Colorado Videos

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Colorado Videos

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August 25th

OL Tyler Brown NCAA eligibility appeal denied – Brown’s story

From Tyler Brown …

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August 24th

Defensive line coach San Sunseri and Defensive lineman Shane Cokes

From BuffStampede.com …

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Defensive lineman Shane Cokes

From CUSportsReport.com …

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August 23rd

Michael Irvin talks to the team

From Reach the People Media …

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August 22nd

Offensive coordinator Sean Lewis: “We’re going to be us and I’m going to be me”

From BuffStampede.com …

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Defensive coordinator Charles Kelly identifies strengths of CU’s defense

From CUSportsReport.com …

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August 21st

Coach Prime: “It’s go time … We’re preparing for TCU today”

From Well Off Media … “It’s go time,” Deion Sanders said Monday morning, while also preaching the importance of consistency during his team meeting with the Buffs.

Deion Sanders Jr.‘s latest video on Well Off Media also showed Coach Prime’s speech to the team down on the lower practice fields prior to preseason practice No. 15: “It is the genesis of this thing. We’re getting prepared for our first game. We’re getting prepared for real right now.

“It ain’t no jokes, ain’t no I’ll get it next time, ain’t no more ‘my bad’ or ‘my fault,’ ain’t none of that no more. We dead dern serious… we’re preparing for TCU today. … Winning doesn’t start when we get there, it starts today.”

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August 20th

Behind the Buffs – Episode #3

From CU Football …

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August 19th

Buffs second scrimmage – Buffs Back in Folsom Field

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August 18th

Offensive line coach Bill O’Boyle – “There’s a good group we’re counting on. Six, maybe seven”

Tyler Brown has been dealing with mono and the NCAA to receive a waiver to be eligible this season. He has already used his free transfer.

Quote from OL coach Bill O’Boyle from practice today: “It hurts us not having Tyler. I know the NCAA deals going on right now whether he’s gonna be eligible or not. I can’t take reps from a number two right now or number three, counting on a guy that we don’t know if he’s gonna be there or not. He’s gone through some mono and some other things right now. So you’re working. We’re just trying to get him healthy man. I want him back in the worst way because I know what he brings to this whole group upfront, but first things first, man we gotta get him healthy. And we got to get him back where we know what he’s where he’s gonna be and if he’s not eligible this fall, he can practice and he will learn he’ll get better. Either way. He’s going to get better out of this situation.”

From BuffStampede.com …

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Center Van Wells

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August 17th

Tight Ends Coach Tim Brewster and new tight end Michael Harrison

From Nikki Edwards at CU Sports Report …

Brewster on quarterback Shedeur Sanders … “We have an absolutely ELITE—I’m talking about top-level elite—quarterback” … Tight end Louis Passerello out for an indefinite period time, but tight end Caleb Fauria, who has been out with a lisfranc injury, is getting closer to being back …

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August 15th 

Defensive ends coach Nick Williams and OLB Khairi Manns

From CUSports Report …

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HOF WR Terrell Owens talks to the team

From Well Off Media … Owens talk to the team starts at about the 6:30 mark of the video …

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August 14th

WR Coach Brett Bartolone and WR Jimmy Horn Jr.

From Nikki Edwards at CU Sports Report …

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August 12th

*First Fall Scrimmage Video Highlights*

Highlights … from BuffStampede.com … Scrum highlights via Deion Sanders Jr.‘s Well Off Media begin with safety Shilo Sanders stuffing Willie Gaines for no gain on a screen pass (0:36), and after a few Charlie Offerdahl runs, Coach Prime’s middle son gave a punishing blow to walk-on receiver Cole Boscia (1:08). Shilo later blitzed his younger brother and was credited with a sack (6:24).

