Not many scholarship players from last season’s 1-11 Colorado team are still in Boulder as new head coach Deion Sanders turned over the Buffaloes roster he inherited at a truly remarkable pace.
Some college football followers have criticized Coach Prime’s strategy while others believe it was only necessary to clean a house that was in desperate need of it. Regardless, all eyes are on the Buffs heading into the 2023 season.
ESPN recently published an article that examined the historic numbers around Colorado’s roster turnover, and perhaps most staggering was the number of Buffs who entered the portal this offseason.
Since the transfer portal was implemented in 2018, here’s how Colorado’s player exodus compares to other notable purges (h/t ESPN):