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Sal Sunseri speaks on Chance Main’s sudden departure from CU Buffs

Defensive tackles coach Sal Sunseri was asked about Chance Main leaving the #cubuffs

The Colorado Buffaloes football team was stunned after Chance Main left the program and ended up at Texas State this week. Main was a returning player from last year’s team. He entered the portal following the Deion Sanders hire only to end up recommitting to the Buffs.

Now, with the season a week out, Main decided to leave and play elsewhere.

Defensive tackles coach Sal Sunseri opened up on Main’s decision and gave an honest comment (h/t Nikki Edwards of CUSportsReport):

“He just decided he didn’t want to play football (here) anymore, so you know I can’t help that,” Sunseri said after practice on Thursday. “If he doesn’t want to play, doesn’t want to play.”

It certainly was a shocking turn of events with Main, and for it to happen this late in the summer is another surprise. But, maybe the playing time wasn’t there, although it could’ve been a multitude of things.

Nonetheless, Main has ended up at Texas State.

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Texas State announces signing of Chance Main

Texas State announced it has signed Chance Main

With Colorado’s season opener less than two weeks away, the Buffs have seemingly lost a key member of their defensive line. The Texas State Bobcats X (Twitter) account announced on Monday evening that they’ve signed Chance Main.

Main, a graduate student, has had an interesting past year, to say the least. After spending the 2022 season in Boulder, Main entered the transfer portal but ultimately returned to the Buffs in May. Prior to CU, he spent two seasons at Incarnate Word.

The Kansas native totaled 27 total tackles, 2.5 TFLs and .5 sacks last season for the Buffs.

To add another wrinkle, Jake Schwanitz of DNVR Buffs tweeted earlier on Monday that Main was one of three players dealing with injuries on Colorado’s defense.

On Sunday evening, Main tweeted “Fear nothing. Take chances. Live life. Never look back.”

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WATCH: Chance Main hang cleans an absurd amount of weight

Chance Main performed a hang clean with an absurd amount of weight earlier this week

There is an intimidation tactic in sports that you put your most physically imposing bodies at the front of the bus so that those players are the first ones your opponents see. Chance Main has transformed himself into one of those players this offseason for Colorado.

In April, Main posted an update on his offseason work, showing off a bulked-up frame with about 30 additional pounds. The 270-pound Main (he may even be larger at this point) then recommitted to the Buffaloes and is now competing for a starting spot along CU’s revamped D-line. If his work in the weight room is any indication, Main will be on the field plenty next year.

On Monday, Darius Sanders posted a video of Main in Colorado’s weight room performing hang cleans with what appears to be four plates on each side of the bar, which would be over 400 total pounds.

Will it translate to the football field? Count BuffZone’s Brian Howell among those who believe Main will have a breakout 2023 season.

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Chance Main opens up on decision to return to Colorado

Chance Main caught up with @nikkiedwardsss to discuss his return to Colorado

The Colorado Buffaloes have been active in the transfer portal since Deion Sanders arrived in town. They have added a ton of pieces on offense, including former Houston RB Alton McCaskill.

However, they have brought in a ton of defense as well after a difficult 2022 campaign on that side of the ball. One important “new” piece is Chance Main, who began his college career at Independence Community College before heading to Incarnate Word. Main then transferred to Colorado prior to the 2022 season.

He finished the 2022 season with 28 total tackles, two TFLs and a fumble recovery. However, when Coach Prime came in, Main was one of a flurry of players to enter the portal.

Yet, he decided to return to Boulder earlier this month for his final college season, and he recently revealed what went into that decision in an interview with CUSportsReport’s Nikki Edwards:

“I think we’re slept on a little bit,” Main told Edwards. “They still believe we’re kind of the same team… We have every tool and every facility to make it a powerhouse again… It’s even a better situation than it was in the 90s.”

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Bulked up Chance Main rejoins CU Buffs

The #cubuffs added a familiar face to their defensive line

Colorado added another weapon to their defensive front on Thursday but with a familiar face this time. Chance Main, who played EDGE for the 2022 Buffaloes before entering the transfer portal in March, announced he’ll be rejoining the herd.

Playing mostly on the outside, Main accumulated 27 total tackles, 2.5 TFLs and .5 sacks last year for the Buffs. As he showed off on Twitter, Main has used this offseason to bulk up about 30 pounds, showing off a now 270-pound frame. Obviously, head coach Deion Sanders and his staff liked what they saw as they reoffered Main on April 29. His added size should allow him to play multiple positions along the defensive front in both run and pass packages.

Main played at Incarnate Word prior to last season.

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What uniform number each of Colorado’s incoming transfers will wear in 2022

We’ve got uniform numbers for Colorado’s incoming transfer players

The Colorado Buffaloes saw a lot of players leave for other programs this offseason. However, they did land a solid group of talented players via the transfer portal. Baylor wide receiver RJ Sneed is the best of the bunch, and he should see a flurry of targets with Brenden Rice out of the picture.

While Karl Dorrell’s team isn’t expected to make much noise in 2022, the Buffs are getting better and might just surprise people this season.

With the season a month away, let’s examine the new transfer players and see what numbers they will be rocking in Boulder this season (h/t Adam Munstersteiger of 247Sports).

How CU’s incoming transfer players performed last season

The Buffs didn’t get a whole lot of incoming players via the transfer portal, but they did get some good ones.

Unfortunately, the Colorado Buffaloes have been hit hard by the transfer portal as far as football goes. The list is just so long, but Mekhi Blackmon, Jarek Broussard, Brenden Rice and Christian Gonzalez are just a few who have entered.

Rice and Blackmon joined USC, Gonzalez joined Oregon and Karl Dorrell’s team has been gashed by the transfer portal.

However, they have received a few players via the transfer portal this offseason, including WR R.J. Sneed II from Baylor. It’s only January, too, so the Buffs could still tap further into the transfer portal market.

Let’s dive in and see how CU’s four current incoming transfers performed this past season.