{"id":917569,"date":"2026-07-05T05:12:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T10:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/05\/deion-sanders-joins-bill-belichick-in-opting-out-of-major-college-football-opportunity\/"},"modified":"2026-07-05T05:12:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T10:12:49","slug":"deion-sanders-joins-bill-belichick-in-opting-out-of-major-college-football-opportunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/05\/deion-sanders-joins-bill-belichick-in-opting-out-of-major-college-football-opportunity\/","title":{"rendered":"Deion Sanders Joins Bill Belichick in Opting Out of Major College Football Opportunity"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Deion Sanders prefers to remain selective about licensing his name. He has let opportunities slip away in the past. That trend has continued this year, as Coach Prime joins six other prominent college head coaches who stayed away from EA Sports 27.<\/p>\n

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EA Sports 27 was originally scheduled for release in the second week of July, but it was made available to MVP+ members last week. And when fans opened the Colorado dynasty save, they found the main figure of Colorado missing. The reason is easy to see. The Colorado head coach declined to license his likeness for the EA Sports 2027 video game, as reported by Buffaloes Wire<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It didn\u2019t surprise many, given his absence in the past two years. But it\u2019s definitely a disappointment for the Buffs fans who were eagerly waiting for his appearance. UNC fans felt the same way. Bill Belichick also declined to have his name used for this year\u2019s video game. This trend also included big names such as Miami\u2019s Mario Cristobal, North Texas\u2019s Neal Brown, Iowa\u2019s Kirk Ferentz, and others.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Indiana\u2019s Curt Cignetti was featured on the Deluxe Edition cover. Then, coaches like Oregon\u2019s Dan Lanning, OSU\u2019s Ryan Day, and more returned to license their likeness for the EA Sports 27 video game.<\/p>\n

Last season, 12 head coaches refused to participate in the EA Sports video game. Among them\u00a0were the Colorado\u00a0head coach<\/a><\/span>, along with Belichick, Stanford\u2019s Frank Reich, UAB\u2019s Trent Dilfer, Cristobal, and so on. In contrast, Georgia\u2019s Kirby Smart, Notre Dame\u2019s Marcus Freeman, and Texas\u2019s Steve Sarkisian, among others, allowed their likeness to be used in the 2026 version of EA Sports.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, you can find a computer-generated Deion Sanders avatar as \u201cBump and Run\u201d when you choose CB. In this version, the Colorado head coach is shown wearing a golden helmet and FSU football attire. It\u2019s a relief for many Colorado fans. However, not everyone is happy with how they have been represented by the game.<\/p>\n

Colorado LB Gideon Lampron\u2019s digital version doesn\u2019t give off the vibe of a power-4 player preparing to pave a path to the NFL. Even Lampron echoed the sentiment on X, writing, \u201cJail \ud83e\udd23,\u201d and resharing a post from the Folsom Frenzy Podcast. \u201c<\/em>@EASPORTSCollege did my man dirty,\u201d read the post.<\/p>\n

Football Deion Sanders\u2019 unanswered areas for 2026<\/h2>\n

Following a 3-9 season, Deion Sanders brought stability to Boulder with the hiring of OC Brennan Marion. But the head coach also focused on improving the Buffs\u2019 defense. That\u2019s why Colorado hired a new DC, Chris Marve. On top of that, Coach Prime brought in notable portal pieces.<\/p>\n

But there are still questions regarding Colorado\u2019s chances this upcoming season. The first concern is the signal-caller. Last season, the Buffs never got stability at the position. Deion Sanders tried three QBs. Of which, only Julian Lewis remains in the program, who showed potential in the loss to West Virginia last year. He is set to be the QB1 next season.<\/p>\n

There are also concerns on the defensive side of the ball. The run defense has been a recurring issue for Deion Sanders. Even during his 9-4 campaign in 2024, Colorado failed to stop the run. It was worse last year. Coach Prime focused on getting heavy, physical players via the portal. There is talent on the roster, but is it enough to challenge the likes of BYU, Texas Tech, Arizona State, and Cincinnati in the conference?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Deion Sanders prefers to remain selective about licensing his name. He has let opportunities slip away in the past. That trend has continued this year, as Coach Prime joins six other prominent college head coaches who stayed away from EA Sports 27. Watch What\u2019s Trending Now! EA Sports 27 was originally scheduled for release in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":917570,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25045,3790,245],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-917569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-deion","category-football","category-sanders"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/917569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=917569"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/917569\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/917570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=917569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=917569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=917569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}