Deion Sanders reveals cost for portal players, talks Miss Terry, why Nick Saban really retired

Published Jan. 19, 2024, 5:14 p. m.

By Mark Heim Deion Sanders admitted he hasn’t seen anything like what is happening in college football when it comes to the transfer portal. The Colorado coach joined Robert Griffin III on “RGIII and The Ones” and shared just how crazy things have gotten. “They need to jump into the portal with what they cost and just make it easier,” Sanders said, adding players should come with price tags.

” He added $50,000 will “get you a walk on these day. ” Sanders doesn’t think former Alabama coach Nick Saban retired because of the portal or NIL. “Mainly because I know him and I know his art and I know he loves this game,” Sanders said.

“But when you’re sitting there watching how this thing plays out and you’re watching the obstacles you gotta go through and you’re seeing — you’re dealing with parents that are parents-slash-agents, homie-slash-the bagman. You’re dealing with so much craziness. And I get it, so I know he’s getting it at a whole ‘nother level, because I get it when I’m meeting with parents and these young men.

Old school guys that were built and built their lives on hard work, dedication and trying to treat people right, they don’t see that formula work anymore. But it still does, but they don’t have the time. Coach has done some tremendous things in our game.

Coach is financially secure, times 20. It’s like, ‘Man, I don’t need this. I don’t need this.

’” Sanders also theorized that him having college-aged children while Saban’s are older plays a role. Sanders did say he hopes to continue to act next to Saban in future commercials. “Man, I just hope we do something with Aflac again because I like to glean from him every year,” he said.

“I like to call him and ask his advice on certain things. There’s one thing he told me that I should’ve done, that I didn’t do, and it cost me. I can’t tell you what it is.

I gotta give you the suspense, the drama of it. But I told him the situation. I told him what transpired.

And he told me how he handled that before and how I should’ve handled it. And I didn’t. Because I’m just different.

I should’ve listened, but the ridicule and the scrutiny, to me, as an African-American coach, is 10 fold. And I gotta think of all this here. That’s a good man, I love him.

“And his wife? Should teach a class of all coaches wives, girlfriends, whatever. She should teach a class on how to handle the stage. And she’s not behind him, she’s right there with him.

And you’re talking about a commitment to excellence? Wow. ” .