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Colorado officially retired the numbers of Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders on Saturday.
The two likely first-round draft picks in the 2025 NFL Draft were honored in a ceremony at the Buffaloes’ spring game. The two players each spent two seasons in Boulder and helped Colorado become nationally relevant again after the arrival of coach Deion Sanders from Jackson State.
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It’s impossible to quibble with Hunter’s jersey retirement. He was electric in his time at Colorado and became the school’s second Heisman winner, thanks to a phenomenal 2024 season. Hunter was ubiquitous on both sides of the ball as a cornerback and wide receiver, and was Colorado’s leading receiver and top defensive back.
Sanders was a productive quarterback, especially in 2024. He completed 74% of his passes and threw for over 4,100 yards with 37 TD passes. He finished eighth in the Heisman voting. However, he wasn’t an All-American, nor did he win any major awards. Is his number getting retired if he isn’t the coach’s son?
“Let’s get the elephant out of the room. I don’t want to talk about this too long,” Deion Sanders said at a news conference. “I’m going to just talk briefly and let it go. We’re talking about Shedeur, we ain’t talking about nobody else. If his last name wasn’t Sanders, we wouldn’t be having this discussion. Only reason we’re having this discussion is his last name is Sanders. OK? That’s it.
“There’s been so many things accomplished at this university expeditiously, it’s been unbelievable. And I think we should be appreciative and we should be thankful. We have a room full of wonderful people who covers us, and I don’t know if you all were in this room two or three years ago. I mean very few. It’s a new day. We’re doing things a little different.”
Deion’s right. But not in…
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Author : Nick Bromberg
Publish date : 2025-04-19 20:41:00
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