Colorado’s Deion Sanders gives electric pregame speech before beating Nebraska: ‘It’s personal’

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The Colorado Buffaloes are the talk of the college football world due simply to the presence of head coach Deion Sanders. 

"Coach Prime" has stunningly turned around a Colorado program that went 1-11 in 2022, as he has his Buffaloes at 2-0 heading into Week 3 against Colorado State. 

Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders, left, celebrates with center Van Wells after a touchdown against Nebraska in the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, in Boulder, Colorado. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

On Saturday, Fox's "Big Noon Kickoff" and ESPN's "College Gameday" will be in Boulder for the rivalry game between the two in-state schools, and it is all because of Sanders, his personality and the roster he has built at Colorado in less than a year. 

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Prior to Colorado’s game against Nebraska – a rivalry game that was played every year from 1948-2010 – Sanders gave an electric speech to his team before beating the Cornhuskers 36-14. 

"With every journey, there’s gonna be some real obstacles that’s strategically placed in your path that you must get over, get by, get through, get away from," Sanders said to his team. "And you gotta deal with it. See, the thing about those obstacles is that it’s personal. Normally it’s the things that you care about, the things that mean a lot, the things you must deal with right now that you can’t put off, and you can’t procrastinate about. 

"Now see, I pride myself on being a great father," he continued. "They say most African American men are not great fathers, but the devil is a lie. One