Top recruit spurns Florida St to play for Prime, Jackson St
3 years ago

Top recruit spurns Florida St to play for Prime, Jackson St

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! 1 high school football recruit in the country pulled a signing day shocker Wednesday, deciding to attend Jackson State and play for coach Deion Sanders after being verbally committed to Florida State for months. Sanders is a former Florida State star and Pro Football Hall of Famer who is in his second year coaching Jackson State, a historically black college in Jackson, Mississippi. Sanders has his own podcast on Barstool, “21st and Prime,” and is a regular contributor to the company’s most popular show, “Pardon My Take.” Hunter had been expected to sign with Florida State as college football’s early signing period opened on Wednesday. “We’ve had 14 great young men that have joined our program today,” Florida State coach Mike Norvell told reporters at his signing day news conference.

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Former NFL receiver DeSean Jackson hired as the football coach at Delaware State
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Former NFL receiver DeSean Jackson hired as the football coach at Delaware State

Associated Press  

— Former NFL receiver DeSean Jackson is taking over the football program at Delaware State. The school announced Jackson’s hire Friday in the latest move by a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference program to hire a former NFL star as its football coach. “DeSean Jackson is a perfect fit for our institution — incredibly competitive, optimistic about the prospects for our collective …

Newly minted Heisman winner Travis Hunter and Colorado return to practice, prepare for Alamo Bowl
4 weeks ago

Newly minted Heisman winner Travis Hunter and Colorado return to practice, prepare for Alamo Bowl

Associated Press  

BOULDER, Colo. — The fishing trips have been put on hold and the award-show excursions wrapped up. Now, it’s time for newly minted Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter and the Colorado Buffaloes to get back to the business of a bowl game. “It’s not just a bowl game where we’re going to go be merry and have a Merry Christmas …

Travis Hunter: Why Heisman Trophy winner is ‘two players in one’ and such a rare talent in college football
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1 month ago

Travis Hunter: Why Heisman Trophy winner is ‘two players in one’ and such a rare talent in college football

CNN  

CNN — One of the rarest qualities in all of team sports is the ability to impact a game in multiple ways. One of the keys to harnessing Hunter’s immense ability has been playing under Sanders – also now known as Coach Prime – a former two-way player in his own right and current Colorado head coach. “He did it …

Florida State is losing recruits at nearly the same pace that it’s losing games in 2024
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Florida State is losing recruits at nearly the same pace that it’s losing games in 2024

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Coach Mike Norvell spent years slowly rebuilding at Florida State and then suddenly turned the Seminoles into a championship contender last season. Pierre Louis made the move after watching the Gators upset LSU on Saturday — nearly a week after Norvell fired three …

Florida A&M Soars Past Texas Southern, Remains in SWAC Chase
2 months, 1 week ago

Florida A&M Soars Past Texas Southern, Remains in SWAC Chase

Associated Press  

Florida A&M secured a 52-28 victory over Texas Southern, solidifying their position in the Southwestern Athletic Conference race. Daniel Richardson shone with three touchdown passes in the first half, setting the tone for the Rattlers' offensive dominance. The team dominated the ground game, racking up 236 yards on 36 carries and scoring 28 points in the process. While Texas Southern …

College football picks: Angsty matchups No. 19 Miami-Florida, No. 13 LSU-No. 23 USC highlight Week 1
4 months, 2 weeks ago

College football picks: Angsty matchups No. 19 Miami-Florida, No. 13 LSU-No. 23 USC highlight Week 1

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! After a brisk Week 0 warmup, Week 1 of the college football season arrives with dozens of games Thursday through Monday, including a few tasty matchups. Add in the two played last week and 61 FBS-FCS games to open the college football season is by far …

Why Florida State is poised to crash Playoff party one year after historic snub
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Why Florida State is poised to crash Playoff party one year after historic snub

New York Times  

Editor’s note: This article is part of the College Football Playoff Prospectus, previewing and predicting the top CFP contenders for the upcoming season. Joshua Farmer was the initial member of Mike Norvell’s first full recruiting class when he committed to Florida State in January 2020. He’s been around for every one of FSU’s moments of growth, including the emotional 24-hour …

