Colorado: "Offended": Fired ESPN Host Says Deion Sanders Can't Get Away With His A…
Colorado · Arizona StateAfter the Buffaloes fell to Arizona State on Saturday, former ESPN host Jason Whitlock took aim at Sanders and suggested college football is no longer willing to tolerate his methods. Whitlock believes Sanders' reliance on famous players rather than the traditional grind of recruiting has rubbed people the wrong way.
When asked if he was coaching for his job, Sanders brushed off the question. Whitlock saw the response as another example of what he believes is the problem: Sanders does not operate like a coach who feels accountable to anyone.
"Deion got his chain snatched," Whitlock said, according to an X post that shared a clip from the Fearless with Jason Whitlock podcast . "How many guys around the country are offended by Deion's approach to recruiting?
How many of these guys that are involved in seven-on-seven football, how many high school football coaches, how many of the handlers of these kids are offended?" The clash between traditional sports media and Deion's bold coaching style is intensifying.
KEY POINTS
- "Offended": Fired ESPN Host Says Deion Sanders Can't Get Away With His Approach Anymore.
- Deion Sanders has built his coaching career around doing things his own way, but that approach is starting to draw sharper criticism as Colorado continues to lose.
- With Colorado sitting at 3-6, he thinks the results are making the criticism harder to dismiss.
- The criticism is nothing new from Whitlock, who labeled Colorado a "clown show" back in 2023.