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Sanford’s Signees: Getting to know some of the new Hilltoppers

Last week Mike Sanford signed his first recruiting class as a head coach, inking 23 players to the WKU’s 2017 class. Here’s a more in depth look at some of the future Hilltoppers.

Mik’Quan Deane, TE, Northeastern Oklahoma A&M: A junior college transfer from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, Deane is one of just two three-star ESPN recruits in the class. A 6-4, 240-pound tight end from Tulsa, Oklahoma, Deane chose WKU over Oregon University and University of New Mexico, among others. He was a consensus top-100 JUCO recruit across all major recruiting services and was rated the No.