Shedeur Sanders Says He’s Taking Down Red Merch From Site for Nebraska Week

The eyes of the nation will be on the 125-year-old feud.
Shedeur Sanders Says He’s Taking Down Red Merch From Site for Nebraska Week
Shedeur Sanders Says He’s Taking Down Red Merch From Site for Nebraska Week /

Colorado and Nebraska. Nebraska and Colorado. Once upon a time, they were sworn enemies. Along with Oklahoma, the Cornhuskers and Buffaloes formed the nerve center of the option-centric Big Eight Conference.

When realignment drove Nebraska and Colorado apart in 2011, the century-old rivalry was temporarily extinguished. However, it has returned in full force the last six years, with the Buffaloes stealing close wins in 2018 (33–28) and 2019 (34–31 in overtime).

The rivalry is one that needs no extra juice. That didn’t stop Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders from providing it Tuesday afternoon.

“Don’t wear red in the facility. We know the history of it. Colorado, we don’t like Nebraska,” Sanders told reporters, adding that he intended to remove red merchandise from his personal website.

The No. 22 Buffaloes and their new coach, Deion Sanders, are currently enjoying life as the biggest story in American sports, fresh off a stunning 45–42 upset of then-No. 17 TCU on Saturday.

The Cornhuskers—who boast their own big-name first-year coach in Matt Rhule—are licking their wounds after a 13–10 loss to Minnesota in their opener. An unranked Nebraska team last beat a ranked Colorado team on Nov. 1, 1969, when the Cornhuskers topped the No. 18 Buffaloes 20–7 in Lincoln.


Published
Patrick Andres
PATRICK ANDRES

Patrick Andres is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He joined SI in December 2022, having worked for The Blade, Athlon Sports, Fear the Sword and Diamond Digest. Andres has covered everything from zero-attendance Big Ten basketball to a seven-overtime college football game. He is a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism with a double major in history .