Colorado Buffaloes football is reeling as a mass exodus to the transfer portal shakes the foundation of Deion Sanders’ program. Star players like Tafique Bayard, Omarion Miller, and Brandon Davis-Swain headline a wave of critical departures—leaving the Buffs with zero returning interior defensive linemen and an urgent need to overhaul the roster. Can Colorado hit the transfer portal hard enough to salvage next season, or are the cracks too deep to patch?

Kevin Borba dives deep into each portal loss, ranking the exits that hurt most and breaks down the growing concern level for Colorado’s 2026 roster—which may need an eye-popping 50+ transfers to stay competitive. Roster retention and rapid recruitment have never been more important as the Buffs face one of the biggest rebuilding challenges in college football.

Amid chaos, Kevin Borba calls out coaching confusion and the Warren Sapp saga. Is Sapp really helping the program, or is his focus elsewhere as he judges pageants in Vietnam and stirs up controversy on social media? With Coach Prime keeping staff changes under wraps and recruiting efforts reportedly lagging behind other programs, the sense of crisis around Boulder keeps escalating.

This episode puts the microscope on Colorado’s turbulent offseason, the gamble on Brennan Marion’s Go Go offense, and whether the Buffs can regain the trust of players, fans, and recruits. Is there a way forward with the current staff—or does drastic change loom on the horizon?

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