Deion Sanders Articles - Page 15

Journalist and Howard University alumnus Jim Trotter recently published an article in The Athletic about Jackson State in their post-Deion Sanders era. The article, entitled “Jackson State has moved on from Deion Sanders, but his shadow still lingers”, chronicles Jackson State after their 24-19 loss to Alabama State during their homecoming. The Alabama State vs. […]

Colorado football mania is coming to Los Angeles as Deion Sanders and the Buffaloes get set to play UCLA football during the Bruins’ homecoming weekend. Ahead of the game, UCLA coach Chip Kelly explained the strengths of this revamped Colorado squad. “Outstanding speed,” Kelly said. “Especially on the offensive side of the ball. Edwards at […]

Long before he became the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers, Kyle Shanahan was a part of the 49ers as a ball boy while his dad, Mike Shanahan, was the offensive coordinator for the team. During this time, the 49ers acquired superstar cornerback Deion Sanders. Mike recalled how one day, Deion and several other […]

Deion Sanders is in his first year coaching the Colorado football team, and he has already made a ton of progress with the Buffaloes. It took just one game for Colorado to match their win total from a year ago, and it took just two games for the Buffaloes to exceed that 2022 win total. […]

Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh has gotten a lot of attention in recent days as an investigation has been launched, and Colorado football coach Deion Sanders had an honest take on the matter that might surprise many fans. “Everyone’s trying to get an edge,” Deion Sanders said, via College Transfer Portal. “I mean everyone’s trying […]

Colorado football has been without starting offensive lineman Savion Washington for three weeks as the graduate student has been sidelined with an injury. Ahead of a huge road game against UCLA this Saturday, Colorado may be getting Washington back along their offensive front. Head coach Deion Sanders said that Washington practiced on Tuesday and is […]

Colorado football will go to the Rose Bowl to face the UCLA Bruins this weekend after spending the past week on bye. Though the bye has given the Buffaloes extra time to prepare for UCLA, Deion Sanders and Co. are still unsure of which quarterback they’ll face. Bruins quarterback Ethan Garbers played most of the […]

If the Colorado Buffaloes ever had a cloak of invincibility this season, that had already been smashed into pieces weeks ago, as the program has struggled to win games over their last several games. However, Colorado football head coach Deion Sanders’ morale remains high and his belief in his team strong. With just a one-word […]

The Deion Sanders effect is now paying off for Colorado football in the recruiting department. High school junior Antwann Hill Jr. elected to commit to the Buffaloes over offers from Alabama, Georgia, LSU, Florida State and Clemson. Following the announcement, Hill explained the reasoning behind his decision to join Colorado. “[The coaches] think I really […]

Colorado football has fallen on hard times, with more adversity to come in the form of a road meeting with No. 25 UCLA next Saturday. Head coach Deion Sanders must take the bye week to drastically change the team’s defensive approach, though that does not solely refer to on-field preparation. There is also plenty of […]

Count on cycling legend Lance Armstrong to put a smile on Colorado football head coach Deion Sanders’ face. Armstrong paid Sanders a visit in his Colorado football office this week. The former noticed there’s an issue with the brakes and rear tire of Coach Prime’s bicycle. After Lance Armstrong sized up the bike, he bluntly […]

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant continues to try and better himself every day ahead of the 2023-24 NBA season where he’ll serve a 25-game suspension to begin the campaign. The guard showed a firearm on two occasions on camera which resulted in the league punishing him for his actions. But, it does appear he’s possibly […]

The Stanford football team knocked off the Deion Sanders-led Colorado football team this past Saturday in a game that had a little bit of everything. The Cardinal, coached by David Shaw, hung tight with the favored Buffaloes before pulling off a 46-43 upset in overtime that had players lamenting missed opportunities on the losing side. […]

Star Colorado defensive back Shilo Sanders was reminded of his HBCU roots on a show with NBA legends Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce. In the latest installment of “KG Certified,” Garnett and Pierce took a trip to the University of Colorado to interview both Sanders and his father, Deion. Sanders spent much of the interview […]

The Colorado football team went from being the darling of college football to fighting for a bowl game in just a few short weeks. The Buffaloes started off the season with a huge road win against then #17 TCU, which vaulted Colorado into the AP Poll. After starting the season 3-0, all eyes in the […]

There may be no more polarizing figure in sports than Deion Sanders right now. The Colorado football head coach is at the center of the college football world as he navigates the Buffaloes through the program’s final Pac-12 season. He’ll soon be hitting the shelves as an author. Sanders’s new book, titled ‘Elevate and Dominate: […]

Deion Sanders has completely turned the Colorado football program around. The Buffaloes endured an abysmal 2022 season, but they have performed much better already in 2023. They still aren’t perfect, but Sanders’ presence in Colorado has boosted the program without question. Is there a chance that Sanders could leave Colorado in pursuit of an NFL […]

The Colorado football program suffered a brutal loss to Stanford on Friday, blowing a 29-0 lead, and head coach Deion Sanders let his team have it in the locker room. Deion Sanders posted a video to Twitter to show the message he had for his team after the blown lead. “What we just did today, […]

Colorado football got a wake-up call when they were thumped by Oregon last month, but it was not strong enough to prevent a disastrous result versus Stanford this past weekend. A 29-0 blown lead at home against a lowly conference opponent might as well be equivalent to pouring a bucket of ice cold water on […]

Saturday Night Live is back after the SAG-AFTRA strike and they wasted no time poking fun at the college football phenomenon that is Deion Sanders and Colorado. During the weekend update segment, Kenan Thompson donned a white Colorado hoodie and hat and a Jesus gold chain with glasses on the desk and satirized Deion Sanders. […]

