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11/29/23 - LaJohntay Wester, rSr/2025, Colorado + More +

2023 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR: LaJohntay Wester, WR/RS, Florida Atlantic,...Wester becomes Florida Atlantic's first American Athletic Conference postseason honoree after he finished as the conference leader in punt return average at 19.9 yards per return. Wester had 14 returns for 278 yards and a touchdown and also finished as The American's leading receiver at 97.3 yards per game. Wester was second in The American in all-purpose yards at 126.7 yards per game. - AAC Football

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WR LaJohntay Wester, Colorado
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03/03/23 - Taurean Carter, rSr/2025, Colorado + More +

Arkansas defensive lineman Taurean Carter announced Wednesday he has been cleared to practice for the Razorbacks this spring. Practices are scheduled to begin March 9. The Mansfield, Texas, native was among the Razorbacks' spring standouts in 2022. But he injured his knee during the team's spring showcase last April 16 and missed the 2022 season. "Today is one of the best days of my life," Carter wrote in a post to his Twitter account. "Thankful for the man above and my friends and family. President Carter has returned. Let's work."

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported last May that Carter had undergone an undisclosed knee surgery. In 2021, he played in 13 games and recorded 24 tackles, 3 tackles for lost yardage and 1 sack, which came during the Razorbacks' 16-13 win at LSU. Carter also broke up a pass against Texas. - Northwest Arkansas Times

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DT Taurean Carter, Colorado
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02/27/23 - Shedeur Sanders, Sr/2025, Colorado + More +

When asked by reporters for a fair quarterback comp for incoming CU quarterback Shedeur Sanders, the new QB1 and son of first-year coach Deion Sanders, Buffs wide receivers coach Brett Bartolone went long. And Strong. As in, former Nevada great Carson Strong. "As far as arm talent goes (the younger Sanders) is as good as I've seen at this level," Bartolone said during a meet-the-assistants news conference for Coach Prime's new hires this past Thursday, the staff's first engagement with Colorado media. "I've been around guys (such as) Carson Strong, who was a two-time (first-team) Mountain West player at Nevada. And I mean, (Strong) could touch anywhere on the field (with a ball) … "(Sanders) understands what defenses are trying to do to him. You know, as a quarterback, he has a very, very high IQ level, he really does." With Sanders, Buffs fans would happily take the second coming of Cam Ward, especially as their backstories share more than a few parallels.

Like the younger Sanders, Ward is a talented Texan who transferred from an FCS power (Incarnate Word) to the Pac-12 (Washington State), only his move was between the 2021 and '22 seasons. And like Sanders now, there were questions as to whether the latter would have the same success at Wazzu as he did against lower-level competition. The short version? Ward delivered. After throwing for 47 scores and 4,678 yards at the FCS level in 2021, the young quarterback had 3,231 yards through the air with 23 TD passes during his first season with the Cougars last fall, helping steer Wazzu to a win at Wisconsin, a 7-6 record and a berth in the Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl. Coming off a 1-11 season, Buffs fans would savor seven wins and a postseason berth this fall. "Shedeur is good. He's been very good," Brandon Huffman, 247Sports.com national recruiting analyst, told The Post recently. "Sure, it will be a jump, like Cam Ward's was from Incarnate Word to Washington State. "The difference (between Sanders and former Michigan and UNC Bears QB Dylan McCaffrey is that) McCaffrey was pretty average in college and didn't 'wow' you, even in high school - at major events, he struggled and saw his stock plunge. Sanders is much better and (was) far more successful in college." - Denver Post

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QB Shedeur Sanders, Colorado
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02/24/23 - Xavier Weaver, rSr/2024, Colorado + More +

Colorado's talented receiving corps got even better Wednesday. Former South Florida standout Xavier Weaver announced on social media that he is transferring to Colorado. The 6-foot-1, 180-pounder is the second USF receiver to transfer to CU this winter, as Weaver will join former teammate Jimmy Horn Jr., in Boulder. Weaver earned second-team All-American Athletic Conference honors this past season after leading USF in catches (53), receiving yards (718) and receiving touchdowns (six) - despite playing in only nine of the Bulls' 12 games.

Horn was second on the team in all three categories, with 37 catches for 551 yards and three touchdowns. Horn enrolled at CU in January, while Weaver will arrive in the summer. A fifth-year senior, Weaver is taking advantage of the extra year of eligibility granted by the NCAA to all players from the 2020 season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Weaver became one of the top receivers in USF history during his four seasons with the Bulls. Playing in 40 games, with 21 starts, Weaver caught 116 passes for 1,735 yards and eight touchdowns. - Daily Camera

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WR Xavier Weaver, Colorado
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02/02/23 - Shedeur Sanders, Sr/2025, Colorado + More +

Shedeur Sanders had yet to play his final game at Jackson State before Fox Sports in December labeled him as a favorite to win the 2023 Heisman Trophy for Colorado. Throwing that type of hype on Sanders right away might be a bit much, but the fact that CU has a quarterback being talked about nationally is rare and it's a big deal for the Pac-12 Conference. "The conference will have the greatest collection of quarterbacks going into the season, as far as athletes ready to make sure their universities are in contention," Merton Hanks, the Pac-12's senior associate commissioner for football operations, said to BuffZone in a recent interview.

