Deion Sanders is on the defensive again.
The Buffaloes have banned Denver Post columnist Sean Keeler from asking questions of head coach Deion Sanders or other members of the football program, the school said Friday.
This comes after the school said Sanders faced a series of “personal attacks.”
“After a series of prolonged, personal attacks against the football program and specifically Coach Prime, the CU Athletic Department in connection with the football program has decided not to answer questions from Denver Post columnist Sean Keeler at football-related events.” the Colorado athletic department said in a statement. “Keeler remains permitted to participate in football-related activities as a certified member of the media and other Denver Post reporters are welcome to ask questions of football program personnel made available to the media, including coaches, players and staff.”
The Denver Post said a Colorado athletic department media official told the newspaper it took exception to criticism Keeler leveled at Sanders in a column.
Keeler referred to Coach Prime as “Deposition Deion”, “Bruce Lee of BS” and a “false prophet”, while also using phrases such as “Planet Prime”, “The Deion Kool-Aid” and “circus”.
According to ESPN, the ban is indefinite.
This comes just two weeks after Sanders said he was not going to answer questions from CBS in a press conference and – separately – accused Keeler of attacking him.
Sanders said the author was “always on the attack” against him, even asking at one point, “What happened to make you like this?”
“No, I’m serious. I want to help because it’s not normal,” Sanders added.
After the exchange, Keeler wrote that Sanders is, “A confident man who suddenly looked and acted and sounded … afraid.”
The Denver Post reported that Sanders has unique language in his contract that says he must speak only to “mutually agreed media.”
The Buffaloes will begin their 2024 campaign Thursday against perennial Division I FCS contender North Dakota State on ESPN.