By Cecil Merkerson III
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There is a new sheriff in town in Boulder, Colorado.
Deion Sanders named recent Liberty transfer Kaidon Salter as the new starting quarterback for the Colorado Buffaloes. Salter, a seasoned transfer, has huge shoes to fill as Shedeur Sanders was one of the key factors of bringing Colorado's program to some sort of relevancy.
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Sanders, along with Heisman trophy winner Travis Hunter, brought bright lights and big names to every game. Not to mention big ratings for all of the networks suddenly picking up Colorado games.
Sanders, who was a projected first round pick coming out of school, put up 4,134 passing yards along with throwing 37 touchdown passes in his senior season with the team.
One of Sanders most memorable performances came when they took on Kansas State -- he had 388 yards through the air and had 3 passing touchdowns dueling Wildcats quarterback Avery Johnson.
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Salter's a senior who's been a multi-year starter and knows what will be asked of him as a leader of this locker room. During his tenure at Liberty, he threw for over 5,800 yards and 56 touchdown passes. Salter added more than 2,000 yards on the ground and accounted for 21 rushing scores.
Salter's name starts a new QB chapter in Boulder. With Shedeur now gone and into the NFL with the Cleveland Browns. The spotlight shifts to Salter and the Buffaloes' revamped offense losing two of their best players will be another key piece of Deion's bold rebuild with this program.
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His choice over Julian Lewis, the star freshman phenom, might raise eyebrows. But Coach Prime has kept the door open for Lewis, saying potentially to rotate them in spots during games.
Colorado begins the 2025 season taking on Georgia Tech this Friday.
It remains to be seen how quickly Salter settles in what will be the first litmus test of his leadership under Center.
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