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Head coach Deion Sanders’ highly-anticipated second season leading the Colorado Buffaloes will start two days earlier than expected. Folsom Field will now open its doors for CU football’s 2024 season opener against the North Dakota State Bison on Thursday, Aug. 29, officials announced Monday. The game was originally scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 31. The game’s date change is likely due to television, although the start time and television network are yet to be announced. Those details are expected to be revealed toward the end of May, along with more information on Colorado’s next two games against Nebraska and Colorado State. When the end of August rolls around, Colorado and North Dakota State, one of the Football Championship Subdivision’s top programs, will meet on the gridiron for the first time in each team’s history. Schedule Update: kicking off the season on Thursday, Aug. 29 🦬 ℹ️: https://t.co/nzQaS5lV7Y#GoBuffs pic.twitter.com/okm5nZ0Fox — Colorado Buffaloes Football (@CUBuffsFootball) April 22, 2024 The Buffs are 31-20-2 all-time on Thursdays but haven’t played on the day since 2012. For a complete look at Colorado football’s 2024 schedule, check out our way-too-early preview. Contact/Follow us @BuffaloesWire on X (Twitter), and like our page on Facebook for ongoing coverage of Colorado news, notes and opinions.

The Colorado football team landed former Ohio defensive lineman Rayyan Buell out of the transfer portal on Sunday amid an impressive weekend transfer portal haul. Buell, a graduate student transfer, announced his commitment to head coach Deion Sanders and the Buffs Sunday afternoon via his X account. The 6-foot-3, 277-pound defensive lineman found stardom at the junior college level before spending two seasons with the Ohio Bobcats. He appeared in 13 contests last season as a redshirt senior, racking up 30 total tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks. 247Sports labeled Buell as a four-star transfer and the No. 18 defensive lineman in the portal. Buell played his high school football in Hornell, New York before spending two seasons at Northwest Mississippi Community College and two at Ohio. Former Pitt defensive end Dayon Hayes and former Texas offensive lineman Payton Kirkland also committed to Colorado on Sunday. New spot, same ol’buisness 👔#SkoBuffs🦬#GoBuffs pic.twitter.com/qcvZuXHWso — Rayyan Buell (@buell_rayyan) April 21, 2024 Contact/Follow us @BuffaloesWire on X (Twitter), and like our page on Facebook for ongoing coverage of Colorado news, notes and opinions.

Dallan Hayden, who rushed for 663 yards and six TDs in two seasons at Ohio State, has transferred to Colorado, a source confirmed to ESPN.

A shot clock is officially coming to Colorado high school basketball. The proposal for a 35-second shot clock passed by a 40-30 vote (five abstained) at CHSAA's Legislative Council session on Tuesday. The rule will go into effect for all boys and girls varsity games starting in the 2026-27 season.

It's old hat — or cap in swimming terms — for Fossil Ridge at this point. The SaberCats again dominated the high school boys swimming City Meet, winning the city crown for a 15th straight season on Tuesday at Edora Pool Ice Center. Fossil Ridge compiled 584 points, easily outpacing runner-up Fort Collins by...

For the first time in over a decade, Colorado State is heading to the NCAA D1 Women’s Golf Regionals tournament. The Rams will play at the Spanish Trail Country Club for the Las Vegas regional competition from May 6-8. Colorado State is seeded ninth in the tournament, ranked above Kent State, Xavier and Dartmouth.

A little inclement weather couldn't (totally) stop the high school sports action around Fort Collins last week. Even with snow, sleet and soggy conditions from Thursday on, there were still plenty of highlights on the prep scene. It was an especially big week for Fossil Ridge and Rocky Mountain across the local landscape, with...

Former Colorado football starting right tackle Savion Washington has found himself a new home. The 6-foot-8, 320-pound transfer announced on social media Tuesday that he has committed to the Syracuse Orange. Washington started his college career at Kent State before transferring to Colorado last offseason to reunite with former Golden Flashes coaches Sean Lewis and Bill O’Boyle. The Akron, Ohio native played in ten games with the Buffs, including nine starts at right tackle, while battling injuries. Pro Football Focus gave him a 69.4 pass-blocking grade last season in 660 total snaps. Washington should be competing for a starting offensive line spot at Syracuse, which will be looking to protect new quarterback Kyle McCord. With Washington officially out of Boulder, Houston transfer Kahlil Benson should have the inside track at right tackle, although Colorado is actively pursuing other targets in the transfer portal. 🍊! pic.twitter.com/2fyhgP3Xip — Savion Washington (@SavionWash) April 24, 2024 Contact/Follow us @BuffaloesWire on X (Twitter), and like our page on Facebook for ongoing coverage of Colorado news, notes and opinions.

The Coloradoan is proud to present our weekly Athlete of the Week series for this high school year, partnering with Blue Federal Credit Union to honor the best Fort Collins-area high school athletes. There are five nominees every week, and fans can vote every Monday through Wednesday at coloradoan.com/sports/high-school-sports. As...

Ransfer receiver Justus Ross-Simmons of Colorado State told Gators Online via text message on Tuesday he will visit the Florida Gators soon.

Dayon Hayes is a Pittsburgh native who was the first major football prospect in two decades to come out of Westinghouse High School, the second-smallest school in Pittsburgh’s City League. The former four-star defensive end chose his hometown Pitt Panthers over offers from the likes of Ohio State, Michigan State, Penn State...