{"id":149,"date":"2026-05-10T14:04:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T14:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=149"},"modified":"2026-05-10T14:04:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T14:04:12","slug":"balansama-kamara-hoping-to-help-boost-buffaloes-pass-rush-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=149","title":{"rendered":"Balansama Kamara hoping to help boost Buffaloes\u2019 pass rush"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><strong>Getting your Trinity Audio player ready&#8230;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>As he recovered from a knee injury this spring, Colorado safety Ben Finneseth didn\u2019t participate in practices.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=148\">Western Slope police shoot, injure armed man, Colorado officials say<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He did, however, observe a lot and discovered he\u2019s got some company in the leadership department. Included in that group is defensive end Balansama Kamara, a newcomer who isn\u2019t afraid to speak his mind.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s my dawg,\u201d said Finneseth, one of the Buffaloes\u2019 top leaders this year. \u201cWhen things aren\u2019t going right, he\u2019s going to be the first one to say something. He\u2019s going to get in people\u2019s ear about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kamara could also be one of the leaders on the field.<\/p>\n<p>A 6-foot-3, 260-pound defensive end who played the previous two years at Albany, Kamara is part of a big list of transfers hoping to boost a CU pass rush that struggled in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like my effort is everything,\u201d Kamara said during spring practices. \u201cIt\u2019s about how hard I go, and I play with a lot of passion. I feel like that\u2019s the biggest thing when it comes to my game, my effort.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A year ago at Albany, Kamara\u2019s effort led to him earning first-team All-Coastal Athletic Association honors after posting 67 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, seven hurries and three forced fumbles.<\/p>\n<p>The Philadelphia native began his collegiate career with two seasons (2021-22) at Temple. He redshirted in 2021 and played seven games in 2022, posting 15 tackles and half a sack.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kamara then spent one season at Hutchinson (Kansas) Community College before playing the past two years at Albany.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChasing opportunities kept me going,\u201d he said. \u201cUnderstanding that I\u2019ve had my ups and downs and I\u2019m grateful for all of it. I\u2019m forever grateful for the ups and the downs because they molded me into the man I am today. Without those things, I don\u2019t think I\u2019d be here.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=147\">Today in History: May 10, Nazis burn books across Germany<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cGoing to all those different levels gave me a different perspective on the football level. \u2026 You see different things, but then it\u2019s all the same at the same time and it allows me to just keep going.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After his breakout season at Albany, Kamara put his name into the transfer portal and felt CU would give him his best chance at success during his senior year.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cAlways, life is about opportunities and I feel like it\u2019s a great opportunity here to play on a big stage and play good competition in the Big 12,\u201d he said. \u201cSo opportunity was the biggest thing for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As he prepares for next season, Kamara is competing with several talented pass rushers, including Lamont Lester Jr., who was also first-team All-CAA last year while playing for Monmouth; Toby Anene, who was second-team All-Missouri Valley at North Dakota State; and Vili Taufatofua, who earned All-Mountain West honorable mention at San Jose State.<\/p>\n<p>Transfers Immanuel Ezeogu (James Madison), Yamil Talib (Charlotte) and Domata Peko Jr. (Ventura Junior College) are also competing, along with returner Kylan Salter, who shifted from inside linebacker.<\/p>\n<p>Together, that group is hoping to wreak havoc on the quarterback, which the 2025 Buffs didn\u2019t do. CU led the Big 12 in sacks in 2024 with 39 (3.0 per game), but it tied for 14th last year with just 13 sacks (1.08 per game).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s always exciting to have competition because iron sharpens iron, so we all go hard every day,\u201d Kamara said. \u201cWe constantly hold each other accountable, and that\u2019s the biggest thing. If I\u2019m holding my brother accountable and he holds me accountable, we\u2019re only going to get better. 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