Tag: College Football
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Deion Sanders strips Pat Shurmur of play-calling duties with CU Buffs, report says
Deion Sanders has made a change after all. After Sanders again declined to confirm if there have been changes made to duties on the Colorado coaching staff, USA Today reported Wednesday Sanders had stripped offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur of play-calling duties before last week’s game against Arizona. Tight ends coach Brett Bartolone was elevated to…
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Colorado freshman QB Julian ‘JuJu’ Lewis will make first career start at West Virginia
BOULDER — The reason Deion Sanders put Julian Lewis in the game last Saturday night is the same reason the five-star freshman quarterback will make his first career start this week. “Common sense,” Coach Prime said Tuesday when he confirmed the Buffaloes will turn to “JuJu” Lewis at West Virginia on Saturday (10 a.m. TNT).…
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Deion Sanders owns CU Buffs’ worst home loss of his tenure: ‘It’s on me’
BOULDER — Saturday night was a first for Colorado in the Deion Sanders era. The Buffaloes have been beaten at home over the two and a half seasons. They entered this week with a 10-7 record at Folsom Field since the start of the 2023 season. But none of those seven losses were blowouts. In…
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CU Buffs vs. Arizona | 3 takeaways from a second straight blowout loss for Coach Prime, Colorado
BOULDER — The Deion Sanders era has reached a new low. The over 48,000 people who attended Colorado’s homecoming game against Arizona on Saturday night at Folsom Field should ask for their money back. A week after an embarrassing, 53-7 loss at Utah — the worst loss since Coach Prime took over — the Buffaloes…
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Coach Prime, Colorado pass torch to Julian ‘JuJu’ Lewis during embarrassing loss to Arizona
BOULDER — The biggest cheer of the night came when a fan dressed as Andy Reid took his shirt off. But the second biggest cheer? That was reserved for the moment freshman phenom Julian “JuJu” Lewis entered the game at quarterback. Granted, there wasn’t much to cheer about on Saturday night as Colorado (3-6, 1-5…
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Colorado Q&A: Denver native Arden Walker wants to end senior year with bowl game ahead of NFL pursuit | Buffs Gameday
BOULDER — Arden Walker imagined his senior season going a little differently. The Denver native and former Cherry Creek star has become one of the faces of the Colorado program, now in his third season with the Buffaloes, and back in the summer, Walker was hoping to lead the program to its first Big 12…
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5 storylines to watch as Colorado hosts Arizona following blowout loss | Buffs Gameday
Deion Sanders will learn about his team this weekend. Despite suffering the biggest loss of the Coach Prime era last week in Utah, Colorado still has a lot to play for as we enter the final month of the regular season. Starting with Arizona at Folsom Field Saturday night (5 p.m. FS1), the Buffaloes need…
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Coach Prime’s third season with CU Buffs shows volatility of transfer portal | College Football Insider
BOULDER — Any time you lose by 46 points, you evaluate everything. That’s what Deion Sanders has been doing this week after his Colorado team suffered its biggest defeat of his tenure. “You check everything in the house,” Sanders said. “You start off with yourself, to make sure you’re putting in the time and the…
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Mark Kiszla: Why Coach Prime has been good for CU but bad for college football
CU coach Deion Sanders is a Prime example of everything that’s gone wrong with college football. The game has sold its soul to the highest bidder. You want to cling to the old-school values of loyalty, patience and character building through sports? Well, bless your ever-lovin’ heart. But in this pay-for-play era, there’s only one…
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Coach Prime, CU Buffs want to ‘flush and move on’ from blowout loss at Utah
BOULDER — Deion Sanders wasn’t at a loss for words. He was just lost for an explanation. After a 53-7 beatdown at the hands of Utah on Saturday at Rice-Eccles Stadium, the Colorado coach has tried to figure out just why — with an extra week to prepare and get healthy — the Buffaloes could…