‘Losing How He’s Losing’ — Ex-NFL MVP Sounds the Alarm on Deion Sanders’ Colorado Future

‘Losing How He’s Losing’ — Ex-NFL MVP Sounds the Alarm on Deion Sanders’ Colorado FutureThe Colorado Buffaloes are going into the 2026 season with a lot of questions after a difficult 3-9 finish a year ago. They closed the campaign by losing seven of their last eight games, earned only one conference win, and struggled on both sides of the ball.After the disappointing finish, head coach Deion Sanders publicly accepted the blame for Colorado’s struggles.

However, former NFL MVP Cam Newton believes the pressure is only increasing on Coach Prime.Cam Newton Warns Head Coach Deion Sanders About His Colorado FutureSpeaking on his “4th&1” podcast, Newton warned that Sanders cannot afford another losing season.“He keeps playing how he’s playing, losing how he’s losing; he’s not going to be in next year’s game (EA Sports College Football 27) either,” Newton said while questioning the coach’s long-term future.

“Because I tell you like this, brother, we are in a performance-based industry. Now, some would say, ‘Well, it ain’t like he’s at Alabama. It ain’t like he’s at Clemson or Georgia.’

He’s in a situation where Colorado hasn’t ever won since what, Kordell Stewart? That’s the last time.”Colorado hasn’t won a national championship since 1990, the season before Stewart arrived, though it did capture the 2001 Big 12 title after his departure.

BE THE GM OF YOUR FAVORITE TEAM:PFN’s FREE NFL Mock Draft SimulatorThen, in 2023, Sanders inherited one of college football’s toughest rebuilding jobs. He took over a program that had gone 1-11 in the previous season and immediately turned Colorado into one of the sport’s biggest storylines.Despite the renewed spotlight, Newton believes Sanders still has work to do before proving himself as a championship-level head coach.

“He brought more relevance to Colorado,” he added. “He made Colorado more famous than Colorado did… But this is where I’ve always stood with Prime.

I don’t think Deion ‘Prime Time’ Sanders is in the best situation as a hea