Deion Sanders
FILE - Notre Dame quarterback Tyler Buchner (12) throws against Marshall during the first half of an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind., Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022. Notre Dame transfer Tyler Buchner has committed to Alabama, where he will be reunited with former Fighting Irish offensive coordinator Tommy Rees. Buchner announced his decision in a Twitter post Thursday, April 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
Auburn, USC, Alabama, Miami among the spring transfer window winners in college football

By Ralph D. Russo May. 25, 2023 05:11 PM EDT

FILE - Deion Sanders speaks after being introduced as the new head football coach at the University of Colorado during a news conference Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022, in Boulder, Colo. The spring transfer window for college football players closed with 43 scholarship players -- the equivalent of half a roster -- from coach Deion Sanders' Colorado program having entered the portal since the spring game was played on April 15. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Transfer exodus at Colorado unprecedented in portal era

By Ralph D. Russo May. 01, 2023 05:52 PM EDT

Colorado head coach Deion Sanders plays to the fans in the first half of the team's spring practice NCAA college football game Saturday, April 22, 2023, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Deion Sanders was the talk of Pac-12 spring

By John Marshall Apr. 26, 2023 03:00 PM EDT

FILE - Colorado football coach Deion Sanders, center , and his son, Shedeur, right, greet fans during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game between Colorado and Colorado State on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, in Boulder, Colo. Hired in December after a highly successful run as Jackson State’s head coach, the NFL Hall of Fame cornerback known for his playmaking and pizzazz, is in the midst of running practices with his new team. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Coach Prime's spring game to preview fresh-look Colorado

By Pat Graham Apr. 21, 2023 02:57 PM EDT

FILE - Deion Sanders speaks after being introduced as the new head football coach at the University of Colorado during a news conference Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022, in Boulder, Colo. The University of Colorado introduced a pilot program that makes the credit review for transfer students a more seamless process. It may have been the move that ultimately lured Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders to Boulder. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Coach Prime comes up big in 1st recruiting class at Colorado

By Pat Graham Feb. 01, 2023 07:49 PM EST

Pittsburg quarterback Jaden Rashada (5) is pressured by Liberty's Grant Buckey (72) during the second quarter of the 2022 CIF State Football Championship Division 1-A game at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, Calif., on Dec. 10, 2022. Florida has granted Rashada a release from his national letter of intent. It comes three days after he requested to be let go because the Gator Collective failed to honor a four-year name, image and likeness deal worth more than $13 million. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group via AP)
Signing day ends recruiting sagas for QB Rashada, CB McClain

By Ralph D. Russo Feb. 01, 2023 11:54 AM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2019, file photo, former Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed displays his Pro Football Hall of Fame ring during a halftime ceremony at an NFL football game between the Ravens and the New England Patriots in Baltimore. Pro Football Hall of Famer Ed Reed has agreed to become the football coach at Bethune-Cookman and is leaving his job with the Miami Hurricanes, the schools announced Tuesday night, Dec. 27, 2022.(AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)
Ed Reed leaves Bethune-Cookman after contract falls through

Jan. 21, 2023 12:18 PM EST

FILE - Retired Colorado head football coach Bill McCartney smiles duriung the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, March 9, 2019, in Boulder, Colo. By removing a potential stumbling block, Colorado has a chance to consistently win, just like in the days of Bill McCartney when the Buffaloes won their only national title. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
New admission rules could spark 'Prime Time' at Colorado

By Pat Graham And Eddie Pells Jan. 10, 2023 01:46 PM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2019, file photo, former Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed displays his Pro Football Hall of Fame ring during a halftime ceremony at an NFL football game between the Ravens and the New England Patriots in Baltimore. Pro Football Hall of Famer Ed Reed has agreed to become the football coach at Bethune-Cookman and is leaving his job with the Miami Hurricanes, the schools announced Tuesday night, Dec. 27, 2022.(AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)
Ed Reed agrees to become Bethune-Cookman's football coach

