The arrival of head coach Deion Sanders has already led to a boost in interest for the Colorado Buffaloes football team.
On Thursday, the school announced that the annual spring football game has been sold out:
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According to a press release, the attendance for the spring game will be over 45,000, by far the most attended sports event in Colorado University history. That number also exceeds the combined total of the last nine spring games.