Sanders enters his third year at Colorado after spending the first three seasons of his collegiate coaching career at Jackson State. The Buffaloes improved to 9-4 in 2024 -- their first winning record in a full 12-game season since 2016 -- and pushed for an appearance in the Big 12 Championship Game with a 7-2 effort in conference play.

Two years after shocking the college football world, Deion Sanders does it again. The Hall-of-Famer signed a 5-year, $54 million extension with Colorado on Friday. A deal making him one of the highest paid coaches in college football.

With the news of Deion Sanders signing a 5-year, $54 million extension to stay at Colorado, he moves into the top ten of the highest-paid college football coaches list before the 2025 season. The new contract increases Coach Prime’s yearly base salary to $10 million next year,