Colorado names Sanders as their next Head Coach

Colorado has now named Deion Sanders as their next Head Football Coach.

The announcement was made just a short time after Sanders led Jackson State to their second straight SWAC Championship.

“There were a number of highly qualified and impressive candidates interested in becoming the next head football coach at Colorado, but none of them had the pedigree, the knowledge and the ability to connect with student-athletes like Deion Sanders,” Colorado athletic director Rick George said in a statement. “Not only will Coach Prime energize our fanbase, I’m confident that he will lead our program back to national prominence while leading a team of high quality and high character.”

Sanders has gone 27-5 over the past three seasons as the Tigers’ Head Coach and he alerted his team on Saturday of his new position.