Tag: Brennan Marion
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Colorado Buffaloes unveil elite rushing attack to grind out win over Georgia Tech
ATLANTA — Colorado ran the ball 15 straight times. Yes, that actually happened Thursday night at Bobby Dodd Stadium. For the first time in the Deion Sanders era, the ground game led the way to a 14-13 victory at Georgia Tech. For once, the offensive line was dominating the line of scrimmage, and it wasn’t…
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5 storylines to watch as Deion Sanders, Colorado open season at Georgia Tech | Colorado Gameday
ATLANTA — All of the talking is done. It’s time to find out if the Colorado Buffaloes are truly a different team. That’s been the message coming out of Boulder all offseason. The leadership issues that plagued a 3-9 campaign in 2025 are in the rearview mirror. This team says it is more connected than…
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Why Deion Sanders trusts Brennan Marion to lead Colorado turnaround | 2026 College Football Preview
BOULDER — When Brennan Marion got his first head coaching job at St. Patrick-St. Vincent High School in Vallejo, Calif., he was told fielding a team would be a success. He did, then went 5—6 a year after the previous two seasons saw four wins combined. The following year, he returned home to the Pittsburgh…
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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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5 storylines to watch as Colorado opens fall camp for 4th time under Deion Sanders
Football is back in Boulder. Well, technically for Colorado the 2026 season begins in just over one month at Georgia Tech, but the preparation on the field for Deion Sanders’ Buffaloes officially starts this week. CU players reported back to campus this weekend ahead of the team’s trip down south to Colorado Springs, where the…
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A Chiefs fan in Broncos Country, tight end Zach Atkins hoping for big senior season at Colorado
A tight end from the Kansas City suburbs, Zach Atkins should have an easy choice for his favorite NFL player. Travis Kelce, right? Wrong. The Olathe, Kansas, native is a Brock Bowers fan. Oh, Atkins is a big Chiefs fan. Now entering his second season at Colorado, Atkins says if he had to pick one…
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Colorado position breakdown: Another group of elite pass catchers in 2026
If there is one thing Deion Sanders’ tenure at Colorado has taught us, it’s that the Buffaloes will always be able to attract elite pass catchers. It hasn’t mattered whether Shedeur Sanders is the quarterback or what offense the Buffs are running; some of the best wide receivers in the transfer portal find their way…
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Revamped running back room has increased role in new-look offense | Colorado position breakdown
Is this the year words become reality? During all three of his first seasons at Colorado, Deion Sanders has pleaded for his Buffaloes team to be more effective running the football. The first two, with his son Shedeur starring at quarterback, a poor rushing attack wasn’t much of an issue. Last season, though, as CU…
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Colorado position breakdown: Julian ‘JuJu’ Lewis returns as the face of the Buffs’ QB room
In 2025, Colorado quickly found out football without Shedeur Sanders isn’t easy. After two of the best seasons in program history for a quarterback, the Buffaloes last fall took a major step back in production at the position. Liberty transfer Kaidon Salter was brought in to help bridge the gap to the Julian “JuJu” Lewis…