August 14th 2023.
Since Deion Sanders took over as head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes football team, he has made many changes, including turning over almost the entire roster. However, one rule has remained intact.
According to the Denver Post, freshman wideout Omarion Miller said, “Coach Prime doesn’t like us wearing red in the facility. I didn’t know it was that bad. No red in the facility.”
This rule is due to Colorado's longstanding rivalry with the University of Nebraska, whose school colors are scarlet and cream. Meanwhile, Colorado's school colors are gold, silver, and black. It is unclear if Nebraska's Cornhuskers have banned CU Boulder's school colors.
The two teams first met in 1898, and have met 70 times since. Nebraska currently holds the series lead with a 49-20-2 record. The schools last met in 2019, with Colorado prevailing in an overtime win, 34-31.
The no-red rule began in 1982 when Colorado's head coach Bill McCartney told students not to wear red the week the team played Nebraska.
The rivalry between the two schools could be reignited with Nebraska's new head coach, Matt Rhule, who joins the Cornhuskers after coaching the Carolina Panthers. Both Sanders and Rhule have high expectations for their respective programs and have already re-engaged the fan bases of their schools.
It won't be long until the two coaches meet each other from across the sidelines, as the schools are set to play September 9th at Folsom Field in Colorado.
The incoming players have noticed Sanders' buy-in to the rivalry and the school's distaste for the color red. Miller added, “They don’t like their red here. They do not like their red. Crazy, huh?”
Sanders will make his coaching debut on Sept. 2 against TCU, who made it to the College Football Playoff semifinals last season. Rhule will make his Nebraska debut against the University of Minnesota on Aug. 31.
It's clear that the rivalry between the two schools is still alive and kicking, and with the two new coaches at the helm, it will be interesting to see how the next meeting between the two teams plays out.
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