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Deion Sanders hopes to sell out Folsom for first spring game

Deion "Coach Prime" Sanders' spring football season will end with "Black & Gold Day."

BOULDER, Colo. — New University of Colorado (CU) head football coach, Deion "Coach Prime", Sanders will hold the team's "Black & Gold Day" on Saturday, April 22.

The day includes an intrasquad football game at Folsom Field at 1 p.m. as well as other activities.

CU is charging $10 for admission this year. Tickets went on sale Monday, Feb. 13, and are reportedly going fast.

Students are free of charge but will need to claim their tickets similar to the claim process for men's basketball.

Sanders will begin spring practices for the team on March 19. 

CU said more information including television, radio, parking and details about other activities surrounding the day will be made available soon. 

In less than two months, Sanders has turned around the CU football program, giving the downtrodden program and fanbase a jolt of energy and excitement. 

Sanders' first recruiting class at CU, unveiled earlier this month, received a No. 21 ranking, which was the highest in 15 years. Sanders also signed two five-star recruits, players from 16 states, and two from England. 

"Hope is in the house. Hope is in the air. Hope is in the city. Hope is in the community," Sanders said last week.

In all, there are around 35 newcomers on the spring roster. Sanders said he didn't want to talk about each of them by name.

"We've got names on the back of their shirts right now," joked Sanders, who starts spring practice on March 19. "I'm not familiar with every kid. I'm not being disrespectful. I'm just being honest."

Sanders said he's only getting warmed up.

"This is just a comma, because there's a lot of people that's going to bungee jump into the portal after spring because they're going to be disappointed in playing time, commitment or the level of participation they're garnishing," Sanders said. "We're going to take full advantage of that. So we're not done. This is just the comma for the spring. But I love where we are, and what we have."

Earlier this month, Sanders gave Grammy Award-winning musician Lil Wayne a late-night tour of the facilities of the Colorado football program.

On the tour, Sanders showed Lil Wayne the spectacular facilities of the CU athletic department and football program, including training, weight and meeting rooms, indoor practice facility, entertainment area, and barbershop.

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