Colorado is preparing for the arrival of Jackson State coach Deion Sanders on Saturday evening with the expectation that he will formally accept the Buffaloes head coaching job, sources tell Sports Illustrated.
Sanders, the gregarious 55-year-old NFL Hall of Famer, is coaching his team in the SWAC championship Saturday, set for a 3 p.m. CT kickoff. The Tigers (11–0) meet Southern with a chance to win a second straight conference title and potentially claim the mythical Black national championship.
Sanders’s Tigers will play for the SWAC championship on Saturday.