Deion Sanders reacts to Colorado’s Big 12 move: 'A game changer'

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Deion Sanders took the head coaching job at Colorado in December with the belief that he would be competing in the Pac-12 conference. 

While Sanders will go against Pac-12 competition in his first year as head coach of a Power 5 program, it will only be for one season. 

The Big 12 logo is seen on a goal post before the game between the Oklahoma State Cowboys and the Baylor Bears in the Big 12 Football Championship at AT&T Stadium on Dec. 4, 2021 in Arlington, Texas. (Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)

The Colorado Board of Regents unanimously approved a resolution Thursday allowing CU to join the Big 12 conference starting in the 2024-25 academic year. 

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It will be a homecoming for the Buffaloes, who left the Big 12 for the Pac-12 in 2011.

Sanders applauded the move as he prepares for his first season in Boulder.  

"If everything I'm hearing is true, I applaud our [Athletic Director] Rick George for choosing the best scenario for all athletics at CU," Sanders told 247 Sports. "This move is a game changer, and we plan on changing the game."

George said Thursday that the change in conferences will only benefit Sanders on the recruiting trail. 

Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders reacts during a press conference at the Arrow Touchdown Club in Boulder, Colorado, Dec. 4, 2022. (Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports)

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"I will tell you there's tremendous benefits for being in the Big 12 for the direction that Coach Prime is going as it relates to recruiting," George said, according to ESPN. "Being able to play in Orlando against UCF, where