Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes were hoping to win their second straight game and move to 2-1 on the season when they took on the Houston Cougars on Friday night.
Unfortunately, that didn’t happen. Sanders’ squad didn’t come close to accomplish their goal.
Not only did Colorado lose the game, but the team lost it in embarrassing fashion. There were not many positives for the Buffaloes to take away from the game.
When all was said and done, Colorado lost to Houston by a final score of 36-20. Sanders was not happy at all with his teams performance throughout the game.
Head coach Deion Sanders of the Colorado Buffaloes looks on against the Houston Cougars during the first half at TDECU Stadium on September 12, 2025 in Houston, Texas. Head coach Deion Sanders of the Colorado Buffaloes looks on against the Houston Cougars during the first half at TDECU Stadium on September 12, 2025 in Houston, Texas. Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images
Following the game, Sanders spoke out with some brutal remarks about his team. While they were brutal, they were 100 percent truthful as well.
“Oh, Lord, thank you. I’m thanking God for not allowing me to say what I want to say,” Sanders said. “It wasn’t good. It wasn’t good at all. I take full responsibility of the foolishness that went on out there that we tried to name football. We tried to call it football. It wasn’t that. We’ve got to do better in every phase of the game. We’ve got to do better preparing our kids. We’ve got to do better, period.”
He was also asked about his teams struggle, which led to another pointed message from Sanders.
“We’re not struggling. We’re getting our butts kicked. You don’t have to be polite with me. You don’t have to sugarcoat it,” Sanders said.
Sanders is spot on with his comments. Not only are the Buffaloes getting beat, they’re getting embarrassed. After a 1-2 start, their hope of making a run at the College Football Playoff is already gone.
Fans were wondering what could be expected from Colorado after the team lost both Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter to the NFL. So far, there hasn’t been much to be excited about for the future.
If the current level of play continues forward, Sanders could become a name on the hot seat. More than likely, the Buffaloes wouldn’t move on from him after one off year, but his seat could get relatively warm.
Next up for Colorado will be a matchup at home against the Wyoming Cowboys on September 20. Sanders will try to have his team better prepared for that game.
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CU’s Big 12 opener is Friday night. Dink and dunk in Houston, under the lights, and the Cougars will have you for brisket.
Which means the best option head coach Deion Sanders has at QB1, right now, is the guy nobody had on their bingo cards on Saturday morning.
Welcome to the party, Ryan Staub.
Sorry.
“Martin Luther Staub,” Coach Prime called him during a postgame chat with FOX Sports after the sophomore powered CU to a 31-7 rout of Delaware at Folsom Field.
Staub is one of those O.B.s — “Original Buffs,” Karl Dorrell holdovers who stuck it out while Deion portaled in people to push them off the roster.
Thrust into a 10-7 game that saw Salter miss targets and Lewis smushed in the pocket, Staub led the Buffs to touchdowns — 21 points — on three of his four drives.
Salter, the senior transfer from Liberty making his second start, accounted for 10 points on four drives, with all of those points in the first quarter-and-a-half. Lewis, the five-star QB recruit and the people’s choice, looked good handing off and terrified on obvious passing downs. The Georgia native got three drives in that didn’t amount to a single point.
Colorado’s Kaidon Salter stretches out for a touchdown against the Delaware Blue Hens during a game in Boulder on September 6, 2025.(Photo by Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)
On one hand, it’s Delaware, the softest cupcake on CU’s non-conference fight card. With their blue-winged helmets, from a distance, the Blue Hens looked like Michigan — until they snapped the ball.
On the other hand, only one of the three QBs Coach Prime tested seems truly comfortable dialing up whatever offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur is running.
Only one guy reminded you of Shedeur Sanders a year ago.
Only one guy was seriously looking downfield in the pocket. Only one guy made linebackers and safeties creep back a little when they saw him behind center — which, in turn, opens up a little more room in the box for the Buffs’ run game.
Only one guy — Staub — averaged more than six yards per pass per attempt (7 for 10, 157 yards) against the Blue Hens. Only one guy turned the Buffs’ wideouts, most notably 6-foot-5 transfer Sincere Brown (four catches, 120 yards), into legitimate home-run threats.
“Those plays, he wasn’t supposed to run a ‘Go’ (route) and I told him to run a ‘Go’ route,” Staub explained later. “If they press Sincere, it’s going up.”
If you press Coach Prime, there’s really only one guy who reminded you of 2024. Only one guy who reminded you of The Shedeur and Travis Show.
“Staub don’t trip, man,” Sanders said. “Some guys just have that thing about them that you want to help them become successful. And he’s that kid.”
He is. No. 16, lest we forget, was also the kid who gave Utah all it could handle at Salt Lake in November 2023, deputizing for an injured Shedeur Sanders in a 23-17 loss. The same fearlessness, the same confidence, the same trust in his arm and his weapons, were back after a 22-month absence.
He also just put Coach Prime in line for some awkward conversations. In a pre-portal world, you’d sprinkle in some “Ju Ju” Lewis and ultimately shut the 17-year-old down for a redshirt year. The future is not the present.
But will Lewis, one of the most ballyhooed recruits ever to land in Boulder, accept being passed over for a starting role twice?
Would you simply flip Staub and Salter on the CU depth chart — moving your Week 1 starter, who was 13-for-16 passing on Saturday, to QB3, simply to keep a teenager happy?
“I wanted (the QB competition) to tell its own story,” Sanders said.
Colorado’s Julian Lewis goes back to pass against the Delaware Blue Hens during a game in Boulder on September 6, 2025. (Photo by Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)
Shurmur had a story, too. After the game, he recalled this exchange with Coach Prime as CU got the ball back coming off Delaware’s only score.
The crowd was getting squirrelly at the end of the second quarter. How was this a game?
“Let’s go,” Shumur said.
“Well, Staub’s in,” Coach Prime told him.
“Let’s go,” Shurmur replied.
He went, all right. He went 75 yards on six plays. And in just 36 seconds.
“Now these people are going to salute you,” Shurmur told Staub as the latter walked into the news conference room. Then he looked at the reporters. “Don’t let (Ryan) get a big head.”
That shouldn’t be a problem.
Staub watched the Shedeur social media love. Followed by the Julian Lewis social media love.
Like Coach Prime said, he didn’t trip. He stuck around.
