It did not take lengthy for the Colorado Buffaloes to make a drastic change at quarterback.
On Tuesday, ESPN faculty soccer insider Pete Thamel reported that Ryan Staub, who entered the season as Colorado’s third-string quarterback, has supplanted Kaidon Salter and Julian Lewis because the group’s starter forward of Friday’s Huge 12 opener in opposition to Houston (2-0).
The choice does not come as an entire shock after Staub entered Week 2’s 31-7 win over Delaware with underneath a minute remaining within the first half and orchestrated a landing drive.
Staub performed the whole second half and completed 7-of-10 for 157 yards and two touchdowns.
As Thamel famous, Staub began as soon as for Colorado in 2023 rather than an injured Shedeur Sanders, a 23-17 loss to Utah. Staub was 17-of-24 (70.8 p.c) for 195 yards and a landing.
Whereas Staub has confirmed dependable, Sanders’ determination to roll with him rather than Salter, who opened the season because the group’s beginning quarterback, and five-star freshman Lewis, reveals a stunning lack of endurance in his high two quarterbacks.
It speaks to the Professional Soccer Corridor of Famer’s urgency in his third season as Colorado head coach.
The Buffaloes are No. 83 in scoring (25.5 factors per recreation) and No. 90 in whole offense (351.5 yards per recreation) by way of two video games. Salter has accomplished 68.2 p.c of his go makes an attempt however solely led three landing drives in 14 possessions.
Lewis seemed like a real freshman in his temporary outing. It’s simple to grasp why Sanders would like to go along with the veteran Staub as a substitute of constructing Lewis’ first begin Colorado’s Huge 12 street opener.
It’s nonetheless not a really perfect scenario for the Buffaloes of their first season since 2022 with out Shedeur Sanders as their beginning quarterback.
Colorado (1-1) wants one in all its three quarterbacks to take possession of the beginning position for it to make consecutive bowl appearances for the primary time since 2004-05. Enjoying musical chairs isn’t a profitable philosophy.
Staub will get an opportunity to clinch the beginning gig for the remainder of the season, however primarily based on the short hook Sanders gave Salter and Lewis, the carousel probably isn’t performed spinning.
