Coach Prime is having fun with a reasonably good Thanksgiving lengthy weekend.
No. 25-ranked Colorado mopped the ground on Friday with Oklahoma State, crushing them in a 52-0 rout. The Buffaloes produced their highest single-game level whole of the season (thanks to 5 whole landing passes from Shedeur Sanders and three receiving touchdowns from Travis Hunter) and in addition shut an opponent out for the primary time in 2024 (and their first time total since Oct. 2021).
With the win, Colorado head coach Deion Sanders cashed in on a profitable bonus. Steve Berkowitz of USA As we speak notes that Coach Prime is $100,000 richer because of the win and is as much as $600,000 in whole bonuses this season.
The 57-year-old Sanders has a number of performance-based incentives in his contract with the Buffaloes, together with $100,000 for every win after clinching bowl eligibility. Colorado formally clinched that in late October because of a victory over Cincinnati and has gone on to win three extra occasions since then (to now sit at 9-3 total).
Coach Prime failed to attain his performance-based incentives throughout his first yr with Colorado final season however nonetheless managed to land a very unique discretionary bonus from the university. This season although, he’s cashing in on his performance-based bonuses left and proper because the Buffaloes sit up for a attainable berth within the Massive 12 title recreation.