Tag: Coach Prime
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New-look CU Buffs flash speed, playmaking ability in spring game
BOULDER — Gone are the ESPN cameras, and even free tickets weren’t enough to get remotely close to filling Folsom Field. The 2026 Colorado football spring game was the fourth of the Deion Sanders era, and it lacked even an ounce of the luster that the snowy Boulder debut did for Coach Prime and his…
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Mark Kiszla: Coach Prime running out of time to prove pay-for-play can win for Buffs
BOULDER – After a 3-9 record turned the Buffs from We Comin’ to They Goin’ faster than you can say transfer portal, all the bombast of Coach Prime has been replaced with sober reflection by Deion Sanders. His CU football program is in trouble. It is at a crossroads. Make a wrong turn here, and…
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Deion Sanders poses potential spring exhibition between CU Buffs and CSU Rams
BOULDER — A Rocky Mountain Showdown in April? Deion Sanders is ready to sign up for that. As the Colorado coach continues to push for the ability for his team (and the rest of college football) to play exhibition games against other programs during the spring, he proposed an idea. It’s one that cuts out…
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Deion? Payton? Bednar? Which Colorado coach is under most pressure to win? | Friday Faceoff
Friday Faceoff: Deion Sanders? Sean Payton? Jared Bednar? Which Colorado coach has the most pressure to win? Chris Schmaedeke, digital sports editor Answer: Avalanche coach Jared Bednar Avalanche coach Jared Bednar has the best team in the NHL, and anything less than the Stanley Cup will be considered a letdown. That’s the definition of pressure…
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Plenty of work to do for CU Buffs line with new offensive system and loss of star LT Jordan Seaton
BOULDER — It’s the 6-foot-5, 307-pound, multimillion-dollar question in the Colorado offensive line room. How in the world do you replace someone like Jordan Seaton? The star left tackle, who was more than happy to adopt the nickname “the franchise” ahead of the 2025 season, is no longer with the Buffaloes, opting to enter the…
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Vonn Bell adjusting to life on Colorado’s coaching staff after retiring from NFL
BOULDER — Vonn Bell could only resist his calling for so long. Despite working out for NFL teams as recently as last fall, the longtime safety made the jump to coaching this offseason with Deion Sanders and Colorado. He originally joined the staff as a defensive analyst assisting the safeties. But when defensive coordinator Robert…
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Deion Sanders, Colorado still mourning loss of Buffs QB Dominiq Ponder
Deion Sanders had trouble uttering Dominiq Ponder’s name. The Colorado coach spoke with the media Friday for the first time since the death of the 23-year-old Buffaloes quarterback, who was involved in a fatal single-car crash early Sunday morning in Boulder, and several days later, Sanders struggled to make sense of the tragedy that has…
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Chris Marve quickly thrust into new role as CU Buffs defensive coordinator
BOULDER — Chris Marve came to Colorado knowing he would have a chance to be a defensive coordinator again. He just didn’t know it would happen so soon. “Man, things happen fast in this profession,” the Buffaloes’ new defensive coordinator said Wednesday after the team wrapped up its second practice of the spring. Marve came…
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Colorado players, coaches remember late QB Dominiq Ponder as friend, leader and hard worker
BOULDER — There was only one way the Colorado football team could break the huddle before Monday’s practice. “Dom on three. 1, 2, 3 … Dom!” the Buffaloes yelled before the first practice of the spring. The Colorado team took the field less than 24 hours after learning their teammate, rising junior quarterback Dominiq Ponder,…
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5 storylines to watch as Deion Sanders, Colorado begin spring practices
The reset button was pushed this offseason, and now it’s time to get back to work. Heading into Deion Sanders’ fourth season, the Colorado football team looks completely different. Almost the entire roster and the majority of the coaching staff have been turned over in the last three years. Now, with a few dozen new…