Colorado HC Deion Sanders makes extremely bold statement that he could end up regretting in 2024

Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders made an extremely bold statement this week that not only could he end up regretting, but it will also provide some added motivation for every program that faces Coach Prime's squad this fall.

And considering that opposing teams already have plenty of motivation to beat Colorado (thanks to the narrative around Sanders and his program), it probably wasn't a wise statement from Sanders.

The second-year Colorado head coach told reporters on Saturday that throwing the ball against the Buffaloes is going to be a "problem".

"It's going to be a problem, throwing the football against us is going to be a problem," said Sanders . "You can see the secondary is upgraded, as well. The back end, the safeties -- they’re as physical as ever. Shilo [Sanders] is doing his thing. Cam’Ron [Silmon-Craig] is doing his thing. Trevor [Woods] is doing a wonderful job inside. [LaVonta] Bentley is doing a wonderful job. As well as JB [Jeremiah Brown]. Depth is a key ingredient that we have.”

A year ago, throwing the football against Colorado was most definitely not a problem. The Buffaloes allowed 276.9 passing yards per game, which was the seventh most allowed in the sport. As a result, the Buffaloes had the No. 124 scoring defense in the nation, allowing 34.8 points per game.

It's reasonable to expect Colorado's pass defense to be improved entering the 2024 season (especially since that's Sanders' area of expertise). You would expect some progress in year two of the Cocah Prime era. But going from one of the worst passing defenses in the nation to one of the best in just a year seems like a bit of a stretch.

If Colorado doesn't have a dominant secondary in 2024, Sanders will almost certainly have to address the bold statement he made this past weekend.

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