Coach Prime speaks on decision to hire Robert Livingston as defensive coordinator

During last week’s Big 12 football media days in Las Vegas, Colorado head coach Deion Sanders opened up on his decision to hire Robert Livingston as the Buffs’ new defensive coordinator/safeties coach.

Livingston, who replaces Charles Kelly, joined Sanders’ staff in February after spending the last 12 seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals. A former safety at the College of William & Mary in Virginia, he was the Bengals’ secondary coach for the last eight years.

Coach Prime shared that Livingston’s decade-plus of NFL coaching experience made him an attractive hire.

“I like the relationships and the thought process of a pro,” Sanders said at Big 12 media days. “Coach Livingston was recommended to me by a few pros that I’m well familiar with and I trust, Mike Zimmer being one of them. His interview process and his consistency and his thought process and his relateability placed him well above the other applicants. I’m happy I made the decision. When we look back on it, first of all, I pray to God that I can keep him because I feel like we’re going to kick butt. We’re going to win, and he’s going to be a head coach in college or pros or whatever he endeavors because he’s that good.”

Colorado safeties who will be learning from Livingston this fall include Shilo Sanders, Cam’Ron Silmon-Craig, Carter Stoutmire, Herman Smith III and others.

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