True freshman cornerback Carter Stoutmire, his position coach’s godson, made an impressive pass breakup while covering Travis Hunter (1:51), Shedeur Sanders connected with big receiver Javon Antonio for roughly a 45-yard gain with Cormani McClain in coverage (2:10), and true freshman receiver Omarion Miller caught a long pass from Gavin Kuld with extremely tight coverage from Hunter (3:13),

Don’t forget, though, Hunter is a special talent. After Sanders beautifully placed a ball to Hunter for a long gain (3:47), he again connected with the five-star transfer for a 47-yard touchdown (3:56). Hunter need to quickly adjust his body and fall backwards in order to bring in the reception over tight coverage from Stoutmire. Hunter had another long catch from Sanders, where he had to again contort his body at the last minute to haul it in (7:11). And the talented QB/ATH duo drew a pass interference call on Omarion Cooper on a throw into the end zone (8:03). Cooper responded with a diving pass breakup on Hunter (8:12).

From Well Off Media …

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August 11th

“When you make a mistake, you can’t let a failure go to waste”

From Well Off Media …

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August 10th

Quality Control Analyst Pat Shurmur

From CU Sports Report …

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August 9th

First Day in Pads; Byron Leftwich and Daniel Graham visit practice

From Thee Pregame Show …

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August 8th

Urban Meyer on Coach Prime: “It was not what I expected – I saw a very good team”

From The Herd … The former Florida/Ohio State head coach said the Buffaloes could “make some waves” in the Pac-12.

“I mean, I’ve known Deion Sanders a long time,” Meyer said, via On3 Sports. “I’ve always loved Deion Sanders. I respect him, we get along. I called him up, I was out west, we have you in the first two games. He was more than gracious to have me out. The most underrated people, obviously got your players, the most underrated people in football are the assistant coaches. And he’s hired really good coaches. I went to the meetings and I watched the practice, they have I believe 70 new players.

“So I call this thing that grand experiment and I’m telling you Colin, I mean, that was not what I expected. You know, I didn’t know what to expect. But I saw a very good team. I saw talented players, his son’s an excellent quarterback. They got Travis Hunter … I looked at Prime and I said man, I’ve had one of those called Percy Harvin. I just pushed him to the side, you don’t need to practice him much longer. He’s that good. The thing they’re lacking Colin, is depth. If they can stay healthy, they have a tough schedule, they’re gonna make some waves in the Pac 12.”

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LB coach Andre Hart excited about the linebacker corps 

From BuffStampede.com …

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August 7th

RB coach Gary “Coach Flea” Harrell on running back rotation

From BuffStampede.com …

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August 6th

*Behind the Buffs – Volume 1*

From Colorado Football …

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August 4th

*Coach Prime first Fall Camp press conference*

From DNVR Sports …

Best line … “We don’t have challenges. We present challenges” … Second best: “We practice to win … We play to win … We work to win … That never changes. The standard is the standard, and that never changes” … Another good one: “We’re gonna win. We’re gonna win. I wish I knew how to say it different languages, but we’re gonna win” … 

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August 3rd

Post-practice press conference with OC Sean Lewis

From Brian Howell …

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Post-practice press conference with QB Shedeur Sanders

From Brian Howell …

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August 2nd

CU First Day of Fall Camp Practice in Pads

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August 1st

Buffs Report for Fall Camp

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July 31st 

RB Alton McCaskill posts a video on his decision to transfer to CU

From Alton  McCaskill …

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July 29th 

Joel Klatt on the importance of TV deals

From Joel Klatt …

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July 26th

Coach Prime back at work; Buff defenders get their jersey numbers

From WellOffMedia …

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July 24th

Shedeur Sanders Video: What Really Happened at Pac-12 Media Day

From Shedeur Sanders …

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July 23rd

Running Back room putting in the work

From Thee Pregame Show …

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July 21st

Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter meet the press at Pac-12 Media Day

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Defensive coordinator Charles Kelly at Pac-12 Media Day

From Brian Howell at the Daily Camera …

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July 14th

Big 12 Coaches discuss the hiring of Coach Prime

From Brian Howell at the Daily Camera …

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July 12th

Coach Prime video interview with Thee Pregame Show

From Thee Pregame Show …

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July 11th 

Folsom Field’s 100th anniversary; Rick George’s 10th anniversary

From BuffsTV …

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July 9th

Projecting CU’s Offensive Starting Lineup 

From BurdsEyeView …

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Cormani McClain has a rough first day at practice

From Well Off Media …

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July 7th

The Buffs (and Coach Prime) Back for Second Summer Session Practices

From Well Off Media … (football practice coverage starting at about the 7:30 mark) …

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July 6th

The War going on in the CU Trenches 

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July 3rd

June Conditioning highlights 

From Thee Pregame Show …

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July 1st

A Day in the Life of Freshman Cornerback Carter Stoutmire

From Carter Stoutmire …

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June 30th

Meet Uncle Neely, the man behind the camera of “Thee Pregame Show”

From The Athletic … Most days, Deion Sanders is up around 5 a.m., so Christopher Neely wasn’t surprised when his phone buzzed before the sun was up in Boulder, Colo.

