Deion Sanders on his long-term vision, 2024 expectations for Colorado football

Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders during a spring game event at Folsom Field.

Colorado football coach Deion Sanders recently sat down with Fox Sports analyst Joel Klatt to discuss a variety of topics.

The latest episode of “The Joel Klatt Show: A College Football Podcast” aired Monday morning with “Coach Prime” as the special guest. On the same morning, Sanders picked up a commitment from blue-chip recruit Chauncey Gooden, a top-10 interior offensive lineman in the Class of 2025 who chose the Buffaloes over Clemson, Michigan, Oregon and others.

It’s another sign that Sanders has an eye on the future of Colorado football, contrary to the popular belief that “Coach Prime” will leave Boulder once his sons do.

Klatt asked Sanders about that and much more. Here are three takeaways from “Coach Prime’s” sit-down with Klatt.

Deion Sanders wants to be remembered as ‘Coach Prime’

Sanders won the NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award in 1994 and was first-team All-Pro six times. He’s a two-time Super Bowl winner and the only athlete to play in both a Super Bowl and a World Series.

Despite everything he accomplished during his playing days, Sanders wants nothing more than to be remembered as “Coach Prime.” That’s a tough ask for an iconic athlete such as Sanders, but he’s determined to make that a reality.

“There’s a multiplicity of things that have to transpire,” Sanders said of what it will take to be remembered as “Coach Prime.” “You have to be successful in what we call success. You have to be present. You don’t have to be perfect, you just have to be present. And you have to provoke change. I have the autonomy and the ability to accomplish all three simultaneously and we’re doing it.”

Sanders has been coaching college football since 2020 (first at Jackson State), and has fully embraced being the leader of men.

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Author : The Coloradoan

Publish date : 2024-06-24 22:10:00

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