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Short answer: No.

Maybe you’ve seen a headline or two, but if you don’t know yet, Shedeur Sanders is now in the NFL and the Colorado Buffaloes have to replace their star QB.

Deion Sanders has brought in two quarterbacks to compete for the starting job. Liberty transfer Kaidon Salter is the front-runner, while five-star freshman JuJu Lewis has all the tools but still looks like a 17-year-old at times.

It seems like a clear succession plan. Salter figures to start in 2025, then Lewis takes over for the next two or three years. If Lewis is wildly impressive — or Salter wildly unimpressive — the Buffs will give him a good chance to win the job. It’s a fairly typical QB battle between steady veteran and talented freshman.

That’s not stopping ESPN from speculating that the Buffs are actively searching for another QB. The Buffs are in a category with Auburn, North Carolina and Oklahoma, all high-level programs searching for their guy. Eli Lederman wrote that Salter is the stopgap and Lewis is the heir apparent to Shedeur, but the Buffs are still hot on the recruiting trail.

The Buffs aren’t searching for anyone that will actively challenge Salter and Lewis, at least not until they have a good chance to prove themselves. Yet there’s already media attention on the position and whoever wins the job will face scrutiny immediately. All eyes are on the Buffs, for better or for worse, and any CU quarterback will have to deal with that.

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Colorado will head to Phoenix for the December clash.

The Pac-12 may be dead, but the conference lives on in our hearts and minds, and also in the upcoming Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Series.

Two former Pac-12 foes will meet again in Phoenix, Arizona when the Colorado Buffaloes take on the Stanford Cardinal on December 20, 2025.

While the Buffs had a nightmare of a time in the Big 12, the Cardinal had their best season in ten years after moving to the ACC. Credit mostly goes to Kyle Smith, the former Wazzu head coach who took over for the disappointing Jarod Haase.

Stanford had standout seasons from Maxine Raynaud, Jaylen Blakes and Oziyah Sellers. They’re all gone, however, as Raynaud and Blakes graduated while Sellers moved on to St. John’s. Now Smith has to rebuild the roster or else lean on an inexperienced core.

Colorado will hopefully be better after their own rebuild season. Boyle brought back Elijah Malone and Bangot Dak, signed UC Davis guard Barrington Hargress, and will be banking on offseason development for Sebastian Rancik and Felix Kossaras. Other than that it’s mostly freshmen for the Buffs.

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Shilo is impressing in Tampa Bay

After having an impressive rookie mini-camp with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, former Colorado safety Shilo Sanders has inked his rookie deal. Sanders, son of Deion and older brother of Shedeur, signed a three-year, $2.965 million deal with his new squad.

While it's unclear how much of that money is guaranteed, that’s undeniably a big chunk of money for an undrafted free agent. The brass in Tampa Bay seemingly is liking what they are seeing out of Sanders, as head coach Todd Bowles had kind things to say about the former Buff during his media availability after mini-camp.

“Like the rest of the safeties, he’s very intelligent,” Bowles said. “He’s very loud. You can hear him today, making calls and everything, so he has a good grasp of things day one.”

Now #28 with the Bucs, Shilo is looking to crack the 53-man roster and impress even further. Although things sound like they’re going swimmingly for Sanders in Southwestern Florida, there’s still much work to be done.

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Frida is back!

At long last, legendary Colorado guard Frida Formann is back on the floor.

After her senior season was cut short by a fracture in her right foot, Formann will again be balling, as she was named to Denmark’s 3x3 National Team ahead of the FIBA Europe Cup.

CU’s all-time leader in three-pointers made, with exactly 300 makes from beyond the arc, will be taking her talents to the world stage. She won’t have to travel far, as the tournament will take place right at home for Formann in Denmark’s capital of Copenhagen.

Formann undoubtedly didn’t get the sendoff she envisioned for herself in Boulder. After being a key piece on CU’s back-to-back runs to the Sweet Sixteen in 2023 and 2024 and shattering nearly every three-point record in program history, Formann played in only 23 of CU’s 34 games, missing all of the Buffaloes’ games at the Big 12 Tournament and WBIT. Now, after her right foot has fully healed, the Forever Buff is finally back in action.

Good luck, Frida! We’ll be rooting for you!

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CU’s former quarterback has inked a four-year deal

Former Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders has officially put pen to paper, signing a four-year, $4.6 million rookie deal with the Cleveland Browns, including a $447,380 signing bonus.

Sanders was selected in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft with the 142nd overall pick — an unprecedented slide for a player who spent most of last year projected as a top ten pick. Although Sanders likely expected a much more lucrative contract and even larger signing bonus, what’s done is done, and he now can focus on what he does best, dropping dimes and throwing touchdowns.

After Sanders’ signing, the Browns have signed all their rookies, with the former Buff being the final one to lock things in. He’ll enter training camp competing for a spot on the depth chart. While he’s likely currently seen as QB4 or QB5, his four-year deal suggests the Browns plan on keeping Shedeur around for a good chunk of time. It’ll be up to Sanders’ performance over the next couple of months to prove he belongs, and a solid showing in training camp could force the front office’s hand.

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