Colorado quarterback Dominiq Ponder dies at 23

colorado quarterback dominic ponder Coach Deion Sanders announced Sunday that he died at the age of 23.

Ponder, a third-year sophomore from Opa Locka, Florida, spent the past two seasons with the program after transferring from there. bethune-cookman. After not playing for the Buffaloes in 2024, he appeared in two games last season, recording two rushes and one pass attempt.

“Dom was one of my favourites!” sanders written on x. “He was loved, respected and was a born leader. Let’s pray for all who knew him and had the opportunity to be in his presence. God bless you.”

There was no immediate information available about Ponder’s cause of death.

Colorado is set to begin spring practice Monday in Boulder.

Ponder played high school football in Carroll City and Naples, Florida, and came to Bethune-Cookman from Myrtle Beach Collegiate Academy in South Carolina.