It has been less than three months since Deion Sanders took over as the head coach of the Colorado Buffalos, and it looks like he’s already helping the team set some new program records.
According to a report from the Denver Post, Colorado has already shattered its attendance record for its spring game, selling 30,013 tickets for the April 22 exhibition game. This is even after Colorado announced plans to charge admission to the spring game for the first time since the 1980s, charging $10 for a general admission ticket.
The previous spring game record at Colorado was 17,800 back in 2008, but attendance has been far smaller in recent years as the Buffalos counted 1,950 fans at the 2022 spring game and just 1,000 back in 2021.
“The response for spring game sales has been very exciting,” said Alexis Williams, CU’s senior associate athletic director for external operations. “I think it exceeded anything we thought it would, so we’re excited to have thousands of fans be here for a spring game. I think it also is allowing fans who won’t be able to attend in the fall a chance to have a sneak peek and come to the game.”
It’s safe to say that Deion Sanders is bringing the hype to Colorado already.
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