Deion Sanders' tenure at Colorado has led to a significant roster overhaul, resulting in a record-setting exodus of players through the transfer portal. In his first year, Sanders brought in 87 new players, sparking widespread interest and debate about his aggressive approach to team building. Journalist Max Olson has extensively covered the aftermath for the players who were cut or transferred, revealing that out of the 53 players who left, 15 found spots at other Power 5 schools. The rest dispersed across various levels of college football, from prestigious programs to community colleges such as Western Kentucky, Boise State, Memphis, Jackson St., Valdosta St., UCLA, Incarnate Word, and Garden City CC. This mass migration has raised questions about the ethical and practical implications of such drastic changes in college sports.
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Will Colorado make a jump in Year 2 under Deion? Why Brock Vandagriff will be a first round pick. https://t.co/xlGTEWpPL2 via @YouTube
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The players who left Colorado last year moved all over the country to continue their college careers. Among the 53 who transferred after Coach Prime was hired, 15 landed at P5 schools. Where did the rest go? Revisiting CU's record-setting exodus: https://t.co/s38OJmV6b5 https://t.co/UVRO3crUJE
From Boulder to... 📍 Western Kentucky 📍 Boise State 📍 Memphis 📍 Jackson St. 📍 Valdosta St. 📍 UCLA 📍 Incarnate Word 📍 Garden City CC 📍 Incarnate Word (again) And on and on and on... @max_olson examines the Colorado castoffs ⤵️ https://t.co/Gcjcs8X1Yw https://t.co/7W31pDhEsN
Good article How Colorado processes out their own players isn’t unique. Schools are essentially cutting players and Deion has done it at a higher rate than most. These “cuts” read like what you’d see in the NFL. Sorry, you’re no longer on the team. Bye. Never fun. It always… https://t.co/1nlEMHTF2T
This is really well done. @max_olson talked to the Colorado players that Deion Sanders ran off a year ago to see how they felt about what happened + where they landed: https://t.co/pUFhXID2zo
Will Colorado make a jump in Year 2 under Deion Sanders? Why Kentucky QB Brock Vandagriff will come out of nowhere to be a first round pick Michael Penix Jr. to the Falcons? Love the player, hate the pick YouTube: https://t.co/OjPHXiaqKk Apple: https://t.co/sNJ0jIRmtv https://t.co/4VmIut0Z7n
Great reporting by @max_olson on what it was like for the players who were jettisoned from Colorado last season. College football is already a tough business and situations like this don't make things easier for players. https://t.co/V7azgjaPax
Great story from Max. Deion can do what he wants. Clearly, the team needed to try to upgrade a poor roster. CFB is a results business. But in this issue over the last year, I come back to one question: What would Deion think or do if a coach treated his sons in this way? https://t.co/TET7KYuene
What happened to Colorado's castoffs? One year later, I caught up with the players who got cut or transferred out after Deion Sanders took over the Buffs. Story on where all 53 of them went and what they went through: https://t.co/teP5DGpFlr
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Colorado’s extreme roster makeover yielded 87 newcomers and far more fascination about what Deion Sanders could bring to Boulder in his first year. Win or lose, Sanders got everyone watching – including his former players. Where did they go? https://t.co/Gcjcs8X1Yw https://t.co/hnyV7Wk7p9
What happened to Deion Sanders' castoffs? Revisiting Colorado's record-setting 2023 transfer exodus https://t.co/965eScYG8u
What happened to Deion Sanders’ Colorado castoffs? Revisiting a record-setting exodus Terrific story by @max_olson https://t.co/dOT8ohYZPG