Colorado got a jolt from its overtime win over Kansas State, and Deion Sanders is clearly trying to ride that wave into Saturday’s road game at Arizona State.
On Tuesday, Sanders touched on a few of the biggest storylines around the Buffaloes, from the rise of Richard Young to the status of quarterback Julian Lewis. He also delivered a curious moment when asked about Colorado’s 2027 recruiting class, offering a glimpse of how much noise is swirling around the program right now.
The clearest on-field update came at running back. Young is coming off the best outing of his college career, piling up 120 yards on 24 carries with two touchdowns against Kansas State.
Sanders said before that game that Young would get plenty of work, and he backed that up. Now, after that breakout performance, Sanders confirmed Young will start again this weekend.
He didn’t go any further than that, though, leaving open how big the workload will be.
The other major update involved Lewis. Sanders said the quarterback is "doing well" after a medical emergency at Wednesday’s practice last week that led to a hospital stay. Sanders said he spoke with Lewis’ dad, but he didn’t provide any additional timeline or clarity on whether Lewis will return to the team.
Sanders also sounded encouraged by what he saw on the practice field Tuesday. He called it one of Colorado’s best sessions of the year and said the team responded after the staff changed things up.
"Today was one of our best practices of the season," Sanders said. "We changed it up a bit and they responded well."
He added that he believes "one day this season, we’re going to put it all together."
Then came the recruiting question. Sanders was asked about the 2027 class amid Colorado’s five-game losing streak and the chatter around his future with the program.
He paused before answering, said he talks to the recruits weekly and that "they’re good," then cut himself off mid-thought. Turning to his entourage, he said, "I can’t do that," and laughed off whatever he was about to say.
Sanders didn’t spell out the rest, but the moment made the point loud and clear: the outside noise is being heard. So are the recruits. Colorado’s 2027 class is currently ranked No. 35 nationally and third in the Big 12.
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