Deion Sanders’ unrivaled legend at Florida State: ‘The best athlete ever known to man’
5 months ago

Deion Sanders’ unrivaled legend at Florida State: ‘The best athlete ever known to man’

New York Times  

In the 1980s, Bobby Bowden kept his Florida State football team in a hotel in Thomasville, Ga., the night before games to escape the distractions of Tallahassee. But in 1988, as Deion Sanders’ fame was reaching a frenzy and “Prime Time” was becoming “Prime Time,” there was a limo waiting in front of the dorm. “We didn’t have money,” Butler …

Roster sizes, the future of walk-ons and other topics on minds of SEC’s football coaches
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Roster sizes, the future of walk-ons and other topics on minds of SEC’s football coaches

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The coaches convened Tuesday for the league’s spring meetings with potential roster issues among the questions on their minds following a settlement agreement involving the NCAA and the five biggest conferences. Elko argued that an 85-player limit, which would essentially eliminate walk-ons, would be “something that’s …

Coaching carousel adds intrigue to college football recruiting’s February signing period
11 months, 1 week ago

Coaching carousel adds intrigue to college football recruiting’s February signing period

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! College football’s busy recruiting calendar created a particularly hectic first few weeks on the job for all the head coaches who switched schools over the last month. When Nick Saban announced his retirement last month, it set off a chain reaction that resulted in head coaching …

Deion Sanders is luring linemen to Colorado to protect QB son. Now, those blockers need to jell.
1 year ago

Deion Sanders is luring linemen to Colorado to protect QB son. Now, those blockers need to jell.

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “There’s no secret that an offensive line is by far the most difficult group to get to jell and most important group to get to jell,” said former Colorado offensive lineman Tyler Polumbus, who won a Super Bowl with the Denver Broncos following the 2015 season. …

Florida State receiver Johnny Wilson returns to practice and could play against rival Miami
1 year, 2 months ago

Florida State receiver Johnny Wilson returns to practice and could play against rival Miami

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida State standout receiver Johnny Wilson returned to practice Tuesday, giving the fourth-ranked Seminoles more hope that he will be able to play against rival Miami. The Seminoles, who already clinched a spot in the league title game next month, also played without …

Deion Sanders heaps praise on his QB son Shedeur Sanders after comeback falls short vs. No. 8 USC
1 year, 3 months ago

Deion Sanders heaps praise on his QB son Shedeur Sanders after comeback falls short vs. No. 8 USC

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Proud papa Deion Sanders said everybody at Folsom Field and anyone watching at home knew “if we would have gotten that ball last we were going to go down there and score.” Right after talking up Williams as a great quarterback, Sanders heaped equally effusive praise …

Ready for the spotlight: Florida State welcomes expectations that come with returning stars
1 year, 5 months ago

Ready for the spotlight: Florida State welcomes expectations that come with returning stars

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “You’re not going to be comfortable in life,” quarterback Jordan Travis said. That’s what we’re focused on.” The program’s most anticipated campaign in nearly a decade begins in three weeks against Southeastern Conference heavyweight LSU in the Camping World Kickoff in Orlando. The footage no doubt …

Florida State has a chance to return to elite status. The program’s history offers examples how
1 year, 5 months ago

Florida State has a chance to return to elite status. The program’s history offers examples how

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “You watch these teams,” Verse said, “and you’re like, ‘These guys play different.’ … We’re like, ‘All right, we’ve got to live up to this standard.’” Consider it an example of how Mike Norvell’s program is reaching into the past to teach lessons for what could …

Coach Prime comes up big in 1st recruiting class at Colorado
1 year, 11 months ago

Coach Prime comes up big in 1st recruiting class at Colorado

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! BOULDER, Colo. — Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders proudly recited the numbers from his first recruiting class at Colorado. “We’re not recruiting just no ordinary Tom, Dick and Harry,” Sanders said Wednesday on signing day. “We’ve got names on the back of their shirts right now,” cracked …

