Overview
- Deion Sanders announced Ponder's death on social media and shared a memorial message praising his character and leadership.
- Initial reports from local and national outlets cited a single-car crash, but key details such as time and location have not been verified.
- Boulder and university police said they had no public information on the incident as of Sunday.
- Colorado coaches and teammates, including Brennan Marion, Johnnie Mack and quarterback Colton Allen, posted tributes expressing shock and grief.
- Ponder transferred from Bethune-Cookman as a walk-on, appeared in two games over two seasons at Colorado, and was a 6-foot-5 native of Opa Locka, Florida.