CU Coaching Search

Fox Sports Analysts: What would constitute a successful Year One for Coach Prime? (a well done story) … Oklahoma head coach Brent Venables: “I was unlike Deion (Sanders). I gave guys 12 months of grace to figure it out” …

CU makes it official: Alabama “Senior Special Assistant” Sal Sunseri hired to coach defensive tackles (worked with DC Charles Kelly at Alabama and Florida State) … CU DL coach Patrick Hill hired away by the Minnesota Vikings …

From ESPN GameDay to CBS This Morning to GQ, Coach Prime is everywhere … The spotlight has been turned on the CU program like at no time in recent memory, which is great for the CU brand, though it also brings with it negative stories … CU has yet to win a game under Coach Sanders, but CU is undeniably winning the off-season …

From obscurity to national relevance in a few short weeks … The good news for CU football fans has been coming so fast and furious these past few weeks, it’s hard to take a step back and appreciate all which have been given this holiday season … (But let’s try!) …

The CU football program in 2022 was – rightfully – mocked as being one of the worst in the nation … But, in the span of a few short weeks, the narrative has changed. Coach Prime doesn’t need three seasons to build a competitive program. CU has a “clean slate” upon which to become immediately relevant …

CU fans have been devoid of hope for years, but, in the span of a few weeks, hope has been restored … CU Collectives have been formed, a “pilot program” for transfers has been instituted, and CU has hired a dynamic head coach who has given the Buff Nation aspirations of better days to come …

After a quiet two months – and a stressful final week – the hiring of Deion Sanders became a reality … A discussion of the hire, how Sanders handled his final talk with his Jackson State players and his first talk with his new team … Winning the Press Conference, and gauging national media reactions … Plus, a look at Coach Prime’s contract …

Think you know CU’s new head coach? … Well … what three sports did Sanders play at Florida State? … Which was the first MLB team to draft Sanders (out of high school)? … What Super Bowl record does Sanders still hold? … Which rare feat did Sanders pull off in 2011? …

Deion Sanders is considered to be a “home run hire” for the moribund CU program, but the results on the field will also be dependent on what happens off the field in the next few days (terms of the contract), the next few weeks (assistant coach hires), and the next few months (overhauling the CU roster) …

There are concerns about hiring Deion Sanders as CU’s next head coach (No FBS experience; will not be a “good fit” in Boulder), but they are far outweighed by the benefits … CU has garnered national attention in offering “Prime Time”, so it’s “Sanders or Bust” for the Buffs this weekend …

A look back at the frenzied week leading up to the hire (remember tracking flight schedules?), and the first (now iconic) videos of Coach Prime in Boulder …

On October 2, 2022, the University of Colorado fired Karl Dorrell. In order to compare how much the CU landscape has changed in the last 12 months, check out how deep our despair was after the CU press conference announcing the Dorrell dismissal … 

Guest Editorial by CU at the Gamer K. Richard Engel … Part II – Colorado, College Athletics and The Wild, Wild West … Green Eyeshade Time … The V Thing …

A guest editorial from CU at the Gamer K. Richard Engel … Part I: A Brief History of Football and Academics … Here we are again – existentialism on the football field … History of the egghead – jock argument … From Top of the World to the Depths …

The Karl Dorrell era ends with Dorrell posting an 8-15 (6-9) record at CU … What did Rick George and Phil DiStefano say at the press conference which has Buff fans so discouraged? … What characteristics for the next CU head coach are the most important? … Let’s find out …

Without changing transfer rules, it may not matter who CU hires: “I wouldn’t wish that job on anybody” … Video: Press conference with Rick George, Phil DiStefano and Mike Sanford … George: “This place can and will be a football powerhouse” …