Isaiah Augustave, who led the Colorado Buffaloes in rushing in 2024, is no longer with the program.
Scott Proctor of DNVR was first to report Wednesday that Augustave has moved on and BuffZone confirmed that report through sources. It’s unclear why the junior has left the team.
Safety Savion Riley and tight end Sam Hart are also no longer with the team.
Augustave had been with the Buffs throughout the offseason and the first few weeks of spring football. He participated in practice on April 1, but has not been seen in the videos posted by Well Off Media from the three practices since.
A transfer from Arkansas last year, the 6-foot-2, 210-pound Augustave emerged as CU’s top running back. He led CU with 85 carries for 384 yards and four touchdowns, averaging 4.5 yards per carry.
Augustave was expected to be the front-runner for the starting job this year, but he is now the first of last year’s scholarship backs to leave the team. The other four scholarship backs from 2024 – Dallan Hayden, Brandon Hood, Charlie Offerdahl and Micah Welch – are all competing this spring.
Walk-ons Titus Bautista and Christian Sarem are also competing at running back.
Riley came to CU last year after playing two seasons at Vanderbilt and spending the 2024 spring at Miami. He recorded 12 tackles in nine games, mostly playing on special teams.
Hart transferred to CU from Ohio State last year. The Cherokee Trail High School graduate played in the first six games before suffering a season-ending injury. He caught one pass for a 1-yard loss.
