Deion Sanders continued to defend his decision not to use Colorado\u2019s two remaining timeouts during the final minute of the Buffaloes\u2019 27\u201320 season-opening loss to Georgia Tech. Despite critics questioning the choice, Sanders insisted that maintaining offensive tempo was the right call, explaining, \u201cYou\u2019ve got to go\u2026 you\u2019re running tempo,\u201d and rejecting the idea of calling a stoppage early in the drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reflecting on the defeat, Sanders emphasized that the loss wasn\u2019t attributable to any single coach, including coordinators Pat Shurmur or Robert Livingston. \u201cWe didn\u2019t lose the game because of coach Shurmur, coach Livingston, or one specific thing,\u201d he said, taking personal responsibility and reiterating the team\u2019s need for better execution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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