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From the NewsStand: https://www.cbssports.com/college-f...ary-before-league-inks-new-media-rights-deal/

Honestly, BYU and Houston might have more cache if not slightly more. I wonder how dried the ink is to the Big 12 deal. If things are so bad that we need to add those 2, we may as well go after BYU and Houston and get a proper foothold into Texas while adding another team in Utah and keeping the Big 12 out of our backyard. Maybe we can squeeze an extra 5 million out of the deal. Both the Texas schools might go for that.

Pruitt shares Colorado is a school he may officially visit. Recruiting update with Pruitt on Rivals:

BZ: WBB - Women’s basketball: No. 25 CU Buffs displaying similar maturity as Elite Eight squad of 30 years ago

BZ: MBB - Tristan da Silva taking scoring punch to new level for CU Buffs men’s basketball

BZ: LAX - Return to elite status the goal as No. 25 Colorado women’s lacrosse begins 2023 season

CU AD: WBB - Buffs of Yesterday and Today Combine this Weekend

CU AD: SKI - Forejtek, Dilling Go 1-2 In SJN GS Race (Buffs Maintain Lead Over Utes With One Day Remaining In Own Invitational)

CU AD: T&F - Buffs Ready For Big Weekend

CU AD: MGOLF - Golfers Open Spring Season Friday

CU AD: 55 Student-Athletes Earn Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll

CUATG Blog: FB - Countdown to Spring Practices – Quarterbacks & Running Backs

CUATG Blog: FB - Rating the Hire: National Media on Coach Prime - Athlon Rates Coaching Hires: Coach Prime one of four to earn an “A+”

CUATG Blog: FB - Video: Coach Prime on Rich Eisen: 100% Loving Living in Colorado + Spring Game Ticket Sales Start Friday

CUATG Blog: FB - Pac-12 Notes - FCS Schools have more players in the Super Bowl than does the Pac-12

MSN Sports: FB - College Football Transfer Rankings: 10 Best Players in 2023 Portal (1. Travis Hunter)

News Observer: MBB - Utah hosts da Silva and Colorado

Daily Emrtald: FB - Demetrice Martin named Pac-12 recruiter of the year

Buffs Wire: FB - Deion Sanders reunites with Rich Eisen

Buffs Wire: FB - Predicting Colorado football's 2023 defensive starters

Buffs Wire: FB - Five recruits Coach Prime could land next at Colorado

USA Today: FB - Deion Sanders keeps recruiting for Colorado, even while presenting at NFL Honors

Cheers!

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Four-star Rivals250 athlete/cornerback Ju'Juan Johnson is set to announce his commitment decision tomorrow morning. As Nikki mentioned before, getting a Louisiana recruit who has an LSU offer away from home is about as difficult of a process as you can have as a recruiter from outside that state. Well, things have started to take a turn here over the last day and Colorado is gaining some major steam heading into his announcement.

Johnson's last visit before making a decision was to Boulder, and right now it looks as though the Buffs are in line to add another high-level defensive back to their commitment list. Johnson still has plenty of time before he can sign in December, but this would be a HUGE early win for Deion Sanders.

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I also don't think this tweet is any kind of accident from Coach Prime.

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Is he healthy now and working out? Haven't read much about him but thought with his speed he would be a factor.

In its last year of relevancy for many the PAC is getting a ton of love and not just USC. The TP work done at the QB position has really put us on the map. Nice to read more than a two sentence blurb about Oregon or USC.

A top schools list is coming. Recruiting update with Fox on Rivals.

Colorado is an early contender to officially host Eziomume. Update on Rivals:

BZ: MBB - Glass work has been surprising strength for CU Buffs men’s basketball

BZ: BuffZone podcast: CU football recruiting and the latest on Buffs basketball

CU AD: SKI - Dilling Takes Gold, Forejtek Bronze In RMISA Qualifier

CU AD: MGOLF - Edwards Adds Erling To '23 Recruiting Class

CUATG Blog: FB - (Scroll Down) *Video: Class of ’24 No. 1 Offensive tackle prospect Brandon Baker tours the Champions Center*

CUATG Blog: FB - Preseason Magazines - Pac-12 Quarterback Rankings: Where does Shedeur Sanders fit?

CUATG Blog: Pac-12 Notes - Florida State (Coach Prime’s alma mater) extends the contract of head coach Mike Norvell + Pac-12 Commissioner George Kliavkoff visits San Diego State; SMU + ESPN Ranks the Transfer Portal Classes: CU No. 1 in the nation

Athlon Sports: FB - Colorado's transfer class is expected to have the biggest impact in the Pac-12

Jimmie Searfoss: FB - Top five Colorado recruit impressed by culture change during visit (Gage Ginther is a three-star offensive lineman out of Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins

Cord Cutter News: The Pac-12 Network May Become a Streaming-Only Service This Year

Wenatchee World: FB - Colorado's transfer class is expected to have the biggest impact in the Pac-12

USC Annenberg Media: FB - Unpack The Pac Offseason Edition: New Faces, New Places

Buffs Wire: FB - Four-star Miami DB Antione Jackson asks for release, Colorado could swoop

Buffs Wire: FB - Brad Crawford of 247Sports offers his early thoughts on the 2023 CU Buffs

Cheers!

Looking at the final Rankings of the top 25.

Rivals goofy ranking / Average star rating

SEC - 13/12 (includes UT and OU)
BIG - 4/4
ACC - 3/5
PAC - 3/3
BIG XII - 2/0

It is frightening to me with the new alignment just how dominant the SEC is. If they expanded to 24 they could just be their own league. It is interesting that the BIG isn’t doing a better job than they are. The SEC I think is just so dominant they are sucking up so much that could be going elsewhere.
I do wonder now that there is no class size limit and only a scholarship limit will we see more and more guys be pushed out of the SEC after year 1/2 and end up on these other rosters evening the talent distribution out a little more in a less traditional way

Probably his first and last start for the org. Transition start before Kyrie gets going. Had 4 assists and 3 rebounds to go with 10 points. Probably would have played more had he hit a couple of 3's. Going to have to fix his shooting to last in this league. The rest of his game is solid.

BZ: FB - Colorado Buffs spring football roster overview

BZ: MBB - Ivy League transfers trying to step up down the stretch for Colorado men’s basketball

CU AD: LAX - No. 25 Buffs Set for Season Opener

CUATG Blog: (Scroll Down) FB - Best college town Poll Results + Why wait until Sunday? Here’s Coach Prime’s Super Bowl commercial

CUATG Blog: FB - Pac-12 Notes - CU or Arizona State? Which team has the better chance of being this year’s TCU?

CBS Sports: Pac-12 expansion with San Diego State, SMU may be necessary before league inks new media rights deal

Buffs Wire: MBB - How to watch Colorado Buffaloes vs Washington State Cougars: Live stream info, TV channel, game time | February 10

Buffs Wire: FB - Former Buff Solomon Wilcots joins Jim Rome on Radio Row, raves about Deion Sanders

College Sports Wire: FB - Bakers Dozen: The best impact transfers following the 2022 season

CBS Sports: FB - Pac-12 expansion with San Diego State, SMU may be necessary before league inks new media rights deal

Cheers!

Might be following the new DC to Bama but CU could need in the mix! Go Buffs!!!

In this projection the oline starters are:

LT - Tank - Gerad Christian-Lichenhan
LG - Landon Beebe
C - Van Wells
RG - Tyler Brown
RT - Savion Washington

Isiaih Jatta, Jack Wilty, Jake Wiley and Yousef Mugharb - first line reserves

Unkown potential - Alex Hartley (JC Transfer) - Lucas Eckhardt (transfer from AZ), Carter Edwards (3 star recruit class of 22 from Mississippi)

IMO - players run 9 deep on the oline - with Hartley, Eckardt and Edwards as potential players.

This will turn out to be a very under rated unit - most people here under value the talent.

This one is a good predictor of things but also doesn’t take into account the power of recruiting and TP. Georgia at 80 will still finish top 5. Kansas’s and UConn who start top 10 will struggle to bowl.

CU is 93.

What’s scary is FSU is number 1 and by talent is considered number one TP and finished top 20 in recruiting.

Scarier still. Michigan who crushed the TP again is number 5 so likely a playoff favorite again. Harbaugh has them rolling.

I’ll be interested to see where we are in three years. Guessing top 10 as we will likely be loaded with juniors

Remember not so long ago when Oregon would drub us by 50+ points no matter where we played? Well, now we're beating them by 10 in their own house. Team should have never been pushed out of the rankings. USC is pretty good with 3 McDonald's All Americans (that would be 3 more than CU has). Team should finish top 4 in the conference if it can hold serve at home. Great win on the road! 63-53

So it looks like all general admission so I don't think it matters but FYI.

School had to issue an apology for its fans. This isn’t unique to CSU at all. I just don’t understand behavior of people these days. It’s just bad and weekly.

Lesson Learned is the difference between NIL funds collected and NIL funds pledged. I’m all for players getting paid but $13MM for a 4star QB is insane!