Without having played a snap at the FBS level, Sanders may not be at the top of that list yet, but he's one of the most intriguing quarterbacks in the country going into next season. In two seasons at Jackson State, Sanders threw for 6,963 yards, 70 touchdowns and only 14 interceptions. He added nine rushing touchdowns, including six this past season. In 2022, he ranked third in the FCS in passing touchdowns (40) and fourth in passing yards (3,732) and completion percentage (70.6%). "I'm looking forward to seeing Shedeur against the Pac-12 defenses," Hanks said. "That's going to be something that I'll be certainly paying close attention to." - Daily Camera

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QB Shedeur Sanders, Colorado
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01/30/23 - Jordan Domineck, rSr/2024, Colorado + More +

A sixth-year senior, Domineck is a 6-foot-3, 251-pound edge rusher who had a stellar season for Arkansas. He wasn't a starter, but he played in all 13 games and posted 34 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss and 7.5 sacks. Only three players in the SEC had more sacks. Prior to his one year at Arkansas, he played four seasons (2018-21) at Georgia Tech, seeing action in 31 games, with 15 starts, recording 101 tackles, 17.5 tackles for loss and 9.0 sacks. Domineck comes to CU loaded with confidence and the ability to boost what was a dismal pass rush last year. "Personally, I have a lot of confidence in myself and what I can do," he said. "I feel like if I can't go out there and truly be the person that (CU coaches) look at and they call on, then what am I doing? That's how I really want to be able to carry myself. "I just want to have (my confidence) grow even more as long as I'm developing both physically, mentally, emotionally; everything."

That's why he is eager for a new challenge - even if it's one he didn't expect. "Honestly when I first entered the portal I didn't know where I wanted to go," he said. It wasn't long before the CU staff contacted him, however. Sanders and a large chunk of the CU staff came from Jackson State and they recruited Domineck a year ago. "They almost flipped me from Arkansas my first time in the portal," Domineck said. "Their impact just stuck with me. I realize how truly friendly and how everybody just is really keen on relationships, but also come in to work. - Daily Camera

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DE Jordan Domineck, Colorado
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01/30/23 - Travis Hunter, Jr/2026, Colorado + More +

Because of its stringent admissions and transfer rules, Colorado historically had trouble getting in on that game. Enter new head coach Deion "Prime" Sanders. In the span of a month, changes happened quickly thanks to a new initiative that makes credit review for transfer students a more seamless process. CU has received commitments from around 20 players off the transfer portal and is ranked first by 247 Sports on its transfer football team rankings.

That includes one of the top transfers, cornerback Travis Hunter, who followed Sanders from Jackson State. "This is a game-changer," university Chancellor Philip DiStefano said in an interview with The Associated Press. "They (transfers) want to know immediately if (their credits) are acceptable, and if they're eligible to play. They don't want to wait two weeks, three weeks, or five weeks." For years, a key disadvantage in luring transfer students to Colorado was that it didn't have a streamlined way to accept credits from varying classes from different schools. Under the new rules in this pilot program, transfers will be able to more easily move credits from their previous schools that don't have a matching major at CU and this gives Sanders on a more level playing field. - AP College Football

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CB Travis Hunter, Colorado
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01/16/23 - Jordan Domineck, rSr/2024, Colorado + More +

Colorado didn't have much success getting to quarterbacks last season and new head coach Deion Sanders is aiming to change that. On Saturday night, Sanders and the Buffs landed two experienced pass rushers. Taylor Upshaw announced that he'll be transferring to CU from Michigan on Saturday evening. Shortly after midnight on Sunday, Jordan Domineck announced he has committed to CU after playing last year at Arkansas. Both players are graduate students with one of year of eligibility remaining and both were in Boulder on Saturday for a recruiting visit.

Domineck, listed at 6-foot-3, 251 pounds, played four seasons (2018-21) at Georgia Tech before transferring to Arkansas last year. With the Razorbacks this past season, he didn't start, but played in all 13 games and posted 34 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss and 7.5 sacks. During his time at Georgia Tech, Domineck played in 31 games, with 15 starts, recording 101 tackles, 17.5 tackles for loss and 9.0 sacks. Domineck is the second player from Arkansas to transfer to the Buffs this winter, joining safety Myles Slusher. - Daily Camera

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DE Jordan Domineck, Colorado
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01/14/23 - CamRon Silmon-Craig, rSr/2025, Colorado + More +

At 5-foot-10, 175 pounds, Cam'Ron Silmon-Craig knows he's not the ideal size to play safety in college football. He's never let that get in his way, though. "I've always been the smallest guy, so it's nothing new," said Silmon-Craig, who is transferring to the Colorado Buffaloes this month after two seasons at Jackson State. "I was a small guy in the SWAC." Small or not, Silmon-Craig has always played well enough to be wanted by new CU head coach Deion Sanders. Silmon-Craig is one of 21 scholarship transfers committed to CU this winter, including seven that have followed Sanders from Jackson State.

