US EditionReport: CU Buffs’ Deion Sanders Stripped Pat Shurmur of Play Calling Duties
Deion Sanders shifted play-calling to Brett Bartolone after a 53-7 loss to Utah as Colorado seeks to end a 3-6 season and secure a bowl game berth.
- After the Oct. 25 loss, Colorado head coach Deion Sanders removed play-calling duties from offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur and reassigned them to tight ends coach Brett Bartolone.
- Colorado's offense has struggled this year, with the Buffaloes 3-6 and trailing 43-0 at halftime in the Utah game after losing Shedeur Sanders to the NFL.
- During last Saturday's Arizona game, Brett Bartolone called plays as Colorado finished with 182 yards in the second half after trailing 38-7 at intermission.
- Sanders demoted Pat Shurmur to quarterbacks coach and announced senior Kaidon Salter is benched, with true freshman Julian 'JuJu' Lewis starting Saturday, Nov. 8 at West Virginia.
- The move continues a pattern: Deion Sanders, sixth-season college head coach, has made his fourth midseason change of offensive play-caller, involving Pat Shurmur, former NFL head coach on a two-year contract paid $850,000 this season.
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Marietta Daily JournalReport: Colorado demotes offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur
Colorado coach Deion Sanders demoted offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur following last month's lopsided setback to Utah, USA Today reported Wednesday.
Colorado Football Demotes Assistant Coach Put On Blast By Deion Sanders' Son
Colorado offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur Pat Shurmur has officially been demoted as the Colorado football team’s offensive coordinator. His play calling duties have reportedly been stripped. The move comes after a concerning clip circulated social media from the Buffs‘ 53-7 loss to Utah. Deion Sanders Jr. put Shurmur on blast! Whether or not that public attention was intentional is unknown. Regardless, it’s become even more of a talking point …
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Longmont Times-CallReport: CU Buffs’ Deion Sanders stripped Pat Shurmur of play calling duties
Colorado offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur talks to friends before the game against Arizona on Nov. 1, 2025, at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.(Photo by Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer) Colorado head coach Deion Sanders has made one significant change on his coaching staff. BuffZone confirmed through a source a report by USA Today that offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur was relieved of his play-calling duties after an embarrassing 53-7 loss…
CU Buffs’ Deion Sanders stripped Pat Shurmur of play calling duties, report states
Colorado Buffaloes head football coach Deion Sanders has stripped offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur of play-calling duties, per USA Today, while promoting tight ends coach Brett Bartolone.
Deion Sanders demotes former Browns head coach Pat Shurmur after Utah blowout of Colorado
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Colorado head coach Deion Sanders has shaken up his coaching staff by demoting Pat Shurmur from his role as co-offensive coordinator as the team struggles through a disappointing 3-6 season.
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