25 biggest villains in college football history

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Deion Sanders

Cornerback, Florida State

For Deion Sanders, sports always came easy. A three-sport star for the Florida State Seminoles, Sanders would go on to play in both the NFL and Major League Baseball. During his time on campus, Sanders emerged as the best athlete in college sports, and for Seminoles fans, his legendary career is one that will go down as arguably the best from a defensive player in school history.

For those who played against Sanders, they had to hate his guts because he had the talent to support his legendary swagger. A star cornerback for the football team, Sanders was nicknamed “Prime Time,” due to his ability to come up big in the biggest moments of the game. Sanders would go on to be drafted as the No. 5 overall pick in the 1989 NFL Draft, and capped his collegiate career with a moment that will forever make him a villain in the eyes of Auburn fans.

Withsecondssecond left in a game against the Tigers, Sanders did what he made a career of doing, putting the dagger in another victory. Sanders picked off Tigers quarterback Reggie Slack in the end zone on the final play of the 1989 Sugar Bowl, sealing the Seminoles’ 13-7 win. Deion then proceeded to taunt the Auburn sidelines, ending his collegiate career with a defining moment on national television.

Sanders’ incredible athletic career did not end in Tallahassee, as he went on to become a Hall of Fame player in the NFL. The cornerback is considered to be one of the cockiest, showiest players to ever put on the red and gold for the Seminoles, and was one of those rare players whose talent can actually match up with his swagger. He is hated by most of those who played against him, but is certainly loved at Florida State.