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Colorado will be led by Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter.
Just like Santa Anna and his 2,000 well-trained soldiers, Coach Prime and the Colorado Buffaloes are fully equipped to lay siege to the Alamo this fine afternoon.
The Buffs came to San Antonio to destroy the BYU Cougars. CU has everyone. They’ve got the cannons, the cavalry, the infantry, the reinforcements, even the 100-year-old commander.
Shedeur and Travis are playing. None of the seniors or projected draft picks have opted out. Only one major player, Nikhai Hill-Green, entered the transfer portal, and that’s because Alabama came calling.
This is not meant to make heroes of the BYU Cougars — Jake Retzlaff is no Davey Crockett — or to imply the Buffs will deal a historical beating only to lose the war.
Anyway, here’s the projected depth chart for the Buffs:
QB — Shedeur Sanders, Ryan Staub
RB — Micah Welch, Dallas Hayden, Charlie Offerdahl, Isaiah Augustave (Q)
WR — Travis Hunter, LaJohntay Wester, Jimmy Horn, Jr., Will Sheppard, Drelon Miller, Omarion Miller (Q)
TE — Sav’ell Smalls
OT — Jordan Seaton, Tyler Brown, Wyatt Hummel, Ben Reznik
IOL — Cash Cleveland, Justin Mayers, Kareem Harden, Kahlil Benson
DE — B.J. Green, Arden Walker, Taje McCoy, Samuel Okunlola
DT — Chidoze Nwankwo, Shane Cokes, Anquin Barnes
ILB — LaVonta Bentley, Brendan Gant, Jaylen Wester, Jeremiah Brown
CB — Travis Hunter, DJ McKinney, Colton Hood, Ivan Yates
Nickle — Carter Stoutmire, Preston Hodge (Q)
S — Cam’Ron Silmon-Craig, Shilo Sanders, Herman Smith III, Savion Riley
K — Alejandro Mata
P — Mark Vassett
KR — Colton Hood, Jimmy Horn
PR — LaJohntay Wester, Jimmy Horn
OUT — Amari McNeil (DT) and Phillip Houston (RT) are recovering from injuries, while Nikhai Hill-Green (ILB) and Dayon Hayes (DE) have entered the transfer portal.
QUESTIONABLE — Isaiah Augustave will likely play, but the team will manage his workload. Preston Hodge is doubtful to play, so Stoutmire will play lots of snaps. Wide receiver Omarion Miller said in a Well Off Media YouTube video that he’ll be good to go for the Alamo Bowl after suffering a leg injury against K-State, which is something that shouldn’t be ignored.
IN — Brendan Gant will get the start at ILB after five years of scout team and bench reps at Florida State and CU. Taje McCoy will get more snaps on the edge, while the 6’5, 350-lbs. Anquin Barnes will try to show what he can do. And at last, Jimmy Horn is finally healthy and expects to have a big game.
by Sam Metivier
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