The night before, they’d traveled back from Austin, Texas, after a speaking engagement and had been scheduled to work a Morehouse College satellite football camp in Atlanta, but Sanders had a change of plans.

The pain in Sanders’ left foot, which already had two toes amputated in 2021 after issues with blood clots, had continued to worsen.

“He’s like, ‘Hey Neely, we got this meeting at 6:30 with the doctors. I want you to sit in on it,’” Neely recounted.

So that morning, three of Sanders’ doctors, Colorado assistant athletic trainer Lauren Askevold and Sanders filed into a room. Neely found a spot to Sanders’ left and turned on the camera, the role he has come to play for a coach who has leaned more on video and in-the-moment content production than any in the sport.

Neely captured the 11-minute meeting in which doctors told Sanders blood flow to his leg had slowed, there was a worst-case scenario his foot would need to be amputated and that he needed surgery.

“It was unscripted. There was no, ‘OK, record this part, don’t record this part.’ The camera was just rolling the entire time,” Neely said.

It ended up making nationwide news, as much does involving the Colorado head coach.

It’s on the short list of Neely’s most-viewed videos on his now Colorado-centric YouTube channel “Thee Pregame Show,” which initially began as a talk show discussing Jackson State football. It morphed into a channel offering exclusive behind-the-scenes looks inside Sanders’ attempts to revive a former national champion that eroded into one of the worst programs in the Power 5.

Days later, Neely asked Sanders why he wanted the cameras to capture such a private moment. Sanders did, a little more than a week later, have surgery to remove clots from his leg.

“Everybody out there is going through something,” Neely said. “He doesn’t want people to think just because you’re an NFL Hall of Famer or you’re on KFC commercials with your family or you’re a head coach in the Power 5, which not many Black men in America are, that doesn’t mean your foot stops hurting. That doesn’t mean you’re not dealing with pain. He never blinked or had hesitation about doing it.”

… Neely, a Jackson State graduate, was elected to city council in 1999 and served a term before going on to be a senior policy adviser for Haley Barbour, the one-time chair of the Republican National Committee who served as governor of Mississippi from 2004-12. In 2001, he ran for mayor of Jackson, losing to the incumbent but earning 39 percent of the vote. He’s also worked for multiple congressmen and later in economic development for the state of Mississippi, promoting local businesses and working with Mississippi mayors to promote their towns.

“There’s so much that goes hand-in-hand with politics and sports,” Neely said. “Both subjects lead the news at night. Both subjects are something people want to know a lot about. But you want a story to be crafted in the right manner.”

Neely’s mother spent 25 years as the director of public information for Jackson State and his grandmother was a dorm mother for the football team in the 1940s and 1950s. So when Sanders wanted to meet with those in the Jackson community with influence, Neely was an obvious candidate.

Plus, he’d recently launched his sports talk show that covered Jackson State football.

Neely listened quietly as those around the room spoke. They went in a circle around a table, and he was last to speak.

“Everybody was asking him things they needed and what he could do for them. But my intention of being in the meeting was learning what I could do for him to help him,” Neely said. “And I think that was a different tone than he was used to, at least in that setting.”

After the meeting, as part of his work with the show, he built a relationship with Shedeur Sanders, who quarterbacked his dad’s team in 2021 and 2022. By proxy, Neely engaged with the Tigers head coach, too.

After games, Sanders would go back home and watch Neely’s shows. He liked what he saw.

