Bill Plaschke: At Colorado, Deion Sanders is the only one ready for prime time
College football's Hollywood team came to Hollywood on Saturday, where their effort was epitomized by a bit of bad theater. Late in the second quarter on a night that slowly chilled at the Rose Bowl, Colorado safety Shilo Sanders appeared to apply a textbook tackle that leveled UCLA's Carsen Ryan. Yet as Sanders struck a pose on the Rose Bowl field and flexed, a yellow flag fell behind his ...
College football's Hollywood team came to Hollywood on Saturday, where their effort was epitomized by a bit of bad theater.
Late in the second quarter on a night that slowly chilled at the Rose Bowl, Colorado safety Shilo Sanders appeared to apply a textbook tackle that leveled UCLA's Carsen Ryan.
Yet as Sanders struck a pose on the Rose Bowl field and flexed, a yellow flag fell behind his feet.
A replay eventually showed a helmet-to-helmet hit. Sanders was penalized for targeting. He was immediately ejected from the game.
Thus marks the progress of the grand experiment that is Colorado football.
Plenty of smacks, but not enough substance.
Heaps of contagious buzz, but not enough
