Paul KasabianFeatured Columnist IISeptember 18, 2024
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Colorado football head coach and Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders thinks some press reporters are “jealous and envious” of college football gamers now in the NIL age due to the fact that they make more cash than them.
Sanders made his remarks to press reporters at a Tuesday interview.
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College professional athletes are definitely making well-deserved cash nowadays after being locked out from doing so for so long. The NIL period, which started in 2021, has actually enabled specific gamers to reach 7 figures.
On Colorado, quarterback Shedeur Sanders has an NIL appraisal of $5.1 million, per On3. And two-way star Travis Hunter sports a $3.1 million NIL evaluation. Security Shilo Sanders is at $1 million. Those 3 comprise 34 high school or college professional athletes with seven-figure NIL evaluations.
Colorado itself has actually brought in a great deal of attention given that the Sanders trio plus Hunter took a trip to Boulder from Jackson State.
A few of it has actually been favorable, like when the group started on a three-game win streak in 2015 and brought in an unbelievable quantity of attention to the program. Some has actually been unfavorable also, particularly when the group went 1-8 in Pac-12 play in 2015 and was up to Nebraska 28-10 this year.
Regardless, individuals are viewing, and Colorado’s leading stars are earning money big-time NIL cash. The Buffaloes are coming off a strong 28-9 win over Colorado State to relocate to 2-1 and host Baylor on Saturday for their very first Big 12 video game.