Deion Sanders sent a scathing message about the 2022 Colorado football program under Karl Dorrell, claiming that Buffaloes players didn’t love the game and simply didn’t want to play at the highest collegiate level.
“It was tremendously tough, because you had some young men that just didn’t want to play the game,” Sanders said (h/t USA Today). “They didn’t love football. It’s hard for me to be effective if you don’t love it, if you don’t like it, if you don’t want to live it. That’s tough. That’s tremendously tough, when you’re looking at a body of just dead eyes, that’s tough on any coach, not just me. I’m pretty sure a multitude of coaches have experienced that until they can clean house and get the roster that they want. It was tremendously challenging day by day. I’m happy with what I’m seeing every morning now. I really am.”
That last point from Coach Prime is key: the 50+ transfers to the Buffs have been getting the job done since coming to Boulder.
Shilo Sanders believes roster turnover is a strength for Colorado football
Coach Prime’s middle son, Shilo Sanders, believes the mass roster turnover is actually going to be beneficial for the Buffs.
“Coming in with a whole new roster, it’s actually good, because it’s like really, just really a fair shot to be on the same level,” Sanders said. “All you have to do is go in and learn what to do. Like say if you were on the team where they already had guys go crazy the year before, it’s going to be a little bit harder to go in and do your thing.”
It remains to be seen what newcomers, or the 10 players who returned from the disgraced 2022 squad, will be able to grab the brass ring in Boulder.