Colorado head football coach Deion Sanders did not mince his words when he laid out his expectations for his players when they spend time away from the team.

Sanders successfully built a winning culture at Jackson State and is looking to replicate that in Boulder. The Pro Football Hall of Famer immediately started to lay a foundation after he was named Colorado's new head coach in December.

The student-athletes are set for a break, but Sanders warned players not to let the time away make them forget about the rules they have to follow once they return to campus.

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"You have a meeting [Monday morning]. If you late to that meeting, there’s going to be consequences. Your locker will be cleaned. It will be cleaned, and I’m not threatening you. It’s just reality," Sanders told his players.

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From there, he emphasized the importance of the players being aware of their surroundings during the break.

"Fellas, be careful on your break. Be careful on your comings and goings. Everyone ain’t for you, everyone ain’t with you, everybody don’t love you, everybody don’t appreciate you, everybody don’t want you to be that guy you plan on being, and your life is of value. 

He also encouraged the players to remember how valuable they are.

"Your life is of essence. You are somebody. You are important. So, be careful please. We don’t want to put on all black and go to a funeral. We want to put on all black and go out there and whoop somebody," he passionately said.

Sanders guided the Jackson State Tigers to consecutive Southwestern Athletic Conference titles and an undefeated regular season in 2022 before losing in the Celebration Bowl. 

Colorado is coming off an abysmal 1-11 season. Sanders is hoping to make the Buffaloes contenders in the Pac-12 conference. Setting the tone appears to be the first part of his team building philosophy.

March Madness continues to be easy for UConn.

The fourth-seeded Huskies dominated their Elite 8 matchup against No. 3 Gonzaga, 82-54 earning another trip to the Final Four in Houston.

It's the school's sixth Final Four in history and first since 2014 - they are 4-1 in national semifinal contests. This is also their first tournament since the 2015-16 season.

The men came to play after the Lady Huskies suffered a devastating upset to Ohio State several hours earlier - someone had to change the mood on campus.

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Up seven at the half, UConn scored five quick points to get a 12-point lead. Just 100 seconds into the second half, the Bulldogs were forced to sit superstar Drew Timme as he had four fouls. With Gonzaga's best player off the floor, UConn took advantage, outscoring them 14-3 in that span.

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Now down 21, they had no choice but to bring Timme back on the floor, but it was too little too late. In fact, UConn's lead got as high as 23 points when he came back into the game. 

In fact, UConn outscored Gonzaga, 43-22 in the final 20 minutes.

UConn has outscored their opponents 327-237 in the tournament, easily winning every game. This comes despite predicaments off the floor that included their original hotel rooms being filled with "dirt, vomit, and worse" and having their belongings stolen from the team bus several hours later.

The Huskies await the winner of No. 2 Texas, the highest-ranked team remaining, and No. 6 Miami.