Colorado Buffaloes, Deion Sanders Lose Recruit to Cincinnati Bearcats.
Colorado · CincinnatiThe Colorado Buffaloes have done an admirable job in keeping their recruiting class intact, but have now lost a key wide receiver commit in their 2027 class. The Colorado Buffaloes have kept most of their 2027 recruiting class together into November.
They have one more month before coach Deion Sanders and the staff officially lock in their incoming freshman class during the NCAA's early signing period. Yet the Buffaloes sustained one notable loss on the recruiting trail on the evening of Nov. 5.
This move also came before Colorado heads to Tempe to take on Arizona State. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect
Ferdinand, who stars for Palm Beach Lakes High, became a three-star addition to the Buffaloes following his June 26 decision to commit. Colorado beat out North Carolina State, Pittsburgh, UCF and even Cincy for Ferdinand.
KEY POINTS
- Colorado Buffaloes, Deion Sanders Lose Recruit to Cincinnati Bearcats.
- Oct 31, 2026; Boulder, Colorado, USA; Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders reacts in the fourth quarter against the Kansas State Wildcats at Folsom Field.
- Colorado has lost wide receiver Ryan Ferdinand to a commitment flip, except the West Palm Beach, Florida, native will remain in the Big 12 Conference and choose the Cincinnati Bearcats.
- "In October, Ferdinand told 247Sports that Cincinnati was among the schools still reaching out to him, even as he publicly reaffirmed his Colorado commitment during the Buffaloes' rough start to the season," Blostein said.