Colorado is losing another football player.
Running back Alton McCaskill, who transferred to the Buffaloes from the University of Houston ahead of the 2023 season, is entering the transfer portal. ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported the news on Twitter/X on Wednesday.
“Colorado tailback Alton McCaskill tells ESPN that he’s entering the NCAA transfer portal,” Thamel reported. “McCaskill earned AAC Rookie of the Year honors in 2021 while at Houston, running for 961 yards and grabbing 113 receiving yards. He’ll have two years eligibility.”
Colorado tailback Alton McCaskill (@AltonMcaskillIV) tells ESPN that he’s entering the NCAA transfer portal. McCaskill earned AAC Rookie of the Year honors in 2021 while at Houston, running for 961 yards and grabbing 113 receiving yards. He’ll have two years eligibility. pic.twitter.com/TlQTDiWP2F
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) April 18, 2024
This has been a theme for Colorado this offseason. That was an observation of college football fans and observers on Wednesday night.
Deion kept saying that he’d have a big impact. He had almost none and is now gone.
Hype over substance again in Boulder. https://t.co/j7Qipto9HK
— Jake Shapiro (@Shapalicious) April 18, 2024
Last year’s Louis (Deion’s words, not mine) is flooding this year’s market https://t.co/0mLNLdGlI1
— Bud Elliott (@BudElliott3) April 18, 2024
Hope Prime kept the receipts on his Louis luggage. Maybe he’s going with Samsonite this year https://t.co/MsBycCuV0w
— CTS is B1G (febu) 🦆🇱🇸 (@BackRoll23) April 18, 2024
This portal window has been brutal so far 😢
Best wishes @AltonMcaskillIV!!! https://t.co/b2fRcrqdmY
— Sko Buffs Sports (@SBS_CU) April 18, 2024
What the hell happened this Spring in Boulder? https://t.co/X3Bnh8NylF
— Ten12 Podcast Network (@Ten12Network) April 18, 2024
Colorado gonna have a team this year? https://t.co/eOXsslJYue
— Michael Boston (@michaelkboston) April 18, 2024
McCaskill had a limited impact on the field for the Buffaloes. He transferred to Colorado after Sanders was hired and missed the early portion of the 2023 season. Then, after seeing limited action in four games (he had a total of 14 carries), McCaskill suggested that he not play any more that season, an idea Sanders was on board with.
“In late October, he asked Sanders if he could sit out the rest of the season and redshirt,” Brian Howell of Buff Zone wrote in February. “Sanders was all for the move, knowing it could pay off in the future.”
Following his tremendous freshman season at Houston in 2021, McCaskill missed the entire 2022 season after suffering a torn ACL that spring.
[Pete Thamel on Twitter/X]
