On Sunday evening, Coach Deion Sanders announced the death of University of Colorado quarterback Dominiq Ponder.
The Opa Locka, Fla., native transferred to Colorado in 2024 and made his debut with the Buffaloes in 2025.
Colorado State Patrol said Ponder was involved in a fatal crash early Sunday morning. They reported that Ponder was driving a 2023 Tesla Model 3 westbound on Baseline Road near Newland Court when he lost control of the vehicle on a right-hand curve around 3 a.m. The Tesla then crossed the eastbound lane and crashed through a guardrail before striking an electrical line pole. Authorities said the vehicle rolled down the embankment and landed on its wheels, then caught fire…