The University of Colorado is in college football purgatory amid conference realignment chaos.
The Buffaloes have 15 players committed with the majority from Texas and California . CU has one verbal pledge from Arkansas, Colorado, Florida and Washington. It’s a recruiting footprint under third-year head coach Karl Dorrell that would easily transition to the Big 12, if the Buffs are invited and if they chose to go.according to media reports
. But the Big 12 is still open to court individual Pac-12 schools for expansion. Simi Valley linebacker Carson Mott said he would be “100 percent” on board if CU eventually joins the Big 12. “Ultimately, I chose to stay in the Pac-12 because it’s closer to home,” Mott said. “I’m just glad I get to play football. That’s all.”
CU, an original Big 12 member dating back to 1996, bolted for the Pac-12 in 2010 realignment. The football program has since posted just one winning season . The Buffaloes’ incoming recruits are confident in a return to prominence regardless of conference affiliation.Nassar added: “I’m a 100-percent believer that we’re going to win a lot of games, win conference championships and everything you could imagine.
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