Send us a text While the Buff Nation may not know right now what conference CU will be playing in come 2024, they do know the Buffs will be playing a Pac-12 conference schedule in 2022. In this episode, I am joined by Brad Geiger and Neil Langland as we break down the Pac-12, before turning our attention to how the preseason magazines are treating Colorado. The Transfer Portal, together with new coaches at the conference’s top programs, has created new uncertainties as to how the 2022 season wil...
Jul 17, 2022•53 min•Season 3Ep. 27
Send us a text With this episode, Brad Geiger and Neil Langland return to the podcast. We will be getting to our Pac-12 preview and our Fall Camp analysis in short order, but we wanted to do a free flowing episode on the status of Name, Image and Likeness at the University of Colorado. Athletic director Rick George recently met with the CU Board of Regents, and some of his quotes are disconcerting to some members of the Buff Nation. “One thing that we’re not going to do”, George said, “Is we’re ...
Jul 03, 2022•53 min•Season 3Ep. 26
Send us a text Welcome back to our NIL Interview series. This is the last of our 20 interviews this spring. Back in February, with little seemingly going on in the world of Name, Image and Likeness - at least as far as CU was concerned - I posted a GoFundMe campaign to offer 20 CU student-athletes $500 each for a half-hour interview. The Buff Nation responded, raising $10,000 in three days. As a result, it has been my pleasure and honor to conduct 20 interviews, allowing us a chance to get to kn...
Jun 19, 2022•32 min•Season 3Ep. 25
Send us a text Welcome back to our NIL Interview series. In this episode, we are introduced to senior wide receiver, Daniel Arias . While Arias, like many of his upperclass teammates, has gone through three coaching changes while at Colorado, his compelling story starts long before he became a Buff. Arias was born in the Dominican Republic, and there were times when there was no electricity or running water in the house. Daniel’s mother moved to Washington state, bringing Daniel and his siblings...
Jun 12, 2022•45 min•Season 3Ep. 24
Send us a text Welcome back to our NIL Interview series. In this episode, we are introduced to sophomore placekicker, Cole Becker , Becker, from California, was one of the top rated kickers from the Recruiting Class of 2021, and originally was an Iowa State commit before joining CU’s Recruiting Class just before Signing Day. Earning a starting position as a true freshman last fall, Becker missed his first three field goal attempts of the 2021 season - and was almost benched in favor of Evan Pric...
Jun 05, 2022•43 min•Season 3Ep. 23
Send us a text Welcome back to our NIL Interview series. In this episode, we are introduced to sophomore cornerback, Nikko Reed . Reed, from California, was all-league as a wide receiver, defensive back, and special teams performer in high school. He was recruited by several schools at receiver, but chose Power Five conference Colorado, which saw his future as a cornerback. In addition to talking about his recruitment, Reed talks about how, even as a true freshman with a talented roster in front...
May 29, 2022•36 min•Season 3Ep. 22
Send us a text Welcome back to our NIL Interview series. In this episode, we are introduced to outside linebacker, Devin Grant. Grant, who will play as a redshirt freshman this year despite being on the field in both 2020 and 2021, introduced himself to the Buff Nation late last season. Thrust into the starting lineup for the final two games due to injuries, Grant had eight tackles in the season finale against Utah, a taste of what CU fans can expect from Grant for the 2022 season and beyond. Gr...
May 22, 2022•41 min•Season 3Ep. 21
Send us a text Welcome back to our NIL Interview series. In this episode, we are introduced to CU’s starting defensive lineman, Jalen Sami . A lightly-recruited player out of Colorado Springs, Sami was asked by the Mike MacIntyre coaching staff to gray-shirt, delaying his enrollment until the spring of 2018. Sami made a splash when he did take the field in his freshman season in 2019, recovering a fumble in his very first game, a rout of CSU in Denver. Later that season, Sami saved the day again...
May 15, 2022•39 min•Season 3Ep. 20
Send us a text Welcome back to our CU at the Game NIL Interview series. In this episode, we are introduced to CU’s starting offensive left tackle, Jake Wiley. Though only a sophomore in terms of eligibility, Wiley has already been through a great deal in his time in Boulder. Recruited by Mike MacIntyre’s staff as a member of the CU Recruiting Class of 2019, Wiley was already on to his third head coach by the time he was able to take to the field for the first time in 2020. Wiley earned a spot in...
May 08, 2022•36 min•Season 3Ep. 19
Send us a text Welcome back to our NIL Interview series. In this episode, we are introduced to junior running back Deion Smith . A highly rated recruit out of Houston, with offers from the likes of Notre Dame, UCLA, Utah, Minnesota and TCU, it was position coach Darian Hagan , and the relationship Smith and Hagan developed, which brought Smith to Boulder. Healthy in consecutive seasons for the first time in years, Smith is ready to showcase his talents for the Buff Nation. Coming off of a 20-yar...
