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CU At The Game: 2025 Schedule – CU’s “Easiest” Games

CU went 6-0 against my six "easiest" opponents last year - will the Buffs have the same luck this fall? ... Delaware and Wyoming are CU's two layup games on the 2025 calendar, but after that? ...

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Ralphie Report: Deion Sanders calls for salary cap in college football

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: JUL 09 Big 12 Conference Football Media Days

Photo by Austin McAfee/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

Sanders wants to level the playing field.

Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders showed up to Big 12 Media Day in Frisco with plenty of opinions, and he wasn’t afraid to let them be known.

When asked by a reporter during his mainstage interview about what he’d change about the current college football climate, Prime Time took the baton and ran with it.

Sanders touched on a plethora of topics, such as his desire to ban above-the-knee biker pants without pads, add pro rules like requiring two feet to be inbounds on a catch, but his comments on wanting to add a salary cap to the college game stole the show.

“There’s gotta be a salary cap on this stuff because this stuff is going crazy,” Sanders said. “Nobody knows where it’s gonna land or where it’s gonna end. There are so many different doors.”

During the Big 12 coaches roundtable, sitting alongside all 15 of the conference’s coaches, Sanders doubled down, saying that stricter regulations would level the player field for non-powerhouse programs outside of the Big Ten and SEC.

“I wish there was a cap,” Sanders said at the roundtable. “A top-of-the-line player [should make] this [much money], and if you’re not that type of player, you know you’re not gonna make that. That’s what the NFL does. The problem is if you’ve got a guy that’s not that darn good, but he could go to another school and they give him half a million dollars, you can’t compete with that. It doesn’t make sense.”

Sanders came with evidence to back up his claims as well, in the form of the 2024 College Football Playoffs. The brand-new 12-team format was packed with some of the most expensive rosters in all of college football, where Ohio State, which notoriously spent upwards of $20 million on its roster, ended up walking away with the national championship.

“We are talking about equality,” Sanders said. “All you have to do is look at the playoffs and see what those teams spent, and you’ll understand darn well why they’re in the playoffs. It’s kind of hard to compete with someone who’s giving $25 to $30 million to a darn freshman class. It’s crazy.”

Additionally, Sanders said he wanted to tackle the issue of tampering within college football, which has become an increasingly common trend in the age of NIL.

Earlier this spring, Sanders publicly called out the University of Virginia for allegedly tampering to try to flip multiple Colorado players to Charlottesville, including running back Isaiah Augustave, who actually committed to the Hoos before once again jumping ship to South Carolina. Since then, the tampering issue has seemingly really struck a chord with Coach Prime.

“I would see a player who said they got an offer from another school [when they aren’t in the transfer portal],” Sanders said. “I’m trying to figure out why [the NCAA’s] not investigating it and how is that possible when the guy’s not even in the portal... I think we need to be upright and upstanding.”

Sanders capped off his time in Dallas with one simple point: the math doesn’t add up. College football is currently in an era akin to the Wild West, where essentially anything goes in terms of player compensation. Naturally, that creates a plethora of unfair advantages, which Sanders isn’t a fan of. More regulation around spending would help Sanders’ Colorado teams make the climb to the top of the polls, making his hardline stance at media day crystal clear.

“What’s going on right now doesn’t make sense,” Sanders said. “You’re going to see the same teams at the end [of the College Football Playoff], and somebody who sneaks up there. The team who pays more is going to be there.”

by RylandScholes
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Ralphie Report: Three-star Florida safety commits to Colorado Buffaloes class of 2026

NCAA Football: Southern California at Colorado

John Leyba-Imagn Images

The Buffs landed another potential playmaker.

Not long after landing linebacker Carson Crawford, the Colorado Buffaloes have the verbal commitment of three-star safety D’Montae Tims.


2026 3 ⭐️ S D’Montae Tims commits to Colorado ‼️ Welcome H ME #SkoBuffs #UpTheSko pic.NOPE/LXKQNgi31e

— KeepItRealBuffs (@keepitbuffs) July 10, 2025​

Tims comes from Armwood High School outside Tampa, Florida. The 6’0, 195-lbs. safety had previously committed to Missouri, but decommitted in April. Colorado courted him alongside Georgia, Miami and a handful of Big 12 schools.

