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Former Colorado Buffaloes<\/a> safety Xavier Smith shared some insight on his departure from the program as Deion Sanders came into Boulder and took over as head coach.<\/p>\n

Smith took issue with the way Sanders dealt with the players who were around after Karl Dorrell was fired and Mike Sanders wasn\u2019t retained. Sanders came over from Jackson State in a high-profile move<\/a> that changed the attention around the football program.<\/p>\n

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But Smith said the way Sanders handled things could\u2019ve been better.<\/p>\n

“He was destroying guys\u2019 confidence and belief in themselves,” Smith told The Athletic<\/a> in a story published Monday. “The way he did it, it could\u2019ve been done with a little more compassion.”<\/p>\n

Smith, who entered the 2022 season trying to get healthy from a broken leg he suffered in his senior season and then a hamstring injury during the season, told the outlet he was optimistic going into a meeting with Sanders, thinking that Coach Prime would work with the younger players. He was only a redshirt freshman at the time.<\/p>\n

He said he was brought into the office with safety Oakie Salave\u2019a and heard from defensive coordinator Charles Kelly and Sanders.<\/p>\n

COLORADO LOSES TOP RUNNING BACK IN TRANSFER PORTAL IN BLOW TO DEION SANDERS-LED TEAM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

He told The Athletic that Sanders told him he should “probably hit the portal” and didn\u2019t want him to “waste a year thinking I could earn a spot.”<\/p>\n

“I was actually getting mad, like tears coming to my eyes. Because, bro, you never even tried to get to know me,” Smith added.<\/p>\n

Smith was eventually able to transfer to UTEP.<\/p>\n

Sanders was pretty blunt<\/a> when he took the program over, especially after the team\u2019s first spring game.<\/p>\n

“You all know that we\u2019re going to move on from some of the team members, and we\u2019re going to reload and get some kids that we really identify with,” Sanders said after the spring game, according to The Athletic. “So, this process is going to be quick, it\u2019s going to be fast, but we\u2019re going to get it done.”<\/p>\n

He also preached “hope” after last year\u2019s National Signing Day.<\/p>\n

“We\u2019re not recruiting just no ordinary Tom, Dick and Harry,” Sanders said on National Signing Day. “We recruited some guys that can light up the scoreboard and prevent touchdowns from occurring. We\u2019re coming. We\u2019re serious about that.<\/p>\n

“Hope is in the house. Hope is in the air. Hope is in the city. Hope is in the community.”<\/p>\n

Fox News\u2019 Joe Morgan contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n

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Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/ex-colorado-player-rips-deion-sanders-approach-roster-overhaul <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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