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Deion Sanders dismisses a few players after Colorado’s 1st loss, school says process not finalized

Headline from East Idaho News

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Although Deion Sanders said he dismissed a few players from the team on the heels of Colorado’s first loss, the process has not be finalized, the school said in a statement Tuesday. An updated roster will be released later in the week.

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17 articles, oldest first.

  1. Newsweek

    Deion Sanders Fuming Over Colorado Player’s Behavior After Loss to Northwestern (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Deion Sanders was livid after Colorado's blowout loss to Northwestern, calling out players for their reaction in the locker room.

  2. KAAL Rochester

    Deion Sanders dismisses several players in wake of Colorado’s first loss, citing pattern of behavior (opens KAAL Rochester)

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    Deion Sanders says he's dismissed several players from Colorado's football team in the wake of their first loss. The Buffaloes coach didn't specify which players were removed but indicated it was due to a pattern of behavior, not just the 41-7 loss at Northwestern.

  3. East Idaho News

    Deion Sanders dismisses a few players after Colorado’s 1st loss, school says process not finalized (opens East Idaho News)

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    East Idaho News's feed description

    BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Although Deion Sanders said he dismissed a few players from the team on the heels of Colorado’s first loss, the process has not be finalized, the school said in a statement Tuesday. An updated roster will be released later in the week.

  4. WGN Chicago

    Deion Sanders dismisses several players in wake of Colorado’s loss to Northwestern, citing pattern of behavior (opens WGN Chicago)

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    WGN Chicago's feed description

    Defensive back Ben Finneseth spoke to reporters before Sanders did and apologized after he was caught in a video speaking harshly of Northwestern’s temporary stadium before the game.

  5. Fox News

    Deion Sanders dismisses multiple players after locker room incident following Colorado's loss to Northwestern (opens Fox News)

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    Safety Ben Finneseth publicly apologized for pregame trash talk as Deion Sanders vowed to crack down on conduct detrimental to Colorado football.

  6. The Oregonian

    Deion Sanders dismisses multiple Colorado players from team after blowout loss (opens The Oregonian)

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    The Oregonian's feed description

    The news comes after the Buffaloes lost 41-7 to Northwestern.

  7. Fox32 Chicago

    Deion Sanders dismisses a few players after Colorado’s 41-7 loss to Northwestern (opens Fox32 Chicago)

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    Fox32 Chicago's feed description

    Although Deion Sanders said he dismissed a few players from the team on the heels of Colorado's first loss , the process has not be finalized, the school said in a statement Tuesday. An updated roster will be released later in the week.

  8. Newsweek

    Deion Sanders Takes Drastic Action After Blowout Loss to Northwestern (opens Newsweek)

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    Deion Sanders dismissed several Colorado players after the team's blowout loss to Northwestern.

  9. New York Post

    Deion Sanders cuts players after reaction to blowout Colorado loss: ‘I have a problem with that’ (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Colorado football removed several players from its roster over "conduct detrimental to the team."

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