Are Deion Sanders, Colorado poised to make Big 12 title run? Let’s see Saturday.

Deion Sanders is back from his break and had an announcement to make Tuesday in Boulder.

“We are on our way to where we’re headed, and I love the direction,” the Colorado football coach said at his weekly news conference.

His Buffaloes are 4-1 coming off a bye weekend and will play their sixth consecutive nationally televised game to open the season Saturday at home against Kansas State on ESPN.

They are 2-0 in Big 12 Conference play with a Heisman Trophy candidate, Travis Hunter, playing on both sides of the ball.

They also have won three consecutive games with a team that returns only a few starters from last year’s squad – including just three on offense.

But now comes a different kind of test with their first ranked opponent of the season – the No. 19 Wildcats (4-1). A win could propel the Buffs into a stretch run for the conference title. A loss could bring back memories of last year, when the Buffs lost six in a row to finish the season with a 4-8 record.

CU coach Deion Sanders and the Buffaloes will play their first ranked opponent of the season on Saturday, facing No. 19 Kansas State in Boulder.

Deion Sanders likened it to successful shopping

Sanders said Tuesday that this year’s team is not the same as that one, which underwent a massive roster overhaul after his hiring in December 2022, including a purge of previous players.

“Yeah, we had to get rid of some luggage because we had a limited time to go shopping − and I do mean shopping,” Sanders said Tuesday after spending part of his off week on his estate in Texas. “And it’s unfortunate. That’s what we do now in college football, even with guys out of high school. You’re shopping, and you hope this outfit look good on you. But sometimes it don’t when it gets in the light. So it’s a good thing. We’re happy where we are, but we’re a…

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Publish date : 2024-10-08 20:37:45

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