… Continue reading story here …

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June 26th

Brian Howell discusses Buffs v. Horned Frogs with TCU beat writer

From Brian Howell …

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June 25th

Cormani McClain finally in Boulder

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Coach Prime talks to his kids from the hospital 

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June 24th 

Coach Prime “resting and doing great”

June 23rd 

Coach Prime has his surgery 

From Well Off Media …

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June 21st 

Strength and Conditioning Coach Mo Sims: “There’s No Sympathy: Nobody Cares”

From Well Off Media …

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June 20th

Words to the wise: Don’t say “My bad” around Coach Prime

From Well Off Media …

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June 19th

Impressive interview with transfer running back Sy’veon Wilkerson

From Thee Pregame Show …

June 18th

Agility Drills: Some Call it Cocky, Some Call it Confidence

From Well Off Media …

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June 12th

***Must See: Joel Klatt interviews Coach Prime***

… Trust me on this one … You need to find a half hour to set aside to watch this video … You will not be disappointed … 

From The Joel Klatt Show …

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June 7th

Coach Prime attends HBCU megacamp at Prairie View A&M

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June 4th

Inside Summer Conditioning – Day One 

From Thee Pregame Show …

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June 2nd

Interview with freshman linebacker Kofi Taylor-Barrocks

From Brian Howell at the Daily Camera … Interesting story on this linebacker from England. A candidate for Eton, Taylor-Barrocks has an interesting story on how he turned to American football … Taylor-Barrocks had offers from Michigan State, Ole Miss and West Virginia. Taylor-Barrocks was offered by the previous coaching staff, but was more interested in Jackson State before following linebackers Coach Andre Hart to CU …

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May 31st

“The Luggage Has Arrived” – New Buffs First Impressions

From Well Off Media …

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May 30th 

Joel Klatt defends Coach Prime: “This was always the plan”

From Jason Whitlock …

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May 29th

Coach Prime and assistant coaches talk with the team for the first time (as summer workouts begin)

From WellOffMedia …

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May 23rd

Coach Prime: “We’re going to exceed your expectations – What’s comin’ is far greater than what’s going”

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May 18th

Coach Prime: “Practice is what you do when no one can see you”

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May 13th

Kordell Stewart on Folsom Field: “This ground is holy ground for me” 

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May 6th

Alabama cornerback transfer Jahquez Robinson talks about hit commitment to CU

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April 27th

... CU on Video … 

Old school defensive line coach Sal Sunseri

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April 24th

… CU on Video … 

Coach Prime before Spring Game 

… “This is not the team that we’re going to play with in September, but I’m proud of this team, right here. I’m proud of each and every one of you all”

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April 23rd

… CU on Video … 

CU Spring Game Highlights

… Colorado All Access … Mark Johnson and Gary Barnett on the KOA call of the Spring Game … Link

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April 21st 

… CU on Video … 

Coach Prime’s Post Spring Game Press Conference

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Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter Post Spring Game Press Conference

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April 21st 

… CU on Video … 

OC Sean Lewis previews Spring Game 

From YouTube, courtesy BuffStampede.com …

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DC Charles Kelly previews Spring game 

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Coach Prime reception for former NFL Buffs

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April 20th 

… CU on Video … 

Coach Prime and Kordell Stewart check out new CU uniforms

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April 19th

… CU on Video …

Defensive line coach Sal Sunseri addresses Transfer Portal losses along the defensive line

From BuffStampede.com …

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April 18th

… CU on Video … 

Mark Johnson’s Pre-Spring Game Interview of Coach Prime

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April 17th

… CU on Video … 

Coach Prime Monday Press Conference

Colorado’s Deion Sanders on WR/CB Travis Hunter: “Travis is better than I was at this age and stage. He’s a better version at this age and stage. He really is. By far.” Hunter is a sophomore. Sanders was a third-team All-American at Florida State as a sophomore.