For Silmon-Craig, the relationship with Sanders goes back several years. A native of Birmingham, Ala., Silmon-Craig moved away from home as a high school junior to play at Trinity Christian High School in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Sanders was one of the coaches at Trinity Christian, along with Kevin Mathis and Andre' Hart, who are now on CU's coaching staff. - Daily Camera

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FS CamRon Silmon-Craig, Colorado
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01/13/23 - Kavosiey Smoke, rSr/2024, Colorado + More +

Colorado has added some experience to its backfield. On Wednesday, former Kentucky running back Kavosiey Smoke announced that he will transfer to CU to play his sixth and final season of college football. The 5-foot-9, 209-pound Smoke rushed for 1,583 yards and 12 touchdowns during his time at Kentucky, ranking 21st in program history in rushing yards.

With the graduation of Alex Fontenot, Smoke becomes the most experienced running back on the Buffs' roster. A three-star recruit coming out of Wetumpka (Ala.) High School in 2018, Smoke played in 46 games with five starts at Kentucky. He started the first four games this past season, finishing the year with 277 yards and a touchdown on 59 carries. Smoke's had the seventh-best yards-per-carry average (5.42) in Kentucky history. His best season came in 2019, when he rushed for 616 yards and six touchdowns. - Daily Camera

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RB Kavosiey Smoke, Colorado
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01/04/23 - Jordan Domineck, rSr/2024, Colorado + More +

Senior defensive end Jordan Domineck has entered the transfer portal, continuing the strong outflow for University of Arkansas Coach Sam Pittman. Domineck is at least the 24th Arkansas player to enter the transfer portal since fall camp and the fourth defensive lineman, joining Isaiah Nichols, Eric Thomas and Taylor Lewis.

Domineck, a transfer from Georgia Tech, did not go through spring ball with the Razorbacks but had an impact with big plays in the season opener and the Liberty Bowl despite not starting a game. The 6-3, 251-pounder from Lakeland, Fla., had 34 tackles, 9.5 for lost yardage, 7.5 sacks, 2 forced fumbles and 1 fumble recovery. - Northwest Arkansas Times

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DE Jordan Domineck, Colorado
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12/20/22 - Justin Mayers, rSr/2025, Colorado + More +

2022 ALL-CONFERENCE USA HONORABLE MENTION: OL: Justin Mayers, UTEP,...Steven Hubbard, Elijah Klein, Justin Mayers, Andrew Meyer rounded out the remainder of the starting five of the offensive line to earn all-conference recognition. Hubbard started the last 10 games, while Klein and Mayers started all 12 contests. Meyer played in all 12 games, starting in 11. Their efforts in the trenches helped the offense gain over 400 yards in six games, while tallying 500+ yards in two of those contests. UTEP rushed for 252 yards at Charlotte, added 234 against FAU, amassed 335 yards versus FIU and tallied 253 at UTSA. - Texas-El Paso Football

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OG Justin Mayers, Colorado
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12/20/22 - LaJohntay Wester, rSr/2025, Colorado + More +

2022 ALL-CONFERENCE USA HONORABLE MENTION: WR & PR: LaJohntay Wester, Florida Atlantic,...Honorable mentions were bestowed to: LaJohntay Wester as both wide receiver and as a punt returner; offensive lineman Nick Weber, who started a program record 48-consecutive games at center for the Owls; safety/nickel and team co-captain Teja Young; safety Armani Adams, punter Riley Thompson, and long snapper Nicholas Marino, who has provided all but one long snap for the Owls over the last three seasons. - Florida Atlantic Football

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WR LaJohntay Wester, Colorado
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12/16/22 - Xavier Weaver, rSr/2024, Colorado + More +

2022 ALL-AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM: WR Xavier Weaver, South Florida, Jr.,...Weaver logged career-bests of 53 catches for 718 yards and six touchdowns on the year, marking the fifth-best season reception total and receiving yardage total in program history. He finished the year with 1,735 career yards, good for fourth all-time at USF, and 116 career receptions, good for sixth all-time. Weaver led the Bulls in receiving in seven games and logged three 100-yard receiving games on the year. - South Florida Football

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WR Xavier Weaver, Colorado
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12/16/22 - Jimmy Horn Jr., Sr/2025, Colorado + More +

2022 ALL-AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM: RS Jimmy Horn Jr., South Florida, So.,... Sophomore kick returner Jimmy Horn Jr. (Sanford) earned first-team All-AAC honors after averaging 29.9 yards on seven returns and posting an 89-yard touchdown return in the Bulls' season opener vs. BYU. Horn added 37 catches for 551 yards and three touchdowns receiving on the year and 95 rushing yards and a touchdown. - South Florida Football

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