Even after losing to BYU in Saturday night’s Alamo Bowl, Colorado head coach Deion Sanders still has plenty of love for the Cougars.

BYU AD Tom Holmoe was once Deion Sanders’ position coach with the 49ers. Thirty years later, the two will meet again in the Alamo Bowl.

As the Colorado Buffaloes gear up for their first bowl game appearance since 2020, Deion Sanders —aka Coach Prime—made it clear that discipline comes first, especially off the field. In a stern address to his team upon arriving at their hotel, Sanders explicitly warned his players against smoking, ensuring his message was impossible to ignore.