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Karl Rasmussen

Deion Sanders Rips NCAA For Denying Immediate Eligibility to Colorado Transfer

Colorado football coach Deion Sanders voiced his displeasure with the NCAA after offensive lineman Tyler Brown was denied immediate eligibility for the 2023 season. 

Brown transferred from Louisiana to Jackson State last season and subsequently transferred to Colorado when Sanders became the program’s head coach. He was seeking a waiver, citing mental health issues, to grant him immediate eligibility to play in the upcoming season but it was denied by the NCAA, prompting a fiery response from Sanders.

“It don’t make sense,” said Sanders during a press conference on Tuesday. “Some things just don’t make sense. You say you really care about mental health, but when you have someone really dealing with mental health, there’s a problem. Then, ostracizing him and not allowing him to do what he’s blessed and gifted to do and the thing that brings him peace, that’s trying for a young man.”

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