When Deion Sanders was named Colorado’s next football coach after the conclusion of the 2022 SWAC championship game in Jackson on Dec. 3, a lot of buzz and chatter rose on the matter of how many players would remain with Jackson State’s program after his departure. It appears there will be a fairly significant exodus.
Following Sanders’s last game as JSU’s head coach in a 41–34 loss to North Carolina Central in the Celebration Bowl on Saturday, more than a dozen players from the program have reportedly entered the transfer portal seeking to find their new college football home for the ’23 season.
According to On3.com, 13 players have entered the portal, including Sanders’s sons, quarterback and SWAC Offensive Player of the Year Shedeur and cornerback Shilo, as well as two-way sensation Travis Hunter. While Sanders confirmed to reporters after the bowl game loss that his sons were coming to Colorado with him, it is not certain if Hunter will make the trip west to Colorado.
