Ex-Alabama star Mark Ingram talks Colorado's 'amazing' turnaround, how close they are to playoff berth

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Former college football star Mark Ingram has seen what coach Deion Sanders has done for the Colorado Buffaloes football program since "Big Noon Kickoff" has been in Boulder a few times this season.

The Buffaloes may be 4-3 headed into a bye week, but Ingram said the impact Sanders has had on the program is bigger than the wins and losses that have come in his first season.

"Nobody cared about Colorado at all, and then Prime gets here. They sell out the spring game, they sell out all their regular-season games. He brings in 87 new players, and they only won one game last year. They tripled that already. I think what ‘Prime’ is doing is amazing," Ingram told Fox News Digital.

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Deion Sanders of the Colorado Buffaloes smiles during warmups before taking on the Stanford Cardinal at Folsom Field Oct. 13, 2023, in Boulder, Colo. (Justin Tafoya/Getty Images)

"Every college recruit, every kid that wants to go in the portal, their eyes are on Deion and what he’s doing over there in Boulder. And I think what he’s doing is tremendous. He’s not only creating great athletes, he’s creating young men to have values. and he’s holding them accountable to be the best they can be. 

"If you have coach that’s doing that for a program, why wouldn’t you want your son to go play for him? Why wouldn’t a kid want to go play for him? I think he’s just amazing. He not only has everybody watching him, but they’re the story of sports. Everybody wants to know what’s going on with Colorado."

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