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The Buffs will host Providence in 2025

Tad Boyle and the Colorado Buffaloes will be eager to see some familiar faces when the Providence Friars come to town this fall as the first part of their home-and-home series.

The Friars are led by Kim English, one-time foe and long-time friend of the Colorado basketball program. An all-time great at Missouri, English moved up the coaching ranks working as an assistant at Tulsa before joining Boyle’s staff for two seasons.

English did great work in Boulder, helping develop the vaunted Class of 2017 that consisted of McKinley Wright, Tyler Bey, D’Shawn Schwartz and Evan Battey. The Buffs won 17 games in his first year, then 23 the next, and it was almost entirely internal growth that precipitated the jump.

English was soon poached by Tennessee, where he joined Rick Barnes’ staff for two seasons before being offered the George Mason job in 2021. During his time at UT, he and then-CU player development coach Nate Tomlinson managed to schedule their own home-and-home between the Buffs and Vols.

The connection was real between English and Tomlinson because the former CU captain joined his mate at George Mason and followed him to Providence. Melbourne’s finest is still on the Friars staff and will be making his first ever appearance at the Keg following his five years in Boulder.

Both Colorado and Providence are rebuilding their rosters this offseason as the two combined for a 16-41 record in 2024-25. Hopefully it will be a competitive game between quality squads, or else it will be a wholesome night of hugs between Boyle, English and Tomlinson.

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#2 and #12 will forever hang at Folsom Field

Shedeur Sanders’ #2 and Travis Hunter’s #12 will hang forever at Folsom Field after being retired at Colorado’s Spring Game on April 19, the team announced via Twitter/X on Monday.

No. 2 & No. 12 — Officially Untouchable.

Witness Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter have their jersey numbers retired during the Spring Game on April 19th.

️: https://t.co/H4xwlMeXQF pic.NOPE/xRPe9kazzj

— Colorado Buffaloes Football (@CUBuffsFootball) April 14, 2025​

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Sanders and Hunter will be the fifth and sixth players to have their numbers retired by Colorado Football. Rashaan Salaam’s #19, Byron White’s #24, Joe Romig’s #67 and Bobby Anderson’s #11 are the other Buffaloes with their numbers retired.

During his two seasons in Boulder, Hunter became one of the most legendary Buffaloes in the history of Colorado Football. The two-way superstar shined as both a wide receiver and cornerback, earning numerous major awards, including CU’s second Heisman Trophy.

“Hunter became one of, if not the, most honored player in college football history last year being named the consensus national player of the year by winning the Heisman Trophy, Walter Camp Award and both the AP and Sporting News Player of the Year honors,” wrote school representatives in a press release. “He was also repeated as the Paul Hornung Award (most versatile player) while winning the Bednarik Award and Lott IMPACT Trophy as national defensive player of the year and the Biletnikoff Award as the best receiver regardless of position.”

Hunter finished his time in Boulder with 153 receptions at receiver for 1989 yards and 21 total touchdowns. At cornerback, Hunter recorded seven interceptions, 16 pass breakups and one forced fumble, which sealed Colorado’s thrilling overtime win against Baylor.

Sanders followed his father, Deion Sanders, to Boulder when he took the head coaching job in 2023 and quickly became one of the most accomplished quarterbacks in Colorado Football history, now owning over 100 school records for passing.

“One of the most accomplished quarterbacks in college football history, [Sanders] completed 1,267-of-1,808 (70.1%) for 14,353 yards with 134 touchdowns and 27 interceptions,” wrote school representatives in a press release. “He threw a touchdown in an NCAA Division I record 49 straight games and is only one of two D1 quarterbacks to throw for 14,000 yards and complete 70 percent of his career passes.”

Sanders recorded 7364 passing yards and 64 touchdowns with the Buffaloes, along with throwing only 13 interceptions on 907 pass attempts.

Colorado’s Spring Game kicks off at 2:30 pm on Saturday, April 19. Tickets are still available. Fans who are unable to attend the event can tune in on ESPN2.

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The Buffs are headed to Palm Desert for Thanksgiving break

If you’re looking for plans to do with your Thanksgiving break this year, the Colorado Buffaloes have got you covered. CU’s men’s basketball team will be headed to Palm Desert, California to play in the Acrisure Series from November 25-28.

Colorado played in the stacked Maui Invitational last season, where they upset back-to-back national champs UConn to take home 6th place in the tournament. This season, coach Tad Boyle opted for something more calm, sending his team to play in Palm Desert against a significantly weaker group of teams.

As of now, Colorado is one of 14 teams to be locked in to play in the non-conference tournament. Other schools to confirm their involvement are Minnesota, San Francisco, Santa Clara, San Jose State, Utah, Washington, Stanford, Northern Iowa, Tulsa, Loyola Chicago, Nevada, San Diego and California Baptist. Additional schools may be announced in the coming weeks and months. The tournament will be played at Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert.

This will be Colorado’s 13th consecutive season participating in a non-conference tournament and their first time playing in Palm Desert. Per the Acrisure Series Twitter/X account, tickets will be available online soon.

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The Buffs have landed a 6-foot-5 speedster for 2025

The Colorado Buffaloes haven’t slowed their recruiting roll ahead of their spring game on April 19, landing a big-time commitment from former USF and Campbell wide receiver Sincere Brown.

The 6-foot-5, 190-pound receiver is the definition of a freak athlete. He’s large, shifty and incredibly fast, as evidenced by his 4.41 40-yard dash time. He can high-point balls, burn corners on go-routes and truly do whatever Colorado OC Pat Shurmur asks of him.

After starting his college career with South Florida in 2020, Brown rarely saw the field during his time in Tampa, where he played alongside former CU receivers Xavier Weaver and Jimmy Horn Jr.

Prior to the 2024 season, Brown decided that a change of scenery was necessary and chose to transfer to the Campbell Fighting Camels of the Coastal Athletic Association. That decision would prove to be wise, as Brown broke out during his time in central North Carolina, becoming one of the best wide receivers at the FCS level.

Brown tallied 61 receptions for 1028 yards and 12 total touchdowns during his one season with the Camels, earning him first-team All-CAA honors. Widely regarded as one of the best players in the spring portal period so far, Colorado was able to beat out former Pac-12 conference-mates UCLA and Cal to land their new wideout.

Brown has one season of eligibility remaining and will be a plug-and-play starter for the Buffaloes in 2025. Along with Joseph Williams, Omarion Miller and Drelor Miller, expect Brown be a key piece of Colorado’s receiving core this season.

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