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Shedeur Sanders Misses Colorado's Season Finale

The Buffaloes were without their star quarterback for Saturday's game against Utah.

Luke Easterling

Shedeur Sanders Misses Colorado's Season Finale
Shedeur Sanders Misses Colorado's Season Finale /

The first season of Deion Sanders era at Colorado came to a close Saturday, and the Buffaloes ended it without their head coach's son under center.

Starting quarterback Shedeur Sanders missed the Buffs' regular-season finale against Utah, as Colorado finished their 2023 campaign with a 23-17 loss.

Sanders suffered multiple injuries the previous week in a blowout loss against Washington State, and wasn't able to get back to full strength in time to be in the lineup Saturday.

Deion's first season leading the Buffs ends with a 4-8 record after the program won just one games last year. 

While "Coach Prime" has made it clear on multiple occasions that his son will be returning to Boulder for the 2024 season, it remains to be seen when an official announcement from Shedeur will come regarding the 2024 NFL Draft.

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Luke Easterling
LUKE EASTERLING

Luke Easterling (he/him) has been covering college football and the NFL for more than two decades, with a particular focus on the nexus of both, the NFL Draft. Writing for some of the largest and most recognizable brands in sports media, Luke's experience and expertise in evaluating potential NFL prospects and evaluating team needs/fits has earned the appreciation of his readers, and the respect of his peers. Luke cut his sports journalism teeth at The Tampa Tribune before spending two years at Bleacher Report as a featured columnist covering the NFL Draft and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Luke then spent nearly seven years at USA TODAY Sports Media Group as editor of Draft Wire and Bucs Wire, building both into authoritative destination sites for their respective audiences. Now at The Arena Group, Luke covers the NFL and college football for Athlon Sports, and runs Sports Illustrated's FanNation site for the NFL Draft. A graduate of the University of South Florida, Luke has been a featured guest on ESPN Radio, CBS Sports Radio, Fox Sports Radio, SiriusXM and more.  Based in Tampa, Florida (the true home of the Cuban sandwich), Luke plays the drums, loves 2000s pop-punk, watches way too many British murder mystery shows, and channels the energy of his deep-south Grammy and his full-Italian Nana in the kitchen. Twitter: @lukeeasterling Email: luke.easterling@si.com

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