Colorado coach Deion Sanders’ idea for turning college football spring games into NFL-style preseason games is gaining momentum.
After Sanders publicly proposed changing spring games from one-team scrimmages to two-team exhibition games, Syracuse coach Fran Brown quickly offered to bring his team to Colorado to make it happen. The two schools then sought NCAA permission, and now American Football Coaches Association executive director Craig Bohl says many coaches around the country want to see Colorado and Syracuse give it a try so they can find out how it will work and whether it’s feasible for other programs.