QB Shedeur Sanders, CB Travis Hunter following Prime to CU
2 years ago

QB Shedeur Sanders, CB Travis Hunter following Prime to CU

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Deion Sanders’ quarterback and top recruit at Jackson State are following Coach Prime to Colorado. Quarterback Shedeur Sanders, Deion’s son, was among Colorado’s first class of signees Wednesday with its new coach. Deion Sanders spent three seasons at Jackson State, winning two Southwestern Athletic Conference titles. Colorado also announced the signing of Jackson State transfer Tyler Brown, an offensive tackle and third-team FCS All-American.

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Newly minted Heisman winner Travis Hunter and Colorado return to practice, prepare for Alamo Bowl
5 days, 21 hours ago

Newly minted Heisman winner Travis Hunter and Colorado return to practice, prepare for Alamo Bowl

Associated Press  

BOULDER, Colo. — The fishing trips have been put on hold and the award-show excursions wrapped up. Now, it’s time for newly minted Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter and the Colorado Buffaloes to get back to the business of a bowl game. “It’s not just a bowl game where we’re going to go be merry and have a Merry Christmas …

Travis Hunter: Why Heisman Trophy winner is ‘two players in one’ and such a rare talent in college football
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1 week, 1 day ago

Travis Hunter: Why Heisman Trophy winner is ‘two players in one’ and such a rare talent in college football

CNN  

CNN — One of the rarest qualities in all of team sports is the ability to impact a game in multiple ways. One of the keys to harnessing Hunter’s immense ability has been playing under Sanders – also now known as Coach Prime – a former two-way player in his own right and current Colorado head coach. “He did it …

Shedeur Sanders’ recruiting pitch to bring talent to Colorado is playing out as promised
1 month ago

Shedeur Sanders’ recruiting pitch to bring talent to Colorado is playing out as promised

New York Times  

BOULDER, Colo. — Terrell Timmons Jr. was, like so many now, sold on the grandiose vision. You can tell he really looks up to Tom Brady with just the way he moves and operates.” When former Ohio State running back Dallan Hayden was in Boulder on his official visit after entering the portal in April, Hayden said Shedeur wanted to …

Deion Sanders says ‘I’ve got a kickstand down’ in Colorado amid coaching carousel speculation
1 month ago

Deion Sanders says ‘I’ve got a kickstand down’ in Colorado amid coaching carousel speculation

New York Times  

Deion Sanders has put his kickstand down in Boulder. Under Sanders, Colorado has transformed from the worst program in college football’s power conferences two years ago to a contender that controls its own destiny for a spot in this year’s Big 12 championship game. Former teammate and Cowboys star Michael Irvin posted a veiled message on social media Tuesday morning …

Shedeur Sanders shrugs off shaky start, throws 3 TD passes to lead No. 18 Colorado past Utah 49-24
1 month ago

Shedeur Sanders shrugs off shaky start, throws 3 TD passes to lead No. 18 Colorado past Utah 49-24

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “I’m thankful for the defense,” Shedeur Sanders said. I think that’s been a wrap since Week 2,” said Sanders, whose program snapped a seven-game skid against Utah. “We got a wonderful display of cameras here, and I think we’re on national television every week.” The Utes …

Deion Sanders says he’ll ‘privately’ intervene if wrong NFL team drafts Shedeur Sanders
1 month, 1 week ago

Deion Sanders says he’ll ‘privately’ intervene if wrong NFL team drafts Shedeur Sanders

New York Times  

Colorado coach Deion Sanders says he’ll do his part to steer his son, quarterback Shedeur Sanders, and Buffaloes’ receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter to better situations in next year’s NFL Draft. During an appearance on Fox Sports 1’s “Speak,” Deion Sanders was asked by co-host Keyshawn Johnson if he would step in during the draft process if the “wrong” team drafted Shedeur. …

Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes try to turn hype into wins as they move into the Big 12
4 months ago

Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes try to turn hype into wins as they move into the Big 12

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! BOULDER, Colo. — Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes have changed conferences, coordinators and their offensive line. “I’m ready to go out there and show everybody what’s up,” said safety Shilo Sanders, whose team started 3-0 last season before finishing 4-8. “Going through criticism, that’s going …

Coach Prime holds combative news conference as he prepares for his second season at Colorado
4 months, 1 week ago

Coach Prime holds combative news conference as he prepares for his second season at Colorado

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! BOULDER, Colo. — Deion “ Coach Prime ” Sanders kicked off his second season at Colorado with a combative news conference Friday when he also celebrated his 57th birthday and became a grandfather. “Trying to get my six-pack, I can’t eat these honeybuns,” he cracked in …

Shedeur Sanders will participate in spring ball at Colorado after back injury, Coach Prime tells AP
1 year ago

Shedeur Sanders will participate in spring ball at Colorado after back injury, Coach Prime tells AP

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “So, something had to change in that aspect.” The first change was hiring former Minnesota Vikings offensive lineman Phil Loadholt to be the team’s offensive line coach. “I have not met a kid yet that said that he or she didn’t want more followers or attention …

Deion Sanders is luring linemen to Colorado to protect QB son. Now, those blockers need to jell.
1 year ago

Deion Sanders is luring linemen to Colorado to protect QB son. Now, those blockers need to jell.

