Colorado confirms three players dismissed by Deion Sanders

The University of Colorado confirmed the identities of three defensive backs removed from the football team by coach Deion Sanders following a Sept. 19 loss to Northwestern. The dismissed players are Jah Jah Boyd, Paul Omodia, and Justin Eaglin. All three were recent transfers from other colleges and were kicked off for undisclosed "conduct detrimental to the team." Boyd had been praised by Sanders for his passionate play and was rated the highest-graded safety in Week 2 before Sanders later called the dismissed players "knuckleheads." The players' names were removed from Colorado's roster before the team's homecoming game against Texas Tech on Oct. 3. Sanders said the dismissals were final and downplayed them as a routine occurrence, noting Colorado's 2-2 record this season.