Deion Sanders and the Colorado football team are seeing a lot of departures after a hot 2023 start turned ugly. The Buffaloes have had numerous players enter the transfer portal so far, and they are also seeing coaching departures as well. Colorado started the season 3-0 and they surged into the top-20 of the AP Poll, but after losing eight of their final nine games, things aren't looking nearly as good in Boulder.

The latest piece of bad news regarding the Colorado football team involves running backs coach Darian Hagan. Hagan is leaving Colorado to be the new RB coach for Sean Lewis at San Diego State football, according to an article from Buff Zone. Hagan played football at Colorado and has been a coach of the team for a total of 12 years. This is a big loss for Sanders and the Buffaloes.

Colorado football has won one national championship in the programs history, and it was in 1990. The quarterback of that national title winning squad was Darian Hagan. He has been involved with the program for a long time, and the fact that he is leaving after Sanders' first season isn't a great sign for the Buffaloes.

Sanders got off to a great start at Colorado, but things are starting to trend downwards for the Buffaloes. The program has certainly gained a lot of attention since they signed their new head coach, but the on-field results haven't been there since the early parts of this season. Four wins is still better than one, but this team did finish in last place in the Pac-12 and they did take some big steps backwards throughout the season.

This is going to be a crucial offseason for Sanders and Colorado. Last year, the team brought in a record amount of transfers. It's going to be interesting to see what the strategy is this time around.