Deion Sanders, head coach of Colorado's football team, faced challenges as the team struggled, prompting concerns about the recruiting and the team's future. Sean Lewis, the former offensive coordinator, left for San Diego State, raising questions about the coaching dynamics. Despite Sanders' optimism, rival Pac-12 coaches expressed skepticism about Colorado's prospects for the next season. The team's disappointing 4-8 season led to doubts about Sanders' ability to elevate the team to an elite level. Sanders was named Sports Illustrated's Sportsperson of the Year despite the team's underperformance, sparking debate and criticism.
Yes, Deion Sanders had the most hype around his team all season long. And rightfully so, he took a 1-11 Colorado team and made them one of the most entertaining teams in America. But a few other schools went 1-11 last year and really turned it around in 2023 ⬇️ https://t.co/bQJ2KZ2Cug
Deion Sanders was named SI’s Sportsman of the Year. He needs to be Recruiter of the Month to deliver at Colorado. https://t.co/CVDJmdaSD7
Dan Patrick talks about Deion Sanders & Colorado Losing Recruits https://t.co/JTGkzPVoLX
.@DeionSanders is the SI Sports Person of the Year. We had an illuminating interview that touched on childhood street football games, studying 70s sitcoms, energizing Boulder, having nearly his entire family within reach and much more. https://t.co/rdoQJQrSdd
Deion Sanders Wins SI Sportsperson Of The Year After Going 4-8 https://t.co/2jT5PRRUzF https://t.co/6BJdCWlQ04
Luke Eckardt and Xavier Smith, who were among the Colorado players cut by coach Deion Sanders last spring, talk about being ousted from the team and where they ended up. https://t.co/jirjhNYAA0 https://t.co/9JBWhN8DFH
The cover image for SI's Sportsperson of the Year is really something https://t.co/aSNVEw3PJ7
Deion Sanders is @SInow’s 2023 Sportsperson of the Year: https://t.co/Q0axqzDosP
“Deion is finally realizing that culture in college football is so important and so vital." In 2023 Deion Sanders made CU relevant. Now, the really hard part: can he make CU elite? A deep dive w/ @davidubben & @Williams_Justin: https://t.co/CxVncOQKsq https://t.co/CxVncOQKsq
Deion Sanders has long served as an inspiration for LeBron James, both inside and outside of athletics. In a column for SI, @KingJames shared how @DeionSanders has affected him—and why Coach Prime is SI’s Sportsperson of the Year: https://t.co/OTsCrE7jOh https://t.co/FjBL2gBhsu
Sports Illustrated is under heat after choosing Coach Prime as the 2023 Sportsperson of the year. Colorado finished 4-8 and finished last in the Pac-12… https://t.co/voT2djGQ8c
Deion Sanders was named Sports Illustrated's Sportsperson of the Year. How does Colorado going 4-8 and missing a bowl game make him the biggest person in sports? There's some compelling data.....but is it enough? READ: https://t.co/tFkTkYivHC https://t.co/2PDZGG3Fpv
Sports Illustrated names 4-8 football coach ‘Sportsperson of the Year’ https://t.co/PWW10E7lsv https://t.co/sPaNz5SgmB
Coach Prime is only the second college football coach to be named sports illustrated sportsperson of year. The other one was Joe Pa in 1986 (who at least won the national championship that year)
Coach Prime has done something that Prime Time, the only man to play in the Super Bowl and the World Series, never did. He is SI's Sportsperson of the Year. https://t.co/W4vsQ0Vfgq
Coach Prime is named Sports Illustrated's Sportsperson of the Year. 👏 (📸: @SInow) https://t.co/nHdQ6fPWmo
Sean Lewis left a head coaching job to be Deion Sanders' OC at Colorado, and it ended with a humiliating demotion. Now, Lewis has packed his bags and landed a major new head coaching job. Get off the Titanic! DETAILS: https://t.co/sR23vdrB2C https://t.co/MCnaevhIma
Kickin’ It with Kiz Podcast: How Deion Sanders’ CU Buffs can win 10 games in 2024? https://t.co/6P3wwpJwQ4
Coach Prime is here, and he's just getting started Deion Sanders is SI's 2023 Sportsperson of the Year! https://t.co/Xebtm9bmNZ https://t.co/Sdt500V93u
Colorado's Football Team Was Robbed at the Rose Bowl, and Coach Deion Sanders Wants Reimbursement https://t.co/xrR0sNmwvC
SDSU's Sean Lewis will make $500K more than Brady Hoke did under terms of new @AztecFB contract https://t.co/4mcFKcIUbf
In a sport regularly dominated by familiar storylines, Colorado and Coach Prime were an injection of new energy. But now, a 4-8 season exposed the Buffs' roster and Sanders’ ability to pull the right strings from the sidelines. What will 2024 bring? 🔗: https://t.co/bjD5Y6P8te https://t.co/TIIDjViDPF
LUNCH LINK: Sean Lewis and the Colorado Buffaloes should have been the perfect football marriage. So why were #CUBuffs coach Deion Sanders and son Shedeur speeding up the divorce? New column's here: ⬇️ https://t.co/K2xEKimBxK #GoBuffs #SkoBuffs #Buffs #NCAA #MWFB #GoAztecs
During his intro press conference at SDSU, Sean Lewis was asked one question about his time at Colorado and with Deion Sanders. Praised Sanders' unfiltered access and speaking belief into existence and said, "I’m thankful for the opportunities that I had with him." #cubuffs
Deion Sanders believes Colorado will rise in 2024. Opposing coaches predict 'hard times' https://t.co/onyhCc7jIZ
Former Kent State coach Sean Lewis lands at San Diego State. I didn't think he was long for Colorado -- not as an OC.