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “There’s no secret that an offensive line is by far the most difficult group to get to jell and most important group to get to jell,” said former Colorado offensive lineman Tyler Polumbus, who won a Super Bowl with the Denver Broncos following the 2015 season. …

Former Colorado players were told they weren’t ready for Prime Time. They moved on but won’t forget
1 year ago

Former Colorado players were told they weren’t ready for Prime Time. They moved on but won’t forget

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! After all, who wouldn’t want to play for the charismatic Pro Football Hall of Fame member and ex-major leaguer known as “Prime Time” during his playing days and now just “Coach Prime?” “It was a feeling of awe because it’s Deion Sanders, and you play video …

Colorado coach Deion Sanders enjoys the spoof of Deion Sanders on ‘Saturday Night Live’
1 year, 1 month ago

Colorado coach Deion Sanders enjoys the spoof of Deion Sanders on ‘Saturday Night Live’

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! BOULDER, Colo. — Deion Sanders certainly enjoyed the spoof of Deion Sanders in a recent skit on “ Saturday Night Live.” Actor Kenan Thompson’s parody of the Colorado coach was spot-on, from the attire — Colorado sweatshirt pulled over his CU hat, shades and whistle dangling …

Deion Sanders heaps praise on his QB son Shedeur Sanders after comeback falls short vs. No. 8 USC
1 year, 2 months ago

Deion Sanders heaps praise on his QB son Shedeur Sanders after comeback falls short vs. No. 8 USC

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Proud papa Deion Sanders said everybody at Folsom Field and anyone watching at home knew “if we would have gotten that ball last we were going to go down there and score.” Right after talking up Williams as a great quarterback, Sanders heaped equally effusive praise …

Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter taken to hospital during game after late hit vs CSU
1 year, 3 months ago

Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter taken to hospital during game after late hit vs CSU

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! BOULDER, Colo. — The University of Colorado rallied for the win over Colorado State on Saturday night but lost two-way star Travis Hunter when he was taken to a hospital for an evaluation during the third quarter at Folsom Field. Coach Deion Sanders had no update …

Commentary: College football review: Coach Prime has expertly delivered drama and become must-see TV
1 year, 3 months ago

Commentary: College football review: Coach Prime has expertly delivered drama and become must-see TV

LA Times  

Colorado coach Deion Sanders hugs his son Shilo Sanders after the safety returned an interception for a touchdown against Colorado State on Saturday. College football in 2023 is a TV show, and it took just three weeks of Deion Sanders leading the Colorado Buffaloes for the networks to toss the old rules into the trash and trust in the allure …

Deion Sanders: Colorado football’s Coach Prime is a one-man college-football stimulus.
1 year, 3 months ago

Deion Sanders: Colorado football’s Coach Prime is a one-man college-football stimulus.

Slate  

The University of Colorado football team won one game last year. Fox’s promotion of the game treated Colorado like the Harlem Globetrotters and TCU like the Washington Generals, despite TCU winning 13 times as many football games as Colorado in the most recent season. Colorado’s new coach is Deion Sanders, by far the most independently famous person to ever put …

Colorado 2-way star Travis Hunter living up to his Heisman standards after following Deion Sanders
1 year, 3 months ago

Colorado 2-way star Travis Hunter living up to his Heisman standards after following Deion Sanders

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! While only the first game of a long season — especially if playing both sides throughout — Hunter’s spectacular performance Saturday in the Power Five debut for he and his coach came against a future Big 12 foe that played in last year’s national championship game. …

Prime shocker: Colorado upsets No. 17 TCU 45-42 in Deion Sanders’ debut as Buffs coach
1 year, 3 months ago

Prime shocker: Colorado upsets No. 17 TCU 45-42 in Deion Sanders’ debut as Buffs coach

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Shedeur Sanders, the coach’s son, threw for a school-record 510 yards with four touchdowns — the game-winner a 46-yard catch-and-run by true freshman Dylan Edwards with 4:25 left —- and the Buffs pulled off an opening shocker with a 45-42 win Saturday over 17th-ranked TCU, last …

Colorado stuns TCU in Deion Sanders’ debut: Shedeur Sanders, Travis Hunter electric in win
1 year, 3 months ago

