Sep 4, 2026 · 51 min
Colorado’s upset raises bigger questions about college football
Ep 1233 | Deion Sanders & Colorado Upset Ga. Tech - Stick It To Jason Whitlock
Colorado’s narrow win becomes a test case for whether modern college football still develops players or merely manages short-term talent and incentives.
- 1Colorado’s physical defense and running game suggest progress, but one narrow Week 1 win offers limited evidence.
- 2The panel links NIL, transfers, and extended eligibility to a system increasingly organized around short-term professional incentives.
- 3The debate over Lane Kiffin and LSU turns on whether coaches and schools still owe players development and accountability.
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The panel turns Colorado’s narrow win into a broader challenge to the idea that college coaches still develop players over four years.
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Jason Lee Whitlock and the panel dissect Colorado’s 14–13 upset of Georgia Tech, finding improved physicality and defense but plenty of reasons to distrust an opening-night sample.
Deion Sanders’ humility and heavier reliance on the running game suggest a tactical shift, while questions about quarterback Juju Lewis and the offensive line keep the progress claim unsettled.
The discussion widens from Colorado to college football’s professionalization, asking whether NIL, transfers, and extended eligibility have displaced long-term development and accountability.
Lane Kiffin and LSU become a case study in institutional incentives: schools may condemn the system publicly while accepting its competitive and financial advantages.
The standout tension is whether coaches still build young men over four years, or whether roster churn has made mentorship and resilience secondary to immediate results.
Charles Baker
Colorado Buffaloes
Georgia Tech
Deion Sanders
Lane KiffinListen to the full episode and explore every guest, topic, and moment on PodLume.