The offseason will bring a lot of questions, especially after another loss by the Colorado Buffaloes to a Big 12 team in their 20-10 loss to Arizona State.
It is a shame the team's defensive talent is being wasted on an offense that cannot do much. It took until the second half for the Buffaloes to score. Their touchdown came only after Arizona State got a 15-yard penalty for roughing the kicker, which kept the drive alive when Colorado otherwise would have missed a field goal. They had a chance to make this a game, but the offense is not functional.
Penalties were also a problem, despite only five. Colorado was called for an ineligible man downfield that negated a 74-yard touchdown pass from Isaac Wilson to Ernest Campbell on their second drive.
It was an instant momentum killer, and Arizona State scored their first touchdown two drives later.
When Sanders spoke to the media after the game, he did not mince words about his disappointment with the offense, their need for better play in the secondary, and his frustration with another non-winning season for the Buffaloes.
Here is everything Deion Sanders said after Colorado's fifth conference loss of the season.
On locker room morale after the loss
Deion Sanders: "I didn't see quit, I didn’t see lethargic. I didn’t see any giving up by any means … This is not how it is supposed to be … If anybody’s in that locker room that’s not hurting right now, this ain’t a sport for you. This is the wrong sport. It’s the wrong game. It's the wrong team. Wrong everything. This is not how it's supposed to be."
#CUBuffs coach Deion Sanders on the loss to ASU: "I didn’t see quit. I didn’t see lethargic. I didn’t see any giving up by any means. I am not happy. We don’t have time for a pity party (with a game vs. Houston on Friday). If anybody in that locker room is not hurting right now,…
— Troy Renck (@TroyRenck) November 8, 2026
Didn't want to give ASU the ball back before halftime
Sanders: "It's almost like, 'I don’t want to stop the clock and give them an opportunity.’ We don't want to give the opposing team an opportunity to score. You got to think about the other side too. So, that's a different thought process."
On what went wrong vs. Arizona State
Sanders: "We got to score. That's it. We just got to score. I don't think it's a destination type of thing. On the road, at home … We’re not scoring points … You don’t score points, you’re not going to win in any profession, any game, period. That’s the problem. We’re not scoring, and we need to stop people as well. We got to do a better job of stopping people. That's on me."
Run game should help the pass game
Sanders: "Sometimes one complements the other and unless the passing game is going, sometimes the running game is not, and it's vice versa … We couldn't get anything going really offensively."
Season outlook is bad after loss
Sanders: "The season don't look good. It don't look good. I'm not crazy, man. I can see, I can see clearly. You think I’m happy? I’m not happy with outcomes. I’m not a loser by any means and I hate the fact of that we’re coming up on the short end of these games, tremendously."
I asked #CUBuffs coach Deion Sanders on what it would look like if this team does not win out and make a bowl game. "It don’t look good. I am not crazy. I am not happy with the outcome. I am not a loser by any means. I hate that we are coming up on the short endsof these games.…
— Troy Renck (@TroyRenck) November 8, 2026
Sanders hurts for the Colorado fans
Sanders: "I hurt because you guys deserve better and the team deserves better. We should win. We should win. We should put our best foot forward, and I'm not seeing that."
Despite a 3-6 record, this team is not done fighting
Sanders: "There's no one in that locker room that is giving up and is not fighting, coaches included and support staff included."
Not worried about his job status
Sanders: "I want these kids to graduate and provoke changes in their lives and families. I am not worried about me."
Asked by USA Today if he was about his job security, #CUBuffs coach Deion Sanders said, "I don’t think about that. I am not here for my job. I am not built like that. I am really, really not. I want these kids to graduate and provoke changes in their lives and families. I am not…
— Troy Renck (@TroyRenck) November 8, 2026
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