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Signing Day II
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Update … Virginia Tech senior running back Travon McMillan has signed on with Colorado (bio posted below). #CUBuffs has tweeted: “Buffs just got better with the addition of Travon McMillian to the Buff family!”. Of course, as Buff fans will remember, having lived through the Davis Webb saga two years ago, that McMillan has only signed a financial aid agreement, and cannot officially become a Buff until he graduates from Virginia Tech in May.
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The first Wednesday in February is normally one of the busiest days of the college football season. With the creation of the early Signing Day in December, most Recruiting Classes are already in place. Colorado came up with a Class of 20 players in December, with 15 high school seniors and five junior college transfers.
Note … This total does not include two gray-shirts from the Class of 2017 (offensive tackle Casey Roddick and Jalen Sami), Texas Tech transfer wide receiver Tony Brown, who joined the Buffs last fall with two years of eligibility remaining, or offensive lineman Kanan Ray, a former UCLA commit, who signed on with the Buffs on January 12th).
Despite already having over the NCAA-mandated limit of 85 scholarship players, the Buffs are looking on Signing Day II to add two or three new Buffs to the roster. Junior college linebacker Alex Tchangam can formally become a Buff on Wednesday, while running back Travon McMillen and punter Sam Loy. cannot officially become Buffs until they complete classes this spring at Virginia Tech and Vanderbilt, respectively. Updated bios of these three prospects can be found below.
…. Mike MacIntyre press conference at 2:10 p.m. Wednesday can be watched at CUBuffs.com …
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CU Recruiting Class of 2018 – by position
… Biographies of previous signees, along with coach MacIntyre’s December press conference introducing the Class, can be found here …
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— Quarterback … Blake Stenstrom
— Running Back … Jarek Broussard … Deion Smith
— Wide Receiver … Daniel Arias … Dylan Thomas … Dimitri Stanley
— Tight end … Darrion Jones (JC)
— Offensive Line … Frank Fillip … Josh Jynes
— Defensive Line … Tava Finau … Israel Antwine … Mustafa Johnson (JC)
— Linebacker … Joshka Gustav … Clyde Moore … Davion Taylor (JC)
— Defensive Back … Delrick Abrams, Jr. (JC) … Aaron Maddox (JC) … Lavon “L.J.” Wallace … Hassan Hypolite … Ray Robinson
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ALEX TCHANGAM – LB
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Just the facts … Committed February 2nd … Tchangam is a 6’2″, 258-pound linebacker from Cupertino, California Rivals bio 247 Sports bio
What others say about Tchangam … Tchangam is rated as a three-star prospect by Rivals, but only a two-star prospect by 247Sports. At 247 Sports, Tchangam (who received a .7917 score, with .80 being a three-star rating) is considered to be the No. 21 weak side defensive end in the nation, and the 60th-best overall player from the state of California, and the No. 254 overall junior college player in the nation. Last season at De Anza junior college, Tchangam earned all-conference honors after racking up 69 tackles, 23 tackles for loss and 12 ½ sacks.
Tchangam will complete his academic year at De Anza in late June and plans to be in Boulder for the Summer B session that begins July 10. He will have three years to play two.
Tchangam had other offers from … seven other schools, including Kansas and Boise State. Tchangam was born in the country of Cameroon in Central Africa and his family moved to Georgia when he was around 10-11 years old. He didn’t start playing football until 2016 and was listed on De Anza’s roster as a wide receiver … which may help to explain the relative lack of offers.
In his own words … “I’m really excited,” Tchangam told the Daily Camera. “It was definitely a family decision. My parents are excited. They think this is the best move for me. I’m just really excited to be in Boulder and I can’t wait to further my football and my education there.
“I’ve always loved competing,” Tchangam said. “Having a few players at my position, that’s not a big deal to me. I’m just ready to go out there and do what I love to do and compete.”
Here is a link to his Hudl.com highlights.
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TRAVON MCMILLAN – RB
CUBuffs.com bio of Travon McMillan can be found here …
Just the facts … Committed January 20th … McMillan is a 6’0″, 194-pound running back, originally from Woodbridge, Virginia Rivals bio 247 Sports bio
What others say about McMillan … As a member of the Recruiting Class of 2014, McMillan was rated as a four-star prospect by 247 Sports, a three-star prospect by Rivals. At Rivals, McMillan was rated as the No. 30 running back in the nation, while at 247 Sports, McMillan was considered to be the No. 10 quarterback/dual athlete in the nation.
McMillian played quarterback in high school before moving to running back at Virginia Tech. He rushed for over 1,000 yards and scored eight touchdowns during his red-shirt freshman campaign in 2015. After Frank Beamer retired, the past two seasons, McMillian received less carries in Justin Fuente’s by-committee tailback system.
