Colorado Coach Deion Sanders Doesn’t Believe Money Should Be A Recruiting Tool

Coach Deion Sanders of Colorado is aware of the gaps in his squad, but he has no intention of spending money to fill them in the summer.

Colorado Coach Deion Sanders Doesn’t Believe Money Should Be A Recruiting Tool

“We’re not an ATM. That’s not gonna happen here,” Sanders said Tuesday. “If you come to Colorado to play football for me and the Colorado Buffaloes, it’s because you really want to play football and receive a wonderful education.

Coach Deion Sanders disagrees that using money as the main recruitment tactic is appropriate, despite the fact that Colorado players Shedeur Sanders, Travis Hunter, and Shilo Sanders have all successfully turned their on-field achievements into name, image, and likeness enterprises.

Some Buffaloes members, such as Deion’s son Shedeur, have made significant money from name, image, and likeness (NIL) deals, and the program’s prominent role with Sanders has contributed to its widespread recognition.

Sanders asserted that he won’t use money to persuade children to choose Colorado, though.

“But we are not an ATM. You’re not coming here to get rich unless you’re really coming here with a plan to go to the NFL and get your degree. Not to come here and be Moneybagg Yo. That’s a rapper, right?”

Using the transfer portal extensively, Deion Sanders overhauled his club last summer in a way never seen before. His main objective going into Year 2 will be to solve Colorado’s problems with depth and the line of scrimmage, which were evident even during the team’s opening three-game winning run.

The Buffaloes allowed 4.91 sacks per game, which is the lowest in the country, and Shedeur Sanders was sacked 16 times in those three games. In an effort to address those issues, he will almost definitely welcome in another round of transfers this summer, although he claims he won’t engage in bidding wars to acquire quality.

“We’re not going to buy anybody whatsoever,” he said. “That’s how we approach it. We have tremendous needs. I’m pretty sure everybody in the country knows what we need and how much we need. That’s not a secret. Recruits are responding.”

Colorado’s 2024 class, which is ranked 69th nationally and has two four-star talents, presently has nine commits.

“We want players who want us,” Sanders said. “Trying to convince somebody and doing that and being held hostage financially … we ain’t with that. We want players who want to be a Colorado Buffalo.”

In Salt Lake City, Utah, on Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m. ET, Colorado and Utah will square off.

 

 

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