On the most recent episode of Robert Griffin III’s podcast RG3 and The Ones, Colorado head coach Deion Sanders asserted his biggest complaint with college football today.
Deion tells Griffin of a rather disingenuous strategy that he has seen other programs use, calling it “negative recruiting.” Sanders says that multiple recruits have told him that schools will try to sway a recruit by talking harmfully about other schools the recruit is considering, including Deion’s Buffaloes.
“Now, kids have recorded conversations with head coaches — not just assistants — head coaches, downing us and selling us out and just talking about us like a dog,” Sanders said. Coach Prime goes on to tell Griffin that there should be no place for this in the sport.
“I don’t allow our coaching staff to ever comment on another school… You don’t have to put another school down to put us up. I don’t play that.” Sanders made it very clear to his staff that if he found one of them doing this, they would be fired immediately.
As many know, Sanders has never been one to shy away from confrontation, and it appears that he has not been letting this “negative recruiting” slide. “I just politely call the head coach and say ‘Look here man, I don’t really know you, I wish the best for you, but be careful, because when these kids bring phones into your meetings, you are exposed to certain things. I’m not going to put you out there, but just keep my name out of your mouth,’” Sanders tells Griffin.
After going 4-8 in his first year as head coach, it appears that Sanders might have some additional motivation going into the 2024 season.