On Saturday, Kansas football will face Colorado. Colorado coach Deion Sanders has a lot of respect for how Kansas coach Lance Leipold has treated him.

As the Kansas Jayhawks prepare for a massive matchup against the Colorado Buffaloes on Saturday, Kansas head coach Lance Leipold had plenty of admiration for his counterpart, Deion Sanders. Leipold, who has built Kansas into a competitive program, expressed respect for Sanders’ unconventional journey to coaching at the highest level.

Kansas Jayhawks football coach Lance Leipold and Deion Sanders, his counterpart with the Colorado Buffaloes, are a contrast in styles. The reserved Leipold has a sense of dry humor. And “Coach Prime”? Well, he’s pretty much the opposite.

Kansas football's Lance Leipold is already embracing the "spoiler" label after his team pulled the stunner over Iowa State.

As the Colorado Buffaloes prepare for their massive matchup against Kansas, Coach Deion Sanders took a moment to show some heartfelt appreciation for Jayhawks head coach Lance Leipold. The two coaches, who have formed a strong bond over the course of the season, have regularly connected and supported one another.