Deion, Buffaloes add 2024 4-star WR from Texas
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Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff Writer
Dre’lon Miller, a four-star wide receiver, committed to Colorado on Sunday, adding to the Buffaloes’ rebound on the 2024 recruiting trail under coach Deion Sanders.
“Just the relationship [with Sanders],” Miller told ESPN about what stood out most. “And I felt the connection instantly. You know, I feel like that was God giving me the sign.”
Miller (No. 85 in the 2024 ESPN 300), who went on an official visit to Colorado last weekend, is the second ESPN 300 prospect to commit to the program since Thursday, when five-star offensive tackle Jordan Seaton (No. 19 overall in 2024) committed.
Seaton and Miller give Sanders and his staff a much-needed boost with the early signing period looming Dec. 20. Athlete Aaron Butler (No. 70 overall in 2024), wide receiver Winston Watkins Jr. (No. 87 in 2025 ESPN 300, and quarterbacks Danny O’Neil (2024) and Antwann Hill Jr. (No. 46 in 2025 ESPN 300) all decommitted from the Buffaloes since early November.
The addition of Miller, who had initially committed to Jimbo Fisher and Texas A&M on June 29 before eventually decommitting in mid-October, is important because it comes less than 24 hours after Butler decommitted after pledging in May to Sanders, his father, Robb-Davon’s, former teammate with the Baltimore Ravens.
Miller, at 6-foot and 205 pounds, had a solid senior season for Silsbee High School (Texas), catching 52 passes for 1,010 yards and 11 touchdowns in 13 games. That followed a junior campaign when he had 59 receptions for 1,399 yards and 21 scores in 14 games.
He’ll provide quarterback Shedeur Sanders another prominent target to go along with Travis Hunter and Jimmy Horn.
“I feel like I’ll be a good part of their offense,” Miller said. “Just get the ball in my hands to make plays, open up other receivers like Travis and Jimmy and have an explosive offense with the best quarterback.”
Miller added that he spoke to quarterback Shedeur Sanders, Deion’s son, on Sunday morning.
“He was just congratulating me and let me know to get ready. ‘This thing about to be fun,”’ Miller said of Shedeur Sanders’ message.
The season-opening road upset of TCU highlighted a 3-0 start for Deion Sanders’ tenure. But Colorado (4-8, 1-8 Pac-12) lost eight of its final nine games, and now heads back to the new look, highly competitive Big 12, a league the Buffaloes played in from 1948 (known then as the Big Eight) through 2010.
The Buffaloes’ offense finished 80th in the FBS and ninth in the Pac-12 with 363.6 yards per game while their offense ended the year 59th in the country at 28.2 points a game (eighth in the Pac-12).
After decommitting from Texas A&M, Miller visited LSU last month and took trips to Miami and USC in June. The Aggies replaced Fisher with former Duke coach Mike Elko last month.
“I had the feeling that the coach was going to change,” Miller said of his decision to alter course in October. “I love Jimbo to death and I love Coach Elko, too. But he wasn’t Jimbo Fisher for me.
“Honestly, [my visit to Boulder] gave me that feeling. I went to a lot of visits and a lot of places. I had the feeling, but this visit just gave me the feeling like in my heart that this was the one. Me and my family talked about it. They had the same feeling. They went on every visit with me and we just realized that this was the school for me and my family.”
The San Diego Padres placed right-hander Michael King on the 15-day injured list Thursday because of left knee inflammation.
King (4-2, 2.81 ERA) had just come off the IL on Saturday, allowing two runs in as many innings of a no-decision against the Boston Red Sox.
It was his first start since May 18 as he dealt with shoulder inflammation.
Now, he’s back on the IL with a knee issue in a move retroactive to Monday.
It’s a setback for a red-hot Padres team, who will carry a five-game winning streak into a weekend showdown against the Dodgers in Los Angeles. First-place San Diego is one game ahead of L.A. in the NL West.
King had been scheduled to start the series opener Friday.
In the corresponding roster move, the Padres recalled right-hander Randy Vásquez from Triple-A El Paso.
While the Milwaukee Brewers keep on rolling, another Wisconsin business is stocking up on beef and buns.
For the third time in its history, George Webb Restaurants will make good on its promise of giving away free hamburgers as part of a longstanding promotion to celebrate the Brewers winning 12 consecutive games.
The free burger giveaway will be held Wednesday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. CT at all 23 of the restaurant’s locations throughout Wisconsin. Vouchers for a burger at a later date will be available at all locations starting Friday.
“Hungry fans are welcome to stop by any location for a free, juicy burger and some camaraderie with fellow baseball fans,” the restaurant said on its website.
Starting way back in the 1940s, when Milwaukee was home to the minor league Brewers of the old American Association, George Webb promised free burgers if the local baseball team won 17 consecutive games.
The promotion dropped to 13 games by the time the Braves made Milwaukee a big league city in 1953, but that franchise couldn’t make it happen before departing for Atlanta in 1966.
George Webb changed the promotion to 12 games when the Brewers moved from Seattle in 1970. In 1987, the Brewers opened the season with 13 wins in a row, and more than 170,000 burgers were given away to mark the occasion.
The Brewers accomplished the feat a second time in 2018, closing the regular season with eight victories followed by four playoff wins. That streak led to 90,000 free burgers being given away in addition to 100,000 redeemable vouchers.
Prior to reaching the magic mark on Wednesday, the Brewers had come close on a few occasions, including an 11-game winning streak earlier this season.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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