Signing day ends recruiting sagas for QB Rashada, CB McClain
1 year, 11 months ago

Signing day ends recruiting sagas for QB Rashada, CB McClain

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “I think ultimately NIL is a strength for the Gators.” Rashada becomes the highest-profile high school recruit in new Arizona State coach Kenny Dillingham’s first signing class. Last year, Sanders made recruiting history when he swayed five-star cornerback Travis Hunter to renege on a verbal commitment …

Colorado’s quest for Deion Sanders: A network with clout, a ‘secret weapon’ and two anxious months
1 year, 11 months ago

Colorado’s quest for Deion Sanders: A network with clout, a ‘secret weapon’ and two anxious months

New York Times  

BOULDER, Colo. — Rick George was trying to focus on the task at hand, but he had pressing issues back home. Sanders had called the Colorado athletic director earlier that week with a simple message: “I’m comin’.” That alleviated some of George’s anxiety around his high-profile, two-months-long search for a head coach. “We’re going to provide the resources the coach …

Heisman winner Williams watches decisive score in USC loss
2 years ago

Heisman winner Williams watches decisive score in USC loss

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! ARLINGTON, Texas — Caleb Williams said he wasn’t limited by a hamstring injury that plenty of people thought would keep the Heisman Trophy winner out of the Cotton Bowl. 14 Tulane the opening to finish a frantic rally, and the same defense that gave up an …

QB Shedeur Sanders, CB Travis Hunter following Prime to CU
2 years ago

QB Shedeur Sanders, CB Travis Hunter following Prime to CU

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Deion Sanders’ quarterback and top recruit at Jackson State are following Coach Prime to Colorado. Quarterback Shedeur Sanders, Deion’s son, was among Colorado’s first class of signees Wednesday with its new coach. Deion Sanders spent three seasons at Jackson State, winning two Southwestern Athletic Conference titles. …

Ryan Day, Buckeyes feel urgency behind second chance at CFP
2 years, 1 month ago

Ryan Day, Buckeyes feel urgency behind second chance at CFP

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “We’re going to start making the transition into game planning here soon and then we get down to bowl week, so we have three phases when we talk about bowl practice, but the energy has been really, really good.” The Buckeyes took the back door into …

Deion Sanders Was An HBCU God, Until He Wanted To Be Human Again
2 years, 1 month ago

Deion Sanders Was An HBCU God, Until He Wanted To Be Human Again

Huff Post  

Depending on where you stand on the fault line, you’ve either been sending text messages explaining how Deion Sanders’ decision to leave Jackson State makes him a sellout, or you’ve been arguing that his autonomy as a Black man allows him the right to decide what’s best for him and his family. Shortly after leading HBCU Jackson State to an …

HBCUs ponder a prime exit after football coach Deion Sanders leaves Jackson State
2 years, 1 month ago

HBCUs ponder a prime exit after football coach Deion Sanders leaves Jackson State

NPR  

HBCUs ponder a prime exit after football coach Deion Sanders leaves Jackson State JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: When former NFL star Deion Sanders first broke into coaching college football, he made what seemed like an unusual choice. SUMMERS: That's what Sanders told his players at Jackson State upon taking the head coaching job at the University of Colorado, a school in …

Florida QB Richardson leaves school early, enters NFL draft
2 years, 1 month ago

Florida QB Richardson leaves school early, enters NFL draft

Associated Press  

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson, considered more of a long-term project than a slam-dunk prospect, is leaving school early and entering the NFL draft. Richardson announced his decision with a lengthy social media post Monday, four days after backup quarterback Jalen Kitna was kicked off the team following his arrest on child pornography charges. Richardson’s departure leaves freshman …

Colorado hires Deion Sanders to turn around football program
2 years, 1 month ago

Colorado hires Deion Sanders to turn around football program

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! BOULDER, Colo. — Deion Sanders is taking over as head coach at Colorado, bringing his charisma and larger-than-life persona to a beleaguered Pac-12 program that’s plunged to the bottom of college football. They were on the cover of Sports Illustrated in July — a feature on …