“To be honest, I don’t know (why I stayed),” Staub said. “I kind of feel (that) I love the process. I really enjoyed being in this building under our coach. I didn’t really know where I was. I stuck my head down and tried to keep working. And I got rewarded for that.”
Shilo Sanders is speaking out after a major career shake-up. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers dropped the 25-year-old last week after he reportedly threw a punch at Buffalo Bills tight end Zach Davidson during a provoked moment in the game. Now, in a new YouTube video titled ‘Waived By The Buccaneers… What Now?’ Shilo got candid about his journey, his faith, and his plans moving forward. From acting to music to modeling, he’s keeping his options open if the NFL doesn’t welcome him back.
Filming from what appeared to be a balcony, Shilo kept it all the way real with his fans, explaining why he’s been M.I.A. on YouTube. “I haven’t been posting much to the channel since my attention has been on football,” he said. But Shilo wasted no time as he cut to the chase: “As you can see by the title of this video, I got waived by the [Tampa Bay] Buccaneers.”
“First and foremost, I believe in God. And I know God always got a plan for me, he always had, and regardless of anything that’s ever happened to me, I always came out on top. I always came out winning,” he declared.
Shilo went on to say that he sees this unexpected hurdle as just a chapter in his story and that, despite the setback, he was only looking ahead. “I feel like this is just part of my story, to grow and do bigger and better things.” Shilo shared his uncertainty about not exactly knowing what is next for him, though he made sure to stress he’s a man of many talents.
“Whether it’s finding another team, getting another opportunity, it is what it is. I truly believe God, and I don’t question anything,” he added, keeping his faith front and center.
What’s Next For Shilo?
He revealed he’s already been speaking with his agent about his next move, though he’s not exactly sure where the forthcoming months will take him. “If that’s the NFL, cool,” he said, but the athlete is not putting all his eggs in one basket. “God has blessed me with a lot of talents” outside of playing sports, he assured his viewers. Shilo made it clear he had many other interests he’s passionate about outside of playing sports, and that goes far beyond playing sports. He continued:
“I feel like in every athlete’s life, it becomes a point to where the game ends for you. And I’m not saying that’s what it is now, I’m just saying, mentally, I’m good because I know that I got a lot of talents.”
If there’s no going back to the NFL, Shilo’s ready to flex his versatility.
“Basically every athlete comes to the point to where you find yourself without the game of football and then, you thinking about what can you do next,” he explained.
Shilo Sanders breaks his silence after being waived by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
“Mentally, I’m good. I have a lot of talents… music, acting, modeling. I’m well versed, and my parents made sure of that.”
Meanwhile, Coach Prime, aka Deion Sanders, didn’t hold back when addressing his son’s release during a University of Colorado press conference earlier this week. “I prepare my kids for anything in life and in sports,” Deion said, highlighting his son’s resilience. “He’s mentally and physically where he needs to be.”
While the family is keeping their fingers crossed for another NFL shot, Deion’s confident that Shilo’s got this.
“We’re praying he gets another opportunity, but if he doesn’t, the plans are already in motion. Shilo’s a man of many talents… He’s gonna be straight. All the Sanders are gonna be straight, with or without football,”
Deion declared, keeping it real about the family’s foundation.
BOULDER — Colorado opens the season Friday night at Folsom Field with a new-look roster and growing expectations in the third year under head coach Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders.
Senior Kaidon Salter has been named the starting quarterback and will lead a reshaped Buffs offense against a fast, physical Georgia Tech team.
“Kaidon has a ton of experience; he’s a dual and can throw the heck out of the ball, as well,” Coach Prime said. “He’s the guy at this point. We’re hoping that you can see some JuJu Lewis periodically through the game, as well. We would like to get him some reps.”
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Colorado plans to run the ball more and spread the workload. Sophomore receiver Dre’lon Miller has even taken snaps at running back.
“He just told me, ‘Be ready,’” Miller said. “Wherever he puts me, I’m ready to roll with it.”
Miller praised Salter’s presence and communication.
“He’s just a great leader,” he said. “He’s really blunt as a quarterback. He lets us know, like, ‘Get open, I’m coming to you on this play.’ And that’s what I love about him.”
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The Buffs’ defense faces a major early test from Georgia Tech, led by quarterback Haynes King and running back Jamal Haynes.
“As long as the ball is in his (King’s) hands, they have a chance,” Sanders said. “We’ve got to do everything we can, all hands on deck, to prevent him from being successful.”
Still, Coach Prime believes this is the strongest Colorado team yet.
“We don’t think we lost, we think we gained,” he said. “Sure, there’s a couple athletes that were phenomenal, but I’ve been saying this, we have a better team.”
Kickoff is 6 p.m. Friday at Folsom Field, as Colorado looks to make a statement in its season opener.
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The only thing NFL coaches hate more than pre-snap penalties are distractions. And this is where Sanders’ star power works against him with the Cleveland Browns. Remember Tim Tebow? Of course you do. He is the only drafted Broncos quarterback to win a playoff game. He was traded after that season, started two games for the New York Jets, and disappeared into TV work.
But the league did not see him that way, with 143 players selected before the Browns pulled the ripcord on his free fall. Even that was a mess since they had drafted Oregon QB Dillon Gabriel in the third round. Fifth-round picks are not guaranteed roster spots. Sanders needed to show up in Cleveland with a low profile — no personal media crew, and, in hindsight, an Uber gift card to avoid speeding tickets.
Sanders is better than Gabriel, whose helmet is already hitting his ceiling. But that doesn’t matter. If the Browns believe Sanders is a backup — and foolishly keeping four quarterbacks on the opening roster will scream as much — then they will want him to blend into the furniture.
CU fans love Shedeur’s brand. The style. The watch flex. It worked famously in Boulder. But for all the advantages of playing for his father, Deion Sanders, there was a clear downside of facing no consequences or competition.
His success was legendary. In the NFL, he is currently viewed as ordinary. It’s not fair. However, unless you are a first-round pick, have a huge contract, or are a coach’s favorite, you don’t get the benefit of the doubt.
Coaches don’t want celebrity quarterbacks. And they definitely don’t want celebrity backup quarterbacks. Don’t believe it? How quickly did the careers of Cam Newton and Jay Cutler end?
Sanders, who sat out last week with an oblique injury, will play in the Browns’ final preseason game after 40-year-old starter Joe Flacco and Gabriel.
