Deion Sanders reveals why he brought Sean Lewis to Colorado staff

When Deion Sanders took the head coaching position at Colorado, he brought on former Kent State head coach Sean Lewis to be his offensive coordinator and quarterback coach. So far, one week into the 2023 college football season, it appears as if the Buffaloes’ headman made the right decision. Recently, Sanders took some time to divulge why Lewis was the right man to lead Colorado’s offense.

“A guy that could take this offense to another next level,” said Sanders. “We have always had success defensively, tremendously at our prior stops; offensively, we had success as well… We just wanted to up the ante and go to the next level. And also take Shedeur to another level. And he was ready. He was ready for the challenge of, not just with the play calling and the dynamics of the plays and the structure of the offense, but what the personnel as well. I’ve been telling you guys we have some tremendous athletes on the offensive side of the ball as well as the defense.”

As mentioned above, Lewis was a former head coach, leading the Golden Flash program from 2018 to 2022 before he joined Sanders in Colorado. In his fourth season at the helm, in 2021, he led Kent State to an appearance in the MAC Football Championship Game.

So, why would a former head coach in his own right decide to accept an offensive coordinator position for Sanders at Colorado? As the Buffaloes headman pointed out, Lewis and several other coaches on his staff have goals of becoming a Power-5 program head coach. And he wants to do everything in his power to help them achieve that dream.

“A tremendous opportunity. Not just players seek opportunity. I think the coaching staff as well. We still have several coaches on the staff that have dreams and ambitions to be a head coach at a Power-5 level,” Sanders said. “And it is my objective to help them get there. I want that for them more than anything, especially since I know that’s what they desire. I’m gonna help them get to that point.”

At Kent State, Lewis was known for having a high-flying offense, and that trend has followed him to Colorado. If that trend continues, the Buffaloes’ offensive coordinator could very well find himself calling his own shots at a Power-5 program, and Sanders will have achieved his goal of helping his coordinator achieve his dream.