Buffaloes head coach Mel Tucker had previously recruited Alfano to Georgia, where Tucker was the Defensive Coordinator at the time.Antoni Alfano Is a Big Get, But There Is a Red Flag. Sports Illustrated. 5 November 2019. One month after Alfano officially enrolled at Colorado, Buffaloes head coach Mel Tucker left the program to take the same position at Michigan State University, while Alfano's position coach at Colorado, Jimmy Brumbaugh, also left the program the same week to take a coaching job at the University of Tennessee.CU defensive lineman Antonio Alfano makes statement on Instagram. February 13, 2020 On May 29, 2020, it was reported that Alfano was no longer enrolled at Colorado and no longer a member of the football team.Colorado DL Antonio Alfano, former five-star Alabama prospect, no longer with Buffaloes program. CBS Sports. 29 May 2020 As of August 19, 2020 Alfano was reinstated to the football team.Colorado Buffaloes Football: Antonio Alfano reinstated from suspension. The Ralphie Report. 20 August 2020
