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RAY LEWIS has been tipped to follow in the footsteps of Deion Sanders by becoming a College Football coach.
Sanders has proved as successful on the sidelines as he was on the field.
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He won the Superbowl with the San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys in consecutive years, and his work as a coach has seen him linked to the latter.
‘Coach Prime’ boasts an 8-2 record with the Colorado Buffaloes this season and taken them to second position in the B12 Conference.
Now another NFL legend has been tipped to follow the same path to coaching – Ray Lewis.
Lewis, 49, is another two-time Superbowl champion with the Baltimore Ravens and he could make the move to College Football.
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ESPN have reported the NFL Hall of Famer is subject to interest from Florida Atlantic Owls following the departure of head coach Tom Herman.
It is a job that could appeal to Lewis too since he played for the Miami Hurricanes, the team that first made him a star.
He finished as a runner-up in Butkus Award voting — given to the nation’s best collegiate linebacker — in 1995.
A year later he entered the NFL Draft and was the 26th pick overall, and the Ravens’ second draft pick.
And like Sanders, he is a larger than life character who could inspire his young players to success if he gets the gig.
However a source in the FAU sports department is understood to have told The Palm Beach Post that the Owls have no plans to interview Lewis.
Lewis retired in 2012 and occasionally works as a pundit analysing NFL games.
But earlier this year he showed he could have a knack for coaching as he slammed the Philadelphia Eagles defense on Peyton and Eli Manning’s Manningcast podcast.
He said: “If you’re in the game of football, turn and see the ball.
“If you think you gotta run, you in the wrong football game. You have to turn and sprint, right? Know that your man is gonna get the ball turned around.
“Guys, I’m telling you, it’s crazy to watch this. That’s fundamentals, it’s just basic fundamentals.
‘Match made in heaven’
By Sunni Upal, Deputy U.S. Sports Editor
Deion Sanders becoming head coach of the Dallas Cowboys is a match made in heaven.
It’s been 30 years now since the Cowboys last won a Super Bowl and something has to change.
This is “America’s Team,” but it has become a laughing stock and needs someone to restore them to their past glory.
That candidate who takes over from Mike McCarthy at head coach must have some magic and inspiration.
Step forward, Deion Sanders.
Sanders, 57, is one of the best players to have ever stepped on the field and was on Dallas’ team the last time they won a Super Bowl.
He is quite literally ‘Prime Time’ and that spark is exactly what the Cowboys need.
As for Deion, now is the perfect time for him to move on as well.
He has taken the Buffaloes to new heights both in terms of results and popularity.
His son, Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders, is also in his senior year in college.
Sanders could probably land a head coaching job on a legitimate national championship contender if he wants to stay in college.
But a chance to coach the Dallas Cowboys may not come calling again.
“That should not have happened.”
Meanwhile, Sanders distanced himself from the Dallas Cowboys head coach job.
“I’m happy where I am, man,” he said. “I’ve got a kickstand down.
“You know what a kickstand is? That means I’m resting. I’m good, I’m happy, I’m excited.
“I’m enthusiastic about where I am. I love it here, truly do.”
