BOULDER, Colo. – Five-star recruiting prospect Winston Watkins never has been to the state of Colorado and wasn’t even born yet when Deion Sanders retired from his professional careers in football and baseball.
The wide receiver prospect is only 15.
And he currently is just a sophomore at the IMG Academy in Florida, more than 2,000 miles away.
But that didn’t stop him from giving his commitment to accept a scholarship offer already from the University of Colorado under Sanders, the Buffaloes’ new head football coach.
“Really, the biggest reason is Deion Sanders,” Watkins said in a phone interview Monday with USA TODAY Sports.