Colorado secured what was rumored to be file insurance coverage protection for quarterback Shedeur Sanders and Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter because the star duo opted to finish their faculty careers on the Alamo Bowl moderately than sit again and put together for the NFL Draft.
Colorado declined to reveal the quantity of insurance coverage protection every obtained, citing privateness legal guidelines. Coach Deion Sanders and athletic director Rick George each mentioned it was the best in faculty soccer historical past.
“We have two gamers who’re in all probability going to be high two picks within the NFL Draft,” Sanders mentioned Monday. “We all know who these two are and so they’ve obtained, I believe, the very best quantity of protection that is ever been lined in faculty soccer. It far surpasses anybody who’s ever performed this faculty soccer sport.”
While faculty packages keep insurance coverage insurance policies for his or her athletes in case of harm, Colorado has elevated incapacity protection for its total Alamo Bowl roster. Sanders, the Buffaloes coach, ensured that his son QB and two-way star Hunter obtained broader insurance policies as each are anticipated to be top-10 picks within the upcoming NFL Draft.
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“It was his thought to get incapacity insurance coverage for our athletes for this sport, to make sure that they might play and that if there was any sort of harm, they might be nicely taken care of,” George mentioned. “So, we have been working collectively on this. We’re enthusiastic about it. We suppose it is nice to have all of our gamers collaborating within the sport. This is how all bowl video games needs to be.”
Colorado (9-3, No. 23 CFP) will face the BYU Cougars (10-2, No. 17 CFP) within the Alamo Bowl on Saturday.
While most groups are combating starters forgoing bowl video games this 12 months to enter the switch portal or the NFL Draft, the Buffaloes have not misplaced any gamers on their two-tier roster.
“It’s greater than I bought (when enjoying at Kansas State),” Colorado linebackers coach Andre’ Hart mentioned. “They gave us a helmet and mentioned put it in your leg and exit and play. For them to get that (elevated insurance coverage protection), I simply suppose it is useful. Talking about the place the sport is, the place it is going and the way The management he takes care of the gamers, I believed he was glorious.”
Shedeur Sanders has accomplished 337 of 454 passes for 3,926 yards and 35 touchdowns this season. Many scouting companies rated Sanders as the very best quarterback on this 12 months’s draft.
Hunter obtained the Heisman Trophy as two-way excellent at cornerback and huge receiver. He had 92 receptions for 1,152 yards and 14 touchdowns and, as a cornerback, had 4 interceptions, broke up 11 passes and restricted opponents to 22 receptions on 688 defensive snaps.
“They took care of us, all of us,” Colorado working again Micah Welch mentioned. “It actually means lots to have all of the teammates up right here. It’s a giant factor. What I like about Coach Prime is that they maintain us.”
Associated Press reporting.
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