Colorado debuts 'turnover throne' on sideline for game vs. Nebraska

Colorado football is quite flashy now and Deion Sanders has a new prop on the sideline ahead of the game against Nebraska.

The Buffaloes have a chair akin to a throne on the sideline. It’s reportedly a turnover throne, something similar to what Miami did with its turnover chain in recent years.

Other teams have other props for the defense making big plays and getting the ball back. And Colorado is no exception as you can see below, via David Ubben.

Maybe I missed it but I didn’t spot this on the sidelines at TCU last week. pic.twitter.com/Lfs68HSekM

— David Ubben (@davidubben) September 9, 2023

Sanders joined the Big Noon Kickoff crew on FOX Saturday morning since they were in Boulder preparing to cover his Buffaloes’ home game against Nebraska. As part of that appearance, Urban Meyer asked him why he thinks the squad won’t take their foot off the pedal in game No. 2.

“Because they’re not satisfied,” Sanders answered abruptly. “These kids are hungry. They came here for a reason.”

He explained that Colorado is sort of an island of misfit toys from other schools. The roster is full of guys who are hungry to finally get their shine when maybe they didn’t previously have the opportunities they wanted at other schools.

“Some of them, they didn’t fit where they were, it just didn’t work out where they were. They didn’t get the reps that they wanted. Now they’re getting the opportunity,” Sanders said.

Colorado hopes to use ‘turnover throne’ against Nebraska

If the Buffaloes make big plays on defense, players will get to sit in that illustrious throne. It could certainly aid the efforts to go 2-0 on the young season.

“This team, this is a personal game,” Sanders said of facing the Huskers. “Not only does it mean a lot to you. It means a lot to us. And we want to represent our home. We talked about something about homes. Nobody’s going to come in my home, my natural home and whoop me.

“Nobody’s going to grab me out of my car and whoop me. Nobody’s going to come anywhere I call mine and whoop me. We gotta have that same passion, that same energy when it comes to this game. We’re not gonna let nobody come into our house and whoop us. It’s personal.”

Nebraska and Colorado are slated for a noon kickoff at Folsom Field in Boulder on Saturday, Sept. 9.