Colorado Buffaloes' Deion Sanders: 'A Ton of Respect' for Matt Rhule, Nebraska Football

The Colorado football head coach addressed the media as he and the Buffaloes prepare for their rivalry matchup against Nebraska. Deion Sanders spoke about his relationship with Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule, the Husker defense, and the NU-CU rivalry.

Aug 29, 2024; Boulder, Colorado, USA; Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders before the game against the North Dakota State Bison at Folsom Field. / ron chenoy-usa today sports

Deion Sanders wasted no time in talking about the Colorado Buffaloes' rival towards the east, the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

Donning his "We Here" white hoodie and sunglasses, "Coach Prime" spoke to Colorado media Tuesday as CU prepares for their trip to Lincoln on Saturday. Sanders opened up his first answers speaking on Nebraska coach Matt Rhule.

"I have a ton of respect for Matt Rhule," Sanders said. "I feel like we are a fraternity. He was a professional - maybe not the job that he aspired to do, but he has a ton of experience in his college coaching career."

Sep 9, 2023; Boulder, Colorado, USA; Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders calls a timeout against the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the first quarter at Folsom Field. / ron chenoy-usa today sports

Sanders continued his thoughts on the Big Red, speaking on his first impressions of the Nebraska program.

"I look for them to be physically tough, imposing. (They) will try to run the football. They have a freshman quarterback that had a pretty good day last week - but we got to do what we do. We got to go in there and do what we are capable of doing," Sanders said.

Oct 6, 2023; Champaign, Illinois, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers head coach Matt Rhule on the sidelines during the first half against the Illinois Fighting Illini at Memorial Stadium. / ron johnson-usa today sports

The coach for Colorado was asked how the Buffs may "attack" the freshman quarterback Dylan Raiola, adding compliments to the former five-star signal caller.

"You attack weaknesses, I don't know if you attack inexperience. If that is a weakness - so be it," Sanders said. "The kid made some darn good throws, some pretty good plays. They did some consistent things that we knew they would do within their offense."

"I loved what he showed in his first college game ever. I loved what he showed."

- Deion Sanders on Dylan Raiola

Coach Prime added that the team began its preparation for a rambunctious Memorial Stadium, saying that Colorado "started today" adding crowd noise to its practices. He added that the rivalry has generational meaning, including that his team will not be wearing red anytime this week.

Coach Prime added that the Buffs won't be wearing "any red this week" in preparation for Nebraska.

The Colorado governor stopped by and talked to the team about the rivalry according to Sanders. https://t.co/JNyIzqDCqb

— Austin Jacobsen (@Austin2Jacobsen) September 3, 2024

The Colorado coach also said that his team improved "the most" in the second half of the Buffs' win last over North Dakota State at Folsom Field. He added that the notion of a vast improvement from Week 1 to Week 2 is simply coach speak.

Sanders spoke about his team's offensive philosophy following their Week 1 win, the relationship between CU's Shadeur Sanders and Travis Hunter, and how the coaching staff has continued to gel after multiple changes this offseason. Listen to his full Tuesday press conference below.

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