Jimmy Horn Jr. makes emotional admission about Coach Prime amid father’s incarceration
In the heart of college football's national spotlight, Colorado Buffaloes' wide receiver Jimmy Horn Jr. has emerged as more than just an on-field talent. He embodies resilience shaped by loss, loyalty, and an unbreakable bond with his head coach, Deion "Coach Prime" Sanders.Jimmy's personal story is anchored by hardship: his father, Jimmy Horn Sr., was sentenced in August 2024 to roughly 87 months in prison on multiple drug-related charges stemming from events in November 2021, just as Horn Jr.'s collegiate career was getting underway.From the moment Horn arrived in Boulder in 2023 after transferring from USF, Coach Prime became more than a mentor-he became family. Sanders promised Horn Sr. that if Horn Jr. chose Colorado, he'd "treat me like one of his own," a pledge he has repeatedly honored.Coach Prime's father-figure roleSanders didn't stop with symbolic gestures. He joined Horn […]
