Colorado agreed to pay Deion Sanders almost $6 million annual, a huge sum compared to previous CU coaches.
New Colorado coach Deion Sanders stole the stage, the show and the day at his introductory news conference Sunday, but the most interesting comment — the prime quote, if you will — came from Buffaloes athletic director Rick George.“We don’t have the money yet, but I know we’ll have it, so I’m not worried about that piece.”One possibility is the Pac-12’s next media rights agreement, which could be finalized early in 2023.
Pac-12 presidents and chancellors have long been more hesitant to invest heavily in football than many of their peers in other Power Five conferences. Commissioner George Kliavkoff, appointed in May of 2021, has made football investment a centerpiece of his tenure.
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