Sanders’ popularity is a multiplier. It works great when you are leading the team. Right now, he could fit anywhere from second to fourth on the depth chart.
This might be Sanders’ best shot to start in the NFL. There is only one way to beat the system: Quiet all the noise and beat out the players ahead of him.
MPJ Talks the Talk: Michael Porter Jr. clearly wanted out of Denver. He aims to be featured on the floor and off. MPJ has spoken freely about numerous issues since being traded to the Nets, including having a “vice in the form of women.” Porter was always a candid interview. But word of advice: MPJ, your podcast is becoming TMI (too much information).
Schaeffer’s future: Fans falling for the Rockies’ 15-17 record after the All-Star break are missing the larger point. They have some good young players. But, they have no can’t-miss starting pitchers in the minors. It is a reflection of a draft-and-development problem that demands an entirely new front office. That said, manager Warren Schaeffer has shown he is capable. Same with hitting instructor Jordan Pacheco, who has helped reduce strikeouts over the last month. They deserve praise, but no guarantees of jobs, because the next general manager must have freedom to hire his own staff and scouts.
Cooper was at a St. Louis Cardinals game 43 years ago when Green, a speedy return ace who’d recently been turned into a two-way threat at wideout and defensive back, became the first NFL player since 1957 to intercept a pass and catch another in the same game.
“(Green) wasn’t as big as (CU football coach) Deion (Sanders) or Hunter,” the scout sighed. “He only did it for a season, or a season-and-a-half.”
With an old Jim Hart and a young Neil Lomax at quarterback, then-Cards coach Jim Hanifan didn’t mess around when it came to what side of the ball mattered more. Once the coaching staff saw Green, a former track star, rack up 708 receiving yards and lead the Redbirds in touchdown catches (four) while re-learning the position on the fly in 1981, his days as an NFL defensive back were numbered.
The whole experiment worked so well, Roy moved to offense full-time starting in 1982, eventually leading the NFL in touchdown catches in ’83 and in receiving yards in ’84, notching Pro Bowl berths in both seasons.
“There are certain guys you want to throw to, guys you know will hang on to the ball,” Hart told Sports Illustrated in December 1981. “Roy’s one of those guys.”
“He’s got a great head on his shoulder as well. He’s tough. He’s smart,” Dave Syvertsen, Ourlads’ senior draft analyst and scout, said of Hunter, the cornerback/wide receiver whose 5-2 Buffs host 5-2 Cincinnati on Saturday night at Folsom Field. “I think he’s got great contest-catch numbers, too.
“Great possession and ball skills. He has superstar potential.”
Syvertsen grades the junior out as a first-rounder at both wideout and cornerback in the ’25 NFL draft. But like Cooper, he has a feeling front offices will look to pigeonhole Hunter into one side of the ball in order to preserve his long-term health.
And like Roy Green two generations ago, they expect that side to be offense — with a sprinkling of defensive appearances, primarily as a nickel back or a slot corner, peppered in.
“I think he could be a great corner,” Cooper said. “(But) there’s something to be said for guys playing some slot corner and also playing on offense. Deion did it himself.
“I think it’s going to depend on the team. I could see him playing in sub packages on defense, because he’s so skilled … eventually, I think, he will be one or the other. I think receiver is probably where he can make the biggest impact long-term. The jury might be out as to whether he can go two ways initially or one way all the time. Unique, unique player.”
The afternoon after CU hosts the Bearcats, the Carolina Panthers, 1-6 and going nowhere fast, visit the Broncos (4-3) at Empower Field. Tankathon.com’s 2025 NFL mock draft as of Tuesday afternoon pegged Hunter going to the Patriots with the No. 1 overall pick and Buffs quarterback Shedeur Sanders being taken by Carolina with the second selection. Longtime ESPN draftnik Mel Kiper recently ranked Hunter as the No. 1 overall pick on his big board.
For a team that needs everything, including marketable, charismatic stars, Hunter ticks every box. That said, even Buffs icons such as Michael Westbrook, the greatest wideout in CU history, would suggest to Hunter that he lean on offense primarily at the next level.
“I would use him as a wide receiver,” Westbrook told me, echoing the scouts’ sentiments. “I would sparingly put him in (with) nickel packages, dime packages. Anytime they’ve got four wideouts on the field, Travis goes in.”
Defense may win championships, but touchdowns pay the bills. Unlike in Green’s era, limitation on contact with receivers, combined with rules that discourage quarterback hits, have made the NFL more of a passing league than ever.
“(He’s) a top-5 pick,” Cooper said. “Body control, speed. And he’s a great corner. I could see where if a team wanted to use those skills, they could find a way. At least initially.”
As Hunter already knows full well, the league is about making business decisions — and the money for receivers is better than the market for cornerbacks. According to Spotrac.com, the top 6 highest-paid NFL wideouts sport an average cap hit of $25.7 million for 2024, while the top five highest-paid NFL corners average a $19.1 million cap hit.
“If he wanted to become a legit No. 1 receiver on a team, (that franchise) might not want a lot of defensive snaps,” Cooper said. “Even six or seven snaps a game (on defense) might not fit in today’s NFL.”
Some coaching staff may think Hunter is too valuable a receiver to risk on defense, or too valuable a defender to risk getting pummeled on pass routes. Either way, the fare for unicorn rides is about to go up.
Initial observations from the CU Buffs’ 34-7 win over the Arizona Wildcats in Big 12 play at Arizona Stadium.
Paging Sean Payton: An onside kick attempt to start the game? Did Arizona head coach Brent Brennan consult the Broncos’ Sean Payton earlier this week? Bold move, to say the least — if not a very bright one. It was almost as if Brennan knew exactly what was coming down the pike. There was no way the Wildcats’ leaky secondary was coming up with enough stops to win this game … unless special teams could steal an extra possession or two. A weird message to send your team before a ball is even snapped. But at least Brennan is a realist.
Weapons to spare: Who needs a run game when you have Shedeur Sanders and an endless stream of pass-catchers? Certainly not CU against a defense like Arizona’s. Can’t rush the passer? Have problems covering receivers one-on-one or tackling in space? Shedeur and the Buffs will eat you alive, whether it’s third-and-long, third-and-short, or, in the case of the QB’s 14-yard strike to Travis Hunter in the first half, fourth-and-10. So even if the Buffs average 2.3 yards on 22 attempts, as they did in the first half, it’s plenty. They still converted 8 of 11 third downs and put 28 points on the board. By the time everything was said and done, LaJohntay Wester had eight catches for 127 yards. And he’s, what, CU’s third- or fourth-best receiver? Yikes!