Colorado stuns TCU in Deion Sanders’ debut: Shedeur Sanders, Travis Hunter electric in win

New York Times  

The Athletic has live coverage of Colorado vs. Oregon in Week 4 college football action Colorado held on to upset No. Here’s what you need to know: Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders, Deion’s son, threw for a school-record 510 passing yards in his debut start, going 38-for-47 with four touchdowns and zero interceptions. — Khan GO DEEPER Colorado shocked college football …

Deion Sanders was the talk of Pac-12 spring
1 year, 7 months ago

Deion Sanders was the talk of Pac-12 spring

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The arrival of Deion Sanders as coach created quite a spectacle at the Buffaloes’ spring game, which drew more fans than the nine previous spring games combined. Sanders was hired to rebuild a program that went 1-11 last season and his arrival has led to a …

Coach Prime comes up big in 1st recruiting class at Colorado
1 year, 10 months ago

Coach Prime comes up big in 1st recruiting class at Colorado

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! BOULDER, Colo. — Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders proudly recited the numbers from his first recruiting class at Colorado. “We’re not recruiting just no ordinary Tom, Dick and Harry,” Sanders said Wednesday on signing day. “We’ve got names on the back of their shirts right now,” cracked …

Colorado’s quest for Deion Sanders: A network with clout, a ‘secret weapon’ and two anxious months
1 year, 11 months ago

Colorado’s quest for Deion Sanders: A network with clout, a ‘secret weapon’ and two anxious months

New York Times  

BOULDER, Colo. — Rick George was trying to focus on the task at hand, but he had pressing issues back home. Sanders had called the Colorado athletic director earlier that week with a simple message: “I’m comin’.” That alleviated some of George’s anxiety around his high-profile, two-months-long search for a head coach. “We’re going to provide the resources the coach …

Deion Sanders’ first Colorado commits feeling the love: ‘I need you’
2 years ago

Deion Sanders’ first Colorado commits feeling the love: ‘I need you’

New York Times  

By Grace Raynor, Manny Navarro and David Ubben Ryan Staub had visited Colorado three times before Deion Sanders took over as head coach. “ was coaching at Jackson State so I don’t know if he had enough time to make that many arrangements,” said Staub, a 6-foot-1, 190-pound three-star quarterback from Stevenson Ranch, Calif. Staub committed to Colorado last January …

Deion Sanders Was An HBCU God, Until He Wanted To Be Human Again
2 years ago

Deion Sanders Was An HBCU God, Until He Wanted To Be Human Again

Huff Post  

Depending on where you stand on the fault line, you’ve either been sending text messages explaining how Deion Sanders’ decision to leave Jackson State makes him a sellout, or you’ve been arguing that his autonomy as a Black man allows him the right to decide what’s best for him and his family. Shortly after leading HBCU Jackson State to an …

Colorado hires Deion Sanders to turn around football program
2 years ago

Colorado hires Deion Sanders to turn around football program

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! BOULDER, Colo. — Deion Sanders is taking over as head coach at Colorado, bringing his charisma and larger-than-life persona to a beleaguered Pac-12 program that’s plunged to the bottom of college football. They were on the cover of Sports Illustrated in July — a feature on …

Deion Sanders leads Jackson St to SWAC title
2 years ago

Deion Sanders leads Jackson St to SWAC title

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! — Shedeur Sanders threw for four touchdowns and Jackson State routed Southern 43-24 on Saturday in the Southwest Athletic Conference championship, hours before Colorado hired father Deion Sanders away from the Tigers. I don’t want that to happen.” Southern University coach Eric Dooley spoke about what …

Deion Sanders says report of job offer from Colorado is true
2 years ago

Deion Sanders says report of job offer from Colorado is true

Associated Press  

BOULDER, Colo. — Deion Sanders said Monday that a report stating Colorado has offered him its head coaching job is true and he has also received interest from other schools. Before the season, Colorado lost several starters through the transfer portal, an area Sanders could surely shore up should he accept the Buffaloes’ job. Hired by Jackson State in September …

On Football: Could Coach Prime jump from SWAC to big-time?
2 years, 3 months ago

On Football: Could Coach Prime jump from SWAC to big-time?

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! I want to see what can I do different or where am I falling short, and I challenged myself to go to another level.” Last season, Sanders’ second as Jackson State head coach, the Tigers went 11-2 and won the Southwestern Athletic Conference. Sanders swooping in …

Top recruit spurns Florida St to play for Prime, Jackson St
3 years ago

Top recruit spurns Florida St to play for Prime, Jackson St

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! 1 high school football recruit in the country pulled a signing day shocker Wednesday, deciding to attend Jackson State and play for coach Deion Sanders after being verbally committed to Florida State for months. Sanders is a former Florida State star and Pro Football Hall of …

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