Coach Prime Pulls a Masterstroke as Colorado Secures 4 Key Transfers Within Hours, Including Nick Saban’s Defensive Gem Anquin Barnes

The Buffs suffered 4-8 in Coach Prime’s first season as the head coach. But let the past remain in the past because a new chapter is about to unfold. The Buffs HC is serious in his recruitment process as more players commit to Colorado. 

The Deion Sanders effect is real! Despite a below-average performance, he still manages to get top players to commit to the program. He has been telling his viewers that he had plans on recruitment and his statement is getting clear as they bagged four more transfers. And three of them are 4-star prospects.

Colorado’s transfer portal power rises as they get four more commits 

Colorado fortified their offensive line recently bagging even a 5-star OT Jordan Seaton. But now Coach Prime Deion Sanders is taking his recruitment a notch further as he brings more elite players to prepare for the 2024 season. The HC added four major players to the Buffs roster, including a QB and three 4-star transfers. 

Former LSU DE Quency Wiggins, Alabama defensive tackle Anquin Barnes, TCU receiver Cordale Russell, and Vanderbilt QB Walter Taylor committed to Coach Prime in a matter of hours. With their arrival, Colorado has now bagged a total of 14 transfers since December 9, including five offensive linemen. 

A brief dig into Colorado’s newest commits

Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffs are about to enter the 2024 season armed with one of the best rosters. Here is a brief introduction of the four newest Buffs members. 

• Quench Wiggins – LSU, Defensive end

Wiggins is a 6’6 4-star recruit who played two seasons with the LSU Tigers. He was the 2022 No. 1 prospect in Louisiana and the No. 9 DL in the nation. 

• Anquin Barnes – Alabama, Defensive tackle

It’s rare to see a player from a top program commit to a lower-tier program but Barnes is an exception. The 4-star prospect played at Alabama for three seasons and was listed on the program’s depth chart as the top 3 nose guard. 

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• Cordale Russell – TCU, Receiver

The 6’4 receiver was a freshman at TCU and is rated the No. 18 receiver prospect in the nation and the No. 19 overall player in Texas.

• Walter Taylor, Vanderbilt, Quarterback

Taylor joined Vanderbilt in 2022 and redshirted the same year. This season, he played five games, accounting for 5-of-15 passes for 44 yards and a touchdown. The 6’7 new QB addition holds the record as the tallest QB in the Buffs’ history. 

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