It has been a messy 48 hours in Boulder.
As of Tuesday evening, 23 Colorado football players have entered the transfer portal since Saturday’s spring game concluded, bringing the Buffs down to 16 returning scholarship players.
Head coach Deion Sanders made it clear following the spring game that his team would look significantly different come fall, but this mass exodus has been jarring. Players such as Montana Lemonious-Craig, Jordyn Tyson, Travis Gray and Jalen Sami hitting the portal.
On Monday, Denver Post sports columnist Sean Keeler exposed the “ugly side” of Coach Prime’s rebuild after interviewing Tyson’s father and departing Buffs wide receiver Grant Page. Below are a few highlights from that article paired with a couple of other noteworthy voices: