Why was Bishop Thomas suspended? Exploring Colorado DL’s future with Coach Prime and the Buffaloes

The Colorado Buffaloes suspended defensive lineman Bishop Thomas indefinitely for violating team rules before the end of the 2023 football season. The school never made this official; however, the reason was revealed in Deion Sanders' Amazon Prime docuseries 'Coach Prime.'

In the final episode, a credit said Thomas was suspended for violating team rules. It also said that his status for next season was "still being evaluated" by Deion Sanders and his staff. Neither Thomas nor Sanders has commented publicly on the matter.

Thomas played in five games this season for Colorado, his last being on Oct. 7. He recorded six tackles and a fumble recovery. He transferred to the Buffaloes after one season at Florida State, where he recorded one tackle in 2022.

Thomas was a former four-star from Florida State's 2022 recruiting class. With his future up in the air, Colorado has moved to bring in four-star players Quency Wiggins and Samuel Okunlola from LSU and Pittsburgh respectively.

Deion Sanders opens up on Colorado Buffaloes' season

Deion Sanders enters second season as the Buffaloes head coach

Deion Sanders was the talk of college football to begin 2023 as he became the Colorado Buffaloes head coach and got them off to a 3-0 start.

Colorado upset TCU in Week 1 and followed it up with a win over Nebraska. However, the rest of the season did not go well for the Buffaloes, as Colorado finished the year 4-8.

Although the results didn't go Sanders' way, he said he was happy to see the direction the was heading.

“We didn’t accomplish what we wanted, but we accomplished what we needed. I think hope is instilled, tremendously, in this city, in the student body, within this team, within this building and you see the direction that we’re headed,” Sanders said earlier this year.

So far, Sanders has been active, adding offensive and defensive linemen in the transfer portal as he looks to get the Buffaloes more competitive in the trenches.