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Colorado loses another player through the Portal and more news

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By Tony Tomas

Hundreds of players have entered the spring transfer portal since Tuesday, seeking a new team with better opportunities for playing time (and more NIL $$$), 15 from the Colorado Buffaloes alone. Head Coach Deion Sanders and staff appear to have problems with staff retention, whether planned or unplanned. In addition, four other players have their bags packed and dollar signs in their eyes as they embark on the semi-annual trip to the Mecca of soccer.

RB Alton McCaskill

Colorado Buffaloes

6’1”, 200 lbs.

In 2023, Alton McCaskill rushed for 59 yards in just four games. McCaskill missed the entire 2022 season after suffering a knee injury in fall camp. The 2021 season was the most productive.

Often compared to Eric Dickerson and Adrian Peterson, McCaskill rushed for 961 yards and 16 touchdowns as a true freshman. That season, McCaskill recorded three 100+ yard rushing games and five multiple rushing touchdown games on his way to winning the AAC Rookie of the Year award and 2North Dakota All-AAC team honors.

McCaskill, now a two-time transfer, will leave Boulder, reportedly due to friction between the McCaskill family and Colorado coaches, citing favoritism within the Colorado football program. The Buffaloes are still a relevant, “ahem” topic of conversation, albeit for the wrong reasons.

One school that makes sense as a landing spot for McCaskill is his old team with a new head coach, the Houston Cougars and Wille Fritz. Fritz likes to run a balanced offense and McCaskill is from the Houston area.

QB Jaden Rashada

Arizona State Sun Devils

6’4”, 185 lbs.

In 2023, Jaden Rashada threw for 485 yards, four touchdowns and three interceptions, and missed nine games as the Sun Devils limped to a 3-9 record. In week one against Southern Utah, Rashada passed for a season-high 236 yards and two touchdowns.

Rashada originally committed to Florida as part of the class of 2023. But Rashada was soon released from the Gators after, dare I say, an eight-figure NIL deal failed to materialize.

It has been reported that the Georgia Bulldogs could be a destination, where he would be holding a clipboard and stuck behind the starting starter at quarterback. Carson Beck.

WR Elijah Badger

Arizona State Sun Devils

6’2”, 190 lbs.

As the Sun Devils’ leading receiver in 2023, Elijah Badger caught 65 passes for 713 yards and three touchdowns. Badger recorded two 100-yard receiving games, including a season-high 12 receptions for 134 yards in a 27-24 loss to Colorado.

Additionally, Badger recorded 528 kickoff return yards and led the Pac-12 Conference with a 28.9 yard average and recorded three 100+ yard kickoff return games. Badger also recorded a rushing touchdown against Washington State.

Potential destinations for Badger include Alabama, Texas A&M, Arizona, Oregon and Michigan.

Ryan Yaites

LSU Tigers

6’1”, 203 lbs.

Ryan Yaites played in all 13 games in 2023 for the Tigers, recording 16 tackles and one pass deflection. Yaites was a 4-star prospect and Top 25 player at his position at Guyer High School in Denton, TX.

DL René Konga

Rutgers Scarlet Knights

6’4”, 290 lbs.

Last season, Rene Konga recorded eight tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack and one forced fumble in 10 games. Schools that are interested in Konga’s services include Penn State, Kansas, Miami, Michigan State, UConn, Texas A&M, Mississippi State, Cincinnati, UCF, Louisville, Western Kentucky.

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