To wrap up, Washington told the players to view obstacles as opportunities to overcome and do better. “C student: What an opportunity you have to be a B student. A student: What an opportunity you have to help that C student,” he said. “Help each other. Protect each other. That’s why they call it a team. You’re a unit.”
Although Washington said he’s not a prophet, he emphasized that he wants a ticket to the team’s national championship, when it gets to that point. “God bless you,” the actor signed off. “I love you.”
Starting March 23, Washington stars as Othello in the Shakespeare classic on Broadway.
Before dismissing his team, Sanders—aka Coach Prime—told players to share Washington’s message with their family and friends. “That’s the grace and the mercy and the blessing and the power that you guys have, to have the opportunity to witness and to hear and to glean from that. That was unbelievable.”
CU’s football team will have new players at key positions next fall. Stars Shedeur Sanders (son of Coach Prime) and Travis Hunter (winner of the 2024 Heisman Trophy) have declared for the NFL Draft, which takes place next month.
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