Colorado Football Faces Backlash After Team GPA Under Deion Sanders Surfaces
Colorado Football Faces Backlash After Team GPA Under Deion Sanders Surfaces originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
There's no question that the Colorado Buffaloes football program has undergone a dramatic culture shift—largely for the better—since Deion Sanders took over as head coach in 2023. Now entering his third season at the helm, the program shared a notable update Friday evening.
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Colorado released its collective team GPA for the spring semester, which came in at 2.957. That mark represents the second-highest spring GPA in program history, just behind the 3.011 recorded during the fall 2024 semester.
While the announcement was intended to reflect positively on the program's academic progress, it was met with mixed reactions. A 2.957 GPA—roughly equivalent to a B or B- average (around 80–81%)—is certainly an improvement compared to past years.
Still, some fans were critical, with backlash surfacing across social media despite the strides being made both on and off the field.
Fans reactions:
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"Respect to Prime but 2.9 as your 2nd highest is crazy," a fan said.
Someone else added, "Please delete this."
"There was no reason to post this," another fan posted.
"Nothing to be proud about a 2.957 GPA," a fan shared.
One more fan commented, "That's an embarrassing standard… but guess u ain't there to play school."
Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders speaks during a press conference. Michael Ciaglo-Imagn Images
While the GPA may not jump off the page to some in the Buffaloes fanbase, it's important to note that the two highest GPAs in the program's long history of Division I football have come under Deion Sanders' leadership. That alone signals progress as he enters his third season at the helm.
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Sanders has already made a significant impact—sending several players to the NFL in April's draft and coaching a Heisman Trophy winner in Travis Hunter, only the second player in Colorado history to earn that honor.
Now, he steps into arguably the most intriguing chapter of his coaching career: the first season at Colorado without Hunter or his two sons, Shedeur and Shilo Sanders—all of whom were key contributors over the past two years.
Related: Alabama Announces Big Kalen DeBoer News on Friday
This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on May 31, 2025, where it first appeared.
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