Deion Sanders hits back at Colorado State’s Jay Norvell after jab: ‘It was just going to be a good game’

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Saturday’s matchup between No. 18 Colorado and Colorado State just got a lot spicier. 

Colorado State head coach Jay Norvell appeared to take a jab at Sanders Wednesday for wearing a hat and sunglasses during sessions with the media. 

Colorado State Rams head coach Jay Norvell during a game against Washington State Sept. 17, 2022, at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Wash.  (Oliver McKenna/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

"We had to do a bunch of ESPN videos. And it’s great. I loved it. But our kids came out of those videos really with a chip on their shoulder," Norvell said Wednesday on his weekly radio show. "They’re tired of all that stuff. They really are tired of it.

COLORADO STATE HEAD COACH APPEARS TO TAKE SHOT AT DEION SANDERS: 'I DON'T CARE IF THEY HEAR IT IN BOULDER'

"I sat down with ESPN today. And I don’t care if they hear it in Boulder. I told them, ‘I took my hat off, and I took my glasses off.’ And I said, ‘When I talk to grown-ups, I take my hat and my glasses off.’ That’s what my mother taught me. They’re not going to like us no matter what we say or do. It doesn’t matter. So, let’s go up there and play."

Sanders responded Thursday, telling his players that the "Rocky Mountain Showdown" against Colorado State is now "personal."

"I’m minding my own business, watching some film, trying to get ready," Sanders told his players. "Trying to get out here and be the best coach I can be. And I look up, and I read some bull junk that they done said about us. Once again. 

Colorado State coach Jay Norvell, right, appeared to take a shot at Colorado's Deion Sanders. (Getty Images)

"Why would you want to talk about us when we don’t