CU has two Thorpe Award winners in school history, and potentially has two more on the roster, with five-star cornerbacks Travis Hunter and Cormani McLain joining the team … That said, there are 21 scholarship defensive backs on the roster, a quarter of the 85 total allotment, so there will be some fierce battles in the secondary this spring …

We are still a week away from CU players donning pads for the first time in the Coach Prime era, but the program is already subject to heightened scrutiny … Two players have already run afoul with the law, and how Coach Prime deals with these players will be national news …

Two of CU’s top three tacklers last season were senior linebackers Josh Chandler-Semedo and Quinn Perry … Replacing them are ten scholarship players with six career starts among them … Will the transfers prove their worth, or will returning scholarship players fill the void? … Let’s find out …

The CU defensive line was arguably the worst unit on the team, but two starters – Jalen Sami and Na’im Rodman – do return … Defensive tackles coach Patrick Hill was the last assistant to be hired, and the first to leave (to the Minnesota Vikings) … Is the D-Line the most worrisome unit on the team? … Let’s find out …

Offensive line coach Bill O’Boyle on CU offense: “You have to be able to play in space, change direction. It’s exciting” … Three starters from last season’s offensive line return, including both tackles … But … Coach Prime has brought in seven new linemen, including six transfers who will compete for playing time right away …

Pac-12 watchers are anxiously awaiting word on the new media deal, as well as news on conference expansion … Realignment rumors are back. Will CU be a part of a “Four Corners” move to the Big 12? … Does a move to the “Big 16” make long-term sense for CU? … Let’s find out …

Tim Shannon is a sports law attorney with the Boulder firm of Hutchinson, Black and Cook … We discuss the short but wild history of NIL and NIL deals, Coach Prime’s “We’re not about the NIL, we’re about the NFL”, and CU’s options to stay competitive in the current NIL landscape …

When looking to replace under-performing members of the roster, all too often coaches reach for “Just Another Guy”, a player who hasn’t established his bona fides as a Power Five regular … Breaking down CU’s Transfer Class, though, “hope” – for a change – is not a four-letter word …

Interested in participating in the next “CU at … ” photo contest? …. Would you like to see a Forum page to make it easier to post comments? … Should CU at the Game add a Patreon page, with subscriptions for “insider” content? … Let’s find out …

A record number of new WR (9) have joined the roster. Most, if not all, should make the ’23 roster … So, how many of the returning WR’s will make the cut? … There are five returning scholarship TE’s (who had a total of nine receptions last fall). Transfer Seydou Traore may be a breakout star at TE – will any of the returning sophomores join him? … Let’s find out …

Mailbag Questions … What to make of Coach Prime’s comments at the Super Bowl? … Is the Pac-12 Media Rights Deal a Debacle in Waiting? … Should the Pac-12 bring in San Diego State and SMU? … Are the Transfer Portal Rankings promising too much, or a sign of good things to come? … Let’s find out …

The dust is settling on college football rosters for the 2023 seasons, and coaching staffs are in place … So where did the 2022 CU coaching staff wind up? How many assistant coaches have found new employment? … How many former players have found new homes at Power Five Conference schools? … Let’s find out …