Deion Sanders' team proves it's not ready for prime time with fifth straight loss

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The sports pundits declared the Colorado Buffaloes national championship contenders in the first month of the season. Celebrities came out to Boulder to support coach Deion Sanders and the team as it was the place to be for the first four or five weeks of the year.

Times have changed dramatically.

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Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders walks off the field after a game against the Washington State Cougars at Gesa Field at Martin Stadium.  (James Snook-USA TODAY Sports)

Washington State handed Colorado its fifth straight loss on Friday night, 56-14. It’s the Buffaloes’ seventh loss in the last eight games after starting the year 3-0 with an upset win over No. 17 TCU and then gave No. 8 USC all it could handle.

"We’re falling short of what we’re capable of, that’s the part of this that’s tough to digest. We’ve got high expectations here, so this is tremendously disappointing," Sanders said after the game.

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Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders (2) walks toward the locker room during the first half of the team's NCAA college football game against Washington State, Friday, November 17, 2023, in Pullman, Washington.  (AP Photo/Young Kwak)

Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders left the game with an injury in the second quarter. Coach Prime said his son "couldn’t grip the ball," and after a second hit they kept him off of the field.

Sanders was 6-of-10 with 86 passing yards and a touchdown pass. But after seven points in the first quarter, the Buffaloes