Deion Sanders aims pointed question at Colorado State players' claims of $600K transfer offers

Deion Sanders had an interesting take on the NCAA redshirt rule and related it back to rival Colorado State.

On the heels of Colorado linebackers Trevor Woods and Jeremiah Brown planning to redshirt, Sanders questioned some other instances around college football. He referenced CSU head coach Jay Norvell revealing stars Tory Horton and Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi received offers from other schools to transfer.

With a big amount of money offered, before even potentially entering the portal, Sanders questioned the whole process.

“It should be something, it needs to be a rule NCAA-wise to, if that’s your course of action (to redshirt midseason), they should let them go and start their next journey with whatever team that is that they’ve already been talking to, because they’ve already been talking,” Sanders said.

“Just like the two guys that we played several weeks ago at Colorado State. They said they were offered how much in the portal? How you were offered 600 and you didn’t get in the portal? Why can’t none of y’all ask that question? How are you offered $600,000 but you didn’t get in the portal?”

Sanders smiled and then concluded: “I got time today, let’s move on.”

Deion Sanders questions current redshirt rule in NCAA

The two players Sanders referenced previously called out Colorado ahead of the rivalry game.

“They came out with that attitude and thought it was gonna be a cakewalk,” Fowler-Nicolosi said. “They saw the reports, 27 and a half points, or whatever it was, and they got a rude, rude awakening real quick. And I think it goes to show that the hype, the media train, all that — it only gets you so far at the end of the day.

“At the end of the day, you have to line up 11 guys against our 11 guys, and we’ll find out who wants it more. We’ll see how far Instagram followers gets them.”

The Buffaloes ended up winning 28-9, quarterback Shedeur Sanders refused to shake hands with Fowler-Nicolosi after the game, citing the comments and there was no love lost once again.

So safe to say, Sanders had that redshirt and portal comment ready to go whenever necessary. But he also elaborated on the current rules.

“You’ve got to understand that I understand it and always want what’s best for the kids. I really do,” Sanders said. “Like that’s their prerogative. But you know it kind of puts us in a situation, because now is there a question are you redshirting for us or are you redshirting for you?”

Sanders want to see schools granted the ability to cut a player loose if they decide to redshirt midseason.

“It should be NCAA rules and guidelines that if you choose that particular course, not that our guys are, we should be able to allow you to go,” Sanders said. “Because if a guy is redshirting for himself and he don’t plan on being here, why would you want him here and he don’t plan on being here? That’s really not fair to him, it’s not fair to his teammates.”

He pointed to a particular example, UNLV quarterback Matthew Sluka.

“It’s a lot of unfairness, like the gentleman who chose the redshirt, the (UNLV) quarterback,” Sanders said. “So is it right that he’s still practicing with the team? What course of action is that? So you just let him walk away.”