Coach Prime always has the most radical ideas for college football. A few months ago, he pitched the idea of a salary cap for schools, like in the NFL. Now, he wants to see bonuses for the players who play in the College Football Playoff at the end of the season. His son, Shedeur Sanders, who has an NIL value of $6.5 million, was picked by the Cleveland Browns in this year’s draft.
On Thursday, while unveiling his newest Afflac commercial alongside former Alabama coach Nick Saban, Sanders spoke with the press and raised the idea, saying:
“(If it happens) it’s equality, it’s even, and every player is making the same amount of money,”
In turn, Saban spoke about the evolving CFP format, and while he expressed his openness to the format being expanded beyond the current 12 teams, he set his stand against automatic bidding.
“The NFC East has the Cowboys, Eagles and Giants. They have the biggest fan bases of anyone, and they have to play their way in,” Saban said. “Everyone should play their way in. One year, a conference might get five teams in, another it might get three. But there’s no [scenario] in any competitive venue where you get a guaranteed playoff spot.”
What’s clear from their interventions is that the evolving format of player compensation and the College Football Playoff remains an open subject. The House v. NCAA settlement is far from the last thing we’ll hear about.
Coach Prime was surprised by a unique feature of Folsom Field when he arrived
Deion Sanders was born in 1967, and as liberal as he has been, there are things of the 2020s that still surprise him.
Speaking with Romi Bean this Thursday, ahead of Friday’s season opener against Georgia Tech, Coach Prime shared a funny story about something that surprised him when he arrived in Boulder.
“The smell of weed in the second quarter surprised the heck out of me like every game I’m like dang,” Sanders said. “It seems like it’s like a light-up quarter. You know what I’m saying? So is this the quarter that y’all chose?”
“I’m serious. It’s a TV timeout. It never fails. And I’m like, ‘wow! What’s going on?’ Because I’ve never been high a day in my life, so that’s kind of new to me,” he added.
Sooo the student section in Boulder has their own unique tradition 😂🌲 pic.twitter.com/jAKjg1OvHQ
— Romi Bean (@Romi_Bean) August 28, 2025
The Colorado Buffaloes begin their 2025 season on Friday at 8:00 p.m. ET at Folsom Field against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
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