Deion dismisses speculation: ‘Kickstand down’

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN

Senior WriterNov 19, 2024, 04:11 PM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University.Colorado coach Deion Sanders, who

has his team pushing for a Big 12 title and a College Football Playoff look, states he doesn’t plan on leaving regardless of discuss him being a possible prospect for other jobs, consisting of in the NFL.Sanders has actually crafted a remarkable turnaround at Colorado

(8-2), which already has actually doubled its wins total from 2023. The Pro Football Hall of Famer, who began his college training career at Jackson State, has actually been mentioned as a prospective prospect for current or anticipated NFL coach openings, including the Dallas Cowboys, where he played from 1995 to 1999 and won two Super Bowls.Editor’s Picks 1 Related Previous Cowboys colleague Michael Irvin and others have actually pointed out Sanders for the Dallas job, if the team moves on from Mike McCarthy.” I enjoy where I am, man,”Sanders said Tuesday.”I have actually got a kickstand down. You know what a kickstand is? … That implies I’m resting. I’m great, I’m happy, I’m delighted.

I’m passionate about where I am. I like it here, really do.”Sanders received a five-year,$29.5 million agreement when he was employed at Colorado in late 2022, following a 1-11 season for the team. The 16th-ranked Buffaloes, who visit Kansas on Saturday, are two wins far from an area in the Big 12 title game in their very first season back in the conference. They are led by Heisman Prize contenders Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders, son of Deion Sanders. Both are set to depart for the NFL after the season, together with other key contributors.But Colorado has actually had success adding transfers, and the Buffaloes are among the leading candidates for quarterback Julian Lewis, ESPN’s No. 2 recruiting possibility in the 2025 class who decommitted from USC on Sunday.Sanders on Tuesday also acknowledged numerous freshmen who are adding to Colorado’s success this season.”It says a lot about what we plan on being and the stability that we’re going to be here for a while,”Sanders said. “We ain’t going no place.

We will get comfortable.”