Fox Sports college football analyst Joel Klatt frequently has praised Colorado football coach Deion Sanders for how he’s resurrected the football program at Klatt’s alma mater since 2023. But the former Colorado quarterback had some harsh criticism for Sanders this week after the Buffaloes didn’t use their final two timeouts in the final 67 seconds of a 27-20 loss against Georgia Tech on Aug. 29.
In a guest appearance Wednesday Sept. 3 on Denver radio station 104.3 The Fan, Klatt reminded listeners that Sanders “has done so many things well” in Boulder after taking over a team that was 1-11 in 2022.
“Having said that, the weakest part of Coach Prime as a coach is his clock management, by a wide margin,” Klatt said. “They continue to struggle in this regard every single year, and I thought it would start to improve and it did not.”
Klatt’s criticism stands out because he’s been a vocal believer in Sanders, who was hired at Colorado in December 2022. At the same time, Sanders recently doubled down in defense of his clock management as his team prepares to host Delaware in a 3:30 p.m.. ET game Saturday.
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