Deion Sanders on son, Shedeur, standing up for him in press conference: 'That's how he grew up'

The Colorado Buffaloes continue to be one of the biggest storylines in college football during the 2023 campaign. In Week 1, they stunned the TCU Horned Frogs in a 45-42 classic and in Week 2, they throttled Matt Rhule and the Nebraska Cornhuskers, 36-14.

In both games, the Buffaloes got excellent performances from their superstar signal-caller, Shedeur Sanders, the son of CU head coach Deion Sanders.

Following the game, Shedeur decided to stand up for his father following some of the comments said earlier in the week by Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule. Following the big win, Deion Sanders was not surprised his son decided to stand up for him.

“But takes notice on himself if someone talks about me. That’s how he grew up. Someone talking about my kid. I handle it. That’s the expectation of a father. Not a baby daddy. A father. I take pride in that. And I try to teach my sons the same. But overall, as a coach and as a father, I’m too proud of the way they get treated on a daily basis,” Deion Sanders said.

He said the game between Colorado and Nebraska was “personal” as he got ready for his first time coaching in the rivalry. It appears that was also the case for his son, Shedeur Sanders.

Shedeur Sanders spoke about the personal nature of the game and alluded to comments made by Matt Rhule about his father, which added fuel to the fire ahead of the matchup — a 36-14 Buffaloes victory.

He also talked about something that happened before the game and didn’t necessarily appreciate.

“It was extremely personal,” Shedeur Sanders said. “We go out there and warm up, you’ve got the head coach of the other team trying to stand out in the middle of the Buff. It’s okay if, like, a couple players do it, it’s fine.

“Like, just enjoy the scenery. But when you’ve got the whole team trying to disrespect it, I’m not going for that at all. I went in there and disrupted it. So they knew I’m for real. The Buffaloes mean a lot to me. Personally, that’s what I was saying pregame and that’s when I knew it was just extreme disrespect.

“The coach said a lot of things about my Pops, about the program. But now that he wants to act nice? I don’t respect that because you’re hating on another man. You shouldn’t do that. It was just — all respect was gone for them and their program. I like playing against their DC. I like playing against them. But the respect level, it ain’t there because you disrespected us first.”

On3’s Nick Schultz also contributed to this article.