The Colorado Buffaloes don’t play their subsequent sport till Saturday once they tackle Kansas, however the soccer program had an enormous win on Thursday.
5-star quarterback Julian Lewis dedicated to Colorado throughout “The Pat McAfee Present.”
Lewis had been dedicated to USC since August 2023, reneged his dedication on Sunday and made his swap to Colorado official.
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Colorado head coach Deion Sanders walks to the sidelines earlier than the sport in opposition to Texas Tech, Nov. 9, 2024, in Lubbock, Texas. (AP Picture/Annie Rice)
Lewis is the No. 2 general recruit in ESPN’s recruiting database. The quarterback was initially the highest recruit within the class of 2026 however was reclassified to the 2025 class in January.
Lewis, 6-foot-1, 195 kilos, is in line to succeed Shedeur Sanders as Colorado’s present quarterback, as Sanders is ready to be a prime decide within the 2025 NFL Draft.
“In fact, it was large for me simply coming in after Shedeur, simply seeing what he’s finished to Colorado and what he’s turned it into. It’s positively a blessing getting put into this place coming after him together with his dad. I couldn’t beat it,” Lewis mentioned throughout the present.
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Carrollton Trojans quarterback Julian Lewis has dedicated to the Colorado Buffaloes. (John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports activities/File)
Lewis mentioned a part of the rationale for selecting Colorado is that Deion Sanders mentioned that the perfect gamers are going to play, giving Lewis doubtlessly the possibility to start out as a freshman.
Colorado securing Lewis’ dedication means the Buffaloes are unlikely to aggressively recruit any individual by way of the switch portal.
Sanders’ identify has been in NFL head teaching rumors, however Lewis’ dedication indicators that Colorado’s head coach won’t be departing for the NFL anytime quickly.
Lewis is from Carrollton, Georgia, and not too long ago had an unofficial go to to the Georgia Bulldogs, together with displaying curiosity in Indiana earlier than committing to Colorado.
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Carrollton Trojans quarterback Julian Lewis has dedicated to the Colorado Buffaloes. (John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports activities/File)
Colorado is presently 8-2 and has a path to being within the School Soccer Playoff. If the No. 16-ranked Buffaloes get a win over Kansas together with a No. 12 BYU loss to No. 21 Arizona State, it could give the Buffaloes the Massive 12 lead.
The Massive 12 lead would put Colorado in automatic-bid territory. It will be as much as the committee to call the Buffaloes a No. 4 seed, however they’d nonetheless must win the Massive 12 title sport to make sure a spot.
Fox Information’ Ryan Morik contributed to this report.
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