What Deion Sanders, CU players are saying heading into rivalry game vs. Nebraska
Although most current Buffs players and coaches have only been in Boulder for less than a year, they fully understand the gravity of Colorado’s longtime rivalry with Nebraska. Head coach Deion Sanders made that clear during his press conference earlier this week ahead of Saturday’s home opener against those hated Huskers.
Hopefully, there will be less red inside Folsom Field than there was in 2019, but winning remains the ultimate goal for the Buffs, who are now ranked No. 22 in the AP Poll after beating TCU.
With kickoff between the Buffs and Huskers looming, here’s what Coach Prime and his players have been saying:
Message of the week
Deion Sanders on the Nebraska rivalry: "I've learned the severity, the serious nature of this rivalry and I'm embracing it 100%. This is personal. That's the message of the week." #cubuffs
— Brian Howell (@BrianHowell33) September 5, 2023
Focus is key
Stay focused as all of this can be taken from you at any second💯
— 𝒟𝓎𝓁𝒶𝓃 𝐸𝒹𝓌𝒶𝓇𝒹𝓈 (@dylan_edwards02) September 5, 2023
Keep the red out
Shedeur on the rivalry with the 🌽: “Don’t wear red in the facility. We know the history of it. Colorado, we don’t like Nebraska.”
He said he’s gonna take the red shirt off his merch site.
— Jake Schwanitz (@JakeDNVR) September 5, 2023
"Rivarly is rivalry"
“Nah, but I hate em.”
Jimmy Horn on the Nebraska rivalry 😆 pic.twitter.com/F9qWT65fbl
— Nikki Edwards (@nikkiedwardsss) September 6, 2023
Shilo looking forward to playing at Folsom
Best moment on Buffs Primetime today was @ShiloSanders doing an impression of his dad! 😂@CUBuffsFootball @CURadioNetwork 🦬🦬🦬 pic.twitter.com/ZAGaZOIpAQ
— Mark Johnson (@MJBuffsVoice) September 7, 2023
RBs update
Coach Prime on CU’s running backs: “Alton to me is two weeks away. You’re gonna see Kavosiey Smoke this week.”
— Jake Schwanitz (@JakeDNVR) September 7, 2023
"This is personal"
.@RickGeorgeCU laid out the history and @DeionSanders understood the assignment 🔥
Colorado – Nebraska: IT’S PERSONAL
Catch the full episode of Coach Prime’s Playbook tonight at 6:30pm MT on @CBSNewsColorado or stream live at https://t.co/RzPGf5yM6N 🦬 pic.twitter.com/jfNI7Ob5gW
— Romi Bean (@Romi_Bean) September 7, 2023
Friday morning buzz
Friday Sights & Sounds of @CUBuffsFootball – Coach Prime @DeionSanders Speaks‼️
Full Segment on @theepregameshow 👇🏽‼️https://t.co/YGwIpQUW7d pic.twitter.com/Kds4MRkK2O
— Thee Pregame Show (@theepregameshow) September 8, 2023
Jimmy Horn Jr. preparing for his postgame interview
Jimmy Horn has me dying with this one 😂💀😂
(Via @DeionSandersJr/@WellOffForever)https://t.co/0PDLNjnoS7 pic.twitter.com/wTAoignpA6
— RK (@RyanKoenigsberg) September 8, 2023
Protect the crib
"Ain't nobody whooping us at the crib" pic.twitter.com/FAMQQsUBro
— Colorado on Athlon (@BuffsonAthlon) September 8, 2023
"I just know we don't like red"
Xavier Weaver on playing against Nebraska: “I gotta do my homework a little bit on the rivalry but I just know we don’t like red.”
— Jake Schwanitz (@JakeDNVR) September 6, 2023
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