Colorado head football coach Deion Sanders does not play around when it comes to his players. He did not mince his words when he laid out his expectations for his players when they spend time away from the team.
Sanders successfully built a winning culture at Jackson State and is doing everything in his power to recreate it at Colorado.
The Pro Football Hall of Famer knows his players are getting set for a break, so he warned players not to let the time away make them forget about the rules they have to follow once they return to campus.
“You have a meeting [Monday morning]. If you late to that meeting, there’s going to be consequences. Your locker will be cleaned. It will be cleaned, and I’m not threatening you. It’s just reality,” Sanders told his players.
He also wanted them to be aware of their surroundings.
Fellas, be careful on your break. Be careful on your coming and goings. Everyone ain’t for you. Everyone ain’t with you. Everybody don’t love you. Everybody don’t appreciate you. Everybody don’t want you to be that guy you plan on being.
“Your life is of value. Your life is of essence. You are somebody. You are important. So, be careful please. We don’t want to put on all black to go to a funeral. We want to put on all black and go out there and whoop somebody.”
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After being hired in early December, Sanders has overhauled the roster with an incoming class of more than 40 scholarship newcomers, 29 of whom have already enrolled for the spring semester.
Last season, the Buffaloes posted their 15th losing season in the past 17 years. Sanders’ son Shedeur is the QB1 after transferring from Jackson State and things are expected to change.
