Colorado coach Deion Sanders threw cold water on the idea that the Buffaloes' game this week against Nebraska would again be «personal.» Instead, he praised Nebraska coach Matt Rhule ahead of the rivalry game. «I have a ton of respect for Matt Rhule,» Sanders said. «He's in — I call it our class of coaches.
We all took on a tremendous test last year along with [Arizona State] Coach [Kenny] Dillingham and several others. So, I feel like we're a fraternity.
So, I root for that class of head coaches that came in that year.» It's a different approach than Sanders took ahead of the Nebraska game last year, when he proclaimed, «This is personal.
That's the message of the week: This is personal.» Colorado won last year's game in Boulder 36-14 after which quarterback Shedeur Sanders said he took issue with Rhule and several Nebraska players standing on the Buffaloes' logo at midfield before the game.