Colorado has signed Liberty transfer quarterback Kaidon Salter, sources told ESPN on Wednesday.

The Buffaloes are bringing in one of the most successful dual-threat quarterbacks in college football to compete for the chance to be Shedeur Sanders’ successor in 2025. Salter started 29 games for the Flames and was named Conference USA MVP in 2023 while leading the program to a 13-1 season.

Salter has one more season of eligibility. He will compete with five-star freshman Julian Lewis, the No. 2 recruit in the 2025 ESPN 300, for the starting role as Colorado looks to replace Sanders, the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year and potential first overall draft pick.

Salter has totaled 6,438 yards of offense and 66 touchdowns in his two seasons in Liberty coach Jamey Chadwell’s spread-option system. He has rushed for 1,676 yards since 2023, second among FBS quarterbacks behind Army’s Bryson Daily (2,433).

In 2023, Salter led the first perfect regular season in Liberty history, throwing a school-record 32 touchdown passes. The Flames won the Conference USA title in their first season in the league and earned a New Year’s Six bowl bid in the Fiesta Bowl against Oregon. Liberty was ranked 25th in the latest AP poll after a 45-6 loss to the Ducks.

Salter threw for 1,886 yards, rushed for 587 yards and scored 22 total touchdowns during an 8-3 run for the Flames this season. The Cedar Hill, Texas, native announced Dec. 2 that he was planning on transferring and visited Syracuse before deciding to play for coach Deion Sanders and the Buffaloes.

After a groundbreaking 9-3 season and No. 23 in the College Football Playoff rankings, Colorado is looking to rebuild its roster through the transfer portal as two-way star Travis Hunter, the Sanders and Heisman Trophy winner, moves to the NFL.

The Buffaloes signed former Alabama defensive lineman Jehiem Oatis, the No. 1 defensive player in ESPN’s transfer rankings, earlier this week and also secured commitments from tight end Zach Atkins (Northwest Missouri State), offensive lineman Carter Miller (UL Monroe) and linebacker backup Reginald Hughes (Jacksonville State) and kicker Buck Buchanan (Louisiana Tech).

The Buffaloes will face No. 17 BYU in the Valero Alamo Bowl on Dec. 28. The Big 12 opponents did not meet during the regular season and were part of a four-way battle for first place in the league standings.