Strike 3: CU Buffs coach Tad Boyle taking a page from the Jokic book
Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic feels at home in Colorado, and CU Buffs coach Tad Boyle is looking for like-minded players.
Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic feels at home in Colorado, and CU Buffs coach Tad Boyle is looking for like-minded players.
Conference realignment has left the CU Buffs without a rival, but Saturday's loss to BYU suggests that a rivalry could be brewing.
"We had opportunities. We just didn't make it happen," head coach Deion "Coach Prime" Sanders explained.
With the CSU Rams pulling the plug on Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi, all three FBS programs in Colorado have used multiple quarterbacks.
Although the CU Buffs coach staff is big with names of NFL talent, it's lacking genuine coaching experience.
Buffs coach Deion Sanders: "I take full responsibility of the foolishness that went on out there that we tried to name football."
Backup QB Ryan Staub led the team to three TD drives and 157 yards passing.
"I know exactly how I will handle the quarterback situation," Deion 'Coach Prime' Sanders said. "I'm not lost for direction."
With on-field play a little sloppy, it wouldn't hurt college football if a preseason game could be added to the schedule.
The CU Buffs are without star quarterback Shedeur Sanders meaning conservative OC Pat Shurmur takes the spotlight.
"Kaidon (Salter) is going to start; you guys knew that," Coach Deion Sanders said. "I don't know why you had to play."
Jack Hestera's journey has taken many paths, but now he's back where he always wanted to be, with the CU Buffs.
With high-flying offensive players now in the NFL, the CU Buffs will have to shift to a more physical style of offense.
A cancer diagnosis and fight for CU Buffs football Deion Sanders could provide an emotional spark for the team this season.
CU Buffs coach Deion Sanders revealed that he fought, and beat, bladder cancer throughout the 2025 offseason.