Colorado freshman cornerback Cormani McClain goes through a drill during a workout on the Boulder, Colo., campus in July of 2023. McClain came to CU as a five-star recruit from Lakeland, Fla. (University of Colorado Athletics) LAS VEGAS – There are growing pains that every freshman must go through in college football. Not even the blue chip prospects are immune. The Colorado Buffaloes are excited about the potential of true freshman cornerback Cormani McClain, a five-star recruit from Lakeland, Fla., but the adjustment to high altitude has been rough at times. “Cormani’s funny,” CU quarterback Shedeur Sanders said at Pac-12 media day on Friday.