Colorado defensive transfer’s absence ‘may be’ due to disciplinary issue

Colorado football LB Juwan Mitchell has been absent from the box score, and according to Buffaloes Wire’s Jack Carlough, the reason is a “disciplinary issue” that Coach Prime wouldn’t expand upon after saying “Ask him what happened” to an inquisitive reporter on the issue.

“(Deion) Sanders’ response suggests that Mitchell’s absence may be due to a disciplinary issue,” Carlough prefaced before saying, “In early August, Mitchell was dismissed from Arizona State’s program following an incident at practice. He then joined the Buffs about two weeks later and made his debut on Sept. 9 against Nebraska.”

That response was typical of Deion Sanders; in the case that it is indeed a disciplinary issue. It’d be an inappropriate remark if it had to do with his health and it’d be a Lane Kiffin level of ugly if it had to do with a mental health issue.

Kenny Dillingham’s grim message about dismissing Colorado football transfer

ASU head coach Kenny Dillingham didn’t mince words when discussing the decision to dismiss Mitchell from the Sun Devils program in August; claiming that “culture wins” after Mitchell left Tempe.

“Juwan Mitchell is no longer with the team,” Dillingham said (h/t ESPN). “Culture wins. It is very, very simple, culture wins. You are either going to practice how we practice, live how we live, be a good person, compete, say yes sir and no sir, open doors for people. Be genuinely a good person or do things right, or you are not.”

Given Mitchell’s past, it’s somewhat surprising Sanders took a shot on him, but the former Texas Longhorn and Tennessee Volunteer had been paying off Coach Prime’s faith in him until this recent absence; providing 20 tackles in six appearances for the Buffs.

What the future holds for the Middletown, New Jersey native will be a major question for the LB room in Boulder moving forward.