CU Buffs Kicker: Alejandro Mata on Deion Sanders, Jackson State & The Road to the NFL

from Mile High Minute · host Brenton Saylor

Alejandro Mata joins Mile High Minute for an exclusive interview as he prepares for his first season with the Colorado Buffaloes.Born in Honduras, raised across Mexico, Brazil, and Georgia, Mata shares his unique global journey that eventually led him to becoming a five-star kicking recruit, a SWAC champion at Jackson State, and now a key specialist for Coach Deion Sanders at Colorado.In this episode we talk about:• Growing up across multiple countries• How soccer helped shape his kicking career• Winning a SWAC Championship with Jackson State• Transferring to Colorado and playing for Coach Prime (Deion Sanders)• The mindset required to kick in front of 100,000 fans• His goals of reaching the NFL• Balancing football with a 4.0 GPA and architectural engineering majorAlejandro also shares advice for young athletes trying to get recruited and how mental focus separates great kickers from the rest.If you're a CU Buffs fan, college football fan, or athlete chasing big goals, this episode is for you.🎙️ Mile High Minute — The #1 Podcast in the Universe

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