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Shedeur Sanders' tired demeanor and the box score from Colorado's 28-16 loss to UCLA on Saturday told a similar story. Over the course of 60 minutes at the Rose Bowl, Sanders was sacked seven times, hit 17 other times and knocked down 13 times, and he was pressured in the backfield on countless more occasions. While the Buffaloes' offense failed to score a touchdown until late in the fourth quarter, Sanders spent his night scrambling, sliding or crumpling under the weight of the Bruins' defenders. Colorado managed only 25 rushing yards and 242 total yards, a crippling combination that prevented...

Before kickoff, the sidelines at Colorado’s stadium are now the place to be seen. There’s rapper DaBaby hyping up the crowd. There are Sanders’ friends and fellow football Hall of Famers Terrell Owens, Warren Sapp, and Michael Irvin. Hey, that’s basketball Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett and future baseball Hall of Famer CC Sabathia and rapper Symba. The VIPs wear a special credential around their necks: Prime Passes, in the shape of the gold whistle Sanders uses in practice. Boulder County is 1.3% Black, yet as one sideline spectator observes, the scene “feels like Black Hollywood.” And what’s been happening...

35-0. I'm switching to the Alabama-Miss. game.

Colorado Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders is one of the hottest coaches in football at the moment. The Buffaloes are currently 3-0 and ranked No. 19 in the Associated Press poll with a huge game at Oregon coming this weekend. But it wasn’t always clear that Sanders was headed for success in Boulder. He took plenty of criticism from posting his first meeting with his team. In no uncertain terms, he told the team that he was bringing his “Louis Vitton luggage” with him from Jackson and any player that didn’t like it should hit the portal. Over 40 players took...

The entire football world watched Shedeur Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes upset the Horned Frogs of TCU last Saturday afternoon. Even the GOAT, Tom Brady, tuned in. Brady was so impressed with the Buffaloes' victory that he personally reached out to Shedeur, Deion's son and Colorado's starting quarterback. His message was a simple one: "Don't be satisfied" with just one win. Strive for more. "Don't be satisfied," Brady said in a text to Shedeur.

ORT WORTH, Texas — Before even entering the media conference room, the voice of Deion Sanders boomed from the hallway inside the bowels of TCU’s football stadium. Deion arrived with receipts, he said. All of them. Receipts for miles. He keeps them all, and he's got 'em all. He won't forget 'em, either. Not literal receipts, of course. Coach Prime isn’t carrying around those thin, white slips that cashiers distribute. The receipts he carries are from the doubters. And, whoa boy, before his Colorado Buffaloes marched into Fort Worth and stunned No. 17 TCU 45-42, there were doubters. Lots of...

The Deion Sanders era at Colorado started with a massive upset. The Buffaloes got a late fourth-down stop with 55 seconds left to hang on for a 45-42 win over No. 17 TCU in Fort Worth on Saturday. QB Shedeur Sanders — the son of the Pro Football Hall of Famer — set the Colorado single-game record for passing yards while two-way star Travis Hunter had 11 catches as a wide receiver and an interception as a defensive back. “I’m so thankful right now … man I’m loving these kids," Deion Sanders told Fox after the game. "Great joy for...

In another monumental win for Deion Sanders and the Jackson State football program, ESPN's "College GameDay" is heading to campus for the first time ever this Saturday. Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Lee Corso and the gang will be on-hand for the Tigers' rivalry game against Southern. Something that Sanders spoke on the gravity of with Mississippi's Clarion Ledger. “I don’t think our kids understand the magnitude,” Coach Prime said. “They really don’t. The grown folks do. But I don’t think we as HBCUs understand the magnitude of 'College GameDay' being here. We don’t.” Adding, “I just hope we...

Pro Football Hall of Famer and Jackson State football coach Deion Sanders suffered the amputation of two toes on his left foot and narrowly escaped a lower leg amputation after contracting severe blood clots in his leg. The 54-year-old coach had entered a Mississippi hospital with three “life-threatening” femoral arterial blood clots, and at one point, he feared that he would lose his lower leg to the condition. Sanders told fans of his medical issues in which he said he is “thankful for GOD” for getting him through the frightening times. “I endured a lot while I was in the...

