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Colorado’s kicking woes will be no more.
After a tough year for the Buffaloes’ kicking unit, Coach Prime is beginning to revamp CU’s kickers rooms completely.
To get things started, Prime is bringing in Tennessee recruit Elliott Arnold, one of the top kickers from the Class of 2025.
Arnold is headed to Boulder from McCallie High School in Chatanooga, where he drew significant interest from Colorado, TCU and Josh Heupel’s staff in Tennessee. Rated as a five-star recruit from Kohl’s Kicking Camps, Arnold is bringing his cannon for a leg to Boulder.
Colorado still has kickers Alejandro Mata and Jace Feely for another year of eligibility, but adding a kicker like Arnold to the team would help fix up Colorado’s kickoff unit. Mata doesn’t place kick and Feely and Colorado’s other kickers have had trouble kicking the ball into the endzone for touchbacks for the last two seasons.
“We’ll have touchbacks next year, I’ll promise you that,” Sanders told the media after CU’s 52-0 win over Oklahoma State.
With the help of Arnold, Prime’s promise is one step closer to fact. At Kohl’s Kicking Camp, Arnold kicked multiple balls through the back of the endzone, including a 67-yard kick with 3.4 seconds of hang time.
Expect Colorado to bring in more kickers throughout the offseason, both through the transfer portal or high school recruiting ranks. For now, Arnold is a good start and a great piece for the future of the Buffs.
by RylandScholes
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