The Colorado Buffaloes have given head coach Deion Sanders a contract extension through the 2029 season, the team announced Friday.
Sanders’ new contract will be worth $54 million over five years, Buffzone’s Brian Howell reported, with a yearly base salary of $10 million. The agreement makes him the highest-paid coach in the Big 12 and one of the highest-paid in the country.
“Coach Prime has revolutionized college football and in doing so, has restored CU football to our rightful place as a national power,” Colorado’s athletic director Rick George said in a statement. “This extension not only recognizes Coach’s incredible accomplishments transforming our program on and off the field, it keeps him in Boulder to compete for conference and national championships in the years to come.”
