Colorado is headed to Frisco next week with Deion Sanders front and center.
The Buffaloes will be part of the first day of the 2026 Monster Energy Big 12 Football Media Days on Tuesday, July 7, at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, with Coach Prime joined by quarterback Julian Lewis, wide receiver Danny Scudero, tight end Zach Atkins and defensive backs Ben Finneseth, Naeten Mitchell and Cree Thomas.
Colorado is scheduled alongside Arizona State, Baylor, BYU, UCF, Houston, Oklahoma State and Texas Tech as the Big 12 begins its annual run-up to the season. Both days of the event will air live on ESPNU from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. MT and will also be simulcast on Big 12 Studios, with portions of Tuesday’s coverage airing on ESPN2.
Sanders’ day will be busy. He is set for appearances with national outlets, digital platforms and conference partners, including a main-stage spot from 11:20-11:35 a.m.
MT and a coaches roundtable from 12:40-1 p.m. MT.
The Buffaloes’ players will also make the media rounds throughout the day, with scheduled stops on TNT/Bleacher Report, FOX, ESPN, Big 12 Studios, The Athletic, Big 12 Radio/TuneIn, CBS Video and other platforms.
The Big 12 will use the event to honor the late Adam Munsterteiger, the longtime BuffStampede.com founder, publisher and Colorado beat writer who covered the program for more than two decades. Munsterteiger died in May and was a familiar figure around CU football to fans, coaches, student-athletes and media members.
Colorado’s season opens Thursday, Sept. 3, at Georgia Tech, then the Buffs return to Folsom Field for their home opener on Saturday, Sept. 12, against Weber State.
For the 2026 season, fans can buy season tickets, two-game packages and single-game tickets.
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Carters recruitment has only just started to take shape, but Colorado is already involved early and has gotten him on campus for workouts. For a program that has seen enough uncertainty at the position to prioritize specialists again, that kind of early contact matters. The Buffaloes are not just chasing an insurance policy for the present, either, because the aim is to keep the kicking pipeline stable well beyond the immediate roster cycle. [Read more 🡒]
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The more telling wrinkle is the drop in renewals, which has slipped to 78.3 percent after sitting near 98 percent in previous years. CU still expects to finish with more season tickets sold than it did before Sanders took over, but this marks a new test for the business side of the boom in Boulder and a reminder that even in a heightened era, maintaining momentum can be harder than creating it. [Read more 🡒]