Livingston’s stock on rise: Stats may not be kind to the Buffs defense — CU entered Saturday 94th in FBS in yards allowed and 73rd in points allowed — but the eye test says Robert Livingston’s unit is trending up. And it’s happening at the line of scrimmage — an area that was a notable issue last season. In two of the last three games, CU has bottled up one of the nation’s top rushing attacks (UCF, 177 yards) and harassed one of its most productive passers (Arizona’s Noah Fifita) to the tune of seven sacks, CU’s most since posting eight against Iowa State in 2010. The Buffs now have 16 sacks in their last three games.
Heisman watch: This was not a day to worry about Travis Hunter’s Heisman Trophy campaign. With CU’s two-way star clearly not 100% after getting dinged in the Kansas State loss last week, Coach Prime did the smart thing, holding Hunter out over the final two quarters as “preventative measures.” CU already had a 28-7 lead, and Hunter’s mortal stat line (54 snaps, two receptions for 15 yards, one tackle) will soon be a mere footnote as long as he delivers a few more superhuman performances down the stretch. (Spoiler alert: He probably will.)
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Road warriors: The Buffs have now gone on the road twice in conference and delivered easily the two most complete performances of the Deion Sanders Era. The combined score in those wins at UCF at Arizona? 82-28. Not. Too. Shabby. This is what title contenders do against inferior opponents: They take the crowd out of the game early and never let up. Sure, there were mistakes, including a botched snap in Wildcats territory and a Shedeur Sanders pick inside Arizona’s 20. But unlike last year’s Buffs, those turnovers didn’t even come close to sinking them. A B.J. Green strip-sack erased the former, and a Wildcats three-and-out the latter. With five very winnable games left on the schedule — Cincinnati, at Texas Tech, Utah, at Kansas and Oklahoma State — there is a very real path to the College Football Playoff.
Initial observations from Colorado’s 31-28 loss to the Kansas State Wildcats in a Big 12 showdown in Boulder.
Wildcats gashing: Kansas State’s primary key to victory was running the rock. In the first half alone, junior DJ Giddens trampled the Buffs for 127 yards on 12 carries, good for 10.6 yards a pop. Ex-Buff Dylan Edwards added 17 yards and a TD. Giddens was untacklable at times, and the CU linebackers and secondary had an especially hard time wrapping up in the second and third levels. KSU continued to pound the football and bleed the clock in the second half, starting with nearly an eight-minute TD drive in the third. A Colorado local, Durango graduate and starting right tackle Carver Willis, helped pave the way for an 182-yard rushing night for Giddens.
Hunter, Horn hurt: CU star wideout/cornerback and Heisman Trophy candidate Travis Hunter, who has been central in the Buffs’ 4-1 start coming into Saturday, left the game midway through the second quarter with what ESPN reported as a shoulder injury. Hunter caught a 14-yard pass, but was crunched by KSU safety Daniel Cobbs, and immediately left the game. He didn’t return, and sophomore Colton Hood came on in Hunter’s place on defense (and later picked off K-State). On offense, CU also lost wideout Jimmy Horn Jr. to injury in the first half and Horn didn’t return, either. The absence of those two playmakers, especially Hunter, took some explosiveness out of CU’s offense, even if the Buffs managed to put 28 on the board.
Hood in clutch: No Hunter to play lock-down corner in crunch time? No problem, at least for a moment. Hood came up clutch late in the fourth quarter with an interception and runback that set up CU’s go-ahead touchdown with 3:20 left. On fourth-and-6 at the CU 31-yard line, Avery Johnson’s pass was tipped by Preston Hodge and then corralled by Hood. He ran it back to the KSU 17-yard line, tripping himself up on the grass to come up just short of the pick-six. However, the next drive, Jayce Brown burned Hodge for a 50-yard TD catch.
Shedeur shines: Once again, the CU QB looked like a top draft pick, despite playing without his two top targets in Hunter and Horn. No. 2 completed 16 straight passes across the second and third quarters — a CU record streak — and willed the Buffs back in the game with his arm despite taking some big hits. His lone blemish was an interception on an overthrow, and his final stat line was videogame-esque: 34 of 40 for 338 yards, three touchdowns and a 186.2 rating.
Big sacks: Both team’s defensive lines made noise in the first half, as the Wildcats tallied four sacks for minus-49 yards, while CU’s defense had three sacks for minus-29 yards. Kansas State’s pressure also forced an intentional grounding on CU’s last possession of the half that effectively killed the drive. In the second half, the Wildcats continued to bring the heat, especially as the Buffs all but abandoned the run. KSU had two sacks for minus-25 yards over the final two quarters, finishing with six sacks overall. On a third-quarter sack, KSU defensive end Ryan Davis celebrated with Shedeur Sanders’ signature wristwatch move, holding the pose for a few seconds toward the CU crowd.
KSU QB hurt, returns: The Wildcats also had an injury of their own to dual-threat quarterback, but Johnson’s absence was brief. The sophomore suffered what looked like a side injury on KSU’s opening possession of the second half, following an impressive threaded pass that went for 33 yards to Brown. Senior Ta’Quan Roberson spelled Johnson, who returned to the field later in the drive to throw a one-yard TD pass to Brown that made it a two-score lead. That 16-play, 81-yard drive chewed up more than half the third quarter.
Who’s who: As has become the norm with Buffs games under Coach Prime, an array of stars were on the CU sidelines on Saturday night at Folsom Field. That list included current Nugget Russell Westbrook, retired former Nugget Carmelo Anthony (who rocked a Peter Forsberg Avs jersey), former Wizards star John Wall, current NBA stars Kevin Durant and John Wall, and rapper Cam’ron. Plus, former CU football stars and current NFL receivers Laviska Shenault and Juwann Winfree were also on hand.
Travis Hunter puts on a show in Central Florida during Colorado’s dominating win over UCF and takes over the Heisman conversation.
Saturday’s during college football season are unpredictable and despite how good or bad a team is you have to watch just in case. Yesterday in central Florida we saw Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes give their first true dominate performance.
