Deion Sanders Articles - Page 19

We’ve now entered the point of the college football season where team’s are looking toward postseason play. For a few, that means battling through the rest of the regular season stretch with the hopes of making it into the top 4 of the College Football Playoff rankings. For others, it’s about conference dominance, and for […]

In the first month of the Deion Sanders era in Boulder, coach Prime completely flipped the script for the Colorado football team, and the Buffaloes took over the college football world. Everyone wanted to watch Colorado play each week, and after starting the season 3-0, the Buffaloes were ranked top-20 in the AP Poll. After […]

The honeymoon era has slowly faded in Boulder, Colorado. Head coach Deion Sanders and the Buffaloes have now lost two straight games, with a 1-4 conference record and a 4-4 record on the season. Part of their downfall has come with injuries, especially with two-way star Travis Hunter on the sideline, but they’ve also been […]

A lot of things have changed for the Colorado football team since the beginning of the season. The Buffaloes got out to an impressive 3-0 start and surged into the AP top 25. However, since starting the season with that perfect record, they have since lost four of their last five games, and they are […]

After calls from several people, including HBCU alumni, to speak out about several Colorado player’s jewelry being stolen Deion Sanders spoke about the incident at the start of his Tuesday weekly press conferences. “Our kids got robbed during the game last week. I think that’s a travesty. I would expect the NCAA to do something […]

The Colorado football team has had some tough matchups during the first half of the 2023-24 season. The 4-4 Buffaloes have faced three ranked opponents so far with a recent loss coming from the #20 UCLA football squad. Nevertheless, Deion Sanders and QB Shedeur Sanders have hope after landing offensive tackle recruit Issiah Walker Jr. […]

Colorado football head coach Deion Sanders saw the bright side of the situation as they lost to the UCLA Bruins, 28-16, according to on3 Sports’ Nick Kosko. With the game taking place in the Rose Bowl, it was huge for Sanders to be a part in a game played inside the historic venue, as he […]

In the latest vlog-style video from Deion Sanders Jr., it appeared that a few Colorado Buffaloes football players had their jewelry stolen from the Rose Bowl bowl locker room following their 28-16 loss to the UCLA Bruins. Sanders Jr. posted about the incident in promotion of his latest video on the Well Off Media YouTube. […]

Colorado football scored a season-low 16 points in Saturday’s dispiriting loss to UCLA. Star quarterback Shedeur Sanders needed 43 attempts to pass for 217 yards and a score, two-way star Travis Hunter managed just three catches for seven yards—while dominating on the other side of the ball, it bears mentioning—and freshman running back Dylan Edwards […]

Colorado football was tasked with facing yet another ranked opponent, the No. 23 UCLA Bruins on Saturday night. A hard-fought match at the Rose Bowl saw the Bruins defeat the Buffaloes, 28-16. Colorado was simply outmatched, but head coach Deion Sanders wanted to give credit to the positive improvements from his team and the bright […]

Colorado football had been the talk of the college football world up until a few weeks ago, when a Michigan football sign-stealing investigation took center stage and Coach Deion Sanders’ team began piling up the losses. Colorado football came into Saturday’s game against the UCLA Bruins with a 4-3 record compared to a 5-2 record […]

It’s no secret that Deion Sanders has transformed Colorado football this season, putting them on the map across the nation and bringing a ton of popularity to the program in Boulder. But, despite the Buffaloes already surpassing their win total from last year, Sanders isn’t satisfied. 4-3 is far from good enough and in his […]

Deion Sanders and Colorado football have enjoyed an upstart 2023 campaign despite some recent losses. Sanders signed on to coach Colorado this past offseason in the hopes of reinvigorating what had been one of the worst Power Five programs in the country in recent seasons. Largely, the season has been a success for Sanders, as […]

Once upon a time, Deion Sanders was one of the biggest names and most recognizable stars in the NFL. His swagger and skill were entirely unmatched, and it didn’t hurt that he was also a duel-sport athlete who was excelling in the MLB as well. Now, thanks to his success first at Jackson State and […]

In Jim Trotter’s latest piece for The Athletic entitled “Jackson State has moved on from Deion Sanders, but his shadow still lingers”, head coach T.C. Taylor spoke about succeeding Deion Sanders and the expectation for the Tigers. “If I was trying to be [Deion Sanders], I couldn’t be as good as I was going to […]

A bottom-of-the-barrel program, the Colorado Buffaloes were the laughingstock of college football for years. In 2022 the Buffaloes won just one game, with an overall record of 1-11. In that victory at home, Colorado stormed their home field after defeating a substandard California team. Fast forward to a few weeks after that season and the […]

Journalist and Howard University alumnus Jim Trotter recently published an article in The Athletic about Jackson State in their post-Deion Sanders era. The article, entitled “Jackson State has moved on from Deion Sanders, but his shadow still lingers”, chronicles Jackson State after their 24-19 loss to Alabama State during their homecoming. The Alabama State vs. […]

Colorado football mania is coming to Los Angeles as Deion Sanders and the Buffaloes get set to play UCLA football during the Bruins’ homecoming weekend. Ahead of the game, UCLA coach Chip Kelly explained the strengths of this revamped Colorado squad. “Outstanding speed,” Kelly said. “Especially on the offensive side of the ball. Edwards at […]

Long before he became the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers, Kyle Shanahan was a part of the 49ers as a ball boy while his dad, Mike Shanahan, was the offensive coordinator for the team. During this time, the 49ers acquired superstar cornerback Deion Sanders. Mike recalled how one day, Deion and several other […]

