BOULDER, Colorado – Na so dem say e go be! Deion Sanders dey carry big wahala as Colorado Buffaloes start 2025 season wetin no too sweet. Dem lose their opener 27-20 to Georgia Tech on Friday night. Dem lose, but you fit hear wetin Coach Prime dey talk!
Despite say dem no get Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders wey don pack their bags go NFL, Coach Sanders carry that optimism waka enter the field. E talk say: “This one no be say we go take step back. We go dey alright!”(Na who suppose gree am?) Even after three early turnovers from Georgia Tech, dem still manage find way to turn am for their advantage.
But make we no lie; e no too work like that. The Yellow Jackets’ quarterback Haynes King show dem pepper as e run 156 yards with three touchdowns. Na him go dey shine for spotlight after the game. Sanders sef admit: “That quarterback dey shine like Heisman candidate right now!” Hmm, wetin go happen when King dey run like cheetah when dem need am most?
For Colorado, Kaidon Salter wey transfer from Liberty, na him now dey wear the quarterback shoe. E try join the fun with one touchdown run, but e still dey find rhythm for him new team. E finish with 159 yards passing but na wetin e suppose do wey dey vex. No be say e no fit shine, but just like every new padi, e need time to gel.
As the game dey hot, Coach Prime go still dey talk about how e dey optimistic: “We don gain, no be say we lose. We go balance this game and start run better.” (Abeg, na wetin you dey talk, coach?)
Na dem first quarter, everything dey look good for Colorado. Dem force three turnovers and na im dem start the game well. But as dem dey lead, gaaya, the defense go soft like wetin we go chop for dustbin. Georgia Tech take advantage and own the ground.”4
This season suppose be another chance for Colorado to show wetin dem fit do without travis and shedeur but we no go lie; the pressure dey.
And no forget, E go still need to powwow with his medical team because the man don battle bladder cancer. E don recover but still dey manage. “If you see any portable toilet dey for sideline, no be joke oh!” all these na wetin Deion talk before the game. (E no dey yan anyhow, abeg)
As dem dey prepare for next game against Delaware, Colorado suppose find their feet again. Na who know if dem fit bounce back or go dey in limbo this season? Only time go show, but one sure thing be say, coach prime never dey back down! E believe in his padi dem and showcase the future of Colorado football.”
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