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Colorado AD Rick George Backs Deion Sanders, Plans to Step Down After 2025-26

Sanders pledges a personnel reset with freshman Julian Lewis set to finish the season at quarterback.

Overview

  • George said he will leave the AD post at the end of the 2025-26 academic year and transition to a special adviser and athletics director emeritus role.
  • He publicly reaffirmed confidence in Sanders, posting that he looks forward to working with him "for a while" and telling the Denver Post that "Coach Prime’s committed here."
  • Colorado is 3-7 and bowl ineligible with two games left, starting with Arizona State, whose coach Kenny Dillingham praised Sanders’ impact and noted the program’s wins are “300%” above the year before he arrived.
  • Sanders told reporters he hasn’t forgotten how to coach, acknowledged player-evaluation mistakes, and vowed to prove he is the right coach as the school begins an AD search.
  • Freshman Julian Lewis has been named the starter for the remainder of the season and intends to burn his redshirt after a 299-yard, turnover-free debut at West Virginia.