Colorado coach Deion Sanders is 0-1 without his son Shedeur at quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter at wide receiver and cornerback.

Colorado opened the 2025 season with a 27-20 loss at home to Georgia Tech.

Although Sanders has recruited well and brought excitement to a Colorado program that was in rough shape before he arrived, the loss to Georgia Tech put some of his weaknesses as a coach on display. Sanders’ teams have consistently struggled to manage late-game situations, and his Buffaloes showed some terrible clock management in the final minute of the loss to Georgia Tech, letting far too much time run off the clock on their final offensive possession.

“Oh, Lord. That’s a tough one,” Sanders said after the game. “We will do better next week. Let’s go.”

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