Joseph Williams Reveals How Deion Sanders Earned His Colorado Buffaloes Transfer Commitment

Williams added that Deion Sanders' message resonated with how his mother raised him.

"My whole life, we didn't live the best, we struggled a little bit," Williams said. "My mom always taught me (to) never take the easy way out. If you take the easy way out, nothing good is gonna come out of it. Hearing him ('Coach Prime') say that, that's all I heard, was from my mom. I just heard in my head, 'No easy way outs.' That was super big for me. He's not gonna give me no handouts. He's gonna help me not only grow as a player but as a man."

Deion Sanders' approach may not work with all recruits, but it does keep his Colorado football program stuffed with hard workers and those playing the sport for the right reasons. As evidenced by his recruitment story and the NFL logo tattooed on his left forearm, Williams fits the "Coach Prime" archetype well.

During his lone season with the Golden Hurricane, Williams had 30 catches for 588 yards and five touchdowns, including 100-yard games against South Florida, Eastern Carolina and the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The 6-foot-2, 200-pound receiver grew up in Arlington, Texas, where he starred at Mansfield Summit High School.

Williams is one of four transfer wide receivers to join the Buffs this offseason, preceding Sincere Brown (Campbell), Hykeem Williams (Florida State), and Jack Hestera (Utah State). Those four and others will catch passes from either Liberty transfer Kaidon Salter or incoming freshman Julian "JuJu" Lewis, who are competing for Colorado's starting quarterback job.