview: Finally a strength? …
Unlike past seasons, when there were clear losses on schedule, CU enters the 2025 season with no clear losses … but that doesn’t mean there won’t be challenges, with four games against teams with nine or more wins in 2024 …
CU went 6-0 against my six “easiest” opponents last year – will the Buffs have the same luck this fall? … Delaware and Wyoming are CU’s two layup games on the 2025 calendar, but after that? …
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 …
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 …
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 …