The 6-foot-0, 210-pound McMillian rushed for a total of 2,152 yards in his three seasons with the Hokies.
He plans to finish his degree at Virginia Tech in the spring, making him immediately eligible for the Buffaloes next fall.
Career stats at Virginia Tech
McMillan had other offers (out of high school) from … over a dozen Power-Five conference schools, including Cal, Georgia Tech, Auburn, North Carolina, and Tennessee.
In his own words … “McMillan tweet: “I want to thank all the coaches for this awesome recruiting experience but I have decided to attend the University of Colorado. Looking forward for this opportunity!”
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SAM LOY – P
Just the facts … Committed February 3rd … Loy is a 6’2″, 195-pound punter, originally from Rancho Santa Margarita, California Rivals bio 247 Sports bio
What others say about Loy … Loy was rated as a two-star prospect by Rivals as a member of the Recruiting Class of 2016, while 247 Sports had him as a three-star prospect. Loy has spent the last two years playing for Vanderbilt (stats below, from the Vanderbilt website). Loy will sit out the 2018 season as a transfer, and have two years to play two in Boulder.
2017
Loy served as team’s punting specialist for the second straight year… Averaged 40.2 yards on 64 punts… Produced 14 punts that landed in the opponent’s 20-yard line and eight punts of 50 or more yards… Averaged 44.9 yards during late-season stretch against Western Kentucky, Kentucky and Missouri… Averaged 43.7 yards on career-high nine punts against Kensas… Three of four punts at South Carolina were downed inside the Gamecock 20-yard line.
2016
Loy put together a Freshman All-Southeastern Conference caliber season in his first year on campus… Loy showed superb diversity in technique, having the ability to punt traditionally and rugby style… Inserted as the team’s primary punter during the opener against South Carolina, Loy went on to lead all SEC freshmen with a 41.6-yard average on 68 punts… Loy also helped change field possession, placing 22 attempts inside the opponent 20-yard line… He averaged more than 45 yards per punt against four opponents: Middle Tennessee, Florida, Kentucky and Auburn… Opposing teams averaged just 7.1 yards per return on Loy’s punts.
Loy had other offers from … In addition to Vanderbilt, Loy had offers from the three service academies (so qualifying academically will not be an issue).
In his own words … Loy’s tweet: “Honored to say that I am Committing to Colorado University-Boulder to further my Football and Academic Education”.
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Signing Day II
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Update … Virginia Tech senior running back Travon McMillan has signed on with Colorado (bio posted below). #CUBuffs has tweeted: “Buffs just got better with the addition of Travon McMillian to the Buff family!”. Of course, as Buff fans will remember, having lived through the Davis Webb saga two years ago, that McMillan has only signed a financial aid agreement, and cannot officially become a Buff until he graduates from Virginia Tech in May.
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The first Wednesday in February is normally one of the busiest days of the college football season. With the creation of the early Signing Day in December, most Recruiting Classes are already in place. Colorado came up with a Class of 20 players in December, with 15 high school seniors and five junior college transfers.
Note … This total does not include two gray-shirts from the Class of 2017 (offensive tackle Casey Roddick and Jalen Sami), Texas Tech transfer wide receiver Tony Brown, who joined the Buffs last fall with two years of eligibility remaining, or offensive lineman Kanan Ray, a former UCLA commit, who signed on with the Buffs on January 12th).
Despite already having over the NCAA-mandated limit of 85 scholarship players, the Buffs are looking on Signing Day II to add two or three new Buffs to the roster. Junior college linebacker Alex Tchangam can formally become a Buff on Wednesday, while running back Travon McMillen and punter Sam Loy. cannot officially become Buffs until they complete classes this spring at Virginia Tech and Vanderbilt, respectively. Updated bios of these three prospects can be found below.
…. Mike MacIntyre press conference at 2:10 p.m. Wednesday can be watched at CUBuffs.com …
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CU Recruiting Class of 2018 – by position
… Biographies of previous signees, along with coach MacIntyre’s December press conference introducing the Class, can be found here …
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— Quarterback … Blake Stenstrom
— Running Back … Jarek Broussard … Deion Smith
— Wide Receiver … Daniel Arias … Dylan Thomas … Dimitri Stanley
— Tight end … Darrion Jones (JC)
— Offensive Line … Frank Fillip … Josh Jynes
— Defensive Line … Tava Finau … Israel Antwine … Mustafa Johnson (JC)
— Linebacker … Joshka Gustav … Clyde Moore … Davion Taylor (JC)
— Defensive Back … Delrick Abrams, Jr. (JC) … Aaron Maddox (JC) … Lavon “L.J.” Wallace … Hassan Hypolite … Ray Robinson
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ALEX TCHANGAM – LB
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Just the facts … Committed February 2nd … Tchangam is a 6’2″, 258-pound linebacker from Cupertino, California Rivals bio 247 Sports bio
What others say about Tchangam … Tchangam is rated as a three-star prospect by Rivals, but only a two-star prospect by 247Sports. At 247 Sports, Tchangam (who received a .7917 score, with .80 being a three-star rating) is considered to be the No. 21 weak side defensive end in the nation, and the 60th-best overall player from the state of California, and the No. 254 overall junior college player in the nation. Last season at De Anza junior college, Tchangam earned all-conference honors after racking up 69 tackles, 23 tackles for loss and 12 ½ sacks.
