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Big 12 predicted order of finish for 2024: Newcomer Utah on top, Colorado outside top 10
The Big 12 released its predicted order of finish ahead of the 2024 season as voted on by the media on Tuesday, and new conference member Utah was atop the poll. The Utes earned 20 first-place votes and 906 overall points to edge out second-place Kansas State. The Wildcats earned...
Matt Rhule Drops Bold Take On Colorado's Shedeur Sanders
Shedeur Sanders has become one of the most polarizing figures in college football. Fans seem to either love or hate the talented quarterback. Sanders is preparing for his second year at Colorado. In his previous season, he threw for 3,230 yards, 27 touchdowns and three interceptions while ...
Transfer-heavy Buffs rely on relationships to recreate recent magic
BOULDER, Colo. — The Buffs are back -- sort of. Only three players who saw minutes last season are returning to the roster, with Frida Formann as the lone returner who cracked the starting lineup nearly every night. So the Buffs are indeed back and refreshed, and they brought...
CU Buffs opponent preview: Cincinnati looks to take step forward in second Big 12 season
Cincinnati’s football program went through a lot of change last year. The Bearcats had a new head coach in Scott Satterfield. They had a new conference, too, moving from the American Athletic to the Big 12 last summer. Cincy also had to adjust to something else that was new:...
Five-star QB Julian ‘Ju Ju’ Lewis drops cryptic tweet ahead of 2024 season
By Josh Tolle, Buffs Beat: The Colorado Buffaloes are working to get their centerpiece of the 2025 football recruiting class and got a positive sign on Sunday. Five-star QB Julian “JuJu” Lewis removed a few mentions of his USC commitment on social media and had a cryptic tweet, which left many are wondering if he’ll be decommitment soon?
Michael Sandrock: For Elise Cranny, there’s no place like home
Bob and Sandy Cranny did not book their tickets to Paris until Wednesday night, a wee bit late, as the 2024 Olympic Games open in the City of Light in less than a month. The Crannys were waiting to see if their daughter, Elise, would be competing in Paris. Turns...
Royalty a big part of Rooftop
The pageantry of rodeo is an interesting mixture of culture, the Western lifestyle and world-class competition. It comes together in the most magnificent of ways during Rooftop Rodeo, set for 7 p.m. Friday, July 5-Wednesday, July 10, at Granny May Arena inside the Estes Park Fairgrounds. From wild horses and...
Colorado's top 2026 recruit discusses 'awesome' unofficial visit to Boulder
Colorado's recruiting weekend included names like five-star quarterback Julian Lewis, but also held the top 2026 football recruit in the Centennial State, Camden Jensen. "It was awesome, we got to watch the player-led practice for a while," Jensen said. "It was still really intense, the facility tour was great the campus tour was great, it was really good actually,"
College football recruiting: Updated Big 12 team rankings for 2025 class
A peek at which teams in the Big 12 have the early edge in recruiting for the 2025 class. The door is open for fresh powers to take charge in the Big 12 as the league embarks on a new era in college football. Those efforts to establish position begin in recruiting as teams make gains following a busy stretch of official visits in recent months. The race for the best 2025 recruiting class in the Big 12 is heating up as commitment season takes off. So, how is the Big 12 team race taking shape heading into July?
EA Sports Has Drastically Overrated Colorado For 2024 Season
If you're planning on playing as Colorado in EA Sports College Football 25, you're in luck. It was revealed on Tuesday that Colorado is ranked No. 16 in the country in EA Sports College Football 25. No, that's not a typo. This seems like a misstep from EA Sports. ...
Five Colorado Buffaloes women's golfers named WGCA All-Americans | Colorado Sunshine
Where good news shines Five Colorado women’s golfers were named to the 2023-24 Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-American scholar team. CU grads Sabrina Iqbal and Lauren Waxer-Gooding were joined by rising senior Maria Eidhagen Harrouch, rising junior Morgan Miller and rising sophomore Francesca Sumcad on the squad. To be named an All-American scholar, an athlete must have a GPA of 3.50 or higher, possess their amateur status, be on the roster the entire season and play in at least 50% of a program’s regular season events, a press release said. ("Colorado Sunshine" celebrates the good news in sports. Suggestions are encouraged through sports editor Paul Klee at paul.klee@gazette.com.)
Dippy Hired As Assistant Alpine Coach
BOULDER – Jake Dippy has been hired as the Assistant Alpine Coach for the Colorado Buffaloes Ski Team, head coach Jana Weinberger and Alpine Coach Ian Lochhead announced Tuesday. Dippy comes to CU from the U.S. Ski Team, where he was the ski technician for Jett Seymour on the...
CU Buffs position breakdown: Ohio State transfer Dallan Hayden leads revamped running back room
Startling statistics — good and bad — have been the norm for Colorado football the last few years. There’s a new leading contender for the strangest, however. Entering the 2024 campaign, the Buffaloes return minus-74 rushing yards from the previous season. Considering CU was dead last in the country last year in rushing, it shouldn’t...
Men’s basketball notes: Turning NBA boon into recruiting gold a challenge for CU Buffs
Tad Boyle’s program has rarely, if ever, enjoyed the sort of next-level spotlight shining upon Boulder right now. For the first time since the NBA Draft was shortened to two rounds in 1989, the Buffaloes had multiple players selected, with Cody Williams and Tristan da Silva going in the first round and KJ Simpson landing in the second round.
CU will be good in EA CFB 2025 - people are mad
Deion Sanders really came to CU at the perfect time for Colorado Buffaloes fans. Not only did he inject some needed excitement at the games and with the team, but he made CU a national brand right when NIL made it more valuable to become one. He also, as it seems, has had a positive impact on the rating of the Buffs.
CU Boulder's Chloe Hehir sending it to the Freeride World Tour
Chloe Hehir arrives at Alpine Modern Cafe on a May morning. She’s got a stack of flashcards for her upcoming final exam in the pocket of her cargo pants, and she’s wearing a red Billie Eilish sweatshirt from the artist’s 2022 Happier than Ever tour. “She’s maybe...
CU Men's Golf: June Recap & Notes
Several members of the University of Colorado's 2024-25 golf team were in action all around the nation in June. Here's a look at some of the top performances, along with some alumni nuggets:. BUFFS HIT THE EAST COAST. Seniors Justin Biwer and Dylan McDermott and junior Hunter Swanson trekked east...
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