Coach Prime has procedure, vows quick return

Colorado manager Deion Sanders was to acquisition a aesculapian process aboriginal Tuesday with the anticipation of being backmost astatine signifier the adjacent time and connected the sideline this play against Iowa State.

After the Buffaloes' Saturday nighttime nonaccomplishment to TCU, Sanders said that helium thought helium was dealing with humor clots again.

He ended his play quality league with a aesculapian update, saying, "I cannot hold to get past this hurdle." He added it's hereditary and "has thing to bash with maine moving astatine the level I'm trying to vie at."

The manager was successful symptom during a 35-21 nonaccomplishment astatine TCU past Saturday, alternating betwixt sitting and limping on the sideline with his limb throbbing. He didn't deterioration a footwear connected his near ft successful the 2nd fractional and aft the crippled said helium was "hurting similar crazy."

"I'm going to beryllium each right," said Sanders, whose Buffaloes (2-4, 0-3 Big 12) big No. 22 Iowa State (5-1, 2-1) connected Saturday. "Prayerfully, I'll beryllium close backmost time due to the fact that I don't miss practice. I don't program connected doing such."

Sanders dealt with humor clot issues portion astatine Jackson State successful 2021, with doctors amputating 2 of his toes connected his near foot. He besides skipped a Pac-12 media time league successful 2023 pursuing a process to region a humor clot from his close limb and different to straighten toes connected his near foot.

Sanders, 58, spent clip distant from the squad implicit the summertime aft being diagnosed with an assertive signifier of bladder cancer. He revealed the details of his treatment, which progressive doctors reconstructing a conception of his intestine to relation arsenic a bladder. He often needs to usage the restroom truthful the schoolhouse introduced a portable sideline bath for him during games that's sponsored by Depend underwear.

Information from The Associated Press contributed to this report.