Colorado fans fire back at assumption of Deion Sanders leaving Colorado over NIL

Late last week, a local radio host for 92.5 in Denver said the words that no Colorado fan wanted to hear: that Deion Sanders' days as the Buffaloes' head coach are numbered. The comments stemmed from what Coach Prime said at Big 12 Media Days, calling for a salary cap in college football and his growing concern that only a select few programs have the money to be legitimate contenders moving forward.

Pundits have pondered on Sanders' eventual departure from Boulder since he arrived, with many expecting he would leave after last season when Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter left for the NFL. But Sanders remains, and his heading into his third season as the head coach at Colorado.

Following the comments by 92.5's Alex Rajaniemi, Buffaloes fans let him have it for churning up the rumor mill once again on Coach Prime leaving.

Colorado fans blast radio host for asserting Coach Prime could be on his way out

That's the point that continues to get missed when rumors fly about Sanders leaving Colorado: he just agreed to a 5-year, $54 million contract extension through 2029. The Buffaloes may not have the money to pay for $20 million rosters, but he is paid handsomely by the university.

The clock started ticking on Sanders bolting from Boulder as soon as he initially left Jackson State to take the Colorado job. Many expected him to use Colorado as a stepping stone job for something greater, but he's building something with the Buffaloes.

Sanders led Colorado to a five-win improvement from his first season to his second, and while replacing his son at QB and Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter, the cupboards are far from bare, and the Buffaloes may have the best offensive line of his tenure in 2025.

Whether or not Colorado is among the big NIL spenders is unknown, but they certainly have enough money to attract talent. Getting good players to come to Colorado has not been an issue, and even if Colorado can't pay the same as others, they are at least competitive enough to land guys like 5-star OT Jordan Seaton and 4-star QB JuJu Lewis, both of whom could have gone to any program they wanted to in the country.

The Deion discount is real, but the gap probably isn't as big as you might think.

This account hits the nail on the head. Sanders isn't complaining about not having enough money at Colorado; he's pointing out that this current era of college football is not sustainable moving forward, something that has been repeated by many other coaches.

Of course, it seems like Coach Prime himself got wind of the comments, and made his love for the university and the city known.