Between Colorado and Colorado State, the collective football coaching staffs are allotted 170 scholarships in a season, 85 per team, to fill their rosters with players from far and wide.
“We have to recruit nationally,” CSU coach Mike Bobo said, echoing the long-term strategies of coaches Mike MacIntyre (CU) and Troy Calhoun (Air Force) during the dog-days of summer recruiting.
The chase to reload with the best possible talent?
Heating up like you might not believe.
With about five months left until the next early signing period Dec. 19, the state’s two largest universities have combined to offer 358 football scholarships to 2019 prospects — CU with 189 and CSU with 169 — according to 247 Sports as of late Friday.