University of Colorado head coach Deion Sanders held his weekly news conference Tuesday morning as his Buffaloes football team prepares for its final game of the 2023 season. Sanders and the CU Buffaloes (4-7) play Saturday against the Utah Utes (7-4) in Salt Lake City, Utah. With one game remaining, the Buffaloes are two victories shy of bowl eligibility. "I think you should always play to win, I don't know about pride. You got to play to win. You got to play to the best of your ability," Sanders said Tuesday. "You got to play because this is the life you chose, no one is forcing you to go out there and play." Sanders was asked how he'd rate how the 2023 season went with the up and downs of selling out all its home games to failing to make a bowl game. "We didn't accomplish what we wanted, but we accomplished what we needed," Sanders said. "I think hope is instilled tremendously in this city, in the student body, within this team, within this body. You see the direction that we're heading." "The things you look to as a loss, I see it as a win. We didn't do certainly what I wanted to do, but we're doing tremendously much more than what was done. So you got to put it in perspective. Read more: https://www.9news.com/article/sports/ncaa/colorado-buffaloes/deion-sanders-press-conference-colorado/73-8eeb773e-a295-4f43-a01a-a60db34d693c More local videos here: https://youtube.com/@9news Subscribe to NEXT: https://youtube.com/@Nexton9NEWS Stay connected: 9NEWS Website: http://www.9news.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ilike9news Twitter: https://twitter.com/9NEWS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/9newsdenver/ Download the 9NEWS App: https://www.9news.com/appredirect/ Sign up for the 9NEWSLETTER: https://www.9news.com/email 9NEWS (KUSA) is located in Denver, Colorado.