Football
Neill Woelk, Contributing Editor
BOULDER — Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders delivered a succinct yet extremely clear message to his Colorado Buffaloes on Saturday.
Just after Coach Prime and his staff put the Buffs through some full-pads, full-contact work, he had this answer to a query concerning the progress of CU’s offensive line after eight practices — basically the midpoint of spring ball:
“The team that we’re playing with now is not the team that we’re going to play with in Texas the first game (Sept. 2 at TCU),” Sanders said. “Do I need to say anymore? It’s not gonna be that. It’s gonna be a lot of new faces, a lot of new attitudes, a lot of new understandings and a lot of new wants and desires … There has to be a sense of urgency. You got to have it.”
Sanders may have been asked about his offensive line, but his response was clearly directed at the entire roster.
Coach Prime and his staff are still actively recruiting. They will continue to add and subtract players over the next couple of months, meaning every day, every practice is an audition. Sanders has vowed that Colorado will win immediately — and to meet that expectation, the Buffs will need a roster that meets their head coach’s standards.
Not that Sanders hasn’t witnessed flashes of good play. He likes what he’s seen from coordinator Sean Lewis’ offense, an up-tempo attack that puts the ball in the hands of playmakers. There have been good moments from quarterback Shedeur Sanders, several of the receivers and some flashes from the running backs.
“We have a tremendous offensive coordinator,”…
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