Travis Hunter speaks on Coach Prime’s impact throughout his career
Travis Hunter explains how Coach Deion Sanders has shaped him as both a player and person and how he’s helped guide him throughout the years.
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FRISCO, Texas − Each of the 16 football teams in the Big 12 Conferences sent at least three players here this week for the league’s annual preseason media days event north of Dallas.
But only one sent two quarterbacks.
And only one dared to send a freshman quarterback to face the media here before he even played a single game of college football.
Neither of these choices is normal, not in the Big 12 or anywhere else.
So which teams would do such a thing?
Colorado did both Wednesday under head coach Deion Sanders.
Welcome to Coach Prime’s new world this year after the departure of his quarterback son Shedeur to the NFL.
“We brought both up because I don’t know which one is going to start,” Sanders said Wednesday, July 9.
After returning from a health issue that kept him off campus this summer, Sanders is still trying to strike a delicate balance at the most important position on the field. In December, he brought in two marquee players to help replace his son – celebrated freshman Julian “JuJu” Lewis and veteran Liberty transfer Kaidon Salter. Yet only one can play at a time, creating the possibility of tension if one gets too much attention. In Lewis’s case, he could transfer out if he doesn’t think he’s getting what he deserves in this new era of name, image and likeness (NIL) deals for college sports.
So what does Sanders do?
For now, he brings both.
Why is it unusual for two QBs to be at media days?
Each summer, teams choose which handful of players they want to speak to a horde of media at these preseason conference events. Usually, those players are team leaders or top performers,…
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