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Colorado accused of tampering by CSU-Pueblo head coach Philip Vigil

The unknown texts were posted on X this week without any conversation between the programs
Josh Tolle|
Nov 11, 2023; Boulder, Colorado, USA; Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders before the game against the Arizona Wildcats at Folsom Field. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 11, 2023; Boulder, Colorado, USA; Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders before the game against the Arizona Wildcats at Folsom Field. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports | Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports

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After dealing with a few bad weeks, another head coach is accusing Colorado and Deion Sanders of tampering. CSU-Pubelo coach Philip Vigil posted two screenshots of alleged text messages between one of his current players and Colorado assistant director of player personnel Devin Rispress. He attached a caption calling out the NCAA, Big 12 Conference, CU, and Coach Prime.   

Rispress immediately denied the messages came from him saying, "Nice try y'all been catfished wrong guy brother. You could’ve hit me up before tweeting this and embarrassing your program." He later replied to Buffs Beat and reaffirmed the messages were "1000%" fake.

Vigil deleted his tweet and took his complaint a step further. "College athletics are changing rapidly, and it is my job to support my players and our program," he wrote on X. "I have removed my social media post to allow the NCAA to address this situation and similar behaviors in college athletics."

True or not, this is more evidence of the "Wild, Wild West" efforts to get a leg up on the competition or give another a bad reputation. Colorado opens the season against North Dakota State on Thursday, Aug 29 at 8 p.m. on ESPN.

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Josh Tolle
JOSH TOLLE

Josh Tolle is a writer covering college sports for On SI. Outside of storytelling, the multi-talented broadcaster has play-by-play experience at the professional and collegiate levels. In 2018, he began calling games for the National Women’s Soccer League. He has also called games for the United Soccer League, Concacaf, and the U.S. Open Cup. He has called hockey for the Premier Hockey Federation for the past three seasons and was the play-by-play voice for the Superior RoughRiders of the Western Hockey League. He has provided play-by-play for various other sports including football, basketball, baseball and volleyball events. Since 2015, Tolle has been the voice of Colorado School of Mines Athletics having called football, men's and women's basketball and soccer. He previously wrote for SB Nation.

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