Shedeur Sanders often draws attention to himself. But usually, its for his standout passing ability while leading Colorado to wins.
On Saturday, however, the Buffaloes’ star quarterback found himself at the center of a pair of controversial players.
No. 16 Colorado faced a deficit throughout its Week 13 matchup against Kansas. And in the second half, Sanders was spotted putting his hands on an official.
That came after the Buffaloes quarterback took a massive hit to the legs in the first half โ one that wasn’t penalized, which stirred up debate across social media.
Here’s a look at the two buzzworthy plays involving Sanders from Saturday, the first being his physical interaction with an official, then the uncalled hit he took against the Jayhawks.
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Shedeur Sanders pushes referee in Colorado vs. Kansas
In the frustration of Colorado trailing Kansas in the second half, Fox’s broadcast team caught Sanders approaching a referee, then giving him a shove from behind after a play was over.
After the network showed the clip, Fox rules analyst Mike Pereira said Sanders was “lucky he wasn’t ejected from the game.”
“He’s lucky he wasn’t ejected from the game.” @MikePereira takes a closer look at Shedeur Sanders’ push on the ref โฌ๏ธ pic.twitter.com/SSESj7QtId
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Sanders remained in the game after the interaction, but players are often immediately ejected for physically interacting with an official. The Buffaloes likely got a huge break with the officials either not noticing Sanders’ shove โ or seeing it, but opting to not punish the star player.
Shedeur Sanders takes controversial hit vs. Kansas
Sanders was the subject of controversy earlier in the game as well, but for a much different reason. After he clearly had already thrown a pass and wasn’t a threat to make a play, a Kansas defender came flying in, taking Sanders down with a shot to his legs.
Kansas with a big hit on Shedeur Sanders ๐ฌ pic.twitter.com/5jXVaGb1Rh
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No penalty was called on the play. College football fans, though, immediately suggested that the Jayhawks should have been called for roughing the passer as a result of the low hit.
Such a dirty hit on Shedeur Sanders, how is this NOT a flag? Terrible
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โ Sanjit T. (@Sanjit__T) November 23, 2024
