Colorado self-reports 11 minor NCAA violations under Deion Sanders: report

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The Colorado football program was the talk of college football in Deion Sanders’ first season as head coach of the Buffaloes. 

The program also committed multiple minor NCAA violations since Sanders’ hiring in December 2022, according to USA Today Sports.  

Colorado Buffaloes and Arizona Wildcats line up against each other in the third quarter at Folsom Field.  (Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports)

The program self-reported 11 minor NCAA violations, according to documents obtained by USA Today Sports. None of the violations carries any serious penalties. 

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"The University of Colorado Boulder Athletic Department is committed to complying with NCAA regulations and will continue to educate our coaches, student-athletes, and staff to ensure that we remain in compliance," Colorado said in a statement to the publication. "We take all infractions seriously, regardless of the severity, and in these specific cases, these minor infractions were all self-reported to the NCAA."

According to USA Today Sports, the violations all appear to be inadvertent and are common in "virtually every major college athletic department." 

Sanders used the transfer portal to infuse his roster with talent following a 1-11 season in 2022. Two of the violations involved the transfer portal. 

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Colorado head coach Deion Sanders heads into the locker room after players warmed up before an NCAA college football game against Southern California, Saturday, September 30, 2023, in Boulder, Colorado.  (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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