{"id":44502,"date":"2025-11-19T05:56:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T05:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/44502\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T05:56:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T05:56:14","slug":"colorado-ad-opens-up-on-deion-sanders-hot-seat-speculation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/44502\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado AD opens up on Deion Sanders&#8217; &#8216;hot seat&#8217; speculation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Deion Sanders is adamant that he is the right guy for the job in Boulder. <\/p>\n<p>His boss seems to agree. <\/p>\n<p>Sanders spoke with reporters on Tuesday and said that, despite the Colorado football team holding a 3-7 record, he is the person who can lead the team out of the doldrums and back to glory.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"37704086\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP_Colorado-Athletic_Director_Steps_Down_Football_60299-56bff-0.jpg\" alt=\"Deion Sanders, left, speaks with athletic director Rick George after Sanders was introduced as the new head football coach at the University of Colorado during a news conference Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022, in Boulder, Colo. \" class=\"wp-image-37704086\"  \/>Deion Sanders (left) speaks with athletic director Rick George after Sanders was introduced as Colorado\u2019s new head football coach during a news conference on Dec. 4, 2022, in Boulder, Colo. AP<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ve got the right man,\u201d Sanders said. \u201cI promise you, you do. And I\u2019m going to prove that to you. Just give me an opportunity and a little more time, and I\u2019m going to prove that to you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One account on X then shared the video of Sanders\u2019 press conference and wondered if the head coach was on the hot seat.<\/p>\n<p>Colorado athletic director Rick George made clear that this is not the case. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe seat is not hot,\u201d George wrote in response. \u201cWe believe in what is ahead for this program.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>George, however, is stepping down from his post at the end of the 2025-26 school year and is slated to become a special advisor to the chancellor.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear if that change would have any effect on Sanders\u2019 job status. <\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.51032448;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"37704087\" width=\"891\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2245721136.jpg\" alt=\"Head coach Deion Sanders of the Colorado Buffaloes walks off the field after a 29-22 defeat against the West Virginia Mountaineers at Milan Puskar Stadium on November 08, 2025 in Morgantown, West Virginia. \" class=\"wp-image-37704087\"  \/>Colorado head coach Deion Sanders walks off the field after the Buffaloes\u2019 29-22 road loss to West Virginia on Nov. 8, 2025. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Sanders came to Colorado in 2023 with plenty of fanfare \u2014 and his son, Shedeur, at quarterback \u2014 and eventual high expectations when the team got off to a 3-0 start before going 1-8 the rest of the way. <\/p>\n<p>But behind the younger Sanders under center and Heisman winner Travis Hunter at both receiver and cornerback, the team went 9-4 last year.<\/p>\n<p>This year, though, has brought plenty of challenges with Colorado 1-6 in Big 12 play after losing its last three games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf anybody is built to overcome situations and trial and tribulations, I am,\u201d Sanders said Tuesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Deion Sanders is adamant that he is the right guy for the job in Boulder. 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