By Matt AudiletShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberThe Colorado Buffaloes ended their disappointing 2025 college football campaign with a 24-14 loss to the Kansas State Wildcats on Saturday.
With this loss, Deion Sanders and the Buffaloes dropped to 3-9 on the season — significantly regressing compared to last year's 9-4 finish.
After the game, Coach Prime took the podium to finish out the season with some closing remarks. The Colorado program leader acknowledged the disappointment of this year's campaign, but promised a brighter future in years to come.
“You don’t have to go easy on me, I’m a big boy. I’ve been doing this for a long time,” Sanders told reporters. “And when I win I don’t mind a clap and when I lose I don’t mind a boo. I played this game. I know this game like the back of my hand. And I love this game and I love all the ups and downs, the ins and outs about it. I’m built for every last bit of it.
“But if anybody’s built to reconcile and to get this back on course it’s me. And I will do it if it’s the last thing I do on our Earth. Trust me when I tell you. This was the Last Supper.”
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2025 marked Sanders' first season without reigning Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter and his quarterback son, Shedeur. Colorado clearly missed its stability at the quarterback position, playing three different signal callers throughout the 2025 season.
Freshman QB Julian Lewis sat out for Saturday's loss to Kansas State in order to preserve his redshirt status. Kaidon Salter, who was benched earlier in the season, served as the team's QB1 to close out the year.
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Sanders is looking forward to seeing Lewis grow as a leader heading into his second season with the program in 2026.
“He has the ability leadership comes with balling,” Sanders said. "... He has a tremendous probability and opportunity to lead. And as each game goes and grows, you’re seeing more and more of that."
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