Colorado’s depth at key position would be deployed ‘in a perfect world’
Star depth at a key position would be deployed by Colorado football head coach Deion Sanders “in a perfect world” according to Buffaloes Wire’s Matt Wadleigh — who finds it surprising Cormani McClain, specifically, hasn’t been called upon with the absence of Travis Hunter and the uncertain injury status of Shilo Sanders following a hospital visit after Oregon blew out the Buffs 42-6.
“In a perfect world, five-star cornerback Cormani McClain would slot right in and get the playing time, but he has barely played this season in what has been a bit of a surprise,” Wadleigh wrote.
Judging by Coach Prime’s statement on McClain on September 27, it might not be surprising to see McClain continue on his less-than-promising 2023 trajectory.
Coach Prime kept it extremely real when asked what exactly 5-star CB Cormani McClain needs to do to in order to see the field ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/KHqa11qXwh
— RK (@RyanKoenigsberg) September 26, 2023
“Study and prepare,” Sanders said when asked what McClain could do to see the field more. “Be on time for meetings, show up to the darn meetings. Understand what we’re doing as a scheme. Want to play this game. Desire to play this game. Desire to be the best at this game at practice, in the film room and on your own free time. You do know I check film time from each player up on the week. Thursday, I need film time from the whole staff so I can see who’s preparing. And that’s just not about Cormani. It’s about a multitude of them. So, if I don’t see that you would be a fool to put somebody out there who’s unprepared.”
Cormani McClain could look to transfer from Colorado football: Analyst
BuffsBeat’s Josh Tolle believes that the back-and-forth between McClain and the polarizing Colorado football head coach could force the ex-Miami commit to consider looking elsewhere to continue his collegiate career.
“Sanders got McClain as the highest-ranked player in CU’s 2023 recruiting class,” Tolle prefaced before saying, “He originally committed to Miami, but wanted to follow in Prime’s footsteps as a ‘generational talent.’ McClain is also listed a top ten all-time defensive back from Lakeland HS in Florida, but might be looking elsewhere by the tone of his comments.”
It’d be a substantial loss, sure, but there’s likely going to be a mile-long line for recruits around the country to replace the Lakeland product in the Rocky Mountains.