On Sunday, anonymous former Colorado football players came forward to discuss their experience in a violent, dangerous locker room environment during their time in Boulder with Athlon Sports’ Steve Corder.
According to the report, the locker room is filled with weapons, gambling charges, and fist fights and is “unlike any [they’ve seen] before.”
“It’s like a real-life Grand Theft Auto video game,” one source said. “There are many distractions with fights, guns, and money floating around. The environment is unlike any I’ve come from before.”
In addition to the locker room fights, multiple big-name prospects on the team have left after allegedly being viciously bullied by their teammates. Recent portal departure, Cormani McClain, departed the program and was mentioned multiple times in the article.
“Cormani was taking a lot of heat from everyone,” said the former player. “At the same time Coach Prime was saying he was in the doghouse and needed to improve, Cormani was getting bullied by Shilo. After the Oregon State game, Shilo slapped him several times, which left Cormani screaming, ‘I’m going to kill you’ repeatedly. After that, you could tell he wasn’t mentally there. It’s hard when the coaches you trust are calling you derogatory names on the practice field.”
Two more headline storylines from the article include a major fight between five-star recruit Jordan Seaton and former Colorado OL Savion Washington, during which Seaston was allegedly bullied into “proving his manhood” through fighting. The pair traded blows in April, leaving both players bloody. Athlon’s witnesses described the situation as “two bears scrapping for food.”
Athlon then detailed an immense gambling debt between two players, saying, “There was another alleged incident involving a gambling debt between backup QB Colton Allen and wide receiver Kaleb Mathis. Days after the Seaton-Washington melee, the son of Robert Mathis, who’s CU’s defensive back coach, was asked to pay Allen over a gambling debt in excess of $10,000, according to a former CU player. When Mathis refused, he allegedly proceeded to punch Allen repeatedly in the locker room, with players and coaches witnessing the assault.”
The report from Athlon Sports accused Deion Sanders and the Buffaloes of committing a lot of infractions. If the anonymous sources are correct about the locker room environment in Boulder, it goes without saying that a nightmare off the field will lead to more of the same on the field.
After a hot start in 2023 with a 3-0 record, things and Boulder took a nose dive, with the team losing seven of their last eight games. Colorado finished the season off at 4-8, and will look to improve on their record in 2024 as a member of the Big 12 Conference.
