Super Bowl champ slams Deion Sanders for his coaching style at Colorado

A former Colorado standout lashed out at Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders in an interview earlier in the week, hitting out at the Hall of Famer's coaching style. Colorado Buffaloes Super Bowl champ slams Deion Sanders for his coaching style at Colorado Christian Fauria was a standout Colorado tight end By Ryan Gaydos Fox News Published February 15, 2026 1:16pm EST Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Fox News Flash top sports headlines for February 15 Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on FoxNews.com. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Christian Fauria, a former Colorado Buffaloes star tight end and two-time Super Bowl champion, criticized Deion Sanders as the head coach gears up for his fourth year at the helm. Fauria appeared on "The Zach Gelb Show" and tore into Sanders, who joined Colorado after a few years at Jackson State. Sanders was the head coach when Travis Hunter won the 2024 Heisman Trophy award.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM New England Patriots tight end #88 Christian Fauria is tackled by Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker #51 James Farrior during the 2nd quarter of the 2004 AFC Championship Game at Heinz Field on Jan. 23, 2005. (Matthew Emmons/USA TODAY Sports) "I’m just not a fan of the coach. I’m not. I’ll never be a fan of the coach," Fauria said. "I love the school. And this isn’t me picking on Deion Sanders because I pick on Joe Gibbs. The worst coach I’ve ever had was Joe Gibbs. So, my picking on Deion Sanders is nothing. I just don’t like the way he coaches football. "I don’t think he’s very bright. I don’t think he can manage a game. I think there’s a lot of flash, but I think there’s no substance, you know? And he’s got a lot of people, like, brainwashed. And, you know, we’ll see. We’ll see what he can do. But I’m just — I’m not a fan of him, not a fan of his coaching style, not a fan of his messaging. Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders before the game against the Arizona State Sun Devils at Folsom Field on Nov. 22, 2025. (Ron Chenoy/Imagn Images) OLE MISS QUARTERBACK TRINIDAD CHAMBLISS GRANTED SIXTH YEAR OF NCAA ELIGIBILITY BY STATE JUDGE"There’s a lot of things you know internally that I know about that I’m not a fan of, and it’s just not worth my energy to sit there and follow it and, you know, and then go back and forth with the ‘The emperor has no clothes’ crowd that support him, regardless of how stupid he is sometimes. So yeah, that’s the way I feel about it. And it bugs me that a lot of alumni just don’t speak up about it. They don’t say anything. But I will." Colorado is 16-21 in three full seasons under Sanders. Colorado was 9-4 in 2024 but only picked up three wins during the 2025 campaign.Fauria said he would rather see the team get more worried about picking up wins than being relevant on social media. Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders looks on during a time out in the game against the Utah Utes during the second quarter at Rice-Eccles Stadium on Oct. 25, 2025. (Rob Gray/Imagn Images) CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP The Buffaloes’ 2026 season will begin on Sept. 5 on the road against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter. Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fox News Digital. Related Topics Colorado BuffaloesCollege FootballNCAA Fox News First Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox. Arrives Weekdays By entering your email and clicking the Subscribe button, you agree to the Fox News Privacy Policy and Terms of Use, and agree to receive content and promotional communications from Fox News. You understand that you can opt-out at any time. Subscribe Subscribed Subscribe You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter!