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Sanders (left) told RGIII the ESPN analyst was only critcizing him to stay relevantCredit: YouTube@OuttaPocketRG3
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Finebaum has been critical of Sanders in the pastCredit: Getty
This wasn’t the first time Finebaum has thrown shots at the two-time Super Bowl champion and former MLB outfielder.
Earlier this year, he said: “I know that the media loves this story. We fall all over ourselves. But Colorado isn’t important in college football. Deion Sanders is.
“He’s a standalone person. He’s one of the most charismatic people we’ve ever seen. But Colorado is nothing. They don’t matter. They’re irrelevant in the big picture of college football.”
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Sanders’ latest controversy occurred on August 9 when he made it clear he wasn’t happy with the Denver Post columnist’s coverage of him and the Buffaloes football program in the past.
“You don’t like us, man. Why do you do this to yourself?” Sanders asked Keeler at one point. “No, I’m serious. Why do you do this? Like you know you don’t. Like, why do you do this?”
The Buffaloes claim that the reporter made “personal attacks” on the program, including using phrases like “false prophet,” “Deposition Deion,” “Planet Prime,” “Bruce Lee of B.S.,” “the Deion Kool-Aid,” and “circus” in his reporting.
Two weeks later, the college released a statement saying Keeler had been given an indefinite ban.
“After a series of sustained, personal attacks on the football program and specifically Coach Prime, the CU Athletic Department in conjunction with the football program, have decided not to take questions from Denver Post columnist Sean Keeler at football-related events,” the college’s athletic department said in a statement obtained by ESPN.
“Keeler is still permitted to attend football-related activities as a credentialed member of the media and other reporters from the Denver Post are welcome to ask questions of football program personnel made available to the media, including coaches, players and staff.”
This isn’t the first time ‘Prime Time’ has banned a reporter.
In 2021, a Mississippi Clarion Ledger reporter was barred from covering Sanders’ Jackson State, a day after the newspaper ran a story relating to a court filing about an incoming recruit who had been charged with assaulting a woman.
As for Sanders, he will now turn his attention to the 2024 college football season.
The Buffaloes, who finished with a 4-8 record last season, are now a member of the Big 12 Conference. They kick off their season with a home game against North Dakota State on August 31.
With Sanders at the helm they promise to be absolute box office this season, on and off the field.
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