After their heartbreaking loss to BYU in the Alamo Bowl, Colorado’s football season ended recently, and the offseason has begun. Although 2024 was a much stronger season for the Buffaloes than 2023, the season ended disappointingly because Colorado was not able to qualify for the College Football Playoffs or the Big 12 championship game. The transfer site is now a major component of Deion Sanders’ planning for the 2025 campaign. Zy Crisler, a transfer from Illinois, committed to the Buffaloes on Wednesday.
Pete Thamel posted, “Zy Crisler, a former offensive lineman for Illinois, tells ESPN that he has committed to Colorado.” “Crisler has been an offensive lineman for Illinois for three seasons.”
The offensive line may be the most crucial position group for the Colorado football team in the upcoming season, thus this is a huge acquisition. Although Colorado’s offensive line improved from the previous season, it was still far from ideal, which was a major factor in the team’s failure to meet its objectives.
The offensive line is regarded as one of the most crucial position groups in football for a reason. Colorado has been a prime illustration of this. The Buffaloes have a wealth of talent at their skill positions, but those guys won’t matter if you can’t get push up front to run the ball and protect your quarterback.
Colorado needs a top offensive line if they are to compete at a championship level. Knowing that, Deion Sanders has had success using the transfer portal while playing for the Buffaloes. This offseason, he definitely needs to concentrate on that position group. Starting with a commitment from a seasoned power four player such as Zy Crisler is a smart move.
Since the Buffaloes have already signed 16 transfers this offseason, Sanders has been putting in a lot of effort on the transfer portal. Transfer from Texas A&M As an offensive tackle who should be able to strengthen the line, Aki Ogunbiyi is another guy to watch.
Conversely, the Colorado football team has lost 19 players to the portal, indicating a significant number of outgoing transfers. Under Sanders, there has been a pattern of losing a lot to the portal and gaining a lot from it; this trend may continue this summer.
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