FRISCO, Texas — The recently completed Big 12 football media days got off to a somber start, as Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark remembered the tragic flooding in central Texas that took the lives of more than 120 people last weekend and paid tribute to the thousands of volunteers and first responders who continue to search for those who have gone missing.
Many of the football coaches and players who participated in the events Tuesday and Wednesday also referred to the events in Kerr County, Texas, and sent out prayers and well wishes to all involved.
Football seemed a bit trivial a lot of the time at “The Star” in Frisco, home of the Dallas Cowboys’ practice facility, but when it was time to discuss the 2025 season, which is about seven weeks away, participants warmed up to the topic and delivered some memorable moments and comments to the hundreds of media members in attendance.
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In particular, Colorado coach Deion Sanders stole the show on Wednesday, mesmerizing the audience with his usual display of bravado while hyping his 2025 Buffaloes despite losing their Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter and last December’s 36-14 pasting in the bowl game at the hands of BYU.
Sanders said every single CU game was nationally televised last year, and he expects the same this year, including the Sept. 27 rematch with BYU in Boulder.
Colorado head coach Deion Sanders during the Big 12 NCAA college football media days in Frisco, Texas, Wednesday, July 9, 2025. | AP
“So we will be seen, we will be heard, and we will be known,” Sanders said. “To you youngsters out there that are still trying to decide where you want to land (remember that).”
Of course, with BYU and Utah in…
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