Coach Prime holds combative news conference as he prepares for his second season at Colorado

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders kicked off his second season at Colorado with a combative news conference Friday when he also celebrated his 57th birthday and became a grandfather.

Donning his signature shades and a Buffaloes baseball cap, Sanders started things off by thanking the person who left a card and several packages of fried pastries at the microphone.

“Trying to get my six-pack, I can't eat these honeybuns,” he cracked in what would be the lightest moment of his 30-minute news conference, which he would conclude by professing his love for “85% of you.”

Sanders didn't detail the source of his frustrations but there have been a couple of reports from outlets outside Colorado this offseason that painted his program in a less than positive light.

His testy exchanges highlighted the session at Colorado's annual fall sports media day, which is typically a day of positivity and hope.