According to John Garcia, Jr. at On3, Tims is a late-riser who impressed teams with his versatility and work ethic. He played both safety and slot cornerback, leading the Buffs to believe he can make a difference in nickel formations.

Tims has a good feel for the ball and recorded more than a few pass breakups, interceptions and fumble recoveries. He also has good closing speed and is physical both as a tackler and playing the ball, as he targets receivers’ arms and hands when making a play on the ball.


Welcome, D’Montae!

by Sam Metivier
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Ralphie Report: Colorado Buffaloes land 3-star linebacker in 2026 recruiting class

NCAA Football: Colorado Spring Game

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images

Robert Livingston has a good one coming in.

The Colorado Buffaloes remain busy on the recruiting, this time landing linebacker Carson Crawford from Texas. This new was first reported by Mike Roach at 247Sports.


BREAKING: Colorado scores a commitment from Carthage (Texas) LB Carson Crawford. One of the more productive players in the Bulldogs’ 4A state champion defense in 2024, Crawford showed all sorts of versatility

Story: https://t.co/KklphGkklB pic.NOPE/jI162W2Z9g

— Mike Roach (@MikeRoach247) July 10, 2025​

Crawford is a state champion at Carthage High School, a D-II power in a small town on the Texas-Louisiana border. The three-star recruit had previously committed to Pac-12 newcomer Texas State, but decommitted two days after visiting Boulder.

As scout Gabe Brooks detailed, Crawford is an instinctual off-ball linebacker with a good frame at 6’3, 215-lbs. He was extremely productive, racking up tackles, sacks, forced fumbles and scoring defensive touchdowns. He played seven different positions in his championship game, playing linebacker, edge, safety, nickel, and then a bit of tight end, receiver and running back.

Crawford looks exciting on tape. His versatility and knack for the ball will have him competing at whatever position the coaching staff needs. He just needs to get in the weight room, fill out his frame, and then adjust to major college football.

Welcome Carson!

by Sam Metivier
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Ralphie Report: Deion Sanders previews CU’s quarterback competition at Big 12 Media Days

Colorado Black & Gold Spring Game

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images for ONIT

Sanders doesn’t know if Salter or Lewis will start for the Buffs this season.

Colorado’s quarterback competition is starting to heat up, as comments made by head coach Deion Sanders at Big 12 Media Days in Frisco on Wednesday only added fuel to the fire.

CU chose to bring two quarterbacks, senior transfer Kaidon Salter and true freshman Julian “Juju” Lewis, to media day, making the Buffs the only team to take more than one QB to the event. During his mainstage interview, Sanders said that it wasn’t a mere coincidence.

“We brought both [Salter and Lewis to media day] because we don’t know which one’s gonna start,” said Sanders.

When asked if he was comfortable with a situation where both Lewis and Salter play in 2025, Sanders didn’t shy away from the possibility.

“Yeah, as long as they’re doing their jobs and we’re winning,” Sanders said. “We definitely want to continue to develop Juju, but Kaidon is unbelievable. Kaidon is off the chain.”

Salter played four seasons for the Liberty, leading the Flames to a New Year's Six Bowl birth and winning Conference-USA Player of the Year in 2023. Sanders had high praise for Salter’s past quarterbacking at the Group of Five level, saying that he’s earned his trust.

“[Salter] has been there, done that,” Sanders said. “I wouldn’t have brought him here if I didn’t trust him.”

Sanders didn’t just praise Salter, but also spent time hyping up Lewis, CU’s freshly minted five-star quarterback recruit.

“Juju is coming around the mountain when he comes,” Sanders said. “I love him. I love what he brings to the table.”

With two great options at quarterback, Sanders says he doesn’t know how the competition will shake out, but knows that his team will be in a good place when it’s all said and done.

“I don’t know how [the QB competition] will play out, as long as it plays out,” Sanders said. “We can’t lose either way, with either of those two.”

by RylandScholes
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