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Deion Sanders’ third season as the head coach of Colorado Buffaloes football comes with a new guideline every player must follow.
“Coach Prime” has set a classroom dress code for his players, and that’s not just referring to time working in the meeting rooms.
Sanders has set a rule that slides, hoodies and headphones are banned from the classroom. But that’s not all.
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Head coach Deion Sanders of the University of Colorado speaks about his journey beating bladder cancer during a news conference in the Touchdown Club at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colo., July 28, 2025. (AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Colorado football players also must not sit in the back row of classes. And if the class is online, shirts must be worn, and there is no “walking around” while logged into virtual lectures.
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“If I see you in slides on campus, we’re going to have a problem,” Sanders said in a video posted by his son, Deion Sanders Jr. “If I see you with a hoodie on in class, with headphones on in class, it’s going to be a problem. If I see you sitting in the back of the classroom, it’s going to be a problem.”
Sanders has long been one to preach how he is molding the lives of young men on and off the field, and accountability remains a key pillar of that plan as head coach.
Some college football fans were questioning Sanders about the hoodie comment considering he was wearing one. But others interpreted him to mean he didn’t want players wearing hoods over their heads during class.
Others are enjoying Sanders setting the precedent.
Colorado head coach Deion Sanders yells from the sideline during the first half against TCU Sept. 2, 2023, in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
“Deion isn’t just molding these players to be better football players,” one X user wrote. “He’s molding them to be better men. Slides, hoodie w/ headphones just signals laziness. It signals that I am here for football only and going through the motions during class. Come ready on the field and life.”
Another user added, “The best coaches expect excellence in all aspects of life. Great coaches are a gift. Grateful for the ones I had.”
With his new dress code, Sanders is hoping discipline leads to on-field success. The Buffaloes are hoping to improve on their 9-4 record from 2024, though Heisman winner Travis Hunter and Sanders’ son, quarterback Shedeur Sanders, are both in the NFL.
Colorado head coach Deion Sanders waves to the crowd before a game against North Dakota State Aug. 29, 2024, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
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Other key pieces from the 2024 class, including Jimmy Horn Jr., are also finding their way into the NFL.
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