At the time, Crawford had been committed to Texas State, but reopened his recruitment immediately upon returning from Boulder. That's likely good news for Sanders' program. Last fall for Texas 4A state champion Carthage, Crawford racked up 91 tackles, 22 tackles-for-loss, nine sacks and four forced fumbles.

Colorado football coach Deion Sanders appeared on the main stage at Big 12 football media days on Wednesday and opted to talk about football, not his health.

Colorado Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders hopes that two respected NFL minds, Byron Leftwich and Mike Zimmer, will be on his coaching staff this fall. Leftwich reportedly joined Colorado last spring, while Zimmer has long been linked to 'Coach Prime.