2025 Colorado Predictions on the HG
Jake Wimberly
Ross Gaskin Contributing:
What’s to like:
With the exiting of a lot of great players including QB Shedeur Sanders, Coach Prime did his thing and got the Buffalos a shiny new QB. Coach Sanders got star QB Kaidon Salter to transfer to Colorado from Liberty. In his 2 seasons as the starter at Liberty, Kaidon Salter threw for 4,762 yards and 47 TDs while adding 1,668 yards and 19 TDs on the ground.
The Buffalo offense was great last season due to the play from Shedeur Sanders, and now that he is gone, a lot of things will look different. However, Kaidon Salter is a terrific talent, so don’t expect Colorado to slow down at all.
What’s not to like:
The problem heading into the 2025 football season is painfully obvious for the Colorado Buffaloes. The heart and soul of the Buffs will be headed to the NFL with most notable players being Travis Hunter, Shedeur and Shilo Sanders, and a plethora of WRs. While Coach Prime did hit the portal hard, it will be next to impossible to replace these guys.
Also, the core of Coach Prime’s offense, with Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders, will both be drafted in the 1st round of the coming Draft. Coach Prime and the Colorado Buffaloes will have to make serious decisions and adjustments if they want to have the same offensive outputs as last season.
What does the Hourglass say?
Colorado- Big 12 (5-7)
Power ranking 89.05. 5th toughest schedule in the Big 12.
2025 Colorado Analytics
National recruiting rating (three year metric): #38- outside the boundary of a National Championship Roster.
National Coaching Ranking:
Deion Sanders- 53rd in Power 5 and 14th in the Big 12.
2024 coaching value= 5 (average 2025 Power 5 coaching value=9.3) Deion Sanders ranks about middle of the pack for coaches in the Power 5.
ODE analytics 2024 Nationally:
Offensive Ranking: 21st
Defensive Ranking: 26th
Quarterback Play: Salter- ranked 23rd in the Power 4, 8th in the Big 12; 2024 QB value= 15.8 (Power 4 average- 14.41).
Impact Ball Catcher Metric: Colorado has an Impact Ball Catcher Metric of 2. This puts the Buffs on the lower end for the Big 12 in this metric.
From Vegas:
Colorado ATS in 2024: 9-4
Colorado at home: 5-1
Colorado on the road: 4-2
Colorado neutral site: 0-1
Final thoughts:
It will be extremely tough for the Buffs in the 2025 season. They are losing so much talent, and Coach Prime will be coaching in college for the first time without his son and star QB Shedeur Sanders. They will also be without the Heisman winner Travis Hunter who was their star WR and their star CB. It will be an uphill battle for Colorado, but if Coach Prime can keep his herd of Buffaloes moving forward, they can recover and be dominant.
2025 Schedule analysis:
Projected Hourglass W/L record: Games in red denote games that could be a one possession game or even a different outcome than projection.
Editors Note: All photos courtesy of 247sports.com
