Deion Sanders has no problem being vocal about issues that he wants to be resolved, andhe made an intriguing statement on Thursday during the Big 12 Media Days. With the concerns surrounding the revenue sharing between colleges and players, Prime Time suggested wanting to put a cap on the revenue-sharing model.
This resulted in a lot of mixed opinions, but one prominent voice in college football was not very happy with the remarks. Let’s take a look at what happened and who took issue with Deion Sanders’ comments.
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While appearing on ESPN’s ‘Get Up’ on Thursday, ESPN College Football Analyst and SEC pundit Paul Finebaum told coach Deion Sanders to focus on coaching the Colorado Buffaloes instead of how money will be distributed in college football.
“I just love Deion for a lot of reasons. But especially how he just changes the narrative depending on who is on his team. I mean, those two guys he had last year, Shedeur [Sanders] and Travis [Hunter], could have left and broken everybody’s bank, and would have had he not had that hold over them. So I just think Deion needs to stick to coaching football. Let the college football leaders screw up the game the way they have already.”
The current college football revenue sharing model with the House settlement allows revenue sharing of up to $20.5 million with athletes at the school. NIL deals above $600 will also need third-party approval and will be sent to a new clearinghouse called NIL Go. There is also going to be a new enforcement agency called the College Sports Commission set up.
The Colorado Buffaloes are still looking to figure out who their starting quarterback will be. Sanders also discussed this during the Big 12 Media Days, which you can read about here.
