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Is It Time to Believe in Deion Sanders and Colorado?

ESPN Daily

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4.6 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

When Deion Sanders first took the reins of a woeful Colorado program that went 1-11 last season, he wasted no time in shaking things up. Sanders told Buffalos’ holdovers to hit the transfer portal, because he was bringing his own “luggage” with him to Boulder. That “luggage” turned out to be 86 new players, and an unprecedented 51 transfers to overhaul the Buffs roster. The reaction across the college football universe ranged from intrigue to skepticism…and last Saturday, the Coach Prime era began with a 45-42 win at TCU…a team that played in the National Championship a year before. Shedeur Sanders, Deion’s son, broke the school record for passing yards in his first outing as the Buffaloes’ quarterback. Travis Hunter played over 120 snaps on both sides of the ball, making his presence felt at wide receiver and cornerback. It was enough to silence the skeptics for at least one week. And so ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg, who has been keeping tabs on the scene in Boulder since Primetime’s arrival, tells us if he himself is now a believer, or if it was just a case of beginner’s luck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

So Adam Rittenberg, when Deon Sanders showed up in Boulder, Colorado to take over a team

0:05.3

that went one in 11 last season, there were some skeptics.

0:10.2

There were some who did not quite believe that the success he experienced at Jackson State

0:15.2

would translate into the power of five.

0:22.2

Deon Sanders going shoulder to shoulder at Boulder to restore the glory there at Foulson

0:27.8

Field. What do you make of the move?

0:30.7

You're going to watch and see whether he win the game or not, which very few people think

0:34.4

he can.

0:35.4

They're going to be feasting on Colorado to prove their point to Deon's not a real coach.

0:41.8

And then they go on the road to play TCU, a team that was in the national championship

0:47.7

game earlier in the year and they win 45-42.

0:52.2

And that'll do it.

0:54.0

And in the lone star state, there is no star that shines brighter than Deon coached

0:59.3

prime Sanders.

1:00.9

He has shown the college football world that all of his predictions are on point as Colorado

1:07.0

knocks off number 17 TCU.

1:12.4

When it was over, Deon had something to say.

1:15.7

What's up, boss?

1:16.7

You believe that?

1:17.7

You, you, you, hold on.

1:18.7

Hold on.

1:19.7

Hold on.

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