As I mentioned at the time, I sat down with four-star top-50 national prospect Cody Williams a week and a half ago at his high school in Gilbert, Ariz.. My laptop then died that day, I spent the afternoon trying to get it fixed, then bought a cheap $129 ASUS laptop to get me through the weekend on the road, got home and almost immediately flew cross country to a wedding in South Carolina this past weekend. So I wanted to have this up sooner, but Williams also didn't tip his hand at all.

I think there is some good perspective into what he values most and how he's approached the process, though. We had a long interview:


We'll find out tomorrow morning -- 9 a.m. MT -- whether Colorado reeled him in.

BZ: FB - Colorado football: Buffs preparing for challenge of USC QB Caleb Williams

BZ: FB - CU Buffs football notes: Jamar Montgomery elevating game in final month

BZ: MBB - Ability to share the ball on display (at times) in CU Buffs men’s basketball opening win

CU AD: FB - Buffs Prepare For Friday Matchup With No. 8 USC

CU AD: SOC - Kuhlmann, Hayward Receive Postseason Recognition

CUATG Blog: FB - "Video – J.T. Shrout: “Next man up” for receiving corps without Jordyn Tyson”

CUATG Blog: FB - “T.I.P.S.” for CU at No. 8 USC / Plus: CU’s Unexpected Bump in Recruiting Commitments

Buffs Wire: FB - LISTEN: Buffs Wire joins the Trojans Wired podcast to discuss Colorado-USC, head coach search

Buffs Wire: FB - Behind enemy lines with Trojans Wire: Quick answers to big Colorado-USC questions

Buffs Wire: MBB - Colorado men's basketball: Five takeaways from the Buffs' season opener win

Cheers!

The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum holds different memories for J.T. Shrout, Montana Lemonious-Craig and Sanford and they’ll have their homecoming of sorts come Friday against USC.

Login to view embedded media
QB J.T. Shrout discusses his progress this season and playing close to home on Friday.

Login to view embedded media
OLB Jamar Montgomery touches on his productive performance against the Ducks and how he wants to finish out his final season.

In Tempe for parents weekend, those in the know here say Herman to ASU is pretty much done deal

Login to view embedded media
Mike Sanford discusses playing at the Coliseum, receivers that are stepping up and injury updates.

I know that I am behind on the TV ratings post by a few weeks I hope to catch up this week

In the 1:30PM time window:
Tenn at Georgia on CBS - 13,060,000 - Outdrew all 6 World Series games
Penn State at Indiana on ABC - 2,230,000
Then the CU game on ESPN - 962,000
Mich St at illinois on BTN - 928,000
Oklahoma State at Kansas on FS1 - 734,000
UCF at Memphis on ESPN2 - 321,000

14-14 game. Recent Big 12 addition versus potential Pac 12 addition. Good football and a peek into the future of a new conference partner including a glimpse of SMU’s new stadium.

I noticed one of our favorite basketball coaches, Andy Enfield, and his USC Trojans, lost last night at home, by 13, to Enfield’s old team, Florida Gulf Coast University. Tad probably cracked a little smile if he saw that, I know I did.

Here's our weekly opponent breakdown, this week focusing on USC. The thought of Caleb Williams going against this secondary is scary, but the Trojans have had a habit of letting lesser teams hang around this season

When we hire Neuheisel? I honestly can’t wait until I hear ADRG press conference telling us how we are going to be back to relevance.

. . . said he is "very satisfied and positive" about what he's seen with respect to the coaching search. Said he he knows stuff that he can't talk about in public, but said that CU is doing the right things. Also said that Joel Klatt is on the search committee and is pretty vocal.

God knows I had my complaints about JK when he was pushing for Embree 12 years ago but . . . well, that was 12 years ago when he had was co-hosting a Denver morning radio show. JK now is one of the most influential people in all of college football and if you read his tweets and listen to his podcasts, he pulls no punches when it comes to the new reality of college sports, and using the transfer portal and creative use of NIL to get players in the door to improve on field results. If he's being vocal with the CU administration, that's a good thing.

As for McChesney . . . he's a blowhard. But I don't doubt is passion for CU Football either.

Anyway, just throwing this out for what it's worth.

Login to view embedded media

Broomfield High quarterback Cole LaCrue announced his top three schools tonight and he is getting closer to making a decision. The 6-foot-2 prospect recently added an offer from the Buffs, but my understanding is that it comes with the stipulation of being a gray shirt offer meaning LaCrue wouldn't arrive on campus until next January (2024). His plan at the moment is to arrive on his future college campus this upcoming January. Still, he has included the Buffs on his newly-announced list tonight along with Wisconsin and Tulane, which also both offered him in the last week.

Wisconsin is the heavy favorite to land his commitment at this stage.

