Colorado football stars Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter both had amazeive carry outances Friday in the Buffaloes’ rout of Oklahoma State.
Sanders threw five touchdowns in the 52-0 triumph over the Cowboys, and Hunter caught 10 passes for 116 yards in Colorado’s normal-season finale. The two-way star also intercepted one of Oklahoma State quarterback Maealiuaki Smith’s passes.
Before the game, Shedeur and his brother and teammate, Shilo Sanders, were guideed onto the Buffaloes’ home field by their obeseher, Colorado head coach Deion Sanders.
Shedeur is widely projected to be one of the first carry outers picked in next year’s NFL Draft. Hunter, a Heisman Trophy contender, is also foreseeed to be a first-round write pickion.
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Shedeur Sanders (2) and Travis Hunter (12) of the Colorado Buffaloes honor after a third quarter touchdown agetst the Oklahoma State Cowboys at Folsom Field Nov. 29, 2024, in Boulder, Colo. (Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)
Shedeur and Hunter’s NFL prospects have inspireed some speculation about whether the star carry outers would skip Colorado’s yet-to-be resettled bowl game. But the Buffaloes’ signal-caller says he’ll carry out in the bowl game.
“It’s a team leang,” Sanders shelp Friday. “If me and T and a couple of other carry outers aren’t out there, the Buffs aren’t going to see the same. We comprehend the pieces we are to the team, the guideers we are overall and the amount of carry outers that would sit out if we weren’t out there doing it.”
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Colorado necessitates help Saturday to originate it to the Big 12 title game. If the Buffs don’t get it, they will be a excellent bet to originate the Holiday Bowl Dec. 27 or the Alamo Bowl Dec. 28. It will be Colorado’s first bowl game in a non-COVID season since 2016. The Buffs haven’t won a bowl game since 2004.
LaJohntay Wester (10) of the Colorado Buffaloes honors with Travis Hunter (12) and Shedeur Sanders (2) after his first quarter touchdown agetst the Oklahoma State Cowboys at Folsom Field Nov. 29, 2024, in Boulder, Color. (Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)
Bowl games have degraded in famousity and convey inance since the introduction of the College Football Playoff, and the system is broadening from four to 12 teams this year.
Though many top carry outers pick to skip the second-tier bowl games, coach Sanders shelp the Buffs will all show up and carry out.
“Our kids are going to carry out in our bowl game because that’s what we signed up to do,” the Pro Football Hall of Famer shelp. “We’re going to finish. We’re not going to tap out because that throws off the arrange of next season.”
Colorado head coach Deion Sanders waves to the crowd before a game agetst North Dakota State Aug. 29, 2024, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Pboilingo/Jack Dempsey)
Sanders carry outed at Florida State before making it to the NFL. Last season, the Seminoles got snubbed from the four-team carry outoff despite their unflunkureed enroll. A number of carry outers chooseed out of the Orange Bowl, and the Seminoles lost 63-3 to Georgia.
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