Deon Sanders Lands The Number #1 Recruit Travis Hunter To Jackson State...And GUESS WHO IS MAD?

Deon Sanders Lands The Number #1 Recruit Travis Hunter To Jackson State...And GUESS WHO IS MAD?

When Travis Hunter visited Jackson State this fall, it was viewed as a nice story for Deion Sanders, HBCU football and the future of college football recruiting. Later that evening, a source spoke to Sports Illustrated and said the potential flip of the nation's top football recruit to the FCS program was a legitimate possibility. We didn't follow up. On Wednesday, that possibility became one of the biggest stories in modern recruiting history, as Hunter announced his commitment to Jackson State University, flipping from Florida State. Led by Sanders, the program has picked up recruiting momentum and has become a popular destination for transfers, but even Sanders had to be caught off guard by the development. He did tease it on Tuesday evening, however, with Barstool Sports, saying he would "shock the country." In-depth analysis, unrivaled access. Get SPORTS ILLUSTRATED's best stories every weekday. Sign up now. "I'm telling you right now, you've heard it from me, we're going to shock the country. Every news station, I promise you..." he said. A day later, after Hunter's 21-month long commitment to Mike Norvell and the Seminole program ended, Sanders looks like the next great college football recruiter—or at least the orchestrator of the biggest recruiting flip/victory/commitment the internet has been around for.

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