One of Colorado’s top transfer additions of the offseason has changed his mind and is no longer planning to play for the Buffaloes.
Florida State linebacker DJ Lundy had originally announced on Christmas Day that he was planning to transfer to CU to play for head coach Deion Sanders. On Wednesday, he announced that he will finish his career where it started, at FSU.
“FOREVER a FSU Seminole,” Lundy wrote on social media. “Appreciation to all the schools who reached out but this is where I’m destined to be.. START to FINISH with the teammates and coaches I LOVE.”
Lundy was highly sought after when he entered the portal because of his production at Florida State. In four seasons with the Seminoles, he’s had 177 tackles, 15 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks in 42 games.
This past season, Lundy helped FSU to a 13-0 regular season, finishing third on the team with 54 tackles, including six tackles for loss and two sacks. He entered the transfer portal on Dec. 13 and did not play in the Seminoles’ 63-3 loss to Georgia in the Orange Bowl on Dec. 30.
Lundy had filled an important need for the Buffs at inside linebacker, but CU will now look at other options.
LaVonta Bentley, a Clemson transfer a year ago, is slated to return after leading CU with 69 tackles, finishing second with 11 tackles for loss and tied for the team lead with five sacks.
There are plenty of questions beyond Bentley, however.
Alabama transfer Demouy Kennedy was highly touted going into last year but was never fully healthy and played sparingly, finishing with 13 tackles. Brendan Gant, a Florida State transfer last year, is out of eligibility, but was limited to four games because of injuries and hopes to get a medical hardship waiver and come back this next season.
The other three linebackers on scholarship are all redshirt freshmen who didn’t appear in any games this past season: Victory Johnson, Morgan Pearson and Kofi Taylor-Barrocks.
