For the Colorado Buffaloes, there’s a stiff price to pay for being late to football practice: a $500 fine.
Not showing up at all? That’s a $2,500 penalty.
Coach Deion Sanders is cracking down on violations of team rules with heftier fines for his players.
Fresh off a 3-9 win-loss record in his third season as head coach in Boulder, Sanders unveiled his fine structure during his first meeting with the 2026 team last Friday. The fees are seen in the background of a video posted by “Well Off Media,” the social media company run by his oldest son, Deion Jr., that chronicles the team.
It’s not connected to name, image and likeness licensing agreements, and not related to on-field performance. It’s strictly for violating team rules, which is permissible, according to the school.