Three Points Is All It Took For Coach Prime to Bench Julian Lewis and Spark a QB Controversy

Colorado head coach Deion Sanders pulled quarterback Julian Lewis in favor of Isaac Wilson in the second half of Saturday’s 23-13 road loss to Baylor. This wasn’t some minor adjustment; Lewis had only managed to put three points on the board in the entire first half, a performance that clearly forced Coach Prime’s hand in a big way.

The Pressure Cooker That Was the First Half

You know that feeling when nothing is clicking? That’s exactly what went down for Colorado in the first half against Baylor. Lewis was under center, and the offense just couldn’t get anything going, scoring a measly three points. Three! That’s it for an entire half of football, which is brutal no matter who you’re playing. It’s the kind of offensive slump that makes you throw your remote at the TV. So, when the second half kicked off, it wasn’t Lewis trotting back out. It was Wilson, a clear sign that Sanders had seen enough and decided he needed a spark, any spark, to get his team rolling.

Coach Prime’s Blunt Assessment

After the game, Deion Sanders didn’t mince words. He faced the reporters and took the hit himself, saying, “I’ll take the responsibility. It was a decision that I made because I was trying to get us going. That’s it, just based on let’s go, we gotta get going. We gotta score some points.” Talk about a coach demanding more! He then spoke about Wilson’s entry: “Isaac came in,a little shaky, nervous, I don’t know what,then he calmed down a little bit and got us down the field. Did his job. That’s all we wanted.” It sounds like a desperate move to inject life into a stagnant offense. Sanders needed *something* to shift, and he was willing to make the tough call. It’s clear he’s looking for a quarterback who can consistently move the ball and put up points, no matter the circumstances.

This benching, coming after such a low-scoring half, screams that the QB position in Colorado is wide open. For Colorado, figuring out who can lead this offense consistently is now the biggest question mark. The loss to Baylor already stings, but the lingering question of who will be under center next week? That’s a whole other level of concern for the team and its fans.

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Originally reported by Bleacher Report.