Deion Sanders takes off walking boot ahead of TCU opener

Coach Prime hoping to run out of the tunnel this weekend

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Deion Sanders is finally starting to inch towards the second half of recovery.

The Colorado Buffaloes head football coach, who withstood a couple of surgeries on his left foot this summer, has ditched a walking boot and plans on leading the team out of the tunnel in Fort Worth on Saturday.

Sanders, 56, has been bothered by pain in his lower extremities since his coaching days at Jackson State in 2021. He developed blood clots in his left leg and eventually had to have two toes amputated as a result. The latest surgery for Coach Prime helped to straighten out his toes, which has been successful thus far given the fact that he's finding comfort in wearing shoes again.

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Colorado has advanced toward the start of the season with Sanders there every step of the way. He missed Pac-12 Media Day to get the second operation done before the season, which was a needed sacrifice as opposed to waiting until December.

Sanders will try to run on the field for his first game as the Buffaloes’ coach. A FOX Big Noon Kickoff feature to open the season on Sept. 2 at TCU. Colorado will be wearing all-white uniforms for Coach Prime's FBS debut. A few of the players will also be trying out the new Nike Prime Diamond Turf cleats.