From BuffsTV …

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Quarterback Shedeur Sanders

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Cornerback/Wide Receiver Travis Hunter 

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April 15th

… CU on Video … 

Backup quarterbacks Drew Carter and Ryan Staub meet the media

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Travis Hunter First Time Playing Cornerback

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April 14th

… CU on Video … 

Travis Hunter Mic’d Up at Practice

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Mark Johnson interviews transfer linebacker Jordan Domineck 

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April 13th 

… CU on Video … 

Linebacker coach Andre Hart

Linebackers LaVonta Bentley and Jordan Domineck discuss getting their numbers … 

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Coach Prime challenges team to “Go All Out”

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April 11th

… CU on Video … 

Offensive line coach Bill O’Boyle: “We’re still a work in progress – I wish we had 70 days of spring ball”

From CUSportsReport …

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April 10th

… CU on Video … 

Coach Prime finally meets Ralphie

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April 8th

… CU on Video … 

Watch: Offense shines in Saturday scrimmage

From Well Off Media …

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April 8th

… CU on Video … 

Coach Prime’s Press Conference after Saturday’s Practice

… Defensive lineman Shane Cokes and wide receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter have earned their numbers … “We need speed and physicality … I want guys who love the game … Do you understand how beautiful it is here? … And you don’t want to give 100%? I’ve got a problem with that … Whoever is getting their butts kicked, they get tired. Whoever is winning. They’re not tired … We’re not going to waiver on what we want … Your effort is free … The team we’re playing with now is not the team we’re going to be playing with in Texas the first game. There will be new faces and new attitudes … There has to be a sense of urgency … You can’t have swagger when you’re not in shape … You can only have swagger when you are the dominant person … Swagger is another word for confidence, and we’re going to get there … I can’t wait for the Spring game … They are hungry here … If we’re going to change the game, the fans have to change to … We already know who’s who, but we’re still giving players opportunities …”

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Shedeur Sanders meets the press 

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April 7th

… CU on Video … 

“Don’t Blame a Coach, Don’t Blame a Teammate, Don’t Blame Anyone.. BLAME YOURSELF”

Linebacker coach Andre Hart with a great story, explaining how the coaches will ultimately decide who will stay and who will go after spring practices …

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April 6th

… CU on Video … 

CB/WR Travis Hunter meets the press

From CUSportsReport.com …

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Video analysis: Media allowed to watch practice

From the Daily Camera …

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April 5th

… CU on Video … 

Freshman running back Dylan Edwards meets the press

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April 4th

… CU on Video … 

Tight Ends Coach Tim Brewster

From CU Sports Report …

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Transfer tight end Seydou Traore talks about adjusting to Power Five football

From BuffStampede.com …

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April 3rd

… CU on Video … 

Inside the Mind of Linebackers Coach Andre Hart

From Thee Pregame Show …

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First Practice After Spring Break: “If we don’t be nothin’ today, we’re going to be consistent” 

“From the first play to the fifth play, the same level of quality over and over again,” Coach Prime told the team. “Consistency is what transforms the average into excellence. You can go from average into great with consistency. Motivation is what gets you started, consistency is what keeps you going.

“What we’re looking for, from coaches, from everyone in this room, is consistency. I need you all to be consistent. I am going to be consistent. I need you to be consistent.”

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April 1st

… CU on Video … 

Inside the Mind of Defensive Ends Coach Nick Williams

From Thee Pregame Show …

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Shedeur Sanders: Spring Practice Footage

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March 31st

… CU on Video … 

Inside the Mind of Tight Ends Coach Tim Brewster

From Thee Pregame Show …

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March 30th 

… CU on Video … 

Shedeur Sanders: “Altitude is the only thing in my way this season”

From I am Athlete …

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March 29th

… CU on Video … 

Mark Johnson interviews Dartmouth defensive line transfer Shane Cokes

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Getting to Know Transfer safety Cam’Ron Silmon Craig

From Thee Pregame Show …

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March 27th

… CU on Video … 

Coach Prime 1-on-1 Interview with Thee Pregame Show

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March 26th

… CU on Video … 

First Day in Pads; No. 1 offense v. No. 1 defense

From BurdsEyeView …

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March 25th

… CU on Video … 

A Look Inside Coach Prime’s Offensive Line

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March 24th

… CU on Video … 

CU Running Backs Coach Gary “Flea” Harrell

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CU walk-on running back Charlie Offerdahl

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March 22nd

… CU on Video … 

**Media given access to Practice No. 3 – Video Analysis**

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*Video: Offensive coordinator Sean Lewis meets with the media*

