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Deion Sanders and his Colorado football program just landed a big recruit who can relate to Deion’s son, Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders. That’s because Gage Goldberg knows what it’s like to have a famous father, as he is the son of WWE legend Goldberg. Gage Goldberg is a Class of 2024 middle linebacker from Boerne […]

Deion Sanders and Colorado are set to lose another key member of the coaching staff. Per Sports Illustrated’s Buffs Beat, Director of Quality Control Dennis Thurman is set to leave the Buffaloes to become the defensive coordinator at Hawaii. Thurman, 67, teamed up with Sanders when he was selected as coach of Jackson State in […]

Amid the coaching drama surrounding the departure of Willie Simmons from Florida A&M, Director of Recruiting Devin Rispress has exited the program to join Deion Sanders at Colorado. Rispress announced the move via his social media on Thursday evening. “It has been said that sometimes life comes at you fast… and I feel that wholeheartedly. […]

The college football offseason is upon us as the national championship concluded the season on Monday. In the offseason, there are always a lot of big coaching changes to keep an eye on, but one that no one was expecting is the Alabama football coaching job. The news broke on Wednesday that Nick Saban will […]

Nick Saban’s shocking retirement decision has led to no shortage of reaction from around the college football world. Colorado football head coach Deion Sanders shared his immediate thoughts on Saban’s decision after the news was announced Wednesday. “WOW! College Football just lost the GOAT to retirement. WOW! I knew it would happen 1 day soon […]

Colorado football will be looking to improve in 2024 after a rough campaign where they went 4-8 overall and 1-8 in Pac-12 play. While offense was certainly not the issue, Deion Sanders has gone out and added a key weapon for quarterback Shedeur Sanders. Former Florida Atlantic wideout LaJohntay Wester has committed to the Buffaloes […]

Colorado football coach Deion Sanders isn’t letting his ailments get in the way of his overall health. Sanders is sharing video of himself working out again after undergoing 11 surgeries for blood clots. Deion Sanders jogged for the first time since having 11 surgeries due to blood clots in his legs and thighs 🙌 (via […]

Deion Sanders and his coaching staff are getting immense praise for the off-season additions they made to their roster as they transition to the Big 12. Alongside the addition of top-ranked offensive lineman commit Jordan Seaton, the Buffaloes have flanked the offensive line with adept talent that will serve to keep Shedeur Sanders more protected […]

One of the players who followed Deion Sanders to the Colorado football program is on the move once again. Wide receiver Willie Gaines has reportedly decided to re-enter the transfer portal on Tuesday night after spending a season with Colorado football. “WR Willie Gaines has re-entered the transfer portal after one season with the #CUBuffs,” […]

Colorado football coach Deion Sanders recently sat down for an interview with Stephen A. Smith, and one of the topics was Florida State getting snubbed from the College Football Playoff despite having an undefeated record. Sanders said that he would not have been snubbed if it was Colorado in that spot. “Coach (Mike) Norvell coached […]

There’s really no hard limit on what you can ask Santa Claus for leading up to Christmas. Lord knows I’ve had no shortage of out-there requests on my Christmas list over the years (I’ll get to one in a minute). But this one, well, this feels new. Now granted, we’re in a new era of […]

Colorado football and Deion Sanders landed a linebacker in the college football transfer portal. DJ Lundy, a former Florida State linebacker, committed to Colorado, per Nikki Edwards of CU Sports Report. Edwards reports that Lundy recorded 54 tackles and two sacks last season. Lundy shared a message after the news broke Monday, via his X […]

Former NFL star Chad Johnson shared a message with Colorado football head coach Deion Sanders Saturday after “recruiting” Jordan Seaton. “Yo @DeionSanders I’m out here recruiting now you can hire me. I got @JordanSeaton_ to commit & eat McDonald’s. #CoachOcho,” Johnson wrote on X (formerly Twitter). Sanders responded to Johnson later on Saturday. “We’re @kfc […]

Colorado football head coach Deion Sanders was recently interviewed by ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith, who asked Sanders about the Buffaloes’ recent commitment of five-star offensive tackle Jordan Seaton. Seaton goes down as the highest-ranked commit the Buffs have ever secured at the offensive line, also marking the third straight season that Sanders lands a […]

Deion Sanders and Colorado are continuing to build their roster amid Jordan Seaton’s looming commitment decision. The Buffaloes landed Jordan Seaton’s former IMG Academy teammate and fellow offensive line member Cash Cleveland. Cleveland announced his intention to commit to Colorado on yesterday during National Signing Day. Cash Cleveland, starting Center for IMG Academy, played alongside […]

Colorado football had a terrific start to the 2023 season and the Buffaloes were the talk of the college football world. However, everything quickly came crashing down for Colorado, and now, Deion Sanders and the Buffaloes have a lot of work to do before the 2024 season. Sanders needs to add some more talented players, […]

Deion Sanders and Colorado football have had a big week in the transfer portal. The latest acquisition for the Buffaloes is former FIU Panther Phillip Houston, according to Kevin Barral of Sports Illustrated: “Former FIU Panther Phillip Houston is off to pls for Deion Sanders at Colorado. Wishing Phillip nothing but the best” Colorado football […]

The Colorado football team is coming off of a 4-8 season that left a sour taste in the mouth of Deion Sanders, his two sons on the team, and a host of other talented young players. Sanders has remained positive despite the tough finish to the season, however. Recently, the Buffaloes lost a commit when […]

Flordia A&M’s 30-26 victory over Howard in the Cricket Celebration Bowl drew the attention of several in the sports world, including Chad Ochocinco and Deion Sanders. Ochosinco, a vocal supporter of Florida A&M as well as an official ambassador for the program, shouted out the Rattlers for their victory on the “Nightcap” live podcast program […]

