Colorado center Hank Zilinskas enters NCAA transfer portal

Colorado center Hank Zilinskas entered the NCAA transfer portal, according to On3’s Pete Nakos. He’s been with Buffaloes for four seasons.

Zilinskas had a quality season, helping Colorado to a 9-4 record in 2024. He allowed no quarterback hits and only one sack on 104 pass blocking attempts according to PFF.

As a member of the Class of 2021, Zilinskas was a three-star recruit out of Englewood (Colo.) Cherry Creek, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He was the No. 15 overall prospect in the state, the No. 159 interior offensive lineman in the class and the No. 1,756 overall prospect in the class.

To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire.

Hank Zilinskas entering NCAA transfer portal

With Zilinskas gone, Deion Sanders will have to reshuffle the offensive line going into 2025, a new era for Colorado with other departures like Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter.

Now that the Buffs have tasted a bit of success under Coach Prime’s guadance, a standard has been set for the Colorado football program. Sanders understands his team is expected to perform under the lights, and touched on that fact after the 36-14 loss vs. BYU in the Alamo Bowl.

“We’ve established expectation, so now you expect us to perform a certain way,” Sanders said postgame. “You expect us to win. You expect us to be exciting. You expect us to be a lot more disciplined than we displayed today. You just have expectations of us now. That’s what we’ve established.”