Jackson State coach Deion Sanders has been preparing to make an exit in order to take the head coaching job at Colorado.
With Jackson State on the cusp of the SWAC title game Saturday, Sanders & his associates have spent the week making inquiries to both potential members of his on-field staff & support staff at Colorado, pitching them to join him in Boulder.
Internally at Colorado, according to sources, the support staff has been seen preparing material for Sanders' hire. There's a widespread expectation in the building that Sanders will arrive there this weekend, although the staff has not been told formally.
"They're not doing a great job of hiding this," said a staff source. "If he backs out of this deal, it would be a huge problem for Colorado."
Sanders has said publicly that he's been offered the Colorado job. All signs point to him accepting it in the next 48 hours.
Sanders has gone 26-5 his past three seasons at Jackson State & 22-2 the past 2 years. Jackson State (11-0) plays Southern (7-4), a team it beat 35-0 earlier in the year, for the SWAC title Saturday. Sanders is expected to inform his team that he's leaving soon after the game.
Sanders is in just his third season as a college football coach.
Sanders is an iconic American athlete and a member of both the Pro Football & College Football Hall of Fame. He played in the NFL for 14 seasons, won two Super Bowls & also played for 5 different Major League Baseball teams from 1989 through 2001.
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