Unlike many coaches in the football fraternity, Deion Sanders is commonly known to have a more holistic approach to his coaching style.
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This includes the University of Colorado HC often going beyond teaching the players the sport, and emphasizing the need for academic and moral development. A surfaced video shows Coach Prime addressing his players and discussing the unsatisfactory academic results.
Coach Prime message to the team on taking care of the classwork :
“You guys that’s flunking something got until next week or you gonna be out of the football stuff and into the class”
“I care more about your life than this game”
: @DeionSandersJr pic.twitter.com/Fhjf7mmoHX
— We Coming (@SkoBuffsGoBuffs) October 9, 2024
Continuing his usual frank attitude, Sanders can be heard threatening the players about not taking academics seriously:
“You guys that’s flunking something got until next week or you gonna be out of the football stuff and into the class, and have no more football responsibilities. Cause I care more about your life than this game.”
Sanders knows that not all college careers materialize into a successful foray into the big leagues. Hence, the importance of academic development remains profound for the Buffs stars, having a safety net to fall back on.
This is not the first time the 57-year-old has expressed his concern regarding this matter. Back in April this year, a similar situation had come up, with Coach Prime addressing his players on the severity of not prioritizing academics as high as football during college.
“I’m a little frustrated right now…90- or 95% of your roster isn’t going pro, so coaches we’ve got to emphasize education. We’ve got to emphasize life. We’ve got to emphasize the next step if [the game] doesn’t work out.”
His stance on the situation seemed to resonate with the football fans. Simultaneously, the HC’s team culture also drew praise from their Athletic Director.
Coach Prime showered with ultimate support
Sanders‘ stance on the cruciality of education gained him major favor from the fans. One particular fan seemed enthralled by the HC’s thought process and pinged in with his own opinion on why education holds the utmost regard:
Education is crucial. Knowledge is key.
Nobody should ever stop learning because that’s the only way that we can grow.
— writingwithoutlimits (@writingwolimits) October 10, 2024
Another fan pointed out the endearing nature of how the former NFL star seemed genuinely concerned about the players and their future:
CP haters don’t want to see this… CP thinking of his athletes and not himself
— Stephanie Adams (@sea6606) October 10, 2024
Amidst the backing of the fans, CP’s culture at Colorado also received immense appreciation from AD Rick George. Praising the environment the HC brought to the Buffs, George addressed the media:
“We hope that Coach Prime finishes his career here … he and I are on the same page … it’s not a short-term fix … I like the culture that he’s created.”
With the AD in agreement with Coach Prime’s style, the Buffs players would be focused on improving their academic results. This could edge the team closer to repeating the ground-breaking feat of surpassing a 3.025 CGPA in their program history.
