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Colorado’s Deion Sanders clarifies ridiculous special teams blunder during Texas Tech game

Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders addressed a bizarre special teams mix-up that marred his team’s recent 0-2 Big 12 start, including a loss to Texas Tech where just eight players took the field for a field goal block attempt. Sanders clarified the error stemmed from a miscommunication between offensive and special teams units, with two players mistakenly sitting out before a timeout corrected the lineup.

The gaffe added to Colorado’s struggles this season, as the Buffaloes sit at 2-3 overall and face mounting pressure to improve under Sanders, who has overseen two losing campaigns in his first three years at the program. Separately, Sanders downplayed concerns after a Colorado playbook was reportedly left behind at a hotel and found by Texas Tech fans, calling it an isolated mistake that wouldn’t impact the team’s ability to compete.

The Buffaloes turn their attention to a Saturday matchup against Utah, seeking to rebound from a rocky stretch that has fans questioning Sanders’ long-term viability in Boulder.

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