Colorado quarterback Dominiq Ponder dead at 23 in tragic car crash

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Colorado quarterback Dominiq Ponder tragically died early Sunday morning after a single-car accident.

He was 23 years old.

According to a press release from the Colorado State Patrol, Ponder lost control of the Tesla Model 3 he was driving and struck a guardrail before the vehicle hit an electrical line pole and rolled down an embankment.

Colorado quarterback Dominiq Ponder (22) warms up before an NCAA college football game Sept. 14, 2024, in Fort Collins, Colo. AP

The car then caught on fire.

Ponder had been a member of the Buffaloes football team for the past two seasons as a walk-on quarterback.


Colorado quarterback Dominiq Ponder wearing a black shirt with a gold Nike swoosh and a white Colorado Buffaloes logo.
Colorado quarterback Dominiq Ponder University of Colorado Buffaloes football team

In a social media post, head coach Deion Sanders called Ponder “one of my favorites!”

“He was Loved, Respected & a Born Leader. Let’s pray for all that knew him & had the opportunity to be in his presence. Lord you’re receiving a good 1. Comfort us Lord Comfort us,” Sanders wrote in a post on X.

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