Colorado and Syracuse have filed paperwork with the NCAA requesting the ability to hold spring practices and a spring game on April, Orange coach Fran Brown said. NCAA bylaws prevent teams from holding intercollegiate practices and exhibition games against each other in the spring.

Deion Sanders' idea isn’t without challenges. Nebraska coach Matt Rhule canceled his team’s spring game, citing concerns over potential roster tampering. That makes a Colorado-Nebraska spring matchup unlikely, but Sanders remains focused on making these games more competitive - moving them closer to an NFL-style preseason.

Days after Syracuse head coach Fran Brown answered Deion Sanders' call to find a team Colorado could hold a joint practice and scrimmage against in the spring, the two schools are in the process of trying to make it happen.