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It will be another losing season for Deion Sanders. Colorado head football coach.
After a 29-22 loss to West Virginia Sanders' Buffaloes were eliminated from bowl contention on Saturday and will finish with a losing record for the second time in three seasons.
“We're not who we are. We're better than that and they deserve better than that. I want better than that. I feel like I coach better than that. I feel like we have players that are a lot better than what we're showing,” Sanders said after the game.
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Colorado head football coach Deion Sanders on Oct. 25 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (AP Photo/Tyler Tate)
“So then you'll have to identify trainersthis is us and it starts with me because I feel like we have a core in the locker room that we have to do this. I don't think we've played a team that was that much better than us athletically and physically. Actually no, and I will insist on it.”
DEION SANDERS SHOWS THE MOST SURPRISE AT COLORADO HOME GAMES: “HE WILL NEVER MAKE FRIENDS”
Deion Sanders (center) with his sons Sheader Sanders (left) and Deion Sanders Jr. (Kirby Lee/Imagn Images)
Many critics have wondered how Sanders' team will fare in 2025 with his quarterback son gone. Sheader Sandersand two-way star Travis Hunter in the NFL.
Sheader and Hunter have been the backbone of Deion's college coaching career, dating back to his first two seasons at Jackson State.
Ahead of Saturday's must-win game, Sanders received a five-star rating freshman Julian Lewis the team's starting quarterback. Lewis scored two touchdowns in his first collegiate start.
For the first nine games, the team rotated between quarterbacks Kaydon Salter and Ryan Staub.
Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders walks the sideline at Milan Pushkar Stadium in Morgantown, West Virginia on Saturday. (Ben Queen/Imagn Images)
Lewis has now officially lost his redshirt status with just two games left in the lost season.
Colorado went 9-4 last year and Sanders signed. five-year, $54 million extension This gives him a contract until 2029.
Colorado athletic director Earlier this week, Rick George expressed confidence in Sanders.
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“I’m proud of Coach Prime. It was a difficult year that he went through. He was a soldier, worked hard, motivated. He does what I want him to do as a coach. We just need to win more games on Facebook,” George told reporters.
In July Sanders announced doctors removed his bladder after discovering a tumor.
Sanders said there was no sign of cancer after the surgery.
Doctors said part of Sanders' bowel was reconstructed to function as a bladder. Sanders has faced questions about whether he will coach the team following a health scare, but he remains steadfast in his commitment to Colorado.
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