‘Hard to blame’ Coach Prime’s son for anger at Colorado OL’s failures

Shedeur Sanders has every right to be upset with the Colorado football offensive line considering their collective failures protecting the star transfer in his first year in Boulder; thus far giving up 31 sacks through Week 6 of the season. That’s the opinion BuffZone’s Brian Howell holds anyway.

“Hard to blame him (for being mad),” Howell prefaced before saying, “CU eventually beat the Sun Devils, 27-24, earning an important victory along the path to bowl eligibility. Yet, while the Buffs (4-2, 1-2 Pac-12) are in many ways exceeding the expectations of others, they aren’t living up to the standard held by Coach Prime or his superstar son.”

Coach Prime shared to reporters after the Buffs’ 27-24 last-second win over ASU in Tempe that his son was angry at his pass-blockers for, well, not blocking well enough for their all-nation passer.

“He’s mad –he’s upset with the way this looks,” Deion Sanders said of his son’s emotions when he sat away from his teammates in the third quarter. “He’s upset with the way it’s going. He’s upset with hit after hit after hit. You think he’s happy being the most sacked guy in college football? And, he’s still doing what he’s capable of doing. He’s sick of it.”

Colorado football star Shedeur Sanders explains his reclusive moment on bench

Not that he needed to, considering the results of the game, but Shedeur deep-dove into why he acted the way he did during the third quarter while speaking to reporters at the post-game press scrum on October 7.

“It’s like, ‘It’s time — it’s time to do whatever it takes to win and by any means, you will take matters in your own hands,'” Sanders said. “You got a will, you got it inside of you. And you know the ins and outs of their defensive to make them dictate and do one thing. Their (defensive coordinator) had a great game plan versus us. They did a pretty good job going to the ball, covering our guys, but at that point it was, ‘OK, cool, let’s go legendary mode. Let’s lock in and let’s do it.'”

While this season more than likely won’t end up being a legendary one, barring an improbable run through UCLA, Oregon State, Arizona, Wazzu, and Utah, next season has the potential to be if Shedeur comes back and his pass-protection improves significantly; a distinct possibility as recruits all over the field look to Boulder for unmatched NIL earnings potential in the coming years.