- NCAA. Deion Sanders keeps his combative stance with Colorado media: Coach Prime is 'just getting started'
- NCAA. Deion Sanders ex wife Carolyn Chambers stirs intrigue with ive throwback instagram video
Deion Sanders' level of control at Colorado was reinforced recently when the university's athletic department barred a Denver Post columnist from participating in future press conferences with the head football coach. The timing couldn't really be worse -- Colorado faces high expectations in 2024 after a 4-8 season in 2023, Sanders' first in charge, and the Buffaloes' season opener is on Thursday night at Folsom Field.
Ahead of their curtain-raiser with the North Dakota State Bison, the Buffs will be aware of the pressure facing them. But for most of a team headlined by top NFL Draft prospects like Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders, the future is away from football -- and even for Travis and Shedeur, pro football will end up representing only a fraction of their lives.
Coach Prime opens bank s for his players!
In what will surely be welcomed as positive coverage amid Colorado's ongoing battle with local media, Coach Prime revealed to his players that he has partnered with Elevations Credit Union to open bank s for each player on the 2024 roster with at least one child. The shocking gesture is another lesson from Sanders: your life is more than just football.
Each player meeting this criteria will receive an initial $2,121 in their , and the dollar figure is significant as it was Prime's jersey number throughout his decorated NFL career. It's another indication that Sanders is a "players' coach" who views those on his roster as more than just their names and numbers.
"A child is not a mistake," Sanders told his players. "A child is an opportunity to mature you, grow you, advance you."
The new partnership also provides further context to a post on X/Twitter that Sanders sent last week, in which he sought a bank in Boulder or Denver that "wanted to have a business relationship" with the Buffs' football program. And it will probably make Sanders' players work even harder for him amid a season of hype and anticipation.