With the dust now settled on the NFL's conference championship weekend, two former Colorado Buffaloes standouts are headed to Super Bowl LX. Special teams
Colorado Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders made waves when a list of potential fines for Colorado players was revealed, and some have questioned Sanders' move by arguing whether or not the fines make college athletes employees.
Deion Sanders has an interesting problem on his hands. Well, maybe more so had an interesting problem on his hands. Multiple tweets released an update on Colorado on Monday morning, mentioning that Deion Sanders is officially banning players from wearing gear of their former teams in the CU facilities.
The Colorado Buffaloes’ offseason has been defined by change after the program lost more than half its roster to the transfer portal. Coach Deion Sanders and his staff responded by retooling the offense, adding a wave of playmakers to support quarterback Julian Lewis.
The Colorado Buffaloes’ offense looks completely different from a season ago. Coach Deion Sanders and his staff overhauled the roster, bringing in more than 40 new faces and reshaping a receiving room that will look nothing like last year’s group.
Why the Buffs won: CU posted a season-high shooting percentage of .569 and held Oklahoma State to a 5-for-25 mark on 3-pointers. Three stars 1. CU’s Jade Masogayo.
Heading into year three under Colorado Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders, it remains to be seen if the portal can lead to consistent success for the Buffaloes.
Heading into 2026, Colorado coach Deion Sanders and the Buffaloes are expected to hand over the offense to redshirt freshman Julian Lewis, who saw some game experience as a true freshman.
As the line blurs further and further between professional sports and college sports, coaches continue to adapt how they run their programs and manage their players.
Defense and rebounding have been synonymous with the Tad Boyle era at Colorado. Yet they certainly haven’t been traits that describe his 16th Buffaloes team.
Colorado Buffaloes men’s basketball is quickly running out of margin for error, and one glaring issue continues to surface with every loss: rebounding.