Colorado coach Deion Sanders said the Rose Bowl should reimburse his players for what was stolen during the Buffaloes’ loss to UCLA on Saturday.
“All that stuff should be replaced. This is the Rose Bowl. They say the Granddaddy of them all, right? I’m sure Granddaddy has some money,” Sanders said Tuesday. “Grandpa should have some money to give these kids.”
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During Saturday’s 28-16 loss to UCLA at the Rose Bowl, multiple players and program staff said they had jewelry and money stolen from the locker room. Pasadena police are investigating the theft, public information officer Lisa Derderian told The Athletic on Monday.
Sanders said he was putting together a list of what players and staff had stolen, along with approximate values. Sanders said nothing of his was stolen during the game.
Sanders, who called the thefts a “travesty” and “unbelievable,” also called on the NCAA to do something about the crime.
“I would expect the NCAA to do something about that. These are college kids, I’m pretty sure they don’t think about insurance at this point and juncture in their life,” he said.
Sanders said the program has taught players about financial planning and financial literacy but said “we slipped” in talking to players about insuring their valuable items. He said people online arguing that players shouldn’t have valuables in the locker room bothered him.
“So they shouldn’t be blessed? They shouldn’t be blessed? That’s crazy. That’s like if you have a car in your driveway and somebody come and steal your car. ‘Well, you shouldn’t have a car.’ That’s how stupid that sounds. These are young men that worked their butts off or were blessed and gifted by family members whatever was stolen.”
Sanders said the team plans to have its own security in the locker room moving forward.
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