Deion Sanders Promises Bowl Game Bid, Shedeur Throws TD at 2024 Colorado Spring Game
Deion Sanders is setting the bar high for his Colorado Buffaloes in 2024.
The second-year head coach took the microphone following his team's annual spring game and addressed the crowd, saying that his team's goal is to "get you to a bowl game" for the 2024 season.
Colorado went 4-8 during Sanders first year. This was an improvement from the team's 1-11 season in 2022, but was still disappointing after the Buffaloes got off to a 3-1 start with notable wins over TCU and Nebraska.
The Buffaloes last reached a bowl game in 2020, when it went 4-2 in the COVID-shortened season and lost to Texas in the Alamo Bowl. Colorado has only reached bowl eligibility twice since joining the Pac-12 in 2011, but are heading back to the Big-12 in 2024 and will hope to recapture the glory the program experienced during that tenure.
The game itself pitted the Buffaloes first-team offense against the second-team defense and the first-team defense against the second-team offense. On offense, a touchdown counted for six points, a 20-yard play was worth two points and a drive of eight or more plays added another point.
On defense, a takeaway was worth six points, a sack was worth three, a pass breakup counted for two points, a blocked kick was worth three points and forcing a three-and-out possession awarded one point.
With this scoring system, the offense won 29-24 and the day produced some highlight plays from Shedeur Sanders and others.
Colorado will need to win at least two more games in 2024 to reach bowl eligibility, and will have notable games against teams like Nebraska, Oklahoma State and Arizona on the schedule.
The Buffaloes season will open up Aug. 29 against North Dakota State, with the first conference game coming against Nebraska the following week.