Since Sanders became coach Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter have shined but we have yet to see the entire team click at a high level.
Colorado won 48-21 and it was more of a coming out party and a huge I told you so. For those who thought Colorado wouldn’t be a problem, eyebrows were raised.
Travis Hunter led the way and after a nice interception did the unthinkable hitting the Heisman pose in the end zone.
Travis Hunter is undoubtedly the best player in college football and should be in the running for the trophy regardless of Colorado’s standing. However, down in Tuscaloosa, 17-year-old true freshman Ryan Williams is putting on a show every Saturday as well. It’s shaping up to be a back-and-forth battle between the two however Travis playing on offense and defense is just spectacular.
BOULDER — LaJohntay Wester knows college football heartbreak.
Wester had a fantastic career at Florida Atlantic, but he’s watched his Owls lose on a walk-off field goal in El Paso. He watched another team celebrate bowl eligibility on the final game of a lost season.
Now Wester knows pure, uncut college football joy.
Wester was on the receiving end of what instantly becomes one of the most famous passes in Colorado football history Saturday night. He corralled a Hail Mary from Shedeur Sanders after time expired in regulation to force overtime in a 38-31 victory against Baylor at Folsom Field.
“Me being in college for a while, I’ve always been on the other end of the stick,” Wester said. “They rush the field after they beat us and we’re just trying to hurry off the field. This time I got to enjoy it and actually connect with some of the fans, take pictures. That’s great, man. It was an amazing feeling. There’s nothing like it.”
On a wild night befitting Colorado’s return to Big 12 play, the Buffs could have tied the game on the play before. Sanders heaved the ball toward the same corner of the Baylor end zone, but it deflected off Will Sheppard’s hands on a contested play.
The clock still read :02. Colorado had a second chance, and the Buffs didn’t waste it.
Three wide receivers — Wester, Sheppard and Omarion Miller — lined up to the left of Sanders. Travis Hunter, by design, split out by himself to the right.
Hunter might be the best college football player in America. On this play, he was the best decoy.
“I told coach, ‘Let me go to the side by myself,’” Hunter said. “I knew there would be more people on me, and that would give our guys backside a one-on-one opportunity. They did exactly what we thought. They had three people on me. I just know sometimes you got to step back and let the team go ahead and play their role and let them come down with a good play. So I trusted the process.
“I just wanted us to have a chance. It’s 50-50, but with our receiver corps it’s more like 80-20. I mean, you can’t get any better than our receiver corps.”
Sanders took the shotgun snap and rolled to his left. The Baylor pass rush hounded Sanders all night, sacking him eight times and pressuring him on dozens of his nearly 60 dropbacks.
Getting him out of the pocket was also by design, but two Bears nearly converged on him at midfield as Sanders sent the ball toward the front-left corner of the end zone.
Wester found the ball in the air and reacted, hauling it in just after Baylor defensive back Caden Jenkins fell down and well before the safety help could arrive. It was the fourth catch of the game on seven targets for Wester.
He wasn’t happy with at least one of the non-catches earlier in the game. Then he atoned.
“You’re not going to be perfect,” Wester said. “You’re going to have mistakes out there, but it’s just next play man and making up for it. As long as you make up for it, everybody is going to forget about those drops.”
The improbability of the play was amplified by everything that led up to it. Sanders was sacked on four out of Colorado’s first six plays after Baylor took a 31-24 lead. At one point, it was second-and-24 with 54 seconds to play and 69 yards to the end zone.
Then there was the near-miracle to Sheppard. In the end, Baylor called its defense for the final play. Bears coach Dave Aranda said its name was Victory Cigar.
Then it was Sanders and Wester who lit up Folsom Field.
“I always have confidence in Shedeur. He’s the reason I came here,” Wester said. “He came and got me and I told him, ‘I’m not going to let you down.’ I came here for a reason. He brought me here for a reason. He didn’t bring me here to drop balls and miss assignments. He brought me here to do what I do, and tonight I did what I did.”
And now Wester is going to spend the rest of his life learning about college football immortality in Boulder.
“I have slowed the game down on offense a little bit,” Rams football coach Jay Norvell explained Monday at Canvas Stadium, “because we were playing some really talented people these first three weeks and I felt like, to give our defense a chance, I needed to slow down the game a little bit and run it a little bit more.”
Air Raid? Smash-mouth? None of the above? Hey, it’s good to be multiple. But over the last 11 months or so, the Rams offense has often looked downright schizophrenic.
Consider: In the first four series of a bonkers 2023 Rocky Mountain Showdown last September, CSU threw it 11 times. In the first four series of a boring first half this past weekend in the ’24 Showdown, a 28-9 CU victory, the Rams aired it out just five times, officially.
At home. Against one of the two schools your alums want desperately to beat most. In front of a rocking, ravenous and rare sellout at Canvas Stadium.
And yeah, we know — personnel played a factor. Last year’s Rams took on CU and the Sanders family with Dallin Holker at tight end, wideout Louis Brown IV and a healthy Tory Horton. CSU this past weekend had no Holker, no Brown and Horton (groin) toughing it out on basically one good leg.
But when you’ve been touting your QB1 as a Power 4-level signal-caller, and then can’t trust him to air it out against a Power 4 defense, red flags start popping up everywhere. Everybody’s credibility suffers.
“(We) need to get our playmakers involved, we need to get it going offensively,” Norvell continued. “And we’ve got talent. We can score. And we need to respond to that.”
“Are you saying you’re going to take a more aggressive approach from here on out with how you attack teams?” the coach was asked.
“No, I’m telling you that I think we had hard matchups, and I don’t think we matched up very well,” Norvell replied. “And I was trying to minimize that — and that’s what head coaches do.”
Colorado Buffaloes wide receiver Travis Hunter (12) and CU cornerback DJ McKinney (8) bring down Colorado State Rams running back Justin Marshall (29) in the first quarter at Canvas Stadium in Ft. Collins, Colorado Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
Fortunately, there’s all kinds of time left, nine games, with which to hammer out a new narrative. The Mountain West looks top-heavy, and CSU won’t play two of the three programs — UNLV and Boise State, Fresno State being the other — expected to vie for the league crown.
More hope: The Rams have already faced the two most talented two rosters they’ll see all year in No. 1 Texas and CU. Although if the point was to save some arrows in the quiver for league play, after last Saturday, it might be good for Norvell to start firing off a few.
