Former Colorado OC Mike Sanford offers unbiased info on Colorado transfers amid portal drama

Former Colorado offensive coordinator and interim head coach Mike Sanford has offered to speak to any coach interested in recruiting any potential former Buffaloes players in the NCAA Transfer Portal. His tweet comes amidst a mass exodus in Boulder, Colo., as over 50 players have departed the program.

“If any Coaches want unbiased info on any of the CU players in the Portal, shoot me a DM with your number and I’ll call you,” Sanford tweeted. “I’ll shoot you straight…I have no dog in the fight!”

If any Coaches want unbiased info on any of the CU players in the Portal, shoot me a DM with your number and I’ll call you. I’ll shoot you straight…I have no dog in the fight!

— Mike Sanford (@Coach_Sanford2) May 2, 2023

Deion Sanders arrival as head coach of the Buffaloes came with the proclamation that he was going to change the program. One of the ways he said he was going to do that was by cleaning house.

He has done that and then some with the transfer portal. Very few players appear to be save from Sanders asking them to leave as statistical leaders from last season, legacy players and even players he recruiting in the transfer portal in the winter have all entered in the April opening of the portal.

The On3 Transfer Portal Rankings has Colorado acquiring 35 players in the transfer portal and having 56 players leave this year. The team ranks second in the country in the rankings with only Pac-12 rivals USC ranking ahead of them.

The Buffaloes landed two players Monday in former Florida State cornerback Omarion Cooper and former Auburn wideout Tar’Varish Dawson.

Mike Sanford was the offensive coordinator for Colorado this past season before being promoted to interim head coach after Karl Dorrell was fired.

Track transfer portal activity

While the NCAA transfer portal database is private, the On3 Network has streamlined the reporting process tracking player movement.

If you find yourself asking, ‘How can I track transfer portal activity?’ our well-established network of reporters and contacts across college athletics keeps you up to speed in several ways, from articles written about players as they enter and exit the transfer portal or find their new destination, to our social media channels, to the On3 Transfer Portal.

The transfer portal wire provides a real-time feed of player activity, including basic player profile information, transfer portal ranking and original On3 Consensus recruiting ranking, as well as NIL valuation (name, image and likeness).

The On3 Transfer Portal Instagram account and senior national college football reporter Matt Zenitz’s Twitter account are excellent resources to stay up to date with the latest moves.