Is there room in the transfer portal for Kenny Pickett and Dillon Gabriel? Because the Cleveland Browns could be in the market for a new QB4 awfully soon. The old one’s about to get promoted. No, Shedeur Sanders wasn’t perfect in his NFL preseason debut on Friday night at Carolina. But the timing sure was. The biggest story of NFL Draft weekend — why did he fall so far? — is … [Read more...] about Grading The Week: Shedeur Sanders delivers bad news to NFL haters, naysayers: Dude can play
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Keeler: If CU Buffs, Deion Sanders serious about run game, QB Kaidon Salter must be Shedeur Sanders’ successor
BOULDER — Deion Sanders 2.0 could be 4-0. But does Coach Prime have enough Kirk Ferentz in him? Can Sanders, college football’s most electric personality, do … boring? Safe? “The next phase is, we’re going to win differently. But we’re going to win,” Sanders, entering his third year as coach of the Buffs, said Friday at CU’s annual fall sports media day. “I don’t know if it’s … [Read more...] about Keeler: If CU Buffs, Deion Sanders serious about run game, QB Kaidon Salter must be Shedeur Sanders’ successor
Renck: CSU AD can make case to extend Jay Norvell’s contract now. But should he?
Spend any time around Jay Norvell, and it hits you like a Northern Colorado hailstorm. He is becoming a politician. He can really talk. Early Thursday morning, during a visit to The Denver Post, he fielded a question about his team’s offensive identity and turned into Sen. Corey Booker. You don’t serve as a head coach for nine years without learning how to turn a conversation … [Read more...] about Renck: CSU AD can make case to extend Jay Norvell’s contract now. But should he?
CU athletics lands naming rights deal with Ford for indoor practice facility
The University of Colorado athletics department has landed a naming rights deal for its indoor practice facility. On Thursday, CU announced that the athletics department and Buffalo Sports Properties have finalized a seven-year deal with Mountain States Ford Stores to become the official naming rights partner for the indoor practice facility, which will now be called the Ford … [Read more...] about CU athletics lands naming rights deal with Ford for indoor practice facility
The Name Game: Colorado’s Stadium Naming Rights and the Wild World of Corporate Sponsors
“Ultimately, the naming of buildings is not a mechanism by which history is kept alive. It is a mechanism by which the rich and the powerful are honoured.” David Olusoga What’s in a Name? (Millions of Dollars, Actually) If you’ve been keeping an eye on Colorado sports news, you might have noticed a trend: everything that stands still long enough is getting a corporate … [Read more...] about The Name Game: Colorado’s Stadium Naming Rights and the Wild World of Corporate Sponsors