Lost in all the excitement of Colorado hiring Deion Sanders is the fact that Coach Prime will be entering his first season leading not only an FBS school but also one at the Power Five level.
Coach Sanders had success at Jackson State but is starting from scratch at Colorado with a new-look staff, a new conference and most importantly, new players. This will naturally put him behind other head coaches who have had sustained success at the Power Five level and who have been at their schools for more than one season.
This was the case as CBS Sports took its yearly crack at ranking the Power Five head coaches from 1-69. Read on to see where the Buffaloes’ head coach ranked among his Pac-12 peers: