FAU gets highly rated QB recruit, son of Deion Sanders
Florida Atlantic coach
Willie Taggart has been known for his recruiting prowess even before his college head coaching career began.
Now in his first year with FAU, he’s landed the Owls highest-rated prospect ever, the son of FSU legend and Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders. Shedeuer Sanders ,a consensus 4-star quarterback from Trinity Christian School outside of Dallas, Texas, announced his commitment Monday night via a social media post.
A rising senior, Sanders had 3,477 passing yards with 47 touchdowns against just four interceptions last season. He has 89 touchdowns and more than 6,500 passing yards combined over the last two seasons.
Sanders had offers from Alabama and Baylor among other schools, and is rated the No. 14 pro-style quarterback for the Class of 2021 according to the 247 Sports’ composite rankings.
Sanders pledge to join the Owls gives Taggart his second quarterback signing. He signed his son,
Willie Taggart Jr., in the 2020 class. The Owls also have Cordell Littlejohn (2018 class) and starter
Chris Robison on the roster.
Elsewhere: University of Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin said he tested positive last week for COVID-19, experiencing “mild symptoms” before making a relatively quick recovery. Stricklin said he began to experience a runny nose, congestion and headache, leading him to get tested the next day. Unlike many who have been stricken by a virus that has claimed the lives of more than 138,000 American lives, Stricklin said he personally did not experience much suffering and his family remained safe.
On other matters pertaining to the Gators: Stricklin said there were three positive tests out of 188 for the Gators football program. … Florida’s home games will see a capacity of 25,000 fans this football season, and likely will only allow 15,000-20,000 for games in the Swamp. …
The rivalry game with Georgia held in Jacksonville is still scheduled and no discussion to move the game has been made, Stricklin said.
ETC.
NBA: Harrison Barnes of the Sacramento
Kings became the latest NBA player to reveal that he has coronavirus, saying he has hopes to join his team at the league’s restart later this summer. Barnes is the only player who has started all 64 of the Kings’ games this season.
NFL: The New England Patriots plan to play in front of about 20% of Gillette Stadium’s capacity, if approved by state and local officials, due to the pandemic. The stadium’s capacity is just under
66,000. Tickets will be arranged in blocks of 10 seats or fewer, with the first eight rows of the stadium not in use. … Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones agreed to a four-year deal worth up to $85 million, with $60 million in total guarantees.
Auto racing: A limited number of fans could be in attendance when NASCAR stages its first race on Daytona International Speedway’s 3.56-mile road course on Aug. 16 as part of a doubleheader between the Truck and Cup Series. Tickets went on sale Tuesday for the doubleheader, which begins with the Truck race at noon followed by the Cup race around 3 p.m. The Speedway did not specify how many fans would be allowed.