A bye week gave Colorado head coach Deion Sanders an opportunity to spend time at his home in Texas and fish “like crazy.”

There was an unfortunate casualty during his time away, though.

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“I caught a turtle one time by the foot,” Sanders said during his weekly press conference on Tuesday. “I don’t know how that happened, but he’s no longer with us.”

Despite that, it was a successful bye week for Sanders and his Buffaloes (3-4, 1-3 Big 12), who return to action with a trip to Utah (5-2, 2-2) on Saturday at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City (8:15 p.m., ESPN).

Prior to the break, CU snapped a two-game skid with a 24-17 upset of then-No. 22 Iowa State on Oct. 11, and that’s led to spirited practices.

“I’m happy with the way they’re practicing, the way they’re in the m

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