USC's Lincoln Riley and Colorado's Deion Sanders dole out flowers instead of barbs
LOS ANGELES — During four thrilling weeks, Deion Sanders emerged as the larger-than-life epicenter of the college football universe, calling out any haters in his orbit, taking a flamethrower to the sport's long-standing norms and attracting a level of attention to Colorado that would far exceed the otherwise rigid bounds of the sport. Along the way, Sanders made a point of stacking whatever slights he could find to fire up his team.
When Colorado upset Texas Christian inthey believed. The next week, he riled his team over four-month-old comments Nebraska coach Matt Rhule made about the transfer portal, only for Nebraska to add fuel to the fire when it gathered on the Colorado logo at midfield before the game.
