Coach Deion Sanders says No. 23 Colorado's best players will play in bowl game
Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders says he’ll play in his team’s bowl game, while his dad says he’s planning on CU’s Heisman favorite, Travis Hunter, being there, too
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders says he'll play in his team's bowl game, while his dad says he's planning on CU's Heisman favorite, Travis Hunter, being there, too.
If both show up, it would come at some risk and would largely run counter to what dozens of NFL hopefuls have done in recent years, now that the College Football Playoff has become the only postseason event with a real title at stake.
“It’s a team thing,” Sanders said Friday after throwing for 438 yards and five scores in No. 23 CU's 52-0 win over Oklahoma State. “If me and T and couple other players aren’t out there, the Buffs aren’t going to look the same. We understand the pieces we are to the team, the leaders we are overall, and the amount of players that would sit out if we weren’t out there doing it.”
Colorado needs help Saturday to make it to the Big 12 title game. If the Buffs don't get it, they will be a good bet to make the Holiday Bowl on Dec. 27 or the Alamo Bowl on Dec. 28. It will be CU's first bowl game in a non-COVID season since 2016. The Buffs haven't won a bowl game since 2004.
