Deion Sanders Officially Named Colorado Head Coach After Jackson State’s SWAC Championship [Video]

There’s been a lot of speculation about whether or not Deion Sanders would be leaving Jackson State University and heading to Colorado.

Saturday night, Deion and the University of Colorado athletic director Rick George announced that Sanders will be the next head football coach for their program.

AD Rick George has named COACH PRIME @DeionSanders to be the 28th full-time head football coach at CU.

Welcome Coach Prime to Colorado!

📝 https://t.co/otRTjyivpr pic.twitter.com/q63LyoWqSX

— Colorado Buffaloes Football (@CUBuffsFootball) December 4, 2022

Sanders took to his instagram to announce his departure after the team’s SWAC championship game against Southern on Saturday.

“A Coach gets Elevated or Terminated! Ain’t no in between. The hardest part about this whole thang is These young men, coaches, admin, trainers, equipment team, Photography team, Video team, housekeeping, Security, Johnny T’s , Fans, Alumni, Friends and whoever that were truly a blessing to our Program. Go @cubuffsfootball! #WeComing.”

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