“We’ve got a lot of season left,” the coach said, “and we’ve got all of our goals in front of us that we want to accomplish in our conference and in the remaining nine games.”
All true. But assuming this weekend’s visit from 0-3 UTEP gets the Rams (1-2) back to .500, it’s also not crazy to wonder if a visit to future league rival Oregon State (Oct. 5) and a home test with San Jose State (Oct. 12) leaves CSU at 2-4 heading into a tussle at rebuilding Air Force (1-2). It’s not unreasonable to wonder whether the CSU administration, after that CU stinker, will have everybody’s back if — if — the Rams are somehow 2-5 with three winnable home games (New Mexico, Wyoming, Utah State) left on the docket.
Norvell knows the score. He’s got a president and athletic director who didn’t hire him, and the former isn’t messing around.
“I’ve felt pressure since the day I started being a coach,” Norvell said. “I mean, that’s just part of it.”
He’s also his own offensive coordinator, his own play-caller, so everybody knows where the buck stops. Norvell’s never shied away from blame after tough losses. He’s rarely pointed fingers. But CSU fans I’ve talked to would prefer to lose more news conferences and win more football games, thanks all the same.
“You don’t want to get me on a soapbox about all that,” Norvell said. “We hadn’t talked about (CU) for months, OK? And so all that stuff that was brought up (as trash talk) was a long time ago.
“So I don’t really have any issue with Brayden or any of our guys. Our guys are focused on what can we improve to get better. And that’s about all I’ve got to say about that.”
If the Rams have an offensive identity right now, it’s that their players, including BFN, keep writing checks their program can’t cash. Nobody cheering on the green and gold right now knows what they’re going to get on game day. Besides heartbreak.
For Shedeur Sanders, last year stood as a convincing opening statement.
The quarterback started with a record-setting performance in an upset road win against TCU. A couple of weeks after that, he led a last-second, 98-yard TD drive to eventually beat rival CSU in double OT. And even when CU’s wheels fell off, he still showed mettle, flashed several well-timed watch-flexes and played hurt, until he couldn’t anymore.
Now, it’s time for Sanders’ closing arguments in black and gold starting with Thursday’s opener against North Dakota State at Folsom Field. And if the team plays better around the senior this fall, it could be historic.
“If (the offensive line) can protect him, this young man may put up one of the great seasons in college football history,” predicted CU play-by-play man Mark Johnson. “(Darian) Hagan is at the top as national champ, and Kordell (Stewart) is up there too, but Shedeur is going to put himself in the conversation as the greatest Colorado quarterback if he has another season like he did last year.”
Sanders, who missed the final six quarters of 2023 with a back fracture, is healthy again. The Buffs retooled their offensive line with transfers and the top high school left tackle in the nation, Jordan Seaton.
If the big men can block a year after the line allowed 56 sacks, the weapons are there on the outside. Two-way star Travis Hunter, Jimmy Horn Jr., and transfers Will Sheppard and LaJohntay Wester give Sanders the chance to top last year.
And that’s saying something. Even as the Buffs stumbled to 4-8 and last in the Pac-12, Sanders set CU records for passing yards in a season (3,230), completion percentage (69.3), touchdown-to-interception ratio (9-to-1) and interception percentage (0.7).
Unsurprisingly, Sanders remains confident. Even before taking a snap this season, No. 2 is projected to be one of the top quarterbacks selected in the 2025 NFL Draft.
“That’s the difference, I’d say, between me and a lot of other players,” Sanders said at Big 12 media day. “I’m not close to my ceiling at all. I’ve got a long way to go.”
Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders talks with media during the Big 12 Conference NCAA college football media days in Las Vegas, Wednesday, July 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Lucas Peltier)
Sanders’ performance could also be helped by consistency from the play-caller.
Last year, Sean Lewis called the Buffs offense for the first eight games before Pat Shurmur took over for the final four games. Now with Shurmur as the team’s offensive coordinator, the former Giants head coach and Broncos OC believes the Buffs will be able to establish a consistent run game his QB never had in 2023.
“It’s hard to cook in somebody else’s kitchen because you can’t really change anything at that point,” Shurmur said. “I don’t know if (the end of 2023) was a springboard, but what I do know, we were able to reset (the offense) the way we wanted to. We went out and got some new players, some more quality big men, then we installed an offense that works for us. I feel like it’s a new start moving forward.”
But will a revamped offensive line along with Shurmur’s now-permanent role be enough for Sanders to take his game to the next level? Head coach Deion Sanders believes so, especially after the work his son put in with his trainer over the summer.
“He’s worked on some of the little mechanical things with his quarterback coach (Darrell Colbert Jr) out of Houston,” Deion Sanders said on ESPN last month. “And it’s not just the mechanics of footwork and ball placement and releases, but also just getting to know his players and his receivers and where they want the ball. You can see after 7-on-7s and practice, him grabbing a guy, pulling him to the side and telling him what he wants and what he saw.”
Whether all of this will result in more wins, and even better stats for the quarterback, remains to be seen.
What is certain is that even with Sanders’ enormous popularity — he was recently ranked No. 1 on FOX Sports’ list of college football superstars — the QB needs to win to put himself in the discussion for end-of-season national honors such as the Davey O’Brien Award and Heisman Trophy.
“If he puts up the numbers and CU is winning a good amount of their football games, because of who Prime is and the attention he brings to CU, I think he’ll be in that conversation,” former CU quarterback Bobby Pesavento said. “Now, is he in New York (as a Heisman finalist) and does he truly have a chance to win? That would take the Buffs doing something really special, like playing for a Big 12 championship again.”
CBS Sports national college football writer Dennis Dodd agrees, noting that after Sanders “was almost a one-man team last year,” the Buffs must capture some magic in their first season back in the Big 12 for Sanders to be in the Heisman race.
“The Heisman winner almost exclusively plays for a 10-win team that competes for a national championship and does something dramatic in November — if not a Heisman moment, a series of Heisman moments,” Dodd said. “It’s going to be hard for a QB of a 6-6 team to win it.”
Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders (2) shows off his watch to fans before the Rocky Mountain Showdown against the Colorado State Rams at Folsom Field on Sept. 16, 2023. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Deion Sanders is adamant about keeping negativity out of his life and his football program at Colorado.
He even had a newspaper columnist barred from asking questions at football-related events over what he deemed as pessimistic coverage.
