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The fight songs that play after touchdowns at Colorado football games are now in the national spotlight.
Barstool Sports reported on Monday that head football coach Deion Sanders told the Colorado marching band it can't play the school's fight song after his son, Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders, throws a touchdown pass. The report said the stadium will instead play one of Shedeur's rap songs.
CU Athletics issued a statement to 9NEWS calling the report "completely false."
"The report that Coach Prime instructed the CU band to refrain from playing the fight song is completely false," the CU Athletic Department said.
"The fight songs 'Glory, Glory, Colorado' and 'Fight CU' have been played after CU touchdowns and field goals for years and were played every time the Buffaloes scored against North Dakota State earlier this season. It’s common throughout college football for individual players to have small snippets of songs played during games," CU Athletics said.
Traditionally, one of the university's fight songs, "Glory, Glory, Colorado," plays immediately after touchdowns, followed by another, "Fight CU," after the team's extra point attempt.
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