Everything Deion Sanders Said About Julian Lewis, Colorado's Upset Win vs. GT in CFB Opener

Colorado coach Deion Sanders expressed pride in quarterback Julian Lewis following a tumultuous season opener his team won after a late touchdown drive and a blocked field goal.

Sanders told reporters after Colorado's 14-13 season-opening win he was glad Lewis completed the clutch scoring drive "because you guys would have been eating him alive if he hadn't."

"The kid is still young. He's still growing... I want you guys to give him time," Sanders said Thursday night.

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The Buffaloes offense got the ball for the last time Thursday night with just over one minute left on the clock.

"I said, 'Look, I'm getting ready to use every one of these timeouts," Sanders said. "'You're probably gonna have a minute-something left on the clock. Go to work, because we're not going to have a timeout, so they're not going to be up because they don't want to get beat deep. They don't want to do that. We're going to have a chance to catch and get out of bounds.'

"And he dialed it up. He dialed the correct play, and JuJu made the throw. I'm proud of him."

Lewis, a redshirt freshman, appeared in four games for the Buffaloes last season before winning the starting job this summer.

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