Deion Sanders: Colorado is 'Playing Against All of College Football'

Colorado head coach Deion Sanders is not surprised by an assertion from Fox Sports analyst Keyshawn Johnson that assistant coaches from other programs passed information to Oregon before Saturday's matchup between the two teams.

In Sanders' mind, it's the Buffaloes against the world.

"That's ordinary," Sanders said in his Tuesday news conference on campus, per The Athletic's Christopher Kamrani. "That happens every week. That's not the Oregon game. That's life. I want our coaches to understand that we're not just playing against a team, we're playing against all of college football. It ain't too many people lined up to see us dominate and see us win."

The Buffaloes suffered their first loss of the season on Saturday in blowout fashion, losing to the Ducks 42-6. Johnson insinuated on Monday's episode of Undisputed that Oregon possibly had inside information.

"I spoke to somebody in the coaching fraternity right after the game, and they know some people that coach at Oregon," Johnson said. "And they were telling me, they said, 'Man, I've never heard from another assistant coach of how much information was being given to that staff,' about, I'm being real with you, about game planning against Colorado. So they could beat them."

Sanders didn't sound too motivated to explore the allegation, saying, "We call (around) for information as well."

The Buffaloes captured the attention of the college football world thanks to their stellar start to the season in their first year under Sanders. However, that attention also comes with its fair share of detractors, and there were many who were happy to see Colorado get knocked down a peg on Saturday.

However, Sanders is no stranger to adversity and will not change his ways based on a single loss.

"When I came out the womb, I was booed," he said. "I don't have a message to detractors or haters. I don't take my time to respond or defend myself. Why would I do that? I'm giving you a microphone if I'm doing that. I'm giving you solace that you're in my life. I don't care. I really don't. If it's been that way all my life you would think I'm used to it. I'm not new to this, I'm true to this. And I keep going. I'm good with that, man. This is a comfortable place for me."

The Buffaloes will face another tough test this week when they host the No. 8 USC Trojans on Saturday.