Before spring football practice sprung again Tuesday at Colorado, a certain controversy already had started to bloom under head coach Deion Sanders.
It’s all about the quarterbacks: Who will replace Sanders’ son Shedeur at the most important position on the field?
Will it be the veteran transfer from Liberty, Kaidon Salter?
Or the hotshot rookie recruit from Georgia, Julian “JuJu” Lewis?
Could it even be both?
“We have to determine who the best guy is,” Colorado offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur said Tuesday at a news conference in Boulder. “And God willing we have a number of guys that could be the best guy, and they just go out there and compete.”
The answer might not come until the fall, but it likely will remain the biggest storyline to follow as the Buffaloes begin their third spring season this week under “Coach Prime.”
Both new quarterbacks, along with returning backup Ryan Staub, are vying to replace Shedeur Sanders, who is likely to be a top NFL draft pick next month after becoming arguably the top quarterback in school history. Salter, Lewis and Staub addressed the news media for the first time Tuesday after the first spring practice of the season.
What did the new Colorado quarterbacks say?
A big reason this quarterback situation is so intriguing is that both players came to Colorado to play right away, not wait for next year.
Lewis is only a freshman but told the Pat McAfee show in November that he chose Colorado in part because he wanted a chance to start as a freshman and that he “wouldn’t have much fun sitting on the bench.”
But then in December, the Buffaloes also brought in Salter, who is down to his final year of college eligibility in 2025 after starting for Liberty the past two seasons.
Salter explained Tuesday he chose Colorado in part because he saw a wide-open opportunity after…
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Publish date : 2025-03-11 19:31:00
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