Tag: Coach Prime
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2026 Big 12 football preview: The top transfer addition for all 16 programs
The countdown can begin. We’re under 100 days until the start of the 2026 college football season. To get you ready, The Denver Gazette will preview the upcoming campaign throughout the month of June with a four-part series on the Big 12, ahead of the conference’s annual media days in early July in Frisco, Texas.…
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Is 2026 a make-or-break season for the Deion Sanders era at Colorado?
It’s hard to believe, but the Deion Sanders era at Colorado is a few months away from its fourth season. And his 2026 season has less juice than any other during his tenure, an alarming sign entering the second year of a $54 million contract extension. There’s the 3-9 record from 2025, a Sanders-era worst, that…
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Colorado position breakdown: Another group of elite pass catchers in 2026
If there is one thing Deion Sanders’ tenure at Colorado has taught us, it’s that the Buffaloes will always be able to attract elite pass catchers. It hasn’t mattered whether Shedeur Sanders is the quarterback or what offense the Buffs are running; some of the best wide receivers in the transfer portal find their way…
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Revamped running back room has increased role in new-look offense | Colorado position breakdown
Is this the year words become reality? During all three of his first seasons at Colorado, Deion Sanders has pleaded for his Buffaloes team to be more effective running the football. The first two, with his son Shedeur starring at quarterback, a poor rushing attack wasn’t much of an issue. Last season, though, as CU…
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Defending Big 12 champ Texas Tech dangerous with or without QB Brendan Sorsby | Colorado opponent preview
Someone was bound to seize the power vacuum in the Big 12 left behind by Oklahoma and Texas, powerhouses who left the conference in 2024. In an age of college athletics where money is king, it’s no surprise booster Cody Campbell and the oil fields of West Texas have provided Texas Tech with the ammo…
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Which Big 12 coaches are on the hot seat? | 2026 football preview
The countdown can begin. We’re under 100 days until the start of the 2026 college football season. To get you ready, The Denver Gazette will preview the upcoming campaign throughout the month of June with a four-part series on the Big 12, ahead of the league’s annual media days in early July in Frisco, Texas.…
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Colorado position breakdown: Julian ‘JuJu’ Lewis returns as the face of the Buffs’ QB room
In 2025, Colorado quickly found out football without Shedeur Sanders isn’t easy. After two of the best seasons in program history for a quarterback, the Buffaloes last fall took a major step back in production at the position. Liberty transfer Kaidon Salter was brought in to help bridge the gap to the Julian “JuJu” Lewis…
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Colorado opponent preview: Big 12 play begins with first trip to Baylor since 2007
When Colorado opens Big 12 play in Week 4, every Baylor fan inside McLane Stadium will have revenge on their mind. The Buffaloes and Bears will meet that day for the first time since Sept. 21, 2024 — also a Big 12 opener — and no one who was in Folsom Field for that meeting…
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Colorado football learns three more kickoff times with TV assignments
It’s time to start planning those tailgates. Colorado’s home opener against FCS program Weber State will kick off at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, with coverage on ESPN+. The game time was announced Wednesday as part of the Big 12’s rollout of football kick times. The Buffaloes also learned their Week 3 trip to Northwestern…
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Colorado opponent preview: 2026 home slate begins against FCS Weber State
Deion Sanders likely won’t be bringing up his latest home opener against an FCS opponent at this year’s Big 12 media days. Two years ago in Las Vegas, while on the main stage at Allegiant Stadium, Coach Prime said what everyone was thinking about his Colorado team’s 2024 season opener against FCS powerhouse North Dakota…