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One of the brightest stars of Saturday’s spring football game is leaving the Colorado Buffaloes.
Junior Montana Lemonious-Craig posted a letter on social media Sunday thanking the CU community for his time in Boulder. Although Lemonious-Craig never actually wrote that he was transferring, the letter reads goodbye, and multiple BuffZone sources confirmed that Lemonious-Craig is planning to transfer.
I am writing to express my heartfelt thanks to the entire University of Colorado community for the incredible opportunity I have had to attend this prestigious institution in Boulder, Co., Lemonious-Craig wrote.
After thanking the faculty, staff, peers and teammates, Lemonious-Craig added that I am proud to be a part of this community. I want to thank the University of Colorado again for making my college experience truly unforgettable.
Also on Sunday, redshirt freshman receiver Chase Sowell announced he would transfer and JuJuan Johnson, a four-star recruit in the 2024 class, decommitted from the Buffs.
Lemonious-Craig unofficially caught six passes for 169 yards, including a 98-yard touchdown, in Saturday’s spring game at Folsom Field.
Last season, he led the Buffs with 23 catches and finished second in receiving yards (359) and touchdowns (three). He caught the game-winning touchdown pass from JT Shrout in the Buffs’ 20-13 overtime win over California last season.
While with the Buffs, Lemonious-Craig played in 25 games and caught 33 passes for 482 yards and five touchdowns.
First-year CU head coach Deion Sanders has reviewed the roster and repeatedly said more changes are coming. Lemonious-Craigs’ departure is surprising, however, given the production he had this spring and his relationship with a new staff and new quarterback Shedeur Sanders.
After Saturday’s spring game, Shedeur Sanders was asked about building a relationship with Lemonious-Craig.
It was a lot of fun, Sanders said. He just understood the relationship I have with Travis (Hunter), also on the field like deep balls and you understand it’s a new offense. So the new offense is going to have pros and cons and things that we’re going to struggle with. So when we got together, we were working during Spring Break. Just maintain a good relationship with each other and keep talking on and off the court and then on game day he will show up.
The most important thing in a quarterback/receiver relationship is trust. That’s all. If I trust him and know, okay, no matter what, he’s not going to let anybody pick my ball, then the catches go up and Montana knows that too. So he got up today.
As it turns out, the spring game will be Lemonious-Craigs’ last with the Buffs. He has two seasons of eligibility remaining.
Sowell caught two passes for 23 yards as a true freshman last season but played in just four games before suffering a season-ending injury. He has four years of eligibility remaining.
Johnson, an athlete at Lafayette Christian (La.) Academy, committed to the Buffs on Feb. 4. He said CU remains one of his top schools, but he’s choosing to open up his recruitment at this time.
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