May 01, 2022•44 min•Season 3Ep. 18
Send us a text The University of Colorado conducted its 2022 Spring Showcase on April 23rd, concluding spring practices with a 65-play controlled scrimmage. Walk-ons - from running back Charlie Offerdahl to receiver Michael Harrison to safety Jordan Woolverton - made names for themselves, while the defense overall had the better of it on a sunny afternoon in Boulder. I am joined by Brad Geiger and Neil Langland as we go unit-by-unit to discuss the spring showcase, and then take a step back to re...
Apr 24, 2022•46 min•Season 3Ep. 17
Send us a text Welcome back to our CU at the Game NIL Interview series. In this episode, we meet CU senior wide receiver Jaylon Jackson . A speedster out of a highly regarded high school program in Texas, Jackson learned some of life’s lessons early, missing almost all of his junior and senior years with torn ACL’s. Despite the setbacks, Jackson had offers from the Pac-12, the Big 12, and the SEC. So ... Who is Jaylon Jackson? How was he able to overcome not one, not two, not three, but four sea...
Apr 17, 2022•41 min•Season 3Ep. 16
Send us a text Welcome back to our CU at the Game NIL Interview series. To kickoff the second half of the campaign, we have a special guest. If you aren’t familiar with the name Kindyll Wetta, now is the time to get acquainted. Before this season, there were only three players on the CU women’s basketball team who had ever been named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman team. Before this season, there had been only three Buffs who had ever been named to the first-team All-Pac-12 Defensive team ... and no ...
Apr 10, 2022•34 min•Season 3Ep. 15
Send us a text Brad Geiger and Neil Langland are back, joining Stuart Whitehair to present our second look at the CU Spring roster, this time focusing on the Buff defense and special teams. The Colorado defense in 2021 struggled statistically, in part due to a CU offense which had a hard time consistently putting together drives and staying on the field: The 2021 national rankings (out of 130 teams): – 96th in the nation in rushing defense (178.6 yds/game); – 90th in the nation in passing defens...
Apr 03, 2022•45 min•Season 3Ep. 14
Send us a text If you want a likely bar bet winner, ask your fellow Buff fans who was the leading tackler for CU in the 2021 season. It wasn’t Nate Landman or Carson Wells, but safety Isaiah Lewis. Lewis has been through a great deal since committing to CU in the summer of 2016, including the change over of coaching staffs three times in his first four seasons. Lewis has remained a committed Buff throughout, and has molded himself into one of the best defensive backs in the Pac-12. He will need ...
Mar 31, 2022•34 min•Season 3Ep. 13
Send us a text Well ... They’re back ... After giving Brad Geiger and Neill Langland some time off while the CU at the Game NIL Podcast campaign got underway, they are now back to join Stuart Whitehair as they give you a look at the CU roster on the offensive side of the ball for spring practices, 2022. For the Buffs, the numbers last year on offense were abysmal: Rushing offense ... 126.2 yds/ game ... 98th nationally (out of 130 teams) Passing offense … 131.2 yds/game … 126th nationally Total ...
Mar 26, 2022•39 min•Season 3Ep. 12
Send us a text Since arriving on campus in 2017, Russell has risen through the ranks to be one of the most important - and most popular - Buffs on the team. A walk-on, Russell nonetheless distinguished himself even as a true freshman, earning the Offensive Scout team player of the Year his first season. He has been the recipient of the team’s Relentless Award, and was a team captain last fall. So ... What did an assistant coach at Wyoming tell Russell when he was being recruited that Brady conti...
Mar 20, 2022•40 min•Season 3Ep. 11
Send us a text We’re getting closer to the start of spring practices, which means that Brad Geiger and Neil Langland will be back with me soon, as we give you a unit-by-unit look at the CU spring roster. In the meantime, however, we continue with our CU at the Game NIL Campaign , with an interview with graduate transfer linebacker, Robert Barnes . Barnes was a four-star safety prospect out of Texas, with offers from across the nation. Texas wanted him, as did schools like Ohio State, USC, Alabam...
Mar 09, 2022•36 min•Season 3Ep. 10
Send us a text Welcome to a very special edition in our series of interviews with CU student-athletes. Joining me for this episode is senior forward Evan Battey. The emotional leader of Tad Boyle’s Buffs, Evan spoke with me just a few days removed from one of the most memorable games in CU history, a 79-63 win over No. 2 Arizona. We could have spent the entire interview on the Arizona game, but there is so much more to Evan’s story. He talks openly about his fight with the California athletic sy...
Mar 04, 2022•44 min•Season 3Ep. 9
Send us a text So, what's it like to be the starting quarterback for the University of Colorado? I am joined for this episode by sophomore quarterback Brendon Lewis. Lewis came to CU from Melissa, Texas, where he accounted for over 12,000 yards of total offense in high school. Enrolling early in January, 2020, Lewis was hit by the loss of his head coach one month into his collegiate career, with the sporting world shut down a month later. After a COVID season in which Lewis played in the Alamo B...
