Deion Sanders reacts to conference realignment in college athletics: ‘All this is about money’

Friday was a seismic day in college athletics because the Pac-12 convention misplaced 5 colleges, bringing the entire remaining groups to 4 beginning in 2024. 

Oregon and Washington will head to the Huge Ten in 2024, whereas Arizona, Arizona State and Utah will depart the Pac-12 for the Huge 12 after the 2023-24 athletic season. 

Logos from Arizona State College, the College of Arizona and the College of Utah (Getty Photographs)

Colorado kicked off the motion on the finish of July, saying a return to the Huge 12 following the upcoming educational yr. 

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Deion Sanders, employed as head coach of the Colorado soccer program in December, weighed in Friday because the panorama of faculty athletics continued to shift. 

“I don’t care nothing about no completely different groups shifting,” Sanders mentioned at a press convention. “We’re making an attempt to win, man. I don’t care what we play. I don’t care what convention, who we’re taking part in in opposition to. We’re making an attempt to win. 

“All that is about cash, you recognize that. It’s a couple of bag. All people is chasing a bag. Then you definately get mad on the gamers once they chase it. How’s that? How do the grown-ups get mad on the gamers once they’re chasing it when the universities are chasing it?”

Deion Sanders speaks to reporters at UCHealth Champions Heart In Boulder, Colo. Aug. 4, 2023. (Hyoung Chang/The Denver Submit)

Oregon head soccer coach Dan Lanning took a shot at Colorado final week earlier than the information of Oregon’s transfer from the Pac-12 to the Huge Ten. 

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“Not a giant response,” Lanning mentioned. “I am making an attempt to recollect what they gained to have an effect on this convention, and I do not bear in mind. Do you bear in mind them profitable something? I do not bear in mind them profitable something.”

Sanders appeared to reply to Lanning’s comment when requested in regards to the “rumors” relating to colleges switching conferences. 

“Similar groups that had been speaking about us, proper?” Sanders mentioned with amusing. 

“Coach Prime” is getting ready for his first season as head coach of an FBS program after three years at Jackson State. 

Colorado soccer coach Deion Sanders throughout a press convention at UCHealth Champions Heart In Boulder, Colo., Aug. 4, 2023.  (Hyoung Chang/The Denver Submit)

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Sanders has fully flipped the roster at Colorado, utilizing the switch portal so as to add expertise. 

After the Buffaloes introduced their transfer to the Huge 12, Colorado athletic director Rick George mentioned the change in conferences will solely profit Sanders on the recruiting trail. 

“I’ll let you know there’s large advantages for being within the Huge 12 for the path that Coach Prime goes because it pertains to recruiting,” George mentioned, in response to ESPN. “Having the ability to play in Orlando in opposition to UCF, the place he is recruited very closely. The state of Texas has all the time been a precedence for us, and now taking part in 4 groups in that space. … I attempted to incorporate all of our coaches on this, and Coach Prime actually and I had conversations about this, in addition to I did with different coaches.”

Fox Information’ Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report