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Deion Sanders claimed his second SWAC title in a row with Jackson State on Saturday with a 43-24 blowout victory over Southern.
Just about an hour or so after the game ended, Sanders met with his team and informed them that he was leaving to become the head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes.
AD Rick George has named COACH PRIME @DeionSanders to be the 28th full-time head football coach at CU.
Welcome Coach Prime to Colorado!
📝 https://t.co/otRTjyivpr pic.twitter.com/q63LyoWqSX
— Colorado Buffaloes Football (@CUBuffsFootball) December 4, 2022
Sanders has openly flirted with the Buffaloes about the job in recent days after they reportedly made him a very lucrative offer. He also reportedly began to recruit both staff members and transfer portal players to Colorado before officially taking the job.
The man they call Prime Time now faces a tall task in Boulder. The Buffaloes went just 1-11 in 2022. They’ve not made a bowl game since 2016, their lone bowl appearance since joining the Pac-12 from the Big 12.
But college football fans, and the sports world as a whole, are excited to see what he can do.
I can’t wait to see this sleeping giant wake up. https://t.co/ULzBMCK0rz
— Dustin Fox (@DustinFox37) December 4, 2022
Run it upppp @DeionSanders https://t.co/4XHqlGT6bx
— kuz (@kylekuzma) December 4, 2022
Congrats @DeionSanders!!!This is the energy and swagger the program needs!!! The AD and University better give him the resources needed turn the program around. IT. IS. TIME. #GoBuffs https://t.co/c49zoCbwJr
— David Bakhtiari (@DavidBakhtiari) December 3, 2022
Welcome Coach @DeionSanders . Let’s Get It Prime https://t.co/aRLnDPEiI4
— Chido (@ChidobeAwuzie) December 4, 2022
Coach Prime in Colorado is going to be fun! Congrats CU! pic.twitter.com/ubQD2ZQmf5
— George Karl (@CoachKarl22) December 4, 2022
It’s official ! Congrats again Coach Prime 🙏🏽 https://t.co/BoEThhNmhB
— Su’a (@iammsuzy) December 4, 2022
From Bad Time in Boulder to Prime Time. It’s a deal.
— Woody Paige (@woodypaige) December 4, 2022
Congrats to @DeionSanders I appreciate what you’ve done for HBCU’s
— Hugh Douglas🤘🏿 (@Bighugh53) December 4, 2022
Coach Prime is officially headed to Boulder, and it’s going to be Prime Time TV.