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The Colorado Buffs struggled on offense a few days after making a big coaching move.
Earlier this week, Deion Sanders benched offensive coordinator Sean Lews in favor of former NFL head coach Pat Shurmur in a stunning move that shocked many college football experts.
Colorado quality control analyst Pat Shurmur will take over play-calling duties from OC Sean Lewis vs. Oregon State, sources told @ActionNetworkHQ. Deion Sanders must elevate Shurmur from analyst to full-time coach to be eligible to coach. Lewis will still signal the plays in, a…
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) November 3, 2023
Unfortunately for Sanders, the change didn’t lead to much different results on Saturday.
In the first half of the team’s game against Oregon State, the Buffs struggled to generate any offense.
Before halftime, the Buffs only had 52 yards and scored 3 points. Of course, Sanders was mocked by the media.
Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes with 52 yards of offense in the first half #CollegeFootball pic.twitter.com/fGEK81T2aK
— Rick Sosa (@sosarick) November 5, 2023
Colorado had 51 yards in the first half and went 1/8 on 3rd down while averaging 1.7 yards per play.
Good thing Deion demoted Sean Lewis
— Graham Coffey (@GrahamCoffeyDC) November 5, 2023