Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders has taken a beating this season due to poor offensive line play, and it seems it recently led to the young star needing an injection to deal with pain.
Over the first three weeks of the college football season, the Colorado Buffaloes were one of the biggest stories in the sport. NFL great Deion Sanders was able to lead the team to a 3-0 start in his first year as head coach, however, a lot of credit for their impressive beginning to 2023 was due to the outstanding play of his son, QB Shedeur Sanders.
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However, since then, the Buffs have lost four of five and quickly plummeted down the college football standings. Their recent losses have been in spite of consistently strong performances by Sanders as he continues to boost his case to be a top pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.
Shedeur Sanders stats (2023): 71.1 completion %, 2,637 passing yards, 25 total TDs, 3 INT
Without a doubt, the team’s 4-4 record is mostly due to the recent horrid showings of their defense, which has given up 40 or more in three of their defeats. But their offensive line has not helped manners and may have cost them in some close games. It has also led to Sanders taking way more damage than he should.
Following their 28-16 loss to UCLA on Saturday, Colorado’s head coach revealed in his post-game press conference his frustration with the line play this season, and that his son required an injection at halftime to “block some of the pain” he has been dealing with recently.
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After eight games, Sanders, 21, has been sacked a whopping 41 times — or five times per game this season. Nevertheless, despite the constant pressure he has dealt with this year, he still has the best completion percentage of his three-year career (71.1), and an impressive 154.4 passer rating, which is his second-best as a starter in the NCAA.