From YouTube, courtesy of CUSportsReport …

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Dartmouth DL Transfer Shane Cokes talks about adjusting to Power Five football

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March 20th

… CU on Video … 

*Video: Inside CU’s Practice*

From Well Off Media

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*Video: Defensive coordinator Charles Kelly meets with the press after Practice No. 2*

From CUSportsReport.com …

South Florida wide receiver transfer Jimmy Horn, Jr. … 

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Coach Prime: “Change has to be provoked and that’s why we’re here. If it was great, I wouldn’t be here”

From the Daily Camera … With Sanders and his entire coaching staff being new to the program and 29 of the 80 scholarship players in their first few months as Buffs, it’s going to take some time to get in a rhythm. Sanders and the staff are establishing the pace and expectation right away, however.

“That was a fast-paced practice,” Sanders said. “We got a lot of work done. Got a lot of reps. I’m excited. I really am excited about what I saw today and they competed tremendously.”

Asked what boxes he would like to check during the 15 practices this spring, Sanders said, “Every box.”

“It’s a lot of empty boxes,” said Sanders, who is taking over a team that went 1-11 last year. “I want to see every box checked. Coaching boxes, everything. I gotta see how the coaches communicate with the players; I gotta see how the players communicate with the coaches; strength and conditioning; the training staff; the equipment staff.

“We’re checking everything because this is a total commitment and effort of unification to win. It’s not just us on the field. Everybody in this building has got to understand that we are winners. Change has to be provoked and that’s why we’re here. But we’re trying to check every darn box. If it was great, I wouldn’t be here.”

Part of the process is making players earn their numbers. Practice jerseys on Sunday had the players’ last names on the back, but no numbers.

“I’m old school,” Sanders said. “I come from the place you’ve got to earn it.”

Sanders went through the full, detailed script of the practice, placing the emphasis on the tempo of how CU will operate.

… Continue reading story here …

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March 19th

… CU on Video … 

From CUSportsReport …

Quarterback Shedeur Sanders … 

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Coach Prime: Players to Wear Blank Jerseys until they earn a number

… Running between drills … Always running … If a quarterback throws an incomplete pass in a route v. air, they have to go and get the ball back … If you want a number, you have to earn it … A lineman is not going to wear a single digit … No one is wearing zero, because that means your nothing, but you can earn a single digit number … Everything you do around here will be earned. We ain’t giving you nothing … 95% of this room is not going pro, so getting a degree is important … It’s not a game to me … Academics are real … You’re going to be somebody … If problems outweigh performance, you’ve got to go … 

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March 14th

… CU on Video … 

Coach Prime: “We’re winners. You’ve got to start thinking that. I see about a quarter y’all thinking that”

From Football Scoop.com … Testimonials are fine and welcome, but most of all, Deion Sanders wants an authentic response as he peppers coaches and players alike inside Colorado’s team room with one simply question:

“What would make today lovely?” Sanders asks.

Responses range from “Knowing I got better” to “Getting another opportunity” to “Praising the Lord.”

Then, from Sanders, “Do you have the propensity to make the day better?

“You’re waiting on today, and today is waiting on you. You’re waiting on us, and we’re waiting on you.”

Sanders then continues his offseason rebuild of his first-ever Power 5 program, the Buffaloes, with more motivational tenets for his program and a glimpse inside the all-out competitions pitting the Colorado offensive players versus their defensive counterparts in pre-spring drills.

“I don’t have bad days,” Sanders says. “I can have a bad moment, I can have a bad minute or a bad hour, but I would never allow it to get to a point where I’m having a bad day. You do not have the remote control to my life to turn me off and on, high and low.

“We’re winners. You’ve got to start thinking that. I see about a quarter y’all thinking that.

“We’re winners, and we start winning by when we wake up. Thank the Lord for this day. Let’s win today. Let’s not walk on the field, period. We’re running and hustling, encouraging one another, pushing one another.”

“Quit saving it,” Sanders demands of his players. “What are you saving it for? Give every dern thing you got. How long is a play? Five seconds. Give every dern thing you got for that 5!”

