Top recruit spurns Florida State to join Deion Sanders’ Jackson State in stunner

• Travis Hunter, 18, pulls signing day shocker on Wednesday
• Five-star recruit spurns Florida State to play for Jackson State
• Hunter thought to be first Top 100 recruit to sign with HBCU

The No 1 high school football recruit in the United States pulled a signing day shocker Wednesday, deciding to attend Jackson State and play for coach Deion Sanders after being verbally committed to Florida State for months.

Travis Hunter, a cornerback from Suwanee, Georgia, made the unprecedented announcement at a ceremony at Collins Hill High School. Hunter was the top prospect in the country in 247 Sports' composite rankings, which take into account its own ratings plus those of other major recruiting websites.