Deion Sanders breaks silence on Colorado playbook leak after Texas Tech Loss

A painful defeat against the Texas Tech Red Raiders on October 3 left Colorado searching for answers, but the Buffaloes are now using their bye week to prepare for their return against the Utah Utes. However, the biggest controversy surrounding the program has been the alleged leak of its playbook online, a situation head coach Deion Sanders acknowledged while downplaying its potential impact.

Sanders questioned whether the entire playbook was actually leaked and pointed out that something similar happened with the opening game script, a situation that, according to him, “sometimes happens.”

The Colorado coach also suggested that the alleged advantage had no effect, as the Buffaloes scored on their opening drive of the game.

“I guess it didn’t work,” Sanders said when addressing the leak.

Asked whether the program would launch an investigation, Sanders preferred to move on from the issue, saying there was no reason to focus on something that had already happened.

“Why would we? It’s over. Game’s over,” Sanders told the media. “Why would we do that? We probably know a lot more than you think we do. But a whole playbook? Come on, man.”

The coach also downplayed the idea that an opponent gaining access to Colorado’s strategy would provide a significant advantage.

“If someone left that, they left it. It was a mistake. What are we going to do about it? It’s over. Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go. We could have the first 10 or 15 plays of the opposing team, but we still have to stop them,” Sanders explained.

Sanders questions playbook leak

Sanders continued to cast doubt on the credibility of such a major leak and insisted that even if Colorado had access to an opponent’s opening plays, it would not be enough to change the outcome of a game.

“As the opposing coach, if somebody called us and said, ‘Hey, Utah left the play script of the first 20 plays,’ I wouldn’t believe that. Like, there’s no way. Then you have to match it up, and they score on the first drive? It doesn’t make sense to me,” Sanders said.

Now, Sanders and the Buffaloes are looking to put the controversy behind them and focus on their next challenge against the No. 11 Utah Utes, a crucial matchup as Colorado tries to turn around a season in which they currently hold a 2-3 record.