Deion Sanders will lead to Boulder training in the foreseeable future.
Two years ago, the Prime coach brought an unprecedented level of attention to Colorado football. On Friday, the university announced that an extension of five years for Sanders had received approval from the Board of Regents.
The five -year contract is $ 54 million, NFL Media reported.
The salary would make Sanders one of the best -paid coaches in university football and bind it in Colorado throughout the 2029 season.
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The Colorado Buffalos head coach, Deion Sanders, against Arizona Wildcats in Arizona Stadium on October 19, 2024. (Images of Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn)
Under the reported terms of the New Deal, the presenter Prime will earn $ 10 million in each of the first two seasons as part of the extension. He obtained a salary of $ 1 million for the third and fourth years. Sanders compensation increases to $ 12 million during the last year of the agreement.
Rick George, Sports Director of Colorado, credited Sanders for restoring the school’s football program.
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“The Prime coach has revolutionized university football and, in doing so, restored CU football for our legitimate place as a national power,” George said in a press release. “This extension recognizes not only the incredible achievements of the coach transforming our program on and off the field, but he maintains him to boulder to compete for the conference and the national championships in the years to come.”
Sanders expressed his enthusiasm as to the possibility of continuing to “build something special”.
The Colorado Buffaloese head coach, Deion Sanders, before the match against the northern Dakota Bison in Folsom Field. (Ron Chenoy-Usa today Sports)
“I am delighted to continue to build something special here in Colorado,” Sanders said in a statement published on Friday. “We have just scratched the surface of what this program can be. It is not only a question of football; it is a question of developing young men ready to face the world.”
Sanders also included an ironic comment at the end of the declaration.
“I am determined to bring greatness to this university, on and out of the field. We have work to do, and I would not want to be elsewhere, but here, making history with these incredible players and this passionate fans base. Finally, someone had at least one house of five bedrooms with an area for sale?”
Colorado head coach, Deion Sanders, speaks during the Big 12 NCAA College Football Media Days in Las Vegas, Wednesday July 10, 2024. (AP photo / Lucas Peltier)
The Colorado came out of a 1-11 season before the arrival of Sanders in Boulder. He guided the buffaloes to a file of 4-8 during his first season at the helm. The Prime coach then supervised a major revision of the alignment of the offseason, which helped Colorado improve at 9-3 in his second regular season on the sidelines. The Buffaloes underwent a 36-14 defeat in the Alamo bowl last December.
Last season also marked the return of the Buffaloes to the Big 12 conference.
Sanders seemed to arouse a certain interest in Dallas Cowboys in the middle of the search for the franchise of the franchise earlier this year. The owner of the team, Jerry Jones, later confirmed that he had spoken to Sanders during the research, but admitted that the conversation was personal.
“Just a conversation on the team and where he is and his boys, a conversation with his boys, this type of conversation,” said Jones.
The cowboys finally promoted Brian Schottenheimer to the job of head coach, and Sanders will now remain with Colorado.
