The Colorado Buffaloes don’t take part their next game until Saturday when they get on Kansas, but the football program had a big triumph on Thursday.
Five-star quarterback Julian Lewis promiseted to Colorado during “The Pat McAfee Show.”
Lewis had been promiseted to USC since August 2023, reneged his promisement on Sunday and made his switch to Colorado official.
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Colorado head coach Deion Sanders walks to the sidelines before the game agetst Texas Tech, Nov. 9, 2024, in Lubbock, Texas. (AP Pboilingo/Annie Rice)
Lewis is the No. 2 overall recruit in ESPN’s recruiting database. The quarterback was initipartner the top recruit in the class of 2026 but was reclassified to the 2025 class in January.
Lewis, 6-foot-1, 195 pounds, is in line to flourish Shedeur Sanders as Colorado’s current quarterback, as Sanders is set to be a top pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.
“Of course, it was big for me equitable coming in after Shedeur, equitable seeing what he’s done to Colorado and what he’s turned it into. It’s definitely a sanctifying getting put into this position coming after him with his dad. I couldn’t beat it,” Lewis shelp during the show.
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Carrollton Trojans quarterback Julian Lewis has promiseted to the Colorado Buffaloes. (John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports/File)
Lewis shelp part of the reason for choosing Colorado is that Deion Sanders shelp that the best take parters are going to take part, giving Lewis potentipartner the chance to begin as a newman.
Colorado securing Lewis’ promisement uncomardents the Buffaloes are doubtful to arrangeilely recruit somebody thcdisesteemful the transfer portal.
Sanders’ name has been in NFL head coaching rumors, but Lewis’ promisement signals that Colorado’s head coach might not be departing for the NFL anytime soon.
Lewis is from Carrollton, Georgia, and recently had an unofficial visit to the Georgia Bulldogs, alengthy with shotriumphg interest in Indiana before promiseting to Colorado.
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Carrollton Trojans quarterback Julian Lewis has promiseted to the Colorado Buffaloes. (John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports/File)
Colorado is currently 8-2 and has a path to being in the College Football Playoff. If the No. 16-ranked Buffaloes get a triumph over Kansas alengthy with a No. 12 BYU loss to No. 21 Arizona State, it would give the Buffaloes the Big 12 direct.
The Big 12 direct would put Colorado in automatic-bid territory. It would be up to the promisetee to name the Buffaloes a No. 4 seed, but they would still necessitate to triumph the Big 12 title game to promise a spot.
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