Son of WWE star, Gage Goldberg looks to make name for himself with CU Buffs – JS

Gage Goldberg was on the verge earlier this month of accepting a most popular walk-on alternative to play soccer at Alabama.

Then information broke that legendary Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban was retiring.

“Actually our plans fully modified,” stated Invoice Goldberg, Gage’s father and a WWE Corridor of Famer.

It didn’t take lengthy for the Goldbergs to discover a good backup plan. On Jan. 14, Gage, a linebacker at Boerne Champion (Texas) Excessive Faculty, verbally dedicated to Colorado, accepting a PWO alternative to play for the Buffaloes and head coach Deion Sanders.

“One, Deion is clearly an incredible coach and he’s gonna assist me excel for the subsequent 4 to 5 years and possibly, hopefully get me to the subsequent degree,” Gage stated, “or simply make me a greater particular person throughout this entire course of, make me a greater teammate.

“I like the place this system goes, too.”

It’s a possibility that Gage and his father are both excited about.

“As a guardian with so many variables that might go fallacious – and I’ve been there and I’ve performed that and I used to be loads wilder than this little child, luckily – however as a guardian, you need the state of affairs to be as many positives as humanly potential,” Invoice stated.

Invoice believes having his son at CU is an efficient scenario on and off the sphere, largely due to Sanders.

Invoice made a reputation for himself as Goldberg, a WWE famous person who started his profession 173-0, together with a defeat of Hulk Hogan for the heavyweight championship.

Earlier than that, nevertheless, Invoice earned a scholarship to play defensive deal with at Georgia, the place he performed for legendary coach Vince Dooley. He was then chosen within the eleventh spherical of the 1990 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams. Ultimately, he performed three seasons (1992-94) with the Atlanta Falcons, taking part in two of these years with Sanders.

“For some motive, we received to be superb buddies,” Invoice stated.

Just lately, Invoice has been impressed in watching Sanders’ faculty teaching profession documented at Jackson State and now CU.

“What a mentor and what a possibility (for Gage),” Invoice stated. “For him to get this chance, a spot the place we have now household, a variety of familiarity and it’s a terrific program – and also you’ve received Deion there, it’s a no brainer.”

Regardless of excelling at linebacker in highschool, Gage didn’t get big-time scholarship affords, partially, he believes, as a result of he’s targeted a variety of time on baseball, as properly. When many different soccer recruits have been at camps, Gage has been taking part in catcher for the Chargers, who had been state semifinalists final spring. He’ll shift that focus solely to soccer this summer season.