NFL legend Deion Sanders’ son and Colorado Buffaloes safety Shilo Sanders knows how to pick a nerve and fire up his team when they need it the most. Ahead of Saturday’s postseason bowl game against the BYU Cougars, Sanders lifted the team’s spirit by rubbing salt over their wounds from the regular season — BYU happened to be the reason why Colorado couldn’t make the Big 12 championship.
Shilo Sanders Sets the Mood for Colorado’s Alamo Bowl Showdown
On Dec. 28, San Antonio will cheer for the historic Alamo Bowl between the Colorado Buffaloes and the BYU Cougars. Postseason play is something that Coach Prime promised before the 2024 regular season, but when looking at their early pace, many fans and analysts assumed the Buffs could make the 12-team College Football Playoff. However, that didn’t happen.
A tiebreaker turned the course of their campaign. The 9-3 Buffaloes missed out after BYU beat Houston in the final Big 12 game of the season. This led to a four-way tiebreaker scenario between Colorado, BYU, Arizona State, and Iowa State, with the latter two punching a ticket for the title game.
Reminding his teammates of this very incident, Sanders asked his teammates to seek perfect revenge.
“Y’all gotta remember this is a team, you know, beat Houston, and we couldn’t go to the championship, so let’s make them pay for that, bro. Let’s show them what they missed out on this championship,” Sanders said.
Shilo Sanders reminded the Team that BYU beating Houston stopped Colorado from going to the Big 12 Championship 👀
“Let’s make them pay for that”
🎥 : @DeionSandersJr pic.twitter.com/rbKJD4CsJi
— We Coming 🦬 (@SkoBuffsGoBuffs) December 28, 2024
This bowl game happens to be a significant moment in Colorado’s record books. The team hasn’t been to a postseason matchup in the last three years. The change that fans in Boulder, Colo., saw over the last two campaigns has been massive.
This momentum is expected to continue in 2025, with Coach Prime already setting out slogans for a CFP national championship. Moreover, star athletes like Will Sheppard, Jimmy Horn Jr., Travis Hunter, Shedeur Sanders, and Shilo Sanders will be leaving for the NFL Draft next year.
When Coach Prime Revealed Intentions for Both Sons To Play for the Same NFL Team
Back in Feb. 2024, the Hall of Famer met Las Vegas Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce in an event where he made a hilarious request. He asked Pierce to draft both of his sons and let them play for the franchise.
Ayoooooooooo 👀🏴☠️ #RaiderNation pic.twitter.com/VOblj5Yf7U
— Graphk Raider (@GraphkRaider) December 7, 2024
“You are truly the best,” Coach Primes said to Pierce, via Yahoo Sports. “Now I just need you to do one thing: I need you to draft those Sanders boys.”
Everyone took this comment on a lighter note at that time, but it could turn out to be a possibility if the Raiders use a late-round pick on him. However, the Raiders drafting Shedeur Sanders is less certain given their draft positioning and the number of QB-needy teams at the top of the draft.
