A tragic update has left the Colorado Buffaloes community grieving, as Deion Sanders addresses the loss of a young player.

Following the shocking and devastating loss of 23-year-old sophomore quarterback Dominiq Ponder, who played for the University of Colorado at Boulder Buffaloes football team, the program’s head coach has released a personal post about the young man and player of his whose life was so tragically cut far too short today.

The Colorado Buffaloes have officially promoted nine-year NFL veteran Vonn Bell to safeties coach for the 2026 season. Deion Sanders’ latest move reinforces Colorado’s NFL pipeline approach and keeps a pro-level presence embedded in the secondary.

The Cougars' longest losing streak in nine years ended in emphatic fashion as UH led by as many as 40 points in blasting Colorado.