Author: Tyler King tyler.king@gazette.com
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Why Tyson Summers is excited to be back as CSU Rams defensive coordinator | College Football Insider
FORT COLLINS — When Tyson Summers left Canvas Stadium on Nov. 28 of last year, he had no idea what was next. The Georgia native was in a position he did not expect to be in — interim head coach — when he returned to Colorado State about 11 months earlier for a second stint…
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Former walk-on Brady Kopetz wants you to know the 2026 CU Buffs have deep bond
BOULDER — Pick a number from 1-99 and Brady Kopetz will tell you who’s worn it during his time on the Colorado football team. Considering the Portland native is entering his fifth season with the program — one of two “OBs,” or Original Buffaloes, remaining on the roster from the pre-Deion Sanders era, along with…
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Meet Santana Hopper, a Tulane transfer who might be the best player on Colorado’s defense
Santana Hopper brings a sense of purpose every day he walks into the Colorado football facilities. His purpose is his 7-year-old son, who starts second grade this year. Preparing for his fifth and final year of college football, the 6-foot-2, 265-pound Hooper, a defensive tackle, has been a Group of Six star for multiple seasons.…
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The NCAA’s new ‘5-in-5’ rule is here and it should make things simpler | College Football Insider
Deion Sanders has a color-coded roster inside his office that details every player in his program, how many years of eligibility each has left and which athletes are on scholarship. That roster had to be adjusted this offseason when the NCAA implemented a new “5-in-5” rule that goes into effect in full in the fall…
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Ohio State transfer OL Jayvon McFadden ready to make instant impact with Colorado
BOULDER — It doesn’t take long for Jayvon McFadden to remind you he’s related to Jordan Seaton. An offensive lineman, McFadden transferred to Colorado from Ohio State. He’s a cousin of Colorado’s former star left tackle, Seaton. Asked about his favorite memory from the team’s week in Colorado Springs to begin fall camp, McFadden thought…
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CU Buffs believe trip to Colorado Springs was exactly what they need ahead of 2026 season | College Football Insider
FOUNTAIN — Deion Sanders came face to face with a deer. His players put their phones away and spent a few days roughing it in dorm rooms with no air conditioning. Only time will tell if Colorado’s week spent down in the Colorado Springs area will bring together the 2026 Buffaloes in a way that…
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Deion Sanders honors retiring CU Buffs WRs coach Jason Phillips as fall camp opens
FOUNTAIN — Deion Sanders so values Jason Phillips, the latter was in Coach Prime’s Pro Football Hall of Fame speech. “When we went at it against each other in Atlanta on the scout team,” Sanders said at his enshrinement ceremony in Canton, Ohio, in 2011, “he didn’t have Sundays to play. He had Wednesdays and…
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DeAndre Moore Jr. providing SEC experience, leadership to CU Buffs wide receiver room
FOUNTAIN — It’s the first week of August and DeAndre Moore Jr. is at peace. It’s how the Southern California native feels every year at this time. “For me, this is the best time of the year,” Moore said. “I love football so much, so when it’s nothing but football, I’m at home. I’m at…
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Colorado State’s annual reunion shows growth of basketball program entering Pac-12
FORT COLLINS — Ali Farokhmanesh’s only regret came when he saw the teams he put together actually take the floor. “We should not have put Kyle (Jorgensen) and (Isaiah Stevens) on the same team,” Farokhmanesh said. “I regret that decision because it’s just trash talk the whole game.” Everything else, though, was gravy. The second-year…
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Pac-12 preseason media poll: Boise State consensus champ in first year of new-look conference
The new-look Pac-12 is officially here. The first football games between the eight programs who make up the conference don’t begin until the first weekend of October, but it feels right that the west’s premier league is back in a meaningful way after Oregon State and Washington State fought to keep it alive following the…