Coach Deion Sanders and Colorado football have arguably been the most active team in College Football with the transfer portal since the end of the regular season. They might have scored one of their most crucial additions at the most important position in former Vanderbilt Commodores quarterback Walter Taylor. This news comes two days after […]

Colorado football has landed LSU transfer Quency Wiggins. Head coach Deion Sanders has been vocal on the Buffaloes’ need to acquire new talent and the addition of a former blue-chip recruit is exactly the type of player Colorado needs. Wiggins has the tools to be successful as a 6’6,” 265-pound defensive end. He spent two […]

Deion Sanders and Colorado got another huge recruiting win, this time by securing commitments from two standouts who also happen to be twin brothers. Former Kentucky players Destin Wade (QB) and Keaten Wade (DE) are set to transfer to the Buffaloes, bolstering Colorado’s quarterback room as well as the defensive line. Both brothers joined the […]

When Shedeur Sanders arrived in Boulder with his dad Deion, it was his last name that carried the weight of his fame. But soon, people were quick to find out that Shedeur could carry the Sanders name all on his own. Coming from Jackson State, Sanders lit up the ranks of the FCS schools that […]

Since opening for business on Dec. 4—and really, days before—the college football transfer portal has been running hot, with notable players like former UCF and Oklahoma quarterback Dillon Gabriel announcing his transfer to Oregon. The transfer portal has become one of the latest controversial trends in college sports. But no one can deny that it […]

The Colorado football team got good news on the recruiting front on Tuesday as a three-star former Big Ten lineman, Matthew Bedford, decided to commit to ‘Coach Prime’ Deion Sanders and his coaching staff. On the same day it was also announced that the university created a class centered around Deion Sanders’ leadership techniques. The […]

Since arriving in Boulder last December, Colorado football coach Deion Sanders has made a splash the size of a tidal wave. Not only did Coach Prime turn the Colorado Buffaloes into the talk of the college football world in the first month of the season, but he’s somehow seen his celebrity status rise to unprecedented […]

Although Colorado football did not have a fairytale ending to its 2023 campaign, there is no denying that Deion Sanders made a tremendous impact on the program in his first year as its head coach. In just one of the many examples of how Sanders helped fuel people’s interest in the Buffaloes, a Colorado alumna […]

The Colorado football team stumbled to a 4-8 season in 2023, but not before Coach Deion Sanders’ team captured the hearts and minds of college football players, coaches and high school recruits everywhere. The Buffaloes’ hot start and win vs. former national runner-up TCU gave way to difficulties throughout the program as it revamps itself […]

Deion Sanders is addressing Colorado’s offensive line issues, hiring Phil Loadholtm out of Oklahoma per a report by Adam Rittenburg of ESPN. Loadholtm is a former NFL offensive lineman and has had stints as an analyst for the Sooners as well as Ole Miss and UCF. Source: Colorado is hiring Oklahoma analyst Phil Loadholt as […]

Colorado football and head coach Deion Sanders has landed a massive recruit in the 2024 class, getting a commitment from IMG Academy 5-star and top-ranked offensive tackle Jordan Seaton to play for the Buffaloes, according to Hayes Fawcett. BREAKING: Five-Star Plus+ OT Jordan Seaton tells me he has Committed to Colorado! The No. 1 OT […]

Recently, Colorado football head coach Deion Sanders and his Buffaloes finished up their work for the 2023 college football season. Although the team got off to an epic start to the campaign, winning their first game against TCU on the road and vaulting Sanders back into the national spotlight in the process, Colorado largely failed […]

Jackson State football does not currently have a stronghold on the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) the way it did while Deion Sanders was at the helm, but it still enjoyed another winning season and finished near the top of the league standings under first-year head coach T.C. Taylor. Though, there is a reality in which […]

Building a team out of the NCAA Transfer Portal comes with a lot of risk. Players who have shown the tendency to leave their previous schools could do the same to one’s program in favor of better opportunities. This is the harsh reality that the Colorado football program led by Deion Sanders has to deal […]

Colorado football head coach Deion Sanders opened up about his thoughts in regards to the Florida State Seminoles being left out of the College Football Playoff and instead the Alabama Crimson Tide getting the last spot. Sanders said to Carl Reed on Transfer Portal Palooza Monday that it’s tough for the ousted team, but the […]

Florida State football fans are hopping mad after being snubbed for Alabama by the College Football Playoff selection committee. On First Take, Stephen A. Smith shared his thoughts on the Seminoles missing the playoffs, and it had an interesting Deion Sanders angle: "I bet you if Prime Time Deion Sanders was [Florida State's] coach they […]

After 12 years together, Deion Sanders and Tracey Edmonds have mutually announced they’re going their separate ways. The news was first released via a social media post by Edmonds on her social media. She said in the Instagram post, “To EVERYONE who has been there for us, supported us, and shown us love…We have mutually […]

Just because the season is over for the Colorado Buffaloes, it doesn’t mean head coach Deion Sanders will be kicking it back. The Colorado football sideline boss knows there’s still plenty of business to do even in the offseason, and among the many on his list is trying to lure an Oregon Ducks commit to […]

Deion Sanders caused a stir right when the Colorado football program hired him. A clip of him warning players that new transfers would be coming in went viral, as it caused mixed reactions across social media. Now, it sounds like one of the players who was let go by Sanders is voicing his frustrations with […]

The college football transfer portal already has a wide array of talented players announcing they are entering ahead of the Dec. 4 reopening. That should give teams like Colorado football and head coach Deion Sanders an idea of who they may go after once they’re able to start signing players. Deion Sanders and Colorado football […]