Colorado coach Deion Sanders and his son, quarterback Shedeur Sanders, have gone on the offensive on social media after a story ran about how former Buffaloes players fared after many were run off following the arrival of “Coach Prime.”

Former Colorado safety Xavier Smith told the Athletic in a story published Monday that Deion Sanders “never even tried to get to know me,” and that he “was destroying guys’ confidence and belief in themselves.”

Shedeur Sanders posted to X, formerly Twitter, that he didn’t remember who Smith was.

“Bro had to be very mid at best,” Shedeur Sanders posted, insinuating Smith was only an average player.

Smith, who had injury trouble in his short time at Colorado, earned freshman All-America honors at FCS Austin Peay in 2023 and has since followed coach Scotty Walden to UTEP.

After Shedeur Sanders’ tweet, things escalated into a series of back-and-forth trash talk.

Colorado receiver Kaleb Mathis posted a video of himself getting the better of Smith in a practice last spring, to which Smith’s Austin Peay teammate, Jaheim Ward, noted that Mathis had just 38 receiving yards last season.

That tweet led to Ward’s career stats at the FCS school (36 tackles over the past three seasons) getting posted, prompting Coach Sanders to weigh in Wednesday, stating “Lawd Jesus” above a screenshot of Ward’s stats.

Deion Sanders’ tweet taking aim at the relatively anonymous FCS player was viewed more than 12 million times since it was posted. He also clapped back at another X user who took issue with Shedeur’s social media behavior and pointed out Colorado’s 4-8 record last year.

“He will be a top 5 pick,” Deion Sanders said of his son. “Where yo son going ? Lololol I got time today. Lololol.”

For most of Tuesday night’s showdown between the Miami Marlins, it seemed as if the Colorado Rockies did all the damage they needed to in the top of the first.

Right fielder Charlie Blackmon opened the scoring with a two-out, two-RBI single to right. First baseman Elehuris Montero took things a step further when he blasted a 409-foot, three-run home run to center that put Colorado up 5-0.

For the next 16 half-innings, neither team plated a single run.

Then, in the bottom of the ninth, the Marlins’ offense came to life.

Miami opened the frame with a single and a hit-by-pitch, setting second baseman Luis Arraez up for an RBI double. Center fielder Dane Myers then drove in two more tuns on a single up the middle.

A bases-loaded hit-by-pitch cut the Rockies’ lead to one, and a sacrifice fly from third baseman Emmanuel Rivera tied the score at 5-5.

According to MLB.com’s Sarah Langs and the Elias Sports Bureau, Tuesday’s game between the Marlins and Rockies was the first game in MLB history with a five-run top of the first, a five-run bottom of the ninth and no runs in between.

From there, the Rockies retook the lead thanks to third baseman Ryan McMahon’s two-out RBI double in the top of the 10th.

Designated hitter Bryan De La Cruz responded with an RBI double of his own in the bottom of the 10th, however, setting the stage for Myers to walk it off with an RBI single through the right side. The Marlins had battled back from a mere 0.7% win probability midway through the ninth to an instantly iconic comeback victory.

As a battle between the National League’s two worst teams, it likely wasn’t drawing many eyeballs in real time. The Rockies now sit at 7-22, while the Marlins improve to 7-24.

Still, it was a historic night in Miami, giving baseball fans one of the most uniquely chaotic games they’ve ever seen.

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