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FORT COLLINS — The CSU Rams are on the hunt for a new defensive coordinator, multiple sources confirmed to The Denver Post on Wednesday, as incumbent Freddie Banks will be leaving the program. A representative from CSU declined to comment on Banks’ future, but sources close to the football program confirmed his departure early Wednesday afternoon. Banks, 36, joined Rams coach Jay Norvell’s staff before the 2022 season. Related Articles College Sports | CSU Rams football early National Signing Day class of 2025 College Sports | National Signing Day: Where Colorado high school football stars in Class of 2025 are going College Sports | College football bowl projections: National experts predict CU Buffs, CSU Rams postseason games College Sports | Keeler: CSU Rams’ Jay Norvell doesn’t need new offensive play-caller, ex-AD Jack Graham says.

Step aside, Jason Alexander. The “Seinfeld” universe just got itself another thespian. Former Broncos quarterback John Elway appeared in a Topps/Omaha Productions spot promoting the 2024 Topps MLS Chrome series released Wednesday. The general conceit of the ad: What (kinda) happened when the New York Yankees opted to draft Elway in the second round of the 1981 MLB Amateur Draft? Elway, of course, plays himself.

Early National Signing Day took place Wednesday. Here’s a look at which football players have signed with the Colorado State Rams. CSU Rams signing day roster Player School Pos. Stars* Kentez Allen Eagles Landing (Ga.) OL *** Caden Branston Liberty (Ariz.) DL *** Brock Camp Hickman (Mo.) TE *** Dylan Freebury Palos Verdes (Ca.) K – D’Angelo Hagans Jr. Silverado (Nev.) DB *** Javion Kinnard Pearl-Cohn (Tenn.) RB – Antoine Martin Jr. Iowa Colony (Texas) WR *** Jackson Murray Horizon (Ariz.) DL *** Sione Netane Saint Francis (Calif.) OL *** John Smith Sterling-Baytown (Texas) DB – Nathan Sutcliffe Australia P – Clarence Taylor Pleasant Grove (Ala.) WR *** Cannon Valenzuela Jacksboro (Texas) LB *** Related Articles College Sports | CSU Rams defensive coordinator Freddie Banks leaving program, sources say College Sports | National Signing Day: Where Colorado high school football stars in Class of 2025 are going College Sports | College football bowl projections: National experts predict CU Buffs, CSU Rams postseason games College Sports | Keeler: CSU Rams’ Jay Norvell doesn’t need new offensive play-caller, ex-AD Jack Graham says.

Early National Signing Day took place Wednesday. Here’s a look at which football players have signed with the Colorado Buffaloes. CU Buffs signing day roster Mobile users, tap here to see the chart. Player School Pos. Stars* TJ Branch Miami Northwestern (Fla.) S *** Zayne DeSouza Loveland HS (Colo.) TE *** Quannell Farrakhan Jr. North Shore (Texas) WR **** Jay Gardenhire West Bloomfield (N. J.) OT *** Quentin Gibson North Crowley (Texas) WR *** Chauncey Gooden Lipscomb Academy (Tenn.) G **** Corbin Laisure Science Hill (Tenn.) TE *** Julian Lewis Carrollton (Ga.) QB **** Alexander McPherson IMG Academy (Fla.) DT *** London Merritt IMG Academy (Fla.) DE **** Carde Smith Williamson (Ala.) OT *** Mantrez Walker Buford (Ga.) LB *** Adrian Wilson Weiss (Ala.) WR **** Related Articles College Sports | National Signing Day: Where Colorado high school football stars in Class of 2025 are going College Sports | How Loveland star Zayne DeSouza morphed from an out-of-shape, unmotivated lineman into a CU tight end commit College Sports | Broncos WR Courtland Sutton stumps for CU Buffs’ Travis Hunter to win Heisman Trophy: “The kid is special” College Sports | College football bowl projections: National experts predict CU Buffs, CSU Rams postseason games College Sports | AP college football poll, Week 14: CU Buffs climb up three spots, Oregon still No.

The arrival of National Signing Day in Colorado came with a familiar theme on Wednesday: Exodus. As in, a whole lot of Colorado high school football players will be playing for college programs outside the Centennial State next fall. Only one of the top 10 recruits in the 247Sports composite rankings signed on the dotted line with an in-state FBS program during the first day of the early signing period: Loveland’s Zayne DeSouza, the No.

BUFFALO — One day after capping one of the best comebacks in Colorado Avalanche history with the game-winning goal, Artturi Lehkonen learned he’ll have the opportunity to play for his country in the first best-on-best men’s international event in nine years. Lehkonen joined Mikko Rantanen on Finland’s roster Wednesday for the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off, which will be held in February in Montreal and Boston.