Colorado football recruiting: Buffs let Bay Area star ‘slip through the cracks’

Colorado football let a star Bay Area recruit, Marco Jones, “slip through the cracks” according to the San Roman Valley product’s father, former Buff Anwawn Jones, who explained how his son was disrespected on a recent visit to Folsom Field.

“My son, Marco Jones, was invited to Boulder for the USC game, and he loved it,” Jones said on X. “Four-star LB, son of an alum, unreal game experience, all was gravy… Until they kicked Marco out of the recruit area after the game and said they didn’t know who he was. Marco explained who was. They said he wasn’t on the list and was asked to leave. You kicked my son and his coach out of the facility and didn’t care that they traveled from California. CU Buffs Football – I know it’s busy in Boulder with all of the cool things happening, but know, you treated a true blue chipper and the son of a CU buff like a scrub.

“I’m sad because Marco would have been a great Buff, but the Buffs don’t know who he is. I’m a huge supporter of Deion Sanders, and I love what he’s doing with the program. I’m going to support all of the recruits that come to CU. It’s too bad Marco won’t be one of them. This one must have slipped through the cracks. On 2 The Next.”

‘Unclear’ if Marco Jones was on official Colorado football recruiting visit

Here’s where the details about the situation get murky, and perhaps even absolve the security at Folsom Field. As BuffsBeat’s Josh Tolle points out, there’s a non-zero chance Jones wasn’t in Boulder for an official recruiting visit.

“It’s unclear if Marco Jones was on an official visit,” Tolle prefaced before saying, “He initially received an offer from CU prior to Sanders being hired in Boulder. The top edge rusher in the 2025 recruiting class has taken several trips around the country, including Washington and Oregon. He has also received offers from a few of the major Power Five schools.”

Coach Prime is notoriously tough on recruits, but typically it’s after a poor effort on the football field — this seems like something lost in translation. If Jones really was mistreated notably by someone who knowingly did so, that employee should face disciplinary action.

Let’s hope Deion Sanders does something to make it up to the Joneses soon.