Colorado's Deion Sanders praises rival coach Matt Rhule ahead of Nebraska game

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A year ago, Deion Sanders made the matchup with fellow coach Matt Rhule and Nebraska personal.

This season, there's nothing but praise.

The Colorado coach commended his rival days before the Buffaloes travel to Lincoln, Nebraska, for the final meeting between the teams for the foreseeable future. Sanders said he feels like the two are part of the same coaching fraternity since they arrived around the same time and both were tasked with turning around programs.

Both coaches hit rocky patches along the way in Year 1 — Sanders and the Buffaloes finishing 4-8, while Rhule and the Cornhuskers went 5-7.