Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders has reportedly made his first hire, getting Kent State head coach Sean Lewis to be the offensive coordinator in Boulder.
Sanders has brought national attention to a Colorado program that has largely been an afterthought over the past two decades. The Buffs have failed to finish over .500 for six consecutive years, going 1-11 in 2022 before hiring Sanders away from Jackson State.
"There were a number of highly qualified and impressive candidates interested in becoming the next head football coach at Colorado, but none of them had the pedigree, the knowledge and the ability to connect with student-athletes like Deion Sanders," Colorado athletic director Rick George said in a statement.
Deion Sanders holds up a jersey before speaking after being introduced as the new head football coach at the University of Colorado during a news conference Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022, in Boulder, Colorado. Sanders left Jackson State University after three seasons at the helm of the school's football team., Shedeur Sanders, with him to Colorado, telling reporters at his introductory press conference,"this is your quarterback.
Sanders has already signed his first five-star recruit and will be looking to add players via the transfer portal.
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