Deion Sanders makes drastic move after Colorado’s embarrassing loss to Northwestern
Coach Prime is making it clear that no player is bigger than the program.
The Colorado football program made a drastic decision by removing several players from its roster for “conduct detrimental to the team,” a move confirmed by head coach Deion Sanders during his weekly press conference on Tuesday.
Although the details behind the disciplinary action have not yet been revealed, Sanders made it clear that the decision was not based solely on what happened after the Buffaloes’ 41-7 loss to Northwestern last Saturday.
Following the disappointing road defeat, the coach expressed his frustration, saying he could not understand how some players could take the loss lightly while he was walking behind them toward the locker room.
“It’s never one [thing],” Sanders said Tuesday during his news conference. “I’m one of the most loving and giving and forgiving men you could ever meet, but when you start having conduct detrimental to the team, you don’t care about the team, you care about you, and I have a problem with that. A year ago, I didn’t put my foot down in it enough. It lingered a little bit. Then, it imploded.”
“I’m not doing that anymore.”
After Sanders’ comments, the Colorado program released a statement clarifying that “any potential roster changes have not been finalized” and that it would provide an official roster update later this week.
The internal situation surrounding the Buffaloes was also shaken by another controversy involving safety Ben Finneseth, who apologized for comments captured on video before the matchup against Northwestern, which was played at the opponent’s temporary home stadium.
In the footage, Finneseth criticized the venue’s facilities, saying the stadium “sucks” and comparing the atmosphere to a “library” because of the lack of energy.
The player later acknowledged his mistake and apologized.
“It was childish; it was a stupid thing that I said. It won’t happen again,” Finneseth told reporters, according to The Athletic. “The way I handled it was horrible. I promise you guys it will not happen again and it’ll be much more mature moving forward.”
Colorado enters this week with a 2-1 record and will look to bounce back on Saturday when it faces Baylor in its first game of the season against a Big 12 Conference opponent.
