Colorado Buffaloes QB Shedeur Sanders / Tim Heitman -USA TODAY Sports
Author : Blake Smith
Deion Sanders’ reign at Colorado kicked off in flawless fashion on Saturday afternoon. The first game into the season and they have already tied the wins total from this past season, a grand total of one win. Not only did the Buffaloes win their season opener, they also set a precedent for the program and the season. The Colorado Buffaloes defeated the TCU Horned Frogs in a football styled-shootout, 45-42.
Milestones were set, program records were set, and a game-winning touchdown pass happened. It truly was a game that was more than worth the admission cost. Deion had won his first game as the head coach of Colorado football. His son and Colorado’s starting quarterback, Shedeur Sanders, set a program record for passing yards in a game with 510 passing yards. Not to mention, the promising quarterback prospect had four (4) touchdowns. One of those touchdowns just so happened to be the game winner, a 46-yard passing touchdown. It was 4th and 2, 4:36 remaining on the clock in the 4th quarter. The Horned Frogs held the lead at 42-38, but the Buffaloes had possession of the ball. Shedeur Sanders ended up doing Shedeur things, and hit Dylan Edwards, a freshman running back, on a slip screen route for a 46-yard touchdown, in what would eventually become the game winning touchdown.
Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter, of Colorado, both respectively had Heisman Trophy deserving performances in this massive win. Shedeur’s program record setting performance had the entire college football faithful in a frenzy. 510 passing yards and 4 total touchdowns in the first game of the season against the CFB National Championship runners-up is pretty mind boggling and very appealing. I would certainly put Sanders near the top of the way-too-early Heisman Trophy leaders. Sanders’ star receiver, Travis Hunter, also can be added to the way-too-early Heisman Trophy leaders list. Hunter racked up an astonishing 119 receiving yards, with his longest reception being a whopping 43 yards. On the defensive side, he racked up three tackles and also had an interception. Dare I call Travis Hunter the Shohei Ohtani of football?