Rick George sends forceful message on Deion Sanders' future with Colorado football

CU AD Rick George made it abundantly clear that Deion Sanders isn't leaving the Colorado football program anytime soon. In fact, George said on the November 17 edition of the “Zero 2 Sixty Podcast” that Coach Prime is "just getting started" in Boulder.

“I think there’s a lot of people out there that, you know, wanna say he’s just jumping in Boulder and he’s out of here. Deion’s not going anywhere. The guy is committed here. He’s just getting started, and I feel really good about our relationship and his love of Boulder and our tradition here, and the community’s embraced him," George said (h/t Pro Football Network).

“I mean, well, he doesn’t want to have those distractions about talking about a contract during the season, but certainly after the season, we’ll talk about the future. So, let people say what they wanna say. The only two that know the truth are Deion and I, that are having those conversations, and we will keep moving our feet, and we’ll always do what’s best for CU.”

George shared essentially the same sentiment in October before the Buffs' current win streak.

“We hope that Coach Prime finishes his career here … he and I are on the same page … it’s not a short-term fix … I like the culture that he’s created," George said (h/t The Coloradoan's Scott Procter).

George isn't going to say anything else, but he's certainly putting himself out there with such definitive statements.

Buffs fans won't be happy if it turns out he was just blowing smoke saying this. But they can never truly be upset with the AD who empowered "Prime Time" to set up shop in Boulder with a nearly clean slate.