The 2023-24 coaching carousel has yet to really spin -- the only two openings thus far are due to off-field scandal -- but the top prospect identified himself back in Week 1.
Deion Sanders was the subject of fascination throughout September and, should he desire, could be the subject of fascination throughout November and December, even if his struggling Buffaloes miss a bowl game.
Colorado began the season with a 3.5 over/under win total (one of us took the under) and currently sits at 4-3 with five games to play. The Buffs will likely be underdogs in their final five games and were last seen blowing a 29-0 lead to hapless Stanford, but the team has been well-coached, plays to its strengths and, most importantly, generated unprecedented excitement. Any struggling program would love to get a tenth of the energy the Colorado brand has seen over the past 10 months. Heck, tons of winning program's would love to have Colorado's juice.
But that's not going to happen this cycle, at least not according to his manager.
“He’s staying. He’s staying. He’s staying,” Constance Schwartz-Morini said on an appearance on “The Rich Eisen Show” on Thursday. Schwatz-Morini is the CEO of SMAC Entertainment, a talent management agency that counts Deion Sanders, Shilo Sanders, Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter among its clientele.
“Perfect fit. I think he’s having too much fun there,” Schwartz-Morini said. “He’s just been able to be who he is really deep down inside, driving his tractor and wearing his cowboy hat.”
Sanders is in the first year of a 5-year, $29.5 million contract, with a $15 million buyout should he leave after this season. His first four games alone generated an estimated $280 million in revenue and media exposure for CU.
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