Spring ball is getting underway across college football, and hope springs eternal for teams across the Big 12. The conference is the most upwardly mobile of the power leagues, and everyone will have Arizona State's magical run from worst-to-first in mind as they prepare for the season.

The Colorado Buffaloes had a special guest speaker at their spring practice on Wednesday—Hollywood legend Denzel Washington. Washington delivered an uplifting speech to the team as they gear up for the new season.

Denzel Washington delivered a cinematic speech to Deion Sanders' Colorado Buffaloes locker room on Thursday that reminded ESPN's J.J. Post of one of the 70-year-old actor's most famous roles: T.C. Williams High School head football coach Herman Boone.