Deion Sanders rips TV executives for Colorado’s late matchup vs Kansas State: ‘Half of America is asleep’

Coach Prime is not excessively pleased with Colorado’s primetime matchup this week. 

Deion Sanders and the Buffaloes, aft a restful bye, instrumentality this week for a Big 12 matchup against Kansas State connected Saturday night, but the timing of this weekend’s crippled near the caput manager asking, "Who does that to us?"

Colorado Buffaloes moving backmost Micah Welch, #29, celebrates with teammates aft scoring during the 2nd fractional against the Baylor Bears astatine Folsom Field. (Christopher Hanewinckel-Imagn Images)

"Who does that to us? Who does that," Sanders asked regarding the 10:15 p.m. ET kickoff during Thursday’s occurrence of the Colorado Football Coaches Show.

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"Who has the powerfulness to beryllium up determination and accidental ‘Yeah, I’m going to marque them play astatine 8:15 (local time)?'"

Host Mark Johnson pointed the digit astatine tv networks, adding that "this is what happens erstwhile you’ve got a programme that everyone wants to see." 

"But however anserine is that? How anserine is that," Sanders continued. "It’s not astute for a tv enforcement to accidental we’re going to enactment this crippled connected astatine this clip due to the fact that you’re reasoning astir eyeballs. You’re reasoning astir selling merchandise connected the commercials. You’re reasoning astir each that. Why would you bash it astatine that clip erstwhile fractional of America is asleep."

Colorado Buffaloes caput manager Deion Sanders walks the sideline during a assemblage shot crippled betwixt the Colorado Buffaloes and the UCF Knights connected Sept. 28, 2024 astatine FBC Mortgage Stadium successful Orlando, Florida. (Chris Leduc/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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Colorado is 2-0 successful league play for the archetypal clip since 2020, pursuing an overtime triumph implicit Baylor, which marked the Buffaloes' archetypal Big 12 matchup successful 14 years. They followed that up with different league triumph astatine Central Florida wherever they rushed for a season-best 128 yards. 

The Buffaloes (4-1) are looking to amended their league grounds erstwhile they big No. 18 Kansas State connected Saturday. 

Colorado Buffaloes backmost Shedeur Sanders, #2, rolls retired to walk against the UCF Knights during the archetypal 4th astatine FBC Mortgage Stadium. (Mike Watters-Imagn Images)

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The Wildcats (4-1) instrumentality to Folsom Field for the archetypal clip since 2010. Kansas State is besides coming disconnected a bye week. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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