Deion Sanders’ Colorado team is going to look much different this season with Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter and star quarterback Shedeur Sanders now in the NFL.
At the quarterback spot, there’s a two-man battle in camp between senior transfer Kaidon Salter and freshman Julian Lewis for the starting job. Salter comes to Colorado from Liberty, where he thrived in 2023 but had a down 2024 campaign, while Lewis was a highly-touted recruit out of Georgia and figures to be the future of the program.
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As for who gets to be the QB of the present, we likely won’t find that out officially until much closer to the Aug. 29 opener against Georgia Tech. Offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur gave an update on the QB battle in Boulder on Friday and said both are “doing extremely well,” and explained the process they’re going through right now is one that heavily involves both QBs.
“I call it quarterback development. We’ll develop a plan, who plays and when, once we get to the game,” Shurmur said. “But right now, as we go through the installations, we demand that they all learn everything that we’re doing. I see good progress each day. The way this thing works, especially the first eight days, you have eight installations. So as you can imagine, in the meeting…
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Author : Robby Kalland
Publish date : 2025-08-01 19:07:00
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