US EditionColorado signs football coach Deion Sanders to $54M contract extension
- On Friday, CU Athletic Director Rick George announced that Deion "Coach Prime" Sanders agreed to a new five-year, $54 million contract with the Colorado Buffaloes, running through the 2029 season.
- Sanders' extension comes after a transformational first two seasons at Colorado, improving the team's record from 1-11 in 2022 to 9-4 in 2024 and leading them to the Alamo Bowl.
- The new contract, unanimously approved by the CU Board of Regents, will make Sanders one of the highest-paid college football coaches in the country, with a $10 million base salary in 2025, and replaces his original five-year, $29.5 million deal signed in December 2022.
- According to CBS Sports, Sanders' $10.8 million yearly average salary ties him with Texas' Steve Sarkisian for the fifth-largest annual average among college football coaches, joining an exclusive club of coaches making eight-figure salaries.
- Since Sanders' arrival, CU has experienced unprecedented notoriety, including sold-out home games, increased applications , substantial economic impact to Boulder , improved academic performance , and national TV exposure, solidifying CU's position as a must-see program.
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St Louis Post-Dispatch
Sanders' contract at Colorado extended
Deion Sanders brought back the glitter — and the wins — to a downtrodden program in just two seasons.
Troy Renck: Colorado had no choice but to pay Coach Prime — and it’s the right one to keep Buffs relevant
DENVER — Rick George hired Coach Prime to raise the Colorado football program from the dead. Friday, they confirmed what we already knew — the Buffs cannot live without him. Deion Sanders agreed to a revised five-year, $54 million contract…
Deion Sanders agrees to contract extension with Colorado
BOULDER, Colo. (KRDO13) -- The University of Colorado has signed Deion "Coach Prime" Sanders to a contract extension. Colorado Athletic Director Rick George made the announcement on Friday. Sanders is now the Big 12's highest paid football coach, with his salary at $10 million per year. Sanders is also one of college football's ten highest paid coaches. The Buffaloes hired Sanders after a 1-11 season in 2022. Just two years into his tenure, CU w…
Omaha World-Herald
Inside Deion Sanders’ 5-year, $54 million contract extension with Colorado
DENVER — Deion Sanders vowed to put Colorado football back on the national map. Now it looks as if he and the administration are serious about keeping it there. He and the University of Colorado agreed to a school-record five-year,…
Colorado rewards Deion Sanders with contract extension, becomes one of college football's highest-paid coaches
Coach Prime has guided Colorado football to a 13-12 record over his two seasons in Boulder. He coached at Jackson State before making the move to Colorado.
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