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Colorado releases statement on Deion Sanders reportedly telling band to play Shedeur's song instead of fight song
Colorado head coach Deion Sanders has reportedly told the school’s band not to play the fight song after his son, Shedeur Sanders, scores a touchdown. Instead he reportedly told them to play his son’s song after scoring a touchdown.
However, that may not be true, On3’s Pete Nakos has confirmed. While Shedeur’s song does play after every touchdown he scores, a Colorado spokesperson has cleared the air on the matter:
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“This is not true,” the statement reads. “Nobody ever asked the band to refrain from playing the fight song. After a touchdown, the band plays “Glory, Glory, Colorado” and after a point after touchdown, the band plays “Fight CU” as has been standard practice for years.
“When Shedeur Sanders scores, the band will wait a moment a moment for a small snippet of Shedeur’s song to play before immediately kicking into “Glory, Glory, Colorado.” This is exactly what happened during the game against North Dakota State. This practice is not unique to Shedeur, as the band will wait a moment after a successful field goal to play Alejandro Mata‘s song before playing “Fight CU.”
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Deion Sanders shares injury update on son, Colorado DB Shilo Sanders
Deion Sanders shared an update on his son Shilo Sanders following the defensive back’s injury in Colorado’s loss to Nebraska Saturday.
Deion Sanders initially feared his son had a broken forearm. While the head coach didn’t reveal a timetable for a recovery or return, he tweeted out a positive update on Shilo.
“God is Good!,” Sanders wrote. “Can’t wait to see u back ready to go. Love ya son!”
Deion Sanders said during the game that it could perhaps be a fracture, but said after that he’s unsure the exact nature.
“I think Hardge did something with his foot on one of the punts. Shilo, I think suffered a — I don’t know the extent of the injury but I know he did something to his forearm that put him out for the rest of the game. Chidoze, I think it’s an AC joint or something like that. I think he’s going to be alright, I think he’s going to consequently play this upcoming week. I don’t know about Shilo,” Deion Sanders said.
“And Shedeur got dinged a bit on that, what’d they call it, intentional, helmet-to-helmet, targeting. He got dinged a little bit. So we just wanted to take care of him and get him out of there.”
On3’s Nick Kosko contributed to this report.
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The primary election will determine party nominees for the November election, and multiple seats with ties to Larimer County have contested races on the Democratic ballot or Republican ballot.
The Coloradoan has conducted candidate questionairres in the four contested races specific to voters in Larimer County.
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The winner of the primary will face Republican Steve Olson, a former Loveland City Council member.
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Two candidates are running for the Republican Party nomination to represent House District 51 in Loveland: Amy Parks, a communications professional who temporarily served as district representative in 2022, and Nancy Rumfelt, a financial professional and Thompson School District board member.
The winner of the primary will face Jacki Marsh, a Democrat and the former Loveland mayor.
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The Colorado Buffaloes have a revamped roster and coaching staff under coach Deion Sanders, but the expectations for the team are rather low.
Betting odds for Colorado’s win total are set at 4.5, per FanDuel Sportsbook, and they are tied with the worst odds of winning the Big 12 championship.
Colorado Buffaloes May Be Underrated
ESPN’s Bill Connelly revealed his Big 12 preview, and he explained an interesting caveat around Colorado’s ranking in the SP+, a predictive system that ranks teams based on their efficiency while adjusting for opponents. The Buffaloes are ranked No. 65 overall by the SP+, and only West Virginia is behind Colorado at No. 66.
With a new roster, Colorado is more difficult to predict, though.
“We saw last year that Colorado still has an awfully low floor, but if Lewis indeed comes into his own at QB, the ceiling could be just as high: There’s more proven production on this roster than even the nine-win 2024 team had. It has to jell, and massive makeovers always come with risks,” writes Connelly. “But I like this team’s potential a lot more than SP+ does. And when have I ever been wrong?”
If Colorado can string together some wins, the Buffaloes will be one of the more surprising teams in the country. However, some of the new transfers joining the program have already been drawing attention.
Out of Connelly’s top 10 transfers in the Big 12, two of Colorado’s newcomers made the cut: linebacker Gideon Lampron and wide receiver Kam Perry, while receiver Danny Scudero received a mention as well.
The Buffs’ schedule features two Power 4 teams in the non-conference slate with Georgia Tech and Northwestern, and then Colorado faces Big 12 play with matchups against Texas Tech, Utah, and Oklahoma State.
Colorado’s Chances in 2026
The bottom of the Big 12 is rather close together by the SP+ with seven teams, nearly half of the conference, ranked between No. 50 and No. 66 overall.
Not only does this give Colorado room to climb if the combination of quarterback Julian Lewis with his new wide receivers and a new offensive coordinator in Brennan Marion can click. The Buffaloes brought in Danny Scudero, Kam Perry, and DeAndre Moore to replenish the wide receiver room, but defensive coordinator Chris Marve will also have to do his part with a new group of defensive transfers.
Colorado was among the worst teams in the country in 2025 when it came to stopping the run, and a group of new Buffs will be tasked with turning around the unit. Some new names like defensive lineman Ezra Christensen, linebacker Liona Lefau, and defensive back Boo Carter.
Still, if Colorado is able to string together some wins, it will likely come from outscoring opponents on the offensive side of the ball with the arrival of Marion and the return of Lewis. The Buffaloes lost four one-score games in 2025, surrendering an average of 20 points in those losses.
Winning six games and making a bowl game would be beating expectations for Colorado, although the Buffaloes seem to have the potential to build some momentum and string together some wins in 2026.
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