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Boulder, Colorado Deion Sanders wants his players to read all of those accolade-filled articles praising their excellence. He also wants them to bask in all of the attention.
The Colorado head coach doesn’t believe in keeping his team in check. He wants them to be flying high, which they are after defeating TCU, a team that was greatly favored, last weekend and rising to the No. 22 spot in the AP Top 25 rankings.
It’s looking like the outspoken Sanders is a great motivator. His whole philosophy revolves around embracing exposure, whether it’s positive or negative, and accepting “receipts”—his term for non-believers—when needed.
“The guys have realized that all we need to do is win. Do you notice how much attention we’re receiving? That’s now registered,” Sanders stated on Tuesday, getting ready for his home debut this coming weekend against Nebraska at Colorado. “These young men now understand that we may obtain the love we want if we simply go all in. And all they’re after is that. They desire light, focus, affection, and attention. If they use it appropriately, there’s nothing wrong with that.
This week, Sanders’ Buffaloes are right in the middle of the college football world thanks to a 45-42 victory over TCU, which was ranked 17 at the time. Actually, though, they were there when he stirred up controversy around the country by adding roughly ninety additional players to his roster.
His redesigned roster has received positive feedback. Several well-known figures in the sports industry have also gained attention on social media, including Magic Johnson, Patrick Mahomes II, and J.J. Watt.
Sanders, a two-time Super Bowl winner during his Hall of Fame football career who turned things around at Jackson State before moving to Boulder, is scarcely surprised by the early success at Boulder.
Sanders declared, “I’m a winner,” after taking over a team that finished 1-11 the previous campaign. “We’re going to end up winning.”
New Nebraska coach Matt Rhule, whose team is a 2.5-point underdog after dropping its opener against Minnesota, is likewise not overly surprised by Colorado’s rapid comeback.
“Everything he’s ever done in football he’s been successful at, so he’s being successful here already,” Rhule stated. “They’ve got elite players.”
Sanders often does the zig when other coaches might do the zag, and the Buffaloes march to the cheery rhythm of his drum. Similar to how he chastised his players this summer for not engaging in a battle while in camp. His desire was for them to assist one another.
This week, the Buffaloes will come together and refuse to wear any color red. When they play a former conference foe on Saturday (they were in the same league for more than 60 years before Nebraska switched to the Big Ten and Colorado to the Pac-12 in 2011), he wants them to see only red on the football field.
TCU undoubtedly witnessed the finest of Colorado. Nobody knows more than Shedeur Sanders, who won the Pac-12 offensive player of the week after throwing for a school-record 510 yards. The legendary quarterback Tom Brady, who has previously coached the younger Sanders, texted him after the game.
Brady’s advice is to never settle for less.
“It was cool hearing for him, knowing he’s still watching and stuff like that,” Sanders stated. “Working with him simply made it easier for me to understand—don’t concentrate on the positive things. Concentrate on the negative aspects and the tasks that we were unable to complete to a high standard. So make that better.”
A club that was favored by three touchdowns, the Horned Frogs, was the opponent that Deion Sanders listed off a long list of successes against. Among the honors he listed were:
Travis Hunter, a cornerback/receiver, is on a mission to become the only player in at least 20 years to have both an interception and a 100-yard receiving game in the same game. He does this by hardly ever leaving the field.
Dylan Edwards has three touchdowns and 135 yards after catching five receptions.
“Kordell Stewart called me not happy about it,” Sanders quipped about his quarterback son, who set nine school records. The former Colorado standout.
“What that means is we have some gentlemen that can play this game,” Sanders stated. However, that is meaningless for this coming week. a completely different perspective on the issues at hand and a whole new focus.”
