Colorado left tackle hit the transfer portal
Colorado left tackle Gerad Christian-Lichtenhan hit the transfer portal on Friday.
The 6-foot-10, 315-pound holdover came to Boulder in 2020 and was part of nine players to stay after hearing Deion Sanders’ ‘Louis Luggage’ speech. He has played in 37 games over the past four years as a two-year starter, including CU’s last bowl game.
Christian-Lichtenhan was part of an offensive line that struggled to protect quarterback Shedeur Sanders this year. He was sacked 52 times and eventually suffered a fractured back to end out the season.
Sanders and his staff already needed to address the issue on offense and will need another experienced player to anchor the line. There will be a flood of transfers coming via the portal in a few days. It’s not going to be a surge like last time this year, but will be significant.
Christian-Lichtenhan exits with a year left on the books. We’ll see where he’ll end up come next year. He was the tallest player in Colorado football history, surpassing Nate Solder (OT, 2007-10) and Steve Young (OT, 1974-75), both 6-9, according to CU athletics.
The Colorado Buffaloes and Deion Sanders are not having a great start to the college football offseason. After a 4-8 season, they lost two top quarterback recruits for the 2024 and 2025 cycles. Then the transfer portal opened up and players started putting their names in. Starting offensive lineman Gerad Lichtenhan announced he is entering the transfer portal.