The Colorado football team had one of the worst blown losses that we have ever seen in college football on Friday night. The Buffaloes were dominant in the first half, but the second half was a completely different story. Heading into the third quarter, Colorado had a 29-point lead and it looked like the game […]

The blueprint for Colorado football to succeed was always going to be an ambitious one when “Prime Time” Deion Sanders signed on to be the new head coach last winter. The program had just finished 1-11 and endured its 16th losing season in 17 years. There was no need to spell out “Folsom Field” on […]

Colorado head coach Deion Sanders has left the HBCU ranks but he made sure to show love to a North Carolina A&T alum making history. Per a feature report by the A&T Register, Jordyn Foster has been hired as the director of football operations. Foster is 22 years old and is the youngest director of […]

Dropping a home game to a bottom-tier conference opponent is bad enough, especially when favored by nearly two touchdowns heading into the game. But the Colorado Buffaloes loss to Stanford represents some unfortunate history for Colorado football, detailed on X (Twitter) by beat writer Brian Howell: Largest blown leads in Colorado football history: 29 – […]

Colorado Football head coach Deion Sanders didn’t hold back after the Buffaloes dropped a double overtime game to Stanford on Friday night. But amidst all the turmoil of the defeat, a reporter noticed that Colorado linebacker Juwan Mitchell didn’t play in the game. Following the loss, Sanders had a curious response when the reporter Brian […]

Colorado football blew a 29-0 lead on Friday night in Boulder and ultimately lost 46-43 in 2OT to the one-win Stanford Cardinal. An embarrassing loss to say the least and following the game, head coach Deion Sanders questioned his team’s “love for the game”. Understandable. Quarterback Shedeur Sanders was asked about his father’s criticism and […]

The Colorado football team entered Friday’s game vs. Stanford as a heavy favorite, especially at home. The Cardinal had just one victory entering Friday night’s game, and a 29-0 Buffaloes lead made things even better for Deion Sanders and company. But, chaos ensued. Stanford scored 36 points in the second half and held the Buffs […]

Talk about a true Jekyll and Hyde game. The first half of Colorado football’s game against Stanford saw the Buffaloes jump out to massive 29-0 lead. The Buffaloes took complete control of the game, with the offense firing on all cylinders against the Cardinal. Colorado seemed destined to win their fifth game of the season. […]

It started off with jubilation and ended in disaster for Deion Sanders, as his Colorado Buffaloes blew a 29-point lead en route to a shocking 46-43 double overtime loss to Stanford on Friday night. Coach Prime was deep in reflection after his team’s second half performance in the post-game press conference. Deion Sanders’ reaction “We […]

To the surprise of many, the Arizona Diamondbacks pulled out the brooms against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Division Series, and now head into their first NLCS since 2007 as they prepare to face the Philadelphia Phillies. Of course, there have been naysayers who claim the D-Backs didn’t even deserve to be in the […]

Colorado football has already surpassed its 2022 win total, but they still have their fair share of doubters across the country. Just ask head coach Deion Sanders, who knows very well that a lot of people don’t believe in this program. To be brutally honest, no one expected the Buffaloes to be at 4-2 heading […]

Deion Sanders is not a fan of the Pac-12 late-night games. The Colorado football coach is ready to leave the Pac-12, in large part because of all the late-night West Coast games. “What are we supposed to do with the kids all day until 8 o’clock?” Sanders asked. “What are we supposed to do? Who […]

The Colorado football hype train is back in the station. After back-to-back losses, the Buffaloes won a thriller over Arizona State last week. Now they will be front and center on a Friday Night game against Stanford. Colorado has proven they can play with anyone, but they have also played down to the level of […]

The Philadelphia Phillies are taking their NLDS Game 2 loss to the Atlanta Braves personally. Phillies sluggers Bryce Harper and Nick Castellanos both pulled up to Citizens Bank Park before Game 3 rocking some Colorado football gear. Harper wore a Deion Sanders-themed t-shirt while Castellanos rocked a Colorado hoodie with “Prime” across the chest. They […]

This Saturday, Jackson State and Alabama State will butt heads for the first time since Deion Sanders left for the University of Colorado-Boulder. Despite being a regular rivalry game between divisional opponents, this particular matchup has some added vitriol. Last year, Alabama State head coach Eddie Robinson Jr. called out Sanders after their 26-12 loss […]

The Dallas Cowboys suffered a brutal loss against the San Francisco 49ers in Week 5 of NFL football. The 42-10 loss moved the Cowboys to a 3-2 record. It also has many criticizing Dallas, including Colorado football coach Deion Sanders. Sanders kept it real and acknowledged the Cowboys’ potential but he was not impressed with […]

Colorado football head coach Deion Sanders and his Buffaloes are riding high after the team’s narrow road win over the Arizona State Sun Devils on Saturday. Although Colorado had struggled in the previous two weeks leading into the game, Sanders and the rest of his staff were certainly glad to get back in the win […]

After starting the season 3-0 and surging into the top-20 of the AP Poll, the hype around the Colorado football team died down quite a bit when the Buffaloes lost two in a row against Oregon and USC. Colorado was back in action this past weekend on the road against Arizona State football, and they […]

The Colorado football program has gotten a lot of attention in the first year of Deion Sanders’ tenure with the team, and he recently opened up on what life has been like since he took the job. “It’s been everything that I’ve fathomed. I don’t complain about life because life is so wonderful,” Deion Sanders […]