Deion Sanders Drops Bombshell: Offseason Moves That Nearly Tore Colorado Football Apart

It’s wild how the Colorado Buffaloes, once the darlings of college football under Deion Sanders’ magnetic leadership, have hit such a turbulent patch this season. After turning the program into a bold new vision powerhouse, Sanders now faces his toughest challenge yet—a 3-7 record that’s got fans wondering, “What went sideways?” Could it be that some offseason gambles just didn’t pan out? Or perhaps the pieces haven’t quite locked together as smoothly as that nine-win campaign promised last year. Sanders’ candid confession—that he hasn’t lost his coaching magic but acknowledges some missed shots—is as refreshing as it is revealing. With the cornered quarterback situation and an AD transition looming, the next few months will test more than just wins and losses; they’ll probe the very core of the rebuild he so fervently champions. Is patience the ultimate key, or is this the start of something more stubbornly complicated? Only time will tell, but one thing’s for sure: the spotlight isn’t dimming anytime soon. LEARN MORE

There is arguably no team in college football that has had a bigger spotlight over the last three seasons than the Colorado football program under Deion Sanders. He has completely transformed how the Buffaloes have operated as a program. However, this season, the Buffaloes are struggling and are having the worst season yet under Sanders. They sit at 3-7 and are in for a tough finish to the season with a freshman quarterback under center, too.

At Tuesday’s press conference, Deion Sanders directly addressed the team’s issues this season as compared to how the Buffaloes played last year, and he said they missed at some spots. The honesty from Sanders was palpable, as he said they missed on some additions this year. He also defended himself, saying that he did not suddenly forget how to coach, but that some pieces have not fit together well this year.

When talking about the “misses” in player evaluation, Sanders said, “I haven’t forgotten how to coach in a year … we did some things we shouldn’t have done.”

It is refreshing to hear a coach be honest, saying they just missed on a few players in the transfer portal, but if you blame everything on that, it takes responsibility away from Sanders as a coach. At the end of the day, it starts and ends with Sanders as the head coach, and this season was a massive step back after they won nine games the year before.

Sanders has been vocal about wanting some more time to establish the program that he wants to build in Colorado. That also comes with the fact that the athletic director who hired him, Rick George, is leaving his post at the end of the academic year.

“You’ve got the right man,” Sanders told reporters. “I promise you, you do. And I’m going to prove that to you. Just give me an opportunity and a little more time, and I’m going to prove that to you.”

Sanders has also faced questions about his future in coaching due to some of the health issues that have popped up during his time in Boulder, like his bladder cancer diagnosis, which was more recent.

George also responded Tuesday to a post on X about Sanders’ job and if he was on the hot seat, writing, “The seat is not hot. We believe in what is ahead for this program.” This effectively ended any discussion of Deion not being at Colorado next year.

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