The pressure is on for Deion Sanders at Colorado but the Buffs head coach says that’s nothing new for him.
Speaking to the media after his team’s disappointing loss to rival Nebraska, Sanders maintained that his program has the right pieces in place to win games and be successful — something he’s always been.
“I feel like we got the right guys,” Sanders said. “You may see us shake something up a little bit. Phil Loadholt is a wonderful offensive line coach. [Offensive coordinator] Pat [Shurmur] does a tremendous job in calling pays as he did in the first game [against North Dakota State].”
“So, you just can’t take a snapshot of one game and not understand the first game. What, we have over 500 yards of offense?” he asked. “I ain’t hear all these questions, but I understand it comes with the territory.”
“When you lose, you’re going to be ridiculed, you’re going to be prosecuted and persecuted and I’m good,” Sanders claimed. “I’ve been on the cross for a long time and I’m still hanging.”
One of the biggest issues with Colorado’s offense has been their inability to run the ball.
Of the FBS teams that have played at least two games, the Buffaloes rank dead last in rushing yards (75) and the team’s leading rusher Dallan Hayden is expected to miss Saturday’s game at Colorado State.
Clearly something has to change in that regard and Coach Prime believes it comes down to attitude.
“We try to run the football. It’s an attitude. It’s a straight attitude,” he said. “You got to whoop your guy on that particular play. And I think we’ve committed to it on a certain plays. We just got to do a better job in getting the first down.”
“We got to do a better job running the football. That takes a lot of pressure off your quarterback and make things easier for Pat.”
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