Deion Sanders won’t settle for mediocrity. That isn’t going to fly in Colorado any longer.
Sanders, who took over a program that went 1-11 in 2022, has bold expectations for a team that’s coming off of its worst season in nearly a decade.
“It’s a whole different level of expectation around here, and you got to be able to play the game,” Sanders said via ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg. “So a certain level that might have been welcome, that level is no longer welcomed here. It’s a whole different game now.”
Sanders created a different expectation for the program. Much of it had to do with his success at Jackson State (27-6) and on the recruiting trail. The nation’s No. 1 overall recruit in the 2022 class — Travis Hunter — followed Sanders to Boulder, as did his son, Shedeur Sanders. He also signed the nation’s No. 1 ranked cornerback in the 2023 class, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings, in Cormani McClain, who flipped his commitment from Miami last month.
Clearly, Deion Sanders’ message has already started to resonate across the country, if it hasn’t already in Colorado’s locker room.
“We will not settle for mediocrity,” Sanders said. “It is what it is. You’re going to get on this program, or you’re going to get up out of here. We plan on winning and we don’t have time to procrastinate.”
About Sam Neumann
Since the beginning of 2023, Sam has been a staff writer for Awful Announcing and The Comeback. A 2021 graduate of Temple University, Sam is a Charlotte native, who currently calls Greenville, South Carolina his home. He also has a love/hate relationship with the New York Mets and Jets.