Welcome to Colorado, Deion Sanders.
Not long after the NFL Hall of Famer led the Jackson State Tigers to a 43-24 win over Southern for the SWAC championship, “Coach Prime” agreed to become the CU Buffs’ 28th head football coach.
Here’s how the world of sports reacted on social media:
Taking it all in. #GoBuffs | @DeionSanders pic.twitter.com/LwHkpMQZtS
— Colorado Buffaloes Football (@CUBuffsFootball) December 4, 2022
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I might be just a “little” excited that @deionsanders is coming CU! #CUBuffs #SkoBuffs https://t.co/ePwdHRVueY
— Justin Adams (@justinadamsTV) December 4, 2022
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Colorado is the only PWI school to hire 4 Black coaches. John Embree, Mel Tucker, Karl Dorrell, Deion Sanders, including 3 straight, replacing a fired Black coach with another Black coach. Deion is the first Black HBCU coach to hired by a PWI. Won’t be the last. History @CUBuffs pic.twitter.com/nSccrcPm8u
— Clarence Hill Jr (@clarencehilljr) December 4, 2022
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It’s Prime Time in Boulder!!! Deion Sanders will bring players and attention to CU like no one has since Coach Mac. Rick George nailed it. There will finally be excitement at Folsom Field once again!
— Rod Mackey (@Rod9sports) December 4, 2022
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It hurts that Deion Sanders left JSU for Colorado but I can’t complain about black coaches not getting chances then getting upset when they accept the rare opportunity. HBCU coaches almost never get consideration for these types of vacancies. So best of luck to @DeionSanders
— Steve Wyche (@wyche89) December 4, 2022
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New Colorado Head Coach, Deion Freaking Sanders!!! Well done @RickGeorgeCU well done!! LFG Buffs
— Jeremy Bloom (@JeremyBloom11) December 4, 2022
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The Buffs are back! Happy for RG and @CUBuffsFootball to get their guy @DeionSanders. Time to turn Boulder all the way up and show the country what a special place it is. Go Buffs!
— Nate Tomlinson (@Nate_Tomlinson) December 4, 2022
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I absolutely love the flex of putting @DeionSanders presser in the middle of the Broncos game tomorrow!!
Colorado football is the new #1 in this state. @RickGeorgeCU & @buffs4life2 are bosses for getting this done.
Deion is swag. Presser in middle of Broncos game is swag. pic.twitter.com/sQRUpRzkbo
— Tyler Polumbus (@Tyler_Polumbus) December 4, 2022
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Deion Sanders is the first Black coach hired in this FBS cycle. Colorado becomes the first Power 5 school ever to hire three consecutive Black head football coaches (Mel Tucker, Karl Dorrell, Deion Sanders). https://t.co/Mz8fc4HRSk
— Adam Rittenberg (@ESPNRittenberg) December 4, 2022
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Congrats @DeionSanders!!!This is the energy and swagger the program needs!!! The AD and University better give him the resources needed turn the program around. IT. IS. TIME. #GoBuffs https://t.co/c49zoCbwJr
— David Bakhtiari (@DavidBakhtiari) December 3, 2022
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Welcome Coach @DeionSanders . Let’s Get It Prime https://t.co/aRLnDPEiI4
— Chidobe Awuzie ℗ (@ChidobeAwuzie) December 4, 2022
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Congrats to the OG @DeionSanders
You EARNED IT and are 1 of 1
Colorado just became PRIMETIME pic.twitter.com/4BQW6jjILS— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) December 4, 2022
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Can’t wait to work with @DeionSanders and chronicle the @CUBuffsFootball rise back to national prominence!!! #GoBuffs #Primetime https://t.co/eKIQfCrm6w
— Mark Johnson (@MJBuffsVoice) December 4, 2022