As noted by ESPN's Adam Rittenberg, the NCAA's Football Bowl Subdivision oversight committee opposed the waiver request last Thursday. The idea to have joint practices and scrimmages originated from Colorado head coach Deion Sanders, and Brown was eager to have his team take part.

Before the NCAA rejected the idea, Colorado made its case for a spring football "pilot program" under head coach Deion Sanders.

Syracuse football head coach Fran Brown brought up Bill Belichick in his Deion Sanders spring game rant. Here's what he said.