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Deion Sanders is always prepared to go into Spildage as Colorado’s head coach, but a particular smell during home matches still surprises him.
Sanders, 58, was asked if there was anything unexpected about Folsom Field, Colorado’s Home Stadium, and Pro Football Hall of Famer did not hesitate.
“The smell of weeds in the second quarter surprised the heck out of me. Like every game, I’m like ‘Dang.’ It looks like it’s like a ‘light’ quarter, you know what I’m saying?
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Colorado Buffaloe’s main coach Deion Sanders goes on the field during the spring match at Folsom Field on April 19, 2025 in Boulder, Colorado. (Isaiah J. Downing/Imag images)
The eight-time pro bowler said it is not only the second quarter in general, but a certain point in it.
“As if I’m Serious, there’s a TV Timeout – it never fails – and I’m like ‘Wow, what’s going on?’ Because you know I’ve never been high one day in my life, so it’s a bit new to me, ‘Sanders said.
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Colorado head coach Deion Sanders waves to the crowd before a NCAA College football match against North Dakota State, Thursday, August 29, 2024, in Boulder, Colorado. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
Sanders enters his third season as head coach of Buffaloes and has a 7-5 record at home in his first two years. By 2023, Colorado went 2-4 at home. In 2024, the buffaloes improved to 5-1.
This season will be Sanders’ first without Travis Hunter, last year’s Heisman Trophy winner and his son, Sandeur Sanders.
Colorado head coach Deion Sanders speaks under Big 12 NCAA College Football Media Day in Frisco, Texas, Wednesday, July 9, 2025. (AP Photo/LM OTERO)
Colorado opens his season at home on Friday at. 20 one against Georgia Tech. Sanders may have another list, but he can still rely on the smell of weeds in the second quarter.
