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ESPN insider questions Deion Sanders' future at Colorado

Colorado's football program is on a three-game losing streak, and the reported buyout is twenty-six point one million dollars; nothing says rebuild like writing a check.

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Published 7:20 AM ET, Saturday, October 10, 2026

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Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorNow, ESPN's Pete Thamel is questioning Deion Sanders' future at Colorado. Three straight losses, mounting criticism, and a twenty-six point one million dollar buyout.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistSo who pays it, the coach for leaving?
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorThe school pays him to go. That's the buyout.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistThey pay him for the losing?
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorThree losses and a family in crisis, Brock. I sat four seasons without playing and never got a buyout.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistThen lose three more. It's the cheapest way out.
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorNina, what's the tech doing to football this week?

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ESPN insider questions Deion Sanders' future at Colorado

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