By Tim Reynolds Dec. 27, 2022 07:37 PM EST

Jackson State head coach Deion Sanders, left, and his son quarterback Shedeur Sanders sing the school's alma mater after the Celebration Bowl NCAA college football game nst North Carolina Central, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Hakim Wright Sr. )
QB Shedeur Sanders, CB Travis Hunter following Prime to CU

Dec. 21, 2022 11:58 PM EST

Illinois defensive Coordinator Ryan Walters looks on before an NCAA college football game against Northwestern on Nov. 26, 2022 in Evanston, Ill. Purdue announced Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, they had hired Illinois defensive coordinator Ryan Walters as their head coach less than a week after Brohm left for his alma mater, Louisville. (Anthony Zilis/The News-Gazette via AP)
Black head coaches in FBS drop slightly heading into 2023

By Paul Newberry Dec. 21, 2022 12:44 PM EST

Jackson State head coach Deion Sanders yells during the first half of the Celebration Bowl NCAA college football game against North Carolina Central, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Hakim Wright Sr. )
NC Central beats Jackson State in Deion Sanders' final game

By Charles Odum Dec. 17, 2022 04:07 PM EST

Deion Sanders speaks after being introduced as the new head football coach at the University of Colorado during a news conference Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022, in Boulder, Colo. Sanders left Jackson State University after three seasons at the helm of the school's football team. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Sanders aims for Celebration win in Jackson State farewell

By The Associated Press Dec. 16, 2022 10:00 AM EST

Purdue wide receiver Tyrone Tracy (3) celebrates after running for a 20-yard gain during the first half of the Big Ten championship NCAA college football game against Michigan, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
Don't look now but it's bowl season! 42 picks for them all

By Ralph D. Russo Dec. 15, 2022 12:47 PM EST

Minnesota running backs coach Kenni Burns, now associate head coach, watches the team during the first half of an NCAA football game against the Bowling Green Falcons on Sept. 25, 2021, at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn. Kent State has agreed to hire Burns to replace Sean Lewis, who left after five seasons, a person familiar with the deal confirmed to The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022, because the schools had not announced the move. (Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via AP)
Kent State hires Minnesota assistant Burns as new coach

By Tom Withers Dec. 14, 2022 12:21 PM EST

FILE - Mississippi State coach Sylvester Croom yells to the team near the end of a 19-14 win over Auburn in an NCAA college football game at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala., Sept. 15, 2007. Croom had a Hall of Fame career as an offensive lineman at Alabama, and was among the first Black players to become a star and team leader under coach Bear Bryant. Three decades later, Croom became the Southeastern Conference's first Black head football coach with Mississippi State. That was 2004. Since then, there have only been four others and currently there are no Black head football coaches in the SEC. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)
Hall of Famer Croom: 'Not enough progress' for Black coaches

By Ralph D. Russo Dec. 06, 2022 06:52 PM EST

Deion Sanders speaks after being introduced as the new head football coach at the University of Colorado during a news conference Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022, in Boulder, Colo. Sanders left Jackson State University after three seasons at the helm of the school's football team. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
AP Source: Kent State's Lewis joining Sanders at Colorado

By Tom Withers Dec. 05, 2022 09:30 PM EST

Colorado athletic director Rick George introduces Deion Sanders as the new head football coach at the University of Colorado during a news conference Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022, in Boulder, Colo. Sanders left Jackson State University after three seasons at the helm of the school's football team. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Coach Prime delivers pizzazz to college football's wasteland

By Arnie Stapleton And Pat Graham Dec. 04, 2022 08:03 PM EST

Colorado hires Deion Sanders to be its head football coach after his successful stint at Jackson State

Dec. 03, 2022 10:28 PM EST
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Colorado hires Deion Sanders to be its head football coach after his successful stint at Jackson State. ...

Jackson State quarterback Shedeur Sanders (2) drops back to pass during warmups prior to the first half of the Southwestern Athletic Conference championship NCAA college football game against Southern University, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Deion Sanders leads Jackson St to SWAC title

By Tanner Marlar Dec. 03, 2022 08:08 PM EST