Colorado Buffaloes name Deion Sanders as head coach

Colorado has named Deion Sanders as its next head coach, the school announced in a statement Saturday.

The announcement came minutes after Sanders led Jackson State to its second straight SWAC title. Sanders, 55, has gone 27-5 at Jackson State in three seasons.

Jackson State defeated Southern 43-24 in the title game, capping the school's first undefeated season.

"There were a number of highly qualified and impressive candidates interested in becoming the next head football coach at Colorado, but none of them had the pedigree, the knowledge and the ability to connect with student-athletes like Deion Sanders," Colorado athletic director Rick George said in the statement. "Not only will Coach…