Colorado football opens practice to fans and reporters, but treats it like a classified Pentagon briefing
Colorado opened its doors to football fans on Wednesday to get a sneak peek at the 2026 roster ahead of the upcoming season, but don't expect to see any highlights or practice reports from local media and those who were in attendance.Besides some casual talk around the water cooler, anything related to Wednesday's practice in Boulder was apparently being guarded like the codes to the nuclear football.When Deion Sanders announced that the Buffaloes would open practice to supporters and media members, the invitation came with a lengthy list of caveats designed to prevent other programs around the country from getting intel on what Coach Prime has up his sleeve for the 2026 season.NCAA HAS NO PLANS TO SURRENDER, AS ELIGIBILITY LAWSUITS FOR 2022 CLASS TURN INTO AN ALL-OUT LEGAL WAR"This practice is open for viewing purposes only. It is closed for all reporting, recording and documentation purposes," Sanders mentioned in an email sent to reporters.
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Colorado opened its doors to football fans on Wednesday to get a sneak peek at the 2026 roster ahead of the upcoming season, but don't expect to see any highlights or practice reports from local media and those who were in attendance.Besides some casual talk around the water cooler, anything related to Wednesday's practice in Boulder was apparently being guarded like the codes to the nuclear football.When Deion Sanders announced that the Buffaloes would open practice to supporters and media members, the invitation came with a lengthy list of caveats designed to prevent other programs around the country from getting intel on what Coach Prime has up his sleeve for the 2026 season.NCAA HAS NO PLANS TO SURRENDER, AS ELIGIBILITY LAWSUITS FOR 2022 CLASS TURN INTO AN ALL-OUT LEGAL WAR"This practice is open for viewing purposes only. It is closed for all reporting, recording and documentation purposes," Sanders mentioned in an email sent to reporters. "Nothing observed at practice may be reported, published, posted, broadcast or otherwise shared in any form, on any platform, at any time."And, the school wasn’t messing around with the secretiveness of the open practice for those who either received a ticket or media members in attendance.The list of prohibited items is on the same level as attending a standup comedy set from Dave Chappelle, with the school checking a number of boxes.If fans thought they could bring in an old-fashioned pencil and notepad, think again.Colorado wasn't allowing those, either.That meant the only way someone could remember the depth chart, personnel groupings or key moments was by relying on a brain capable of collecting a whole lot of information in real time.Even then, they could not report it."No note-taking of any kind — written, typed, dictated or otherwise," the school emphasized. "No photography, videography, audio recording, sketching or diagramming.
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- Colorado opened its doors to football fans on Wednesday to get a sneak peek at the 2026 roster ahead of the upcoming season, but don't expect to see any highlights or practice reports from local media and those who were in attendance.Besides some casual talk around the water cooler, anything related to Wednesday's practice in Boulder was apparently being guarded like the codes to the nuclear football.When Deion Sanders announced that the Buffaloes would open practice to supporters and media members, the invitation came with a lengthy list of caveats designed to prevent other programs around the country from getting intel on what Coach Prime has up his sleeve for the 2026 season.NCAA HAS NO PLANS TO SURRENDER, AS ELIGIBILITY LAWSUITS FOR 2022 CLASS TURN INTO AN ALL-OUT LEGAL WAR"This practice is open for viewing purposes only. It is closed for all reporting, recording and documentation purposes," Sanders mentioned in an email sent to reporters.
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