On the heels of a commitment from Mater Dei HS receiver Jordan Onovughe yesterday, the Buffaloes have offered a pair of underclassmen from the prominent Southern California high school today. Both are in the 2026 class, so they are just freshmen. One of them is a name most people will be familiar with or will be in the coming years. Cole Leinart was offered by CU today. Yes, he is the son of Matt Leinart and a freshman at Mater Dei. He's a dual-sport athlete who plays football and basketball. He actually shows a good amount of promise as a hooper, but with a name like that football will come first in his life. He's been able to get on the field a little bit this season at Mater Dei in varsity games, but the starter is just a junior so he was mostly used on the freshman team. So, it will be a little bit longer before Leinart steps into the top spot there. Still, he has all the raw tools at his young age to eventually be a good player. It's tough to say what his ceiling is at this stage, but he's definitely going to be surrounded by the best coaching.
Leinart holds early offers from Arizona, Utah, SMU and Georgia Southern.
Fellow Mater Dei freshman, Jayden Crowder, was also offered by CU today. He played on the freshman team this year as well and is a defensive back with offers from Central Michigan and Michigan State so far.
