Deion on other coaching tasks: ‘I do not hear it’

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterNov 14, 2023, 02:45 PM ET

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• College football reporter.
• Signed up with ESPN.com in 2008.
• Graduate of Northwestern University.Colorado coach Deion Sanders stated

he’s not focused on other prospective jobs, including Texas A&M, and wants to keep building roots in his existing role.Sanders, who had actually resided in Texas mainly before entering college coaching at Jackson State, was asked Tuesday about those promoting for him as a prospect for Texas A&M’s job, consisting of ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith.”I want to win a game,”Sanders said.”You believe I actually do think I sit down and consider that type of

stuff? What strikes you about me that you guys truly think I sit down say,’Aw, yeah, Stephen A. ‘C’mon, I’m excellent. We have actually got to win.” Sanders, 56, stated he does not get inquired about his future strategies by parents of recruits but, if so, would verify his intent

to stay at Colorado. He signed a five-year, $29.5 million agreement with the school after being hired in December.”I tell them what I informed them when they came: I’m here, “Sanders said. “I inform them my mother’s here, my sister’s here, my canine is here

, my daughter’s here, 3 of my sons are here, my other daughter pertains to darn near every home game. We’re here. “I get mail here, I pay taxes here. I don’t hear that. Possibly our recruiting staff hears it, however I don’t hear it. I’m too truthful with parents. I’m going to inform them the fact. “Sanders is coaching two of his kids, Shedeur and Shilo, both of whom have eligibility in 2024. Given that both transferred

to Colorado, they would not be allowed to transfer again without sitting out.Sanders is 4-6 in his first season at Colorado, which won its first 3 games and 4 of 5, before a five-game losing streak. The Buffaloes, who go to Washington State on Friday night, have actually dropped 5 Pac-12 games by seven points or less.” We simply can’t seem to make that play, when we have to make that play, “Sanders said.”That deal with, that block, that pass, that catch, that interception, that kick, it’s those type of things. The thing that I enjoy most about this team, they do not quit. Ain’t no given up in them. They battle to the end of every darn game.”Sanders noted how many players are eligible to return for Colorado in 2024. He said”genuine football enthusiasts “acknowledge what Colorado is constructing. “There’s a great deal of individuals that don’t,

and believe that we’re simply losing, “Sanders stated.” No, no, you have actually got to find a win in the midst of a loss.”