So when Deion Jr. tweeted this: Gotta get the hood doughnuts almost every morning. If my doughnuts don't come in a plain white box, I don't want them! — Deion Sanders Jr (@DeionSandersJr) April 2, 2015 Deion clapped back: @DeionSandersJr you're a Huxtable with a million $ trust fund stop the hood stuff! Lololol. Son. #Truth — Deion Sanders (@DeionSanders) April 2, 2015

When questioned about openly homosexual football player Michael Sam, Pro Football Hall of Famer and CBS Sports analyst Deion Sanders said that gay “could be” a choice and added that, “The God I know don’t make mistakes.” In a Nov. 7 interview preview on ORA.tv, an online program, host Larry King asked Sanders what he thought about Michael Sam, who was drafted by the St. Louis Rams and later released, and then picked for the Dallas Cowboys practice squad and not long thereafter also released. Sanders, who is also a commentator for the NFL Network, said, “You know what, I...

On Saturday, during the pre-Hall of Fame induction show on the NFL Network, Deion Sanders took time to address the media feeding frenzy surrounding Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Riley Cooper's use of the N-word. In so doing, he pulled no punches in saying he is bothered that "African Americans can say the N-word to one another"--that they do so in the locker room and in rap songs--yet they jump all over "a kid who made a mistake" in using the word. Excerpt

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) -- Baltimore Ravens cornerback Deion Sanders challenged all professional athletes to donate at least $1,000 apiece through payroll deductions to benefit the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Flanked by teammates and Louisiana natives Ed Reed and Alan Ricard, Sanders on Friday called for each team in the NFL, NBA and Major League Baseball, as well as other pro sports, to help him reach a goal of $1.5 million to $3 million for the cause. ``The recent devastation of Hurricane Katrina in the aftermath of her wrath, there has been a loss of life, property, finances, homelessness and...

The Atlanta Falcons are releasing head coach Dan Reeves from his contract, Falcons sources announced Wednesday. The Falcons will formally announce their decision at a 10:30 a.m. news conference at the team's training camp at Flowery Branch. Wade Phillips has been named interim head coach for the remaining three games of the season. Falcons owner and CEO Arthur M. Blank made the following statement in a press release posted at the Falcons’ Web site: “Yesterday, I advised Dan that we’ve decided to bring in a new head coach beginning in the 2004 season,” Blank said. “Dan asked to be released...

Car shop sues Deion Sanders He's accused of not paying bill; he won separate suit in July07:01 AM CDT on Friday, October 17, 2003By TERRI LANGFORD / The Dallas Morning News All Pro Collision of Dallas wants money from another All-Pro – former Dallas Cowboys cornerback Deion Sanders. The body shop, in a claim filed in a Dallas County Justice of the Peace court, alleges that Mr. Sanders never paid for $4,420 in paint and upholstery work completed three years ago on a 1985 Mercedes Benz convertible. Mr. Sanders and his attorney did not return phone calls Thursday seeking comment....

Monday, July 14 Former Cowboy sued over auto repair bill -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Associated Press DALLAS -- Former Dallas Cowboys cornerback Deion Sanders is battling an automotive shop over what he says Jesus told him to pay for a repair bill. The owner of the repair shop says Sanders wanted to pay only $1,500 of the $4,265.57 bill, saying that Jesus had informed him that was all he needed to pay. "It's the 'Praise Jesus' discount,'' attorney Ed Edson told The Dallas Morning News in Monday's editions. Edson said he has been trying to collect the bill from Sanders since 2001 on...

Deion Sanders sued over car bill Athlete said Jesus told him what to pay, shop alleges; he denies it 07/14/2003By TERRI LANGFORD / The Dallas Morning News Deion Sanders can afford a $12 million spread, but for more than a year, he's been fighting a $4,265.57 car repair bill. The owner of the repair shop said the former Dallas Cowboys cornerback wanted to pay only $1,500 of the bill, saying that Jesus had informed him that was all he needed to pay. "It's the 'Praise Jesus' discount," said Ed Edson, attorney for Phil Compton, the owner of the car...