Colorado head coach Deion Sanders has already seen one of his top assistants leave the program to become a head coach and he seems confident that there’s someone else on his staff who seems destined for a top job in the near future.
Speaking to reporters this week, Sanders predicted that his newly-hired defensive coordinator Robert Livingston is going to become a head coach somewhere soon.
“I pray to God that I can keep (Livingston) because I feel like we’re going to kick butt, we’re going to win, and he’s going to be a head coach in college or pros or whatever he endeavors because he’s that good,” Sanders said, via FootballScoop.com.
Livingston played safety at William & Mary and got his first coaching job at Furman in 2010. Since then he’s enjoyed bigger and bigger promotions, and has spent the last decade-plus with the Cincinnati Bengals.
Coach Prime said that it was Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer who first recommended Livingston to him after they worked together in Cincinnati.
“I like the relationships and the thought process of a pro,” Sanders said. “And Coach Livingston was recommended to me by a few pros that I’m well familiar with and I trust, Mike Zimmer being one of them.
“And his interview process and his consistency and his thought process and his relatability just placed him well above the other applicants. I’m happy I made the decision.”
Sanders saw co-offensive coordinator Sean Lewis leave to become the head coach at San Diego State while defensive coordinator Charles Kelly left to take an identical role at Auburn.
Could a strong 2024 season lead to head coaching jobs for even more of his assistants?
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