Deion Sanders’ Spring Game debut raked in a nice profit for faculty: ‘It was a good day for Colorado athletics’
Deion Sanders is shaking up the soccer program at Colorado, and his presence is having a direct affect.
Sanders was employed away from Jackson State in December in order to revive a Colorado program that has fallen on onerous instances.
Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders speaks throughout a press convention on the Arrow Touchdown Club. (Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports)
The Buffaloes went 1-11 in 2022 and have gained double-digit video games simply as soon as in the previous 21 seasons.
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The arrival of “Coach Prime” has woke up the once-storied program, with Colorado setting attendance records for its Spring Game, and the varsity promoting out of season tickets for the primary time in 27 years.
The Spring Game was a smashing success, based on Colorado athletic director Rick George.
“Just the merchandise sales was the largest we’ve had of any home game this past year, so that in itself was good,” George advised Buff Zone. “Obviously when you have 47,000 people there, there’s revenue that’s generated from that, and concessions.
“It was optimistic income for us, and it was actually good publicity for us to be on nationwide TV. It was a good day for Colorado athletics.”
Deion Sanders, CUs new head football coach, and athletic director Rick George, right, chat in the Arrow Touchdown Club during a press conference on Dec. 4, 2022 in Boulder, Colorado. (Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
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According to Buff Zone, Colorado will make a net profit of around $200,000 from the game, selling tickets to a Spring Game for the first time since the 1980s.
The program also made around $123,000 from the team store, a record for the program.
The arrival of Sanders will put Colorado in the limelight during the 2023 college football season, with the Buffs opening the year against TCU on FOX as part of the network’s “Big Noon Saturday” telecast.
Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders acknowledges the fans before the Black and Gold game at Folsom Field April 22, 2023. (Andy Cross/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
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The Buffaloes will journey to Fort Worth, Texas, on Sept. 2 in order to tackle the Horned Frogs – the nationwide champion runner-ups – with kickoff scheduled for 12 p.m. ET.
“We are thrilled to be a a part of the ‘Big Noon Saturday’ broadcast window for our season opener at TCU,” George said. “To be one in all two video games showcased and introduced by FOX on the Upfronts reveals how a lot pleasure there’s for the Coach Prime Era to start on a National scale.”