Deion Sanders leads Jackson St to SWAC title
2 years, 1 month ago

Deion Sanders leads Jackson St to SWAC title

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! — Shedeur Sanders threw for four touchdowns and Jackson State routed Southern 43-24 on Saturday in the Southwest Athletic Conference championship, hours before Colorado hired father Deion Sanders away from the Tigers. I don’t want that to happen.” Southern University coach Eric Dooley spoke about what …

For FSU and Miami, there’s always something big at stake
2 years, 2 months ago

For FSU and Miami, there’s always something big at stake

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Neither team is ranked — the third time in the last four FSU-Miami meetings that’s been the case — yet the history between the programs still makes this compelling. “When you play in this rivalry,” Miami coach Mario Cristobal said, “you always recognize that this was …

Deion Sanders says HBCUs can be path to NFL for top players
2 years, 2 months ago

Deion Sanders says HBCUs can be path to NFL for top players

Associated Press  

Jackson State coach Deion Sanders says historically Black college football programs can be a path to the NFL for top recruits, but it is difficult to compete with the wealthier, traditional power schools. I can still make it through there and they can navigate me to the NFL,” Sanders said Tuesday during an interview on the AP Top 25 College …

Takeaways: After rush to give Tucker megadeal, MSU slips
2 years, 3 months ago

Takeaways: After rush to give Tucker megadeal, MSU slips

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Michigan State blew up the market for college football coaches last season by giving Mel Tucker a massive 10-year contract as the Spartans charged out to a 9-1 start in his second campaign. Tucker’s overall record as a head coach was 16-13 at that point, covering …

Richardson, No. 18 Florida look to regain confidence vs USF
2 years, 3 months ago

Richardson, No. 18 Florida look to regain confidence vs USF

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! PLAYERS TO WATCH USF: Senior Jared Mangham has 67 yards rushing and three touchdowns in two games, but he could find holes against a Florida defense that’s been shaky in second halves and might be without standout LB Ventrell Miller. Florida: Freshman RB Trevor Etienne is …

All eyes on Richardson as Kentucky, Florida begin SEC play
2 years, 4 months ago

All eyes on Richardson as Kentucky, Florida begin SEC play

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Anthony Richardson dazzled a packed Swamp in Florida’s season opener, delivering more feel-good moments than anyone honestly could have expected. Just ask him, he’ll throw it a hundred yards.” Richardson threw for 168 yards, ran for 106 more and three scores, and, most …

On Football: Could Coach Prime jump from SWAC to big-time?
2 years, 4 months ago

On Football: Could Coach Prime jump from SWAC to big-time?

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! I want to see what can I do different or where am I falling short, and I challenged myself to go to another level.” Last season, Sanders’ second as Jackson State head coach, the Tigers went 11-2 and won the Southwestern Athletic Conference. Sanders swooping in …

Recruiting wars: A&M’s Fisher says rumors are ‘garbage’
2 years, 11 months ago

Recruiting wars: A&M’s Fisher says rumors are ‘garbage’

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! After Texas A&M added yet another blue-chip prospect to the highest-rated recruiting class in college football Wednesday, coach Jimbo Fisher went off about rumors that booster-funded endorsement deals were fueling the Aggies’ success. “It pisses me off.” College football’s traditional signing period opened with most of …

Feldman: How big is Travis Hunter joining Deion Sanders and Jackson State? I asked Nick Saban, Reggie Bush and more
3 years, 1 month ago

Feldman: How big is Travis Hunter joining Deion Sanders and Jackson State? I asked Nick Saban, Reggie Bush and more

New York Times  

I happened to be on the phone with an FBS head coach when word started to get around the internet that Travis Hunter, the nation’s No. 1 recruit, was about to flip from Florida State to Jackson State to sign with the Noles’ most famous football alum, Deion Sanders. And it’s not just Deion and Jackson State; schools like Nebraska, …

Deion Sanders flips No. 1 overall recruit Travis Hunter from Florida State to Jackson State on signing day
3 years, 1 month ago

Deion Sanders flips No. 1 overall recruit Travis Hunter from Florida State to Jackson State on signing day

