Tag: Deion Sanders
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Colorado loses two key players to transfer portal
Deion Sanders’ job of rebuilding the Colorado roster just got a lot harder. After a 3-9 season, the Buffaloes will lose both wide receiver Omarion Miller and safety Tawfiq Byard to the transfer portal when it opens next month, both players confirmed via social media Wednesday. Miller had a breakout junior season at CU, leading…
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: Curt Cignetti is the football coach Deion Sanders should want to be if Prime ever grows up
Put some respect on Indiana’s name in the college football playoffs. – J.C., rocks on Kiz: The Hoosiers are the Cinderella football story that CU Buffs faithful only wish they could tell. Deion Sanders and Curt Cignetti were hired less than a year apart to revitalize two of the most inept programs in major college…
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What is the GoGo offense? New Colorado OC Brennan Marion explains scheme
The GoGo offense is coming to Boulder. Deion Sanders has hired Sacramento State head coach Brennan Marion as Colorado’s offensive coordinator, the program officially announced Friday, after the Buffaloes boasted the second-worst offense in the Big 12. Marion is coming off a 7-5 season with the Hornets at the FCS level, his first as a…
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Deion Sanders, Colorado sign lowest-rated high school class in the Big 12
There were no signing day fireworks in Boulder this year. In his first three high school recruiting classes at Colorado, Deion Sanders was able to get one of the six highest-rated players, per 247sports, in program history. First, it was cornerback Cormani McClain, who’s now at Florida. Then, it was star left tackle Jordan Seaton.…
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Retaining JuJu Lewis, Jordan Seaton on offseason checklist for Deion Sanders and Colorado | Tyler’s Take
Deion Sanders said the work has already begun. After a 3-9 season, the worst of the Coach Prime era, the Colorado coach said the long road back to being a competitive program in the Big 12 started the day after the Buffaloes’ loss at Kansas State in the season finale. Rick George, the outgoing athletic…
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QB Kaidon Salter reflects on up-and-down season at Colorado | Buffs Notebook
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Kaidon Salter always expected to be Colorado’s starting quarterback at the beginning and end of the 2025 season. He just didn’t expect everything in between to happen the way it did. “It was difficult football-wise, but just off-the-field wise, I’ve got a very supportive family that really loves me, so that made…
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Starting with mentality, Deion Sanders vows sweeping changes after 3-win season for CU Buffs
MANHATTAN, Kan. — A disappointing season ended the same way it started. As Colorado trailed by three points with under seven minutes to play on Saturday afternoon at Kansas State, Deion Sanders told his team this is where they usually let an opportunity slip away. Just like they had multiple other times this season, that’s…
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: Maybe Deion Sanders should pack his Louis Vuitton and move Buffs to the Sun Belt Conference
While I think the boost in attendance and revenue to the CU football program is great, the performance is the same as in years past. I don’t see us improving much as long as this Deion Sanders staff is coaching in Boulder. – Jeremie, adventurer Kiz: When the Buffs hired Sanders, he had CU faithful…
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Colorado loses 24-14 at Kansas State to close forgettable 2025 season | 3 Takeaways
MANHATTAN, Kan. — A miserable third season under Deion Sanders mercifully ended on a miserable day on the plains. With a wind chill below freezing under cloudy skies, Colorado (3-9, 1-8 Big 12) fell in the 2025 season finale by a final of 24-14 at Kansas State (6-6, 5-4) in the program’s first game at…
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Julian Lewis gives CU Buffs a young QB worth building around | College Football Insider
BOULDER — According to Ben Finnseth, freshman quarterback Julian Lewis “hated” the veteran safety when he first showed up on Colorado’s campus. Even though he was at that time just a walk-on safety from Durango, Finneseth wasn’t going to let the five-star 17-year-old off easy in his first spring practice period. “I was on his…