Deion Sanders Announces Big Julian Lewis News After Colorado Loss

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Max Escarpio | Last updated Sep 2, 2025 2:25 PM ET

The Colorado Buffaloes have been at the epicenter of the college football world over the past several seasons.

Deion Sanders leads Colorado as the Buffaloes' head coach.

Sanders has been with the program for the past three seasons, having previously relied on his son, Shedeur Sanders, as the team's starting quarterback.

This season, the Buffaloes went into the year with Kaidon Salter as the starting quarterback. Salter beat out four-star freshman Julian Lewis for the starting role.

While Salter is still viewed as the starter for Colorado, Sanders recently announced that Lewis will be playing Week 2 for the Buffaloes.

"He's playing this week for sure," Sanders said. "I know when we're going to see him. You just don't know when you're going to see him."

Coach Prime on freshman QB Julian "JuJu" Lewis: "He's playing this week for sure. I know when we're going to see him. You just don't know when you're going to see him."
— Adam Munsterteiger (@adamcm777) September 2, 2025

Deion Sanders made the announcement about Julian Lewis after the Colorado Buffaloes lost 27-20 to Georgia Tech in Week 1.

Lewis will now be seeing the field for Colorado when the Buffaloes face Delaware. They're set to play the Blue Hens at 3:30 p.m. ET on Saturday.

Kaidon Salter finished his first game with the Colorado Buffaloes posting one touchdowns and 159 yards with a 60.7 completion percentage.

Julian Lewis committed to Colorado as a four-star prospect, ranked as the No. 6 quarterback and the No. 50 overall player in the nation, per 247Sports.

Lewis chose Colorado over several powerhouse programs like Alabama and Auburn. He was also in the mix for Indiana and USC, having previously been committed to the Trojans.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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