Sharpe tells Sanders to start visiting grandmas

Colorado is two and four and zero and three in the Big 12 after losing to Utah; Sharpe says the fix is recruiters visiting living rooms.

On air: Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Dr. Nina Byte on The Weekend Shift
Published 5:27 PM ET, Sunday, October 18, 2026

At a glance

First reported by Yahoo Sports: “Shannon Sharpe hits Colorado’s Deion Sanders with harsh reality about necessary recruiting fix”.
Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at 5:27 PM ET on The Weekend Shift, by Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Dr. Nina Byte.
Topics: Colorado, Sanders.
BBN covered this story before: Bernie Sanders Visits Florida to Campaign With Angie Nixon (October 18).

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Yahoo SportsShannon Sharpe hits Colorado’s Deion Sanders with harsh reality about necessary recruiting fix

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorColorado lost to Utah twenty-seven to twenty-four after trailing thirteen to nothing at the half, it's two and four, and Shannon Sharpe says the fix is grandma's house.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentGrandma's house. That's the recruiting strategy?
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorOn his podcast he said guys ain't coming if you can't get in grandma's and granddad's houses, and he named Ryan Day, Curt Cignetti, Kirby Smart and Mario Cristobal as the ones doing it.
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorI'm telling you, Ryan Day is on a plastic-covered sofa right now and Colorado is still in the driveway.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentSo four coaches are eating pie, and the one with the buyout of around twenty-six million dollars is not.
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorFour coaches on four couches, and Colorado hasn't even been offered a cookie.