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As soon as Angel Lopez got the call from Colorado head coach Deion Sanders, he knew he found his home.
The Gadsden County senior defensive back signed with Colorado on Wednesday morning, alongside six other teammates who signed to play football at their respective colleges.
Joining the Buffaloes in Sanders’s second year as head coach, the opportunity to learn from Coach Prime and compete with a talented defensive back room was all Lopez wanted.
“It played a huge part, with Colorado being Colorado with Deion Sanders there, they got two number one defensive backs in the country back to back,” Lopez said. “So I get to learn from them too. It’s just gonna be a great four years, great competition and great competitiveness. I’m happy to get there.”
Lopez committed to the Buffaloes late Monday night and made it official on Wednesday, and he heads to Colorado in the summer.
Tallahassee and Boulder are over 1500 miles apart, but Lopez will have a familiar face with him at Colorado. Former FAMU director of recruiting Devin Rispress joined the Buffalos recruiting staff after the Rattlers Celebration Bowl-winning season.
Lopez said the relationship he had with Rispress was crucial in getting to Colorado.
“Coach Riss played a big part in me coming to Colorado,” Lopez said. “He’s been recruiting me since my 10th grade year at FAMU and he continued to do that at Colorado and he brought me in there.”
Joining Lopez on the stage at Gadsden County High School cafeteria was Mississippi State signee Josaiah Knight.
Originally committed to Illinois, Knight swapped the Big Ten for the South Eastern Conference, joining the Bulldogs on national signing day.
“It’s the SEC, I just couldn’t pass on the opportunity,” Knight said. “This opportunity for me, I just want to make the most out of it.”
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Author : Tallahassee Democrat
Publish date : 2024-02-14 18:28:31
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