Colorado coach Deion Sanders said his team « played like hot garbage » in a blowout loss to Oregon on Saturday in which the Buffs were outplayed in every facet of the game.
— After a 3-0 start that turned Colorado into the lightning rod of the college football world, head coach Deion Sanders ducked into a small white tent on the backside of Autzen Stadium on Saturday to address his first true low as Colorado’s head coach: a 42-6 loss to Oregon in a matchup of top-20 teams that left Coach Prime, still sporting his sunglasses inside, with no other conclusion.
« We played like hot garbage, » Sanders said. « Good old-fashioned butt kicking. No excuses. »
As much as Sanders’ straightforward message gave voice to Colorado’s struggles, the results spoke for themselves, too. Over the course of 60 minutes, the Buffs were outplayed in every facet of the game, allowing 518 total yards of offense — 284 passing, 234 rushing — while not gaining 200 total yards themselves.
From kickoff, Sanders’ team looked discombobulated on the road, racking up penalties and mistakes on both sides of the ball that, combined with Oregon’s stellar play across the board, made for a disastrous recipe. Soon enough, the Oregon student section’s « overrated » chant that started before the game was only getting louder.
Not even two-way star Travis Hunter, who did not play with an injury, could have rescued the Buffaloes from a result that felt inevitable from the moment quarterback Bo Nix and the Oregon offense began the game by going 72 yards in eight plays without a hitch nor any resistance. The theme continued throughout the half as Nix and the offense collected first downs with ease and scored 35 points while the Ducks’ defense turned Shedeur Sanders’ day into a nightmare.