From @TheAthletic: Coach Prime and Colorado were the toast of college football in September. This weekend, they completed a fall of biblical proportions. Opposing coaches predict more hard times in 2024. “It’s gonna get dark for Colorado.” https://t.co/LzuaV4o2KE https://t.co/mt0oAvUd4m
Stunning new pictures from Olivia Dunne's Sports Illustrated swimsuit rookie photoshoot emerge with the LSU gymnast flying to Portugal to pose for the 60th anniversary of SI swim https://t.co/iyHr5N67h3 https://t.co/WMkXWHmwrW
Colorado improved a lot this year under Deion Sanders but can CU take an even bigger leap in Year 2? A deep dive on what's up with the Buffs--and the huge challenge ahead for Coach Prime. Reporting w/ @davidubben & @Williams_Justin: https://t.co/78sa97OISg https://t.co/78sa97OISg
Sean Lewis becoming the head coach at San Diego State is a win-win for everybody. I thought he was a great hire at CU, but it didn't work out for whatever reason. I didn't get to know him well (last time he talked to media was Aug. 22), but always enjoyed when we got him #cubuffs
Today's newsletter looks at Deion Sanders' first season at Colorado Through all the attention they received, the Buffs thrust themselves into an unenviable situation: being the worst team in college football history to get every opponent's best shot https://t.co/t2RMvz8o0Y https://t.co/357kLK3xSB
It was utterly nonsensical for Prime to demote him, but Sean Lewis's Colorado gamble paid off. Unlikely he'd have gotten the San Diego State job after a 24-31 run at Kent State, impressive as that is.
Sean Lewis left a head coaching job to be Deion Sanders' OC at Colorado, and it ended with a humiliating demotion. Now, Lewis reportedly is getting ready to pack his bags because a new head coach job is waiting for him. Get off the Titanic! DETAILS: https://t.co/sR23vdr3d4 https://t.co/t0nukW4A7A
Colorado’s 2023 season started with Deion Sanders asking, “Do you believe?” It ended with 8 losses in 9 games. “Deion is finally realizing that culture in college football is so important.” With @davidubben & @BruceFeldmanCFB for @TheAthleticCFB ⤵️. https://t.co/K3ejGVSosz
Now that Deion Sanders has earned last place in the PAC-12, Skip Bayless and crew are trying to babble and wiggle their way out of all the stupidity they expressed about Colorado earlier in the season. https://t.co/T8cOmVBM9X
Deion Sanders said last month the big picture fix to the offensive line is getting new linemen. But the math on that isn't so simple. On Colorado's future, with @Williams_Justin and @BruceFeldmanCFB: https://t.co/hjeVznjAQC https://t.co/0gThP6CgDP
Colorado was the biggest thing in sports in September. Then it lost eight of nine games. What happened? And what comes next? Taking stock of the Buffs, with insight from coaches across the Pac-12. “It’s gonna get dark for Colorado.” https://t.co/FwwUbisFIH
Deion Sanders believes Colorado will rise in 2024. But what do rival Pac-12 coaches think? "They’re not sunk, but they’ve stumbled." @davidubben, @BruceFeldmanCFB and @Williams_Justin on what coaches are saying about Sanders' Buffaloes ahead of Year 2: https://t.co/bjD5Y6P8te https://t.co/Jap9i6mee3
Deion Sanders believes Colorado will rise in 2024. But what do rival Pac-12 coaches think? "They’re not sunk, but they’ve stumbled." @davidubben, @BruceFeldmanCFB and @Williams_Justin on what coaches are saying about Sanders' Buffaloes ahead of Year 2: https://t.co/bjD5Y6P8te
Livvy Dunne named Sports Illustrated swimsuit rookie https://t.co/lNLPQZf6ts https://t.co/do9r9NfNg9
What does the future hold for Deion Sanders and Colorado? The Athletic spoke with six coordinators and assistant coaches within the Pac-12 Conference for their thoughts on what Year Two may bring the Buffaloes. Their views were mostly pessimistic... Details ⤵️
NEW: Sean Lewis and the Colorado #Buffs should’ve been the perfect football marriage. So why was Deion Sanders in such a hurry to speed up the divorce? Column on the ex-#CUBuffs offensive coordinator’s here: ⬇️ https://t.co/K2xEKimBxK
Deion Sanders loses the assistant coach he demoted; Sean Lewis hired at San Diego State https://t.co/CLxTwgIgr2
NEW: Sean Lewis and the Colorado #Buffs should’ve been the perfect football marriage. So why was Deion Sanders in such a hurry to speed up the divorce? @DPostSports column on the ex-#CUBuffs offensive coordinator’s here: ⬇️ https://t.co/K2xEKimBxK
NEW: Sean Lewis and the Colorado #Buffs should’ve been the perfect football marriage. So why was Deion Sanders in such a hurry to speed up the divorce? @DenverPost column on the ex-#CUBuffs offensive coordinator’s here: ⬇️ https://t.co/K2xEKimBxK
Livvy Dunne named Sports Illustrated swimsuit rookie https://t.co/h7gqnOzABU https://t.co/Kj4itzOjs7
Here’s our story on Sean Lewis’ expected hire at San Diego State. Can he offer an antidote to a run of vanilla offenses at SDSU? https://t.co/3KAjzOxfWl
.@JoyTaylorTalks describes Coach Prime's 1st season with the Buffs as "very impactful." https://t.co/Zd1eA8KJlY
From @TheAthletic: "Deion Sanders has already proven multiple times he can pull a rabbit out of his hat late in a recruiting cycle. This is more about a big-picture look at Colorado’s recruiting. It’s bad. And it’s time to push the panic button." https://t.co/ur64dC3Vk5
Going from Rocky Long/Brady Hoke to Sean Lewis is gonna be quite an adjustment for SDSU fans.