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Deion Sanders “is gearing up to take over as Colorado’s head coach” after an impressive 11-0 season at Jackson State, which will play the SWAC title game this weekend.
Jackson State coach Deion Sanders is preparing to accept the head coaching job at Colorado, according to a new report.
Sanders confirmed earlier this week that he was offered the job in Colorado, also noting that it was not the only offer he had received.
“I’m not going to sit here and tell you everything I do, but you’re not the only one,” Sanders said before his team’s 11-0 SWAC title game Saturday against Southern.
Deion Sanders catches the eye of his team during the Southern Heritage Classic game against Tennessee State in September
and according to ESPN, Sanders and his associates have “spent the week consulting both potential staff members in the field and support staff in Colorado.”
The report even said that Sanders had approached a ‘featured’ player on the NCAA transfer portal and told him to delay his decision because he wanted him in Boulder.
Colorado staff are reportedly expecting Sanders’ arrival in Colorado this weekend.
“They’re not doing a great job of hiding this,” a staff source told ESPN. “If he pulls out of this deal, it would be a huge problem for Colorado.”
Hired by Jackson State in September 2020 after coaching his sons at a Texas high school, Sanders called the fit “a perfect match.” He quickly elevated the school in the Mississippi capital to SWAC champion in one calendar year.
The Tigers followed up a 4-3 finish to a pandemic-delayed spring season with an 11-2 performance last fall, a remarkable jump led by Sanders’ son Shedeur Sanders at quarterback. They lost to South Carolina State in the Celebration Bowl.
Sanders has drawn national attention to the state of Jackson, but now he looks to Colorado
Sanders has also scored on the recruiting path, landing five-star defensive back Travis Hunter and four-star receiver Kevin Coleman to this year’s undefeated team. Sanders told The Associated Press in an October podcast that both players chose JSU because it and his staff will prepare them for their NFL careers.
The 55-year-old, or whoever the new coach is, would enter a Colorado program that is a far cry from its glory days under Hall of Fame coach Bill McCartney, who led CU to a national championship after the 1990 season…
The Buffaloes have had just one full winning season since joining the Pac-12 in 2011.
Meanwhile, Sanders has gone 26-5 in his last three seasons at Jackson State.