BOULDER, Colo — Is Deion Sanders destined for the Dal Ward Athletic Center?
Fox Sports’ Bruce Feldman reported Saturday morning that Colorado officials, “desperate to pump some life into (the Buffs) program,” have offered its vacant football coaching position to Sanders, the Jackson State football coach and Pro Football Hall of Famer.
A Buffs athletic department official, when reached Saturday by The Denver Post, said he would neither confirm nor deny the report.
Sources familiar with the search, speaking on the condition of anonymity, have indicated to The Post that CU had recently whittled its candidate pool to three or four finalists and were not expected to formally announce a hire until after this weekend.
The Buffs (1-10) fired Karl Dorrell on Oct. 2 after an 0-5 start this season and an 8-15 record since his hire in February 2022. Since 2012, CU has gone through four full-time football coaches, two of whom were let go prior to the end of their final season.
Sanders, 55, sports a 26-5 record over three seasons at FCS Jackson State, his first collegiate coaching job. The Tigers won the SWAC East last fall and are 22-2 over the past two years.
Multiple sources indicated to The Post that the other coaches in which CU had shown strong interest include former BYU and Virginia coach Bronco Mendenhall; former Texas and Houston coach Tom Herman; and CU alum and Illinois defensive coordinator Ryan Walters. Those sources would not confirm whether any had been offered the position as of Saturday.
Feldman reported Saturday that Sanders has “legit interest” in the Buffs job.
