Of these gamers who mentioned they deliberate to depart CU, Sanders famous they made their choices earlier than a sold-out spring recreation on nationwide tv.
“We don’t make them give up,” he mentioned. “They give up. I don’t wish to say give up. They leap within the switch portal. You name that what you need earlier than a nationally televised recreation, earlier than a sellout crowd. You name that what you need.”
On the sector, Sanders required his gamers to observe this spring with clean jerseys till they “earned” their most popular jersey numbers. After a number of practices, the primary three gamers to earn their jersey numbers had been all new switch gamers – receiver Jimmy Horn (South Florida), defensive lineman Shane Cokes (Dartmouth) and Hunter (Jackson State).
“These three guys, they’re ballers,” Sanders mentioned earlier this month. Hunter was the nation’s No. 1 highschool recruit in 2022. On Monday Sanders, a Professional Soccer Corridor of Famer, mentioned Hunter “is healthier than I used to be at this age and stage.”
