The University of Colorado Boulder’s football team has taken the sports world by storm this year, as they sport a winning record while coached by sports legend Deion Sanders.
Up until week four of their historic campaign, they earned a 3-0-0 record, as they captured the attention of sports fans across the world. What made the start of the season so unique was the newfound flair of a football club that only garnered five wins over the past 2 years – All with the recognizable swagger that Colorado head coach Deion Sanders had during his playing career.
“A lot of people didn’t believe in us, including some of y’all here asking questions, which is crazy because you have to understand our coach, Coach Prime, my dad. Everywhere he went, he was a winner,” Colorado quarterback Shadeur Sanders said, according to TCU.
Week one of the Colorado football season, ended with a surprising, hard fought, 45-42 win over a NCAA championship finalist of last season, the Horned Frogs of Texas Christian University. TCU was the clear favorite in this matchup, against an unproven Colorado. And for good reason, TCU was successful to the tune of 13 wins and just two losses last season, whereas Colorado won just one game and lost 11, according to Sports Reference.
“We kept receipts. Nobody believed in us. The only people that believed in us were the people in the facility. Everybody that broadcasted was saying we’re not going to be good this year,” standout cornerback for Colorado, Travis Hunter said, according to TCU.
After they collected two more straight wins against Nebraska and Colorado State, the only question asked about Deion Sanders’ Colorado football team was – what can’t they do. Reality would soon come to Colorado, as they had their first truly formidable team of the season in week four, against the University of Oregon.
A 35 point first half for Oregon saw Buffalo with their largest deficit of the season. Seven more points by Oregon, and six consolation points for Colorado, handed Colorado its first loss of the season, with a score of 6-42.
“It’s not nothing magical or anything they did that was just like, unreal, surreal. It was just that we didn’t execute our game plan,” Shadeur Sanders said according to USA Today.
Week 5 saw a much tighter fought game by Colorado and another tough opponent, The University of Southern California. Led by reigning Heisman winner Caleb Williams, the 5-0 Trojans had a strong first half with 34 points to Colorado’s 14. The second half saw both teams trade points, until the Trojans ultimately took the game by a score of 48-41.
“They just executed plays and that’s why they were up. We didn’t execute our plays and that’s why we were down,” Shadeur Sanders said according to Colorado.
