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Deion Sanders' Colorado Roster Overhaul 'Looks Bad' on CFB HCs, Pitt's Narduzzi Says
Since Deion Sanders took over as head coach at Colorado this offseason, more than 70 players have left the program, 51 of which were on scholarship. That type…
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Since Deion Sanders took over as head coach at Colorado this offseason, more than 70 players have left the program, 51 of which were on scholarship.
That type of roster restructuring does not sit well with some college football coaches, and Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi voiced his displeasure recently.
"That's not the way it's meant to be," Narduzzi told 247Sports' Brandon Marcello last week at the ACC's spring meetings. "That's not what the rule intended to be. It was not to overhaul your roster. We'll see how it works out but that, to me, looks bad on college football coaches across the country."
Part of the reason for the massive overhaul at Colorado is the NCAA rule that allows first-year head coaches to remove players from the roster as long as they remain on scholarship. USC coach Lincoln Riley used the rule to his benefit last year by adding highly touted transfers like Caleb Williams and Jordan Addison, but the Trojans didn't undergo as many changes as the Buffaloes.
Also, the NCAA removed the 25-man counter limit for each recruiting cycle, which allows teams to sign however many players as long as their 85-man scholarship limit isn't exceeded. Upon his hiring, Sanders indicated that he was prepared to utilize these rules to his advantage.
