Sanders Downplays Reported Colorado Playbook Leak Ahead Utah

Colorado coach Deion Sanders on Tuesday downplayed reports that pages from the Buffaloes' offensive game script were left at the team hotel in Broomfield before the Oct. 3 loss to Texas Tech. Colorado lost 29-7 after scoring only on a nine-play, 75-yard opening touchdown drive; Texas Tech then scored 29 straight points. Fans found the packet and tried unsuccessfully to deliver it to staff before kickoff, and the material appeared on a Red Raider Sports message board, reportedly matching that opening drive. Sanders said such mix-ups happen in the pros and college, that the first-drive score meant the leak did not work, and that even an opponent's first 10 or 15 plays still have to be stopped. He said if someone left the pages it was a mistake and it is over, that he would not believe a tip Utah had left its first 20 plays, and that he does not major on the minors. He waved off more inquiry with "Why would we? It's over. Game's over." CONTESTED: Posted pages reportedly matched Colorado's only touchdown drive; Sanders said that score showed the leak failed and that a coach would doubt a found script. Colorado (2-3, 0-2 Big 12) hosts No. 11 Utah (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) Saturday at 8:15 p.m. on ESPN at Folsom Field. He also noted special-teams errors against Texas Tech, including a missed 29-yard field goal and nine players on the field for a field-goal block.