Colorado Coach’s Emotional Promise to Late QB Dominiq Ponder Reveals Unseen Bond: “We’ll Save a Spot in the Room”
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He showed up for the 5:30 a.m. meetings before everyone else. He drove freshman quarterbacks to practice. He helped younger players digest a complex new system. Teammates said if you needed something, clarity, encouragement, or even access to a locked clubhouse, Dom handled it.
When Marion received the phone call from Ponder’s father on Sunday, he said he froze while playing with his son. “I just stopped,” he said. “I couldn’t move.”
Across the facility, the shock hit just as hard. Head coach Deion Sanders gave players the option to cancel Monday’s practice. They chose to work.



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