"We really don't care" - Deion Sanders trashes concept of 'legacy' while rebuilding roster after Shedeur & Travis Hunter's departure

The Colorado Buffaloes under coach Deion Sanders missed the chance to record a 10-win season when they were blown out 36-14 by the BYU Cougars in the Alamo Bowl on Saturday. The Buffs who have started games slowly this season fell into a 20-0 hole at halftime tallying only 61 yards of offense and could not muster the powers of recovery to win the game.

During his postgame news conference, the charismatic Colorado coach was asked about his team's legacy since arriving in Boulder and he had a characteristically surprising answer.

"I don't think we consider that at all, we really don't care. We don't know what that means, the legacy," Deion Sanders said. "We're just trying to develop these young men, win games, make sure they're consistent men in the community, their relationships, with their families and in school and to get their education.

"We don't think about it like that. We're thankful that we play a role in that but that (legacy) does not enter our mindset one bit."

Coach Prime further emphasized that the result of the Alamo Bowl would not affect the NFL-bound Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter and would not tarnish their college football legacies.

“That’s a wrap. It’s over,” Deion Sanders said. “They’re on to the next. They are going to have tremendous careers. They are going to move on. They flush it. They may analyze it on the way home, but they are going to flush it.”

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Deion Sanders appreciative of Buffs' season despite loss

The Colorado Buffaloes under coach Deion Sanders were picked in a media preseason poll to win four games and finish among the bottom teams in the Big 12 Conference.

In an exhilarating season, the Buffs became bowl-eligible for the first time in eight years and finished with an astonishing 9-3 record, barely missing out on the conference championship game despite finishing in a four-way tie atop the Big 12.

The Alamo Bowl loss was also another near moment but during his postgame news conference, Sanders chose to focus on the positives of the epic season, choosing to appreciate his players and Colorado's athletic director Rick George.

"I'm thankful that Rick gave me the opportunity," Sanders said. "We wouldn't have had the Heisman Trophy winner, a guy that [could be] the first or second pick of the whole draft. Several other guys are definitely going to get drafted. It wouldn't have happened if I wouldn't have accepted that calling. So, I'm thankful with the opportunity afforded to me. I'm thankful to be here, period."

Deion Sanders has already made moves to replace the departed Shedeur Sanders by securing the commitment of five-star quarterback Julian Lewis as he eyes a future without his son and Heisman winner, Travis Hunter.