Pac-12 QB on Shedeur Sanders: ‘He’ll be great’ for Colorado
According to Washington State quarterback Cam Ward, Shedeur Sanders will be “great” for his father, Deion Sanders, and the Colorado football program during the 2023 season; Shedeur’s first at the Power Five level.
“He’ll be a great quarterback for Colorado — He’s gonna lead them to new heights,” Ward told BuffZone in a piece published on July 31. “Shedeur, he’s just a competitor. If you love to compete the team will follow you. He’s gonna lead the team the way he wants to lead the team. … (Sanders’ confidence level) is at an all-time high. He’s gonna compete in all aspects of the game until the clock runs out. I know he will have a great season. Shedeur, he’s ready for the moment and I can’t wait to see him show out.”
Sanders lost just three games as the starter under center at Jackson State: once against FBS Louisiana-Monroe in 2021, and then in both Celebration Bowls the past two seasons against South Carolina State in 2021 and North Carolina Central in 2022. He comes to Boulder with 3,732 rushing yards and a 40:6 touchdown-interception ratio. Ward, who himself came from the FCS (Incarnate Word) and dazzled in his first season in the Pac-12, amassing 3,232 passing yards and a 23:9 touchdown-interception ratio, knows a thing or two about making the jump to the FBS successfully.
Colorado football QB Shedeur Sanders on step up in competition: ‘I’m not fazed by names’
With each new soundbite that comes out from Shedeur, it’s increasingly obvious that Coach Prime is his father. When asked about facing an increase in competition during the 2023 season, Sanders was the opposite of starstruck.
“I’m not fazed by names,” Sanders prefaced before saying, “That’s half the battle. People get defeated by just names or teams like that. I’ve just never been a person who really cares about names or anything, for real. Knowing the staff we’ve got and the preparation and the jump I personally made (this offseason) from just even conditioning and strength and stuff like that, I just know how it’s gonna be.”
Don’t expect a Sanders to ever be overcome by the moment. Shedeur is saying all the right things ahead of his first foray into the highest level of competition Division I college football has to offer.