"Best coaching staff in college football": Fans exhilarated by Marshall Faulk's powerful speech for Colorado
Marshall Faulk had an incredible 12-season career in the NFL. He won Super Bowl XXXIV with the St.Louis Rams and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2017. Colorado head coach Deion Sanders added him to his coaching staff in the offseason.
The Buffs hired Faulk as the team's new running backs coach. On Wednesday, the program's Instagram page posted a video of his first interaction with the team. He introduced himself to the players and then shared motivational words to pump their spirits for the upcoming season.
"I'm new. For those of you that don't know me, I'm Marshall Faulk. I don't want to get into stats. If you want those, I'm Googleable. Check me out....Here's what I want you to understand. And this goes for everybody, including the running back room."
"How you do one thing is how you do everything. Think about that...If you slack off in school, then at some point in time, the guy to the left, the guy to your right, the guy in front of you, the guy behind you, they can't count on your. Cause you're going to slack off."
"So I'ma be real brief and say this to you. What we want from you, it requires no talent. Effort requires no talent. Hustle requires no talent. You don't have to be the fastest, you don't have to be the strongest, you don't have to be the smartest to give effort. It requires no talent. If you give effort, watch what it brings to you."
Fans shared their thoughts on Marshall Faulk's first team meeting. Some of them were exhilarated and excited by his speech.
"Best coaching staff in college football," one fan said.
"Legend," another fan commented.
"Might want to listen to someone who ran for over 12k yards in the NFL. Running backs will be visiting CU soon," this fan stated.
A few others praised Deion Sanders for building a coaching staff filled with ex-NFL pros.
"Deion is filling his whole coaching staff with CERTIFIED LEGENDS AND," this fan commented.
"Deion has the most elite coaching staff in all of colllege sports!!! HOF coaching staff literally," one fan said.
"Sanders got walkin legends helpin and coaching these young bulls," another fan wrote.
Marshall Faulk is not the only ex-NFL pro to join Coach Prime's staff this offseason. The Colorado Buffaloes hired former 5x Pro Bowler Andre Gurode as the offensive line coach. They also brought in ex-Bengals DT Domata Peko to replace Damione Lewis as the defensive line coach.
Marshall Faulk shared his true feelings about Colorado head coach Deion Sanders
Marshall Faulk is expected to elevate the Buffs' running back room. Before his hiring was made official, he shared his feelings about Deion Sanders during Super Bowl LIX week in New Orleans.
Last month, during an interview with Front Office Sports, Faulk heaped praise on Coach Prime. He stated that they are good friends and that Sanders does his best to help people around him grow and become successful.
"Deion is an elevator," Faulk said. "He's gonna elevate you as a person, and he's going to force you to elevate your life. And that's what he does. He lifts people up.
"A lot of the times, the light, it looks like it's shining on him, but really, he's shining the light on somebody. Pay attention to what he does, We're good friends, and whatever I can do to help him out, I'll do."
The Buffs finished with a 9-4 campaign last season. However, their rushing game was one of the weakest in the country. Faulk will now hope for the team to improve its rushing game and help elevate the offense this upcoming season in the Big 12.