Overview
- Tickets for the open practice at Franklin Field sold out overnight, and the session is scheduled for Tuesday with fans and media allowed to watch but subject to strict rules.
- CU Athletics told reporters in an email that the practice is “open for viewing purposes only” and that nothing seen may be reported, published, posted, broadcast or shared in any form.
- All recording-capable devices including phones, tablets and cameras must be handed to staff and will be bagged at the gate and returned after practice, and no note-taking of any kind is allowed.
- The email lists specific reporting bans on injuries, personnel groupings, formations, play calls, trick plays and individual player performance and warns that violations may prompt removal, credential revocation and limits on future access.
- The move departs from the program’s usual closed-practice posture, reflects strong fan demand for access, and follows a 3-9 season under Deion Sanders as the staff seeks controlled public engagement and narrative management.