Legendary college football coach makes Deion Sanders coaching prediction

Former Oklahoma Sooners coach Barry Switzer talks Deion Sanders with OutKick's Dan Dakich on 'Don't @ Me.'

Deion Sanders came on strong at Colorado and revamped the team through the transfer portal as he brought in his sons and some top players from Jackson State to the Buffaloes’ football program.

Colorado was the talk of the nation almost immediately at the start of the season as it upset No. 17 TCU to start the season and then won its next two games against Nebraska and Colorado State.

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Deion Sanders of the Colorado Buffaloes speaks at the 2024 Big 12 Conference Football Media Day at Allegiant Stadium on July 10, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nevada.  (Louis Grasse/Getty Images)

Losses against the best of the best in the Pac-12 brought Colorado down to Earth. The team finished 4-8 on the season, losing its last six. While Sanders has insisted he’s in Colorado for the long haul, the door of opportunity will always be open for him.

Former Dallas Cowboys and Oklahoma Sooners head coach Barry Switzer believes that Sanders will eventually leave Colorado for some place that fits him.

"Deion is going to go what fits Deion," Switzer said on OutKick’s "Don’t @ Me with Dan Dakich." "I don’t say he is tied to Colorado; he is going to try and establish himself there, but Deion is going to go what fits Deion, and I understand. 

Coach Deion Sanders looks on during the 2024 MLB All-Star Celebrity Softball Game presented by Corona at Globe Life Field on Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. (Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

"All coaches do that. I didn’t when I was at Oklahoma. Hell, I had one of the best jobs in the country when I was here in the ‘70s and ’80s. I wasn’t