Colorado's Sanders Praises Unity Amid Four-Game Skid

Colorado fell to 2-4 and 0-3 in the Big 12 after a 27-24 loss to No. 10 Utah, its fourth straight defeat after a 2-0 start. The Buffaloes trailed 13-0 at halftime before rallying. Their offense ranks last in the conference at 19.5 points per game. On Tuesday, coach Deion Sanders said the locker room is united ahead of the Oklahoma State game. Sanders said he cut players after a 41-7 loss to Northwestern on Sept. 19 and removed finger-pointing from the sideline. "This is not that kind of party, and I'm proud of that," he said. He pointed to teammates' reaction when Isaac Wilson hit JaQuail Smith on a 68-yard touchdown screen against Utah. He urged positivity against social media negativity, said the team should not be counted out, and called the Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter years "yesterday." Since those two left for the NFL, Colorado is 5-13 overall and 1-11 in Big 12 play. He opened with praise for Mike Gundy and Eric Morris. Colorado is a 13 1/2-point underdog at Oklahoma State on Saturday. CONTESTED: No outlet disputed the score, streak, or Sanders' quotes. No right-rated coverage was found.