Overview
- A 24-14 loss at Kansas State closed the season at 3-9 with a five-game slide, leaving the Buffaloes out of a bowl.
- Sanders pledged to restore the program, telling reporters he would fix it "if it’s the last thing I do on earth" and hinting that "everything" could be different.
- He said evaluations are underway across mentality, personnel and coaching after stripping Pat Shurmur of play-calling duties during the season, with staff turnover possible as running backs coach Marshall Faulk has already left for Southern University.
- Colorado cycled through Kaidon Salter, Ryan Staub and freshman Julian Lewis at quarterback, struggled to run the ball, and finished 125th nationally in total defense.
- External chatter about Sanders’ future resurfaced as Shannon Sharpe urged his family to be ready for mobility and commentators floated USF as a potential option, though such talk remains speculative and Sanders remains in place at Colorado.