Sanders spent his summer integrating a new offensive line and two new coordinators — and squabbling with the media.
As he prepared for the Buffaloes’ season opener against FCS powerhouse North Dakota State, the second-year Colorado coach was asked Saturday if he ever felt persecuted “by outside noise.”
He said, “This is a way of life for me.”
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Benn launched. He left his feet. Toews’ head snapped like a crash test dummy. Officials declared it a shoulder-on-shoulder crime and suggested we all move on. To paraphrase my best pal Deion Sanders, that’s some bull junk, right there.
For one, even if the Stars winger was aiming for Toews’ shoulder, at least one angle showed him connecting directly with No. 7’s neck. Which, last I checked, is connected to and immediately south of the head.
“I mean, does he catch a piece of his shoulder? Yeah, I guess you could argue that,” Avs coach Jared Bednar, whose team returns to Denver after a road split at American Airlines Center, replied when I asked about the collision. “But the target is high and it’s at his head, and he makes contact with the head. And I’ve seen, many times, guys get called for the head shot and penalty with a lot less than that. But I guess they didn’t think so.”
Two, Benn knew exactly what he was doing. The Stars knew what he was doing. Dallas coach Pete DeBoer, whose Vegas teams delighted in pushing the Avs around in the postseason, knew darn well.
“Benner has been outstanding in this playoff. I thought against Vegas he did and he did (it) smart,” the Stars boss said late Thursday night. “He did it at the right times and he did it clean. But his presence physically is having an impact for us in these playoffs in a real positive way.’’
In the NFL, Benn’s shot is an ejection, a fine, a suspension and a chat with the safety cops.
In the NHL, it’s a “real positive” presence, a strategic wrinkle in a no-holds-barred, merciless bracket.
The refs decided the hit was at Toews’ shoulder blade and not a head shot. Some slo-mo angles showed otherwise, especially as the D-man pinged off another Dallas player like a rag dol. By the letter of the law, it looked (makes air quotes) “clean.”
But barely legal is still barely.
“It is what it is,” Bednar said. “You’ve got to play through it.”
Once a bully knows they can get away with murder in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, there’s only way to stop a killing spree.
Someone’s gotta pick up the Captain’s spine. Someone’s gotta let Benn know that this won’t stand. And neither will he.
Someone’s gotta pick up Landy’s steel. Landy’s soul.
It’s not in Nathan MacKinnon’s game, bless him. It’s not in Cale Makar’s DNA, although a reactive shove after Toews got clocked landed him in an awkward headlock for a few seconds.
“Hopefully there was no intent into the head,” Avs forward Andrew Cogliano said of the Benn ambush.
Then, instead of walking it back, Cogs walked it forward.
“Maybe there was, obviously, a little bit to the head,” Cogliano added. “But, yeah, I don’t know.”
He knew. Everybody did.
“It’s a physical game this time of year,” Bednar said, “but I just can’t understand how that was not a penalty. Even if it isn’t a five (minute major).”
Join the club. Fortunately, Toews returned to the ice, but Benn needs a break. And a lesson. If the league won’t do it, somebody in burgundy and blue needs to apply a little elbow grease.
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For the 2024 spring game and Colorado’s annual ‘Black & Gold’ weekend Deion Sanders enlists the help of YG, Ryan Garcia, and Lil Wayne.
College football season is only a few months away which means teams are hosting their annual spring games to showcase new talent for the fans. Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes hope to build upon their previous 4-8 season which was a vast improvement from 2022’s 1-11 season.
Colorado’s annual ‘Black & Gold Weekend’ has always been exciting for Buff fans but under Coach Prime, it has undergone serious upgrades.
According to Fox Sports, Shedeur Sanders shined and the latest portal additions showcased an upgraded offense and defense.
“I feel like we got all the negative energy out the building,” Shedeur Sanders said. “So now it’s just a positive vibe.”
Shedeur didn’t shy away from addressing the massive reconstruction of the team and drama surrounding former #1 prospect Cormani McClain. McClain entered the transfer portal and immediately created a YouTube video to discuss his decision and Deion Sanders.
After the business was handled on the field fans and the players enjoyed a concert headlined by Lil Wayne. Before Wayne hit the stage Shedeur blessed the crowd with a performance of his single “Perfect Timing”.
Afterward, Ryan Garcia hit the stage with YG before Lil Wayne shut it down giving everyone a weekend to remember.
You can watch a full recap of the entire concert below.
Rescuing Zach Wilson is smart. Stopping at Zach Wilson is hubris.
As a quarterback, Wilson’s merely appetizer material. If the NFL draft is still serving Bo Nix or Michael Penix Jr. as a main course, and at a reasonable cost, the Broncos would be crazy not to bite.
A QB room consisting of Wilson, Jarrett Stidham, Ben DiNucci and a seventh-round flier to be named late would be the worst in the division (pending Raiderfoonery ). And arguably the worst in an AFC that’s still loaded with franchise signal-callers.
In isolation, though, you get it. Landing Wilson from the Jets with a seventh-round pick for a sixth-rounder is a solid, low-cap, low-risk move. It just better not be the only one, at least where the quarterback is concerned.
After Russell Wilson took the money and ran, the best thing the Broncos could do at QB1 right now is open this competition to the masses. Bring in as many bodies as you can afford until one of them actually sticks.
On one hand, the kid did beat Russell Wilson, head-to-head, at Empower Field as a visiting QB with the Jets twice in two trips since September 2022.
On the other, what the heck does that say?
If you look at Zach Wilson’s 30 career starts against anyone not named the Broncos, he’s sported a 10-20 record, thrown 23 touchdowns and 22 picks, and completed 17 passes per game at a clip of 56.5%.
Wiser football heads, old coaches and scouts texted me Monday to say they still see a spark in Zach Wilson, that nobody could’ve walked away from the dumpster fire that is the J-E-T-S without some second-degree burns. That maybe Broncos QB Whisperer Sean Payton — Russell Wilson notwithstanding — is the sensei who winds up bringing it out of the guy, the way he brought it out of Drew Brees, Teddy Bridgewater and Kerry Collins, another top-5 bust in his early days with Carolina.
Although with the latter, it’s worth noting that Collins went 16-9 as a starter over his first two seasons with the Panthers, pre-Payton. He even made a Pro Bowl during his second season in the league before things went south. Wilson, at a similar stage in his career, hasn’t come anywhere close to that.