Here's what he said this week about the other two programs on his list.

"Colorado is a school I grew up dreaming about playing at. It would be awesome playing in front of my family at home and attend my dad's alma mater. But at the same time, their program has seen a decline in recent years.

"I am really intrigued by Tulane. Obviously they are a program on the come up and ranked, so I definitely need to check them out. I will be enrolling early anywhere I go."

Login to view embedded media

@dtownbuff got it perfect...



right no the money as you may have seen I do owe him 2 beers now! Congrats my friend and sad that you knew we would get our a$$es kicked by 39 points.

“Jon Gruden has been out of coaching for a little more than a year, following his email scandal broken by the Wall Street Journal.”

“South Florida fired head coach Jeff Scott on Sunday night. Gruden, who coached in Tampa Bay for several years, reportedly has interest in the job.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nc...A13PXVO?cvid=8613de1a4e004768beb8aa749049a6ce

And, NO, don’t even dream about Gruden to CU. No way the powers to be at CU would even briefly toy with the idea due to his history Gruden used racist, sexist, homophobic and transphobic language in emails.

Login to view embedded media
Login to view embedded media

Login to view embedded media
A very nice pickup for Colorado today. Jordan Onovughe is someone I watched earlier in the season, and I didn't understand how more schools weren't involved. He's tapered off a bit as the competition has increased this season, but he still is plenty talented and is someone who can become a really good college player. He helps the Buffs get into Mater Dei HS in California, which is the most talented team in the country. Plus, he adds another versatile piece for the offense. The appearance that comes with his commitment is a good one no matter how you slice it.

The Buffs now have the 41st-ranked recruiting class, nationally, according to Rivals.com.

Login to view embedded media

Here's our game story from tonight. I'll have videos of Tad Boyle's and the players' post-game pressers added to it here in just a sec

Hey everyone, wanted to post a thread in case anyone wanted to chat about tonight's men's basketball season opener against UC Riverside. I'm here at the CU Events Center and will have some live updates, along with some general thoughts and observations

College basketball season is officially here and I, for one, could not be more excited

Colorado tips off tonight against UC Riverside, but before the Buffs take the court for the first time this season, I've got a big preview with some positional outlooks, superlatives and a record prediction

BZ: MBB - CU Buffs outlast UC Riverside for season-opening victory

BZ: WBB - Women’s basketball: Quay Miller lead Buffs in season-opening win

BZ: FB - Colorado football: Buffs look to Montana Lemonious-Craig, others to step up at WR

BZ: FB - Colorado football notes: Buffs back to work for short week

BZ: MBB - Game day notes: Jalen Gabbidon fitting in with CU Buffs

CU AD: MBB - Buffaloes Roll Past UC Riverside In Season Opener

CU AD: WBB - Miller's Career-Day Leads Buffs in Opener

CUATG Blog: FB - Colorado Recruiting Class of 2023 - Jordan Onovughe – WR

CUATG Blog: FB - Pac-12 Notes – USC Week - Report: San Diego State to the Pac-12

Ducks Wire:FB - Ranking the Pac-12 QBs through Week 10 according to PFF

Buffs Wire: WBB - Colorado women's basketball: Previewing the 2022-23 Buffs

Buffs Wire: MBB - Pac-12 men's basketball: Five predictions for the 2022-23 season

Buffs Wire: FB - Mixed reports surface of San Diego State moving to the Pac-12

Cheers!

An injury on Sept. 10 against Air Force took away eight weeks of Alex Fontenot’s final season with the Buffs. After a long recovery period, he is now able to play his last games in a CU jersey.

More on his return:

Wanted to wait for the Spread to settle down, went from 23 to 31.5... WOW
Spread is 31.5
Over Under is 61


CU - 20
Quackers - 48

WE COVER!!!

Here's the full list of notable visitors expected on campus this weekend for Colorado's game against No. 8 Oregon. There will be a handful of official visitors. The largest group since the coaching change, actually. Plus a wide range of underclassmen making the trip out as well.

OFFICIAL

Committed to CU

Uncommitted
Notable offers: Colorado, Utah, Colorado State, UNLV
Login to view embedded media

Notable offers: Colorado, Wisconsin, Tulane
Login to view embedded media

Committed elsewhere
Committed: Iowa State
Login to view embedded media

Transfer
Announced plan to transfer from Oregon State this week

UNOFFICIAL

2024

Notable offers: Colorado, Penn State, Washington, Indiana, Cal, Arizona

Notable offers: Colorado, Arizona, San Diego State, Colorado State

Notable offers: Wisconsin, Colorado State

Notable offers: Oregon, San Jose State

2025


Notable offers: Louisville, Arizona


Notable offers: Arizona, UNLV, San Jose State