Close College football reporter.Joined ESPN.com in 2008.Graduate of Northwestern University.BOULDER, Colo.-- Deion Sanders strived for greatness throughout a Hall of Fame playing career, and he has set similar goals as coach of the Colorado Buffaloes, despite the team's 1-11 season in 2022.
During mandatory minicamp on Monday, New England Patriots first-round pick and cornerback Christian Gonzalez is already living up to the hype.The New England Patriots had an eventful first round of the 2023 NFL Draft.They were able to trade down to the No. 17 overall pick in a trade with the Pittsburgh Steelers to gain draft capital, watched the AFC North team draft Georgia offensive tackle Broderick Jones ahead of the rival New York Jets, and got one of the best cornerback prospects in the draft.
Deion Sanders 'ashamed' 31 NFL teams clearly don't value HBCU players
Deion Sanders expressed great disappointment in the NFL for not taking HBCU players seriously in this past weekend's draft.While he went No. 5 overall to the Atlanta Falcons in 1989, Deion Sanders remains an advocate for HBCU football even after taking over the Colorado Buffaloes.Although Sanders celebrated the fact one of his former players in Jackson State cornerback Isaiah Bolden being drafted by the New England Patriots, he was "ashamed" of how the other 31 NFL franchises didn't seem to take HBCU football seriously this spring.
Broncos could have longest active playoff drought by season's end
The Denver Broncos could potentially have the longest active playoff drought by season's end.Depending on if the New York Jets take flight in the final quarter of the season, the Denver Broncos might have the longest active playoff drought in the NFL.With the Broncos falling to a disastrous 3-10 on the season in their close loss to the AFC West nemesis Kansas City Chiefs, Denver has once again been eliminated from the postseason.
USC vs. Colorado: Betting odds, lines and picks against the spread
It's no surprise that oddsmakers have the USC Trojans (8-1, 6-1 in the Pac-12) as huge 34-point favorites when they host the Colorado Buffaloes (1-8, 1-5) at 6:30 p.m. PST Friday in the Coliseum.USC is No. 8 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings and hopes to have a path to the "Final Four" if they can beat No. 12 UCLA, No. 20 Notre Dame and then potentially No. 6 Oregon in the Pac-12 Championship Game on Friday, Dec. 2, in Las Vegas.