Takeaways from Colorado football spring game
From a strong secondary to an exciting offense, key takeaways as Colorado's 2026 spring football game.
Colorado football concluded its 2026 spring camp Saturday afternoon with its annual spring game. The Buffs scrimmaged for just over an hour, putting their new offense and several new players on display for fans. Many performances stood out , but overall, the program appears to be in a good place entering Deion Sanders' fourth season at the helm.
Following a 3-9 season, it was important for the program to show improvement in multiple areas, even if only in a spring game. Those improvements were evident, especially with the intangibles like player leadership and coaching. Here are a few takeaways from Colorado's 2026 Black and Gold spring game.
The secondary looks like the real deal The revamped Colorado secondary jumped off the tape early. Tackling was a major positive from the group, with safeties Boo Carter and Randon Fontenette making impressive tackles for loss. Freshman cornerback Maurice Williams capped off the day with a diving interception of quarterback Issac Wilson.
Safety Ben Finneseth told the media early this week that he thinks the secondary could be the best position group on the team, and on Saturday, they looked the part. Julian Lewis is still QB1 Both Isaac Wilson and Julian Lewis led solid drives downfield, but only Lewis finished it off with a touchdown. Wilson seemed like a good mobile option, especially in Brennan Marion's Go-Go offense, but he missed a couple of throws that would have been touchdowns.