A senior member of Colorado's offensive line is reportedly transfer portal bound ahead of the school's first bowl game appearance since 2020.
According to On3.com , Buffs guard Tyler Johnson will look to play for his fourth school after transferring in from Houston this season.
Johnson was a four-star recruit coming out of Oak Ridge High School in Texas and began his career with the Longhorns before jumping to the Cougars and Buffaloes in subsequent years.
NEWS: Colorado OL Tyler Johnson has entered the NCAA Transfer Portal, per @PeteNakos_.
— Transfer Portal (@TransferPortal_) December 10, 2024
Johnson transferred from Houston last season.https://t.co/kSYG7dZ8sR pic.twitter.com/11j5nCGnAi
Colorado went 9-3 this season and is set to face BYU in the Alamo Bowl . Taking to social media in preparation of the game, coach Deion Sanders issued a warning those jumping in the portal.
"To many of the Portal Young Men that's looking & searching for the right situation. You're gonna get vetted thoroughly by us and then I pray u know the difference of being offered a bag & being offered a BLESSING," Sanders wrote. "Ask Grandma-nem what I mean. #CoachPrime 'I Ain't Hard 2 Find.'"
With Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter likely making the leap to the pros in the coming months, change is definitely on the way in Boulder. But if Coach Prime has proved anything in his short time in college football, it's that he will find a way to attract the best talent ("with character") to wherever he's at.
A victory in the Alamo Bowl would deliver Colorado its first 10-win season in eight years — and just the second since the 2000s. The Buffs will meet the Cougars Saturday, Dec. 28 at 7:30 PM ET on ABC; a game that Deion says will be emotional for him.
"This is gonna be our last game," Sanders said of coaching his sons. "And you talk about monumental. You talking about something that we started from the youth league. And guess what? It started right here in Texas. ... It's gonna be tough for me. I'm telling you that right now."
Coach Prime also made sure to let it be known that none of his players would be opting out of CU's bowl. Telling reporters: "Every last one of them are gonna play. We don't tap out. We don't sit out. This is a blessing to play this wonderful game. Our kids are gonna play."
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