Deion Sanders has strange response to lost Colorado playbook

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Deion Sanders has strange response to lost Colorado playbook

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Grey Papke | Last updated Oct 14, 2026 4:14 PM ET

A lost playbook is typically viewed as a serious issue for a football team, but head coach Deion Sanders did not seem to view it as such when it happened to his Colorado team.

A Texas Tech fan discovered a set of Colorado’s scripted plays that had been left behind at an area bar by accident. The incident raised questions about whether Sanders intended to look into how the playbook got lost, but the Buffaloes coach was surprisingly dismissive.

“I don’t think we have a whole playbook. They did get a script. I thought we scored on the first drive, so what’s the purpose of the question?” Sanders said. “Why would we (investigate)? The game’s over. Why would we do that?”

Coach Prime on Colorado’s opening script being leaked before the Texas Tech game: “That happens sometimes… I think we scored on the first drive so I guess it didn’t work” https://t.co/dJBV40d7gN
— DNVR Buffs (@DNVR_Buffs) October 13, 2026

While team tendencies are hardly a secret, most programs do not like it when another team is in possession of their actual plays, and it is usually taken seriously when it does happen. Sanders being so thoroughly dismissive of the situation is a bit of a surprise.

Sanders is correct that the Buffaloes scored on their first drive of the game. However, they ultimately lost 29-7 to fall to 2-3 on the season.

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