Colorado trainer Deion Sanders would love both the NCAA and the Rose Bowl to reimburse his players after hundreds of greenbacks of knickknack used to be allegedly stolen from the visiting locker room right through a 28-16 street loss to UCLA final weekend. At least 5 Colorado players declare to be sufferers within the robbery.
“Our kids got robbed during the game last week,” Sanders stated right through his Tuesday assembly with journalists. “I think that’s a travesty. I would expect the NCAA to do something about that. … This is the Rose Bowl. They said the granddaddy of ’em all, right? I’m sure granddaddy had some money. Grandpa should have some money to give these kids.”
Deion Sanders Jr.’s Well Off Media posted a video to Youtube appearing Colorado players reacting to the incident (41:49 mark) following the sport. This isn’t the primary time one thing like this has came about to a Sanders-led program in recent times. Various pieces had been stolen from the locker room, however temporarily recovered and returned to the trainer when he used to be at Jackson State in 2021.
A record used to be filed on Monday with the Pasadena Police Department and they’re lately carrying out an investigation. Sanders added that his players did not have insurance coverage on the stolen pieces.
“I’m going to have a list made out from these young men, and I know they’re going to be truthful about what they lost, so we can try and get it back for them,” Sanders stated. “They may not be able to get the items back, but they should be able to reimburse them. That was unbelievable. … It don’t make no sense when you’re out there ballin’ and playing your heart out and you get robbed at the same [time]. I hope we can do something about that, NCAA. You do something about everything else. Do something about that.”
The Buffaloes jumped out to a 6-0 lead prior to UCLA took the lead in the second one quarter and not regarded again. Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders finished 27 of 43 passes for 217 yards and a landing. It used to be the staff’s fourth loss in its final 5 video games.
Colorado began the season 3-0 however sits at 4-4 heading into the general weeks of the season. The Buffaloes want two wins to achieve bowl eligibility for the primary time since 2016.