DENVER — Deion Sanders reinvigorated a fanbase and put a downtrodden football program back on the map in his first season at Colorado. For that, the Buffaloes coach was named Sportsperson of the Year by Sports Illustrated. It was a roller-coaster ...

Sports Illustrated got some pushback on Thursday as it named Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders the "Sportsperson of the Year."

He’s also breathed fresh life into the campus and transformed a community." Sanders essentially took over a program that was a bottom feeder in the Pac-12 and turned it into a team that's must-see TV.