Deion Sanders contract buyout, salary at Colorado in 2026
The Colorado Buffaloes continue to rack up inexcusable losses against beatable opponents, despite having a coach who is paid like one of the best in college football. Will Colorado part ways with Deion Sanders? Who knows, but with each passing loss, most recently a 20-10 defeat to Arizona State in Tempe, the answer to that question becomes clearer. Results matter. Over the past two seasons, and truthfully for the better part of his four-year tenure as the coach, the results have been nowhere close to good enough for the amount of resources poured into the program. The lone exception was the 2024 season. For the past few weeks, fans have wondered what it would take for Colorado to move on from Sanders. Well, it would cost a pretty penny. Deion Sanders' contract details In March 2025, Sanders signed a five-year, $54 million contract extension with Colorado that runs through the 2029 season. His base salary this year is $10.8 million, the 14th-highest salary in college football. Needless to say, Colorado is nowhere near the 14th-best team in the country. Even if the extension was not just for the on-field product, but also for what Sanders brought to the university and
