Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders made a major decision following his team’s 41-7 loss to Northwestern, confirming that several players are no longer part of the program.

Deion Sanders did not reveal the identities of the players dismissed from the team. (Getty Images via AFP)

Sanders did not reveal the identities of the players dismissed from the team when he addressed the situation Tuesday.

Instead, he pointed to repeated behavior that he believed was harmful to the program and emphasized that the issue had developed over time.

“It’s never one thing,” Sanders said.

“Those guys will tell you: I’m the most loving, giving and forgiving man you can ever meet. But when you start being conduct detrimental to the team that will set us back in things that you’re doing — you don’t care about the team. You care about you. I have a problem with that," he explained.

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The 59-year-old coach also looked back at last season, when he felt he did not act firmly enough when similar issues began to surface. Colorado eventually finished the campaign 3-9, and the coach said he does not want to repeat that experience.

“A year ago, I didn’t put my foot down in it enough. It lingered a little bit. Then, it imploded. I’m not doing that. I’m not doing that anymore,” Sanders added.

The Buff’s coach said he addressed the behavior with the team after the game and indicated that he intended to take a stronger stance on accountability. His comments Tuesday reinforced that he viewed the reaction to the defeat as part of a larger concern rather than an isolated incident.

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The coach’s remarks suggest the dismissals were connected to what he described as recurring conduct detrimental to the team.

With inputs from AP report.