I remember Petrino being able crucified by the national media for asking that kid (who ended up at weak forest) to simply gray shirt.
This is an excerpt from a story in The Athletic.
Carson Mott had a feeling this was coming.
The three-star defensive end from Simi Valley (Calif.) High School committed to Colorado in June. But as soon as he logged onto social media and saw the footage of Deion Sanders all but begging the current Colorado players to hit the transfer portal so he could bring in his own prospects, Mott deduced where this was headed.
“I mean, you saw the interview. He’s ‘bringing his luggage’ in his ‘Louis,’” Mott said, paraphrasing Sanders’ speech. “And I guess I didn’t fit the description of what he wanted. … I had a feeling that my commitment wasn’t going to be honored.”
Mott’s intuition was right. He tweeted Dec. 5 that Sanders and his new staff had elected to not honor his commitment — 16 days prior to the beginning of the early signing period.
“It was hectic,” Mott said. “It was a huge mess. I actually never got contacted by Deion or any of his new (on-field) staff. I got called. They told me that coach Deion didn’t want to honor my commitment and hung up the phone. I was in a group chat with all the other commits and they were all I guess freaking out, too, because a lot of us had our options closed for months now being committed to Colorado. So we hadn’t reached out to any school. It was a whole big deal.”
Mott said his phone call came from Colorado’s assistant director of player personnel/scouting, D.J. Bryant. About three days later, Gerald Chatman, Colorado’s defensive coordinator and defensive line coach in 2022, called to check in on him, given the relationship the two had built during the recruiting process.
Mott, the nation’s No. 974 prospect and No. 92 edge rusher in the 247Sports Composite, said he committed to Colorado because he loved the location of the school — he’s an avid outdoorsman — and developed a close relationship with the coaching staff and players.
Now that Sanders has stripped his scholarship offer, Mott is about to go through the recruiting process for the third time.
If I had to bet, I’d say sanders is a huge bust but if that’s how it plays out, there’s no question that it’ll be everyone else’s fault but his.
This is an excerpt from a story in The Athletic.
Carson Mott had a feeling this was coming.
The three-star defensive end from Simi Valley (Calif.) High School committed to Colorado in June. But as soon as he logged onto social media and saw the footage of Deion Sanders all but begging the current Colorado players to hit the transfer portal so he could bring in his own prospects, Mott deduced where this was headed.
“I mean, you saw the interview. He’s ‘bringing his luggage’ in his ‘Louis,’” Mott said, paraphrasing Sanders’ speech. “And I guess I didn’t fit the description of what he wanted. … I had a feeling that my commitment wasn’t going to be honored.”
Mott’s intuition was right. He tweeted Dec. 5 that Sanders and his new staff had elected to not honor his commitment — 16 days prior to the beginning of the early signing period.
“It was hectic,” Mott said. “It was a huge mess. I actually never got contacted by Deion or any of his new (on-field) staff. I got called. They told me that coach Deion didn’t want to honor my commitment and hung up the phone. I was in a group chat with all the other commits and they were all I guess freaking out, too, because a lot of us had our options closed for months now being committed to Colorado. So we hadn’t reached out to any school. It was a whole big deal.”
Mott said his phone call came from Colorado’s assistant director of player personnel/scouting, D.J. Bryant. About three days later, Gerald Chatman, Colorado’s defensive coordinator and defensive line coach in 2022, called to check in on him, given the relationship the two had built during the recruiting process.
Mott, the nation’s No. 974 prospect and No. 92 edge rusher in the 247Sports Composite, said he committed to Colorado because he loved the location of the school — he’s an avid outdoorsman — and developed a close relationship with the coaching staff and players.
Now that Sanders has stripped his scholarship offer, Mott is about to go through the recruiting process for the third time.
If I had to bet, I’d say sanders is a huge bust but if that’s how it plays out, there’s no question that it’ll be everyone else’s fault but his.
