It was actually a contented vacation weekend for the Colorado soccer group.
The Buffaloes added a pair of four-star receivers to their 2023 recruiting class, together with one of many prime transfers.
On Sunday, former South Florida standout Jimmy Horn Jr. introduced his dedication to the Buffaloes. Horn is rated because the No. 11 receiver on this yr’s switch class by 247Sports.com, which has him as a four-star recruit.
In two seasons at USF, Horn caught 67 passes for 959 yards (14.3 yards per catch) and 4 touchdowns. This yr, he caught 37 passes for 551 yards and three touchdowns and in addition had a kickoff return for landing.
Horn picked CU over Houston and in addition had curiosity from Penn State and Texas A&M, amongst others. The 5-foot-9, 170-pound Horn was a three-star prospect popping out of Seminole (Fla.) Excessive Faculty in 2021.
“I simply wanna thank all of the coaches that’s gave me a chance out the portal,” Horn wrote on Twitter. “Houston and Colorado been true to me from the leap man however all through all this prayer my coronary heart led me right here. I’m prepared for this new legacy.”
CU introduced on Saturday that Omarion Miller, a 6-foot-2, 200-pound receiver from North Caddo (La.) Excessive Faculty, has signed a nationwide letter of intent.
Miller picked CU over Nebraska and LSU. He had 9 affords general, together with from Arkansas, Miami, Mississippi State and West Virginia.
Rated a prime 45 receiver within the 2023 class by most recruiting providers, Miller initially dedicated to LSU on Aug. 2, 2021. He decommitted in Could and verbally dedicated to Nebraska on July 5.
In three seasons on varsity at North Caddo, Miller caught 154 passes for 3,492 yards and 43 touchdowns. In 2021, he caught 76 passes for 1,502 yards and 20 touchdowns.
As a senior this yr, he caught 49 passes for 1,183 yards – averaging 24.1 yards per catch – and 15 touchdowns. He additionally rushed for 193 yards and three touchdowns on 16 carries, returned a kickoff for a landing and picked off two passes on protection, taking one to the top zone for an additional rating.
Among the many 17 highschool recruits in CU’s class, Miller has the second-highest score by 247Sports.com, at 91.27. Solely working again Dylan Edwards has the next score (92.70).
CU has 28 gamers on this recruiting class, together with 11 transfers.
With the addition of Horn, CU’s switch class moved as much as No. 3 within the nationwide rankings on 247Sports. Solely Michigan and Florida have higher-rated switch courses. General, CU’s class, together with highschool recruits and transfers, ranks twenty fourth nationally and fourth within the Pac-12.