A year back, Marshall Faulk figured his football chapter was closed. But then Deion Sanders called, and everything changed. Now Faulk earned his next big step: the head coaching job at Southern University after one season guiding the Buffs’ RBs. But he made sure to thank Sanders for the push toward this HC job, while also acknowledging the big sacrifice it meant for the Buffs’ HC.

“Deion [Sanders] said to me, I encourage Marshall [Faulk] to not only interview for the job, but accept the job if that’s what’s in his heart to do,” said Faulk during his introductory press conference on Monday. “But make no mistake about it, I’m gonna miss Marshall Faulk.”

“I can’t even say that I dreamt this, but it’s definitely a calling,” stated Faulk, showing his gratitude to Colorado and Coach Prime for the opportunity. “To be coaching, whether it was my agent, other coaches, friends, that’s all they kept telling me over the past 20-something years … When I went to Colorado with Coach Prime, I found that. I was like, wow, there’s something here for me to teach and to make sure that the next generation is playing the game the right way.”

This is a developing story….