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HS commits

• WR Omarion Miller (Vivian, La) | 4-star (5.9), No. 124 in Rivals250
• RB Dylan Edwards (Derby, Kan.) | 4-star (5.9), No. 133 in Rivals250
• EDGE Taje McCoy (Oklahoma City, Okla.) | 3-star (5.7)
• WR Adam Hopkins (Thomasville, Ga.) | 3-star (5.7)
• LB Morgan Pearson (Ardmore, Okla.) | 3-star (5.7)
• QB Ryan Staub (Santa Clarita, Calif. | 3-star (5.7)
• WR Isaiah Hardge (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) | 3-star (5.6)
• LB Victory Johnson (San Diego, Calif.) | 3-star (5.6)
• CB Carter Stoutmire (Prosper, Texas) | 3-star (5.6)
• S Jaden Milliner-Jones (DeSoto, Texas) | 3-star (5.5)
• WR Jordan Onovughe (Santa Ana, Calif.) | 3-star (5.5)
• WR Jacob Page (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) | 3-star (5.5)
• LB Kofi Taylor Barrocks (London, Englad) | 3-star (5.5)
• WR Asaad Waseem (Ocoee, Fla.) | 3-star (5.5)
• QB Kasen Weisman (Douglasville, Ga.) | 3-star (5.5)
• OL Hank Zilinskas (Englewood, Colo.) | 2-star (5.4)
• CB Cormani McClain (Lakeland, Fla.) 5-star (6.1) No. 18 in Rivals250

JUCO commits (previous school | remaining CU eligibility)

• OL Jack Wilty (Iowa Central CC | 3 seasons) | 3-star (5.6)
• OL Isaiah Jatta (Snow College | 2 seasons) | 3-star (5.5)

Transfer additions (previous school | remaining CU eligibility)

• CB/WR Travis Hunter (Jackson State | 3 seasons) | 5-star (6.1), No. 1 in Rivals transfer portal rankings
• TE Seydou Traore (Arkansas State | 2 seasons) | 4-star (5.8), No. 96 in Rivals transfer portal rankings
• QB Shedeur Sanders (Jackson State | 2 seasons) | 4-star (5.8), No. 99 in Rivals transfer portal rankings
• DL Jordan Domineck (Arkansas/Georgia Tech | 1 season) | 3-star (5.7), No. 149 in Rivals transfer portal ranking
• LB LaVonta Bentley (Clemson | 2 seasons) 3-star (5.7), No. 178 in Rivals transfer portal rankings
• OLB Jeremiah Brown (Jackson State | 2 seasons) 3-star (5.7), No. 187 in Rivals transfer portal rankings
• WR Jimmy Horn Jr. (South Florida | 2 seasons), 3-star (5.7), No. 189 in Rivals transfer portal rankings
• S Cam'Ron Silmon-Craig (Jackson State | 2 seasons) 3-star (5.7) | No. 237 in Rivals transfer portal rankings
• CB Tayvion Beasley (Jackson State | 3 seasons) | 3-star (5.5), No. 413 in Rivals transfer portal rankings
• DL Taylor Upshaw (Michigan | 1 season) | 3-star (5.5), No. 572 in Rivals transfer portal rankings
• DL Taijh Alston (West Virginia | 1 season) | unranked
• OL Landon Bebee (Missouri State | 1 season) | unranked
• OL Tyler Brown (Jackson State | 2 seasons) | unranked
• DL Shane Cokes (Dartmouth | 2 seasons) | unranked
• OL Savion Washington (Kent State | 2 seasons) | unranked
• K Alejandro Mata (Jackson State | 3 seasons) unranked
• K Jace Feely (Arizona State | 3 seasons) unranked
• P Mark Vassett (Louisville | 2 seasons) unranked
• CB Kyndrich Breedlove (Ole Miss | 3 seasons) unranked
• OL Yousef Mugharbil (Florida | 3 seasons) | unranked
• S Myles Slusher (Arkansas | 2 seasons) | 4-star (5.8), No. 47 in Rivals transfer portal rankings
• DL Leonard Payne (Fresno State | 1 season) | unranked
• RB Kavosiey Smoke (Kentucky | 1 season) | 3-star (5.7) | No. 146 in Rivals transfer portal rankings

Committed (not yet signed/announced by CU)

• LB Demouy Kennedy (Alabama | 3 seasons) | 3-star (5.7) | No. 241 in Rivals transfer portal rankings
• WR Xavier Weaver (South Florida | 1 season) 3-star (5.6) | No. 304 in Rivals transfer portal rankings

2024 commits

• DT Omar White (Leesburg, Ga.) | 4-star (5.9) No. 105 in Rivals250 2024 class
• DT Eric Brantley Jr. (Valdosta, Ga.) | 3-star (5.6)
• WR Daijon Calimon (Lawndale, Calif.) 3-star (5.5)

Preferred Walk-ons

• WR/DB Kaleb Mathis (Arlington, Tex.) | 2-star (5.4)
• TE Champion Johnson (Cal | 3 seasons) unranked
• WR Anthony Roberson (Snow College | 3 seasons) 3-star (5.5)
• LS Jacob Politte (Jackson State | 3 seasons) unranked
• DE Jacob Woida (Hartland, Wiscon,) unranked