Freddie Banks served as CSU's defensive coordinator for the last three seasons but will not return for the 2025 season.

Nuer Gatkuoth is a high-potential defensive end who battled injury in 2024 and now he says he'll transfer from CSU.

The Colorado Buffaloes' defense ... Last season, under defensive coordinator Charles Kelly, the Buffs were among the worst in college football in pressuring opposing offenses.