Colorado Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders needed only two words to sum up his plan for beating Kansas State on Saturday. Asked during his Tuesday press conference what it would take to get a win, Sanders kept it simple.

“Be consistent,” he said.

Honestly speaking, the follow-up was more revealing than the answer. Within seconds, Sanders admitted the one thing his team does consistently is draw flags.

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Sanders started with the one phase he believes is finally under control, and he sounded like a coach fishing for a little credit.

“I feel like the last couple weeks, special teams wise, I haven’t heard you guys ask any special teams questions,” Sanders said. “I told you how easy it was to bring solvency to that.…