Deion Sanders defends OC Pat Shurmur after Colorado's Week 1 loss

September 4, 2025

By Griffin Dreifaldt, Buffaloes Wire: Following Colorado‘s 27-20 loss to Georgia Tech last Friday night, head coach Deion Sanders met with the media on Tuesday afternoon. He was asked about the Colorado offense, with a focus on offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur. Sanders responded with a touch of humor right from the start.

“It’s funny that you start out with Coach Shurmur. We gave up over 300 yards, darn near 400 yards rushing,” Sanders noted. “It’s ironic to me. It seems like you guys just pick and choose who you want to target, and that’s cool.”

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Deion Sanders defends Pat Shurmur, other coaches after Colorado football's Week 1 loss

Deion Sanders defended OC Pat Shurmur after Colorado's season opening loss to Georgia Tech, saying the defeat was on him, not his coordinators.

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