Colorado lost for the fifth time in the past six games Saturday, dropping a 26-19 decision to Oregon State, but coach Deion Sanders, especially after making a change at playcaller before the game, said the Buffaloes will continue to 'trust the process.
Buffaloes analyst Pat Shurmur, the former coach of the NFL's New York Giants and Cleveland Browns, took over playcalling duties and was elevated to co-offensive coordinator. Sean Lewis, who had called offensive plays for Colorado's first eight games, remained in the co-coordinator role and worked with the quarterbacks while signaling in plays from the sideline. Tight ends coach Tim Brewster moved into an off-field role to make room for Shurmur as the 10th assistant.
Under Lewis, Colorado scored 36 or more points in four of its first five games and averaged 500.3 yards in those four contests. The offense had been less productive in two of the past three games and produced only 16 points and 242 yards in last week's loss at UCLA."I'm not going to disclose all my thoughts, man, my thoughts are my thoughts," Sanders said."Just know that I made the decision and I don't stumble or stutter on it, and I'm not looking back.
Sanders continued to take punishment against Oregon State, which recorded four sacks, three by linebacker Andrew Chatfield, and seven quarterback hurries. He briefly went to the locker room in the second half before returning to throw both touchdown passes and finish with 245 passing yards. The Buffaloes didn't eclipse the 100-yard mark until early in the fourth quarter, when they strung together their first three plays of longer than 13 yards, including a 15-yard touchdown pass from Sanders to
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