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Idaho State's Herman Smith III transfers to Colorado​

Former JSU Tiger heads to Boulder for a second stint with Coach Prime​

Jeff Hauser11 hours ago
Herman Smith made it official and announced he will be Boulder bound next season. The former Idaho State defensive back rejoins Deion Sanders and his staff after being together at Jackson State two years ago. He becomes the 23rd player coming to CU via the transfer portal.

The 6-foot, 200-pound safety was an original three-star recruit from San Diego's Lincoln HS in the 2021 class. Smith decided to commit to JSU over twelve Power Five schools. He racked up 30 tackles, two PDU's, a sack, and INT in 13 games over the past two years. Another athlete with a two-way background, excelling at wide receiver and defensive back. He's reunited in the secondary with Cam'Ron Silmon-Craig, Shilo Sanders, and Travis Hunter.

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"Those guys are my brothers," Smith said. "We encourage each other, and we build on one another. But I just gotta keep my 'A' game strong at every moment."

Smith will have a change of scenery coming from Idaho State. He was coached by former Colorado standout Cody Hawkins, who left Boulder as the all-time leading passer before Sefo Liufau shattered a majority of his records. However, he's back with a familiar cast and staff who're ready to hit the ground running.

"It’s definitely going to be a shift in gears, but I’m ready to compete," Smith said. "I'm glad to be back with some of my former coaches and teammates. I'm just ready to show up and show out and prove a lot of people wrong."

Smith becomes the 30th player to commit to Colorado's 2024 combined class, which is ranked 21st overall, according to 247Sports. He's the 13th addition to the Buffaloes defense on the books for next year.
 

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Deion Sanders announces offensive coordinator and other coaching changes​

Pat Shurmur is here to stay​

RylandScholesJanuary 14, 2024 6:05 pm
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After nearly two months of uncertainty, Colorado officially has their offensive coordinator for the 2024 season. In a video of the first team meeting posted by Darius Sanders, Deion confirmed some key coaching changes that will affect the team in 2024.

The first and most pressing news is that Coach Prime is retaining Pat Shurmur as the Buffs’ offensive coordinator. Shurmur called the plays in Colorado’s final four games of the season after the offense began to seriously stall out under the control of Sean Lewis. The Buffs didn’t fare much better with Shurmur at the helm unfortunately, as the team went 0-4 during his play calling tenure to close their season.

After season’s end, Deion took his time to name his offensive coordinator for 2024. The two final candidates were likely between Shurmur and former Tampa Bay Bucs OC Byron Leftwich. Evidently, Shurmur managed to snag the gig and will be calling the shots on offense next year. 2024 is going to be an incredibly important year for the Colorado offense, as the coaching staff completely revamped their offensive line to help protect their Heisman hopeful quarterback. Shurmur is going to have a plethora of talent as his disposal next year, but we’ll have to see if he can make the most of it.

Two other important coaching changes were also announced on Sunday. Brett Bartolone, who was Colorado’s wide receivers coach in 2023, will be moving to the role of tight ends coach in 2024. Bartolone and his unit had a very successful season last year, as the position group proved to be very solid despite having to deal with a plethora of injuries. To fill in for the void left by Bartolone moving jobs, Coach Prime has named Jason Phillips as the Buffs’ new wide receivers coach. Phillips was the co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach under Deion during his time at Jackson State. Phillips will be rejoining Prime’s staff in Boulder to help develop Colorado’s absolutely stacked receiving core in 2024.

As of now, there’s been no news on who will be named the Buffs’ new defensive coordinator. A few names have popped up (Ken Norton Jr. and Mike Zimmer), but that’s pure speculation at this point. As soon as a DC is named, we’ll be sure to keep you updated.
Should have hired OC Byron Leftwich.
 
I remember Travis at Jackson State he he was skinny asf, now you starting to see his body feeling out. Definitely growing into his man body.
He have a skinny build so it will show quickly but seem like it probably take a while for a completely buffed out frame
Should have hired OC Byron Leftwich.
Who said he wanted it?
Saw his name often and was often around but we don’t know how interested he was
 
He have a skinny build so it will show quickly but seem like it probably take a while for a completely buffed out frame

Who said he wanted it?
Saw his name often and was often around but we don’t know how interested he was
The two final candidates were likely between Shurmur and former Tampa Bay Bucs OC Byron Leftwich. Evidently, Shurmur managed to snag the gig and will be calling the shots on offense next year.

Article made it seem as though he was in running for it.
 
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