Deion Sanders is in his first year coaching the Colorado football team, and he has already made a ton of progress with the Buffaloes. It took just one game for Colorado to match their win total from a year ago, and it took just two games for the Buffaloes to exceed that 2022 win total. […]

Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh has gotten a lot of attention in recent days as an investigation has been launched, and Colorado football coach Deion Sanders had an honest take on the matter that might surprise many fans. “Everyone’s trying to get an edge,” Deion Sanders said, via College Transfer Portal. “I mean everyone’s trying […]

Colorado football has been without starting offensive lineman Savion Washington for three weeks as the graduate student has been sidelined with an injury. Ahead of a huge road game against UCLA this Saturday, Colorado may be getting Washington back along their offensive front. Head coach Deion Sanders said that Washington practiced on Tuesday and is […]

Colorado football will go to the Rose Bowl to face the UCLA Bruins this weekend after spending the past week on bye. Though the bye has given the Buffaloes extra time to prepare for UCLA, Deion Sanders and Co. are still unsure of which quarterback they’ll face. Bruins quarterback Ethan Garbers played most of the […]

If the Colorado Buffaloes ever had a cloak of invincibility this season, that had already been smashed into pieces weeks ago, as the program has struggled to win games over their last several games. However, Colorado football head coach Deion Sanders’ morale remains high and his belief in his team strong. With just a one-word […]

The Deion Sanders effect is now paying off for Colorado football in the recruiting department. High school junior Antwann Hill Jr. elected to commit to the Buffaloes over offers from Alabama, Georgia, LSU, Florida State and Clemson. Following the announcement, Hill explained the reasoning behind his decision to join Colorado. “[The coaches] think I really […]

Colorado football has fallen on hard times, with more adversity to come in the form of a road meeting with No. 25 UCLA next Saturday. Head coach Deion Sanders must take the bye week to drastically change the team’s defensive approach, though that does not solely refer to on-field preparation. There is also plenty of […]

Count on cycling legend Lance Armstrong to put a smile on Colorado football head coach Deion Sanders’ face. Armstrong paid Sanders a visit in his Colorado football office this week. The former noticed there’s an issue with the brakes and rear tire of Coach Prime’s bicycle. After Lance Armstrong sized up the bike, he bluntly […]

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant continues to try and better himself every day ahead of the 2023-24 NBA season where he’ll serve a 25-game suspension to begin the campaign. The guard showed a firearm on two occasions on camera which resulted in the league punishing him for his actions. But, it does appear he’s possibly […]

The Stanford football team knocked off the Deion Sanders-led Colorado football team this past Saturday in a game that had a little bit of everything. The Cardinal, coached by David Shaw, hung tight with the favored Buffaloes before pulling off a 46-43 upset in overtime that had players lamenting missed opportunities on the losing side. […]

Star Colorado defensive back Shilo Sanders was reminded of his HBCU roots on a show with NBA legends Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce. In the latest installment of “KG Certified,” Garnett and Pierce took a trip to the University of Colorado to interview both Sanders and his father, Deion. Sanders spent much of the interview […]

The Colorado football team went from being the darling of college football to fighting for a bowl game in just a few short weeks. The Buffaloes started off the season with a huge road win against then #17 TCU, which vaulted Colorado into the AP Poll. After starting the season 3-0, all eyes in the […]

There may be no more polarizing figure in sports than Deion Sanders right now. The Colorado football head coach is at the center of the college football world as he navigates the Buffaloes through the program’s final Pac-12 season. He’ll soon be hitting the shelves as an author. Sanders’s new book, titled ‘Elevate and Dominate: […]

Deion Sanders has completely turned the Colorado football program around. The Buffaloes endured an abysmal 2022 season, but they have performed much better already in 2023. They still aren’t perfect, but Sanders’ presence in Colorado has boosted the program without question. Is there a chance that Sanders could leave Colorado in pursuit of an NFL […]

The Colorado football program suffered a brutal loss to Stanford on Friday, blowing a 29-0 lead, and head coach Deion Sanders let his team have it in the locker room. Deion Sanders posted a video to Twitter to show the message he had for his team after the blown lead. “What we just did today, […]

Colorado football got a wake-up call when they were thumped by Oregon last month, but it was not strong enough to prevent a disastrous result versus Stanford this past weekend. A 29-0 blown lead at home against a lowly conference opponent might as well be equivalent to pouring a bucket of ice cold water on […]

Saturday Night Live is back after the SAG-AFTRA strike and they wasted no time poking fun at the college football phenomenon that is Deion Sanders and Colorado. During the weekend update segment, Kenan Thompson donned a white Colorado hoodie and hat and a Jesus gold chain with glasses on the desk and satirized Deion Sanders. […]

The Colorado football team had one of the worst blown losses that we have ever seen in college football on Friday night. The Buffaloes were dominant in the first half, but the second half was a completely different story. Heading into the third quarter, Colorado had a 29-point lead and it looked like the game […]

The blueprint for Colorado football to succeed was always going to be an ambitious one when “Prime Time” Deion Sanders signed on to be the new head coach last winter. The program had just finished 1-11 and endured its 16th losing season in 17 years. There was no need to spell out “Folsom Field” on […]

Colorado head coach Deion Sanders has left the HBCU ranks but he made sure to show love to a North Carolina A&T alum making history. Per a feature report by the A&T Register, Jordyn Foster has been hired as the director of football operations. Foster is 22 years old and is the youngest director of […]