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Pair of Buffs reportedly moving on from CU football

A pair of Buffs are reportedly moving on from CU football

Brian Howell of BuffZone reported on Friday that tight end Erik Olsen and linebacker Eoghan Kerry are no longer on the Buffaloes football team. Both will stay on scholarship as CU students, but neither will count toward the 85-player limit.

Olsen is a local product out of Heritage High School in Littleton and was a high three-star recruit in the 2021 cycle. Prior to last season, I predicted the 6-foot-5, 250-pounder to have a breakout year at TE. He ended up getting playing time in all 12 games, pulling in five catches for 21 yards.

Kerry was also a three-star recruit who signed in the 2022 cycle. He primarily saw action on special teams last season and made four total tackles in 11 games.

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Previewing Colorado football’s 2022 offense

After going position-by-position last month, we broke down CU’s entire offense and looked at the best and worst-case scenarios

Last month, we broke down the offense position-by-position to see where the Colorado Buffaloes stood before fall camp starts. You can find each of those breakdowns listed below:

The Buffaloes’ offense will be going through quite the transition this year as they only have four to five solid starters back. Numerous players will be battling for those other starting spots while an influx of new coaches brings a few new philosophies and plays to Boulder.

Let’s now tie a bow on the offensive outlook for the 2022 season:

Notre Dame makes top six for prized tight end

Notre Dame knows a thing or two about tight ends. Monday saw them make the cut for another much desired tight end prospect.

Tight End U doesn’t really ever rebuild at the position, they just sort of reload.  The talent at the position speaks for itself at Notre Dame and the Irish may be closer to landing their next at the position.

Erik Olsen of Heritage (Littleton, ColoradO) released his top six schools on Monday and included was Notre Dame.

Olsen is listed as a three-star recruit on 247Sports and a top 20 tight end nationwide per their composite rankings.

Olsen also listed Colorado, Nebraska, Stanford, UCLA and Washington in his top six.

Notre Dame already has a commitment from tight end Cane Berrong in their 2021 class.

Notre Dame’s current list of commitments has their class ranked 11th nationally by 247Sports.

Football Recruiting: Irish Active with Offers in last 24 Hours

The Notre Dame staff has been active in the last day, offering three different prospects across two recruiting classes.

The Notre Dame staff stayed active last night as they offered two new prospects. First it was 2021 Californian athlete Chance Tucker to report his offer.

The two-sport star, who also runs track, could play either corner back or wide receiver at the next level. His frame suits either position, 6’1” and 170-pounds, although Tucker will have to add some weight when he arrives on a college campus. Tucker holds offers from Washington, Colorado and Oregon State among others.

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The second offer out last night was to class of ’21 Erik Olsen from Colorado. The tight end stands 6’5” and weighs 230-pounds has released his Top 10 schools, but obviously that was prior to the Irish joining the fray.

Olsen’s top schools are mainly in the west coast, but the Irish have a good relationship with prospects on that side of the country. At the moment, Notre Dame has accepted a commitment from Georgia’s Cane Berrong, so it remains to be seen how strong the Irish staff chases Olsen.

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The third and final offer out in the last 24 hours went out this morning to class of 2022 linebacker Langston Patterson. The Tennessee star has seen his recruitment heat up recently, adding offers from Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Georgia Tech and others since last month.

At the moment Patterson projects to play inside linebacker, the same position his brother Kane plays for Clemson right now. It’s very early in Patterson’s recruitment so it’s hard to have a pulse as to where he is leaning, but if Clemson offers, they could be tough to beat for his commitment.

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The Notre Dame staff has been active with offers out to the 2021 and 2022 class. At the current moment the class of 2021 has ten members and is ranked 14th nationally by the 247Sports composite. The 2022 class does not have a commitment to date, but with many offers out to prospects that should change in the coming months.