Deion Sanders: Colorado 'Intoxicated with Success,' 'Got Humbled' in Loss vs. Kansas
Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders sees a learning opportunity in Saturday's loss.
The Buffaloes fell 37-21 to Kansas to end their four-game winning streak. Following the game, Sanders addressed his team's lackluster effort and acknowledged that they needed to be "humbled."
"The problem is you got intoxicated with success," Sanders said to his team. "You start believing what they are saying, you start listening more to what they say. You bought into all that foolishness that you were this, and you went out there and we got humbled."
The Buffaloes had a decent day in the air, with quarterback Shedeur Sanders going 23-of-29 for 266 yards and three touchdowns, but the run game only produced 42 total yards. The defense allowed Kansas running back Devin Neal to have a day, with him getting 287 yards from scrimmage and four total touchdowns.
The loss complicates the path for the Buffaloes to reach the Big-12 title game, as BYU and Arizona State have identical conference records to Colorado. If all three teams win next week, Colorado could be the team left out.
A conference championship is Colorado's only path to the Playoff, so the chances to reach that stage look bleaker. However, a Week 14 game against Oklahoma State could be a get-right game that allows them to at least improve from Saturday's performance.
