Deion Sanders got a high-profile head coaching job after leaving Jackson State and captivated the college football world for half of the 2023 season, leading to an incredible uptick in exposure for the Colorado football program.
One of the biggest things to start happening as soon as the Colorado Buffaloes coach took over was a bunch of players transferring to him. One would think the young players were taking advantage of the NIL world we now live in when it comes to college sports.
Professor Sanders also has taken on the role of teaching a class at Colorado, as a guest lecturer for the school.
In one of his first days, the topic of the NIL came up but he claimed that the NIL is not all what it is cracked up to be.
“NIL is not really what you think it is. All these kids are not getting NIL,” Deion Sanders told the class. “These kids are getting collectives. “Collectives, if we took an offering up in this classroom, we passed the bucket like the church and you put this collection plate, and you put your collective in and then \we say, ‘You know what, we’ve got 10 players up here, let’s divide that. That player right there should get $10, that player right there should get $20.’ That’s a collective.”
Another issue that has arisen with cameras always following him and the media wanting to see all things Colorado was fans lashing out at Deion and the program. Sanders revealed he’s received death threats and now opts to travel with security.
This has led to Deion Sanders traveling with security as his main guy introduced himself as Officer Rose. He has been with the coach since his days at Jackson State.
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The first season of the Deion Sanders era in Boulder ended with a final record of 4-8, which is a significant jump from a 1-11 mark last season but still a tough way to end after a 3-0 start to the season.
Colorado went 1-8 in Pac-12 play and ended the season with six consecutive losses.
Two-way star Travis Hunter finished his first season with the Buffaloes with 721 receiving yards on 57 catches and five touchdowns. He will be back in Boulder next season and will be a key contributor for a Buffaloes team that will be hoping to go above .500 in a full season for the first time since 2016 as they re-enter the Big-12 Conference.
