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In 2025 and 2026, Sanders would be considered having the seventh-highest salary in the country — tied with the likes of Bill Belichick, Mike Norvell, and Kalen DeBoer.
The impact Sanders has had on Colorado’s football team has been nothing short of sensational. His record through two years in Boulder is 13-12. That might not look impressive on the surface — though he did see the Buffs improve from 4-8 to 9-4 this past year.
From a football perspective, he’s fully adopted the transfer portal as the prominent avenue for building out his roster. Sanders has also managed to sign a plethora of elite recruits from all over the country who’ve bypassed traditional powers in order to play under his guidance. The proof of development is certainly in the pudding. There’s a real chance both his son Shedeur and DB/WR Travis Hunter will each go in the top-five of this year’s NFL Draft. That’s about as good of an endorsement of a program as possible.
There’s also the impact Sanders has had on the university itself. He’s brought newfound publicity and exposure through his star-studded coaching staff, the hoards of ex-NFL players often visiting the campus, his professionalism and charisma through rampant interview opportunities, and also the penchant for seeing Colorado games on all major networks. It’s resulted in a major uptick in application numbers for students — which in terms means more financial gain for the university.
