This offseason, new Colorado Buffaloes football coach Deion Sanders has stolen the headlines for the way he’s managed his team, pushing a record number of players out of his program and replacing them through the transfer portal. It’s led to plenty of criticism, but three-time national champion head coach Urban Meyer seems to have high expectations for Sanders and his team this season.
During an appearance on The Herd with Colin Cowherd, Urban Meyer detailed a recent trip to Colorado Buffaloes practice and predicted that “they’re gonna make some waves in the Pac-12.”
“So I call this thing that grand experiment and I’m telling you, Colin, I mean, that was not what I expected,” Meyer said on the show according to On3. “You know, I didn’t know what to expect. But I saw a very good team. I saw talented players, his son (Shedeur Sanders) is an excellent quarterback.
“They got Travis Hunter … I looked at Prime and I said man, I’ve had one of those called ‘Percy Harvin.’ I just pushed him to the side, you don’t need to practice him much longer. He’s that good. The thing they’re lacking Colin, is depth. If they can stay healthy, they have a tough schedule, they’re gonna make some waves in the Pac-12.”
It’s a pretty bold assessment of Sanders’ program, and the college football world had plenty to say about it on social media.
Urban got one of the best eyes for talent ever. If he say Travis Hunter is Percy Harvin I’m buying more stock https://t.co/6X0JDXLmbu
— bball bruv 🧐🤨 (@HoopsTalkBurner) August 9, 2023
#SkoBuffs, let everyone sleep on CU. They are about to prove all the doubters wrong. https://t.co/OkaiZ1NoDc
— #SkoBuffs in Iowa (@Cufan97) August 9, 2023
Percy Harvin gon’ go down as probably the most talented Gator in Florida History, Once in a Lifetime type of player fasho, Travis Hunter one of them ones too https://t.co/9UsBW3f3Tl
— Coach Reynard (@KINGREYNARD7) August 9, 2023
Whewwwww urban meyer said Travis hunter is Percy harvin type player https://t.co/h7eYDYYDPj
— KWON🌹 (@Aceboykwon) August 8, 2023
Hate that he’s tarnished his reputation, but I don’t think this should be taken lightly. #SKOBUFFS🦬 https://t.co/1Fp4BLRnTO
— CUlture Colorado Football (@COBuffsFootball) August 9, 2023
If anyone knows what a good team looks like, it’s Urban Meyer https://t.co/2EmxL7oTpI
— Folsom Frenzy Podcast (@FolsomFrenzyPod) August 8, 2023
We’ll have to see if Sanders and his squad live up to Meyer’s expectations.
[On3]
