Given his success this season as Colorado’s head coach, it is no shock that Deion Sanders’ identify has been talked about for different teaching vacancies, together with within the NFL, however Sanders mentioned Tuesday he has no intention of leaving the Buffaloes.
“I am completely happy the place I’m, man,” Sanders advised reporters Tuesday. “I’ve bought a kickstand down. what a kickstand is? … Which means I am resting. I am good, I am completely happy, I am excited. I am obsessed with the place I’m. I find it irresistible right here, actually do.”
The No. 16 Buffaloes are 8-2, already doubling their win whole from final season’s 4-8 end, which was Sanders’ first on the helm.
He signed a five-year $29.5 million contract with Colorado after the 2022 season, which noticed the Buffaloes hearth Karl Dorrell midseason and notch only one win.
Now, at 6-1 within the convention, they’re two wins away from competing within the Massive 12 title sport and are pushing for an look within the Faculty Soccer Playoff.
This success has prompted hypothesis that Sanders might fill one in all a number of teaching vacancies, together with on the NFL degree, with former Dallas Cowboys teammate Michael Irvin amongst these suggesting Sanders might wind up in Dallas if the workforce elements methods with present coach Mike McCarthy.
Sanders, nonetheless, spoke extremely of his youthful gamers and the expectation that Colorado’s success will proceed, regardless of the probability that key gamers like Heisman Trophy candidates Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders, Deion’s son, will depart for the NFL after this season.
“It says lots about what we plan on being and the soundness that we’ll be right here for some time,” he mentioned. “We ain’t going nowhere. We’re about to get snug.”
Tied with BYU for first place within the Massive 12, Colorado visits 4-6 Kansas on Saturday and finishes out the season internet hosting 3-7 Oklahoma State.
–Subject Stage Media