LAS VEGAS — Deion Sanders is aware of one thing most do not. He simply is not preserving it a secret anymore.
Hours after the Colorado soccer coach took heart stage at Massive 12 media days, Sanders despatched a public message to highschool recruits who could also be contemplating the Buffaloes.
“To whom it might concern, should you want to come back play for us, they could drop your HS (highschool) rankings simply because,” Sanders posted on X Wednesday night time. “I’ve a pal named LuLu from Ft. Myers they did that to years in the past they usually’re nonetheless doing it now. Happily we don’t care about rankings.”
Studying between the strains, Sanders is probably going referring to prized quarterback recruit Julian Lewis.
Regardless of being dedicated to USC since final summer season, the Lewis-to-Colorado buzz has been constructing in current weeks and Sanders ‘has an actual shot’ of flipping of him from the Trojans, in keeping with On3’s nationwide recruiting analyst Phillip Dukes.
The highschool soccer star’s third go to to Boulder in late June was highlighted by a photograph of him being handed keys by Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders. Lewis’ caption learn: “Might or not it’s ‘Good Timing’?”
However what does all of that need to do with Deion Sanders’ submit?
Till this week, Lewis was a consensus five-star quarterback within the Class of 2025.
Lewis dropped to a four-star prospect on each On3 and 247Sports. ESPN and Rivals nonetheless have him ranked as a five-star recruit.
For comparability’s sake, On3 and 247Sports now have Lewis because the Forty fourth- and Forty sixth-ranked participant within the nation, respectively (No. 7 QB). In the meantime, ESPN ranks him because the No. 2 participant within the nation (No. 2 QB). Rivals has him because the nation’s high participant within the 2025 class.
That is a stark distinction, and the timing is much more odd.
Lewis hasn’t performed a down of soccer since On3 and 247Sports dropped him 20-plus spots of their rankings.
In reality, all Lewis has finished (other than displaying critical curiosity in Sanders’ program) since throwing 48 touchdowns to simply two interceptions in 2023 is impress. He took house the 2024 Elite 11 professional day championship with an ideal rating of fifty the week of his go to to Colorado.
That simply is perhaps the motivation behind Sanders’ submit, and he simply might need a degree.
Shedeur and Colorado soccer followers definitely thinks so.
“Y’all know what it’s lol,” Shedeur stated shortly his father’s feedback in reply to a submit that learn: “Maintain up 247(Sports activities) simply dropped JuJu 30 spots. That’s loopy.”
Colorado will get the final snort, nonetheless, if Lewis finally ends up flipping his dedication from USC to the Buffaloes.
After Sanders’ cryptic submit, it looks as if only a matter of time.
Comply with Colorado Buffaloes sports activities reporter Scott Procter on X.
This text initially appeared on Fort Collins Coloradoan: Deion Sanders warns recruits: ‘They might drop your HS rankings’