Tchangam will complete his academic year at De Anza in late June and plans to be in Boulder for the Summer B session that begins July 10. He will have three years to play two.
Tchangam had other offers from … seven other schools, including Kansas and Boise State. Tchangam was born in the country of Cameroon in Central Africa and his family moved to Georgia when he was around 10-11 years old. He didn’t start playing football until 2016 and was listed on De Anza’s roster as a wide receiver … which may help to explain the relative lack of offers.
In his own words … “I’m really excited,” Tchangam told the Daily Camera. “It was definitely a family decision. My parents are excited. They think this is the best move for me. I’m just really excited to be in Boulder and I can’t wait to further my football and my education there.
“I’ve always loved competing,” Tchangam said. “Having a few players at my position, that’s not a big deal to me. I’m just ready to go out there and do what I love to do and compete.”
Here is a link to his Hudl.com highlights.
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TRAVON MCMILLAN – RB
CUBuffs.com bio of Travon McMillan can be found here …
Just the facts … Committed January 20th … McMillan is a 6’0″, 194-pound running back, originally from Woodbridge, Virginia Rivals bio 247 Sports bio
What others say about McMillan … As a member of the Recruiting Class of 2014, McMillan was rated as a four-star prospect by 247 Sports, a three-star prospect by Rivals. At Rivals, McMillan was rated as the No. 30 running back in the nation, while at 247 Sports, McMillan was considered to be the No. 10 quarterback/dual athlete in the nation.
McMillian played quarterback in high school before moving to running back at Virginia Tech. He rushed for over 1,000 yards and scored eight touchdowns during his red-shirt freshman campaign in 2015. After Frank Beamer retired, the past two seasons, McMillian received less carries in Justin Fuente’s by-committee tailback system.
The 6-foot-0, 210-pound McMillian rushed for a total of 2,152 yards in his three seasons with the Hokies.
He plans to finish his degree at Virginia Tech in the spring, making him immediately eligible for the Buffaloes next fall.
Career stats at Virginia Tech
McMillan had other offers (out of high school) from … over a dozen Power-Five conference schools, including Cal, Georgia Tech, Auburn, North Carolina, and Tennessee.
In his own words … “McMillan tweet: “I want to thank all the coaches for this awesome recruiting experience but I have decided to attend the University of Colorado. Looking forward for this opportunity!”
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SAM LOY – P
Just the facts … Committed February 3rd … Loy is a 6’2″, 195-pound punter, originally from Rancho Santa Margarita, California Rivals bio 247 Sports bio
What others say about Loy … Loy was rated as a two-star prospect by Rivals as a member of the Recruiting Class of 2016, while 247 Sports had him as a three-star prospect. Loy has spent the last two years playing for Vanderbilt (stats below, from the Vanderbilt website). Loy will sit out the 2018 season as a transfer, and have two years to play two in Boulder.
2017
Loy served as team’s punting specialist for the second straight year… Averaged 40.2 yards on 64 punts… Produced 14 punts that landed in the opponent’s 20-yard line and eight punts of 50 or more yards… Averaged 44.9 yards during late-season stretch against Western Kentucky, Kentucky and Missouri… Averaged 43.7 yards on career-high nine punts against Kensas… Three of four punts at South Carolina were downed inside the Gamecock 20-yard line.
2016
Loy put together a Freshman All-Southeastern Conference caliber season in his first year on campus… Loy showed superb diversity in technique, having the ability to punt traditionally and rugby style… Inserted as the team’s primary punter during the opener against South Carolina, Loy went on to lead all SEC freshmen with a 41.6-yard average on 68 punts… Loy also helped change field possession, placing 22 attempts inside the opponent 20-yard line… He averaged more than 45 yards per punt against four opponents: Middle Tennessee, Florida, Kentucky and Auburn… Opposing teams averaged just 7.1 yards per return on Loy’s punts.
Loy had other offers from … In addition to Vanderbilt, Loy had offers from the three service academies (so qualifying academically will not be an issue).
In his own words … Loy’s tweet: “Honored to say that I am Committing to Colorado University-Boulder to further my Football and Academic Education”.
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