Colorado’s Black & Gold spring football game next month could become the Black & Orange game.

The Post-Standard in Syracuse reported Friday that CU and Syracuse have both filed paperwork with the NCAA to allow joint practices, followed by a scrimmage at Folsom Field on April 19. Through a source, BuffZone has been able to confirm the report.

Although it’s possible to happen, a lot of work would have to be done in a short period of time to pull it off, even if the NCAA grants a waiver. Current NCAA rules prohibit teams from playing offseason scrimmages against each other.

However, CU head coach Deion Sanders said Monday that rather than an intrasquad scrimmage, he wants to play another team for the spring game, slated for April 19 (2:30 p.m., ESPN2).

“That’s what I’m trying to do right now, to have it competitive,” Sanders said. “Playing against your own guys kind of gets monotonous, and you really can’t tell the level of your guys, because it’s the same old, same way.”

Later on Monday, Syracuse head coach Fran Brown responded to a social media post about Sanders’ idea, writing, “Deion Sanders we will come to Boulder for 3 days.”

The idea has gained some steam this week.

Syracuse opened spring practices Friday, and Brown told reporters, “It’s in the hands of the NCAA right now. We are locked in. Me and Coach Prime, we’re excited. We’re hoping this happens. This would be good, us to be the first to do it. At two historical schools that would mean a lot, and two African American men, too, to have the opportunity of doing that, that means a lot.”

Also on Friday, Sanders was at Big 12 pro days and said during an interview on the NFL Network, “I’m praying that (Brown) is the guy that’s going to make that jump. His university, we’ve already communicated. Fran, I love you and I appreciate you and I’m praying that it happens.”

If the NCAA were to allow it, there would be several logistical hurdles to clear, including Syracuse working around its own spring game, currently scheduled for April 12 (it is not slated for television). And the Orange would have to figure costs and details for traveling to Boulder less than four weeks from now.

Although it’s not currently allowed in college, NFL teams routinely come together for joint practices followed by a preseason game.

“I would like to style it like the pros,” Sanders said. “I would like to practice against someone for a few days, then you have the spring game. I think the public will be satisfied with that tremendously. I think it’s a tremendous idea.”

So does Brown, who didn’t seem too concerned with the logistics Friday.

“Absolutely, I definitely want to do that,” he said. “It will help the game.”

At a time when several major programs are cancelling spring games around the country, Brown compared a possible CU vs. Syracuse spring game to a Floyd Mayweather Jr. boxing match.

“It’ll be the main event,” he said. “It’s something that’s needed right now for us during this time of the year. It’ll be extremely big. Of course March Madness is huge, but then you get to go watch football. You couldn’t find two better teams to start it off.”

Brown and Sanders both said Friday that if they can come together, it would be more than just about football.

“It’s gonna be about financial literacy, it’s gonna be about everything,” Sanders told the NFL Network. “It’s gonna be about academics, as well. We’re gonna do a joint thing with both teams if we can make this happen.”

CU and Syracuse have played each other once in an actual game, with the Buffs losing to the Orange 26-22 in the Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 1, 1993.