Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes dropped their fourth game in a row this Saturday, but don’t let the final score fool you: they almost pulled off an insane upset against No. 11 Utah. The Utes barely clung to their 27-24 victory, a win that came down to a Hail Mary attempt on the very last play, after Colorado fought back from what looked like an insurmountable deficit.
From 13-0 Down to “Wait, Are They Gonna Do It?!”
Talk about a gut check. Colorado looked dead in the water in the first half, staring at a 13-0 hole that would make most teams crumble. But these Buffs? Nah. They came out of the locker room in the third quarter and absolutely exploded, putting up 17 unanswered points to somehow grab the lead. It was electrifying, had you on the edge of your seat thinking they were about to shock the entire college football world. Even their last-ditch effort to win had us holding our breath, with a long gain that got wiped out by replay review ruling an intended lateral a forward pass. What a brutal way for it to end, but man, they left it all out there.
Deion Sanders Said Something He *Never* Says
You know Coach Prime. He’s usually all about the win. So after this tough loss, losing their fourth straight game, what he did next was genuinely surprising. “I did something I never do after a loss,” Sanders said after the game, according to Brent Schrotenboer of USA Today. “I stood up there on the podium and told those kids, ‘I’m really proud of y’all man.’ Because they fought. They didn’t give up. They had a chance.” That’s huge. These four losses haven’t been against slouches either, coming against teams with a combined 21-3 record. This Utah team is 6-0 with the longest current winning streak in the country at 12 straight. The team faced a ton of criticism for Coach Prime during their two-week break before this game, and there was even talk about a booklet with play scripts, which Sanders downplayed. But after seeing that fight, that comeback, that effort? It’s clear what he’s focused on: the heart of his team.
When a coach like Deion Sanders, who lives and breathes winning, says he’s proud after a tough loss, you know those kids battled. They might not have gotten the win, but they showed up, fought hard, and reminded everyone they’re not backing down. That’s the kind of spirit that makes you keep tuning in, even when the scoreboard isn’t going your way.
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Originally reported by Pro Football Talk.
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