He colorado university hired Deion Sanders to change the culture of a show that finished the year with a winning record only once in the last 17 years.
«Coach Prime» has overseen a massive overhaul since he became head coach, with around 70 players entering the transfer portalaccording to Atlético.
Pittsburgh head coach Pat Narduzzi walks on the sideline during a college football game between the Pittsburgh Panthers and the University of Miami Hurricanes on November 26, 2022 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Doug Murray/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
While Sanders has the support Of Colorado’s, not everyone in college football is impressed with the way he’s doing, including Pittsburgh head coach Pat Narduzzi, who criticized Sanders’ methods in an interview with 247 Sports last month.
Sanders said he doesn’t mind criticism.
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«What was his situation when he came to Pitt? He had a different situation than me,» Sanders told 247 Sports when asked about Narduzzi’s critique of your review of the list.
«He’s not mad at me, he’s mad at the football situation now that he’s allowed his best player to leave a year ago. He’s not mad at me, he’s using me to shoot bullets at another manager he has a problem with.» I don’t know who it is; If he walked in here right now, I wouldn’t recognize him.»
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Narduzzi said the Sanders review looks bad on all college coaches.
«This is not how it should be», Narduzzi Said 247 Sports at the ACC spring meetings in May. «That’s not what the rule was intended to be. It wasn’t to check his roster. We’ll see how it plays out, but that, to me, looks bad on college football coaches across the country. The reflection is on a man in this But when you look at it in general, those kids who have moms and dads and brothers and sisters and goals in life, I don’t know how many of those 70 who left really wanted to leave or kicked their butts to get them to leave. .»
Colorado Buffaloes football coach Deion Sanders speaks to members of the media about National Signing Day during a news conference at the Dal Ward Athletic Center in Boulder on Wednesday, February 1, 2023. Sanders talked about signing new players to the football team for the upcoming season. (Matthew Jonas/MediaNews Group/Boulder Daily Camera via Getty Images)
The roster change has been aided by an NCAA rule that allows first-year head coaches to remove players from the roster, though the university must honor players’ scholarships.
Narduzzi was not happy with the way Sanders uses the rule.
Pittsburgh head coach Pat Narduzzi watches players practice on the field before a college football game between the Pittsburgh Panthers and the University of Miami Hurricanes on November 26, 2022 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens , fl. (Doug Murray/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
«I grew up in a profession where you can’t tell a guy that he has to leave based on his athleticism,» Narduzzi said. «I think you’ll be surprised that you probably had some pretty good football players in that room. When I came to Pitt in 2015, I didn’t kick anyone out. Zero. Those are your guys. When you become a head coach, you inherit that team and you coach that team. If someone wants to leave, that’s great. You don’t kick them out. I don’t agree with that whole process. That’s not why I got into the game.»
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Despite some questioning his methods, Sanders has Colorado back in the spotlight as he nears his first season at the FBS level.
The Buffaloes will open the college football season 2023 against TCU on FOX as part of the network’s «Big Noon Saturday» telecast.