Tyler King

5 days ago | denvergazette.com | Tyler King

Nique Clifford is less than a month away from becoming the fourth Colorado State player drafted into the NBA this century. If he goes inside the top 20, he’ll be the highest Rams player selected since Bill Green went No. 8 overall to the Boston Celtics all the way back in 1963. An strong fifth and final season of college basketball, which showcased the massive improvement he made since transferring from Colorado, has Clifford at or near the end of the lottery in most mock drafts and big boards.

1 week ago | denvergazette.com | Tyler King

Colorado’s return to the Big 12 was filled with several first-time road games. The 2025 season will be much of the same, and it begins with the conference opener on a Friday night. The Buffaloes will take on Houston for just the second time in program history and the first as conference opponents. The teams met in the 1971 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, a 29-17 Buffs win. But this will be CU’s first trip to TDECU Stadium and Houston’s campus and it will come on Sept. 12 (5:30 p.m. ESPN).

1 week ago | denvergazette.com | Tyler King

If the transfer portal is open, Deion Sanders and Colorado are going to find a way to get impact players — no matter the time of year. While the majority of programs around the country get their transfer portal shopping done in the winter, the Buffaloes have been known to pick up key contributors after spring practices and leading into the summer since Coach Prime stepped on campus.

2 weeks ago | denvergazette.com | Tyler King

Last year, Deion Sanders and Colorado welcomed FCS powerhouse North Dakota State to Folsom Field. This year, another traditional FCS power in Delaware will make its way to Boulder. But by the time they arrive, the Blue Hens won’t be an FCS program anymore. Best known for sending six quarterbacks to the NFL, Delaware is embarking on its first season as an FBS program in 2025 as new members of Conference USA.

2 weeks ago | denvergazette.com | Tyler King

The Nuggets hit their head on their ceiling. The top-seeded Thunder sent the Nuggets into the offseason with a 125-93 blowout win in Game 7 at Paycom Center Sunday. Here are three takeaways from Denver's season-ending defeat:The Nuggets led by 11 midway through the first quarter and had Colorado believing. But the Thunder closed the half on an 18-5 run to take a 14-point lead into intermission.