Dominiq Ponder Colorado quarterback dies at 23 on this Sunday afternoon
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Colorado quarterback Dominiq Ponder died this weekend, head coach Deion Sanders confirmed on Sunday afternoon.
Ponder first landed at Colorado in 2024, and he appeared in two games last season just briefly in a backup role. Ponder also spent time at Bethune Cookman before arriving in Boulder, but did not play and redshirted.
Ponder, who came out of Opa Locka, Florida, was an unrated Rivals.com recruit coming out of high school. He made his collegiate debut last season late in the Buffaloes’ game against Arizona last season. Ponder was going to try to compete for the starting job this offseason, though Sanders landed Julian Lewis after flipping him late from USC. Lewis was a four-star Rivals.com recruit and the No. 7 quarterback in his class.
The Buffaloes, which went 3-9 last season in Sanders’ third run with the program, were set to open spring practice officially on Monday.
Specifics of Ponder’s death are not yet known.
