Deion Sanders HEATED Altercation w/ Coach After Allowing 43 Points in ONE Half
Halftime Horror Show: Deion Sanders Rips DC Robert Livingston After Utah Game Meltdown
The Colorado Buffaloes hit a stunning new low this past weekend against Utah, suffering a disastrous loss that has Coach Prime reportedly lighting into his defensive coordinator, Robert Livingston. The game was an unimaginable disaster, with a halftime score that will haunt Boulder for years.
Here is the brutal breakdown of a historically ugly game and the pressure now mounting on the defensive staff.
The Halftime Score That Broke the Internet
Utah, fresh off a rivalry loss, came out hyper-motivated and immediately dismantled the Buffs. The first half resulted in one of the worst statistical collapses in recent college football history:
Halftime Score: Utah 43, Colorado 0.
Total Yards (Utah): 398 yards (including 260 rushing yards).
Total Yards (Colorado): A mind-boggling -18 yards of total offense. Colorado was averaging negative yards per play and had only three first downs.
The score, 43-0, had fans checking for typos, believing it was the final score of a blowout, not the break. The offensive unit was completely ineffective, suffering five first-half sacks and enduring a safety.
In the second half, Utah clearly took their foot off the gas, adding only 10 points. The final score settled at a lopsided Utah 53, Colorado 7.
The Heat on Robert Livingston
The brunt of the criticism has fallen on defensive coordinator Robert Livingston, who joined Coach Prime’s staff in 2024 from the NFL. While Livingston is known for emphasizing “resilience” and holding himself accountable, the performance against Utah—especially after a bye week—was unacceptable.
The Problem: The defense allowed 8.1 yards per play in the first half and was utterly helpless against the Utah run game. True freshman quarterback Byrd Ficklin, making his first career start, ran for 163 yards by halftime.
Coach Prime’s Fury: Deion Sanders has already been outspoken about the defense, labeling their effort in a previous game as “hot garbage.” While Sanders has publicly defended his staff before, saying, “We didn’t lose because of Pat Shurmur or Robert Livingston,” the nature of the loss to Utah—where the defense was blitzed to death and had no answers—puts Livingston’s position under intense scrutiny.
The Mission: Livingston has often stated that the defense’s “superpower” must be forcing turnovers, but the unit has struggled with inconsistency all year. After this historic collapse, the pressure to “flip the script” and deliver on the promise of bringing “more NFL stuff” to the Buffs is higher than ever.
The disastrous game raises serious questions about the staff’s ability to prepare and gameplan, especially coming off a bye week. As the Buffaloes fall to 3-5 on the season, the focus shifts to whether Livingston and the defensive unit can recover from a performance Coach Prime surely won’t forgive quickly.
