Kamron Mikell pulled his head coach, Matthew Dobson, to the side before Statesboro (Georgia) High School’s 2023 regular-season finale.
If the Blue Devils won, they were headed to the playoffs. A loss would would not only end their season, but it’d cut Mikell’s incredible high school career short.
“That last regular-season game was a win or not-make-the-playoffs game, and he (Mikell) told me before the game, he said, ‘Coach, we’re not going to lose tonight,’ ” Dobson recalled. “On the second drive of the game, he went for a 76-yard touchdown and ended up rushing for over 200 yards.
“He really was able to take over at the end of the year for us.”
Mikell led Statesboro to a 35-0 win that night to punch the Blue Devils’ ticket to the playoffs. The following week, the Colorado football commit once again rushed for more than 200 yards and scored four total touchdowns during a first-round victory.
Performances like those have made Mikell one of the most sought-after athletes in the country. The four-star prospect earned offers from perennial powerhouses such as Alabama, Georgia, Michigan and others but committed to Colorado coach Deion Sanders and the Buffaloes on Thanksgiving Day.
Why? The opportunity to play for “Coach Prime” was too good to turn down.
“I wanted to be different, a different scenery,” Mikell said when asked why he chose Colorado over the likes of Alabama, Georgia and others. “Also, you can’t pass up the chance for Deion Sanders to be your head coach. He (Sanders) has done it on every level. He is a cool, laid-back guy. It caught me by surprise the way he was.
“If I got drafted to somewhere it was cold, I can be ready for whatever is coming.”
It might be a bit premature for Mikell to be talking about the NFL draft, but his unique combination of speed, athleticism and football IQ gives him a good chance to reach…
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Author : The Coloradoan
Publish date : 2023-12-07 12:05:11
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