NFL legend Marshall Faulk says Deion Sanders "challenged" him to join the Colorado Buffaloes coaching staff. Why it matters: The Pro Football Hall of Famer was hired as the running back coach last week.

Gold jacket-wearer Marshall Faulk was recently named Colorado football's newest running backs coach. Regarded as one of the most dynamic and influential running backs of all time, the 51-year-old Faulk joins CU head coach Deion Sanders and graduate assistant Warren Sapp as Buffs coaches who are forever enshrined in Canton, Ohio.

Deion Sanders has added another Hall of Famer to his coaching staff at Colorado. The Buffaloes announced Thursday night that former NFL great Marshall Faulk has joined the team as its new running backs coach.

Marshall Faulk may be an Aztec for Life, but he’s a Buffalo for the time being. The University of Colorado football program announced Thursday night that Faulk, 51, has been hired by head coach Deion Sanders as the Buffaloes’ running backs coach.

Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk was recently hired at Colorado, and joins a list of former top NFL talents among college football coaching:

Deion Sanders continues to make headlines, not just for his ability to recruit top-tier talent on the field, but also for assembling an impressive coaching staff. The latest addition, Hall of Fame running back Marshall Faulk,

New Colorado football running backs coach Marshall Faulk will be paid $400,00 during his first season on head coach Deion Sanders' staff, as reported by USA TODAY Sports' Brent Schrotenboer. According to documents obtained by USA TODAY Sports,