Former Louisville punter Mark Vassett commits to Colorado

Deion Sanders has been reeling in the commitments from the transfer portal since he took the head coaching job at Colorado earlier this month. After taking additions on offense and defense, they’ve now added an experienced player to help them out on special teams.

Mark Vassett, a punter who formerly played for the Louisville Cardinals, committed to Sanders and the Buffaloes on Monday. He announced his intentions to join the rebuilding Pac-12 program on Twitter earlier today.

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I’m extremely excited to announce my commitment to the University of Colorado.

I am very grateful for the opportunity and can’t wait to get to work! @DeionSanders @Trevorreilly16 @coachdavidkelly @ProkickAus @JohnnyPKA @CUBuffsFootball #WECOMING 🦬 pic.twitter.com/Kk6Qb8MwOe

— Mark Vassett (@markvassett) December 26, 2022

Vassett recorded 101 punts over his two seasons with the Cardinals. That led to 4,368 yards of movement in field position, which averaged out to 43.2 yards per punt.

Vassett hails from Melbourne, Australia after coming out of Sydney after performing at
ProKick Australia. Now, after two successful seasons in college, he’ll be an underrated, yet big, addition for Sanders as he continues to rework the roster in Boulder.

Travis Hunter announces transfer to Colorado, Deion Sanders

Jackson State two-way athlete Travis Hunter will transfer to Colorado to play for Deion Sanders.

Hunter just completed his freshman season. He only spent one season with the FCS program, winning the SWAC Championship. Now, a historic-level prospect will be heading to Colorado, hoping to become one of the best players in the Pac-12.

Injuries were part of the 2022 season for Hunter, not getting to play in every game for the Tigers. However, he still put up impressive stats on both sides of the ball, showing we teams around the country wanted him.

Hunter recorded 11 tackles but was really impressive in coverage. He had seven passes defended and intercepted two passes. One even went for a touchdown, taking a 44-yard pick-six the other way.

On the offensive end, Hunter caught 13 passes for 142 yards and two touchdowns. An impressive yards-per-catch average of 10.9 will have Sanders hoping his star athlete can still play both sides with the Buffaloes.

Hunter pulled off one of, if not the, biggest surprises in the history of recruiting. Being a Five-Star Plus+ prospect, he turned away multiple Power Five programs in order to sign with Jackson State. Of course, Sanders was a huge reason why.

Now the two will be keeping their relationship alive in Boulder, hoping to rebuild the Colorado program in a big way.

Hunter played high school football at Suwanee (Ga.) Collins Hill, where he was a Five-Star Plus+ prospect. He was the No. 2 overall recruit and No. 1 athlete in the 2022 cycle, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

Similar rankings are true just a year later, with Hunter being the No. 1 player in the On3 transfer portal rankings. A special talent will be heading to Boulder for at least the next two seasons.