New York Times  

Travis Hunter, the No. 1 overall prospect in the Class of 2022 according to the 247Sports Composite, has flipped from Florida State to FCS program Jackson State and head coach Deion Sanders on the first day of the early signing period. GO DEEPER Yes, Deion Sanders feels he can be a force in college football: 'I’m pretty certain this is …

Lincoln Riley eager to return USC Trojans to winning ways
3 years, 1 month ago

Lincoln Riley eager to return USC Trojans to winning ways

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “Unbelievable.” Southern California appeared to be asking itself the same rhetorical questions after a surprising 36-hour courtship ended with Riley in charge of restoring the Trojans to a place atop the college football world. “It sends a loud and powerful message to the college football world …

USC hires coach Lincoln Riley away from Oklahoma
3 years, 1 month ago

USC hires coach Lincoln Riley away from Oklahoma

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! USC hired Oklahoma’s Lincoln Riley on Sunday in a stunning and rare move of one traditional college football powerhouse swiping another’s highly accomplished coach. Riley went 55-10 in five seasons leading the Sooners, winning four Big 12 titles and making three College Football Playoff appearances in …

Florida fires coach Dan Mullen, completing stunning fall
3 years, 1 month ago

Florida fires coach Dan Mullen, completing stunning fall

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Stricklin said he made the decision Sunday morning and offered Mullen the chance to coach the team’s final game, but he declined for fear of being a distraction. “I have some thoughts, but I’m going to keep those to myself.” Mullen finished 34-15 over four seasons …

Coach Prime eager to raise profile of Jackson State, HBCUs
3 years, 4 months ago

Coach Prime eager to raise profile of Jackson State, HBCUs

Associated Press  

Coach Prime, aka Deion Sanders, sauntered into the office of Nick Saban with a marching band following his lead. “We’re going to fight and do our darndest to start changing the landscape of HBCU football,” Sanders said in an interview with The Associated Press. “You’re competing against a Power Five that has 100 times more resources than we do, and …

Inside the hype, hope and hostility of Jackson State’s Deion Sanders hire: ‘Nobody thought that I would pull this off’
3 years, 8 months ago

Inside the hype, hope and hostility of Jackson State’s Deion Sanders hire: ‘Nobody thought that I would pull this off’

New York Times  

Once Jackson State athletic director Ashley Robinson heard the words he needed to, he dropped to his knees and thanked God. There’s no way Deion Sanders is coming to Jackson State.” More than seven months have passed since that phone call, which ended with Sanders accepting Robinson’s offer to become Jackson State’s head coach. “It was very intriguing that people …

Deion Sanders and HBCUs are coming for your 4-stars: The NFL? ‘People are going to find me.’
3 years, 10 months ago

Deion Sanders and HBCUs are coming for your 4-stars: The NFL? ‘People are going to find me.’

New York Times  

When Jackson State hired Deion Sanders as its head coach in September, there was an immediate new face for the resurgence of historically black colleges and universities. I’m from the inner city, you know, barbecue chips is it.” And Sanders used potato chips to perfectly put what he’s trying to accomplish at Jackson State into perspective. Bodden signed as part …

AP Top 25 Podcast: Sarkisian’s road from rehab to Texas
3 years, 10 months ago

AP Top 25 Podcast: Sarkisian’s road from rehab to Texas

Associated Press  

Steve Sarkisian was out of college football five years ago, having lost a dream job because of his struggles with alcoholism. On the latest AP Top 25 College Football Podcast, Coach Sark joins the AP’s Ralph Russo to talk about his road back from being fired by Southern California to a stint in the NFL to becoming the latest coach …

AP Top 25 Podcast: Which job is better? Florida St or USC?
5 years, 2 months ago

AP Top 25 Podcast: Which job is better? Florida St or USC?

Associated Press  

The Florida State job is open and Southern California probably will be soon, too. On the latest AP Top 25 College Football Podcast, Paul Myerberg of USA Today joins AP’s Ralph Russo to discuss which job a coach would take if they could have either Florida State or USC? A big week in college football also includes the first College …

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