“Prime is that alter ego. I created this character in my dormitory room in Florida State. And I just fed him and fed him and fed him and fed him and perfected him,” Deion Sanders had confessed last year, as he revealed his shy, introverted self to the world. As gargantuan as Coach Prime looks on the sidelines of the Colorado Buffaloes’ games every week, at heart he is a country boy out in the cutthroat world of touchdowns. And so what does Prime Time do every off season? Retreat to his own little world—a 6,547-square-foot mansion in the premium gated community of Boulder county—and become Deion Sanders again. But this time, as Sanders chose to embrace his Texan roots during Colorado’s second bye-week with a trip to Country Prime Ranch in Dallas. a weird dilemma presented itself.

In a new YouTube episode on Well Off Media on November 2, carefully curated by the head coach’s oldest son Deion Sanders Jr, the segment opened with Jr zooming his camera on the the HC’s “second son” Travis Hunter busy in his on world by the lakeside at the ranch. Eventually, the Buffs coach took his viewers around the scenic location on a Utility Terrain vehicle and a 12-gauge shotgun,while sharing some tidbits about his everyday life, or mostly the issues they face. “We’re in the country. We hunt. We have wild hogs, we have a lot of snakes, all types of snakes, coyotes…we have everything…Turtles on the bank. We run across a lot of things in the country. All you country people, you understand what I’m saying,” he mentioned.

Further in the video, the 57-year-old also showed his viewers his favorite place by the lakeside, complete with chairs and a scenic location for some relaxation. “This is beautiful. See, I like just chilling there. Those chairs are going to be painted red, of course. You know I love red…I got to think of a name for that. Y’all help me with a name for that, but I love to chill and relax, Look how beautiful’s the view,” he asked from his viewers before pulling up in front of the biggest problem in his country life…

The coach pointed out something all too familiar – the mess left behind by hogs. Pointing at the dug-up ground with mud piles, the Buffs HC said, “Hogs are tearing that up. That’s what hogs do. We smooth it out but that’s what hogs do. They tear up property. We gotta get rid of them.”

As home to the biggest feral hog population, Texas Agriculture suffers approximately $500 million dollars due to the invasion of feral hogs that destroy crops and fields. Deion Sanders’ ranch in Canton, where he loves fishing and four-wheeling, isn’t spared either. In another area, Sanders also pointed out the smoothened patches of fresh mud, saying, “When you see it smooth like that, we did that to replace what the hogs have done.”

Having said that, despite such issues, Sanders still “absolutely loves riding around County Prime Ranch with my kids & friends enjoying the fruits of our labor.” And the country boy who said “Out here in the country, there’s a lot that happens” knows best how to survive in the wild. But it’s good that the 57-year-old is taking in the fresh country air before heading back to Boulder to win more games. 

Deion Sanders is winning in football

In his second year, Deion Sanders earned his right to enjoy a deserving vacation after leading Colorado to their first bowl appearance since 2020. Can they win it too? If they do, they would break a two-decade-long bowl victory drought after their last win in 2004. But hopefully, he can achieve that sometime during his stay in Colorado. 

After Colorado improved to 6-2 following the 34-23 win against Cincinnati, they not only advanced to the postseason, but also finally secured a ranking on the AP Poll at No. 23. Deion Sanders said, “That’s not the end goal for us. That’s the beginning… We want so much more.” Right now, a Big 12 Championship is the goal for the Buffs. They still have four more opponents in the regular season. After their bye week, Colorado will hit the road to meet Texas Tech in Lubbock on November 9.