Deion Sanders Calls Out Tampering in Video, Says UVA 'Offered A Bag' to Colorado DB

Deion Sanders had a message for another college football program this week.

The Colorado head coach called out Virginia for tampering, saying the team "offered a bag" to Buffaloes defensive back Carter Stoutmire.

“Carter got offered a bag. … What’s the school that offered you the bag? Virginia. … Virginia, you got to stop,” Sanders said (15:30 mark). “I’ll let you have one. I ain’t say nothing about it. Come on, now. Come on. We let you have one. I ain’t say nothing about it.”

Stoutmire, who joined the Buffaloes as part of Sanders' first recruiting class in Boulder, logged 42 tackles, seven passes defended and a forced fumble last year, appearing in all 13 games for Colorado.

After a solid sophomore season, Stoutmire was bound to get some interest from other teams this offseason if he had entered the transfer portal, but it seems Virginia might have tried to get in contact with him even if he never wavered in his commitment to Colorado.

Ultimately, Virginia's apparent attempt to lure Stoutmire into the portal didn't work as he's still a Buffalo heading into the thick of spring practice. Of course, the spring portal is still open for a few more days, but it seems like Stoutmire is staying put this offseason.

Colorado is coming off an impressive turnaround season that saw it finish 9-4, falling just shy of reaching the Big 12 championship game. The Buffs have a lot of talent to replace this offseason, namely two-way star Travis Hunter and quarterback Shedeur Sanders, both of whom are projected top-10 picks in the latest mock draft from Bleacher Report's Scouting Department.

The Buffs haven't been nearly as active in the portal this season as they were a year ago, but they still managed to land a talented quarterback in Liberty's Kaidon Salter and a handful of other pieces.