As depth, though, he works. As insurance, he fits. If anything, it means Payton and GM George Paton don’t have to feel forced to sell whatever farm is left in order to try to swoop into one of the top 5 picks in the draft. It probably also means that they’re not sure if they’ve got the capital to even pull that off.
Unless the tank for 2025 — a reality show of Shedeur Sanders, Deion Sanders and Peyton would be more theater than these mountains could handle — is truly on, Wilson helps a QB room. He doesn’t complete it. Add Penix or Nix to that mix, though? Now you’re cookin’ with gas.
Wilson is the banana bread French toast at Panzano, the mac & cheese at Nola Jane. A great first bite. But if he’s the last, this off-season is going to leave Broncos Country with a familiar, empty feeling in their guts.
Deiondra Sanders, daughter of former NFL and college football player Deion Sanders, has opened up about her remarkable journey of triumphing over significant health obstacles to share the news of her pregnancy.
This revelation comes as a surprise given the health complications she has confronted, involving multiple surgeries and persistent health issues. Deiondra path to pregnancy is characterized by resilience and a profound sense of gratitude, recognizing the miraculous nature of her pregnancy amid ongoing health challenges.
Deiondra Sanders Reveals ‘Miracle’ Pregnancy Amidst a Series of Health Struggles
The announcement of Deiondra’s pregnancy coincided with International Women’s Day, a day dedicated to celebrating women’s achievements and advancements in their rights. Taking to Instagram, she shared her narrative, expressing gratitude to God for the miracle of her pregnancy. Despite medical counsel suggesting potential difficulties in conceiving due to her health conditions, Deiondra chose to embrace her pregnancy as a divine blessing. She conveyed appreciation for the support and blessings from the women in her life, underscoring the significance of community and encouragement in overcoming challenges.
Deiondra’s journey to pregnancy has been marked by various health issues, including four myomectomy surgeries to address fibroids, noncancerous growths in the uterus. Despite the medical advice forecasting potential fertility challenges in the future, she focused on the present joy of her pregnancy.
Deiondra Sanders Reveals ‘Miracle’ Pregnancy Amidst a Series of Health Struggles
Her decision to have a child was not driven by a desire to retain a relationship but rather a response to the challenges she has confronted, including health risks associated with her condition and doctors’ advice regarding her future fertility.
In her announcement, Deiondra also reflected on her relationship with her boyfriend, Jacquees, and the challenges they have weathered together, facing public scrutiny and allegations of infidelity. Despite these adversities, she opted to spotlight the positive aspects of her pregnancy journey, emphasizing the hope and inspiration she aims to provide to other women grappling with similar health issues.
Deiondra’s pregnancy announcement underscores her strength and resilience in the face of adversity. Leveraging her platform, she has shared her journey, offering hope and encouragement to other women confronting health challenges. Her choice to embrace her pregnancy as a divine blessing, despite medical advisories, showcases her unwavering faith and determination to overcome health struggles.
Deiondra Sanders revealed she’s pregnant and despite the Dreezy drama with baby daddy JacquEeeEeeEs, the real reason she’s moving forward with the pregnancy isn’t “keeping a man.”
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The “B.E.D.” squealer singer has bigger issues than beefing with or begging his ex-girlfriend and getting put on blast. As BOSSIP previously reported, Dreezy exposed Jacquees for trying to reconcile with her while still with Deiondra. During a heated exchange online, the Chicago rapper spilled the tea about the couple’s new bundle of joy.
Deiondra is taking back her power and embracing motherhood after a messy month in the public eye. The 31-year-old took to Instagram to tell the world about her first child on the way and why she’s embracing motherhood, regardless of the pipsqueak performer.
In a short film, a doctor informs Deiondra that after her fourth myomectomy (a procedure to remove uterine fibroids), she may never conceive. In fact, the surgeon wasn’t even able to remove all of the benign tumors growing on or in her uterus. However, that didn’t stop what “God allowed to happen.”
“I never thought I’d be here but here we are. I know a lot has transpired over the last month but what hasn’t happened is me being able to tell my own truth myself! So here it is. Even though this was not planned nor expected, this is still something God allowed to happen. I’m not having my baby to keep a man. I am having my baby for all the times I was told I wouldn’t be able to,” she wrote on Friday.
Deiondra went on to explain the other health complications she endured from birth control and a difficult pregnancy.
“I’m having my baby for the 4 myomectomy surgeries I have had. I am having my baby for all the years I stayed on birth control even though it gave me breast tumors. I’m having my baby for all the Doctors that told me I wouldn’t make it out the first trimester. I’m having a baby for the 7 current fibroids that surrounds my uterus to this day. I’m having a baby for all the high risk moms that was scared everyday thinking they would miscarry,’ she continued.
“I’m keeping my baby for the 3 Months I continued to bleed everyday after I found out I was pregnant. I’m having this baby to give hope to all the other women that may be in my situation. No matter what Doctor’s say, GOD HAS THE FINAL SAY!
“The miracle growing in me is not just a coincidence but a divine blessing,” Deiondra concluded, welcoming the world to her pregnancy journey.
See how Coach Prime papa Deion Sanders reacted to the news after the flip!
Deion Sanders And Jacquees React To Deiondra Sanders’ Pregnancy Announcement
Source: Erick W. Rasco / Getty
The news isn’t exactly shocking, but it was still unclear where the men in Deiondra Sanders’ life stood. Too short shenanigans aside, Jacquees is happy for his first child with Deiondra.
Jacquees cheered her on in the comments, writing, “I love you and I got you. BLESSINGS OTW ?? THANK YOU JESUSSSS.”
College Coach Prime didn’t hesitate to support his daughter publicly. He entered the chat to remind his daughter and the world that she’ll always have a man in her life. Deion also joked about his baby girl making him a grandfather.
“PREACH BABY PREACH, and u having this baby to make me a darn GRANDDADDY even though I’m YOUNG. I Love u baby and I’m glad u said u ain’t having a baby to keep a man. You’ve always had a MAN in your life that u call DADDY & ain’t gon ever ever let u DOWN especially when I’m UP,” he wrote in the comments.
It sounds like the soon-to-be mom and her unborn baby are already surrounded by more than enough love.
Congratulations to Deiondra Sanders and JacquEeeEeeEs!
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