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March 11th 

… CU on Video … 

R.I.P. – All-Time Great Wide Receiver Otis Taylor dies at the age of 80

… A point of personal privilege … Every boy has his heroes, and mine was Otis Taylor. I know many of you are Denver Bronco fans, and I know this is a college football site, but on the passing of one of the great wide receivers in the history of the NFL, allow me a digression … 

Some of you are aware that I have been a lifelong fan of the Kansas City Chiefs. When I was very young, Montana State’s own Jan Stenerud was drafted by the Chiefs, and my loyalty was won. Star wide receiver Otis Taylor quickly became my favorite player, and 89 my favorite number.

My connection to Otis Taylor and his number has been lifelong. I remember the day before Christmas break when I was in fifth grade, our teacher, Mrs. Bowles, decided to give away all of the candy canes she had used to decorate a bulletin board. She asked the class to pick a number between 1-100, with the student getting closest to her chosen winning the candy canes. I chose 89 – and won (yes, I shared the candy canes with my classmates). When I played football, and was given the choice of number for my uniform, I chose 89. When we were asked in law school to pick a three-digit number to use on our blue books (to ensure the finals were graded anonymously), I chose 389, a tribute to Stenerud and Taylor.

The Chiefs have been on a great run of late (again, my apologies to Bronco fans who haven’t watched their team beat mine since the Obama administration), but there were also the 50 years of unrewarded loyalty between Super Bowl wins. In many of those lame years, I only had my memories of better years to fall back on, years when the graceful Otis Taylor dominated opponents with his rare mix of size and speed. 

R.I.P., Mr. Taylor … and thank you.

From ESPN …  Otis Taylor, the longtime Chiefs wide receiver who along with quarterback Len Dawson formed one of the NFL’s dynamic duos, died Thursday after more than a decade of health problems. He was 80.

Taylor’s family, who had been caring for him as he dealt with Parkinson’s disease and dementia, confirmed that he had died a mere seven months after Dawson, his close friend and teammate.

Taylor spent all 10-plus years of his career in Kansas City, where he was a fourth-round pick out of Prairie View A&M in the 1965 AFL draft. He went on to have two 1,000-yard seasons during an era in which the passing game was still evolving, and he finished his career with 7,306 receiving yards and 57 touchdown catches.

“Otis made my job easy,” Dawson once said. “If you got the pass to Otis, you knew he’d catch it.”

Taylor is perhaps best remembered for his 46-yard touchdown catch in Super Bowl IV that clinched the Chiefs’ victory over the Minnesota Vikings. He was part of two AFL championship teams, was voted to the Pro Bowl after the AFL-NFL merger in 1971 and 1972 and was inducted into the Chiefs’ ring of honor in 1982.

… Taylor’s most famous catch, a 46-yard touchdown against the Vikings in Super Bowl IV …

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March 6th

… CU on Video … 

*Video: Coach Prime’s Offense Put to the Test: Can You Focus When Tired?*

From Thee Pregame Show …

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March 5th

… CU on Video … 

Defensive ends coach Nick Williams: “I’m extremely passionate about coaching the edge rushing guys”

From CUSportsReport … Long before Deion Sanders placed a fateful call to him, Nick Williams held on to a dream that he might one day be able to work for a man he, like many his age, grew up idolizing.

While on the Georgia staff several years ago, he recruited two of Sanders’ sons, Shilo and Shedeur, and got to speak several times with the man now commonly known as Coach Prime. Those interactions left an impression on Williams.

“I can’t lie to you – it was on my mind for years,” Williams said last week. “I hoped that I would have the opportunity to come here. God answered those prayers.”

What was once a hope is now a reality.

Shortly after Sanders was hired by Colorado last December, he brought along Williams, at the time a defensive analyst at Texas A&M, to be his defensive ends coach. The 33-year-old Williams, a former linebacker at Georgia who went on to play in the Canadian Football League, arrives in Boulder with an impressive resume at this early stage in his career.

