Colorado head coach Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders made his first public appearance since April at the Big 12’s football media days in Frisco, Texas. The 57-year-old declined to elaborate on the health issues that have kept him away from the program for several weeks, telling reporters he was “living lovely” and wanted the focus kept on his team. Sanders used the podium to call for a formal salary cap in college football, arguing that unchecked spending in the new revenue-sharing and NIL environment is creating chaos. He said offers are reaching athletes who are not even in the transfer portal and urged administrators to apply “professional rules” to the collegiate game. Asked about Texas Tech’s aggressive offseason, Sanders quipped that Red Raiders coach Joey McGuire “has some money” and half-jokingly requested McGuire “send a few of those dollars to us,” underscoring concerns about widening resource gaps among programs. Entering his third season in Boulder, Sanders holds a 13-12 record and a new five-year, $54 million contract that makes him the Big 12’s highest-paid coach. He said Colorado’s short- and long-term goals remain the same: reach — and win — the conference championship game.
Colorado’s Deion Sanders is calling out the "bulljunk" going on in college football as the revenue-sharing era has gotten off to a chaotic start. "Quite frankly, we’re sick of it. Nobody’s saying it. I’ll say it for everybody."
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