Since he became the head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes, nobody has used the NCAA transfer portal more than Deion Sanders as he brought in a record number of players from the portal and pushed a record number of players out of his program when he took over. Despite that, it sounds like he personally still has some reservations about the portal.
During a recent interview with college football analyst Joel Klatt, Deion Sanders claimed that he’s “built a little bit different,” suggesting that he would not have used the transfer portal as a player, calling himself “old school.”
“Yeah it’s some details about it I would probably change, but I like it, I like it,” Sanders told Klatt, according to On3. “Now I’m built a little different, I’m old school. I was raised and taught we gon’ make it work, I’m not gon’ duck and dodge and leave if I can’t beat this guy out. I’m a beat him out eventually, we weren’t built like that.”
These are pretty surprising comments, given how heavily Sanders has utilized the transfer portal. It would make sense that he would want players who are unafraid of competition if that’s the mentality that he values. But Sanders made it clear that he does his due diligence on players he brings into the program.
“Now, hey man if you’re dissatisfied just get in the portal, just go,” Sanders said. “Now we gotta do our homework to find out why you went, what was that detail, what was inside of you that provoked you to leave and is that still in you? Because if something doesn’t happen right are you going to leave again?”
It’s clear the portal isn’t going anywhere, and Sanders is making it work for his team.
[On3]
