Could 5-star QB JuJu Lewis keep Deion Sanders in Colorado after Shedeur, Shilo leave?

Five-star quarterback recruit JuJu Lewis appeared poised to suit up for the USC Trojans as soon as 2026, but since reclassifying to 2025, his recruitment is essentially still open, with the Colorado Buffaloes looming as a suitor for his services. 

In fact, Colorado has "a real shot" at landing Lewis, according to a recent report from the Coloradoan. Lewis himself recently told On3 that "Colorado is the biggest name popping right now," while also posting a clip to X about his upcoming visit to the school.

Could flipping Lewis be a seismic move for Colorado not just for the post-Shedeur Sanders era at quarterback, but also in keeping the face of the program in place for the long haul?

On the latest edition of "The No. 1 College Football Show with RJ Young," host RJ Young opined that Lewis plays a pivotal role in head coach Deion Sanders' future in Boulder.

"We have folks that believe that Coach Prime has no reason to stay at Colorado once Shedeur Sanders and Shilo Sanders are gone to the NFL. I think there's some credence to that because Prime got into coaching to coach his boys," Young said about Deion Sanders. "He watched them play in Little League. He didn't like the way the coach was coaching them [and] thought he was going to get them hurt. He found himself getting up out of his chair more often than not to go to correct something or to help, and before you know it, he's coaching the teams. And he did that in high school at Trinity, and he did that at Jackson State, and now he's done it at Colorado. Everywhere that they have gone, he has gone, so if you think that he would follow them to the NFL, you got a point given what we've seen in the past. 

"I think that a JuJu Lewis could help put down all of that and be like