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It’s safe to say senior day was a success for the Colorado Buffaloes.
The final game of the regular season saw Colorado improve to 9-3 on the season with a 52-0 dismantling of Oklahoma State.
Overtime @overtime
Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter BALLED OUT on Senior Day 🔥
Shedeur: Travis:
438 PASS YDS 10 REC
5 PASS TDS 116 YDS
34/41 COMP 3 REC TDS
1 INT pic.twitter.com/uuMT958Zy0
The day began with the senior day festivities and head coach Deion Sanders was able to escort his sons Shedeur and Shilo onto the gridiron.
When the game began, it was all Colorado from the jump. The Buffaloes scored 21 points in the first half and added the additional 31 in the final two quarters to secure the blowout victory.
Colorado produced 471 total offensive yards while limiting Oklahoma State to just 124. The Buffaloes defense forced four Cowboy turnovers and the Colorado offense was electric.
Shedeur Sanders went 34-of-41 for 438 yards with five touchdowns and one interception. During the game, he set Colorado’s single-season passing record, which had been set by Koy Detmer 28 years ago and also earned the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award.
He is up to 3,926 yards on the season with 35 touchdowns and just eight interceptions. Fans took to social media to praise his play and project his NFL future.
Timothy J Jones @tjayjones8
Shedeur Sanders does not get enough credit for being a really good quarterback. Yes, Deion Sanders is his father, but it should not take away from the fact that he is legit. #colorado
StatMuse Football @statmusefb
Shedeur Sanders has as many passing touchdowns as Oklahoma State has first downs. pic.twitter.com/jpL17Rs3LR
Sanders wasn’t the only one who had an excellent day. Two-way star Travis Hunter had 10 catches for 116 yards and three touchdowns on offense while securing an interception on defense.
Hunter is up to 92 catches with 1,152 with 14 touchdowns as a receiver and 12 interceptions on defense. Fans took to social media to praise his Heisman candidacy.
RJ Young @RJ_Young
1. Travis Hunter has four games with a TD catch AND INT.
2. He is the first player ever with 1,000 receiving yards, 10 or more TDs and multiple INTs.
3. This is the Heisman Trophy winner. pic.twitter.com/cZ3qDWldxn
Colorado remains in contention for the Big-12 title game but will need some help in order to get there.
If the chips fall Colorado’s way, a win in that game could secure the program a trip to the College Football Playoff. Regardless of how that shakes out, the Buffaloes are bowl-bound for the first time since 2020 and have nine wins for the first time since 2016.
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