The NCAA is feeling the “Prime Effect,” too. Colorado and Deion Sanders got hit with 11 minor violations by the collegiate oversight committee last year.
Six of them were related to the use of social media, which shows just how outdated the NCAA continues to be. As first reported by USA TODAY, none of the violations carried any serious penalties. Here’s a breakdown of the eleven violations levied against CU.
December 2022
No. 1: Coach Prime’s social team posted an image depicting a spreadsheet of unsigned recruits. The post was deleted after 10 minutes.
No. 2: A high school coach sent a Colorado staff member a transcript for a player who had not yet entered the transfer portal. Sanders and his staff stopped pursuing the player after discovering.
January 2023
No. 3: Coach Prime reposted an Instagram video depicting voluntary team workouts. The clip was pulled 20 minutes later.
No. 4: Sanders and Cormani McClain were featured in a picture “while wearing a uniform on the field, lined up across a coaching staff member (Sanders), a violation of the ban on game day simulations.