Joel Klatt: Deion Sanders has been a ‘home run success’ at Colorado

Joel Klatt stated the obvious, at least to this point of the season: Deion Sanders has been a “home run” hire at Colorado.

Now 6-2 on the season and ranked No. 23 in the latest AP Poll, Colorado is bowl bound. How far they go remains to be seen, but they’re not out of the Big 12 and College Football Playoff race.

Klatt raved about Sanders’ job in Year with the Buffaloes this week.

“Deion Sanders has been an unequivocal success. And I mean home run success,” Klatt said on his podcast. “There is no other way to categorize it. And all of you that want to take shots because you don’t like his style now have to sit there and watch his team play tough at the line of scrimmage, do a better job with the offensive line, run in the football and take care of he ball. 

“And now they’re 6-2 and they’re going to a bowl, and they’re ranked, and they’re 4-1 in the conference, and have an outside shot to actually play for a Big 12 title, which would mean that they’ve got 60 minutes to go to the College Football Playoff.

“And it’s two years removed from losing 11 games by 29 points per (game). Are you kidding me? Where are all of you now that think Deion is a joke, where are all of you now that think Deion is only in it for himself. This guy can coach man, and I’m glad he’s doing it at Colorado.”

Sanders and Colorado beat Cincinnati 34-23 last weekend and have four games remaining, setting up for a potential and special run.

“Now No. 23 in the AP poll, I tell you what Colorado is, bowl eligible,” Klatt said. “Deion Sanders has done something that, I got to be honest, I think he’s done this quicker than I even anticipated. And I’m a guy that was a believer in Colorado. I was the one in the preseason telling you that I thought this team could win eight or nine games. Well, guess what? If they continue to play like this, they might win nine or 10 games in the regular season. Deion Sanders has done something that has been totally remarkable at Colorado. 

“This was the worst Power Five team in college football two years ago, the worst. They were 1-11 and lost those 11 games by a total of 349 points. That is 29 points per loss per loss … Deion Sanders gets hired. He brings his son Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter. He talked a big game about the transfer portal, and he has rebuilt that entire program. The sideline is full with energy. The stadium is full. It’s a sellout. The university is full. There are more students at the university than there have ever been at the University. They’re getting more applications from more spots in this country than ever before.”

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