He’s run off more than 80% of his players since being hired in December. Though Sanders made it clear from the start they weren’t “his” players.
They were the flotsam from an 1-11 season. Unwanted baggage left from a program he was hired to resurrect.
Twenty-three players entered the portal after the spring game, pushing the total to more than 50 since Coach Prime blew onto campus. No other school has had more than 30 players voluntarily or involuntarily move out.
By the time Sanders is done, at least 70 of Colorado’s 85 scholarship players will be newcomers. If he’s lucky, Ralphie the Buffalo will still have a job this fall.
We can’t blame this new reality on Sanders. He didn’t create this cutthroat world. But it is fair to question how he’s wielding the knife.
Deion has become Grim Reaper as he pares Colorado roster
Most coaches show a little tact and sensitivity when they send kids out the revolving door. Sanders relishes his role as Grim Reaper.
Cut players don't appreciate Coach Prime
“I’m not sure he knew the names of half the kids he got rid of,” offensive tackle Travis Gray told The Athletic. “He was worried about who he brought in. If you were on the 1-11 team, it seemed he didn’t really care about us at all.”
Another player who didn’t want to be identified said,
“Wherever the camera’s at, that’s where Deion is.”
Harsh as that job can be, that’s what coaches are hired to do nowadays. It would just be nice if Coach Prime wasn't such a jerk about it.
