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Deion Sanders Adds Linebacker Gideon Lampron to Colorado

8/16/2026

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Deion Sanders, Colorado head coach, added linebacker Gideon Lampron to the Buffaloes.
Lampron transferred after meeting Sanders on a Dallas-Cleveland flight and arrived in Boulder days later.
He joins a linebacker group under defensive coordinator Chris Marve and makes the preseason Butkus Award watch list.
Colorado, which went 3-9 last season and allowed 30.5 points and 425.7 yards per game, opens the season on Sept. 3 at Georgia Tech.

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Story summary

Deion Sanders, Colorado head coach, added linebacker Gideon Lampron to the Buffaloes.
Lampron transferred after meeting Sanders on a Dallas-Cleveland flight and arrived in Boulder days later.
He joins a linebacker group under defensive coordinator Chris Marve and makes the preseason Butkus Award watch list.
Colorado, which went 3-9 last season and allowed 30.5 points and 425.7 yards per game, opens the season on Sept. 3 at Georgia Tech.