Feb 26, 2022•30 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Send us a text I am joined for this episode by senior defensive lineman Terrance Lang. Terrance is a sixth-year senior, which used to be an anomaly, but is not as unusual as it once was what with the COVID year of 2020 not counting against eligibility. Still, as a recruit from the CU Class of 2017 - coming in as the Buffs and Pac-12 Coach of the Year Mike MacIntyre were coming off of a 10-win season - Terrance has been through a great deal, including being coached by three different staffs in as...
Feb 23, 2022•30 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Send us a text I am joined for this episode by CU hurdler Reese Renz. Reese is a sophomore on the CU track and field team, currently competing in the indoor track season, soon to become the outdoor track season. Reese came to CU from Bakersfield, California, and her recruiting story is one you won’t want to miss hearing about. We also talk about how she came to run track and field, what it was like moving to Boulder, and how she is doing in her second season running for the black-and-gold. This ...
Feb 20, 2022•28 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Send us a text I am joined for this episode by CU offensive lineman Tommy Brown, a graduate transfer from Alabama. A four-star recruit from California high school power Mater Dei, Brown had offers from over half of the schools in the Pac-12, as well as a half-dozen SEC schools. After participating in three national championship games in the past four seasons - including a national title in 2020 - Brown graduated in 2021, and transferred to CU with two years of eligibility remaining. Brown talks ...
Feb 13, 2022•29 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Send us a text In this episode of the CU at the Game NIL Campaign interviews, I get the chance to talk with CU freshman guard KJ Simpson. A four-star recruit from one of Tad Boyle's highest-rated Recruiting Classes, Simpson - who is already leading the team in assists per game, despite playing only 20 minutes a contest - is seeing even more time on the court. We discuss what it is like to be a four-star recruit, and what it is like transitioning to playing at the Power Five level. KJ gives an en...
Feb 11, 2022•29 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Send us a text Thanks to donations to the CU at the Game NIL Campaign, I will be doing a series of interviews with CU student-athletes. Up first, sophomore wide receiver Montana Lemonious-Craig. Lemonious-Craig had ten catches for 123 yards and two touchdowns during his freshman campaign, including a crucial touchdown catch late in the double-overtime win over Oregon State. With a number of losses to the wide receiver room due to transfers, more will be expected of Lemonious-Craig this fall. We ...
Feb 06, 2022•23 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Send us a text CU head coach Karl Dorrell has his coaching staff in place, with six new assistant coaches. Are there enough dynamic recruiters in place to make Colorado competitive in the market for recruits, or is it the Dorrell philosophy to bring in players which his experienced staff can develop into a team which can compete in the Pac-12? The Buff roster is also largely in place. There will be more additions - and more attrition - but the vast majority of the lineup for 2022 is set. Where a...
Jan 28, 2022•47 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Send us a text CU has upgraded its coaching staff for the 2022 season. Stuart, Brad, and Neil discuss the three latest additions: Defensive line coach Vic So'oto, cornerbacks coach Rod Chance, and tight ends coach/passing game coordinator Clay Patterson, and what the trio will bring to the coaches' room in 2022. We spend most of the podcast, however, discussing the current state of the CU roster, particularly with regard to the exodus of players from the Champions Center - including several star...
Jan 14, 2022•46 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Send us a text CU has seen the departure of one of its top assistants (and recruiters) in Demetrice Martin, along with two of its top defensive backs. At the same time, CU has picked up new assistant coaches for the 2022 campaign. Stuart, Brad, and Neil discuss the comings and goings, and how these changes will affect the program going forward. Then, to finish the second season of the CU at the Game podcast on a high note, we will take a look back at our favorite plays, our favorite plays, and o...
Dec 30, 2021•49 min•Season 2Ep. 29
Send us a text On December 15, 2021, a total of 19 recruits signed their Letters of Intent to attend the University of Colorado. The Class was ranked higher nationally than many of CU's most recent Classes, but also lacked some of the star power which the Buff Nation was hoping to see. Stuart, Brad and Neil take a look at the CU Class of 2022, first from a national and Pac-12 point of view. We then go through the new Class, position group by position group, to see where the Buffs have improved t...
Dec 16, 2021•54 min•Season 2Ep. 28
Send us a text The CU off-season got off to a busy start, with the (inevitable) firing of offensive coordinator Darrin Chiaverini. After reviewing the Buffs' final game of the 2021 season, a 28-13 loss to No. 16 Utah, Stuart, Brad and Neil will talk about the dismissal of Chiaverini, and discuss some of the candidates available to the Buffs ... as well as the financial restraints which may impede CU picking up a "splash" hire. While CU is looking for a new offensive coordinator, Pac-12 head coac...
Nov 30, 2021•45 min•Season 2Ep. 27
