Rivals Five-Star: Big 12 programs paying close attention

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The Rivals Five-Star, the marquee football event of the offseason, is just days away. We kick off a conference-by-conference look at which programs should be paying the closest attention to the results from Jacksonville next week.

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COLORADO

Deion Sanders and the Colorado staff just spent a weekend with Julian Lewis and his family in Boulder for an official visit, so you can be sure they’ll be tuning in to what Lewis has to say this week.

Lewis is the No. 1 prospect in the Rivals250 and Sanders is looking to make the Buffaloes a national power as they enter the Big 12. They have the brand and all of the attention, so landing a prospect such as Lewis is not out of the realm of possibility.

The USC commit is being courted by others, but none seemingly as hard as Colorado, who had fans shouting for him in the streets and even a restaurant that created a burger named after Lewis. They are going all out for him.

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KANSAS

Kansas was one of four programs to make Linkon Cure’s top group and get an official visit, so while the Jayhawks may be behind others in the race, they are certainly looking to stay in it.

The program in Lawrence…


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Publish date : 2024-06-24 12:35:25

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