When the former head coach of Jackson State University announced his departure, a tremendous wave of criticism hit him. The 55-year-old coach moved on to Colorado to help the Buffs to eradicate their dry spell. Deion Sanders had been quiet about his response to objections from HBCU advocates and reporters until now.

After the Tigers won the Celebra Bowl, he spoke at a pregame conference. Many asked him if he thought what he set to do at Jackson State was done by him. 

Deion Sanders was clear when he answered the questions. He said, “Never once did I say they were going to put a tombstone with my name on it at Jackson State. I wasn’t gonna die here. “Everything I said I would do here I did. Everything I said I wanted to have happen, I tried my darndest to make it happen. We’ve exceeded expectations in some realm.”

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Sanders calmly met the criticisms. However, he clarified that after serving his purpose at the university, it was time for him to achieve his plans.

Deion Sanders bagged his first five-star prospect at CU

After Coach Prime accepted his new job at CU, his main agenda was to bring top-tier players to the university. Coach Prime urged players to enter the transfer portal and also had some prospects in his mind. It had only been a day after the former San Francisco 49ers cornerback became the head coach of CU that the Buffs landed a five-star recruit. 

Winston Watkins, the first cousin of Green Bay Packers WR Sammy Watkins, committed to the class of 2025. He plays for the popular IMG Academy in Florida which saw players like Evan Neal, Greg Newsome, and KJ Hamler. 247Sports ranked him at No.4 amongst the wide receivers in his class and No.13 overall. The young WR had offers from 17 institutions out of which Texas A&M was the favorite to land him.

Sanders will have to work his magic at CU just like he did at JSU. The former Dallas Cowboys cornerback will have to bring a number of four and five-star recruits to the Buffaloes.

Colorado had a losing record this year (1-11), with its lone victory coming against California. Since 2006, the team has only had one winning season, in 2016.

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