Travis Hunter says Colorado coach Deion Sanders ‘isn’t going anywhere’

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CNN
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Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter dismissed any rumors that the school’s coach Deion Sanders could leave at the end of the season, saying Friday “he’s not going anywhere.”

“I got a lot of insight … He’s going to be right where he is right now,” Hunter told reporters at a news conference in New York City before the Heisman Trophy, which he is a heavy favorite to win, is presented on Saturday.

Sanders, known as “Coach Prime,” finished his second season at Colorado with a 9-3 record, making the school a Big 12 contender after going 1-11 the year before he arrived.

Although Sanders himself reiterated his commitment to Colorado in November, that hasn’t stopped the media from speculating that he could move to a new role after guiding the Buffaloes to such a turnaround, especially with his sons — Shedeur and Shilo — as well as Hunter all. leaving the program after this season.

For now, Hunter says he and Sanders are focused on Colorado’s Alamo Bowl game against BYU on Dec. 28 — the school’s first bowl game since 2020.

Colorado head coach Deion Sanders talks to Travis Hunter during a game in November.

“It’s definitely important because, you know, I started this thing with Coach Prime and Shedeur and most of the coaches on the coaching staff, so I want to finish it right,” Hunter said, confirming he will play in the bowl game.

“I didn’t give them a full season my freshman year (due to injury), so I’m going to go ahead and finish this right. It will be our last fight together so I want to go out there and dominate and show the loyalty I have to him.”

“I’m definitely looking forward to it. I’m just excited to go out there and play football one more time before we get to the offseason.”

After enjoying a record breaking season, Hunter will likely be a top-10 pick in next year’s NFL Draft. His stats make extraordinary reading – he caught 14 receiving touchdowns, had 92 receptions and 1,152 receiving yards, while on defense he caught four passes, had 31 total tackles, 15 passes defensed and forced a game-winning fumble.

“I think I laid the groundwork for more people to come in and go two ways, and I also laid the groundwork that I’m a hard worker, so I try to help younger guys coming in,” Hunter said Friday ​​and reflected on his college career.

“I worked so hard for this moment, so to secure the Heisman would definitely set my legacy in college football,” he added