Former Alabama running back Trey Sanders sends message to Deion Sanders, Colorado
Former Alabama running back Trey Sanders is eyeing an opportunity to play for Deion Sanders at Colorado. After Trey Sanders announced he would enter the transfer portal two weeks ago, he tweeted a message to Deion Sanders, who was hired from Jackson State to be the next Buffaloes coach on Saturday evening.
“You got room for me Unc..?,” Trey Sanders wrote, tagging both Deion Sanders and the Colorado football account in his tweet.
The No. 1 running back in the 2019 class according to On3 Consensus, Trey Sanders has battled injuries throughout his career with the Crimson Tide. He appeared in nine games this season, finishing with 80 yards rushing and a touchdown on 14 carries. In 2021, the running back had his best season yet, totaling 314 yards and two touchdowns.
Deion Sanders names next Colorado head coach
Jackson State head coach Deion Sanders will be moving on from the Tigers and taking the same job at Colorado. The news came via On3’s Hayes Fawcett on Saturday night following Jackson State’s 43-24 victory in the SWAC Championship game over Southern.
“Coach Deion “Prime” Sanders has officially announced he will be the next head coach at Colorado,” wrote Fawcett on Twitter. “Coach Prime went 27-5 in his head coaching tenure at Jackson St. and landed some of the nation’s top recruits. Has already begun recruiting staff and players to Colorado.”
Colorado officially announced the news shortly after reports broke of his Sanders’ hiring:
“Deion Sanders, known as “Prime Time” during his Hall of Fame playing career and has since transitioned into “Coach Prime,” has been named the 28th full-time head football coach at the University of Colorado, athletic director Rick George announced Saturday evening.”
Athletic director Rick George released the following statement on Sanders with the announcement:
“There were a number of highly qualified and impressive candidates interested in becoming the next head football coach at Colorado, but none of them had the pedigree, the knowledge and the ability to connect with student-athletes like Deion Sanders,” George said. “Not only will Coach Prime energize our fanbase, I’m confident that he will lead our program back to national prominence while leading a team of high quality and high character.”
This news comes after Deion Sanders previously confirmed that Colorado has offered him the job. However, there were reports that the Buffaloes weren’t the only team in on Sanders.
In three seasons at Jackson State, Sanders led the Tigers to a 27-5 record. That includes two conference championship seasons and appearances in the Celebration Bowl.
On3’s Dan Morrison contributed to this report.