At both Texas A&M and Georgia, he was widely regarded as an elite on-campus recruiter. At Texas A&M, he played an integral role in landing Deyon “Smoke” Bouie, a four-star athlete who was the No. 120 player nationally in the 2022 class, and Marquis Groves-Killebrew, a four-star cornerback who was the No. 138 player nationally in the 2022 class. Both Bouie and Groves-Killebew are from Williams’ home state of Georgia, but his recruiting reach extended to other parts of the southeast, most notably with five-star defensive tackle Walter Nolen, the No. 2 overall player in the 2022 class. With Williams’ contributions, Texas A&M landed the No. 1 recruiting class in 2022.

“You have to build good relationships with people, but I always wanted people to know that I recruit hard because I work with guys that recruit hard and I learned from them,” Williams said.

… Continue reading story here …

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March 2nd

… CU on Video … 

Defensive coordinator Charles Kelly: “I’ve always been fascinated with the tradition of Colorado”

From YouTube, courtesy of CU Sports Report

… Alignment-wise, you have to be multiple … We want to be able to adjust week-to-week … Our identity: We’re going to build our defense off of Coach Prime’s expectations … We want to be big, physical, disciplined, fast … We want to be an aggressive style defense … You can’t copy anybody. You have to have your own personality … This is going to be Colorado’s defense. It’s going to be our defense … There is no “magic dust”. There’s a lot of work that goes into it. We have a teaching progression that we go through … Position-wise, scheme-wise, there’s a progression you’ve got to go through … I think it’s a great staff. I’ve known these guys for many years … One of the blessings of being a coach is the relationships that you make … You try and take what everybody does the best, and you try to incorporate that … You can’t just care about football, because if that is all you care about, you are not going to keep the attention of your team. We have a bunch of guys who are relationship oriented … Heading into spring practices … We’re assuming that nobody knows anything. Our job as coaches is to teach … We’re going to teach our players what to do, how to do it, and why it’s important to do it that way … We’ll start basic, and then we’ll build … It’s about playing situations … There’s a lot to do to teach our players, and that’s what we are going to do this spring … There’s somebody out there that wants my job, so I have to compete … People, by nature, are competitive or they are not … Being competitive is the No. 1 thing, as they will take it with them the rest of their life … “. 

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February 28th

… CU on Video … 

DC Charles Kelly: “Every little thing counts. Every little thing is important”

… “This is our defense. This is not Alabama’s defense. This is the University of Colorado’s defense. The trademark of Colorado defense is aggressive and physical play … we will hustle and we will pursue relentlessly”. 

"Our results as a unit will always be about us." – @CoachKellyBuffs #GoBuffs 🦬 pic.twitter.com/1u9HfhTBwX

— Colorado Buffaloes Football (@CUBuffsFootball) February 15, 2023

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February 21st

… CU on Video … 

Video: A Day in the Life of Travis Hunter

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Video: Team Workouts and Meeting: “1-11 Actions Get You 1-11 Results”

… First ten minutes definitely worth your time … “We ain’t here for a bowl game. We’re here for championships” … 

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February 16th

… CU on Video … 

Getting to Know Cornerbacks Coach Kevin Mathis

From Thee Pregame Show …

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February 15th 

… CU on Video … 

Coach Prime: “We recruit character; we don’t recruit idiots. Our coaches do a great job of discerning character”

From Thee Pregame Show … “I’m a blessed, happy, thankful person” … “Two things in life which don’t have a price tag: Love and Peace” …

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February 14th

… CU on Video … 

Getting to Know Strength and Conditioning Coach Mo Sims

From Colorado Football …

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February 13th

… CU on Video … 

Super Bowl champion OC Eric Bieniemy excited about Coach Prime at CU: “He can motivate young men”

From College Football Weekly … “He’s an intelligent football coach,” Bieniemy said. “On top of that he can motivate young men. He’s a great example for these guys. That’s the thing I love about what he’s going to bring to the program.”

“Obviously, he’s a tremendous player, ” Bieniemy said about Sanders. “He’s a Hall of Famer for a reason. But on top of that, he has developed a brand and that has carried on and he has shown how successful he can be.”

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February 9th

… CU on Video … 

Coach Prime on Rich Eisen: 100% Loving Living in Colorado

From the Rich Eisen show …

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*Video: Coach Prime’s interview with CBS Colorado*

From CBS Colorado …

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