$45 million worth Deion Sanders considers "penalty or ramifications" against critics amid bizarre locker room culture allegations

The Colorado Buffaloes and coach Deion Sanders are under the spotlight as another college football season dawns. The Buffaloes' preparations for their first season in the Big 12 have not started on the right foot with an explosive report released last week about its locker room culture.

The high turnover of playing staff from Colorado has inevitably led to disgruntlement and Sanders has made his position clear about letting players leave via the transfer portal if they wish to.

Several of those players have spoken to the media in the past detailing what they saw as an unsuitable culture in the Colorado dressing room fostered by the charismatic coach. A report by Athlon Sports detailed that the dressing room had been dealing with violence, including fights and guns, among prospects.

Deion Sanders responded in a clip posted on X where he challenged the accuracy of those claims.

"That's when they know you are doing well, when they start lying. Shouldn't there be some kind of penalty or ramification? But nevertheless we have the highest GPA in the history of the school. Wonder how they do that?" Sanders said in the clip.

Deion Sanders accused of fostering violence in dressing room

The report by Athlon Sports included descriptions of prospects being encouraged to fight by Deion Sanders and a culture of bullying as an initiation process for new recruits, including five-star offensive lineman Jordan Seaton.

"It's like a real-life Grand Theft Auto video game," one former player said. "There are many distractions with fights, guns, and money floating around. The environment is unlike any I’ve come from before."

Another former player also detailed the reason why former Buffaloes cornerback Cormani McClain departed in such an acrimonious fashion during the spring portal.

"Cormani was taking a lot of heat from everyone," said the former player. "At the same time Coach Prime was saying he was in the doghouse and needed to improve, Cormani was getting bullied by Shilo (Sanders). After the Oregon State game, Shilo slapped him several times, which left Cormani screaming 'I'm going to kill you' repeatedly. After that, you could tell he wasn’t mentally there. It’s hard when the coaches you trust are calling you derogatory names on the practice field."

The report has brought a lot of attention to Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes as its locker room culture is a hotly debated topic in college sports.