{"id":848495,"date":"2026-04-02T03:06:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T03:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/848495\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T03:06:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T03:06:19","slug":"plenty-of-work-to-do-for-cu-buffs-line-with-new-offensive-system-and-loss-of-star-lt-jordan-seaton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/848495\/","title":{"rendered":"Plenty of work to do for CU Buffs line with new offensive system and loss of star LT Jordan Seaton"},"content":{"rendered":"

BOULDER \u2014 It\u2019s the 6-foot-5, 307-pound, multimillion-dollar question in the Colorado offensive line room.<\/p>\n

How in the world do you replace someone like Jordan Seaton?<\/p>\n

The star left tackle, who was more than happy to adopt the nickname \u201cthe franchise\u201d ahead of the 2025 season, is no longer with the Buffaloes, opting to enter the transfer portal near the end of the lone window to do so this offseason, ultimately ending up with LSU and new coach Lane Kiffin.<\/p>\n

\"\"Colorado offensive tackle Jordan Seaton (77) in the first half of an NCAA football game Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo\/David Zalubowski)<\/p>\n

Deion Sanders\u2019 team was always going to have to rework the offensive line this offseason with multiple starters from last year\u2019s team out of eligibility, but there is a very realistic chance the five starters on the offensive line for Week 1 at Georgia Tech are completely different from the five who started in Week 1 last fall.<\/p>\n

CU is happy with the remaining pieces.<\/p>\n

\u201cGuys have done a phenomenal job,\u201d offensive line coach Gunnar White said. \u201cYahya (Attia) is the glue in the room right now. Between him and Chauncey (Gooden), they\u2019re working together, they\u2019re getting on the same page with the guys and it doesn\u2019t matter where they came from or anything like that. Yahya\u2019s got a unique story, being from Egypt and going to Austria and the NFL Academy (in London). He can relate to different types of people. That\u2019s what helps with the group.\u201d<\/p>\n

Attia is the headliner in a group of five returners up front who could factor into the team\u2019s plans this season.<\/p>\n

Then, there are seven newcomers from the portal, all with varying levels of experience and positional versatility, who have led to a lot of shuffling around this spring as the entire group gets used to how the offensive line as a whole fits into new offensive coordinator Brennan Marion\u2019s \u201cGoGo\u201d system.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re moving guys around, left and right, making sure that they\u2019re versatile and we haven\u2019t named a starter,\u201d White said. \u201cWe gotta have two of them that come out and dominate, at the end of the day, because without that, they\u2019re gonna keep fighting and fighting and fighting until we do name (starters).\u201d<\/p>\n

There was a clear directive in building this offensive line room to find players who have elite size. Six players stand 6-foot-6 or taller, with 6-7 Georgia transfer Bo Hughley and 6-8 California transfer Leon Bell jumping out on the roster, but more so than size, the mentality of the group has shown up in a positive way so far this spring.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got something,\u201d Attia said. \u201cWe\u2019ve got some d-linemen on the o-line. They\u2019re pretty tough; they don\u2019t play about the job, so no matter who\u2019s in their way, we\u2019re (gonna) mess them up. That\u2019s what I like. We gotta get more together. When we get on the same page even more, it\u2019s gonna be on sight.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"Colorado sophomore offensive lineman Yahya Attia (59) warms up before a game against Arizona State on Nov. 22, 2025 at Folsom Field in Boulder. (Tyler King, The Denver Gazette)<\/p>\n

They\u2019re working hard at that, too. The offensive linemen all gathered for a barbecue at Hughley\u2019s house last weekend, but the coaching staff doesn\u2019t care what it is, as long as his players are putting in time trying to create a genuine bond that can translate into a successful offensive line unit.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019ve gotta find ways to make time, other than inside of the building,\u201d White said. \u201cIt\u2019s gotta be outside of the building. Everybody\u2019s gotta hang out. Go to Top Golf, go bowl, go to the movies, whatever it is. When you spend that personal time with them and you build the relationships and there\u2019s a comfort and trust level, you don\u2019t have any issues. But getting to that point and finding a way to make the time, that\u2019s the challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n

Unlike years\u2019 past, this is the group the Buffs will have when they reconvene in the summer ahead of the start of the 2026 season. There is no post-spring transfer portal window, something Coach Prime and his staff have utilized every year since they arrived.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s still a long way to go, but this group has plenty of time before the season opener to become the unit the offense needs to fuel the unit\u2019s success as a whole.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is who we got,\u201d offensive line coach George Hegamin said. \u201cI heard one coach say it the best, we all signed a one-year contract. Let\u2019s be honest about it. That one-year contract basically states, you love me, I love you. You\u2019re gonna be hard on me, I\u2019m gonna be hard on you. It gives us an opportunity to really coach for a year and give the player an opportunity to really develop.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is our foundation. We understand this is gonna be our group. They\u2019re doing a really good job of accepting that and taking that development.\u201d<\/p>\n


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