Sanders Says Colorado Removed Players, Roster Changes Unsettled

Colorado coach Deion Sanders said several unnamed players were no longer with the football program because of conduct he considered detrimental to the team, but the school said potential roster changes had not been finalized. The number of players affected and their identities remain unclear. Sanders discussed the decisions at a news conference on Tuesday, September 22, three days after Colorado’s 41-7 loss to Northwestern. He said the dismissals were not prompted by a single incident, including video showing players laughing after the defeat, but by conduct he believed put individual interests ahead of the team. “It’s never one thing,” Sanders said, explaining that he had allowed problems to linger the previous season and did not intend to repeat that approach. He did not identify the players or describe the specific conduct behind the decisions. Colorado said potential roster changes were not final and that it planned to release an updated roster later in the week. A commentator cited in one report estimated that three players had been removed, but that figure has not been confirmed by the school or Sanders.