Colorado Football Coach Deion Sanders Is Better Than This

George Wrighster hosts the Unafraid Show, and dived into the controversy of Deion Sanders and Colorado.

Bri Amaranthus | May 2, 2024

Apr 27, 2024; Boulder, CO, USA; Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders during a spring game / Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports

George Wrighster hosts the Unafraid Show, featuring interviews of top athletes, coaches, and celebrities with a daily dose of sports content. A former Oregon football tight end, Wrightster was drafted in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL Draft to the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Today, Wrighster's show is, 'Colorado’s Deion Sanders IS BETTER THAN THIS'

From Wrightster:

Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders joined his son, Shedeur Sanders, and several other members of his team, in an online battle with The Athletic, members of Austin Peay's football team, and many others this week.

The battle started over an article written by Max Olsen of The Athletic. It chronicled the journey and experience of the 53 players that entered the transfer portal after Deion Sanders took the job at Colorado. I had a message for the University of Colorado Head Coach.

Deion Sanders promoted his method of clearing out Colorado's 2022 roster by making it publicly consumable content, so Colorado fans shouldn't be surprised that there's interest in what happened to the players that Coach Prime moved on from.

The Sanders family might be frustrated with the article from Max Olson at the Athletic, as well as the quote from Austin Peay defensive back Xavier Smith, “We sat on the sofa, and (Deion Sanders) is talking to us, but he’s not even looking at us. I’m looking (Defensive Coordinator Charles) Kelly dead in his eyes. (Sanders) said he felt like I should hit the portal. He didn’t want me to waste a year thinking I could earn a spot. I was actually getting mad, like tears coming to my eyes. Because, bro, you never even tried to get to know me.”

I point out that it's no excuse to resort to middle-school level bickering in front of the entire college football-consuming world. Deion Sanders is the leader of young men and has to be better than this.

Published May 2, 2024

BRI AMARANTHUS

Bri Amaranthus is an Emmy-winning sports reporter with over 12 years of experience in television, radio, podcasting, and digital sports journalism. She has been with Sports Illustrated for four years, providing breaking news, exclusive interviews, and analysis on the NFL, college sports, and the NBA. Prior to joining SI, Bri hosted NBC Sports Northwest's prime-time television show, where she also served as the Oregon beat reporter and created content covering both the NBA and college sports. Throughout her career, Bri has achieved significant milestones, including covering major events like the NBA Finals, NFL playoffs, College Football Playoff, NCAA Basketball Tournament, NFL Draft, and the NFL Combine. She earned a D1 scholarship to play softball at the University of San Diego and won two state softball titles in high school in Oregon. In addition to her Emmy win for NBC's All-Star Coach special, she has received multiple Emmy nominations, highlighting her dedication and talent in sports journalism.