Recruiting

Four recruits take their official visits during Arizona weekend … Four-star OL Joey O’Connor de-commits from Penn State

Center Brad Cotner’s coach: “He would have had offers from USC, UCLA, Arizona, and Washington …”

Four-star running back visits Boulder …

April 30th Jalil Brown and Scotty McKnight lightly considered in 2006 While Nate Solder and Jimmy Smith were not highly regarded as high school prospects in 2006 (see story, below), they were all-stars compared to the other two Colorado players, Jalil Brown and Scotty McKnight, who were 2011 draft picks. Jalil Brown was a two-star athlete out of Phoenix, Arizona. Brown, however, went unsigned during Signing Day, 2006. There was interest from Arizona State, Hawai’i, and Oregon State, but Brown did not receive a scholarship offer. Brown did attend the 2006 Colorado Spring game, and committed …

Oregon investigated for paying $28,000 for recruiting services … “Cheating without breaking the rules”

February 28th Sipili to enter a plea on April 15th Former Colorado linebacker Michael Sipili can be tried for sexual assault, according to a Boulder County Judge. Sipili, who was arrested in January on suspicion of sexual assault, will enter a plea on April 15th. The hearing on Monday was a preliminary hearing, and the state only needed to show that there was enough evidence to take the matter to trial. According to police reports, the woman was found by a friend after the assault “balled up” and “crying and …

One (un)official visit set (a 4-star safety) … Another (a 4-star wide receiver) stopped by last week

A position-by-position review of how the Class of 2011 meets the Buffs’ future needs …

Stephan Nembot makes his choice – Colorado!! … Asiata, Creer in – CU 15-for-15 on verbal commitments

From McCartney to Hawkins – A look at Colorado’s last four “Transition Classes” of recruits

Both Arizona schools replacing D-Line coaches … UCLA still having trouble hiring coaches …

January 31st Harlos changes commitment!! Three-star linebacker Will Harlos has been committed to Wake Forest since March. He has now been committed to Colorado since Monday. Harlos, a 6’4″, 195-pound prospect from Somerset, Texas, has decided to forego his commitment to the Demon Deacons, and will instead follow teammated Stevie Dorman to Boulder. The deicision was obviously not an easy one for Harlos. “It is incredibly stressful right now,” Harlos told BuffStampede.com earlier Monday. “It is going to be up to me in the end, but I am going to …

Last weekend’s list of visitors – “The Stats”, “The Status”, and “The Skinny” on each player …

Malcolm Creer cancels Lincoln trip; coming to Boulder instead … but commit may depend on Spokane RB’s choice of schools

AllBuffs asked me to talk about my two favorite subjects: Colorado football … and myself. How could I say no?