Colorado head coach Deion Sanders is scheduled for emergency surgery Friday morning to remove a blood clot from his groin and alleviate clotting in both legs.

Sanders said in a YouTube video following the initial report from former NFL cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones that the surgery would pave the way to have other circulation issues addressed. Sanders confirmed that there is “no talk of amputation” at this time.

Last week, Sanders, 55, was informed by university doctors that blood flow issues in his left foot could force surgeons to consider amputation.

Dr. Donald Jacobs told Sanders in a meeting that included CU medical staff that “he could lose the foot.” Sanders has no feeling at the bottom of the foot and already underwent surgery to amputate two toes because of blood clotting.

Another surgeon told the Pro Football Hall of Famer that the blood pressure in his foot was just two-thirds what was measured in his arm.

Sanders underwent multiple surgeries in 2021 and missed three games during his time as the head coach at Jackson State. He returned to the sidelines coaching from a wheelchair and later with the use of a custom scooter.

–Field Level Media

College Football Playoff director Bill Hancock plans to retire soon after the 12-team playoff debuts at the end of the 2024 season.

Hancock provided more than his contractually obligated 12 months notice to the CFP board of managers on Wednesday at a meeting in California. He said he plans to retire when his contract expires Feb. 1, 2025, less than two weeks after the first 12-team playoff is scheduled to end with the national championship game.

“My time at the CFP has been a dream come true,” Hancock said in a statement. “I cherish what I do and the folks I get to work with. And I do love college football.”

The CFP board of managers overseeing the committee did not immediately name a replacement for Hancock, 72, who has been in the position since the creation of the playoff in 2012.

“Everyone who is blessed to work with Bill knows he is a highly skilled administrator, strong leader and truly good person,” Mississippi State president Mark E. Keenum said in a statement. “He’s a legend in college sports.”

Hancock has been a critical college sports power broker for decades. He was previously director of the Final Four for 16 years and was hired by the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) in 2005.

–Field Level Media

Quarterback Dylan Raiola, the No. 1 player in the 2024 class and committed to Georgia, is moving closer to Athens.

His father, former NFL offensive lineman Dominic Raiola, told The Arizona Republic that Dylan enrolled Wednesday morning at Buford High School, about an hour from Georgia’s campus.

The younger Raiola transferred from Chandler High School in Chandler, Ariz., to Pinnacle High School in Phoenix after the 2022 season. But because the Arizona Interscholastic Association has not yet approved him to play at Pinnacle, he moved on to Georgia to guarantee he’d have the chance to play a full senior season, per the report.

Approval in Arizona wouldn’t come until August, and if Raiola didn’t get the OK to play right away, he’d have to sit the first half of the season. The family decided to play it safe and enrolled him at Buford, which begins its football season on Aug. 18 against powerhouse St. Francis Academy of Baltimore.

Raiola threw for 2,435 yards and 22 touchdowns at Chandler. He played one season there after transferring from Burleson, Texas.

Previously committed to Ohio State, Raiola changed his mind last winter and pledged to Georgia in May.

–Field Level Media