BREAKING NEWS: FOX has given Deion Sanders his wish with Colorado Buffaloes decision.giang

Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders has seen his wish granted after hinting that he prefers earlier college football kick-off times.

Despite being known as ‘Prime Time’ from his days as an NFL player, Sanders would prefer not to play in the late slot but remains thankful for the television coverage his players are receiving. However, Colorado‘s game against Texas Tech on Saturday, Nov. 9 has been selected for coverage by FOX despite starting at 2 p.m. local time.

The Buffaloes have played six of their eight games in the later slot this season, although they have a 6-2 record to show for it. But against Texas Tech, Sanders has been granted both wishes after making a minor complaint ahead of facing Cincinnati last week.

At his Tuesday news conference before Colorado beat Cincinnati 34-23, Sanders made a list of his likes and dislikes. The coach claimed that he likes the ‘well-manicured grass’ as he walks around campus, but doesn’t like games finishing past his usual bedtime.

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“We don’t like it, but we do love it,” said Sanders ahead of facing Cincinnati at 8:15 p.m. local time. “We’re not going to turn our nose up at being on national television. Yeah, we could argue with the time, but we’re still appreciative and thankful.

The Buffaloes then headed into the bye week, but have returned to good news as their next two games are set to be played much earlier in the day. After Saturday’s 2 p.m. kick-off time, Colorado then hosts Utah at the even earlier time of 10 a.m. on Nov. 16 with that game also on FOX.

Colorado’s season finale against Oklahoma State will also be televised on Friday, Nov. 29, marking a new program record. The Buffaloes have never had 10 regular-season games shown on TV until this year, and it’s paying off after Colorado secured its first six-win season since 2016.

That year, the Buffaloes finished 10-4 under head coach Mike MacIntyre and went to the Alamo Bowl. Colorado returned to the Alamo Bowl in 2020 under Karl Dorrell, although that was during a 4-2 season that was restricted by COVID.

Although the Buffaloes are 6-2, Sanders believes that the team is much better than their record suggests. “We’ve earned what we are,” Sanders said. “But we actually feel like we’re better than what we are because we’re just starting to see the fruit of the work and the understanding of the expectation that we have for ourselves.

“We could be in a much better place, but we control our own destiny, and we like that.” After facing Texas Tech and Utah, Colorado ends its season against Kansas before the finale against Oklahoma State. The Big 12 Championship Game is set for Dec. 7 in Arlington, Texas.