Colorado Buffaloes left tackle Jordan Seaton left the team’s 37-20 victory over the Wyoming Cowboys with an ankle injury, and it’s unclear how long the former 5-star out of IMG Academy will be out.
The Denver Post’s Sean Keeler challenged Kaidon Salter (390 all-purpose yards, four TDs), who took over the QB1 role in the Wyoming win, to pick up the leadership role that Seaton held before potentially missing time.
“Someone had to take the reins of the Buffs offensively. Someone had to be the loudest voice in the huddle. Someone had to tell uncomfortable truths. Someone had to be the guy where the buck stops. Especially if left tackle Jordan Seaton needs time to heal up,” Keeler wrote.
“You hope health finds Seaton, who watched the second half in sweats on the sideline. That it finds guard Zy Crisler. And Simeon Price, the Buffs’ most productive back in short-yardage situations.”
By all accounts, Salter has officially taken the QB1 reins back from Ryan Staub, who started for the Buffs in their 36-20 loss to the Houston Cougars after playing the hero in the team’s 31-7 win over the Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens. He’s also seemingly taken over the vocal leadership role Shedeur Sanders had with the offense during his record-breaking two seasons at CU.
That’s what a quarterback acts like. So is having 304 passing yards and three touchdown tosses, and as Keeler pointed out, notably giving instruction to Micah Welch after a second half fumble.
Salter must now lead. With Seaton on the shelf, he’ll have to be creative in the pocket with increased pressure from his blind side.
Help, or rather, leadership, has arrived. Albeit three weeks later than anyone would’ve hoped.