Boulder, Colo. – Denion Sanders has a QB situation that is not in a hurry to reveal.
Option No. 1: Go with the 17 -year -old phenomenon Julian “Juju” Lewis, a pure pin that can throw it throughout the field, as is the son of Colorado coach, Shedeur.
Option No. 2: Apply in the experience of the transfer of Liberty Kaidon Salter, a double threat that can make great plays with its speed.
Option No. 3: Both, in a creative rotation.
The head of the Buffaloes could even remain a mystery until 8 pm et of August 29, which is his beginning in the first game of the season against Georgia Tech. Regardless of who is under the center, this will be a new offensive Shedeur Sanders And winner of the Heisman Trophy Travis hinter Now in the NFL.
“Both boys can play,” Sanders said about QB when he entered his third season in Boulder. “We can play well with any of them.”
Salter and Lewis have prevented this heated QB competition from driving a wedge between them. They have developed a great link, even presenting each other to their family members.
“We have talked more about life than football, which I think has really helped us build a better relationship outside the field,” said Lewis, who does not turn 18 until next month. “Just try to keep it friendly, just keep it related to the team.”
A person who helps to facilitate that is the support of Ryan Staub, who began the final game of the 2023 season for Colorado when Shedeur Sanders was injured. Of course, Lewis can be the new child and saute the veteran, but Staub knows the strings around the program.
“I would say that my role is to be the best teammate that I can be and help these guys to grow,” said Staub, who has appeared in seven games in the last two seasons. “Help the room to grow as a whole. I think the team moves as our room (QB) does.”
Salter and Lewis have an offensive coordinator with NFL experience in Pat Shurmur and a mentor trained by NFL in Byron Leftwich.
You are paying dividends.
“Coach Leftwich has definitely helped us,” said Salter.
Salter joined the buffalos after a productive career in Liberty. The 6 -foot 1 and 190 pounds were responsible for 66 touchdowns in the last two seasons: 47 passes and 19 running.
“Kaidon is a guy with multiple talents. He could launch football and could leave football,” Sanders said. “The child is going to havoc.”
In Lewis, there is talent in abundance, a five -star recruit of ESPN and rivals. Lewis spent three seasons in Carrolton High School in Georgia, launching for 11,010 yards.
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Lewis arrived in Boulder just after his high school ended a year ago, just to start the transition to the university.
“I love everything about the child, and he will fly,” Sanders said about his young QB, which appears in 6-1 and 190 pounds. “When it is his turn, believe me, you will know and he will fly.”
Who emerges has large tacos to fill. Shedeur Sanders established numerous single -season records last year, including yards, completion percentage and approved TDS.
Both are adopting the challenge of intervening for him.
“It’s not as if they are enemies,” said Deion Sanders. “They are dear friends, and they are trying to improve each other.”
One thing that will help both QB is a more effective race game. Last season, the Buffaloes had the worst offensive by land among the FBS teams, with an average of 65.2 yards per game. Marshall Faulk Fame Hall He was added to staff in an effort to boost the attack by land.
“I feel that we are more suitable this year to have a better race game,” said Shurmur. “We will see how he reveals himself.”
The offensive line, directed by the left Tackle Jordan Seaton, is eager to take a step forward. Seaton believes that both QB have unique skills that will be effective.
“Salt, he likes to use his legs,” said Seaton. “Sometimes he gets into those sticky situations and will make a play happen with his feet.”
Your exploration report on Lewis?
“It is more a type of pocket, but it will run if you need it,” said Seaton, who cut 310 pounds this season to be even more mobile. “But it will stay in your pocket for what you need and get the ball where you want.”
Both Lewis and Salter throw the passes that Joseph Williams described as “not too hard, not too soft. The ball simply adheres.
As for when Sanders could make a decision, well, there is no sense of urgency. But it does see both no matter what QB selects.
“I see us winning,” Sanders said. “The harvest cream will rise.”
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