Colorado sold out its spring football game during the first year of the Deion Sanders era. That was not the case on Saturday for year two.
It was 39 degrees with a constant drizzle so the crowd was minuscule in comparison to the 28,424 tickets sold, which was actually the second-most in school history.
There was a big jump in attendance from 2022 to 2023. Coach Prime brought much-needed energy to a floundering program overnight.
Saturday’s attendance looked more like the previous regime than the current.
Even fewer people were in the stands by the time that the Buffaloes took their final snap of the afternoon.
Few people wanted to venture out in the subpar conditions. It was wet.
In terms of the on-field play, Colorado’s scrimmage looked a lot like last year. Shedeur Sanders made a few plays and showed why he is in pole position to be the first quarterback selected in next year’s NFL Draft. FAU transfer LaJohntay Wester stepped up in a big way at wide receiver.
Shedeur escapes to his left and finds LaJohntay Wester for a chunk gain. pic.twitter.com/lHI2gyzfD3
— Scott Procter (@ScottProcter_) April 27, 2024
Even though Travis Hunter Jr. made a few plays, the head coach’s son was highlight once again. Shedeur had the ball on a rope.
Throws like this are why Shedeur Sanders is in pole position to be the #1 pick in 2025. Wester has to come down with that ball. #NFLDraft pic.twitter.com/3S91ZxmHST
— Mat Smith (@RealMatSmith) April 27, 2024
There has been a lot of turmoil around the program in Boulder over the last few weeks with players transferring out. The 22-year-old quarterback believes that it is actually a good thing!
Coach Prime continues to be the ultimate hype man. He likes what he has seen during spring practice and grabbed the mic to make a promise to the fans.
Sanders vowed to “get them to a bowl game.”
Coach Prime addresses the fans in attendance at the Colorado Buffaloes Spring Game and tells them:
— The Sports Forum (@DenverForum) April 27, 2024
“Our goal is we’re going to get you to a bowl game” 🦬💨#ColoradoBuffaloes #CollegeFootball pic.twitter.com/GrH4AWcy4f
To make a bowl game requires six wins. Colorado had four last year.
This year’s schedule is even more challenging and it is hard to find the two additional victories.
- vs. North Dakota State
- at Nebraska
- at Colorado State
- vs. Baylor
- at UCF
- vs. Kansas State
- at Arizona
- vs. Cincinnati
- at Texas Tech
- vs. Utah
- at Kansas
- vs. Oklahoma State
At least five of the Buffaloes’ 2024 opponents will be ranked inside of the Top 25 to begin the year. Deion Sanders believes that six wins is the ceiling. We shall see.